HON. FLEURY TASCHEREAU (Chart T-1)

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Family Chart No. T-1

HON. FLEURY TASCHEREAU

son of ANTOINE CHARLES and ADELAIDE ELIZABETH (FLEURY DE LA GORGENDIERE) TASCHEREAU; grandson of GABRIEL ELZEAR TASCHEREAU
was born 3 April 1836 at Quebec, lower Canada
died 16 September 1886 at Pembina, North Dakota
buried at Pembina in Pembina cemetery
Resided at Quebec City until about 1860, then went west to settle in Pembina.
Occupation unknown. [possibly lawyer]  His father (1797-1862) was a politician.



MARIA JANE BEAMISH
(ROSS) TASCHEREAU



He was related to "Dr. Taschereau, Judge Taschereau, Major Taschereau and Archbishop Taschereau of Quebec."  Archbishop Elzear Alexandre Taschereau (1820-1898) was created a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church in 1886, being the first Canadian to attain this honour.  His grandfather was Gabriel Eleazar Taschereau (1745-1809), legislative councillor.

Shortly after the death of DRUMMOND ROSS of Quebec City,

He married his widow, MARIA JANE (BEAMISH) ROSS 1858(?) at Quebec City.

She was daughter of WILLIAM and MARGURETTA (            ) BEAMISH.

She was born 1824 at north of Ireland and died 19 Aug 1889 at St. Vincent, Minnesota, USA.

buried at Pembina, North Dakota in Pembina cemetery.

By her first husband,  DRUMMOND ROSS, she had ten [nine] children.  See Family Chart No. R-3 for details.

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Children of FLEURY and JANE (BEAMISH) TASCHEREAU

CHARLES FLEURY   Baptized 4 Sep 1859 at the Anglican Cathedral, Quebec
     City.  Witnesses: Harriott Ross, William Ross, Drummond Ross.
     Went to Spokane, Washington, where he married three times.
     (See Family Chart No. T-2)

ADELAIDE JANE   Born at Quebec
     Never married;
     Died of consumption at Pembina, N. D.,
     and was buried in Pembina cemetery.


This record was compiled by Henry Ross Wiggs of Westmount Que.
11 September 1971
Sources of data:  Miss Helen Ross, Loretteville, Que., newspaper clippings, and Mrs. J. D. Gemmill, Kelowna, B.C.

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            In a "Clerk's Certified Copy of Death Record" of [Maria] Jane [Beamish]
      Taschereau issued in 1971 and included in Henry Ross Wiggs' Family Record, 
      Taschereau is misspelled "Tachereau".  I am not including that exhibit here. 
      I am, however, including the following four exhibits to show some of his source
      material.


BEAMISH

     The surname Beamish is of French origin, being derived from the place-name Beaumais (sur Dive).  In Ireland is is not in the Anglo-Norman category, as that might suggest, nor is it Cromwellian as has been sometimes stated.  The Family has been in Ireland since Elizabethan times, when the first of that name came from England to Co. Kerry, and has since been closely identified with that county and with Co. Cork.  If, as seems probable, all Irish Blemish's spring from that source it presents an example of a family which not only prospered but also multiplied in the course of the four centuries it has been here.
     The leading landed families were seated in Co. Kerry; the several branches are fully described in Burke's "Landed Gentry of Ireland" (1912 and 1958 editions).

from "Supplement to Irish Families"
by Edward MacLysaght.
Genealogical Book Company,
Baltimore, Maryland, 1964

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TASCHEREAU, GABRIEL ELZEAR (1745-1809), legislative councillor of Lower Canada, was born at Quebec on 27 March, 1745, the son of Thomas-Jacques Taschereau, a member of the Superior Council of New France, and Marie-Claire Fleury de la Gorgendiere.  He remained in Canada after the conquest, and took part in the defence of Quebec against the Americans in 1775.  In 1777 he was appointed a judge of the court of common pleas for Montreal, but resigned soon afterwards.  From 1792 to 1796 he represented the county of Dorchester in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada; and in 1798 he was appointed to the Legislative Council.  From 1794 to 1802 he was "grand voyer" of the District of Quebec, and in 1802 he was appointed deputy postmaster-general of the province, in succession to Hugh Finley (q.v.).  He died at his manor house at Ste. Marie de la Beauce on 8 September, 1809.  He was twice married (1) in 1773 to Marie-Louise-Elizabeth Bazin (d. 1783), by whom he had eight children, and (2) in 1789 to Louise-Francoise Juchereau Duchesney (d. 1841), by whom he had three children.


TASCHEREAU, ANTOINE CHARLES (1797-1962), politician, was born at Quebec on 26 October, 1797, the son of the Hon. Gabriel Elzear Taschereau (q.v.) and his second wife, Louise-Francoise Juchereau Duchesney.  He represented Beauce in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1830 to 1838; and in 1834, as chairman of the select committee appointed to report on the state of the province, he presented in the House the famous Ninety-two Resolutions.  From 1841 to 1844 he represented Dorchester in the Legislative Assembly of united Canada.  In 1849 he was appointed collector of customs at Quebec.  He died at Deschambault, Lower Canada, on 11 June 1862.  In 1819 he married Adelaide Elizabeth, daughter of Louis Fleury de la Gorgendiere, seignior of Deschambault, and by her had twelve children.  (One of them was the Hon. Fleury Taschereau who married Maria Jane (Beamish) Ross about 1858.)


TASCHEREAU, ELZEAR ALEXANDRE (1820-1898), cardinal archbishop of Quebec, was born at Ste. Marie de la Beauce, Lower Canada, on 17 February, 1820, the son of the Hon. Jean Thomas Taschereau (q.v.) and Marie, daughter of the Hon. Jean Antoine Panet (q.v.).  He was educated at the Quebec Seminary, and was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic church in 1842.  For nearly thirty years he was connected with the Quebec Seminary, first as a professor, then as a director, and finally as superior.  In 1862 he was chosen as vicar-general of the diocese of Quebec, and in 1871 he was consecrated sixteenth bishop and sixth archbishop of Quebec.  In 1886 he was created a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, being the first Canadian to attain this honour.  He retired from the administration of his diocese in 1894; and died at Quebec on 12 April, 1898.

(Taken from The Macmillan Dictionary of Canadian Biographies, edited by W. Stewart Wallace, 1963 edition.)

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      The following is a transcript of a newspaper clipping from the area of Pembina, Dakota Territory, shortly after the funeral of [Adelaide] Jane Taschereau, who died  11 March 1886.  Mr. Wiggs placed this exhibit later in his manuscript, but I am placing it here with chart T-1, where her information is given.

LAST SAD RITES

Funeral of the late Miss Taschereau, of Pembina, D. T.

     All that was mortal of this much esteemed young lady was consigned to its last resting place in the Pembina cemetery, on Friday afternoon 13th., inst.   The mourning cortege was exceedingly large, representatives of all creeds in the community were present.  The service was most solemn and impressive.  The sacred edifice was filled with the deceased young lady's friends and acquaintances.  Rev. Mr. Fortin, of Emerson, officiated.  The musical portion of the service was very appropriate.  Miss Adelaide Jane Taschereau is a daughter of Fleurie Taschereau, Esq., of Pembina, and grand daughter of the late Colonel A. C. Taschereau, of Quebec; she is also closely allied to Dr. Taschereau, Judge Taschereau, Major Taschereau and Archbishop Taschereau, also of Quebec, where she was born.
     She will be sincerely mourned by a large number of friends.  She leaves a  father, mother, sisters and brothers to regret her loss.

           GONE TO HER REST

Gone to her rest--young and so fair--
Gone to her rest, in the Savior's care;
Passed from trials of earth away,
Gone to rejoice in endless day--
A life exchanged for treasures rare--
Joys celestial await her there.

Fond lips have kissed the pallid brow,
Fond hearts are aching, breaking now
With wound that only God can heal,
With grief that only those can feel
Who've looked upon some cherished face
And traced the signs of Death's embrace.

Why do the living weep and mourn?
On wings of light her spirit's borne
To pearly gates that open wide--
An angel guarding either side--
And, waiting there, an angel band
Reach down to grasp her out-stretched hand.

And, looking up, she sees the light
Of angel faces, shining bright!
And, hark! there sounds a heavenly strain,
A joyous welcome, glad refrain;
Her spirit, decked with heavenly charms,
Is nestled in her Father's arms.

                                                   G. H. M.

      G.H.M. must have been well known in 1886, but I do not, in 2011, know who that might be without further research.

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DRUMMOND ROSS (Chart R-3 & Bio)

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Family Chart No. R-3                             Parents - Chart No. R-1

     2nd Generation                                           ROSS Family

DRUMMOND ROSS

son of J. WILLIAM and SARAH (BLOW) ROSS
was baptized 29 March 1816 at St. Andrew's Church, Quebec City
died in his forties  1856 (?) at Lake Beauport, Que. (?)

Resided at Pointe Levis, Quebec, then "in the Seigneury of Lake
Beauport in the County and District of Quebec."

Because of poor health, he settled in the country and became a farmer.

He married MARIA JANE BEAMISH
on 24 December 1835 at St. John's (Chalmers) Church, Quebec City.
daughter of WILLIAM and MARGURETTA (             ) BEAMISH
she was born 1824 (?) at north of Ireland
and died 19 August 1889 at St. Vincent, Minnesota, U.S.A.
buried at Pembina, North Dakota in Pembina cemetery

Shortly after the death of her husband, DRUMMOND ROSS,
she married the Hon. FLEURY TASCHEREAU of Quebec.
(For details see Family Chart No. T-1)
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Children of DRUMMOND and JANE (BEAMISH) ROSS

WILLIAM D. F.   Born 30 October 1836 at Pointe Levis, Quebec
     Married MARY A. G.           Had 3 children
     Died 18 January 1902 at Winnipeg, Manitoba

MUNRO ROSS   Baptized 13 Jul 1838 at Anglican Church, Levis
     Married SUSAN ANNE WIGGS 14 July 1830     Had 3 children
     Died 27 July 1904 at Montreal, Que.

R. B. (Names unknown)
     Married         Had 3 children

[I have reason to believe that R. B. and Richard H. are the same person.  See below.]

 DRUMMOND  Baptized 18 June 1840 at lake Beauport, Que.
     Left home 1860 (?) and was never heard of again.

HENRY   Born 28 May 1842 at Lake Beauport, Que.
     Married HARRIETT ANN SAIT 23 November 1863   Had 13 children
     Died 31 May 1926 at Loretteville, Que.

RICHARD H.
     Married JENNY REED of Lake City, Minn.
     Died 1888 at St. Vincent, Minn.

SAMUEL B.
     Never married
     Died 3 October 1890 at St. Thomas, North Dakota

CLARISSA ANNE   Born 10 April 1850 at Lake Beauport, Que.
     Married CHARLES HOWARD JEFFERYS 5 July 1873 in Quebec
     Died 1825 at Winnipeg, Manitoba           Had      children

SARAH HARRIET   Baptized 10 April 1853 at St. Peter's Church, Quebec
     Married PATRICK AHERN                   Had 3 children
     Died 21 April 1889 at St Vincent, Minn.

CATHERINE MARGARET   Born November 1855 at Lake Beauport, Que.
     Married ALBERT HENRY POSTON  5 August 1883     Had 7 children
     Died 2 January 1934 at Spokane, Washington

This record was compiled by Henry Ross Wiggs of Westmount Que.
11 September 1971
Sources of data:  Miss Helen Ross, Loretteville, Que., Mrs. J. D. Gemmill, Kelowna, B.C., Civil Archives, Quebec City.
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DRUMMOND ROSS  (1816 - 1856?)

     Drummond Ross was the third son of J. William Ross and Sarah Blow of the City of Quebec, where he was born.  He was baptized on the 29th March, 1816, at St. Andrew's Church, Quebec.  His father intended that he should study for the Bar, but because of poor health, he was sent to the country to regain his strength.  There, he met and fell in love with the very young daughter of William and Margurette Beamish, who had emigrated from the north of Ireland.

     On the 24th December, 1835, Drummond Ross and Jane Beamish were married in st. John's (Chalmers?) Church, Quebec City.  They evidently resided for a few years at Pointe Levis, a small town across the St. Lawrence river, just below Quebec, where their two eldest sons, William D. F. Ross, was born in 1837, and Munro Ross Ross was baptized in the Anglican church on the 13th July, 1838.  Later, they made their home "in the seigneury of lake Beauport in the County & District of Quebec", some thirteen miles north of the city, and he became a farmer.  There, they had eight [seven] more children, five [four] boys and three girls.  They were: R. B. Ross (Christian names and date of birth unknown), Drummond Ross, born 1840, Henry Ross, born 1842, Richard H. Ross, Samuel B. Ross, Clarissa Anne Ross, born 1850, Sarah Harriet Ross, born 1853, and Catherine Margaret Ross, born 1855.

[I have reason to believe that R. B. and Richard H. are the same person.  See below.]

     Drummond Ross, the father, died in 1856 or 1857, in his forties, leaving his young widow, not yet forty, to bring up their large family.  However, soon after his death, she married again, her second husband being the Hon. Fleury Taschereau, son of Antoine Charles Taschereau (1797-1862), and Adelaide Elizabeth, daughter of Louis Fleury de la Gorgendiere, Seigneur of Deschambault, Quebec.  He was one of twelve children.  By him she had a son, Charles Fleury, and a daughter, Adelaide Jane, both born at Quebec.  The son was baptized in the Anglican Cathedral, Quebec City, on 4th September, 1859, with Harriott Ross, William Ross, and Drummond Ross as sponsors.

     Of the children of Drummond Ross, the eldest, William D. F. Ross, married (wife's name unknown) and at first resided at Pointe Levis where his son, William Edward Drummond Ross, was born on the 15th September, 1871.  We have no record of the other members of his family.  However, we know that sometime later William D. F. Ross and his family went west to take up residence at Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he died on the 18th January, 1902.  Around 1911, his son and the other members of his family moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, to reside there.  Family Chart No. R-10 gives further information about William Edward Drummond Ross and his family.

     The second son, Munro Ross Ross, born in 1838 at Pointe Levis, married Susan Ann Wiggs, daughter of Charles Wiggs and Sarah Locket (or Lockett) in 1860 at Quebec City, and by their marriage they united for the first time the Ross and the Wiggs families, which form the main branches of the two families contained in this "Family Record".  They had three children, and their names, together with other information, are shown on Family Chart No. R-5.

     Another son, Henry Ross, born at Lake Beauport in 1842, married Harriett Ann Sait at St. Matthew's Church, Quebec City, on the 23rd November, 1863, and they raised a family of thirteen children, one of whom was my mother, Emma Clara Ross, so for that reason, as well as others, we have devoted a great deal of time and effort delving into the history of this particular branch of the family.  the biography of Henry Ross gives more information about him and his large family, and Family Chart No. R-6 shows names, dates, and other items about them.
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     Of R. B. Ross (Christian names unknown) we have practically no record, except that he was known to have resided at one time at Luverne, Minnesota, where his three children were born; Ethel in 1886, Vivian in 1888, and Richard H. in 1889.  Ethel Ross married someone named Helloran, and according to the records of the District Court of Rock County, Luverne, Minn., Vivian Ross married Ray Sartellon on February 12, 1914, and Richard H. Ross, Jr., married Meta Rathjen on October 23, 1913.  No further information about him, his wife or his family is available.

[I have reason to believe that R. B. and Richard H. are the same person.  I have recently been contacted by a descendant of Richard Ross, who knows of him as "Richard Beamish Ross", but the dates match those of "Richard H. Ross",  whom I had presumed to be Sr. because of his son being "Richard H. Ross, Jr."  However, further research into Census and death records proves that the correct name is indeed Richard Beamish Ross, and that there is no Sr. or Jr.  Also, in the bio of Edward Ernest Ross, posted March 18, 2011, Mr. Wiggs states that there were nine children of Drummond Ross, rather than ten.  See update posted March 23, 2011.]

     Clarissa Anne Ross, the eldest daughter of Drummond and Jane Ross, was born at Lake Beauport in 1850, and she married Charles Howard Jefferys in Trinity Church, Quebec, on the 5th July, 1873.  They went to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised a family, but we know nothing of their children who are now all dead, excepting their daughter, Ethel, who married Harry Goodman, and now reside in Winnipeg.  Family Chart No. R-7 gives some details.

     The remaining children of Drummond and Jane Ross - Samuel B., Sarah Harriet and Catherine Margaret - were very young when their mother married a second time, and they accompanied their mother and their step-father when they left Quebec to venture west to take up residence at Pembina, North Dakota, where the parents settled for the rest of their lives.

     Samuel B. Ross wen to St. Thomas, North Dakota, where he bought some one hundred and sixty acres of farmland, and died there on the 3rd October, 1890.  He never married.

     Sarah Harriet Ross married Patrick Ahern and they resided at St. Vincent, Minnesota, quite close to Pembine.  They had three daughters, Bertha, Blanche and Jennie, and they were still very young when their mother died on Sunday morning, April 21st, 1889.  The funeral service took place the following day at Grace Church, Pembina, thence to the Pembina cemetery for burial.  Her three little girls were taken by their grandmother, Jane Taschereau, to live with her, but four months later she died, so the children then went to live with their mother's sister, Mrs. Albert Poston (Catherine Margaret Ross).

     Catherine Margaret Ross was the youngest child of Drummond and Jane Ross.  She was born at Lake Beauport, Quebec, in 1855.  On the 5th July, 1883, at Pembina, she married Albert Henry Poston of Quebec City, and they took up residence at St. Vincent, Minn.  Their first two children were borne there - Charles Albert in 1885, and Charlotte Ella in 1886.  After her mother died in 1889, she took in her sister's three little girls mentioned in the previous paragraph.  And when the Poston family left Pembine in 1889 or 1890 to go further west to Spokane, Washington, the three Ahern children went with them.  At Spokane they had five more children, so their household must have been a busy one.  As the information about them is quite extensive, it is all contained in the biography of Catherine Martaret Ross which appears elsewhere.

     As for the children of Fleury and Jane Taschereau, their son, lived with them in Pembina and later went west to Spokane, where he married three times.  His first two wives both died at childbirth, and by his third wife, Isobel Atkenson, he had seven children, one of which, Charles Samuel, married his half-cousin, Maude Isobel Poston, daughter of Albert and Catherine Poston.
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     Adelaide Jane Taschereau, daughter of Fleury and Jane Taschereau, remained at home with her parents and never married.  While still a young woman, she died of consumption and was buried in the Pembine cemetery.  She was survived by her parents and her brother.

     On Monday, August 19th, 1889, Jane Taschereau, "relict of the late Hon. Fleury Taschereau of Pembina, D. T.," died at St. Vincent at the age of sixty-five, and was buried in the family burial ground at Pembina.  Her obituary, which appeared in the local paper at the time of her death paid high tribute to her.  It stated, in part,     She was survived by the following members of her family: William D. F. Ross of Winnipeg; Munro Ross Ross of Montreal; Henry Ross of Jeune Lorette, Quebec; R. B. Ross of Luberne, Minnesota; Mrs. Clarissa Anne Jefferys of Winnipeg; Mrs. Catherine Poston and Charles F. Taschereau of St. Vincent, Minnesota; and Samuel B. Ross of St. Thomas, North Dakota.  Also by her son, Drummond Ross, whose whereabouts were unknown.

     Although Mrs. Taschereau had been under medical attendance for weeks past, the news of her death on Tuesday last startled this community of which she had been the past several years a beloved and highly respected member.
     During the past few weeks Dr. Harris was almost constantly in attendance, and all that medical skill could do was done, first to bring about recovery, at last to alleviate the pangs of mortal suffering.
     To the last, Mrs. Taschereau retained great personal beauty, which, blended with great force of character, was acknowledged by everybody.  She dwelt among her people: Mrs. Poston, Mr. S. B. Ross, Mr. C. Taschereau, and their beloved mother being inseparables, defying separation.  Since the death of her daughter, Mrs. Ahern, her three little motherless grandchildren have lived with her, and there never has been a more model household.  The affection of her children, at a time of their lives when most children neglect their parents, caused universal admiration, and they are today heirs of the blessing promised in the 5th commandment.
     On Tuesday evening, at the service held in Christ Church by Bishop Gilbert, prayers were offered in behalf of the afflicted family.  Wednesday, the remains were followed by sorrowing relatives and friends to the family burial ground at Pembina, where she was buried, Rector Beer reading the beautiful ritual of the Episcopal church.

     He was not yet twenty years old when his mother re-married, and it was said that he had an argument with his stepfather, Fleury Taschereau.  He said he was going away and that they would never hear from him again.  Many years later, someone sent his sister, Mrs. Catherein Poston, of Spokane, Washington, a clipping from the Quebec paper.  It stated that a letter from South America, addressed to Fleury Taschereau, was at the dead letter office.  Any relatives wishing to claim it, do so as he was dead.

     Mrs. Poston sent the clipping to Charles F. Taschereau, son of Fleury Taschereau, asking him to write.  He was so long in doing so, the letter had been destroyed.  She regretted not having written herself, because she thought it was from her brother, Drummond.  They never heard from him.

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WILLIAM ROSS (Chart R-2 & biography)

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Family Chart No. R-2

     2nd Generation                                   ROSS Family

WILLIAM ROSS

son of J. WILLIAM and SARAH (BLOW) ROSS
was born 14 April 1795 at Montreal, Quebec
died 22 July 1858 at Toronto, Ontario

Resided at Quebec City, Montreal (?) and Toronto

Occupation: Deputy Clerk Assistant of the Legislative Assembly of Canada

He married HARRIOTT THOMPSON. 

she was born 11 January 1804 at Quebec City
and died 1895 at Ottawa, Ontario, at age of 91.
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Children of WILLIAM and HARRIOTT (THOMPSON) ROSS:

HARRIOTT, born 16 Mar 1827 at Quebec
     Married GEORGE HENRY LANE, Deputy-Registrar of the Province of Canada.
     children: AMY and FLORENCE
     died 10 Mar 1904

EMMA MARENA AMELIA, Baptized 17 Oct 1830 at Quebec
     died 8 Jul 1831

WILLIAM BLOW, born 10 May 1832 at Quebec
     Married JANET LUGO FRASER 15 Nov 1855 at Quebec
     children:  FREDERICK JOSEPH, baptized 1 Jan 1860
                    FRANCES HARRIOTT, baptized 11 mar 1861
                    CLARA, baptized 11 Jul 1863

CHRISTINA ISABELLA ELISABETH, born 16 Feb 1834 at Quebec
     died 5 Jun 1860 at Quebec

OCTAVIUS, baptized 12 Oct 1836
     died 5 Jun 1860 at Quebec

ALLAN NAPIER, born 16 Aug 1841 at Quebec
     died 1 Apr 1883

DAVID HENRY, born 12 Oct 1846 at Montreal
     died at Quebec

This record was compiled by Henry Ross Wiggs of Westmount, Que. 22 September 1971
Sources of data: Old letters loaned by Miss Hellen Ross, Loretteville, Que., and records at Civil Archives, Quebec City.
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WILLIAM ROSS  (1795-1858)

     William Ross, son of J. William Ross and Sarah Blow, was born at Montreal, Province of Lower Canada, on the 14th April, 1795.  He was Deputy Clerk Assistant to the Legislative Assembly of Canada.  He married Harriott Thompson who was born at Quebec City on the 11th January, 1804, and they had seven children - Harriott, Ema Marena Amelia, William Blow, Christina Isabella Elisabeth, Octavius, Allen Napier and David Henry.

     The eldest daughter, Harriott, was born on the 16th March, 1827, at Quebec, and she married George Henry Lane, Deputy-Registrar of the Province of Canada.  They had two daughters, Amy and Florence.  Florence married a Mr. Pope (?) and they raised a family but we have no knowledge of them, except that they resided at Ottawa, Ontario.  In five letters, written between 1924 and 1926 by Florence to her cousin, Ella Ross at Loretteville, Quebec, she gave a great deal of information about her grandparents, J. William and Sarah Ross, and her mother's family which has been very helpful in writing about this branch of the Ross family.  She also revealed that the motto on the Ross crest was "Fide et Fiducia" (Faithful and True).

     William Blow Ross, their son, was born on the 10th may, 1832, at Quebec, and he married Janet Lugo Fraser on the 15th November, 1855, at Quebec.  They had three children: Frederick Joseph (b. 1860), Francis Harriott (b. 1861), and Clara (b. 1863).  In a letter, written by Florence and dated 15th November, 1924, she wrote "Aunt Lugo is ninety-three you know, but quite bright yet and loves to see company, looks remarkably well too."

     Of the other five children of William and Harriott (Thompson) Ross, we only know the dates of their birth and death, and this information is shown on Family Chart No. R-2.

     William Ross died on the 22nd July, 1858, at Toronto, Ontario, and his wife, Harriott, died in 1895 at Ottawa, Ontario, at the venerable age of 91.  We have no further knowledge of this branch of the Ross family.

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DAVID ALEXANDER ROSS

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As interesting as the work of Mr. Henry Ross Wiggs is for what it contains, it is also interesting for what it does not contain.  He has no information on a possible fourth son of J. William Ross, David Alexander, who, according to a Drouin Collection record of his burial, having been "Chief Clerk Inspector Generals Department Quebec - died in Quebec on twentieth day of July A.D. One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty One - aged 52 years and was buried in Mount Hermon Cemetery on the twenty-second day of the same month and year." (that would place his birth in 1809.) According to the information I have at this time, he may have had 10 children, representing a fairly large branch of the Ross family.  A quick check of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography does not list anyone in the first three generations of this account.
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Update, 26 April 2011: I received an email this morning from a descendant of David Alexander, and with the information she provided found in the Drouin collection a record of the marriage which includes the signature of Sarah Ross, mother, as one of the witnesses.  I am now confident to include this branch in the tree.  Here is part of the email:

I am a descendent of David Alexander Ross and Caroline Elizabeth Blaiklock.  David Alexander was a sibling to:  Clarissa, Drummond, Eliza, Eleanore, William, Samuel and Clarke.  I see you are working diligently on the family tree.
David A. Ross and Caroline Blaiklock had 9 children (I am am offspring of one of those, named David George Bartlett Ross.  The connection is on my maternal grandmother's side.
David George Bartlett Ross married my great grandmother Blanche Louise Hastings.  I have a few pictures as well.

I have a copy of Ross Wiggs extensive family tree sent to me upon my request in the mid-70s.
My mother, Anne Eastwood (Goldie) Land - granddaughter of David & Blanche is still living, and in good health at the age of 97 (this May 20th).
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Some names are spelled differently from what appears in some of our online information: for example, Mr. Wiggs spells "Sheila" as "Shelagh".

Having spent most of my life in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, I was not familiar with the suffix, "Q.C."  as used in connection with Francis Ward Primrose.  I am told that "Q.C. here usually means Queen's Council, as in a lawyer. It also seems that they sometimes used "Esquire" which someone told me was probably someone in the legal business also."  Thanks, Wendy.

"QC means Queens Counsel which is an honour still bestowed on lawyers who are recognized by their piers as having contributed significantly to the practice of law. Esquire is what any lawyer was called - interestingly also women lawyers."  Thanks, Sue.

The name of the Judge who handled the probate of the will of J.William Ross caught my attention.
Oliver Perrault was married to Marie-Louise Taschereau, my 2nd great grand aunt, daughter of Glabriel-Elzear Taschereau, my 3rd great grandfather.  Here is a link to the Dictionary of Canadian Biography on Oliver Perrault:  http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=3067&interval=25&&PHPSESSID=9lb450q5c6tcmn0vitn1nt4eo5

The Feb. 23, 2011 post on THE ROSS FAMILY includes mention in one paragraph of a Ross Family Tree at the end of the book; however, that tree will not be published in this blog because (1) the format does not lend itself to this blog; (2) any other pertinent information contained therein will already have been included in the Family Charts; and (3) those particularly interested will already have that information available to them at Ancestry.com.

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David Alexander Ross
born 1806 Quebec City
died 20 Jul 1861 Quebec City
buried 22 Jul 1861 Mount Hermon Cemetery from Quebec Wesleyan Methodist Church
was Chief Clerk Inspector General's Department Quebec

     Drouin collection: Quebec Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral>1837>50:  marriage of David Alexander Ross to Caroline Elizabeth Blaiklock 2 Nov 1837; one of the witnesses was Sarah Ross, Mother, and another was Clarke Ross, Brother.  He was born in 1800 according to another source.
The marriage record states that he was "Clerk in the office of the inspector General of Public Provincial Accounts."

     married Caroline Elizabeth Blaiklock 2 Nov 1837 Quebec City
          birth 1815 London, England
          baptism 16 Jan 1816 St. George Hanover Square, London, England
          died 15 Jan 1895 Ottawa, Ontario of a stroke
               eldest daughter of George Musgrave Blaiklock born 9 Aug 1792 Hanover Square,
                    London, England;  d. 28 Dec 1828.  He was King's Architect.
               and Caroline Ceclia Price

     children:

          Adah Ross
               married Robert W. Baxter
          Bertha C. Ross
               born 1847 Quebec City, Quebec
               married Peter Lesoeur
          Emmaline Ross
               born Sep 1853 (?) Quebec City
               married Captain Alexander McDougall 19 Jun 1877 York, Ontario
                    born 16 Mar 1845 Kildalton, Argyll, Scotland
                    died 23 May 1923 St. Louis, Minnesota
               children:
                    Alexander Miller McDougall
                         born 10 Sep 1884 Duluth, Minnesota
                         married Kathryn B. (     )
                              born about 1887 in Pennsylvania
                         children:
                              Grant McDougall born about 1911 in Minnesota
                              Kathryn B McDougall born about 1913 in Minnesota
                              A. Miller McDougall born about 1917 in Minnesota
                         died 14 Aug 1951 San Francisco, California
                    Emmaline McDougall
                         born about 1893 in Minnesota
                         died in her teens
               died 14 Jan 1908 St. Louis, Minnesota
          Herbert Claude Ross
               born 1855 Quebec City
               married Helen Hodgson
                    born Aug 1859 in Canada
                    died 1936 Winnipeg, Manitoba
               children:
                    Douglas Hodgson Ross
                         born 1887 Ancaster, Ontario; died 1957
                         married Phyllis Dorothy MacEwen Aug 1914
                              born 10 Aug 1894 St. Andrews East, Quebec
                              died 14 Nov 1957 Winnipeg, Manitoba
                         children:
                              Helen Blaiklock Ross born 1917 Winnipeg; died 1972 Toronto
                              Margery Ross born 1920 Winnipeg; died 1982 Toronto
                              Barbara Phyllis Ross born 25 Jun 1922 Winnipeg; died 8 Dec 1999 Ottawa
                         died 1957
                         Presbyterian minister with parishes in Ancaster, Ontario. Erie, Pennsylvania.
                              Retired to St Andrews East, Quebec.
               died 1920 Winnipeg, Manitoba
               buried in Toronto, Ontario
          Muriel Ross
               died 1898
          Russell Ross
               born in Quebec City
               died in infancy
          David George Bartlett Ross
               born 11 Oct 1842 Kingston, Ontario
               married Blanche Louise Hastings 6 Apr 1881
                    born 1857 Toronto, Ontario
                    died 1925 Toronto, Ontario
               children:
                    Kenneth George Ross born 1884
                    Jessie Marguerite Ross born 1888
                    Marjorie Stuart Ross born 1897
                         married Albert Edward Gould
                              born 1897 died 1957
               died  25 Dec 1921 Toronto
          Caroline M. Ross
               born 1844
               married Arthur Flindt
               died 1898
          Frederick Blaiklock Ross
               born 1850
               married  Ellen McIntyre  details not known
               married Ella Metcalf
                    died 1913
               children: 
                    Cecil Metcalf Ross b. 1875 d. 1902 in South America
                         Was a Doctor. Died of a Tropical disease. Not married
                    Mary Blaiklock Ross b. 1879 d. 1956 Hackensack, N.J.
                         Registered Nurse in Hackensack Hospital
                    Russel Ross b. 1882 Winnipeg, Manitoba d. 1945 Oneida, New York
                    Bertha Jessie Ross b. 1884 Winnipeg, Manitoba d. 1969 Chevy Chase, Maryland
                    Frederick Blaiklock Ross b. 1894 Hackensack, New Jersey
               died 1923 Hackensack, New Jersey
               Resided in Winnipeg, but moved to Hackensack, N.J. where a street was named
                    after him.  A realestate builder, donated a Fairmont Park in Haversack.
                    Reported to have had 9 children
          William Octavius Ross
               born 3 Mar 1853 (?) Quebec City d. 2 Dec 1920 South Nyack, New York
               married Adelaide Eliza Hillard 3 Jan 1883
                    born  Peterborough, Ontario
                    died 1936 Nyack, New York
               children:
                    George Harold Ross
                         born 8 Dec 1883 Montclair, New Jersey
                         died 4 Jan 1978 Nyack, New York
                    Caroline Blaiklock Ross
                         born 18 Feb 1885 Montclair, New Jersey
                         died 22 Jan 1964 Guelph, Ontario
                         buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Nyack, New Jersey
                         Spinster
                    Isabel Hillard Ross
                         born 17 Apr 1888 Staton Island, New York
                         died Aug 1897 Stoney Lake, Ontario
                    Adelaide Helen Ross
                         born 4 May 1895 Staton Island, New York
                         married Chamberlain, details unknown
                         married Wilfred Seymour Smith 29 June 1922
                              born 27 Sep 1893 Bermuda
                              died Mar 1998 Sarasota, Florida
                         died Hyack, New York

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J. WILLIAM ROSS biography & will

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J. WILLIAM ROSS  (17   -1824?)

     J. William Ross might be considered the "Founder" of his branch of the Ross family that emigrated from Scotland in the latter part of the eighteenth century to settle in Quebec after the conquest.  The date and place of his birth are unknown, but it has been said that "he came from the Highlands of Scotland and spoke Gaelic."  At first he resided in the Town of Kingston in the Province of Upper Canada and owned "twelve hundred acres of land in the Township of Pickering" in that Province.

     Later he resided in the City of Quebec where he was Deputy Assistant Commissary General to the forces of his Majesty King George III (1760-1820) stationed at Quebec.  "He appeared at a ball in Quebec in Highland costume, and fell in love with the lady to whom (another man) was engaged."  She was Sarah Blow, "a very handsome woman", said to be the daughter of Admiral Blow but we have no knowledge of when or where she was born.

     Either William Ross or Sarah Blow was related to Neil Primrose, third Earl of Rosebery, Dalmeny Castle, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, whose second son, the Honourable Francis Ward Primrose, Q. C. (1785-1860), their "nephew", resided in the City of Quebec and died there.  He and his two sons and his daughter are all buried in Mount Hermon cemetery, Sillery, Quebec.

     William Ross and Sarah Blow were married on the 25th March 1794 at St. Andrew's Church, Ste. Anne Street, Quebec City, "The oldest Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Canada."  They had six children, three sons, William, Samuel Blow, and Drummond, and three daughters, Eliza, Eleanore and Clarisse Catherine.  We have no further knowledge of the three daughters; the dates of their birth, whether they ever married, or when they died.  Of the three sons, however, we have considerable information.

     Their son William, born the 14th April, 1795, was Deputy Clerk Assistant of the Legislative Assembly of Canada.  He married Harriott Thompson (b. 11th January, 1804) of Quebec, and by her had seven children.  He died the 22nd July, 1858 at Toronto, Ontario.  Samuel Blow Ross in 1820 was an ensign in His Majesty's Seventy Sixth Regiment of Foot at Quebec.  There is no record of his birth or death.

     Drummond Ross, their third son, born at Quebec, was baptized at St. Andrew's Church.  He married Maria Jame Beamish, daughter of William and Marguretta Beamish, in 1835 and they had ten children.  their names and other items about him and his family are contained in the separate biography of Drummond Ross.

     The last will and testament of J. William Ross was signed by him in the presence of witnesses on the 6th of October, 1820, and it was probated on the 23rd of January, 1824, after his death, the exact date of which is not known.  He was survived by his widow and all his children.  A true copy of this legal document and the probate thereof follows:

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                                               The 23 January 1824

                                                          LAST

                                               WILL & TESTAMENT

                                                      of the late

                                                   WILLIAM ROSS

                                                              &

                                                   Probate thereof

                       ________________________________________

                        Miss Clarissa Ross


                        59.47.96                                                7.6

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                    In the name of God, amen, J. William Ross, Esquire,
of the City of Quebec in the Province of Lower Canada, Deputy
Assistant Commissary General to the forces, being sick and weak in body,
but of sound mind, memory and understanding (praised be God for it) and
considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time
thereof; and to the end I may be the better prepared to leave this
world, whenever it shall please god to call me hence, do therefore make
and declare this my last will and testament in manner following (that
is to say) first and principally I commend my soul into the hands of
Almighty God, my creator hoping for free pardon and remission of all
my sins, and to enjoy everlasting happiness in his heavenly kingdom,
through the sole merit of Jesus Christ my Saviour; My body I commit to
the earth at the discretion of my Executors hereinafter named And as
to My Real and personal Estate i give and bequeath the same unto my
loving wife Sarah Blow Ross, particularly my house Lot of land situated
in the Town of Kingston in the Province of Upper Canada and twelve
hundred acres of land in the township of Pickering in the Province last
aforesaid, or elsewhere, and all and every the Estate real, personal
that I may be possessed of  at the time of my demise, for and during her
life, provided that she does not remarry provided always never the less
that in case of her death or remarrying their and in that case the said
real personal estate which I shall die possessed of I give and bequeath
unto my daughters, Eliza, Eleanore, Clarissa Catherine their heirs and
assigns; and in case any of my daughters shall die during the natural
life of my said wife or afterwards, then i give the share and part of
the said Real personal estate of such of them as shall so first die as
aforesaid unto the survivor or survivors of them and to their heirs &
                                                                                              assigns
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assigns the said real estate being particularly exemplified in two
certain deeds, at present in the possession of Samuel Blow Ross ensign
in his Majesty's Seventy Sixth Regiment of Footes and for the due
execution of these presents I do hereby name and appoint the said
Samuel Blow Ross as the executor of this my last will and testament
jointly with Sarah Blow Ross my wife and my son William Ross.

                    In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at
Quebec this sixth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and twenty.

Signed, sealed published and       )
declared by the above named      )
Testator in the presence of us      )           signed Wil. Ross
who have at his request, sub-      )
scribed our names as witnesses,  )
hereunto -

signed  Henry Blakston
            Robert Raby Burrage priest
            J. Edouard Muckle

                    The above named William Ross the Testator doth make this
present codicil; that in case of the death of all my daughters without
lawful issue then it is my intent that the above described real estate
should revert to and be vested in such of my sons as shall be living
at the demise of the survivor of my said daughters to be equally
divided share and share alike.
                                                                         Quebec 6th Oct. 1820

Signed in the presence of us

signed  H. Blackstone
            R. R. Burrage Priest
            Edward Muckle

                    BE it remembered that on the twenty third day of January in
                                                                                                       the
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the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty four before
ME the Honourable Oliver Perrault one of the Justices of his Majesty's
Court of the King's Bench for the District of Quebec personally came and
appeared Henry Blakstone, Coroner for district of Quebec residing in
the City of Quebec, Robert Raby Burrage of the said City of Quebec
priest the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will and
testament and codicil thereto of William Ross Esquire late of the City
of Quebec, Deputy Assistant Commissary General to the forces, deceased
who being duly sworn did severally and respectively depose and say that
they were present and did see the said William Ross sign, seal publish
and declare the said foregoing will and Testament as and for his last
will and Testament and also sign seal publish and declare the said
codicil as and for his codicil thereto, in the presence of Edward Muckle
the said deponents who did all severally and respectively subscribe
their names to the said Will and Testament and Codicil thereto as
witnesses of such the execution thereof in the presence of the said
Testator and of each other.

The said Henry Blakstone          )                   (signed)
Robert Raby Burrage severally   )                              H. Blakstone
sworn before me at Quebec the  )                  Robert Raby Burrage
day and year first above written  )

(signed) Ol. Perrault
              L.B.R.

Province of Canada)
District  of  Quebec)

                    We, Edward Burroughs & Louis Fiset, Esquires, joint
Prothonotory of Her Majesty's Superior Court for Lower Canada do hereby
certify to all to whom it doth, shall or may concern, that this page
and the preceding page contain a true copy of the last Will and
Testament of the late William Ross in his life time of Quebec, Deputy
                                                                                            Assistant
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Assistant Commissary General to the forces and of the Probate of the
said Will:- and we do hereby further certify the said Will and Probate
have been duly proved and enregistered in the said Superior Court, now
remains of record according to law.

                    In Faith and Testimony Whereof we have set and
subscribed our Joint - Signature of Office, and affixed the Seal of
the said Superior Court, at Quebec, this twenty third day of October
one thousand eight hundred and fifty.

                                                          (sgd.) Burroughs & Fiset

                                                                              P.S.C.

                    (SEAL)

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     Mr. Wiggs included photocopies of the hand-written memorials of H. Blackstone, R. R. Burrage Priest and Edward Muckle.  I have not included them here, as they are very difficult to read, and do not appear to add much to the above. --CousinSam

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J. WILLIAM ROSS (Chart R-1 & exhibit)

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Family Chart No. R-1

     First generation                                               ROSS Family

J. WILLIAM ROSS

was born in the Highlands of Scotland.
died January 1824 at the City of Quebec, Lower Canada
Resided at Town of Kingston in the Province of Upper Canada,
moved to Quebec City.

Occupation: Deputy Assistant Commisary General to the forces of His majesty King George III (1760-1820) stationed at Quebec.

He signed his Last Will and Testament 6 October 1820 at Quebec, and it was probated 23 january 1824 after his death.

He married SARAH BLOW
on 25 March 1794 at St. Andrews Church, Quebec City.
she was daughter of Admiral (?) Blow
she died 18 August 1848 at Quebec City.

He, or his wife, was related to NEIL PRIMROSE, 3rd Earl of Rosebery, Scotland, who died 25 March 1814, and whose second son, the Honourable FRANCIS WARD PRIMROSE, Q.C., (1785-1860), resided in Quebec City with his two sons, FRANCIS NEIL (1832-1861), GEORGE RAMSAY (1834-1863?), and his daughter, LOUISA MAY (1836-1859), all buried in Mount Hermon Cemetery.

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Children of WILLIAM and SARAH (BLOW) ROSS

WILLIAM, born 14 April 1795 at Mountreal, Quebec
     Deputy Clerk Assistant to the Legislative Assembly of Canada
     Married HARRIOTT THOMPSON
     He had 7 children.   See Family Chart No. R-2
     Died 22 July 1857 at Toronto, Ontario

SAMUEL BLOW

     In 1820 was Ensign in His Majesty's Seventy Sixth Regiment of Foot, Quebec.

DRUMMOND was Baptized 29 March 1816 at St. Andrew's Church, Quebec.

     24 December 1835 he married MARIA JANE BEAMISH, daughter of WILLIAM

     and MARGURETTA BEAMISH who came from Ireland.

     He had 10 (9) children.     See Family Chart No. R-3

     He died in 1856? at Lake Beauport, Q Ubec.?

ELIZA

ELEANORE

CLARISSA CATHERINE

This record was compiled by Henry Ross Wiggs of Westmount, Que. 11 September 1971

Sources of data:  Last Will and Testament of J. William Ross, and old family records from his great-great-granddaughter, Miss Hellen Ross.  Verified by Records at Civil Archives at Quebec City.

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     [The following is a trascript of a newspaper notice from 14 November 1863]

   The death occured in Mont-

real of the deputy assistant

commissary general George

Ramsay Primrose at the age of

29.  The late Mr. Primrose was

the son of Hon Francis Ward

Primrose of Quebec City.

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JACK COOPER (Chart R-41)

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Family Chart No. R-41                                   Parents - Chart No. R-29

     6th Generation                                                   Ross Family

JACK COOPER
son of SAMUEL and MARIAN (HOWARD) COOPER
was born 8 June 1944 at Oldham, Lancashire, England
Occupation: Mathematics Teacher
Graduated from Leeds University, B. S. in Math 1965.
Cert. Ed. from Birmingham 1966.
Taught Math in Moshi, Tanzania, East Africa, 1966-1971,
     where he became engaged to Helen Sutcliffe, of Kingston, Ontario.
After their marriage he returned to London, England.

He married HELEN CECILIA SUTCLIFFE
on 4 September 1971 at University Memorial Chapel, Kingston, Ontario
daughter of WILLIAM JAMES and ETHEL MARGARET ANNE (FITZGERALD) SUTCLIFFE
she was born 13 November 1946 at Glenhuntly, Melbourne, Australia.
She graduated from Queens University, Kingston, with B. S. in Chemestry 1968.  Worked for Proctor and Gamble in Hamilton, Ont., for a year.  Left them to go to East Africa to teach at Machame Girls Sec. School at Moshi, Tanzania 1969-1971.  After her marriage, she accompanied her husband to England to do post-graduate work at the London School of Economics.

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(No children are listed for JACK and HELEN (SUTCLIFFE) COOPER)


This record was compiled by Henry Ross Wiggs, Westmount, Quebec
10 July 1971  Sources of data: Mrs. W. J. Sutcliffe, Kingston, Ontario, and Miss Helen Ross, Loretteville, Quebec, Godmother of Helen Sutcliffe.  Verified by Jack Cooper at Kingston, Ontario.

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     This concludes the ROSS FAMILY RECORD, compiled by Henry Ross Wiggs in 1971, with the exception of some Family Tree Charts, which do not add any information to the Family Charts included above, are not easily transcribed into blog format, and all of the information therein being available in several Family Trees at Ancestry.com.

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CONCLUDING NOTES BY COUSIN SAM

     On Monday, February 21 of this Year (2011), I began transcribing and  posting much of the content of "ROSS FAMILY RECORD" self published by Henry Ross Wiggs in 1971.  It contains a preface, acknowledgements, and over 40 family charts, plus biographical sketches, and other information.  I have included some additional information and updates, and will try to add any new information I may receive.

     On April 22, I completed that transcription with the exception of charts R-39, R-40, and $-41, which have now (July 26) been included in this post. 

     As I understand, Mr. Wiggs made a number of copies of the Ross Family Record for the descendants of Maria Jane Beamish, and one of the copies came to me with some old family albums and scrap books.   He wrote out his charts by hand, copied them with the technology of that time, and put them together in 8 1/2 by 11 portfolio covers.  The pages are now yellowed, and the ink beginning to fade, but it is a treasure to be shared, and not kept hidden in a storage box in a dark closet.

     Anyone having additional information, items of interest, or corrections is invited to either leave a comment or, preferably, send it to me at rfsamt@gmail.com

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JOHN DAVID HOLMES (Chart R-40)

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Family Chart No. R-40                                   Parents - Chart No. R-25
     6th Generation                                                   Ross Family
JOHN DAVID HOLMES
son of SYDNEY DAVID and DOROTHY M. (KERFOOT) HOLMES
was born 11 July 1935 at Toronto, Ontario
resided at Toronto, Ontario
Occupation:  Sales Representative, Dominion Engineering Works, Ltd., from 1961
Graduate - Ryerson Polytechnical Inst., Toronto, 1959
                  University of toronto - Business, 1965

He married JOAN (JUDY) CUNNINGHAM ROSS
on 3 October 1959 at St. Timothy's Anglican Church, Toronto
daughter of HENRY CHARLES and EDITH GRACE (CUNNINGHAM) ROSS
she was born 6 May 1937 at Toronto, Ontario
Lawrence park Collegiate Inst., and Shaws Business College, Toronto,
Private Secretary, T. Eaton Co., 1958-1962, and Salada Foods Ltd., 1962-1965

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Children of DAVED and JUDY (ROSS) HOLMES

JOHN ANDREW ROSS
     Born 29 June 1965 at Toronto, Ontario

JEFFERY DAVID ROSS
     Born 8 May 1967 at Toronto, Ontario


This record was compiled by Henry Ross Wiggs, Westmount, Quebec
15 July 1971  Sources of data: Mrs. Harry C. Ross, Toronto

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WILLIAM MITCHELL ROSS (Chart R-39)

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Family Chart No. R-39                                   Parents - Chart No. R-22

     6th Generation                                                   Ross Family

WILLIAM MITCHELL ROSS
son of WILLIAM HENRY and HARRIET E. (MITCHELL) ROSS
was born 19 May 1932 at Quebec City
resided at Montreal, Quebec, then Sudbury, Ontario
occupation; President, Cambrian General Agencies Ltd., Sudbury, Ontario

He married GWENDA DOROTHY IVA YOUNG
on 31 May 1957 at Westmont, Quebec
daughter of GORDON FRANCIS and VIOLET (CALDWELL) YOUNG
she was born 3 November 1935 at Verdun, Quebec
Her parents resided at Fort William, Ontario.
Her father was born at Pasbeiac, Quebec, and her mother was born at New Carlisle, Quebec.

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Children of WILLIAM and GWENDA (YOUNG) ROSS

STEPHANIE VIOLET
     Born 31 December at Montreal, Quebec

WILLIAM MITCHELL
     Born 11 May 1959 at Montreal, Quebec

DAVID HENRY
     Born 8 May 1961 at Sudbury, Ontario

This record was compiled by Henry Ross Wiggs, Westmount, Quebec
15 July 1971   Sources of data:  Harriet M. Ross and family

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ROBERT CAMPBELL SHROPSHIRE, JR. (Chart R-38)

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Family Chart No. R-38                                   Parents - Chart No. R-22

     6th Generation                                                   Ross Family

ROBERT CAMPBELL SHROPSHIRE, JR.
son of ROBERT CAMPBELL and AGNES MACNEIL (BROWN) SHROPSHIRE
was born 31 December 1917 at Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Resided at Toronto, Ontario
Occupation: President, Wm. Neilson Limited, Toronto
Military Service: Served in 1st Battalion of Blackwatch, Royal Highlanders of Canada, 1934-1942, and 411 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force, 1942-1945, Second World War

His father was of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., and his mother came from Dumbartonshire, Scotland

He married ELIZABETH JOAN ROSS
on 15 December 1951 at Quebec City
daughter of WILLIAM HENRY and HARRIET ELIZABETH (MITCHELL) ROSS
she was born 21 September 1928 at Quebec City

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Children of ROBERT and JOAN (ROSS) SHROPSHIRE:

ELIZABETH JOAN
     born 5 November 1952 at Toronto, Ontario

ROBERT CAMPBELL III
     born 2 July 1954 at Toronto, Ontario

LEE ANNE
     born 13 April 1956 at Toronto, Ontario

WILLIAM ROSS
     born 26 September 1957 at Highland Park, Illinois, U. S. A.

SCOTT FENIMORE
     born 12 October 1959 at Highland Park, Illinois, U. S. A.


This record was compiled by Henry Ross Wiggs, Westmount, Quebec
15 July 1971   Sources of data: Mrs. Harriet Mitchell Ross and family

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