FINAL TRIBUTE IS PAID TO WARREN D. GALE (1953) WATERVILLE, May 16. - WARREN DOBSON GALE, son of the late ADELBERT HENRY GALE and his wife KATHERINE DOBSON, died suddenly at his home here Thursday morning, May 7th. He was born October 15, 1890, at Waterville. His early years were spent in England with his family. He returned to attend Bishop's College School and Columbia University, where he was elected a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and later was granted the distinction of life membership in that Society. Following his service on the Imperial Munitions Board during the first World War, He married and went to Mexico City as engineer for the Mexican Light, Power and Tramways Company. Later he transferred to the American Book and Printing Company and shortly became general manager, from which position he retired in 1945 to return to his home in Waterville. His last eight years at home were active ones, and his genuine interest, sincerity and understanding endeared him to the community and all who knew him. Many friends attended the simple service conducted by REV. GUY MARSTON, assisted by REV. E. W. HARRISON, rector, at ST. JOHN'S Anglican Church, Waterville, on Saturday, May 9th. MR. GALE is survived by his wife, VERA MARGARET HOPKINSON, his son, WARREN FRANCIS, his daughter, MARGARET ELEANOR, and a sister, MARY, MRS. ARNOLD HOBBS, of Minneapolis, Minnesota. ============= NOTE: VERA MARGARET (HOPKINSON) GALE was my grandmother ETHEL MAY (SLEEPER) RUSSELL's first cousin. They were born in the same year 1892 and died in the same year 1986 at age 94)

The Massachusetts Genealogical Council has provided an in depth analysis of even deeper ramifications. http://home.comcast.net/~massgencouncil/ http://home.comcast.net/~massgencouncil/MGCHR10Alert.pdf Please forward as the certified versus non-certified record ignorance is only the tip of the iceberg. Sharon Sergeant Massachusetts Genealogical Council, Director of Programs > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Genealogists & Restrictions on Birth records Update > > Please excuse my forwarding to the boards, but this is important to > anyone looking for ancestral records. > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [ARMAGH] Genealogists & Restrictions on Birth records Update > Resent-Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:55:57 -0600 > Resent-From: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 16:56:04 -0500 > From: Pam Anderson <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > > Go the http://www.rootsweb.com/~wsgs/ > for an update on the Federal Legislation that could restrict birth records. There are links on > the site for Legislators on the conference committee and to the bill. > > Pam Anderson ===== Sharon Sergeant Ancestors and Ephemera http://GenealogyFair.com Bring Your Ancestors Home!

Please excuse my forwarding to the boards, but this is important to anyone looking for ancestral records. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ARMAGH] Genealogists & Restrictions on Birth records Update Resent-Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:55:57 -0600 Resent-From: [email protected] Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 16:56:04 -0500 From: Pam Anderson <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] To: [email protected] Go the http://www.rootsweb.com/~wsgs/ for an update on the Federal Legislation that could restrict birth records. There are links on the site for Legislators on the conference committee and to the bill. Pam Anderson

At 08:40 PM 10/17/2004 -0700, you wrote: >Hello, Group.. > >I just found out that my Smith brick wall was born in Russelltown. Asa >Smith, February 1788. Can anyone tell me about the area and whether >another list might be better suited to research on this elusive paternal >ancestor? I am not sure just where Russelltown is, compared to Brome, >Quebec or Franklin, Vermont which are my mother's family roots. > >Ellan >Seattle Ellen You should be going to the QC-BHC [Beauharnois-Huntingdon-Chateauguay list] and also the Chateauguay and Huntingdon Counties GenWeb sites. http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=QUEBEC-BEAUHUNTCHAT http://www.rootsweb.com/~qcchatea/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~qchuntin/Default.htm On the Chateauguay GenWeb site look up the Place Names in South West Quebec link, for the location of Russelltown. Bill Brady Ottawa, Ontario

Hello, Group.. I just found out that my Smith brick wall was born in Russelltown. Asa Smith, February 1788. Can anyone tell me about the area and whether another list might be better suited to research on this elusive paternal ancestor? I am not sure just where Russelltown is, compared to Brome, Quebec or Franklin, Vermont which are my mother's family roots. Ellan Seattle

Who are PHILURA, JED & GERTIE AYER - & who do they belong to? NOTE: 1881 census HOMER is incorrectly listed as HAINER 1881 Canadian Census Hainer G. AYER Male Other Information: Birth Year <1848> Birthplace Q <Quebec> Age 33 Occupation Farmer Marital Status M <Married> Ethnic Origin English Head of Household Hainer G. AYER Religion Universalist Household: Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion Hainer G. AYER M Male English 33 Q <Quebec> Farmer Universalist Evelyn AYER M Female English 36 Q <Quebec> Universalist Catharine AYER W Female English 69 Q <Quebec> Universalist Philura AYER W Female English 47 Q <Quebec> Universalist Jed AYER Male English 13 Q <Quebec> Universalist Gertie AYER Female English 23 Q <Quebec> Universalist Hiram HUMPHRY M Male Irish 56 USA Mason Source Information: Census Place Hatley, Stanstead, Quebec Family History Library Film 1375835 NA Film Number C-13199 District 56 Sub-district E Division 2 Page Number 46 Household Number 215+ ==============

Would someone know the age of majority, male and female, and how it varied in Quebec during the 1800s? I understand that at one time it was as high as 25 for females. Howard Jackman

Looking for parents of HARRY G. AYER? STANSTEAD JOURNAL VITAL STATISTICS 1891-1905 Page 158. MARRIAGE - AYER-BROWN (BROWN's Hill) At the home of MR. & MRS. WILDER BROWN on June 3, 1901 by REV. G. E. READ, MR. HARRY G. AYER & MISS ROSABELLE A. BROWN, youngest daughter of WILDER BROWN. =================

CULL, HENRY, businessman, seigneur, militia officer, inventor, and jp; b. 1753 in Dorset, England; d. 8 Jan. 1833 in North Hatley, Lower Canada. Henry Cull was the youngest in a family of ten children, several of whom had careers in the Royal Navy. He was trained for business, and for some years he worked in a London concern. He then emigrated to North America. The date of his arrival at Quebec is unknown, but in 1784 the Quebec Gazette mentions that a consignment of assorted goods (fabrics, leather trunks, etc.) had arrived for Henry Cull, a merchant on Rue Saint-Pierre. The records of the Anglican church at Quebec also indicate that he was the father of an illegitimate child, Louis, baptized on 17 June 1787. From 1788 the transactions he signed in the presence of a notary and the advertisements he placed in the Quebec Gazette furnish evidence of sustained business activity. Among other things he acted as agent for Dickinson and Lloyd, a London firm involved in the manufacture of cotton goods. Cull seems to have fitted well into the Quebec merchant group; with others he signed several petitions to promote the group’s economic interests or to oppose various laws limiting their autonomy, while at the same time he swore fidelity to the Constitution of 1791. He also took part in the community life of Quebec, being an active member of the Fire Society, an ensign and then lieutenant in the Quebec Battalion of British Militia, and a juror, particularly in the famous trial of David McLane* for high treason in 1797. Moreover, he supported the creation there of a non-sectarian university, in which languages and sciences would be taught. Cull was also associated with the invention of a machine for hulling barley that he put into operation in his workshops in the faubourg Saint-Roch in 1796. His properties were valued that year at £1,000; they consisted of a potash factory equipped with a mill and some kilns, a workshop for producing linseed oil, and a bakery, house, and stable. In May 1798 Cull made a will bequeathing all his belongings to one of his natural sons, George Irwin, “aged about nine months and a half” At the same time he named William Vondenvelden* his executor, rented his properties in the faubourg Saint-Roch to Moses Hart*, a merchant from Trois-Rivières, and announced that he was leaving the colony. The next month he sailed for England, along with the clerk of the Executive Council, Herman Witsius Ryland*. But during the crossing the ship encountered the French privateer Gironde, and Cull was taken prisoner by Captain E. Cazalès. On 26 August Ryland, who had reached England, requested the British authorities to exchange Cull for some of the Gironde’s junior officers. Cull was released, spent some time in Great Britain, and then returned to Lower Canada. In 1799, after bad business transactions in the Baie des Chaleurs region, Cull tried to set up a triangular trade with the West Indies and England in order to rebuild his fortune; he planned to sell wood and flour in exchange for rum and slaves. This undertaking, however, does not seem to have met with the success he had anticipated, since in 1801 Cull was short of liquid assets and had to sell the seigneury of Bic, which he had owned since 1791. After these failures he contemplated launching into land speculation, hoping to make more in a short time “than in ten years in the common routine of business with four times the sum.” Following the opening of the Eastern Townships to settlement in 1792, Cull saw an opportunity to carry out his plans. Together with Captain Ebenezer Hovey he formed an association of 33 members which on 25 March 1803 obtained a grant of 23,493 acres in the new township of Hatley. Cull received 1,200 acres through letters patent. In conformity with the system of township leader and associates [see Samuel Gale] he repurchased from some of his associates 1,000 of the 1,200 acres that had been granted each of them, paying the symbolic sum of 5 shillings. By 1805 he had increased his holdings to 4,200 acres. Cull thus became the owner of the fine lands along the Rivière Massawippi at its source and on Lac Tomifobi (Massawippi) at both ends, where North Hatley and Ayer’ s Cliff are now located. He seems, however, to have lacked discernment in choosing the site of his farm, which he laid out on the west side of the lake. According to chronicler Benjamin F. Hubbard, “the greater part of his farm proved to be wet and cold, and was the poorest land in the township.” Clearly, Cull’ s priorities were not in agriculture. The numerous transactions recorded in the minute-book of notary William Ritchie, of Sherbrooke, as well as a holograph will dated 13 Aug. 1827, reveal that the Quebec merchant had become a land speculator. Cull, who had owned 4,200 acres in Hatley Township, left only 1,200 to his heirs; thus he had sold five-sevenths of his original property. On the other hand, the known transactions show that he speculated on at least 5,500 acres in Hatley. His speculative activity was evidently on a large scale, particularly since it extended beyond Hatley. He also bequeathed 2,800 acres in Auckland Township and 1,400 in Tring Township to his children. These lands were less valuable: in 1857 the heirs sold the British American Land Company 1,600 acres in Auckland for a mere £40, whereas in 1835 they had received £50 from the company for 400 acres in Hatley. Although Cull was not, according to Jean-Chrysostome Langelier, one of the biggest landowners in the region, the North Hatley pioneer certainly profited from the golden age of land speculation in the Eastern Townships. Cull took an active part in the community life of Hatley Township. He supported the Anglican mission at North Hatley and was one of the founders of the parish established in 1822 at Charleston (Hatley). He gave the settlers access to his personal library, 500 volumes of English literature and ancient and modern history. From 1807 he was a justice of the peace in the District of Montreal. On 2 April 1808 he was named lieutenant-colonel of the 3rd Townships Militia Battalion, which during the War of 1812 incorporated under its command the 14 companies from the townships of Stanstead, Hatley, and Barnston. Henry Cull had married Elizabeth McMillan, who died on 1 Dec. 1814, and he was the father of six legitimate children born between 1803 and 1813. Of the four surviving him, three lived at Fairfax, Vt. Only George, who inherited his father’s farm, ended his days in Canada. With the exception of his daughter, George’s descendants also emigrated to the United States. The family’s story thus gives some idea of the movement of people in the border regions of Canada even before the industrial era. Andrée Désilets ANQ-E, T11-501. ANQ-Q, CN1-256, 5 avril 1788; 5 janv., 9, 11 juill. 1792; 23 mai 1796; CN1-262, 30 mai 1798. BE, Stanstead (Stanstead Plain), Reg. B, 8, nos.2942–45, 2992, 2995; 10, no.47. EEC-Q, 26–29, 30b, 53. PAC, MG 23, GIII, 13. Quebec Gazette, 1784–1822. Sherbrooke Gazette and Eastern Townships Advertiser (Sherbrooke, Que.), 1832–57. Illustrated atlas of Eastern Townships. Langelier, Liste des terrains concédés, 15–17, 1013–14. Christie, Hist. of L.C. (1848–55), 1: 183. Albert Gravel, Les Cantons de l’Est ([Sherbrooke], 1938). B. F. Hubbard, Forests and clearings; the history of Stanstead County, province of Quebec, with sketches of more than five hundred families, ed. John Lawrence (Montreal, 1874; repr. 1963), 77–78, 284–85. © 2000 University of Toronto/Université Laval

HISTORY OF STANSTEAD COUNTY by B. F. HUBBARD. Page 270. FAMILY OF AMASA MERRIMAN AMASA MERRIMAN, b. in Meriden , Conn., June 7, 1767 - m. ANNA HALL, b. in Enfield, Conn., in 1777. They settled on No. 1, 17th Range of Hatley, (now Magog,) in 1794. The neighborhood was then a dense forest. He and his wife were among the number that formed the Baptist Church of Hatley and Stanstead, at its first organization. He d. June 6, 1843; she d. in 1853. Their children were SALLY, who d. at the age of 18; ISAAC, who m. RECTINA BULLOCK; AMASA, who d. when about 15 years old; JOSEPH, m. NANCY MOONEY; HARVEY, m. CLARISSA IVES; BETSEY, m. SAMUEL BULLOCK; NATHANIEL, drowned at an early age; TITUS, who d. young; LEWIS, m. HARRIET BULLOCK; CHARLES, m. and settled in Illinois; SALLY 2nd, m. AMOS NOTT; NANCY A., m. a MR. FROST; and IRA, who m. BELINDA WEBSTER. ==================

HISTORY OF STANSTEAD COUNTY by B. F. HUBBARD Page 270. FAMILY OF JOSEPH MERRIMAN JOSEPH MERRIMAN, 3rd son of AMASA MERRIMAN, was b. in Hatley, April 4, 1798 - m. NANCY MOONEY, b. in Alton, N.H., March 8, 1801. They settled on the family homestead. CHILDREN: TITUS M., b. April 23, 1822 - m. ZEVIAH BLANCHARD. SARAH ANN, b. Aug. 25, 1826 - m. WM. OLIVER. IRA, b. Feb. 18, 1829. LUCIUS T., b. March 20, 1831 - m. PAMELIA D. BUZZELL (correction PAMELIA DODGE BROWN - widow of JOHN BUZZELL) MARY L., b. Jan. 4, 1834 - m. JONATHAN CONVERSE. FRANCIS G., b. April 3, 1836 - m. BETSEY ARCHILLES. NATHANIEL D., b. June 25, 1838 - d. March 25, 1839 ==============

Re: B. F. Hubbard Question Author: Mike DufferDate: 12 Oct 2004 5:09 AM GMT Classification: Query In Reply to: B. F. Hubbard Question by: Mike Duffer Post Reply | Mark Unread Report Abuse Print Message Here's a fairly decent transcription of 1850 letter from B. F. Hubbard. Some words are hard to read, so errors exist. I've been told the name transcibed Gilphia below is likely Zilphia. The letter is addressed to: John H. White Esq. Gallatin Sumner County Tennessee. First stamp reads: Stanstead L. C., May 1(?) 1850. Second stamp reads: Derbyline ?? , May 3, 1850. The letter reads: ----------------------- Stanstead, May 1, 1850 My Dear Sir, From your last letter to Gilphia we have the satisfaction of learning that yourself and family are in the enjoyment of good health. We had rather hoped to have seen you and Mrs. D. here, in the (?) of the coming summer, but it seems we are to be disappointed. Gilphia is getting better; and we do not see anything in the way of her ultimate recovery to at least a comfortable state of health. From the nature of her care, she is a good deal afflicted with Nervous Depression but this will, we hope, wear off. I am still doing a small Business at the old Place – Rent the store from Gilphia – took in a Partner, a Mr. Bell, last January – have purchased a House and moving family to the village – My aunt, Mrs. Olier(?) Nash(?) is now with us. I would mention that my younger brother, Henry has rather a wish to spend a few years in Teaching, and is inclined to go to the South – He has thought of going to Georgia; but it has occurred to me that he had better direct his course to Tennessee, and that your influence might of material advantage in getting him a situation --- Page two --- My Brother is a well trained, through English Scholar and a good practical Teacher – is now engaged in classical study, and will probably by the coming Fall, possess as much knowledge of Latin and Greek as are required to fit fr college - -He is, like myself, near sighted, but this will not injure him when his merits are known. If it would not be asking too much, I would request that you would let me know what you think as to the expediency of his going to your Place. While he would not expect great wages, we would wish to have him get a reputable(?) situation – This, we think, he would be able to fill. In the event of a favorable answer from you, he would ??-ably set out for your place in October. The Political state of Canada is waxing more and more – Where things will end, it is hard to determine. Annexation is talked of, among us, but Johny will not let us off in a hurry. With best regards to Mrs. White, I remain, dear Sir, Sincerely yours, B. F. Hubbard

Descendants of PAMELIA DODGE BROWN Generation No. 1 1. PAMELIA DODGE3 BROWN (SHERBURNE2, JONATHAN1) was born July 17, 1823, and died October 07, 1893 in Stanstead, Stanstead County, Quebec, Canada. She married (1) JOHN BUZZELL November 04, 1844. He was born in New Hampshire, and died September 23, 1849 in Stanstead, Stanstead County, Quebec, Canada. She married (2) LUCIUS T. MERRIMAN April 10, 1851 in Magog, Stanstead County, Quebec, Canada. He was born March 20, 1831. Notes for PAMELIA DODGE BROWN: VITAL STATISTICS STANSTEAD JOURNAL 1891-1905 Page 38. DEATH - MERRIMAN At Stanstead Oct. 7, 1893, PAMELIA BROWN, wife of LUCIUS T. MERRIMAN, aged 70 years. ==================== NEHGS 1844 BROWN Pamelia D. and John A. Buzzell of Boston more Marriage Mendon 1844 BUZZELL John A. of Boston, and Pamelia D. Brown, int. Nov. 4, 1844. Marriage Mendon =============== STANSTEAD JOURNAL VITAL STATISTICS 1861-1875 Page 32. DEATH - MERRIMAN In Georgeville Apr. 2, 1864, WILLIAM EDGAR, son of L. T. & P. D. MERRIMAN, aged 7 yrs. 22 das. ================ STANSTEAD JOURNAL VITAL STATISTICS 1845-1860 Page 39. MARRIAGE - April 10, 1851 - (Journal) In Magog, by REV. T. M. MITCHELL, MR. L. T. MERRIMAN of Magog to MRS. P. D. BUZZELL of Stanstead. ============= STANSTEAD JOURNAL VITAL STATISTICS 1845-1860 Page 92. DIED - Feb. 15, 1859 At Georgeville, SARAH HELEN MERRIMAN daughter of L. T. and P. D. MERRIMAN, aged 7 yrs. 1 month and 10 days. ============= 1881 CANADA CENSUS Pamelia MERRIMAN Female Other Information: Birth Year <1824> Birthplace Q <Quebec> Age 57 Occupation Marital Status M <Married> Ethnic Origin English Head of Household Lucius MERRIMAN Religion Weslyan Methodist Source Information: Census Place Stanstead, Stanstead, Quebec Family History Library Film 1375835 NA Film Number C-13199 District 56 Sub-district A Division 2 Page Number 67 Household Number 374 ==================== NEHGS 1844 BROWN Pamelia D. and John A. Buzzell of Boston Marriage Mendon 1844 BUZZELL John A. of Boston, and Pamelia D. Brown, int. Nov. 4, 1844. Marriage Mendon ====================== STANSTEAD JOURNAL VITAL STATISTICS 1890-1905 Page 116. DEATH - BUZZELL (Georgeville) MISS ALMA BUZZELL, d. in Lowell, Ma. Oct. 25, 1898, aged 48 yrs. She was the dau. of the late MRS. L. T. MERRIMAN, by her first husband, MR. JOHN BUZZELL. She leaves a brother, MR. S. C. BUZZELL, of Methuen, Ma. & a half-brother MR. EUGENE MERRIMAN and a half sister, MISS LESTON MERRIMAN, both of Stanstead. ================= Notes for JOHN BUZZELL: NEHGS 1844 BROWN Pamelia D. and John A. Buzzell of Boston more Marriage Mendon 1844 BUZZELL John A. of Boston, and Pamelia D. Brown, int. Nov. 4, 1844. Marriage Mendon ========= (Good possibility) STANSTEAD JOURNAL VITAL STATISTICS 1845-1860 Page 27. DEATH - Sept. 23, 1849 In this town, JOHN BUZZELL, aged 31 yrs. =========== Notes for LUCIUS T. MERRIMAN: 1881 CANADA CENSUS Lucius MERRIMAN Male Other Information: Birth Year <1831> Birthplace Q <Quebec> Age 50 Occupation Collector Customs Marital Status M <Married> Ethnic Origin English Head of Household Lucius MERRIMAN Religion Weslyan Methodist Household: Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion Lucius MERRIMAN M Male English 50 Q <Quebec> Collector Customs Weslyan Methodist Pamelia MERRIMAN M Female English 57 Q <Quebec> Weslyan Methodist Lucius B MERRIMAN Male English 22 Q <Quebec> Farmer Weslyan Methodist Wellman MERRIMAN Male English 15 Q <Quebec> Farmer Son Weslyan Methodist Seston A MERRIMAN Female English 26 Q <Quebec> Weslyan Methodist Source Information: Census Place Stanstead, Stanstead, Quebec Family History Library Film 1375835 NA Film Number C-13199 District 56 Sub-district A Division 2 Page Number 67 Household Number 374 =================== 1901 CANADA CENSUS QU STANSTEAD (#195) Subdistrict: Stanstead Plain (Village) l Page 1 Image: View the image using a split screen or new window. Images are from National Archives Web Site Details: Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6546 HOUSEHOLD: 29 11 Merriman William E. M Head M Mar 31 1866 35 30 11 Merriman Abbie L. F Wife M Apr 14 1869 31 31 11 Merriman Ethel K. F Daughter S Apr 14 1895 5 32 11 Merriman Fred B. M Son S Sep 8 1896 4 33 11 Merriman Chas. L. M Son S Feb 9 1898 3 34 11 Merriman Georgana (?) M. F Daughter S Feb 16 1900 1 35 11 Merriman Lucius T. M Father S Mar 20 1831 70 36 11 Merriman Leston A. F Sister S Apr 8 1856 44 ====================== Wellman MERRIMAN (WILLIAM) Male Other Information: Birth Year <1866> Birthplace Q <Quebec> Age 15 Occupation Farmer Son Marital Status Ethnic Origin English Head of Household Lucius MERRIMAN Religion Weslyan Methodist Source Information: Census Place Stanstead, Stanstead, Quebec Family History Library Film 1375835 NA Film Number C-13199 District 56 Sub-district A Division 2 Page Number 67 Household Number 374 ====================== Children of PAMELIA BROWN and JOHN BUZZELL are: i. ALMA4 BUZZELL, b. Abt. 1850; d. October 25, 1898, Lowell, Middlesex Massachusetts. Notes for ALMA BUZZELL: STANSTEAD JOURNAL VITAL STATISTICS 1890-1905 Page 116. DEATH - BUZZELL (Georgeville) MISS ALMA BUZZELL, d. in Lowell, Ma. Oct. 25, 1898, aged 48 yrs. She was the dau. of the late MRS. L. T. MERRIMAN, by her first husband, MR. JOHN BUZZELL. She leaves a brother, MR. S. C. BUZZELL, of Methuen, Ma. & a half-brother MR. EUGENE MERRIMAN and a half sister, MISS LESTON MERRIMAN, both of Stanstead. ================= 2. ii. SHERBURN O. BUZZELL, b. September 1847, Stanstead County, Quebec, Canada. Children of PAMELIA BROWN and LUCIUS MERRIMAN are: iii. LUCIUS B.4 MERRIMAN, b. Abt. 1859, Stanstead County, Quebec, Canada. Notes for LUCIUS B. MERRIMAN: 1881 CANADA CENSUS Lucius B MERRIMAN Male Other Information: Birth Year <1859> Birthplace Q <Quebec> Age 22 Occupation Farmer Marital Status Ethnic Origin English Head of Household Lucius MERRIMAN Religion Weslyan Methodist Source Information: Census Place Stanstead, Stanstead, Quebec Family History Library Film 1375835 NA Film Number C-13199 District 56 Sub-district A Division 2 Page Number 67 Household Number 374 ==================== STANSTEAD JOURNAL VITAL STATISTICS 189-=1905 Page 100. DEATH - MERRIMAN - (T.T.) MR. EUGENE MERRIMAN who was called to Lawrence, Ma. on Nov. 10, 1897 by the illness of his brother, MR. L. B. MERRIMAN, returned with the body which was taken to Georgevill(e) for burial on Nov. 14, 1897. Deceased was the eldest son of L. T. MERRIMAN, Collector of Customs, Stanstead Plain and was aged 38 yrs. 11 mos. 24 das. 3. iv. WILLIAM EUGENE MERRIMAN, b. March 31, 1866, Stanstead County, Quebec, Canada. v. LESTON A. MERRIMAN, b. April 08, 1856, Stanstead County, Quebec, Canada. Notes for LESTON A. MERRIMAN: 1881 CANADA CENSUS Seston A MERRIMAN Female Other Information: Birth Year <1855> Birthplace Q <Quebec> Age 26 Occupation Marital Status Ethnic Origin English Head of Household Lucius MERRIMAN Religion Weslyan Methodist Source Information: Census Place Stanstead, Stanstead, Quebec Family History Library Film 1375835 NA Film Number C-13199 District 56 Sub-district A Division 2 Page Number 67 Household Number 374 =============================== 1901 CANADA CENSUS QU STANSTEAD (#195) Subdistrict: Stanstead Plain (Village) l Page 1 Image: View the image using a split screen or new window. Images are from National Archives Web Site Details: Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6546 HOUSEHOLD: 29 11 Merriman William E. M Head M Mar 31 1866 35 30 11 Merriman Abbie L. F Wife M Apr 14 1869 31 31 11 Merriman Ethel K. F Daughter S Apr 14 1895 5 32 11 Merriman Fred B. M Son S Sep 8 1896 4 33 11 Merriman Chas. L. M Son S Feb 9 1898 3 34 11 Merriman Georgana (?) M. F Daughter S Feb 16 1900 1 35 11 Merriman Lucius T. M Father S Mar 20 1831 70 36 11 Merriman Leston A. F Sister S Apr 8 1856 44 Generation No. 2 2. SHERBURN O.4 BUZZELL (PAMELIA DODGE3 BROWN, SHERBURNE2, JONATHAN1) was born September 1847 in Stanstead County, Quebec, Canada. He married AMANDA. She was born May 1848 in New Hampshire. Notes for SHERBURN O. BUZZELL: 1880 US CENSUS Sherburn O. BUZZELL Male Other Information: Birth Year <1848> Birthplace CAN Age 32 Occupation Works In Cotton Mill Marital Status M <Married> Race W <White> Head of Household Sherburn O. BUZZELL Relation Self Father's Birthplace NH Mother's Birthplace CAN Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Sherburn O. BUZZELL Self M Male W 32 CAN Works In Cotton Mill NH CAN Amanda BUZZELL Wife M Female W 31 NH Keeping House ME ME Ernest L. BUZZELL Son S Male W 5 MA CAN NH Freddy BUZZELL Son S Male W 2 MA CAN NH Source Information: Census Place Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts Family History Library Film 1254528 NA Film Number T9-0528 Page Number 193A ================ 1900 US CENSUS BUZZELL, SHERBORN O MASSACHUSETTS , ESSEX, METHUEN Age: 53, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: CANA Series: T623 Roll: 646 Page: 244 (RES: 228 Broadway Street) HOUSEHOLD: BUZZELL, SHERBORN O age 53 b. Sept 1847 Canada-Eng emigrated 1868 @ age 32 father b. NH mother b. Canada-Eng occupation: Section Hand Cottom Mill BUZZELL, AMANDA S. wife age 52 b. May 1848 b. NH parents b. Maine 4 children 4 living married 27 years BUZZELL, ERNEST S. son age 25 b. Feb 1875 occ: Salesman b. MA BUZZELL, FRED S. son age 22 b. July 1877 occ: Shipping Clerk Cotton Mill b. MA BUZZELL, WILLIAM O. son age 19 b. May 1881 b. MA at school BUZZELL, FRANK C. son age 16 b. Jan 1884 b. MA at school ================ -0- 1910 US CENSUS for Methuen ================ 1920 US CENSUS BUZZELL, SHERBURN O MASSACHUSETTS , ESSEX, METHUEN Age: 72, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: CANA Series: T625 Roll: 689 Page: 205 (RES: 322 Broadway) HOUSEHOLD: BUZZELL, SHERBURN O age 72 b. Canada-Eng. Father b. NH Mother b. Canada-Eng occ: Loom Fixer Cotton Mill BUZZELL, AMANDA wife age 71 b. Maine both parents b. Maine FLETCHER, VIOLA sister in law age 73 widow b. Maine both parents b. Maine ================ Children of SHERBURN BUZZELL and AMANDA are: i. ERNEST S.5 BUZZELL, b. February 1875. ii. FRED S. BUZZELL, b. July 1877. iii. WILLIAM O. BUZZELL, b. May 1881. iv. FRANK C. BUZZELL, b. January 1884. 3. WILLIAM EUGENE4 MERRIMAN (PAMELIA DODGE3 BROWN, SHERBURNE2, JONATHAN1) was born March 31, 1866 in Stanstead County, Quebec, Canada. He married ABBIE L. F.. She was born April 14, 1869. Notes for WILLIAM EUGENE MERRIMAN: 1881 CANADA CENSUS Wellman MERRIMAN (WILLIAM) Male Other Information: Birth Year <1866> Birthplace Q <Quebec> Age 15 Occupation Farmer Son Marital Status Ethnic Origin English Head of Household Lucius MERRIMAN Religion Weslyan Methodist Source Information: Census Place Stanstead, Stanstead, Quebec Family History Library Film 1375835 NA Film Number C-13199 District 56 Sub-district A Division 2 Page Number 67 Household Number 374 ================ 1901 CANADA CENSUS QU STANSTEAD (#195) Subdistrict: Stanstead Plain (Village) l Page 1 Image: View the image using a split screen or new window. Images are from National Archives Web Site Details: Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6546 HOUSEHOLD: 29 11 Merriman William E. M Head M Mar 31 1866 35 30 11 Merriman Abbie L. F Wife M Apr 14 1869 31 31 11 Merriman Ethel K. F Daughter S Apr 14 1895 5 32 11 Merriman Fred B. M Son S Sep 8 1896 4 33 11 Merriman Chas. L. M Son S Feb 9 1898 3 34 11 Merriman Georgana (?) M. F Daughter S Feb 16 1900 1 35 11 Merriman Lucius T. M Father S Mar 20 1831 70 36 11 Merriman Leston A. F Sister S Apr 8 1856 44 ================== STANSTEAD JOURNAL VITAL STATISTICS 1891-1905 Page 82. BIRTH - MERRIMAN At Stanstead Plain Sept. 8, 1896, the wife of EUGENE MERRIMAN, of a son. =================== STANSTEAD JOURNAL VITAL STATISTICS 1891-1905 Page 103. BIRTH - MERRIMAN At Stanstead Feb. 9, 1898, a son to MRS. & MRS. EUGENE MERRIMAN ================== STANSTEAD JOURNAL VITAL STATISTICS 1891-1905 Page 171. BIRTH - MERRIMAN At Stanstead Mar. 21, 1902, a dau. to MR. & MRS. EUGENE MERRIMAN. ========================= Children of WILLIAM MERRIMAN and ABBIE F. are: i. ETHEL K.5 MERRIMAN, b. April 14, 1895. ii. FRED B. MERRIMAN, b. September 08, 1896. iii. CHARLES L. MERRIMAN, b. February 09, 1898. iv. GEORGANA MERRIMAN, b. February 16, 1900.

DOOLITTLE, LUCIUS, Church of England minister; b. 23 May 1800, possibly in Lyndon, Vermont, and baptized 30 June 1822 in the parish of Charleston, Hatley, Lower Canada, perhaps the son of Jesse Doolittle, resident of Lyndon in 1800; d. 18 May 1862 at his sister’s home in Milwaukee, Wis., and buried on 30 May in Lennoxville, Canada East. Lucius Doolittle spent his early years in Hatley where he was engaged in business under an uncle. He entered the University of Vermont in 1824. In 1825–26 he taught school at Hatley, presumably during the long vacations then permitted by the university for that purpose. He was involved in Phi Sigma Nu, a literary society. In 1818 Doolittle became acquainted with the Reverend Charles James Stewart*, then missionary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Hatley. Doolittle decided to become a member of the Church of England and was encouraged by both Stewart and Bishop Jacob Mountain* to prepare for the Anglican ministry. In 1827, when he withdrew from the university without completing his course, he was nominated for an SPG scholarship and he read theology under the Reverend Thomas Johnson who had succeeded Stewart at Hatley. He was ordained deacon by Stewart, now bishop of Quebec, in October 1828 and was licensed to a mission on Chaleur Bay. In November 1829 he was ordained priest, and with his wife Clarissa Goss Lawrence, whom he had married the previous month, returned for four arduous years to his mission, stretching 100 miles along the coast. In October 1833 Doolittle was put in charge of the Eastern Townships mission of Sherbrooke and Lennoxville. He served there until 1847, and in Lennoxville alone from 1847 to 1862. In 1838 he was awarded an honorary ma degree by the University of Vermont. In 1847, a brick church, called St George’s, was opened, replacing the original wooden church at Lennoxville. Doolittle was foremost in overseeing its construction from 1845 to 1847 and in providing it with suitable furnishings, including a bell and an organ. He obtained a font in Italy when on a visit to Europe in 1852. St Peter’s Church, Sherbrooke, similar to the Lennoxville church, was also built during Doolittle’s incumbency. George Jehoshaphat Mountain, who was appointed suffragan to Bishop Stewart in 1836 and who became bishop of Quebec in 1837, had long planned to establish a theological seminary in the diocese of Quebec and had considered Trois-Rivières as a possible site. As principal of the nascent McGill University from 1823 to 1835, and president of the Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning from 1838, Mountain also strove to advance higher education under Anglican auspices in Montreal. But when in 1840 Doolittle and a group of local laymen proposed to locate a seminary combined with a liberal arts college at Lennoxville and offered land and money, the bishop’s agreement was quickly obtained. The growing uncertainty of the status of the church in McGill’s direction undoubtedly influenced Mountain to adopt the Lennoxville plan in which the position of the Church of England would be unquestioned [see John Bethune*]. Doolittle also pointed out that a private school for boys which he had begun in 1836 had gained a measure of success and would provide a feeder for the college. Bishop’s College, which obtained its charter in 1843, began its long career in 1845 [see Jasper Hume Nicolls*]. Doolittle served as bursar of the college from 1845 to 1856, without remuneration, and he was also a trustee. He bequeathed a capital sum to endow divinity bursaries which are still being awarded. Both contemporaries and later historians give due credit to Doolittle’s part in this large educational venture. Bishop Mountain, in an appreciative reference to Doolittle in his episcopal charge of 1862, asserted: “he may be called, in one sense, the founder of Bishop’s College.” Doolittle’s own foundation was named the “Grammar School in connection with the College,” and continues today as Bishop’s College School. Because Doolittle published nothing and little of his correspondence remains, his personality is elusive. It is certain from the preamble to his will that he was a man of deep religious faith, closely attached to the church of his adoption. He was untiring in his activities despite much ill health, shrewd in business dealings, sound in judgement, and full of faith in the realization of his dreams. The Reverend Ernest Hawkins, SPG secretary, who visited Lennoxville in 1849, described Doolittle as “a kind, generous, simple hearted man.” Such was the respect accorded to him that Bishop James William Williams*, who had once been in charge of the grammar school, recalled that an invitation to his house was “equivalent to a command which no one would dream of disobeying.” Mrs Doolittle died in 1848. They had no children. Bishop’s University Library (Lennoxville, Que.), Copy of the last will and testament of Lucius Doolittle, 28 Nov. 1861; Letters of Charles James Stewart to Lucius Doolittle, 1828–35; Letters of George Jehoshaphat Mountain to Lucius Doolittle, 1828–33, 1848. QDA, 53 (B-7), pp.38, 42–43; 68 (B-22), p.80; 91 (D-10); 92 (D-11); 94 (D-13). University of Vermont Archives (Burlington), Annual catalogue, March 1825; Treasurer’s account, 9 Feb. 1825–3 May 1827. USPG, Journal of a visit to British North America and the United States in 1849 by the secretary of the society, Ernest Hawkins (copy at Anglican Church of Canada, General Synod Archives, Toronto). A memoir of George Jehoshaphat Mountain, D.D., D.C.L., late bishop of Quebec . . . , comp. A. W. Mountain (Montreal, 1866). Memoir of the Rev. Archibald Campbell Scarth, M.A., D.C.L., Rector of St George’s Church, Lennoxville . . . , [ed. Henry Roe] (Sherbrooke, Que., 1904). G. J. Mountain, A charge delivered to the clergy of the diocese of Quebec at the triennial visitation . . . on 1st July 1862 (Quebec, 1862); A journal of visitation in a portion of the diocese of Quebec by the lord bishop of Montreal, in 1846 (London, 1847); A journal of visitation to a part of the diocese of Quebec by the lord bishop of Montreal, in the spring of 1843 (London, 1850). Sherbrooke Gazette (Sherbrooke, Que.), 14 June 1862. Soc. for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, Report, 1829, 1830, 1834, 1840. J. W. Williams, A sermon preached by the right reverend the lord bishop of Quebec at the consecration of the chapel of Bishop’s College, Lennoxville, June 14, 1878 (Montreal, 1878). General catalogue of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, Burlington, Vermont, 1791–1900 (Burlington, Vt., 1900). D. C. Masters, Bishop’s University, the first hundred years (Toronto, 1950). Parish anecdotes, St James’ Church, 1822– 1845; St George’s Church, 1845–1904, ed. Lilian Watson (Lennoxville, Que., [1966]). © 2000 University of Toronto/Université Laval

I received this e-mail today - so happy there is a replacement now! Dear Ms. Russell, (Her e-mail address: [email protected] ) My name is Sophie Morel, I am the new archivist - replacing Mr. Daniel Bromby - for the Eastern Townships Research Centre (ETRC). I am responding to your genealogical request. The Sherbrooke Daily Record announced Mr. Richard Orion Hopkinson death on Thursday, February 1, 1945, (p. 2). It is stated that Mr. Hopkinson died January 31, 1945 at the Sherbrooke Hospital at the age of 84. The Funeral was at the Waterville United Church on Friday, February 2 at 2 p.m. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any other questions. Sincerely, Sophie Morel, Archivist

Requesting information (My Aunt)-Edna Dean of Armley Leeds Yorkshire UK immigrated to Canada on the MS Metagami. Drowned in the Magog River, Sherbrooke on her wedding honeymoon vacation around 1931 to 1940. Mother Florrie Dean (Myers) born 3 Mar. 1972 Silver Lane Yeadon. Died 25 Sept. 1955. Both interned in Sherbrooke Que. Edna's married name unknown. Father Arthur Dean born 1868 of Armley UK died 15 Aug. 1956 interned St John's Cemetary Toronto. Jerry Barnes.

NEHGS 1844 BROWN Pamelia D. and John A. Buzzell of Boston Marriage Mendon 1844 BUZZELL John A. of Boston, and Pamelia D. Brown, int. Nov. 4, 1844. Marriage Mendon ====================== STANSTEAD JOURNAL VITAL STATISTICS 1890-1905 Page 116. DEATH - BUZZELL (Georgeville) MISS ALMA BUZZELL, d. in Lowell, Ma. Oct. 25, 1898, aged 48 yrs. She was the dau. of the late MRS. L. T. MERRIMAN, by her first husband, MR. JOHN BUZZELL. She leaves a brother, MR. S. C. BUZZELL, of Methuen, Ma. & a half-brother MR. EUGENE MERRIMAN and a half sister, MISS LESTON MERRIMAN, both of Stanstead. ================= Note: Son was SHERBURN O BUZZELL 1880 US CENSUS Sherburn O. BUZZELL Male Other Information: Birth Year <1848> Birthplace CAN Age 32 Occupation Works In Cotton Mill Marital Status M <Married> Race W <White> Head of Household Sherburn O. BUZZELL Relation Self Father's Birthplace NH Mother's Birthplace CAN Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Sherburn O. BUZZELL Self M Male W 32 CAN Works In Cotton Mill NH CAN Amanda BUZZELL Wife M Female W 31 NH Keeping House ME ME Ernest L. BUZZELL Son S Male W 5 MA CAN NH Freddy BUZZELL Son S Male W 2 MA CAN NH Source Information: Census Place Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts Family History Library Film 1254528 NA Film Number T9-0528 Page Number 193A

I'm not related,,,just found in my searches WILLEY--At his home at Idaho Falls, Idaho, Sept. 12, 1891, of apoplexy, Oscar F. WILLEY, M.D., aged 51 years. [Dr. WILLEY was a native of Magog, Canada. He came to Salinas from Howard county, Iowa, and engaged in teaching here for some years. He went from here to San Francisco to study medicine, and graduated from Cooper Medical College. He was a nephew of Mrs. George ABBOTT of Salinas and Mrs. M.C. JENNE of Santa Cruz.]" Source: Salinas Weekly Index, 15 Oct 1891.

Wondered if anyone else on list might be researching this MERRIMAN family? (or BROWN or BUZZELL) Looking for first husband of PAMELIA BROWN (BUZZELL) who died before her second marriage - Wonder TOO if I might ask for a lookup in the Dist. of St. Francis records for 1st marriage) THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. ============ VITAL STATISTICS STANSTEAD JOURNAL 1891-1905 Page 38. DEATH - MERRIMAN At Stanstead Oct. 7, 1893, PAMELIA BROWN, wife of LUCIUS T. MERRIMAN, aged 70 years. ==================== Her husband, LUCIUS T. MERRIMAN in his listing in HUBBARD's History of Stanstead County (pg. 270) married: PAMELIA D. BUZZELL (which should have noted this was her married name) ============ Additional Research finds his wife in 1881 census PAMELIA's birthdate works for the following listing for PAMELIA BROWN daughter of SHERBURN BROWN and CATHARINE DODGE. FAMILY OF SHERBURN BROWN SHERBURN BROWN, born in Candia, N.H., April 7, 1778. Settled on No. 27, 9th Range of Stanstead, adjoining his brother THEOPHILUS BROWN, in 1800. March 2, 1807, he m. CATHARINE DODGE, b. May 3, 1783. She d. July 17, 1823. In 1824, he m. his second wife. (Note Cemetery records sent by SHS state that CATHERINE d. July 17, 1825 at age 41, and that she was wife of SHERBURN BROWN) CHILDREN BY 1ST MARRIAGE: Sanborn, b. April 6 1808 Orrin, b. Nov. 2, 1809 Catherine, b. Dec. 26, 1810 - m. Carlton Ayer Louisa, b. Nov. 14, 1813 - d. Jan. 12, 1817 Sherburn, b. April 12, 1816 Maria, b. Aug. 2, 1818 - m. E. H. LeBaron, Esq. (from LDS d. 21 Mar 1892, wife of: Elijah H. LeBaron, m. 16 Mar 1843 Elvina, b. July 20, 1820 - d. in infancy Nelson, b. Nov. e, 1821 - d. young PAMELIA, b. July 17, 1823 ========= 1881 CANADA CENSUS Pamelia MERRIMAN Female Other Information: Birth Year <1824> Birthplace Q <Quebec> Age 57 Occupation Marital Status M <Married> Ethnic Origin English Head of Household Lucius MERRIMAN Religion Weslyan Methodist Source Information: Census Place Stanstead, Stanstead, Quebec Family History Library Film 1375835 NA Film Number C-13199 District 56 Sub-district A Division 2 Page Number 67 Household Number 374 ====================

Hello Would anyone on this list know the meaning of "endentured servants" (not sure of the spelling) and if so, were can I get any info? Thanks Marion(in Quebec,Canada)