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Biography

Gravestone[2]

Thomas Orr, tenth eldest of the eleven known children of Thomas Orr and Agnes Smart, was born in Pleasant Ridge, Saint Patrick Parish, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, 20 Oct 1850.^[3] New Brunswick was at the time a British Colony, and it remained so until 1867, becoming that year one of Canada's four founding provinces.^[4] As for Pleasant Ridge, a tiny, rural community along the New Brunswick's Magaguadavic River,^[5] it was part of Saint Patrick Parish until 1856, when Dumbarton Parish was formed from Saint Patrick's northern half.^[6]

Charlotte County 1878 (click 3x to fully enlarge)[7]

Thomas had six elder sisters and three elder brothers: Margaret, who was born in about 1834,^[8] Mary, born in 1835,^[9] Ellen, born in 1837,^[10] Agnes, born in about 1839,^[11] Elizabeth, born in 1840,^[12] James, born in 1842,^[13] David, born in 1843,^[14] Peter, born in 1846.^[15] and Hannah, born in 1848.^[16]. He also had one junior sibling: his sister, Sarah, who was born in 1852.^[17]

In 1851, three month-old Thomas resided in a frame house in Pleasant Ridge, in Saint Patrick Parish, with his parents and nine of his siblings.^[18] His father did not survive the 1852 birth of his sister, Sarah, by long, dying in Pleasant Ridge, 16 Jul 1854, at age 46.^[19]

Thomas lost two siblings in the 1860s: his sister, Margaret, died in Pomeroy Ridge, New Brunswick, in 1862, at age 27,^[8] and his brother, David, died in Pleasant Ridge in 1866, at age 22).^[14]

Thomas's sister, Ellen, died in Alexander, Maine, in 1882, at age 46.^[10] In the first two decades of the 1900s, Thomas lost four more siblings: his sister, Mary, died in Bancroft, Maine, in 1901, at age 65,^[9] his brother, James, died in Wilson County, Kansas, in 1913, at age 70,^[13] his sister, Elizabeth, died in Seattle, Washington, in 1919, at age 78,^[12] and his brother, Peter, died in Seattle in 1920, at age 74.^[15]

Thomas died of "senility" in the town of Saint Andrew, in Saint Andrew Parish, 22 May 1934, at age 83.^[20] He's buried in Rolling Dam Baptist Cemetery, in Rollingdam, Charlotte County, New Brunswick.^[20]

Thomas was survived by at least two (and perhaps three - Agnes's death date isn't known^[11]) of his eleven known siblings (listed here in order of their deaths): Sarah (who died in Leverville, New Brunswick, in 1936, at age 84),^[17] and Hannah (who died in New Brunswick in 1942, at about age 94).^[16]

Research Notes

1901 Census shows him living along, near his sister, Hannah, and their exact birth dates, here.

Sources

1. ↑ Thomas Orr and the current profile manager, Christopher Smart), are first cousins four times removed. Have information, documentation or photos? If so, please contact me. Happy to help you upload and, if you're directly descended, make you the manager.
2. ↑ Gravestone Photo. Posted at Find a Grave Memorial no. Find A Grave: Memorial #137517878. Used here with permission of photographer Gabbro, Find a Grave ID 49118473.
3. ↑ Sources: (1) 1851 Pleasant Ridge NB Census (citation): "Thomas Orr" (age 3 mos, born 1850-1851) resides in Saint Patrick Parish with his parents, "Thomas Orr" and "Agnes [Smart] Orr." (2) Death Record (citation): "Thomas Henry Orr" was born in "Pleasant Ridge," 20 Oct 1850, son of "Thomas Orr" (born in Ireland) and "Agnes Smart" (born in Scotland). (3) ______________________.
4. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "New Brunswick," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (accessed March 6, 2021).
5. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Magaguadavic River," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (accessed May 12, 2021).
6. ↑ "Dumbarton [Parish] was erected from northern Saint Patrick Parish in 1856," and that area included Pleasant Ridge. Wikipedia contributors, "Dumbarton Parish, New Brunswick," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (accessed May 12, 2021).
7. ↑ Edited Map Excerpt. Roe Brothers, (A.D. & W.B. Roe). 1878. Atlas of the Maritime Provinces, County of Charlotte, New Brunswick. Eng. by Worley & Bracher, Philada. Printed by F. Bourquin, Philada. Available without restriction courtesy of David Rumsey Historical Collection, full map available online by clicking on map title.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} See Profile of Sister Margaret (Orr) Babb (abt.1834-1862).
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} See Profile of Sister Mary Jane (Orr) Fitzpatrick (1835-1901).
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} See Profile of Sister Ellen (Orr) Brown (1837-1882).
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} See Profile of Sister Agnes Orr (abt.1839-).
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} See Profile of Sister Elizabeth (Orr) Preston (1840-1919).
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} See Profile of Brother James E. Orr (1842-1913).
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} See Profile of Brother David D. Orr (1843-1866).
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} See Profile of Brother Peter F. Orr (1846-1920).
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} See Profile of Sister Hannah Matilda (Orr) Mark (1848-1942).
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1} See Profile of Sister Sarah Esther (Orr) Mitchell (1852-1936).
18. ↑ 1851 Pleasant Ridge NB Census (citation): Residing in a "frame house" in St. Patrick Parish are "Thomas Orr" (age 42, Irish-born, 1808-1809, "farmer" who emigrated to New Brunswick Colony in 1829) and his wife, "Agnes [Smart] Orr" (age 38, Scotch-born 1812-1813, emigrated to New Brunswick Colony in 1831), their children, all born in New Brunswick Colony: "Margaret Orr" (age 16, born 1834-1835), "Mary J. Orr" (age 15, born 1835-1836), "Ellen Orr" (age 13, born 1837-1838), "Agnes Orr" (age 11, born 1839-1840), "Elizabeth Orr" (age 10, born 1840-1841), "James Orr" (age 8, born 1842-1843), "David Orr" (age 6, born 1844-1845), "Peter Orr" (age 4, born 1846-1847), "Hannah M. Orr" (age 2, born 1848-1849) and "Thomas Orr" (age 3 mos, born 1850-1851). Residing next door in a "log house" is the family of Agnes's cousin, "Peter McCulloch" (age 31, Scotch-born "farmer" who emigrated to New Brunswick Colony in 1829). See 1851 Census. Place: New Brunswick. District: Charlotte Co. Sub-District Name: St. Patrick. Sub-District No: 20. Page 38. Microfilm c-995. Reference RG 31. Item No. 1086833. Image No.: e002292886. Available without restriction from the Public Archives of Canada, here. Birth ranges above calculated using an online calculator here.
19. ↑ See Profile of Father Thomas Orr (abt.1807-1854).
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1} Sources: (1) Death Record (citation): "Thomas Henry Orr," a married "carpenter," died of "senility" in Saint Andrews, 22 May 1934, age 83 years, 7 months and 2 days. (2) Gravestone. Gravestone Photo. Posted at Find a Grave Memorial no. Find A Grave: Memorial #137517878. Used here with permission of photographer Gabbro, Find a Grave ID 49118473. (3) Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/137517878/thomas-henry-orr : accessed 06 May 2021), memorial page for Thomas Henry Orr (20 Oct 1850–22 May 1934), Find a Grave Memorial no. Find A Grave: Memorial #137517878, citing Rolling Dam Baptist Cemetery, Rollingdam, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada. Originated by Karen Lovy (contributor 47428524). Currently maintained by Christopher Smart (contributor 50284555). Click here for a list of others with Wikitree profiles who are shown as buried in this cemetery, and here to search this cemetery at Find a Grave. (4) Gravestone Transcription, Rolling Dam Baptist Cemetery Section B, Row 3: "Thomas H. Orr, 1850-1934, his wife, Mary Alice, 1875-19__." Posted by Charlotte Branch, New Brunswick Genealogical Society, online here.

• General Citiations
• 1851 Pleasant Ridge NB Census. 1851 Census. Place: New Brunswick. District: Charlotte Co. Sub-District Name: St. Patrick. Sub-District No: 20. Page 38. Microfilm c-995. Reference RG 31. Image No: e002292886. Available without restriction from the Public Archives of Canada.
• 1861 Little Pleasant Ridge NB Census. 1861 Census. Place: New Brunswick. District: Charlotte. Sub-District Name: Dumbarton. Page 23. Image No: 4108534_00080. Available without restriction from the Public Archives of Canada.
• Death Record. "New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (available online here : 21 May 2014), 004529803 > image 480 of 744; Provincial Archives, Fredericton.