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     Marie Véronique CHENAY, was born on 26 January 1754 in St-Antoine-de-Tilly, QC, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 27 January 1754 in St-Antoine, St-Antoine-de-Tilly, QC, Canada. Godparents: Charles Huot dit St.Laurent & Marie Françoise Celebumere(?)^1,3,2 Her baptismal name as written in the parish register was Marie Véronique CHAISNE.^1,2 She died on 27 September 1754 in St-Antoine-de-Tilly, QC.^4,2 Her name at the time of death was written as Marie Véronique CHAISNE² and was buried on 28 September 1754 in St-Antoine-de-Tilly, QC.^3,2

     William SMITH, was born circa 1758.^1,2 He married Catherine BLAKE (BLACK), daughter of Dennis BLAKE, circa 1786.

Research Notes: The origins of William Smith & Catherine Black remain a mystery. Ever since the records were given to me by my cousin Murielle Smith back about 1988 all the research to find his marriage or his parents (or Catherine Black's) have led to dead ends.
I've looked at all the archived marriage records in Ottawa, Hull and even in Gaspé. However, these are only copies and not the actual birth or marriage records themselves, in other words reports like "répertoires", loyalists claims to the crown and loyalist listings and books. I spent some time in the town of Gaspé in summer of 1992 while touring the Gaspé region. Some questions posed to the achivist/librarian at the museum where records were kept left me with a frustrated feeling.
Nevertheless, if research could produce copies of their marriage, or that of James or birth certificates of any of their children maybe they might show something interesting.
There is a William Smith who put in a claim as a Loyalist to the Crown in the amount of 660 Lbs. The records say that he came from Ireland around 1774. He "could" be the one, but, no way to prove it unless he came with a Catherine Black.
Catherine Black did remarry in 1822. With this fact in mind we could assume that William Smith must have died before that time. That being the case and the fact that it is assumed his first child was born about 1789 there is a possibility that he could have been between 55 and 60 years old when he died. There must be some kind of record somewhere about his death.
What is also strange is that after his son James married Appoline Maloney their descendants are then found in the Notre Dame de la Salette, Québec. This is at the opposite end of the "world" for them at that time. Strange that they would move to such a far away place during those days.There must be a GOOD reason for this to have happened! Just to trace some events, the following is just a scenario:
--William Smith marries Catherine Black around 1789
--son James born around 1789 marries Appoline 28/10/1813 in Gaspé (22 yrs old at his marriage)
--son Thomas born 21/5/1834 Grande Rivière marries Vitaline Lemieux 13/9/1859 in Douglastown, Gaspé (25 yrs old at time of his marriage) Now the strange part comes in:
--son Louis born 13/8/1862 (place not mentioned, but presume Douglastown). He marries Délia Lefebvre in Notre Dame de la Salette 9 Nov 1891 (29 yrs old at his marriage). So Louis travelled all the way from Gaspé to Notre Dame de la Salette. Did he come alone or did he bring family members with him. If so, who? Or did his father (Thomas) move himself with his whole family to Notre Dame de la Salette where Louis grew up and later courted and married Délia Lefebvre?

     Catherine BLAKE (BLACK), was born in 1760.^2,3 Please see attached newspaper article by Mr McDougal explaining Catherine's family name. She married William SMITH, son of (?) SMITH, circa 1786. She married James VENTON, son of James VENTON and Elisabeth GAUDIFRY (GEOFFREY) (GODFREY), on 9 September 1822 in St-Michel, Percé, QC, Canada.^4,5,6,7 She died on 11 February 1826 in Grande-Grave, QC, Canada,⁸ and was buried on 18 June 1826 in Grande-Grave, QC.⁸

Research Notes: Drouin (Bleu) books record a marriage in Bathurst New Brunswick between a Thomas Smith and a Jane Black on 12 May 1845. Both have no parents indicated. Thomas is from Caraquet N.B. and Jane from Saumarez? Could she be related to Catherine Black?

In the St.Catharines, Ontario library, while there on a personal visit I came across an interesting discovery in the 1817 Census Return of the Canso area of Nova Scotia. In this return William Smith (Black), widow, is listed. The Census reads as follows: A. Men above the age of 50: nil B. Men between the age of 16 & 50: 2 (This could be Denis & Jean) C. Boys: nil D. Woman: 2 (This could be Charlotte, her mother and someone else) E. Girls: nil (probably because Charlotte and others were above 16) F. Total number of persons: 5 G. English: Empty field H. Scotch: Empty field I: Irish: Empty field J: Acadians: 4 (This is interesting, as Catherine Black probably would not consider herself as Acadian as she was, presumably, not born in Acadia. Therefore the 3 other children were born more than likely in Gaspe and are considered as Acadians. The other children, namely, James, William and John were already grown up and more than likely living elsewhere on their own. James was married in 1813, and the other two, William and John married later on in 1822.

The following was received in an e-mail from John Le Garignon on 13 Nov 2004:

At Douglastown, Monday 18th, Sept. 1809

Court No.116
Continued from 1808 page 21
Widow Catherine Smith of Grand Grave Plaintiff, And...
Leonard Massy fisherman of lndian Cove ......Defendant
Cause called parties appear

Evidence. James Ventonbury called as a Witness by the Plaintiff and Sworn
Deposeth says that in spring 1807 one Peter Cloutier came into the service
of the Plaintiff as a shore man in the summer fishery and continued so to
serve her for the span of three months being the summer fishery and that he
the said Peter Cloutier be not withstanding he being a shore man only he did
sometimes go to serve in company with the Plaintiff's son William in order
to fish, on account of one Allan McDonald being unable to go out with the
Plaintiffs Son from occasional intoxication and that the fish thus caught
were kept in a pile by itself and altogether separate from the pile of fish
got by the Plaintiff's Voyage with the said McDonald and likewise separate
from the pile of fish got in the Plaintiff's voyage along with the witness
that the whole of the fish so caught by the said Cloutier and the Plaintiffs
said son were weighed out twenty or twenty one quintals at the end of the
summer fishing and then delivered to the Defendant personally who received
the same upon the Plaintiff's beach, that the said Peter Cloutier was not
then present and that the witness understands he had no share in that
quantity of fish being entirely on monthly wages that the witness himself
was present when the said Cloutier received from the Plaintiff in part of
these wages four gallons good oyl and a grindstone worth about ten
shillings - and that the Plaintiff's said son William was allowed by his
mother the Plaintiff one third of the aforesaid quantity caught with
Cloutier.

And the Witness says the whole of the twenty one quintals aforesaid were
received by Mr. Masy the Defendant and carried away by him in his own coat,
and the witness further saith that he understood thereafter that the
Plaintiff's son William had been satisfied for his share of the aforesaid
quantity by the Defendent And the witness further saith that the pile of
fish; aforesaid which was got in the Plaintiff's Voyage along with him
amonts to one hundred and forty seven quintals in all and that the same was
altogether different and distinct horn the aforesaid number of twenty or
twenty one quintals aforesaid which formed a pile of itself as the voyage of
the Plaintiff along with the said Cloutier - that the witness does not know
the number of quintals that were in the Pile of the Plaintiff's voyage with
the said McDonald but he is certain that the said pile was altogether
different and distinct from the aforesaid piles - being cross examined by
the Defendant wheter or not he had granted in the presence of the witness
any things to the Plaintiff for the said pile of the voyage of the Plaintiff
with Cloutier and he the Witness saith that he the Defendant did not grant
any such receipt in his presence, the Witness adds that he is not in any way
interested in the event of this suit, and is at present in the employ of Mr.
Rossignol.

The Defendant moves the court that as the aforesaid Peter Cloutier is now
absent and out of the jurisdiction of this court and living in the Parish of
St. Thomas near to Québec being he considers a material witness in this
cause therefore he prays that a Writ of Commission Rogatoire be granted on
behalf of him the Defendant directed to a judge or Magistrat within the
District of Québec for the examination on oath Faits et Articles of his the
said Pierre Cloutier as to the fact of his having so fished in manner set
forth by the aforesaid Witness James Vinton with the Plaintiff's said son
William and caught thereby in all the aforesaid quantity of twenty or twenty
one quintals of fish and that the said Writ of Commission Rogatoire be
retournable on the first day of the now next to be held at Douglastown.

It is ordered that the Writ of Commission Rogatoire as prayed for by the
Defendant in this cause be granted and that in the meantime the same to
remain over until the first day of the now next to be held here.

Fr, Robichau .... Clerk of Court
WM Crawford Judge ...... Court inferior District of Gaspé.

John Le Garignon.

     William (Guillaume) SMITH, born on 15 July 1790 in Grande-Grave, QC, Canada,^1,2,3,4 and was baptized in 1795 in St-Joseph-de-Carleton, Carleton, QC, Canada. Baptism took place at St-Joseph-de-Carleton, Carleton, Gaspé, Québec. No baptism date is specified except that the baptism event took place in 1795. The Godparents were: William Carell and Marie Marthe Forster.^1,5,3,4 His baptismal name as written in the parish register was Guillaume SMITH.^1,2 He married Louise (Angèle) BOND, daughter of Joseph Jacques BOND and Marie KEMLEUR dit LAFLAMME, on 24 September 1822 in St-Michel, Percé, QC, Canada.^6,4

     Jean (John) SMITH, was born on 30 December 1798 in Newfoundland.^1,2,3 He was baptized on 29 October 1808 in St-Bonaventure, Bonaventure, QC, Canada; Godparents: Augustin L'Houlier & Angelique Damboise.⁴ View a transcription and a translation of Jean Smith's birth and baptism record. No actual death record can be found for Jean Smith.

     Denis SMITH, born on 26 October 1793 in Grande-Grave, QC, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized in 1795 in St-Joseph-de-Carleton, Carleton, QC, Canada. Baptism took place at St-Joseph-de-Carleton, Carleton, Gaspé, Québec. No baptism date is specified except that the baptism event took place in 1795. the Godparents were: Jacques Malono and Marguerite Louise Yvon.^3,4,2 His baptismal name as written in the parish register was Denys SMITH.⁴

     Charlotte SMITH, was born on 6 May 1796 in Percé, QC, Canada.¹ She married Germain DION, son of Germain DION and Thérèse FOURNIER, on 15 September 1817 in Percé, QC.¹ She died on 25 September 1818 in Percé, QC, at the age of 22.¹

     Jean SMITH, born on 26 September 1792 in Grande-Grave, QC, Canada,^1,2,3 and was baptized in 1795 in St-Joseph-de-Carleton, Carleton, QC, Canada. Baptism took place at St-Joseph-de-Carleton, Carleton, Gaspé, Québec. No baptism date is specifiede xcept that the baptism event took place in 1795. The Godparents were: Joseph Boullé and Cécile Desattiers.^1,2,3 He married Marie Sophie THIVIERGE, daughter of François THIVIERGE and Marie Magdeleine LABERGE, on 30 September 1822 in St-Thomas, Montmagny, QC, Canada.^4,5,3 He married Marguerite Marie (Mary) BOIS on 29 November 1829 in St. Paul's Anglican Church, Gaspé, QC, Canada; widow of Peter Robert.^6,7,3 He died on 7 February 1864 in Grande-Grave, QC, at the age of 71⁸ and was buried on 10 February 1864 in Grande-Grave, QC.⁸
Birth-Burial and Blessing Note: The St-Patrice of Douglastown church register information on Jean Smith states that his body was blessed on the 24 of May 1864. It also states he died 7 Feb 1864 and was buried 3 days later, on the 10 of Feb 1864. At the time of his death and burial the parish registed indicated his place of residence was Grande-Grave.

     James SMITH, was born in 1787 in Percé, QC, Canada.^1,2 He married Marie (Mary) Appoline MALONEY, daughter of William MALONEY and Johanna (Josette) (Jean) BECKER, on 24 October 1813 in St-Michel, Percé, QC, Canada. James Smith was living in Grand-Grave at the time of his marriage.^3,4,1 He died on 26 January 1847 in Douglastown, QC, Canada,⁵ and was buried on 28 January 1847 in Douglastown, QC.⁵

Biographical Notes: He was married in Percé but it is believed that he and his wife lived in Grande-Rivière. James apparently died before the marriage of his son Thomas.

     Marie (Mary) Appoline MALONEY, was born on 19 August 1792 in Percé, QC, Canada,¹ and was baptized on 9 September 1792 in St-Michel, Percé, QC, Canada. Godparents: Henry element & Marie Chicoine.² She married James SMITH, son of William SMITH and Catherine BLAKE (BLACK), on 24 October 1813 in Percé, QC. James Smith was living in Grand-Grave at the time of his marriage.^3,4,1 She died on 16 May 1859 in Grande-Grave, QC, Canada, at the age of 66^5,2 and was buried on 18 May 1859 in the parish cemetery in Grande-Grave, QC.^5,2

     Guillaume SMITH, was born on 15 March 1814 in Grande-Rivière (Cove St-George), QC, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 7 September 1814 in St-Bonaventure, Bonaventure (Cove St-George), QC, Canada. Godparents: Martin Coslay & Marie Connors.¹

      and was baptized on 17 March 1816 in St-Joseph-de-Carleton, Carleton, QC, Canada.¹ Hélène (Ellen) SMITH, was born on 17 March 1816 in Grande-Rivière, QC, Canada.² She married Thomas ENGLISH, son of John ENGLISH and Mary Catherine HENNESSEY (HEELY?), on 7 July 1833 in Percé, QC, Canada.^3,2 She died on 26 December 1843 in Little Gaspé, QC, Canada, at the age of 27^4,5 and was buried on 28 December 1843 in Little Gaspé, QC.^4,5

     Jacques (James) SMITH, was born on 25 September 1818 in Grande-Rivière, QC, Canada.¹ He married Mary EVE, daughter of Jacques Thomas EVE and Marie Olive BOND, on 28 October 1848 in St-Patrick, Douglastown, QC, Canada.^2,1 He died on 13 March 1897 at the age of 78.³

     Jean SMITH, was born on 6 November 1820 in Grande-Rivière, QC, Canada.¹

Research Notes: Drouin books have a record of a John Smith from Grand Grave (no parents mentioned) who married Elizabeth Degaris (no parents mentioned) in Gaspe on 30 Aug 1852. Could this be the same as Jean Smith son of James Smith and Appoline Maloney? It is conceivable that if it is Jean Smith (born 1820) he could easily have married 32 years later.

     John BAKER, was born on 7 May 1851 in Douglastown, QC, Canada,¹ and was baptized on 1 September 1852 in St-Patrick, Douglastown, QC, Canada. Godparents: Magloire Smith & Ellen Smith.¹ He died on 17 October 1930 at the age of 79 at the Preston Springs Hotel in Preston, ON, Canada,¹ and was buried on 22 October 1930 in Gaspé, QC, Canada.¹

     Thomas SMITH, was born on 14 February 1824 in Grande-Rivière, QC, Canada.¹ He died on 25 January 1825 in Grande-Rivière, QC.¹

     Marie Catherine SMITH, was born on 14 February 1826 in Cap-aux-Os, QC, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 16 June 1826 in St-Patrick, Douglastown, QC, Canada. Godparents: Antoine Cassivi & Angélique O'Connor.¹ She married John BAKER, son of William BAKER and Susan BEAUDIN, on 2 October 1847 in Douglastown, QC.¹ She died on 16 October 1897 in Gaspé, QC, Canada, at the age of 71^1,3 and was buried in October 1897 at the St-Albert Cemetery in Gaspé, QC.¹

     André SMITH, was born on 14 June 1828 in Grande-Rivière, QC, Canada.¹

     Joseph SMITH, was born on 8 August 1830 in Grande-Rivière, QC, Canada.^1,2 He married Marguerite PROVOST, daughter of William PROVOST and Marguerite TAYLOR, on 8 September 1858 in St-Patrick, Douglastown, QC, Canada.³

     Thomas SMITH, was born on 21 May 1833 in Grande-Rivière, QC, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 5 September 1834 in St-Michel, Percé, QC, Canada. Godparents: Etienne Ducheneau & Hélène Smith.³ He married Vitaline LEMIEUX, daughter of Hyacinthe LEMIEUX and Adàlaïde FORTIN, on 13 September 1859 in Douglastown, QC, Canada.⁴ He died on 28 July 1900 in Cap-des-Rosiers, QC, Canada, at the age of 67^5,1 and was buried on 31 July 1900 in Cap-des-Rosiers, QC, Canada.⁵

     Vitaline LEMIEUX, was born on 11 July 1841 in Grande-Grave, QC, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 18 July 1841 in St-Michel, Percé, QC, Canada. Godparents: Nicolas Comos & Vitaline Fortin.¹ She married Thomas SMITH, son of James SMITH and Marie (Mary) Appoline MALONEY, on 13 September 1859 in Douglastown, QC, Canada.³ She died on 14 July 1917 in Hull, QC, Canada, at the age of 76⁴ and was buried on 16 July 1917 at the St-Joseph parish Cemetery in Hull, QC.

     Thomas SMITH, was born on 15 December 1859 Deaf-mute in Grande-Grave, QC, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 28 March 1860 in St-Patrick, Douglastown, QC, Canada. Godparents: Joseph Boulé & Adélaïde Fortin.¹ He died on 21 May 1913 Thomas Smith appears in the following 1901 Census Return:

Wakefield and Denholm, Wright, QC
District 200
Subdistrict x-3
MFM No. T-6550 at the age of 53^3,4 and was buried on 23 May 1913 at the Notre-Dame Cemetery in Hull, QC, Canada.³

     Louis Antoine SMITH, was born on 13 June 1892 in Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, QC, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 21 June 1892 in Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, QC. Godparents: Thomas Smith, represented by his son John Smith & Vitaline Lemieux.¹ He married Olina (Lena) VACHON, daughter of Joseph VACHON and Eugénie Farran, on 29 June 1926 in St-Hilarion, Cobalt, ON, Canada,³ and was buried in May 1946.⁴

     Mary Jane (Ann) SMITH, was born on 12 September 1866 in Cap-des-Rosiers, QC, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 20 October 1866 in St-Alban, Cap-des-Rosiers, QC, Canada.² She married Joseph BOULET, son of Joseph BOULET and Aglaée FORTIN, on 11 May 1886 in Gaspé, QC, Canada.³ She died in April 1914 in Gaspé, QC, at the age of 47.⁴

     John SMITH, was born on 21 October 1868 in Cap-aux-Os, QC, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 23 October 1868 in St-Martin, Rivière-au-Renard, QC, Canada. Godparents: Thomas Couture & Marie Jacques.³ He married Emilie LEFEBVRE, daughter of Antoine Octave LEFEBVRE and Emilie ALLAIRE (ALERE), on 7 April 1890 in Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, QC, Canada.^4,5 He died on 6 April 1922 in Cobalt, ON, Canada, at the age of 53.⁶

Research Notes: During my research of St-Pierre-de-Wakefield I discovered the death of Joseph Sicard who was indicated as an adopted child to John Smith and Emilie Lefebvre. It indicated he died 5 Feb 1894 and was buried 7 Feb 1894 in Hull, QC. He was 21 years old.

     Isaac SMITH, was born on 15 December 1870 in Cap-aux-Os, QC, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 20 December 1870 in St-Martin, Rivière-au-Renard, QC, Canada. Godparents: Jack Perry & Sophie Smith.¹ He married Eugénie Marie TREMBLAY, daughter of Alexis TREMBLAY and Adele SAULNIERS, on 13 February 1893 in Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, QC, Canada.^3,4,5 He died after 1903 in Hull, QC, Canada.⁵

     Agnès Marguerite SMITH, was born on 10 January 1873 in Cap-aux-Os, QC, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 29 March 1873 in St-Alban, Cap-des-Rosiers, QC, Canada. Godparents: Joseph Smith & Marguerite Provost.¹ She married Georges GIASSON, son of Magloire GIASSON and Elizabeth PACKWOOD, on 17 September 1889 in Gaspé, QC, Canada.³

     Rosabel SMITH, was born in 1878.¹ She married George Aurèle RIFFOU, son of Edouard RIFFOU and Sara BOND, on 22 September 1896 in St-Alban, Cap-des-Rosiers, QC, Canada.^2,3 She died in Hull, QC, Canada.⁴

     Ferdinand (Alfred) Alphonse SMITH, was born on 30 November 1874 in Gaspé, QC, Canada,^1,2 and was baptized on 1 December 1874 in St-Albert, Gaspé, QC, Canada. Godparents: Ferdinand Lemieux & Emma Lemieux.¹ He married Alvina BERTRAND on 26 October 1903 in Hull, QC, Canada.³

     Christine SMITH, was born on 25 March 1882 in Cap-aux-Os, QC, Canada,^1,2,3 and was baptized on 8 June 1882 in Cathédrale Christ-Roi, Gaspé, QC, Canada. Godparents: ? & Christine Stanley.^1,2 She married Pierre MIRON on 15 May 1905 in Hull, QC, Canada.⁴