Born in Woolwich, Kent, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Peter DesBrisay Stewart
and Dorcas (Baker) Stewart
Sister of
Hugh Cossart Baker Stewart, Peter Desbrisay Stewart, Ledock Wilson Stewart and Duncan McLeod Stewart
Wife of
Theophilus Desbrisay
— married
1 Feb 1853 in Prince Edward Island, Canada
Descendants 
Mother of
Ethel H (Desbrisay) DeBlois
Died
at age 97
in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Aug 2016
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Biography
Dorcas was born 30 March 1812.[1]
She married Theophilus Des Brisay on 1 February 1853.[2][3]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5M5-T46 : 30 December 2014), Dorcas Pedder Stewart, 14 May 1812; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 0825374 (RG4 2347), 0825374 (RG4 55, 2053), 0825375 (RG4 85, 2348), 0916575 (RG4 2922).
- ↑ "Prince Edward Island Marriage Registers, 1832-1888," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBJ-2MZ3 : 11 March 2015), Theophilus Des Brisay and Dorcas Octavia Pedder Stewart, 01 Feb 1853; citing , Prince Edward Island, Canada, Public Archives, Charlottetown; FHL microfilm 1,630,092.
- ↑ The Islander – Feb 4, 1853 Married. On Tuesday, the 1st inst. At Glen Stewart, by the Rev. L.C. Jenkins, Theo. DesBrisay, Esq., to Dorcas Octavia, daughter of Lieut. Colonel Peter D. Stewart, R.A.
See Also
- "Canada Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHPH-DT3 : 13 November 2014), Dorcas Desbrisay in household of Robert F Debloise, A, Queen's (west/ouest), Prince Edward Island, Canada; citing p. 22, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
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