Mary Augusta (Chamberlain) Payne (1784 - 1851)

Born 21 May 1784 in Ballycommon, Kings County, Ireland

Descendants

Died 24 Aug 1851 at age 67 in Granby, Quebec, Canada

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Biography

In 'Up to Rawdon'^[1], Parkinson describes the following inscription on headstone #449 in Cowie Street Cemetery, Granby, Quebec:

• Mary Augusta, wife of Robert Payne, daughter of Rev. William Chamberlin [sic], late of the parish of Ballycommon, King's County, Ireland, died Aug 24, 1851

Research Notes

According to a secondary source, Robert and Eliza's children included:

• Mary Anne Payne (1804–1893); ^[2][3]
• George Payne (1805–1881); ^[4]
• William Chamberlain Payne (1808–1888), m. Jane Standish; ^[5]
• Elizabeth Olivia Louisa Payne (1812–1912);
• Edward P Payne (1813–1857);
• Robert Chamberlain Payne (1815–1870);
• Margaret Emily Payne (1817–1903);
• John B. Payne (1820–1879);
• Susannah Payne (1825–1903);
• Josiah Payne (1827–1909).

Eliza's date of birth seems to have been taken from an English baptism; is this really our Eliza? ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ (a book describing the early settlers at Rawdon Township, Lower Canada (Quebec) 1820-1852, by Daniel Parkinson)
2. ↑ Burial: "Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968"
   Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry ca Record 1091 #7964310 (subscription required, accessed 17 January 2024)
   Mary Ann Payne burial (died on 26 Nov 1893) on 28 Nov 1893 in Granby, Québec (Quebec), Canada. Born in about 1804.
3. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 Census of Canada"
   Year: 1871; Census Place: Granby, Shefford, Quebec; Roll: C-10073; Page: 20
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry ca Record 1578 #1550794 (subscription required, accessed 17 January 2024)
   Mary Ann Kennedy (67), married in Granby, Shefford, Quebec. Born in Ireland.
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #17007260 (accessed 17 January 2024)
   Memorial page for George Payne (1808-7 Mar 1881), citing Cressona Cemetery, Cressona, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by James Spink (contributor 49433991).
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #22935463 (accessed 17 January 2024)
   Memorial page for William Chamberlain Payne (1808-20 Mar 1888), citing Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA (plot: Adult 3, Row 11, No 76); Maintained by Richard W Price (contributor 46942609).
6. ↑ Baptism: "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 596716
   Ancestry ca Record 9841 #30753712 (subscription required, accessed 17 January 2024)
   Mary Chamberlain baptism on 24 May 1784 (born 21 May 1784), daughter of Wm. Chamberlain & Mary, in St Margaret, Leicester, Leicester, England.

• Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Name: Mary Payne, Event:Enterrement (Burial), Burial Year: 1851, Burial Location: Granby and Milton, Québec (Quebec), Place of Worship or Institution: Anglican Church, (see photo)
• Thank you to Reed Wortman for creating WikiTree profile Chamberlain-1175 through the import of Wortman Etal Family Tree 2.ged on Mar 11, 2013.