Pierre Voisin
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Pierre Joseph Voisin (1807 - 1892)

Pierre Joseph "Joseph" Voisin
Born in Reppe, Franche-Compte, Francemap
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Husband of — married 15 Jun 1881 in Saint Clements, Ontario, Canadamap
Husband of — married 23 Apr 1889 in Saint Clements, Ontario, Canadamap
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Died at age 84 in St. Clements, Wellesey Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canadamap
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Pierre was born in 1807. Pierre Voisin ... He passed away in 1892. [1]

No more info is currently available for Pierre Voisin. Can you add to his biography? - also married catharine suesz "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMNY-DJR : 10 April 2015), Joseph Voisin and Catharina Suesz, 15 Jun 1881; citing registration , Wellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,869,512.

Born 4 JUN 1807. Reppe, Franche-Comté, France. [2]

Died 2 JAN 1892. Saint Clements, Ontario, Canada. [3] [4]

Immigration: Ship Groton from Le Havre. 20 AUG 1832. New York, New York. [5]

Immigration: SEP 1832. Woolwich Township, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. [6] Joseph Voisin, Seven year residency expired September 1839.

Residence 1833 Saint Agatha, Woolwich Township, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. [7] Others who were here [St. Agatha] in Father Wiriath’s time, 1833, and found in his records: Joseph Voisin.

Residence 10 FEB 1841. Woolwich Township, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. [8]

Residence 15 JUL 1842. Woolwich Township, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. [9]

Property 1856 Saint Clements, Ontario, Canada. [10]

St. Clements, Ontario early settlers: Joseph Voisin, 1856 land patent.

Property 1864 Wellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. [11] Voisin, Joseph; Concession 8, Lot 1 f.

Property 1867 Wellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. [12] Voison, Joseph; Concession 8, Lot 1 f.

Property: 23 APR 1844. Wellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. [13] "Joseph Weison," property on Concession VIII and IX.

Patent: 10 JAN 1856. Wellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. [14]

Land patent, 59 acres, northwest part of the clergy reserve, lot 1, concession 8.

Edmund Head 214.

Province of Canada.

Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, QUEEN, Defender of the Faith. To all to whom these Presents shall come—Greeting:

Whereas Joseph Weison, of the township of Wellesley in the county of Waterloo with Our Commissioner for the sale of Our Crown Lands, duly authorized by Us in this behalf, for the absolute purchase at and fore the price and sum of Fifty one pounds twelve shillings and sixpence of lawful money of Our said Province, of the Lands and Tenements hereinafter mentioned and described, of which We are seized in right of Our Crown. NOW KNOW YE, that in consideration of the said sum of fifty one pounds twelve shillings and sixpence by him the said Joseph Weison to Our said Commissioner of Crown Lands, in hand well and truly paid to Our use, at or before the sealing of these Our Letters Patent, We have granted, sold, aliened, conveyed and assured, and by these presents do grant, sell, alien, convey and assure, unto the said Joseph Weison his Heirs and Assigns for ever, All that Parcel or Tract of Land, situate, lying and being in the Township of Wellesley in the County of Waterloo of Our said Province, containing by admeasurement fifty nine acres be the same more or less; which said Parcel or Tract of Land may be otherwise known as follows, that is to say: being composed of.

The North West part of the late Clergy Reserve lot number one in the Eighth concession Eastern section of the aforesaid township of Wellesley:

Commencing where a post has been planted in the centre of the said concession in the limit between lots numbers two and one, then north nine degrees five minutes East twenty five chains more or less to the limit between the Eighth and ninth concessions, then south eighty two degrees thirty minutes East twenty three chains sixty two links and a half more or less to the centre of the said lot, then south nine degrees five minutes West twenty five chains more or less to the centre of the said concession then north eighty two degrees thirty minutes West twenty three chains sixty two links and a half more or less to the place of Beginning.

Recorded 10th January 1856.

To have and to hold the said Parcel or Tract of Land, hereby granted, conveyed and assured, unto the said Joseph Weison his Heirs and Assigns, for ever; saving, excepting and reserving, nevertheless, unto Us, Our Heirs and Successors, all Mines of Gold and Silver, and the free uses, passage and enjoyment, of, in, over and upon all navigable waters that shall or may be hereafter found on or under, or be flowing through or upon any part of the said Parcel or Tract of Land hereby granted as aforesaid.

Given under the Great Seal of Our Province of Canada: Witnesses, Our Trusty and Well-beloved SIR, EDMUND WALKER HEAD, BARONET, Governor General of British North America, and Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over Our Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Island of Prince Edward, and Vice-Admiral of the same, &c., &c., &c. At Toronto, this Fifth day of January in the year of Our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six and in the nineteenth year of Our Reign.

By Command of His Excellency in Council. s Geo. Et. Cartier. Secretary. [blank] Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Ref. No. 15907. Des. No. 6946. HII

Patent: 25 FEB 1856. Wellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. [15]

Land patent, 84 acres, northeast part of lot 1, concession 8 and south part of lot 1, concession 9.

Edmund Head 153. Province of Canada. Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, QUEEN, Defender of the Faith. To all to whom these Presents shall come—Greeting:

Whereas Joseph Weison, of the township of Wellesley in the county of Waterloo, yeoman with Our Commissioner for the sale of Our Crown Lands, duly authorized by Us in this behalf, for the absolute purchase at and fore the price and sum of Seventy three pounds ten shillings of lawful money of Our said Province, of the Lands and Tenements hereinafter mentioned and described, of which We are seized in right of Our Crown. NOW KNOW YE, that in consideration of the said sum of Seventy three pounds ten shillings by him the said Joseph Weison to Our said Commissioner of Crown Lands, in hand well and truly paid to Our use, at or before the sealing of these Our Letters Patent, We have granted, sold, aliened, conveyed and assured, and by these presents do grant, sell, alien, convey and assure, unto the said Joseph Weison his Heirs and Assigns for ever, All that Parcel or Tract of Land, situate, lying and being in the Township of Wellesley in the County of Waterloo of Our said Province, containing by admeasurement eighty four acres be the same more or less; which said Parcel or Tract of Land may be otherwise known as follows, that is to say: being composed of.

The North East part of Lot Number One in the Eighth Concession, and the South part of Lot Number One in the Ninth Concession, Easter Section, of the aforesaid Township of Wellesley.

Commencing in the Centre of the said Eighth Concession in the Easterly limit of the said Lot No. one; thence North nine degrees five minutes East thirty one chains twenty five links; thence North eighty Degrees fifty five minutes West forty chains, more or less, to the Westerly limit of Lot no. one in the ninth Concession thence South nine Degrees five minutes West six chains twenty five links, more or less, to the limit between the eighth and ninth Concessions; thence South Eighty Degrees fifty five minutes East sixteen Chains thirty seven links and a half; thence South nine Degrees five minutes West twenty five chains, more or less, to the centre of the said Eighth Concession; thence South eighty degrees fifty five minutes East twenty three chains Sixty two links and a half, more or less, to the place of beginning.

Recorded 25th February 1856.

To have and to hold the said Parcel or Tract of Land, hereby granted, conveyed and assured, unto the said Joseph Weison his Heirs and Assigns, for ever; saving, excepting and reserving, nevertheless, unto Us, Our Heirs and Successors, all Mines of Gold and Silver, and the free uses, passage and enjoyment, of, in, over and upon all navigable waters that shall or may be hereafter found on or under, or be flowing through or upon any part of the said Parcel or Tract of Land hereby granted as aforesaid.

Given under the Great Seal of Our Province of Canada: Witnesses, Our Trusty and Well-beloved SIR, EDMUND WALKER HEAD, BARONET, Governor General of British North America, and Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over Our Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Island of Prince Edward, and Vice-Admiral of the same, &c., &c., &c. At Toronto, this twenty sixth day of January in the year of Our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six and in the nineteenth year of Our Reign.

By Command of His Excellency in Council. s Et. Meredith. Assistant Secretary.

s Joseph Cauchor. Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Ref. No. 16643. Des. No. 7009. HII

Property 1861 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. [16] "Joseph Voisin," property on Concession VIII and IX.

Property 1895 Waterloo County, Ontario. [17]

Census: 1851 Wellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. [18] Joseph Wisong, 44 [~1808], Farmer, born France, Catholic, log home, 1-1/2 stories, weatherboarded.

Census: 1861 Wellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. [19] Joseph Voisin, 54 [~1807], farmer, born France, Catholic, married 1837, Log house, 1-1/2 stories, built 1848.

Census: 1871 Wellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. [20] Joseph Voissing, 66 [~1805], born France, Catholic, farmer, unable to read, unable to write.

Census: 1881 Wellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. [21] Joseph Voisin, 76 [~1805], born France, Catholic, French, Farmer.

Census: 1891 North Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. [22] Joseph Voisin, 87 [~1804], born Germany, Father born Germany, Mother born Germany, lodger, in the household of George and Mary Farenkopf [daughter and son-in-law].

Grave Marker 1892 Saint Clements, Ontario, Canada. [23] [24]

Obituary 7 JAN 1892. Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario, Canada. Note: Transcription:

Sehr plößlich starb am Samstag Morgen der 87 Jahre alte Joseph Voisin in St. Clements. Seine Tochter hörte ihn aufftehen und ein Licht anzünden. Als fie etwas später nach ihm fah, lag er todt im Bette.

Translation:

The 87-year-old Joseph Voisin died in St. Clements on Saturday morning. His daughter heard him lift up and light a candle. When she saw him a little later, he lay dead in bed. [25]

Marriage 1837 [26]

Marriage 15 JUN 1881. Saint Clements, Ontario, Canada. [27]

Marriage 23 APR 1889. Saint Clements, Ontario, Canada. [28]

Sources

  1. ↑ Entered by Rebecca Graff, Jan 11, 2012
  2. ↑ Source: #S4303 downloaded; 10 October 2017; Etat Civil, Reppe, "Naissances, Deces, Mariages" (Births, Deaths, Marriages) 1803-1981, 1803-1869, image 23 of 774
  3. ↑ Source: #S4151
  4. ↑ Source: #S4329 News notice; Notice; 7 January 1892; News item, page 4, column 6; downloaded; 1 December 2017
  5. ↑ Source: #S4028 Groton; 20 August 1832; Voisin, image 515 of 852; Roll 017 - 13 Jun 1832-29 Sep 1832 > image 515 of 852
  6. ↑ Source: #S4308 Downloaded; 13 November 2017; Joseph Voisin, July 15, 1842, Woolwich, Wellington, Ontario
  7. ↑ Source: #S4315 downloaded; 8 November 2017; Page 211
  8. ↑ Source: #S4308 Downloaded; 13 November 2017; Joseph Voisin, July 15, 1842, Woolwich, Wellington, Ontario
  9. ↑ Source: #S4308 Downloaded; 13 November 2017; Joseph Voisin, July 15, 1842, Woolwich, Wellington, Ontario
  10. ↑ Source: #S4315 downloaded; 8 November 2017; Page 214
  11. ↑ Source: #S4367 downloaded; 23 June 2018; Wellesley; Voisin, Joseph; Page 46
  12. ↑ Source: #S4316 246 downloaded; 8 November 2017; Page 30.
  13. ↑ Source: #S4306 Downloaded; 2 November 2017; Wellesley Township, Digital Image Number I0051527.jpg, Item Reference Code RG 1-100-0-0-4129, dated 23 April 1844 (http://ao.minisisinc.com/FS_IMAGES/I0051527.jpg)
  14. ↑ Source: #S4151 Page 48
  15. ↑ Source: #S4151 Page 48
  16. ↑ Source: #S4307 Downloaded; 1 March 2017; George R. and G. M. Tremaine, “Tremaine’s Map of the County of Waterloo, Canada West,” Toronto, 1861
  17. ↑ Source: #S4361 downloaded; 27 March 2018; Map of Waterloo County, Ontario
  18. ↑ Source: #S4313 Page 33 or 17; lines 38 - 46; Joseph Wisong; downloaded; 24 November 2017
  19. ↑ Source: #S4311 Page 62; Lines 25 - 35; Joseph Voisin; Downloaded; 11 November 2017
  20. ↑ Source: #S4319 Page 78; House 253, Family 268, Lines 12 - 19; Josesph Voissing, also indexed as Vorssing; downloaded; 29 November 2017
  21. ↑ Source: #S4318 Page 55; House 254, Family 259, Lines 21 - 23; Joseph Voisin; downloaded; 29 November 2017
  22. ↑ Source: #S4320 Page 14; House F 1/6, Family 67, Lines 1 - 10; George Fahrenkopf head of household, Joseph Voisin, lodger; downloaded; 29 November 2017
  23. ↑ Source: #S4314 downloaded; 27 November 2017; Joseph Voisin (1805-1892), Photo #1605234
  24. ↑ Source: #S4188 downloaded; 27 November 2017; Pierra "Joseph" Voisin (1805-1892), Memorial #86722056
  25. ↑ Source: #S4329 301 News notice; Notice; 7 January 1892; News item, page 4, column 6; downloaded; 1 December 2017
  26. ↑ Source: #S4151
  27. ↑ Source: #S4152 Downloaded; 9 August 2017; Joseph Voisin and Catharina Susz, Reel 38; 15 June 1881
  28. ↑ Source: #S4152 Downloaded; 9 August 2017; Joseph Voisin and Monica Koller, Reel 65; 29 April 1889
  • Rebecca Graff, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Rebecca and others.
  • Source: S4028 Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897, microfilm publication Series M237 (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962).
  • Source: S4143 1861, Wellesley, Waterloo, Canada West (Ontario), district 15, digital images, Ancestry.com, 1861 Census of Canada (http://ancestry.com); Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Microfilm: C-1078-1079. Page: 62; Lines 25 through 35; Joseph Voisin as head of household; downloaded; 26 March 2011.
  • Source: S4151 Frank W. Voisin and Clifton E. Voisin, Joseph Voisin 1805-1892 and Descendants, first printing (St. Clements, Ontario, Canada: St. Clements Printers, November 1982).
  • Source: S4188 Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 26 April 2021), memorial page for Joseph Voisin (1805–2 Jan 1892), Find A Grave: Memorial #86722056, citing Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Saint-Clements, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by CaraMaeH,Tony or TXS (contributor 47608037).
  • Source: S4303 "Etat Civil and Registres Paroissiaux," database, Departmental Archives of Belfort, France, Archives départementales du Territoire de Belfort (http://www.archives.territoiredebelfort.fr/).
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  • Source: S4307 Lorraine Dubreuil and Marcel Fortin and Cheryl Woods, "Ontario Historical County Maps Project," database, Ontario Historical County Maps Project (http://maps.library.utoronto.ca/hgis/countymaps/index.html).
  • Source: S4308 "Naturalization Records, 1828-1850 - Upper Canada and Canada West," database, Government of Canada, Library and Archives Canada (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx).
  • Source: S4311 1861 Census, Canada West, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada, district 10 Township of Wellesley, digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Censuses (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx).
  • Source: S4313 1851 Census, Canada West, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada, district 1 Wellesley, Waterloo County, digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Censuses (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx).
  • Source: S4314 CanadaGenWeb, CanadaGenWeb's Cemetery Project (http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cancemet/).
  • Source: S4315 Theobald Spetz, The Catholic Church in Waterloo County: Book I, with a summary history of the Diocese of Hamilton, Book II, and a list of the clergy who labored in its district from the beginning to the present, Book III (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: The Catholic Register and Extension, 1916), images, University of Calgary, Our Roots (http://ourroots.ca/toc.aspx?id=4920).
  • Source: S4316 W. H. Irwin and George E. Burnham, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Waterloo (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Irwin & Burnham, 1867), images, University of Calgary, Our Roots (http://ourroots.ca/toc.aspx?id=11295).
  • Source: S4318 1881 Census, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, district 162, subdistrict 6 Township of Wellesley, division 1,digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Censuses (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx).
  • Source: S4319 1871 Census, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, district 32 North Waterloo, subdistrict Wellesley, digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Censuses (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx).
  • Source: S4320 1891 Census, Canada, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, district 122 North Waterloo, subdistrict 2 East Wellesley, digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Censuses (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx).
  • Source: S4329 Berliner (Ontario) Journal, ; online images, Simon Fraser University Library Digitized Newspapers (http://newspapers.lib.sfu.ca/), Foreign Language, Berliner Journal.
  • Source: S4361 "Electoral Atlas of the Dominion of Canada (1895)," database, Library and Archives Canada (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/electoral-atlas/032001-1100-e.html).
  • Source: S4367 James Sutherland, County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864 (Mitchell & Co, 1864), ; images, Kitchener Public Library (http://www.kpl.org/sites/default/files/directories/Directory-Waterloo-1864.pdf).




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