John Bowles of Quebec City's Family Tree

John Bowles, b. July 11, 1773 Cathedral, Manchester, England (parents: Michael Bowles (b. Ireland); Alice Fletcher)

m. Ann Mills (b. ~ 1775, Ireland), ~ 1799 Ireland

See Michael Bowles of Ballickmoyler and The Bowles of Ballickmoyler, co. Laois

1. William b. Sept. 22, 1800 Carlow, Ireland; (CEM cemetery record)

(a shoemaker, sometimes listed as cordwainer (a maker of a higher quality of shoes for gentry))

m. (1) Catherine Sparrow (b. ~1808; John, Mary Connoway (possibly Conway))

May 11, 1826 St. Andrews Presbyterian, Quebec City

Marriage bond 652 issued May 4, 1826 and signed by William, Peter Langlois and Martin Ray.

Note: William and Catherine’s marriage contract states that Peter Langlois is Catherine’s brother-in-law.

1.1 William Langlois b. July 30, bp. Sept. 10, 1827 St. Andrews, Quebec City

d. April 12, bur. 13, 1828 St. Andrew’s, Quebec City

1.2 Thomas Goodwin b. April 2, bp. June 27, 1829 St. Andrews, Quebec City; clerk

(witness: Joseph Bowles)

m. Mary Ann Williams (b. 1830 London, England)

Sept. 17, 1850, St. Andrews, Quebec City

1.2.1 William Robert b. July 28, bp. Aug. 20, 1852 Wesleyan Methodist, Quebec City

d. Sept. 3, bur. 4, 1852 Wesleyan Methodist, Quebec City

Mary Ann d. Aug. 6, bur. 8, 1852 Wesleyan Methodist, Quebec City

m. (2) Catherine (b. ~ 1834 England) 1858, possibly Collingwood, Ont.

1.2.2 Frances Sophia b. 1858, Collingwood , Ont.

d. Jan. 27, 1861 Collingwood, Ont.Ont.

1.2.3 George H. b. ~1861, Collingwood , Ont.

1.2.4 Francis b. ~1864, Illinois, U.S.A.

1.2.5 Charles E. b. August 1869, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

Living in Montreal in the 1881 Census

1.3 William Squire b. Dec. 29, 1830, bp. Apr. 3, 1831 Wesleyan Meth. Church, Quebec City

note: William Squire Bowles was the second baby to be baptized in the newly built church. He was named after William Squire, Minister of the church.

d. July 9, bur. 10, 1831 St. Andrews, Quebec City (wit: Thomas Bowles)

1.4 Mary b. June 22 & bp. 27, 1832 Wesleyan Methodist, Quebec City

m. Carter A. Burpee, merchant 1848, Bytown (Ottawa), Ont.

(ref: Christian Guardian (Toronto) Nov. 7, 1848)^*

Mary d. Dec. 12, 1896 Ottawa, Ont.

1.5 Catherine b. April 14, bp. Aug. 7, 1835 Wesleyan Methodist, Quebec City

d. Sept. 2, bur. 3, 1836 Wesleyan Methodist, Quebec City

1.6 Peter Langlois b. Oct. 14, 1837 bp. Jan. 11, 1838 Bourg Louis Wesleyan, Quebec

d. Dec. 31, 1857 bur. Jan. 3, 1858 Brighton, Ont. (Mount Hope Cem.)

1.7 John James b. & bp. June 13, 1839 Bourg Louis Wesleyan, Quebec

d. & bur. June 15, 1839 Bourg Louis Wesleyan, Quebec

1.8 William b. & bp. June 13, 1839 Bourg Louis Wesleyan, Quebec

d. & bur. June 28, 1839 Bourg Louis Wesleyan, Quebec

Catherine d. & bur. June 23, 1839 Bourg Louis Wesleyan, Quebec

(after delivering the twins above)

m. (2) Laura Waldron (b. Jan. 24, 1811 Ont.; Philip Schuyler Waldron, Catherine Coonley)

(widow of Josiah Proctor of Brighton (1797-1839)

m. probably 1841 and certainly before the 1842 census

Laura Waldron Bowles

ref.

1.9 Charles Jones b. Mar. 5, bp. July 21, 1844 Quebec City

d. Aug. 22, bur. 23, 1844 Wesleyan Methodist, Quebec City

(wit: Thos. Bowles)

1.10 Laura Catherine b. July 2, 1845, Quebec City

bp. March 8, 1846 Wesleyan Methodist, Quebec City

d. by 1848 (ref: Christian Guardian (Toronto) Nov. 7, 1848)^*

1.11 Robert J. b. July 13, bp. Nov. 2, 1847 Bytown (Ottawa), Ont.

d. June 11 Arran twp., Tara, Bruce co.; bur. June 13, 1898 Mount Hope Cem., Brighton, Ont.

1.12 Henrietta Sarah b. July 18, bp. Nov. 15, 1849 Bytown (Ottawa), Ont.

m. Jasper D. Tobey (b. Sept. 17, 1845 Ont.)

(lived in Owen Sound, Grey co., Ont. in 1911)

1.12.1 William M. Tobey b. Aug. 27, 1873 Ont.

m. Mary (b. July 22, 1876 Ont.)

1.12.1.1 Osborne D. Tobey b. Nov. 5, 1900 Ont.

1901 Census

1.12.2 Charles R. Tobey b. Oct. 9, 1875 Ont.

1.12.3 James Victor Tobey b. Oct. 26, 1882 Bruce co., Ont.

1.12.4 Laura Ella Tobey b. Mar. 5, 1892 Bruce co., Ont.

(possibly others)

Jasper d. Aug. 2, 1918 Bruce co., Ont.

1881 Census

1901 Census

1911 Census

1.13 Ellen E. b. 1854 Ont.

1.14 Harriet Annie b. May 10, bp. Dec. 23, 1855 Brighton, Ont.

m. Charles Henry Waldron, medical student

(b. 1855 Rochester, N.Y.; James Thomas, Martha Ann Sherwood)

June 28, 1882 Brighton, Ont. Ref# 008281/82

1.14.1 Carl William Waldron b. Sept. 24, 1887 Waubaushene, Tay twp

ref. # 032680/87

William d. Jan.24, 1879 Brighton, Ont. (sunstroke) at age 78 years, 4 months ref # 010106/79

Bur. Jan. 27 Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton

Laura d. Sept. 15, bur. 17, 1883 Brighton, Ont. (Mount Hope Cem.)

^*Christian Guardian (Toronto) Nov. 7, 1848 announcement of Mary Bowles wedding includes reference that she was “the only daughter of William Bowles” so Laura Catherine must have died before then.

2. Sarah b. July 10, 1802 Cork, Ireland

m. Wilcock (Wilcox) LeCheminant, (b. Nov. 1803, Isle of Wight) grocer;

May 12, 1832; Trinity Anglican Cathedral, Quebec City

(wit: John Bowles father, Thos. Bowles brother; Peter Henvel, groom’s cousin)

Marriage bond 001355 issued May 11, 1832 and signed by Wilcock, Sarah’s father and Peter Henvel again.

2.1 Sarah Anne b. June 29, 1833; Trinity Anglican Cathedral, Quebec City

2.2 Mary b. May 23, bp. June 27, 1836 Quebec City

bur. May 1, 1837 Bourg Louis Methodist Church, Quebec

2.3 Eliza Catherine bp. April 3, 1838 Bourg Louis Methodist Church, Quebec

d. Sept. 9, bur. 10, 1845 Wesleyan Methodist, Quebec City

2.4 William Squire b. June 1, bp. Oct. 26, 1843 Wesleyan Methodist, Quebec City

d. Nov. 22, bur 23, 1850 Wesleyan Methodist, Quebec City

2.5 George John Mills b. Aug. 23, 1848 bp. Jan. 11, 1849 Wesleyan Methodist, Quebec City

d. Nov. 17, bur. 19, 1850 Wesleyan Methodist, Quebec City

Sarah d. Apr. 27, bur 30, 1857 Wesleyan Methodist, Quebec City

(witness: William Bowles)

Wilcock m. (2) Louis Jameson of Montreal, Dec. 27, 1858 Wesleyan Methodist, Quebec City

Wilcock m. (3) Jane Jeffrey, widow, Sept. 29, 1859 Wesleyan Methodist, Quebec City

Wilcock d. Jan. 30, 1886 (age 82 years, 2 months) Wesleyan Methodist, Quebec City

(wit: James Thompson (listed as Wilcock’s clerk in the 1852 census) and John Kerr)

3. Mary b. ?, Ireland;

m. John Watt, of Montreal, grocer, later letter carrier; Aug. 5, 1833 Quebec City

(wit: John Bowles, father; William Bowles)

Marriage bond 001551 issued Aug. 5, 1833 and signed by John Watt, Mary’s father and her brother William.

3.1 Eliza Ann b. & bp. April 13, 1836 Quebec City

(wit: John Watt, Ann Bowles (Mary’s mother))

d. April 16, bur. 17, 1836 Quebec City

(wit: John Watt, John Bowles (Mary’s father))

3.2 Mary Agnes b. Nov. 21, 1842 bp. June 11, 1843 Quebec City

3.3 Anna Harriet b. Oct. 15, bp. Dec. 17, 1844 Quebec City

(wit: parents, Wm. Bowles)

3.4 Wilhelmina b. Oct. 24, bp. Dec. 18, 1846 Quebec City

(wit: parents and Robert Bowles)

4. Thomas b. July 30, 1808 (Aug. 1, 1808 on apprenticeship agreement signed in January 1825)

bp. Aug. 21, 1808 Dunleckney, co. Carlow

m. Elizabeth Sophia de Verna April 28, 1834 St. Andrews Church, Quebec City

(wit: John Bowles, E. J. De Verna, Mary Watt)

4.1 Emma Dorathie b. April 6, bp. May 27, 1838 Trinity Anglican Church, Quebec City

(wit: parents, John Bowles, Mary Watts, Sarah LaCheminant)

4.2 William Wilcock b. Feb. 14, bp. April 3, 1840

d. Feb. 10, bur. 12, 1842 Trinity Anglican Church, Quebec City

4.3 Henry Krein b. Jan. 11, bp. June 12, 1842 Wesleyan Methodist Church, Quebec City

4.4 James Douglas b. Oct. 4, 1843 bp. Feb. 15, 1844 Wesleyan Meth. Church, Quebec City

(wit: parents and Robert Bowles)

d. Sept. 21, bur. 23, 1844 Wesleyan Meth. Ch. , Quebec City

(wit: Wm. Bowles)

4.5 Catherine McLeod b. Nov. 23, bp. Dec. 17, 1844 Wesleyan Meth. Church, Quebec City

(wit: parents and Wm. Bowles)

5. John b. June 22, 1811 bp. July 2, 1811 Dunleckney, co. Carlow, Ireland; shoemaker

m. Margaret Cochrane (b. ~1814 Belfast, Ireland, George, Margaret)

April 30, 1836 Wesleyan Methodist, Quebec City

(wit: Thos. Bowles, George Cochrane)

Marriage bond 001643 issued Apr. 6, 1836 and signed by John, George Cochrane and William Bowles.

5.1 George John b. June 14, bp. 26, 1837 Bourg Louis Wesleyan Methodist, Quebec biography

m. Isabella Patterson (b. ~1840) Oct. 31, 1861 St. Peter’s Chapel, Quebec City

5.1.1 Harriet Margaret b. Nov. 18, 1862

bp. June 26, 1863 Wes. Meth., Quebec City

d. June 1,1891 Toronto, Ont.

bur. June 3, 1891 St. James the Apostle Anglican Church, Montreal

5.1.2 George b. Nov. 12, 1866 bp. April 11, 1867 Wes. Meth., Quebec City

5.1.3 Mabel Mary b. March 31, 1876

bp. July 2, 1876 Sherbrooke St. Methodist Church, Montreal

m. Daniel R. Neilan Jan. 27, 1932 St. Patrick’s Parish, Quebec City

George John d. June 16, bur. 19, 1887, St. James the Apostle Anglican Church, Montreal

Isabella d. before 1932

5.2 Jane Ann bp. Oct. 31, 1839 Bourg Louis Wesleyan Meth. Church, Quebec

m. Christopher German man Valleau (b. Dec. 12, 1831; William, Catherine German)

Feb. 15, 1858 Brighton, Ont.

5.2.1 William John b. Aug. 31, 1858 Brighton

5.2.2 George Ernest b. Dec. 13, 1860 Brighton

5.2.3 Margaret Wilhelmina b. July 14, 1863 Brighton

5.2.4 Charles Frederick b. Jan. 14, 1866 Brighton

5.2.5 Christopher German b. Mar. 14, 1869 Ottawa

Christopher d. Sept. 8, 1868 Ottawa

Jane Ann d. April 10, 1906, Ottawa

5.3 William Cochrane b. Sept. 23, 1841 bp. May 5, 1842 Wesleyan Meth. Ch., Quebec City

m. Letitia Norton Shaw

(b. Sept. 16, 1844, Granville, Nova Scotia; Joseph (b. NB), Mary Thurae)

~1869 (unnamed child born April 14, 1870 ref #019882/70)

5.3.1 Charles Thornton b. June 24, 1874 Ontario (M.D. 1899 McGill)

m. Grace Darling Haanel

(b. 1869 Albion, Peel co; Eugene, Grace Darling)

Sept. 12, 1905 Ottawa # 005880/05

5.3.1.1 Kenneth b. ~ 1906

5.3.1.1.1 Kenneth

m. Denise Fournier (b. ~ 1927; Eugene, Alice)

children: Carol Ann, Patrick, Cathy, Michael, Susan

gr.children: Christine, Julie, Carly, John.

Denise d. Dec. 19, 2004 Ottawa, Ont.

Obituary

BOWLES, Denise (nee Fournier) Peacefully, with family by her side, after a
courageous battle with cancer, at the Hospice at May Court, on December 19th
in her 77th year. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Loving wife of Kenneth, adoring mother of Carol Ann, Patrick (Andree
Paquin), Cathy, Michael (Louise) and Susan (Brad Sage), cherished
grandmother to Christine, Julie, Carly and John. Survived by her brother Guy
(Gemma). Predeceased by her parents Eugene and Alice Fournier, her sister
Margot and brother Jean. With special thanks and sincerest gratitude to the
VON nurses, as well as the compassionate and caring medical staff and
volunteers of the Hospice at May Court. Family and friends are invited to
pay their respects at the Central Chapel of Hulse, Playfair and McGarry, 315
McLeod Street on Wednesday from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. The funeral mass will be held
on Thursday December 23, 2004 at St. Monica's Roman Catholic Church, 2080
Merivale Road at 10 a.m. In loving memory of Denise, donations to the
Hospice at May Court, 114 Cameron Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 0X1 or
www.hospicemaycourt.com would be greatly appreciated.

Published in the Ottawa Citizen on 12/20/2004.

5.3.1.2 Jeffrey Eugene b. 1908

m. Jean

5.3.1.2.1 John d. before 2000

5.3.1.2.2 Christopher

Jeffrey Eugene d. June 15, 2000 Ottawa, Ont.

Obituary

BOWLES, Jeffrey Eugene Haanel;92; Ottawa Ont., Ottawa Citizen; 2000-6-17

BOWLES, Jeffrey Eugene At the West End Villa on Thursday June 15, 2000,
Jeffrey Eugene Haanel Bowles, at the age of 92. Beloved husband of
the late Jean.
Loving father of Christopher and the late John. Brother of the late
Kenneth Bowles. Friends may visit at the Central Chapel of Hulse,
Playfair & McGarry, 315 McLeod Street on Wednesday, June 21st from 2
to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service will be held in the Chapel
on Thursday, June 22nd at 1:30 p.m. Reception to follow in the
McGarry Family Reception Centre. Donations to the charities of one's
choice would be appreciated. Ottawa Citizen, Area Code 613

5.3.1.3 Hazel Hope b. Jan. 31, 1884 (?)

d. April 2, 1972, Ottawa

Grace d. 1937, Ottawa

Charles Thornton d. 1956, Ottawa

5.3.2 Florence Elvira b. Sept. 13, 1876, Ottawa, Ontario

Graduate of Ottawa Collegiate Institute and B.A. Sackville University

m. Eugene Forsey (b. Oct. 19, 1869, Grand bank, Nfld,; George, Jane)

Dec. 20, 1902 Ottawa ref# 005060/02

Eugene was a Methodist Minister in Hortonville, N.S.

5.3.2.1 Eugene Forsey

Eugene d. Nov. 4, 1904 Mexico City

5.3.3 Isabel (Sybil) Margaret b. 1879 Ontario

m. William Lewis Latter (b. ~1880; Joseph, Mary Mulholland)

June 9, 1909 Ottawa ref# 006353/093

William Cochrane d. Apr. 19, 1919 Ottawa, Ont. ref #010180/19

Letitia d. Dec. 29, bur. 31, 1920 Ottawa obituary

(attending physician was her son Dr. C.T. Bowles)

5.4 Wilhelmina (Mina) b. May 26, bp. July 23, 1844, Trois Rivieres Wes. Meth. Church

m. David Bogart (of Marmora) (b. 1837 Canada; Nicholas, Leah)

May 30, 1864 Brighton

5.5 Charlotte Elizabeth b. Nov. 29, 1847, bp. Mar. 6, 1848, Trois Rivieres Wes. Meth. Church

5.6 Joseph b. & bp. Aug. 31, 1846 Trois Rivieres Wes. Meth. Church (not mentioned in 1851 census)

5.7 John Haslett b. July 1, 1850, bp. Apr. 28, 1851, Trois Rivieres Wes. Meth. Church

m. Emma R. Hodder (b. Oct. 19, 1859 Cayuga, Ont; Ronald, Mary)

Aug. 24, 1885 Brighton twp. ref. # 007977/85

5.7.1 Ellen

5.7.2 Thomas b. 1893 d. 1949 Ottawa (believe he belongs here)

5.7.3 Queenie Margaret Lillian b. Aug. 19, 1894 Brighton ref #021716/94

m.(1) Cecil A. Collins

m.(2) Norman Alfred Schweyer

(b. June 6, 1898, Rainham twp, Ont.; Jacob, Alice Nauman)

they lived Walpole twp. and Cayuga, Ont.

Children: Helen Ruth (1922), Dorothy Alice (1926),

Reginald James (1929), Margaret Ethelwyn (1932)

(per OneGreatFamily web site)

Margaret d. 1952 Ottawa or Apr. 1953 North Cayuga twp., Ont.

John Haslett, clerk d. Oct.12, 1899 Brighton, Ont. Ref #018292/99

John d. Nov. 26, 1886 Brighton at age 76 ref #012332/86

1851 Census

6. Robert Bowles b. Sept. 27, bp. Sept. 30, 1813 Dunleckney, co. Carlow, Ireland; merchant’s clerk, later merchant grocer.

m. Elizabeth Ray May 8, 1841 Wesleyan Methodist Church, Quebec City

(wit: William Bowles, Sarah LaCheminant, Mary Watt)

6.1 Mary Ann b. Feb. 12, bp. June 9, 1842 Wesleyan Methodist Church, Quebec City

6.2 Walter Ray b. May 19, bp. Sept. 1, 1843 Wesleyan Methodist Church, Quebec City

6.3 William Henry b. Dec. 27, 1844 bp. June 18, 1845 Wesleyan Meth. Church, Quebec City

6.4 George Gilley b. Sept. 7, bp. Nov. 26, 1846 Wesleyan Methodist Church, Quebec City

6.5 Caroline (Carrie) Elizabeth b. June 8, bp. Aug. 8, 1849 Wesleyan Meth. Ch., Quebec City

6.6 Sophia Webb b. July 2, bp. Sept. 24, 1852 Wesleyan Methodist Church, Quebec City

6.7 Sarah Jane b. Nov. 14, bp. Dec. 7, 1854 Wesleyan Methodist Church, Quebec City

6.8 Isabella

(see The Robert Bowles Family of Quebec City and The Robert Bowles Family Tree)

7. Anne b. Feb. 5, bp. Feb. 12, 1817 Dunleckney, co. Carlow, Ireland; d. Mar. 10, bur. 12, 1821 Quebec City

John Bowles d. Mar. 30, bur. April 2, 1840, age 70; St.Andrew's Presbyterian, Quebec City

(wit: Thomas Bowles, son; W. LeCheminant, son in law)

Ann Mills d. Mar. 16, bur. Mar. 18, 1852 Wesleyan Methodist, Quebec City

(wit: W. LeCheminant and James Thompson)

I'm not sure who this may be but he must be related:

William Haslett Bowles b. Ottawa Jan. 5, 1873