Marguerite Wood (abt. 1807 - aft. 1875)

Born about 1807 in Ireland

Descendants

Died after Nov 1875 after about age 68 in Rawdon, Québec, Canada

Biography

Irish immigrant

Thomas Lane and Catherine Woods were married before 1824, presumably in Ireland, no marriage record has been found for them in this province.

Known children of the marriage they are born in Rawdon and baptized in nearest church, St-Patrice de Rawdon only opened in 1837, intermittently at first

1. +John Lane, born on 10 Nov 1824, bapt. 30th in St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan; married Catherine Price 1852
2. Marie Lane, born 24 Aug 1826 bapt 28th St-Paul-de-Lavaltrie; Mary 24 on 1851 census
3. Catherine Lane, born 8 Mar 1828 bapt. 14th St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan; 22 on 1851 census
4. Marguerite Lane, born 18 days before baptism of 16 Jan 1830 St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan; died 18 Feb 1837 buried 18th St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan @ 7 years
5. Marie Anne Lane, born 17 Jul 1831 bapt. 31st St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan; Anne died 7 Feb 1837 buried 9th St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan @ 6 years
6. Hélène Lane, born 25 Apr 1833 bapt. 28th St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan; Ellen died 27 Feb 1837 buried 1 Mar St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan @ 4 years
7. +Thomas Lane, aged 5 weeks on baptism of 11 Feb 1835 St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan; married Elizabeth Masson 12 Feb 1866 St-Patrice de Rawdon
8. Edward Lane, born 23 Dec 1836 bapt. 2 Jan 1837 St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan; 14 on 1851 census; cited present at James' wedding in 1875
9. +Jacques Lane, born 17 May 1841 bapt. 27th St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan (James 10 on census); James married Ellen Green 8 Nov 1875 St-Patrice de Rawdon^[1]

Canada Census for 1851 shows the family as follows in St-Patrice de Rawdon:

Thomas Lane, farmer, 56, born in Ireland

Marguerite Woods, 44. born in Ireland

John Lane, labourer, 27, born in Canada

Thomas Lane, 16, "

Edward Lane, 14, "

James Lane, 10, "

Mary Lane, 24, "

Catherine Lane, 22, "^[2]

Canada Census for 1861 shows the family as follows in St-Patrice de Rawdon (ages vary greatly from what they should be on this census):

Thomas Lane, 66, farmer

Margaret Lane, 66

Thomas Lane, 24

Edward Lane, 22

James Lane, 18

Catherine Lane, 26^[3]

Thomas Lane is listed as deceased on the marriage of his son Thomas in February 1866; His wife is never listed deceased on their children's marriages, the last found being in November 1875. She is present then and signs Cathrin Woods^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1997 - Drouin IGD
2. ↑ BAC-LAC: Recensement Canada 1851 Census, Canada-East, District #13, St-Patrice, pg 19 lines 17 to 24
3. ↑ BAC-LAC Recensement Canada 1861 Census, district 7, Montcalm county, St-Patrick of Rawdon parish, pg 65, lines 2-7

• 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