This web page is part of A Family Reunion of Douglas J. Graham. Last update of page: 15 March 2000.
The place name index provides family-related information by geographic location. Particular emphasis is placed on providing information that would be of interest while traveling of for use in conducting new genealogical research. I have indexed: Archibald, Blair, Derome, McJerrow, Mayflower, Early Muir, Scott, and Whidden chapters. The names of individuals in bold are direct ancestors.
New South Wales: Andrew Muir, a brother of William Muir, emigrated here in the 1850s; he left a large number of Muir descendents there which are well known to us (including some who have returned to Canada).
Calgary: Andrew Muir was in Calgary, probably in the late 1800s. Cyril Muir visited Calgary in about 1913 and visited with the Frank Graham and Mae Muir family who had been living there since about 1908.
Chilliwack: Marie-Marthe De Rome (half-sister of Alexandre) and her husband Freddy Clempson (and about six children) live here.
Vancouver: Several Derome live here: Micheline Michelin, b. 1934, cousin of Huguette Marcoux; and Steve De Rome, b. 1973, cousin of France Marcoux.
Vernon: My Great-Grandmother Mae Muir lived her last years in
Vernon and died here in 1920; she is buried in the Vernon Cemetery.
Majorfield (modern name?): James Taylor, b. 1754, cousin of Robert Archibald, farmed here with his wife.
St. John: James Blair (1792-1830) drowned just below St. John and was buried there. Nathaniel Wiswell (married to a Blair) d. in 1841 in St. John. Possibly they both might have lived here with their families?
Labrador: Dr. Wilfred Grenfell is an important historical figure in Labrador, having run the Grenfell Mission for decades, bringing health care and education to the isolated communities of the coast. He was assisted in this by both Ethel Muir and Ethel Graham.
Antigonish: John Whidden, b. 1792, m. and had a family with Miss Symonds of Antigonish, where they settled.
Bedford: Agnes Gordon Muir, b. 1870, died here in 1939.
Bible Hill: David Archibald, b. 1717, lived near here. The town was named after his religious nephew, Matthew Archibald.
Birch Cove: By 1798 Asa Scott was living here (brother of Mary (Scott) Wisdom).
Brookfield: John Archibald, b. 1758, attempted to settle here as a young man but quickly moved on to Stewiacke. His wife, Mary Hamilton, (1761-1847) died here. John Hamilton, b. 1768, m. to Elizabeth Archibald, lived here most of his life. The first sermon ever preached in Brookfield was done so when John became paralyzed in an accident.
Chiganoise (presumably in NS?): John Barnhill, b. ca. 1730, whose family married into the Archibald family, was from here. As was Mehetebel Wilson, b. ca. 1760.
Cornwallis (modern name?; it was in Kings County): The Whiddens emigrated from New England to the Cornwallis Valley. John Whidden, b. 1741, and Elizabeth Longfellow settled in Cornwallis, N.S. where he was a prominent citizen of the town. He and his wife (presumably Elizabeth?) are buried in an old churchyard on "Cornwallis River Branch". Their graves were visited by Ethel Graham in 1959 at which time she noted they were in good condition.
Dartmouth: Simeon Whidden (1786-1859) lived for some time in Dartmouth and perhaps some of their family of 8 remained in this area. John Watson who married Agnes Muir was from here.
East River St. Mary's: See St. Mary's.
Greenfield: Eddy Whidden, b. 1778, married to a Tupper, raised his family here. His sister Nancy (1787-1858), m. James McCabe and settled at Greenfield and had ten children who all married and had children. Brothers Samuel, b. 1790 and James, b. 1796, also settled here before moving elsewhere but possibly some of their children remained in this area? His sister, Phoebe (1799-1842), m. Ralph Johnson of Greenfield and had three sons and two daughters.
Halifax: Samuel Archibald (1777-1846) died in Halifax and may have lived here part of his life. Ingram William Woodworth (1807-1873) also died here. He was a son of a Blair. Jean McJerrow and her husband Andrew Muir lived most of their lives here, as did most of their children, and they both died in Halifax. William Muir's family was also raised here and he and several siblings had important commerces here.
William Edmands, b. 1716, seems to have been the first of the Scott lineage (he was the husband of Hannah Scott and thus uncle of Mary Scott) to emigrate to Halifax. He was a "husbandman", when he died here sometime before 1750. Mary (Edmands) Scott (William's brother) and her husband Daniel Knowlton may well have moved to Halifax quite soon after they came to Nova Scotia in 1763. She was there in 1798 and probably died there. It would be particularly helpful to try and track them down to shed some light on the whereabouts of her daughter Mary Scott. By some time after 1798 Asa Scott was living here (brother of Mary (Scott) Wisdom) as were several of his children (John D. Scott, Mary Scott).
Harmony Mills: Samuel Whidden (1790-1862) settled at "Harmony" (very likely what is now Harmony Mills as he moved here from Greenfield just down the road) where his wife died in 1842.They had eight children who almost all married and had children.
Horton: seems to be close to Onslow? Joseph Scott, b. ca. 1741, brother of Mary (Scott) Wisdom lived here and many of his children were born here.
Kemptown: Originally, known as Salmon River, this town is just upriver from Truro. John Hingley and Janet Archibald, b. 1750, moved here. David Archibald, b. 1752, lived here at various times and built a set of mills.
Londonderry (modern name?; only Londonderry Station is on present map of Nova Scotia but this is unlikely to be the same place): Samuel Archibald, b. 1742, was an original Grantee of the Township of Londonderry as was his younger brother, Robert. Both however soon traded their farms and moved to Truro. Martha Denny, b. ca. 1770, was from here as was George Dill, b. 1776 (m. to Rachel Archibald).
Mabou: Ann Archibald (1752-1836), m. to William McKeen, died at the house of her son Samuel McKeen in Mabou. Samuel raised his family of six there. William McKeen, Samuel's brother, b. 1789, fathered 23 children and lived in Mabou. His sister, Martha Benvey and family, probably also lived in this area.
Maitland: In 1795, David Whidden sold his farm in Truro and moved with his family to nearby Maitland, N.S. Almost all of his children stayed on in that area; his daughter Abigail married into the Frieze family and had four children. A niece, married an O'Brien and raised a family here.
Middle Musquodoboit: Janet Archibald, b. 1770, m. to William Logan, was living here when he died at a young age. William Logan, b. 1773, m. to Sarah Archibald, moved here from Truro with their family of seven children.
Middle River of Pictou (modern name?): David Archibald, b. 1752, lived here and built a set of mills but left with his family in 1802.
Middle Stewiacke (modern name?): Ruth Fisher, b. 1763, daughter of Eleanor Archibald, and m. with Matthew Johnson, became in the fall of 1783 the first people to settle Middle Stewiacke (their nearest neighbors were seven miles away in Upper Stewiacke; it was she who chased the bear away!). James Archibald, b. ca. 1730, was one of the first settlers in this area and had a large family there. David Fisher, b. 1752, son of Eleanor Archibald, moved here in 1782 with a large family. John Kennedy, b. 1770, who married Ann Archibald, was from here and they raised their family here. James Archibald, b. 1775, moved here with his family in about the 1780s; he operated a grist mill here. He later took up farming in Pleasant Valley (which is presumably in same area?). Simeon Whidden (1754-1801), m. to Dorothy, daughter of Capt. William Blair, settled in Middle Stewiacke in 1782 and had eleven children here.
Musquodoboit (now called Musquodoboit Harbour I presume?): Ruth Fisher, b. 1763, daughter of Eleanor Archibald, and m. with Matthew Johnson, moved here from Middle Stewiacke in 1792 (they later moved to Pembroke). Her brother, Alexander McNutt Fisher, b. 1765, also moved to Musquodoboit and lived there the rest of his life (his wife was Janet Archibald, daughter of Robert Archibald and Hannah Blair). Robert Archibald, b. 1745, my direct ancestor, moved in 1787 to Musquodoboit (aged 42), and possibly his last child was born there. He died there in 1812. Some or most of his children probably stayed in that area: David, b. 1775, raised a family of eight in that area, Margaret Archibald and Hugh Archibald (cousins) raised a family of 8. Robert's brother John, b. 1747, also lived there with a large family. Johnson Kaulback, b. ca. 1770, m. to Elizabeth Archibald, raised a large family here. John Nelson, b. ca. 1780, m. to Alice Archibald, probably also raised his large family here. David McKeen, b. 1775 (son of Ann Archibald), was a miller in Musquodoboit and raised a family there. Eliza Scott, b. ca. 1780, was from here (she married into the Archibald family). Robert and sister Jane Higgins, b. ca. 1780-1790, similarly married into the Archibald family and were from here. Samuel Benvey, b. 1791, similarly married into the Archibald family and was from here. William Guild, b. 1785, m. Susan Archibald and had at least one son; he was from here. Sarah Whidden (1782-1871), m. John Higgins (d. 1869) of Musquodoboit in 1807. They had four sons and four daughters. Jane Whidden, b. 1798, m. in 1817 to James Reed (1797-1870) and settled at Musquodoboit and had eight sons and five daughters.
Olive Scott, niece of Mary (Scott) Wisdom and Samuel Fisher Archibald, second cousin of Elizabeth Archibald, moved here after they married in 1697 and had at least five children.
New Annan. (modern name?): Eddy Whidden, b. 1778, married to a Tupper, died here in 1858. Newport: Janet Harvey, b. ca. 1800, m. Alexander Archibald, was from Newport.
New Glasgow: When they were first married in the 1890s, and until about 1908, Mae Muir and Frank Graham lived in New Glasgow; my Grandfather Paul Graham was born here. Later, Clara M. Muir and Oscar Hendersen lived here.
Onslow (modern name?): I have a photocopy of the 22 pages Onslow chapter from Israel Longworth's History of Colchester County, Nova Scotia (circa 1886). Edited by Sandra Creighton and privately printed in Truro, 1989. It was originally a township next to Truro; was it later incorporated into Truro? For more of the early history of Onslow see chapter on Joseph Scott. He, his widow, and several of his sons were Grantees of the Township, arriving there about 1763. The son Joseph Scott in particular became a prominent member of this community. The Cuttin family (see the Mayflower lineage) were other early immigrants to Onslow.
Francis Blair, came with the original settlers to Onslow, Nova Scotia and with 47 others was granted the 50,000 acres of Onslow Township. The grant was made 21 February 1769 by Lord William Campbell, Governor of Nova Scotia. He later returned to New England. His brother William Blair first emigrated to Truro but later moved to Onslow. Many Blairs stayed on in this area including a large number of children of Thomas Lynds (married to a Blair); his daughters (or related Blair girls) married into various families such as Bill, Browning, Elliot, Herron, Knowles, McCurdy, Marsters, Pickings, Redpath, Sibley, Wiswell, and Woodworth.
Robert Archibald, b. 1745, my direct ancestor, surveyed and divided most of Onslow Township. David Archibald, b. 1772, built a house here and lived there all his life, with his six children; his wife Olivia Dickson was from Onslow (and other Dicksons lived here and married into Archibald family). Margaret McCurdy, b. ca. 1770, m. to William Taylor, son of Elizabeth Archibald, was from here. David McCurdy, b. ca. 1810, who m. Mary Archibald and had six children, was from Onslow. David McCollum, b. 1781, m. to Mary Archibald, was from North River, Onslow and raised a family of 12 here. Lucy Hoar, b. 1790, was from Onslow (she m. into the Archibald family). Mary Whidden (1785-1839), m. John Bartlett and settled on Onslow Mountain with seven children. Her brother James (1796-1870) settled first at Greenfield and later at Onslow where James died. They had four sons and five daughters.
Pembroke: Ruth Fisher, b. 1763, daughter of Eleanor Archibald, and m. with Matthew Johnson, moved here with a very large family, probably some time about 1800. Both of them died in Pembroke.
Pictou: Alexander Campbell, b. 1760, m. to Janet Archibald, lived here with his large family. William Blackie, b. ca. 1770, m. to Martha Archibald (no children) was from Green Hill, Pictou. Mary McDonald, b. ca. 1780, m. to Archibald Taylor, was from here. James McCabe moved to Pictou in 1762 from Philadelphia; his son John married Eleanor Moore and they settled at Loch Broom, Pictou with a large family. A son James of John married Nancy Whidden but moved elsewhere. Lucy McKeen, died in Pictou in 1847 (she was a widow of Thomas Taylor and married a second time into the Archibald family when she married a McKeen). Rufus Bayer and Elizabeth Jean Muir, b. 1860, lived here where he was a Bank manager.
Pugwash: Olive Blair (1805-1860), m. Charles McCurdy, had a family of four, and moved to Pugwash where she died.
Sackville: Before 1773 Asa Scott had moved here from Onslow (brother of Mary (Scott) Wisdom).
St. Andrew's River (modern name?): Ephraim Howard, married to Sarah Blair, b. 1743 moved to St. Andrew's River. He built mills there and had one son and six daughters.
St. Mary's (presumably what is now called East River St. Mary's in Pictou County?): Samuel Archibald, b. 1760 moved here with a large family. John Taylor, b. 1752 also moved here with a large family in 1802; his brother Archibald Taylor, b. 1766, similarly moved here, as did his brother William Taylor, b. 1771. James Fisher, b. 1746, son of Eleanor Archibald, moved here with a small family in about the late 1780s. William Archibald, b. 1788, raised a family here (married to Janet McDonald, probably also from the area). Hugh McDonald of St. Mary's, probably Janet's sister, m. Elizabeth Archibald and raised a family here. Mary Whidden, b. 1780, m. William Fisher (grandson of Eleanor Archibald), and moved to St. Mary's with their family. Her brother William (1784-1857) settled at St. Mary's and had five sons and five daughters.
Sherbrooke: David Archibald, b. 1758, raised a large family in the area that would later become this town. At least his son Jotham stayed in that area and raised his family.
Shubenacadie: James Moore, b. 1755, son of Martha Archibald, settled here in about the 1780s.
Smithfield (modern name?): David Whidden, b. 1796, and his wife Rebecca Pyke and family were among the first settlers of Smithfield in 1825.
Sydney, Cape Breton: Simeon Whidden (1786-1859), m. Susannah Harris (1786-1859) of Sydney, Cape Breton. They lived for some time in Cape Breton and perhaps some of their family of 8 remained in this area?
Stewiacke: John Archibald, b. 1758, led one of the first eight families to settle Stewiacke in 1784. John Pratt and Martha Archibald, b. 1760, lived here with a large family. Susan Teas, b. ca. 1770 (who married into the Moore family), was from here. See also "Middle Stewiacke". Hugh Dunlap, b. 1819, m. Eliza Archibald, was from Stewiacke. Eleanor Whidden 1783-1836), m. to Dan Bentley (d. 1865) of Stewiacke and had one son and two daughters. Simeon Whidden (1786-1859) lived for some time in Stewiacke and perhaps some of their family of 8 remained in this area. In about 1887, a young Mae Muir left Halifax to teach in the Stewiacke area; there she met and later married Frank Graham; they later lived in New Glasgow.
Tatamagouche: Olivia (1785-1872) Henderson (nee Dickson, and widow of David Archibald), died here.
Truro: David Archibald, b. 1717, and all his siblings, emigrated from Londonderry, New Hampshire to Truro in 1762. He and all his brothers, most of his sons and nephews, as well as many others who appear in these pages (Matthew Taylor and his son, John Taylor; William Fisher and his sons John, James, Samuel, and David; Samson Moore and his son James; John Savage; William McKeen; James Whidden and his son David), were original Grantees of the Township of Truro. Many individuals of all these families remained in the Truro area and there are too many details to list here; I suspect that most long-term residents of Truro will be related to me in one way or another. Robert Archibald, b. 1745, surveyed and divided most of Truro Township.
Before 1797, Joseph Scott, brother of Mary (Scott) Wisdom, moved to Truro as did several of his children. He was active in Truro affairs for many years previously.
Upper Musquodoboit: John Fisher, b. 1774, son of Eleanor Archibald, was one of the seven who first moved to Upper Musquodoboit in 1784. They had thirteen children. His siblings James, Samuel and Hannah (m. to Stewly Horton) also moved with him (James later moved elsewhere).
Upper Stewiacke: Samuel Taylor, b. 1765, son of Elizabeth Archibald, was one of the first eight families to settle Upper Stewiacke in 1784 (he shortly after moved out). Sarah Fisher, b. 1760 (daughter of Eleanor Archibald), m. with Archibald Gammell, moved here in about 1790. John Archibald, b. 1769, moved about the same time but died a bachelor in 1792. His sister, Elizabeth Logan also moved there about the same time and had a large family. John Hamilton, b. 1768, m. to Elizabeth Archibald, lived here for nine years in about the first decade of the 1800s.
Wallace: The whole family (four children) of the Rev. Daniel McCurdy, b. ca. 1800, m. to Sarah Archibald, is buried here and presumably lived here also.
Windsor: Abijah Scott, b. 1739, brother of Mary Scott, moved here from Onslow before 1769.
Ottawa: Yvette and Bill Muir, fellow genealogists, live in this area; France and I met them there in 1998.
St. Catherines: Adrienne De Rome, b. 1907, sister of Alexandre De Rome, lives here.
Beaumont: Denys Derome, b. 1626, purchased land in the seigneurie de Beaumont. The land was later sold by his widow and we do not know exactly where it was.
Beaupré: The Roullois family originally settled on the Côte de Beaupré and Jacquelline Roullois and Denys Derome were married in 1657 in the Église Sainte-Anne du Côte de Beaupré (predecessor of the present church?). See also Château-Richer and L'Ange-Gardien.
Beauport: Marie-Louise Métivier, was b. 1698 in Beauport (she was the aunt of Jean-Baptiste Derome, b. 1708). The latter lived in the paroisse Saint-Joseph of Beauport in the 1750s and 1760s (the present hôtel de ville is in part located on his land).
Cap-Santé: Jean-Baptiste Derome, b 1734, helped build the church in 1767 and most or all of his children subsequently settled at Cap-Santé (perhaps because he moved there at the end of his life?). At least three generations of Derome were established in Cap-Santé so there are few original families from this area that are not directly related. Jean Derome, b. 1759, had property on the Grande-Côte. His son, Jean-Baptiste Derome, b. 1783, had land on the Jacques-Cartier River and elsewhere, such as the parcel including lac Blanc (see details of both in Bourget, 1997). His son François-Xavier inherited his father's land and it noted that he lived on the "premier rang du Grand Brulé". The Derome of the next generation, Jean-Baptiste, b. 1818, lived in Bourg-Louis of Cap-Santé. According to oral tradition in the family, he later had a butchery across from the Church.
Some of the more important family names from this area, directly related to France, include: Gignac, Mottard, Mongrain, Frenet, Richard, Hardy, Lallier, Piché, Germain, Brière, Paris, Gingras, Leclerc, Mercure, and Proulx. It would be interesting to take a tour through the local graveyard!
Chambly: Georges Derome, brother of Jean-Baptiste Derome, b. 1734, married in Chambly in 1787 to a Catudal (daughter of Champigy and widow of Ledoux).
Charlesbourg: Amanda Lessard and Émile Demers lived in Charlesbourg (with their son) at the end of their lives with their son Émile (half-brother of Alexandre Derome), who still lives there with his wife. Huguette Derome and André Marcoux currently live there.
Château-Richer: The Roullois family (in the Derome lineage) must have settled on the Côte de Beaupré in the area of Château-Richer or L'Ange-Gardien. Jeanne Masline, mother of Jacqueline Roullois died in 1689 and was buried at C.-R. Michel Roullois, b. 1655 (brother of Jacqueline Roullois), m.Catherine Drouin and raised his family in C.-R. He was buried there in 1686. The Cantin family (also married into the Roullois family) lived here.
Deschambault: Louis-Michel Derome, brother of Jean-Baptiste Derome, b. 1783, established himself here. Other Derome also moved here although none are now found in the Portneuf phonebook.
Île d'Orléans: some early family from the Derome lineage who came from here include Jean-Baptiste Mondin (or Mondain), b. 1669 on the island, son of Antoine Mondin and Mario Paviot (he married Marie Derome, b. 1669). See also Sainte-Pétronille.
L'Acadie: Jean-Baptiste Derome, cousin of Jean Derome, b. 1759, married here to Louise Coupal (daughter of Jourdonet). Is this part of Saint-Philippe?
La Durantaye: The grandchildren and children of Alexandre De Rome remember that he took them to visit a house (châlet?) here where he stayed as a child. It was presumably of his step-father Émile Demers?
L'Ange-Gardien: Michel Roullois, the father of Jacqueline Roullois, died in 1690 and was buried at L'Ange-Gardien. Madeline Roullois, b. 1647 (sister of Jacqueline Roullois, wife of Denys Derome), m. to Nicolas Quentin and Louis Boucher, lived in this area with her children.
Longueuil: Joseph-François, brother of Jean-Baptiste Derome, b. 1734, married here in 1774 to Julie Thuot (daughter of Trudeau).
Montmagny: see Sainte-Thérèse.
Montréal: The first known ancestor to establish in Montréal was Jean-Baptiste Derome, b. 1708 (although his son from whom she is descended remained in Québec area). He moved there in about 1770 with many of his children, some of whom established lineages of Derome in the Montréal area. In 1774 he lived in the faubourg Québec and in 1781 in the faubourg Saint-Louis (where are these?). He was buried in 1790 "in the cemetery near to the Église Notre-Dame". Of his sons, Magloire-Vivien and François lived in the faubourg Saint-Louis (François was one of the first members of Montréal's Municipal Council in 1833); Michel in the faubourg Québec of Montréal.
Neuville: Denys-François Derome, b. 1675 (uncle of Jean-Baptiste Derome, b. 1708) was recorded at Neuville in 1705 (when he was 35) but there are no other records of him and it is presumed he left no descendents. Pierre Ferré obtained a concession at Neuville in 1667 and raised his family there. Other early names from Neuville include Paulin, Lanceleur, Duchiron, Dussault (wife of Michel Derome, uncle of Jean-Baptiste Derome, b. 1708), Mezères, and Viau. Jean-Baptiste Derome, b. 1734, moved to Neuville and married a Proulx (his descendents were mostly established however in the area of Cap-Santé), daughter of a Arbour. See also Pointe-aux-Trembles.
Notre-Dame-de-Portage: Suzette De Rome, cousin of Huguette De Rome, lives here with her husband, running an auberge.
Pointe-aux-Trembles (Neuville): Pierre-Charles Derome, brother of Jean-Baptiste Derome, b. 1734, died and was buried here in 1763. A sister, Marie-Louise Derome married here to Jean-Baptiste Martin. All the children of Jean-Baptiste Derome, b. 1734, and Marie-Rose Proulx were baptised in the Église Saint-François-de-Sales (as most of these children later ended up in Cap-Santé, the parents may have moved there at the end of their lives?). Does this church still exist?
Pont-Rouge: Some Derome moved here although none are now found in the Portneuf phonebook. France Marcoux and I lived here from 1990 to 1991 (at 72, route Martel).
Québec City: A great many members of France's family lived or live in Quebec. Only a few principals are mentioned here. See also separate entries for: Beaupré, Sainte-Foy, and Charlesbourg. Denys Derome had immigrated to Quebec by 1653; we have already located and photographed the location of his first residence on rue Champlain. Other very early closely related families (up to 1760) who died in Quebec (and could be found in cemeteries?) include some Roullois, Quentin, Mondin, Bernier, Ferré, Métivier, Amyot (Amiot), Loisy dit Desrochers, Jeanne, Hunault, Fillau (Filteau). All early marriages and baptisms (and many for more recent generations) took place at the Église Notre-Dame. Many other family members lived in Québec or were married to other families from this area. Hortiste Derome later had a very successful hotel/restuarant on Union Street, near to the now gone Finlay Market (we photographed in late 1997 location of his famed restaurant, and his residence on rue Saint-Louis). Charles De Rome, b. 1868, also had a hotel in the Basse-Ville; at 61, rue Sault-au-Matelot (we have photos of it).
Cimetière Saint-Charles: Buried here are: Marie-Luciana Derome in 1933 (sister of Charles Derome), Marie-Virginie Derome in 1945 (also sister of Charles).
Quartier Limoilou: Amanda Lessard and Émile Demers settled in this area in about 1910 and thereafter much of the life of Alexandre De Rome, his brothers and sisters, and his descendents were concentrated in this area (see main text for details), often centred on the Église Saint-Esprit.
Quartier Saint-Jean-Baptiste (where is this?): In the 1800's, quite a few Derome were married in or had baptisms in the Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste. Charles Derome first lived in this quartier when he moved to Quebec (at time of his marriage in 1902).
Quartier Notre-Dame-de-Foy (paroisse of Québec; where is this?): Suzanne Derome, b. 1735 (sister of Jean-Baptiste Derome, b. 1734) married a Samson and probably lived in this paroisse. Later generations of Deromes also lived here: Jean-Noël Derome lived here (he was a brother of Charles Derome, b. 1868); he lived at 131, rue Saint-Olivier.
Quartier Saint-Roch: Charles Derome, b. 1868, m. Amanda Lessard in the Église Saint-Roch.
Repentigny: Georges Derome, brother of Jean-Baptiste Derome, b. 1734, married in Repentigny in 1767 to a Lacombe (daughter of Veine). He later lived in Chambly.
Rivière-des-Prairies: a Michel Derome was established here in 1732 (probably the uncle of Jean-Baptiste Derome, b. 1708).
Saint-Augustin: Jean-Baptiste Martin, b. 1722 here, was the uncle of Jean Derome, b. 1759.
Saint-François-de-Sales (comté de Portneuf): Jean-Baptiste Derome, b. 1734, was a mason in this area. Is this part of Neuville?
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse: Amanda Lessard (wife of Charles Derome) and her second husband Émile Demers lived here for several years in about 1909-1910 (we have photos of the house taken in 1997 by Huguette De Rome). She was from this area.
Saint-Philippe: Joseph-François, brother of Jean-Baptiste Derome, b. 1734, lived here (in the present paroisse of Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur). He was buried here (at Saint-Philippe-de-Laprairie) in 1791. His son, ancestor of all Derome of the rive sud of Montréal, was also buried at the Église of Sainte-Jacques-le-Mineur in 1842.
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue: Hattie Bayer (daughter of Elizabeth Jane Muir) lived here up until about 1960.
Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton: Sylvie Girard, a Derome, cousin of France Marcoux, lives here with her two children.
Sainte-Foy: Buried at the Cimetière Belmont are: Hortiste Derome in 1910 (brother of Charles Derome, b. 1868) and Charles Derome in 1908.
Sainte-Pétronille: Arthur Derome (cousin of Alexandre De Rome) raised his large family here and thus founded the "Derome du bout de l'isle". We located his gravestone at the cemetery of S.-P.
Sainte-Thérèse-de-Montmagny (paroisse or village?): Jean-Baptiste
Derome, b. 1734, worked on the construction
of the church in 1767.
Regina: Jean Gordon Bayer, b. 1884, daughter of Elizabeth Jean Muir, was a professor of English at the University of Saskatchewan.
Batiscan: Marie Pot, b. ca. 1680 (mother of Suzanne Jeanne and grandmother of Jean-Baptiste Derome, b. 1734) was from here. Her mother's maiden name was Nepveu (or Neveu).
Cosne-sur-Loire, Nivernais: Denys Derome, b. 1626, was from the commune of Myennes, near to the town of Cosne in the province of Nivernais. At the time of Jean, this was a town famous for its pottery and tiles.
Fontenay le Comte, Poitou: Jacquer Bernier, b. 1661 in Fontenay, emigrated to Québec and married Élisabeth Derome. He was the uncle of direct ancestor Jean-Baptiste Derome, b. 1708.
Saint-Côme-de-Vair, Maine: Jacqueline Roullois, b. 1643, who married Denys Derome, was from Saint-Côme-de-Vair, Mamers, Le Mans, Maine.The Roullois family had moved there from Saint-Pierre sometime between 1623 and 1630. They emigrated to Québec in 1650. Michel Roullois's wife Jeanne Masline was also from here.
Saint-Pierre, Des Ormes, Maine: The Roullois family originated from this town. Marin Roullois, b. ca. 1595, from the Derome lineage, is the first we know of. His wives Perrine Boulay and Marie Vaultier were also from here. Marin's son Michel Roullois moved to Saint-Côme in the 1620s.
Saint-Pierre-le-Fort, Normandie: Pierre Ferré, b. ca. 1640, from the Derome lineage, originated from here and emigrated to Québec in about the 1660s.
Sainte-Sever de Rouen, Normandie: Robert Jeanne, b. ca. 1640, originated from here. He married in 1665 in Québec into the Derome lineage.
Saint-Vivien de Rouen, Normandie: Marie Lasnon, b. 1647 (mother of Marie-Anne Ferré and in the Derome lineage) was a fille du Roy and originated from this town. She arrived in Québec in 1667.
Amsterdam: The Mayflower pilgrims fled to Amsterdam in 1608 and remained here about one year.
Leyden: The Mayflower pilgrims lived here
from about 1609 until they left on the Mayflower in 1620. Degory
Priest was a hatter here and became a citizen in 1615. His daughter
Mary Priest was born here.
Londonderry: David Archibald, b. 1717, and all his siblings, emigrated from Londonderry to New Hampshire. Elizabeth Elliott, b. 1720, David's wife, was also from here as are others mentioned with the Archibalds such as the Taylors, William Fisher, b. 1716 in Londonderry, probably Samson Moore, b. 1730. Robert Blair, supposedly my ancestor, helped defend Londonderry against the English in the long siege of 1688 and 1689. His name is apparently on a plaque erected in 1825 to the memory of those who defended Londonderry. It would be interesting to determine if this plaque still exists.
Ulster: see Blair chapter for more information
on the "Ulster Scots", which included the Blairs. James Blair
was married in 1660 Agh, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland to Rachel Boyd,
born in Scotland, died May 10 1700 in Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland.
James died March 10 1705/06 in Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland. Robert
Blair, b. 1683 was also born in Aghadowey.
Oscar Hendersen, who married Clara Maude Muir, was from Norway.
Corningshire: Rose Davis, perhaps the mother of Sarah Allerton, was b. ca. 1559, St. Peters, Corningshire.
Cornwall: Emma Nance, who married Andrew Muir in Australia, was from here.
Devonshire: Degory Priest may have been in Hartland Co., Devonshire in about 1582.
Ipswich: One version of family records mentions a Whidden who came with his bride from Ipswich, England to Connecticut in 1632.
London: Both Degory Priest and his wife Sarah Allerton are stated as "of London" in their Dutch marriage record. Henry Allerton, was perhaps b. 1555, St. Dionis, Backchurch, London, England. Phineas Pratt was probably of London.
Newbury: Mary Norris, wife of Isaac Allerton, was from here.
Nottingham: The core of the Mayflower pilgrims came from the area of N. Nottingham near the Lincolnshire border (Scrooby was one place of origin).
Plymouth: The Mayflower pilgrims set sail out of Plymouth in 1620.
Portsmouth: Ichabod Whidden, b. 1642, left Portsmouth, England and emigrated to Connecticut (or to Newport, New Hampshire?) in 1662.
Suffolk: Bartholomew Allerton, b. ca. 1612 prob. married in Rumbough and died in Bramfield.
All entries grouped under Ireland.
Ayrshire: The McJerrow family originated in the Parish of Barr in this county; all our known direct ancestors however can only be traced to neighboring Kircudbright county. A famous incident in Ayr when one of the forebears of the family committed treason. Our direct ancestor, Dr. George McJerrow also lived in Ayr. The family owned two large farms, Arnsheen and Alton Albany, somewhere in the County. Agnes Gordon came from the parish of Colmonell (or perhaps from Girvan).
James Blair was born ca. 1644-1650 in Ayrshire, Scotland; he emigrated to Ulster area of Ireland. James Blair's father was David Blair, born 1618 in Ayrshire, Scotland (wife unknown).
Dumfriesshire: the correspondent David McJerrow (1920s) lived in Lockerbie in this county.
Grampian: The Hendersens (and Clara Maude Muir) lived here.
Kirkcudbrightshire: See a helpful map of the parishes of Kircudbrightshire. Several generations of the McJerrow family lived in Minigaff Parish (the farm of Glentrool, and the town of Minigaff). William Muir, b. ca. 1840, came from Kirkmabreck Parish (Creetown and Craignook). William probably married in the Parish of Anwoth and certainly had one child there (Laughintyre). Andrew Muir and Jean McJerrow sailed to Nova Scotia from Newton Stewart.
Perth: The Blair family originated in the Blair Atholl area near Perth before moving to Ireland.
Wigtownshire: Some members of the McJerrow family lived in Wigtown, in the parish of the same name. David McJerrow (b. 1796) in particular was a prominent man in this town. James Milroy in the same lineage came from Ochiltree, Penninghame.
Hartford: Peter Pratt, b. ca. 1680, a cousin of Mary Pratt, raised a large family here.
Killingly: John Dresser, b. 1739/1740, was baptized here; he was the husband of Sarah, sister of Lieut. Joseph Scott.
Lyme: Peter Pratt, b. ca. 1647, a brother of Joseph Pratt, married here and raised a family.
New Haven: Isaac Allerton, b. ca. 1586, moved here from Plymouth and died here.
Pomfret: Mehetabel Trusdale, wife of Benjamin Edmunds and sister-in-law of Mary Edmunds, was born here..
Thompson: Ebenezer Scott, b. 1719, brother of Lieut. Joseph Scott, married here in 1741 to Mary Shapley (who was baptized in Killingly).
Woodstock: John Scott received land grants here in 1695 but he seems never to have moved here. His son Samuel Scott, b. 1708/1709 lived briefly here, perhaps on his father's land? Joseph Edmunds married here in 1746 (but did not live here). His daughter Hannah, b. 1709, similarly married here in 1731 but lived in Dudley, MA.
Athol: Samuel, brother of Lieut. Joseph Scott, lived here for some time.
Blandford: Isaac Blair, b. about 1741, a cousin of Hannah Blair, is buried here.
Boston: Jane Archibald, b. 1816, moved to Boston after she was widowed by Edward Patten (she had one daughter). She m. there a Mr. Foster and was widowed again. Ocar Hendersen (married to Clara Maude Muir) was involved in a major ship wreck near Boston; it would be interesting to get more information on this.
Hannah Duncan, b. 1651, wife of John Scott, was from Boston and could perhaps be tracked further? Same situation for Hannah Prior, b. 1687, wife of Joseph Scott (the latter also apparently lived here briefly in 1723/1724).
In the Mayflower lineage, Joshua Pratt, b. 1686, brother of Mary Pratt, was a blacksmith here and had at least one son in Boston. Sarah (Pratt) Webb, b. 1694, cousin of Mary Pratt, had a child here. Her brother Benjamin, b. 1711, also had a family here; he was a lawyer and Chief Justice of the Colony of New York.
Brookfield: Mary (Edmands) Scott moved here briefly after her husband's death in 1760; her son Abijah had moved here to marry in 1761 to Dorothy Olmstead fronm this town.
Brookline: presumably very close to Roxbury. Joseph Scott, b. 1682 briefly lived here from 1717 to 1724 and some of the children were born here.
Cambridge: Hannah, b. 1711, sister of Lieut. Joseph Scott, lived here for a brief time. Mary (Pratt) Swan, b. ca. 1633, and Mercy (Pratt) Holman, sisters of Joseph Pratt, married here and raised families. Phineas Pratt may have married Mary Priest here?
Charlestown: Phineas Pratt, b. ca. 1593, moved here and died here, as did his wife Mary Priest. His son Joseph Pratt was born and died here (and his wife Dorcas Folger) and most of their children were born here.
Charlton: Samuel, brother of Lieut. Joseph Scott, lived here for some time. Many of Hannah (Scott) Dresser's children were probably born here; she was a sister of Lieut. Joseph Scott.
Dartmouth: Samuel Godbertson, a stepbrother of Mary Priest, moved here in 1652. He was one of the original purchasers in that year, as was Joshua Pratt.
Dudley: Joseph Edmunds bought a tract of land in about 1724 called "Kickamowad Chaug" which later became the town of Dudley. He was thus one of the founders of Dudley (along with his brother Ebenezer) where he (and probably his wife Mary Pratt) died. Some of his children would marry and raise families here (e.g., Cuttin and Newell families).
Joseph Scott, b. 1682 briefly lived here from 1733 to 1743 (he purchased land here in 1733). Some of his children also lived here and had children here: Samuel Scott, Lieut. Joseph Scott (who married Mary Edmunds), Ebenezer Scott (at least 1741-1769), Sarah Scott, Hannah Scott.
Granville: Phineas Pratt, b. 1709, cousin of Mary Pratt, raised children here.
Hardwick: John Blair, brother of William Blair probably married Ann Pepper here in 1747.
Hingham: Aaron Pratt, b. ca. 1649, a brother of Joseph Pratt, raised a large family here, as did some of his children.
Lexington: Abraham Holman, b. ca. 1672-1678, a cousin of Mary Pratt, lived and had children here.
Lynn: In the Mayflower lineage, Remember Allterton, b. ca. 1614 lived here. The Edmunds family was an old family of Lynn, William Edmonds recorded here by 1630. His "homestall" in Lynn, comprising some ten acres, was at what is now the corner of Boston and Moulton Streets. His son John Edmunds lived here and in turn, his son Joseph Edmunds, who would marry Mary Pratt (its not obvious why Mary would have married here since her parents never lived here) and have their 7 children here, including Mary Edmunds, b. 1719. Joseph and Mary had left by 1724.
Marblehead: In the Mayflower lineage, Remember Allterton, b. ca. 1614 lived here, as perhaps did her father Isaac Allerton.
Martha's Vineyard: http://www.vineyard.net/vineyard/ is about the island and leads to historical and genealogical links.
Medfield: Azubah Cheney, b. 1731, wife of Benjamin, brother of Lieut. Joseph Scott, was from here.
Middleboro: Francis Coombs, b. ca. 1635, a cousin of Joseph Pratt, lived here and died in 1682. Several children of Samuel Pratt, a brother of Joseph, raised families here.
Nantucket: Mary Pratt, b. 1675, the first child of Joseph Pratt, was born here shortly before he returned to Charlestown. Bethia (Pratt) Cartwright, b. 1680, a sister of Mary, married and raised her family here as did some of their children. Sarah (Pratt) Coleman, another sister, also raised a large family here.
Needham: Henry Pratt, b. 1685, and Benjamin Pratt, cousins of Mary Pratt, raised families here of 13 and 10 children respectively.
Oxford: Both Samuel, b. 1708/09, and Hannah, siblings of Lieut. Joseph Scott, lived here for some time. Hannah m. John Dresser who was of Oxford (their children were born here or in Charlton). Sarah (Edmunds) Cuttin, a sister of Mary Edmunds, had some children here, including Sarah Cutting, b. 1746, future wife of Joseph Scott (brother of Mary (Scott) Wisdom) was born here.
Palmer: Elizabeth Tackles was born here in 1743, wife of Ephraim Scott, brother of Mary (Scott) Wisdom.
Plymouth: Site of the famous first colony of the Mayflower pilgrims and where Degory Priest would die in 1621. Many members of the Priest and Allerton family lived here as well as Phineas Pratt and his descendents. Joseph Pratt was born here in ca. 1645.
Provincetown: Site of the first landing of the Mayflower, and thus presumably the first landfall of Degory Priest or any of my ancestors in the New World.
Reading: Aaron Pratt, a brother of Joseph Pratt, married here in 1707.
Rehoboth: Samuel Pratt, a brother of Joseph Pratt, was killed on 26 March 1676 by Indians on the banks of the Pawtucket River, near Rehoboth. He was one of the 52 "English" that died in that fight. This was an engagement in King Philip's War, which resulted in the virtual elimination of Indians from southern New England. John Pratt, b. 1694, cousin of Mary Pratt, raised children here.
Roxbury: John Scott, b. ca. 1646-1650 was one of the original settlers of this town and many of his descendents for several generations continued to live here. This was so most notably for his son Joseph Scott, b. 1682. His grandson Lieut. Joseph Scott was also born here. Other family names from this area are Chamberlain.
In the Mayflower lineage, Capt. Ebenezer Edmunds lived here for a short while, before 1725; he was a brother of Joseph Edmunds. Philip Newell, b. 1693 and brother-in-law of Mary Edmunds, was from here.
Salem: In the Mayflower lineage, Remember Allterton, b. ca. 1614 lived here. The tombstone of William Thomas (a cousin of Mary Pratt), born in Salem, states: "Fled from Salem witchcraft to Middleboro" (!).
Scituate: Samuel Pratt, b. ca. 1636, a brother of Joseph Pratt, married here and raised a family.
Sherborn: Thomas Pratt, nephew of Phineas Pratt, died here in 1692.
Sturbridge: Joseph Scott, b. 1682 lived here from 1743 till his death. Of his children, most notably we also find Lieut. Joseph Scott also living here for several years, at least from 1741 to 1747 and where five of his children were born. Johnson family (married Benjamin Scott, brother of Lieut. Joseph Scott) were from here. Benjamin lived here for most of his life.
Sudbury: Jeremiah Holman, b. ca. 1670, a cousin of Mary Pratt, lived and had children here.
Swansea: John Pratt, b. 1694, cousin of Mary Pratt, raised children here.
Ware: Lieut. Joseph Scott moved here before 1753 and two of his children were born there, including Mary Scott.
Warren: At least two sons of Robert Blair, b. 1683, settled in Warren, just west of Worcester.
Warwick: Samuel, brother of Lieut. Joseph Scott, lived here for some time (he possibly died here).
Watertown: Deborah Holman, b. ca. 1660, a cousin of Mary Pratt, married here.
Wessagusset: now Weymouth.
Weymouth: Phineas Pratt, b. ca. 1593, was part of the group that founded the ill fated colony that would become Weymouth.
Woburn: Several children of Mary (Pratt) Swan, b. ca. 1633, a sister of Joseph Pratt, raised families here. Aaron Pratt, a brother of Joseph, married here ca. 1684 to Sarah Pratt.
Worcester: Robert Blair (1683-1774) emigrated from Ireland to Worcester and raised his family here. One son raised a family on his homestead and possibly several other sons also remained in this area (see also Warren). There may be a lot of Blairs still to be found in this area?
Phineas Pratt, b. 1709, cousin of Mary Pratt, raised children here.
Omaha: William Forsyth Milroy of the McJerrow lineage lived here in about the 1920s.
Claremont: several sons of Samuel Scott, b. 1708/09 (all cousins of Mary Scott) were Grantees here and presumably lived here briefly.
Cornish: Joseph Edmunds, a brother of Mary Edmunds, married a third time, in Cornish, NH in 1790. On 28 September 1797 the inhabitants of the town petitioned to have a guardian appointed for Joseph Edmunds "non compos." Joseph filed an appeal in the following month! He died sometime after this.
Fitzwilliam: Benjamin Scott, b. 1724/1725, brother of Lieut. Joseph Scott, moved here in about 1777, with some of his children, and built and operated a sawmill.
Londonderry: David Archibald, b. 1717, and all his siblings, emigrated from Londonderry, Ireland to Londonderry, New Hampshire in about 1743. The entire family moved in 1762 to Truro, Nova Scotia and probably left no descendents in NH. Matthew and Janet Taylor (their son was married to one of David's sisters, Elizabeth, and moved to Truro) arrived in NH in 1722 from Ireland. Matthew Fisher, b. 1716 (m. to Eleanor Archibald), emigrated to NH in 1743 and later on to Truro with her brothers. Rachel Duncan, b. 1743, wife of Samuel Archibald, was from Londonderry (probably NH but possibly Ireland).
Newport: Ichabod Whidden, b. 1642, left Portsmouth, England and emigrated to Connecticut (or to Newport, New Hampshire?) in 1662.
Richmond: several sons of Samuel Scott, b. 1708/09 (all cousins of Mary Scott) were Grantees here and presumably lived here briefly. Richmond was annexed to Winchester eventually.
Winchester: Samuel, b. 1708/09, brother of Lieut. Joseph Scott, lived here for some time (he possibly died here). Several of his sons (all cousins of Mary Scott) were Grantees here and presumably lived here briefly. Another brother, Ebenezer, and some of his children, moved here in about 1769 and died in 1804.
Fort William Henry: site of a famous battle in the French and Indian War. Lieut. Joseph Scott was in action here in 1757.
Ithaca: Ethel Muir was the first woman to graduate from Cornell University of Ithaca.
New York: By 1818, Asa Scott was a carpenter in New York (cousin of William Henry Wisdom).
Oyster Bay (Long Island): John Pratt, b. ca. 1631, a brother of Joseph Pratt, was settled here by 1685; some of his children would marry and have children here. John was appointed keeper of Hog Island (now Centre Island) in the Harbor of Oyster Bay.
Ticonderoga: site of a very famous battle in the American Revolution. Abraham Scott, b. 1733/34, and his brother Samuel, served here (cousins of Mary Scott).
White Plains: site of a very famous battle in the American Revolution. James Scott, b. 1735/36, died in battle here (cousin of Mary Scott).
A number of families related to the Archibalds, were recorded as moving to "Ohio" (this is not the same area as the modern state of the same name) from Nova Scotia in the 1790s or early 1800s: William Long, Richard Sudicks, and Matthew Taylor (moved in 1792), Robert Taylor, Samuel Taylor. Somewhat later, perhaps about 1830, Dr. George Harvey, b. ca. 1800 and m. to Mary Archibald, followed.
Painesville: From 1919 to 1933 Ethel Muir lived in Painesville, Ohio where she was head of the Philosophy Department of Lake Erie Women's College.
Toledo: Charles Milroy of the McJerrow lineage lived here in about the 1920s.
Kingstown: John Pratt, b. ca. 1631, a brother of Joseph Pratt, was living here by 1671.
Providence: Daniel, b. ca. 1640, a brother of Joseph Pratt, had chidren and died here.
Barre: Samuel Scott, b. ca. 1740, cousin of Mary Scott, moved in about 1760 to Barre.
Salisbury: Isaac Scott, b. 1744, cousin of Mary Scott, moved in about 1760 to Salisbury, which later became part of Leicester.
Shaftsbury: David Cuttin, brother-in-law of Mary Edmunds, may have bought land here in 1776.
Norfolk Co.: Isaac Allerton, Jr., b. ca. 1630, married here.
Westmoreland Co.: Isaac Allerton, Jr., b. ca. 1630, had children here and died here in 1702.
Created by Douglas J. Graham. Comments or enquiries would be very welcome at: douglasjgraham@earthlink.net. The web address of the Family Reunion site is "http://home.earthlink.net/~douglasjgraham/DG_FM.htm".