Johanna (Cleary) Fraser (abt. 1813 - 1889)

Born about 1813 in County Cork, Ireland

Wife of James Fraser I — married 1830 in Peterborough, Colborne, Upper Canada

Descendants

Died 3 Jun 1889 at about age 76 in Howick, Huron, Ontario, Canada

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Julia (Cleary) Fraser was born in Ireland.

Biography

Johanna Cleary.

Born

Abt 1813. ^{[citation needed]}

Cork, Ireland.

Julia (Cleary) Fraser migrated from Ireland to Canada.

Event:

Arrival to Quebec, Canada

1825

Family members traveling: William Cleary, Wife Mary 40; Child Timothy 20; Child Mary 15; Child Catherine 3; Child William 10; Child Johanna 12. Take note that John, son to William and Mary, isn't included here, but joined them on the journey.

As part of the Peter Robinson Expedition, William embarked with his family at Cove, Ireland, on board the 'Resolution' ship, with Anthony Ward Master, for passage to Quebec on 5 May 1825. Records indicate their origin in County Cork was Doneraile, which is where Johanna may have been born.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Census

"1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia", Year: 1851; Census Place: Peterborough, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11748; Page: 83; Line: 6, (accessed 16 April 2023), Johanha Fraser in Peterborough, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. Born in Ireland.

1861 - Smith, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. ^[6]

1871 - Smith, Peterborough West, Ontario, Canada. ^[7]

Name	Age
Julia Fraser, Widow	58
James Fraser, Farmer	35
John Fraser	33
Alexander Fraser	28
Mary Jane Fraser	26
Michael Fraser	24
Joseph Fraser	22
Benjaman Fraser	20
Henry Fraser	18

Julia died (age 97) on 3 June 1889 in Howick, Huron, Ontario. Note that her year of birth shows as 1792 which is in obvious conflict with her birth year on the Census'.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Canadian Immigrant Records, Part Two; National Archives of Canada [Ottawa]: MG 11, Colonial Office 384, vol. 13, page 136, reel B-885.
2. ↑ U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s; Place: Ontario, Canada; Year: 1825; Page Number: 31.
3. ↑ U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s; Guillet, Edwin C., editor. The Valley of the Trent. Toronto: Champlain Society for the Government of Ontario, 1957, pp. 92-109. Page 95.
4. ↑ The Ships List - Trent Valley Archives
5. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Immigrants before 1865, viewable here.
6. ↑ "Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ7P-6FC : 5 September 2017), Johannah Foasen, Smith, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 80, line 13; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1067, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,435,940.
7. ↑ 1871 Census of Canada; Year: 1871; Census Place: Smith, Peterborough West, Ontario; Roll: C-9986; Page: 38; Family No: 135. View 1871 Census here.
8. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947", citing Howick, Huron, Ontario, yr 1889 cn 7781, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,853,492, FamilySearch Record: JDKY-GM2 (accessed 16 April 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9B9-XK7B, Julia Fraser death 3 Jun 1889 (age 97) in Howick, Huron, Ontario.

See also:

• "Canada Census, 1881", citing Julia Frazer, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, FamilySearch Record: MVXR-8LT (accessed 16 April 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-XHL9-V3B Image number 00230, Julia Frazer (70), widowed in Smith, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ireland.
• Challenges for the emigrants once they arrived in Canada and the fast growth of Townships in Peterborough County - 1822-1858: http://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_00072_1/5?r=0&s=3
• Selecting Peter Robinson's Irish Emigrants; Wendy Cameron, Oxford, 1972. https://hssh.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/hssh/article/view/40853/37037

Acknowledgement

I worked to get it right the first time, but as we know... mistakes happen, times change and so does access to information. Please add or correct this profile based on sourced fact. Thanks. Morgan Mulligan