Well this is a tough one for sure! Since most females were given the name Marie at baptism it is hard to know about a second, more identifying, name. Nothing much showed up in the 1851 Canada Census either when I looked for a Francois with wife Marie. Interesting to see on Marie's marriage registration to Tegart that France was given as place of birth - but not unusual either. I'll keep my eyes open for anything that might relate to this couple as I wander through Drouin - you never know what might pop up. Cheers! Doreen ======== > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 19:34:49 -0400 > Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Harringtons > > This is what I know about my Harringtons so far: > > Joseph Harrington, mulatto, born either 1807 in Upper Canada (according to 1861 census), or 1796 in Scotland (according to his tombstone), lived in West Gwillimbury Twp., died in 1863. > > Wife: > Mary Dupuis (according to daughter Melissa's baptism), or Mary Permilla Vallad, daughter of Francis & Mary Vallad, born in Quebec about 1814, married James M. Tegart in Bond Head in 1875; living with her son Francis under the name Harrington again by 1881; died in Essa Twp. in 1894. There was a Marie Julie Valade, daughter of Francois & Marie Charlotte (Cadotte) Valade, baptized at Notre-Dame, Montreal, in August 1815, but I'm not sure it's the same person. > > Children: > Mary Harrington, born about 1833, married James Monckton by 1851, had 5 children, married James Sparks between 1861 & 1871, had at least 2 more children, lived in Bradford, died between 1871 & 1881, no tombstone or death certificate (this is my gr-gr-gr-grandmother). > Joseph Harrington, born about 1836 in Sharon, living in Lincoln Twp. in 1851 & 1861, married Hannah Wates about 1857, lived Essa Twp., had 13 children, married Betsy Cattle in 1890 in Toronto, where presumably he died. > Rebecca Harrington?, born about 1838, married a Smith & died in 1860 of decline? (note: siblings Mary & Joseph both had daughters named Rebecca) > Francis Harrington, born about 1839 in Lloydtown, married Sarah Rose in 1871, had at least 7 children (but there's an 11 yr gap between the 5th & 6th), lived in West Gwillimbury until at least 1881, moved to Essa by 1891, died in Essa Twp. in 1894. > Jane Ann Harrington, born about 1840, married John Sebastian in 1858, lived in Barrie until about 1881, had 8 children, moved to Toronto by 1888, married Thomas Haggart Davies in 1889. > Mary Melissa L. Harrington, also called Elizabeth or sometimes Annie, born 1844, baptized Manitoulin Island 1845, married Jonathan Palmer about 1864, lived in Barrie until about 1881, moved to Toronto by 1891, had 8 children, married Alfred Arrowsmith in 1913, died at St. Michael's Hospital in 1918. > George E. Harrington, born about 1854, died unmarried in West Gwillimbury in 1878. > > ***************** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive email from all of your webmail accounts. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9671356

Thanks! Yes, of all the names for a French ancestor to have, Mary must be the worst...personally I'd think Julie would be the name you'd use over Mary/Marie, since everyone had that name (even some boys), but maybe that's my 20th-century-ness talking, or my Protestantism (!). And I don't know how to explain the Dupuis in daughter Melissa's baptism record either, unless her name was something like Dupuis dit Vallad, or vice-versa. Also Melissa strikes me as a very odd name for that time, & does'nt sound French or Catholic to me either. Yes, sometimes the family (including herself) got their origins mixed up...I'm pretty certain she was born in Quebec, not France. Her parents might have been from France, but I don't think she was. Sometimes one of her children listed themselves as French too, whether out or ignorance or to "cover" their father's origins (whatever those were), I have no idea. It also likely didn't help that she couldn't read or write. If only the 1851 Simcoe census had survived, things would be so much easier! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Conlin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:50 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Harringtons > > Well this is a tough one for sure! Since most females were given the name > Marie at baptism it is hard to know about a second, more identifying, > name. > > > > Nothing much showed up in the 1851 Canada Census either when I looked for > a Francois with wife Marie. Interesting to see on Marie's marriage > registration to Tegart that France was given as place of birth - but not > unusual either. > > > > I'll keep my eyes open for anything that might relate to this couple as I > wander through Drouin - you never know what might pop up. > > > > Cheers! > > Doreen > > ======== > >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 19:34:49 -0400 >> Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Harringtons >> >> This is what I know about my Harringtons so far: >> >> Joseph Harrington, mulatto, born either 1807 in Upper Canada (according >> to 1861 census), or 1796 in Scotland (according to his tombstone), lived >> in West Gwillimbury Twp., died in 1863. >> >> Wife: >> Mary Dupuis (according to daughter Melissa's baptism), or Mary Permilla >> Vallad, daughter of Francis & Mary Vallad, born in Quebec about 1814, >> married James M. Tegart in Bond Head in 1875; living with her son Francis >> under the name Harrington again by 1881; died in Essa Twp. in 1894. There >> was a Marie Julie Valade, daughter of Francois & Marie Charlotte >> (Cadotte) Valade, baptized at Notre-Dame, Montreal, in August 1815, but >> I'm not sure it's the same person. >> >> Children: >> Mary Harrington, born about 1833, married James Monckton by 1851, had 5 >> children, married James Sparks between 1861 & 1871, had at least 2 more >> children, lived in Bradford, died between 1871 & 1881, no tombstone or >> death certificate (this is my gr-gr-gr-grandmother). >> Joseph Harrington, born about 1836 in Sharon, living in Lincoln Twp. in >> 1851 & 1861, married Hannah Wates about 1857, lived Essa Twp., had 13 >> children, married Betsy Cattle in 1890 in Toronto, where presumably he >> died. >> Rebecca Harrington?, born about 1838, married a Smith & died in 1860 of >> decline? (note: siblings Mary & Joseph both had daughters named Rebecca) >> Francis Harrington, born about 1839 in Lloydtown, married Sarah Rose in >> 1871, had at least 7 children (but there's an 11 yr gap between the 5th & >> 6th), lived in West Gwillimbury until at least 1881, moved to Essa by >> 1891, died in Essa Twp. in 1894. >> Jane Ann Harrington, born about 1840, married John Sebastian in 1858, >> lived in Barrie until about 1881, had 8 children, moved to Toronto by >> 1888, married Thomas Haggart Davies in 1889. >> Mary Melissa L. Harrington, also called Elizabeth or sometimes Annie, >> born 1844, baptized Manitoulin Island 1845, married Jonathan Palmer about >> 1864, lived in Barrie until about 1881, moved to Toronto by 1891, had 8 >> children, married Alfred Arrowsmith in 1913, died at St. Michael's >> Hospital in 1918. >> George E. Harrington, born about 1854, died unmarried in West Gwillimbury >> in 1878. >> >> ***************** >> Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy >> >> Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive email from all of your webmail accounts. > http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9671356 > ***************** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message