Nov 2024

I'm at the  Family Search Library in Salt Lake City Utah.

I 'm looking for the Frogge connection to Emma McCauley Gann, no luck yet.

 So I wonder if I should renew this blog? 

My genealogy research has been very limited the last many years.

I do have a lot of information that isn’t on this blog.

I’ll play around with it and see if I can get it updated.

If any of you are from my Gann line I would love to hear from you.

Isn’t DNA fascinating? Lots of connections to follow through on.

I can be contacted at 

Hambor1@gmail.com

Tanya

http://familyhistorydaily.com/genealogy-help-and-how-to/free-genealogy-sites-all-usa-states/

Hawkesbury Prescott County, Canada Directory

Lovell's Hawkesbury 1871 (directory)

An incorporated village on the river Ottawa, township of West

Hawkesbury, county of Prescott. A ferry crosses regularly from this place

to Grenville. Montreal Telegraph Co. has an office here. Distant from

Grenville a station of the Carillon and Grenville railway, and a place of

landing for the Ottawa river steamers, 2 miles, fare 25 cents; from

Vaudreuil, station of the Grand Truck railway, 39 miles, fare $2.25; from

Montreal 60 miles, fare by steamboat to Grenville $2.25; from Lancaster 38

miles, from Ottawa 60 miles. Mail daily. Population about 2000.

(Partial List)

Bergeron Adolphus, mail contractor

Bergeron Gabriel, innkeeper

Bergeron John, carter

Harbec Antoine, laborer

Harbec Felix, storekeeper

Harbec Laurent, laborer

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onpresco/id25.htm

Gabriel Benjamin Bergeron 3 June 1820

Gabriel BergeronAbout Bergeron, Gabriel
From the Register of champlain Paroisse de la visitation in Trois Rivieres Quebec, a possible baptism entry appears:
1820  -- On the 4th of June 1820 we the undersigned priest have baptised Gabriel Benjamin Bergeron born yesterday of the legitimate marriage of Joseph Bergeron 'Cultivateur' of the parish of St Francois Xavier Batisc and Marie Anne Trottier. Godparents were Gabriel Moreau, Emelie Bergeron who along with the father of the child declared unable to sign.............

1851 Canada Census  - Prescott County, Longeuil and Alfred : Gabrael Bershon, Inn Keeper, born in River De Grace, aged 33, lives with his wife and family, Clarisia, Landlady and wife, (unable to read place of birth, aged 32, children: Gabrael (11), Margaret (8), Adolphus (6), Clarissia (3)(note All children are born in Hawkesbury) ...........

1861 Canada Census  - Hawkesbury Ontario: Gabriel Bergeron is 42 and an Inn Keeper, his wife Clarissa is aged 41 and noted as German, Children: Gabriel 20, Adolphus 15, Clarisa 13 and George 3............

1871 Canada Census  - Hawkesbury Ontario: Gabriel is now 53, still an Inn Keeper, his wife Clarissa is 52 and only their son George aged 12 is living with them...........

1881 According to death certificate signed by a doctor in Hawkesbury Ontario: Gabriel Bergeron, Male, Aged 63 years, died on the 7th of May 1881, 'Retired Hotel Keeper' born in Rigaud Quebec Canada, Cause of death was Chronic Cirrosis of the liver'

1882 - According to the Ontario Death Records, Gabriel died on the 7th of May 1882, aged 65 years, from East Canada, cause oif death was 'Apoplexy', the Informant was his son Adolphus......While these two sources conflict in the actual year of death, we can prove that he did in fact die in 1881 since we have his burial entry as follows:
.............
1881 - From the Register of St Jean Baptiste in L'Orignal Ontario, on the 7th of May 1881, we priest have interred in the cemetary of this parish the body of Gabriel Bergeron of the mission, deceased the day before yesterday at the age of 65 years. Witnesses were Felix? Harbic and Dolphis Bergeron.

this info was provided by our cousin Lynda Phillips of L'Orignal, Canada on her Tribal Pages

1940 CENSUS

George Bergeron 1877-1901

In the treasures with the bible was the deed for the Calvary Catholic Cemetery plot.
Certificate of Payment
Received of George Begeron (Bergeron)
this 15 day of January A.D. 1902, the sum of
Fifteen Dollars, for Lot No 185, Block No
185, lying and being in the Catholic Cemetery, in the town of Manitowoc,
and County of Manitowoc, State of Wis

By These Presents I do give unto the said George Begeron (Bergeron)
the right to have and to hold said Lot as a place of burial or interment for the Catholic members of his family, or relations, upon these express conditions:

That the said George Begeron shall not at  any time
time, bury or inter, or cause to be buried or interred, any person or persons in said Lot, without the knowledge and consent of the pastor of St Bonefaces Church, Manitowoc, or contrary to established rules.

Given under my hand, at Manitowoc this  15 day of
January A.D. 1902. Rev MM Peil as V.P.
John P Schieshart as secy
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This is for the burial of George Denis Bergeron (1857-1901), the oldest son of our  great grandfather, George Grover Bergeron (1857-1928). George D is the oldest brother to John G (grand dad Bergeron) Earl, Elzenia and Gladys.

George was injured on the steamer "Giffen" as it went through the locks. A hauser became tangled around one of his legs and before anyone could come to his aid, his leg had been torn from his body.  He was taken to the hospital in Sault Ste. Marie where he died two days after surgery.
George G was summoned to the hospital by telegram.

There are several newspaper articles I will post later regarding his injury and death.
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I called the cemetery and talked to the caretaker. There is a headstone, but no other Bergeron's in
Calvary Cemetery.
So, I went to Find a Grave and put in a request for photos from a volunteer. Less than a week later, I received notice that the photos are available for viewing.  S M Quint posted photos and gave me permission to share them with you all and on my Blog: Bergeron Family Lakeside, Or. (Usually Find a Grave will not let anyone use photos on other sites, especially Ancestry.com)

The headstone:
A cross and anchor in the top left corner
George
Bergeron
Born
Dec 8, 1877
Died
Dec 6, 1901
Aged
23 years, 11 months, 28 Days

Link to FindAGrave: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94263592