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William Samuel Lucas (abt. 1760 - 1817)

Captain William Samuel Lucas
Born about in Plymouth, Massachusettsmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at about age 57 in Gaspe, Quebecmap
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Biography

William Samuel Lucas was born in 1760 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, a son of Abial Lucas and Deziah (Stutivant) Lucas. Abial applied for and received 200 acres of land in Malbaie, Québec Canada. "The Lucas family of Malbay [sic] was of pioneer Gaspesian lineage and its members were widely married into other early families. [1] Abial and his sons were engaged in delivering mail from Gaspé Basin to Québec up along the St. Lawrence coast on foot. In time, William and his brother, Fitzhugh, built a ship to make the journey. William Lucas became shipmaster of the schooner "Tyral of Gaspé." [2]

Children of William Lucas and Hannah Margaret Whitney, include:

  • Hannah Ann Lucas, born 1793, Malbay, Gaspé, Québec, Canada, [3] died June 6, 1858, Gaspé, Québec, Canada
  • Mary Lucas, born August 8, 1806, Malbaie (aka Malbay) died June 22, 1888, buried in the churchyard of the Barachois Anglican Church, Québec married John David Hotton (1797-1875)
  • William Lucas, born 1811, died April 9, 1894, married Bridget Doody
  • Thomas Lucas, born 1815, married Anne Doody

William Samuel Lucas died August 31, 1817 on his schooner while on his run between Gaspe and Quebec City. [4]

Researchers Notes

Quebec Death certificate Name: William Lucas Event: Enterrement (Burial) Burial Year: 1817 Burial Location: Quebec (Quebec City), Québec (Quebec) Religion: Anglican Place of Worship or Institution: Anglican Cathedral Holy Trinity Church

Sources

  1. ↑ Gaspé Land Petitons [1]
  2. ↑ Gaspé of Yesterday [2]
  3. ↑ Québec Birth certificate for their daughter Hannah Ann Lucas
  4. ↑ Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968

See Also

  • "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch [3] : accessed 4 June 2018), entry for William Samuel(Capt.) /Lucas/, cites sources; file (2:2:2:MM6W-2F1, submitted 6 December 2017




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