Thomas Price (abt. 1789 - 1854)

Born about 1789 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 19 Apr 1854 at about age 65 in Rawdon, Bas-Canada

Biography

Irish immigrant,

Thomas Price marries Bridget McGrath before 1824, location unknown, most likely in Ireland, their first child to marry does so in 1845, no trace of baptism for her here.

The full listing from 1851 census for this family is as follows (all listed as Catholic):

Thomas Price, farmer, 62, born in Ireland

Bridgett McGrath, 58, born in Ireland

James Price, labourer, 24, born in Canada

Thomas Price, " , 21, "

Catherine Price, 23, "

Marguerite Price, 16, " ^[1]

he is listed as being a farmer on his son Thomas' baptism, he could not sign per that record, but he signed his eldest son's baptism, could not sign Guillaume's baptism either

Known children (Note: Bridget's name gets misinterpreted severely on many records: Megrin, Murgrass, Morent)

1. Mary Ann Price, born before Sept 1824, of age when she married John Murphy 16 Sept 1845 in Montréal (ND) (her parents noted as living in Rawdon)^[2] (may travel back and forth to Ireland per baptisms of children and census data, if correct family found)
2. James Price, baptized Jacques Price 19 Aug 1827 St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan at 3 weeks of age, born in Rodonne (sic, Rawdon)^[3]; married Martha Cahill 14 Feb 1855 St-Patrice de Rawdon.^[4]
3. Thomas Price, born 20 Dec 1830 bapt. 23 Feb 1831 St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan, godfather Patrick O'Neil, godmother Rose Price^[5]; married Margaret Carroll 1 Apr 1856 St-Patrice de Rawdon^[6]
4. Catherine Price, born around 7 Feb 1829 Rawdon; married John Lane in 1852
5. Guillaume Price, born 26 Oct 1832 Rawdon bapt. 22 Dec St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan^[7]
6. Marguerite Price, born 23 Jan 1835 in Rawdon bapt. 26 Feb St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan, godfather James Carroll, godmother Catherine O'Neal^[8]

Thomas marries Margaret Carroll in 1856. His father is deceased but his mother is still living per that record.

Death

Thomas Price was buried on April 21st 1854 in the parish churchyard, having died on the 19th in Rawdon (St-Patrice), husband of Bridget McGrath, he ws a farmer in that parish, aged 63 per the record, cited present were Richard Corcoran, Alexander Daly and many others, among the signatures are the named witnesses and Edward Cahill, Alex Daly Jnr, James Price, Thomas Lane, and John Lane.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ BAC-LAC: Recensement 1851 Census, Leinster, district 13, St-Patrice, pg 13 lines 24-29
2. ↑ Marriage Mary Ann IGD
3. ↑ Bapt. Jacques IGD
4. ↑ Marriage James IGD
5. ↑ Bapt. Thomas Jnr image IGD
6. ↑ Marriage Thomas Jnr IGD
7. ↑ Bapt. Guillaume IGD
8. ↑ Bapt. Marguerite Price image IGD
9. ↑ Sépulture-Funeral image IGD

• Actes d'état civil et registres d'église du Québec (Collection Drouin), 1621 à 1997 - Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection: Institut Généalogique Drouin IGD (membership) https://www.genealogiequebec.com