Forwarded to the QUEBEC List by the Administrator Please respond to Patrick or the list (not me) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick J. McCann, Jr." <magisterpat@sbcglobal.net> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 7:23 PM Subject: IVORY > My g-g-g-grandparents were John Ivory and Mary > Lyons who, according to their son Thomas Ivory's > obituary, arrived in Quebec about 1825 when > Thomas was just an infant. They came from > Waterford, Co. Waterford, Ireland. All subsequent > "official" documents are to varying degrees > contradictory. But there were four other > children: John, Jr., Mary, Bridget Ann, and > William who were born between 1827 and 1836. Some > documents say that Thomas was born in Quebec and > that his brother John was born in Ireland, but I > doubt that. William's birthplace is sometimes > given as New York State, sometimes Francophone > Canada. I have absolutely no idea where in/around > Quebec they lived. When Mary Lyons Ivory died in > Brooklyn in 1861, her obituary had the addendum > "Quebec papers please copy," so I assume they > lived in the city or very near the city.Thomas > had become so taken with French ways that he > immigrated to France when he was 16 (1841-43) to > learn the hotel/restaurant business and returned > a fairly well-to-do man in 1852. However, he > returned from France not to Quebec but to > Brooklyn. This is a quote from his eulogy printed > in the "Brooklyn Daily Eagle" on Jan. 3, 1881: > "He was born 56 years ago in the beautiful City > of Waterford.... When he was a mere infant his > father brought the family to Canada and settled > in Quebec. Here Ivory lived until he was sixteen > years old. His nationality naturally inclined him > to companionship with the French inhabitants of > the old city, which the genius of Pitt and Wolfe > wrested from the crown of France. and Ivory > became thoroughly versed in the French language > and French provincial customs." > Thomas returned to Brooklyn, not Quebec, > apparently because by 1854, perhaps earlier, the > entire family was living there, and there they > are buried except for the father John who > probably died in Quebec since he is not buried > with the rest of the family. William and his > family ended up in Chicago by 1885. From time to > time a French Canadian named Edmond Martin and > his wife Marie Michel lived with them. I am > assuming these were people known to the Ivory > family when they were still in Quebec > If anyone has any information on these families, > I would be most appreciative. John,Sr., may have > had relatives with the same surname who also > emigrated from Ireland to Quebec. Or if anyone > knows which Catholic church they might have > attended (predominantly Irish?) where I might > find baptismal records, that would also be > appreciated. If anyone knows the name of any > predominantly Irish areas of old Quebec or > cemeteries which served them, that would also be > very appreciated. Je viens d'arriver du Québec la > semaine dernière et, malheuresment, personne ne > pouvait m'informer de ces choses. Merci beaucoup. > -- > Patrick J. McCann, Jr. > Dallas, TX > CRESCIT SUB PONDERE VIRTUS > >