Alexander Macfie


Alexander Macfie	Ann Tough
(1789-1850)	(1802-1890)

Introduction:

Alexander Macfie and Ann Tough were married in Inveraray, on the north side of Loch Eyne in Argyleshire, Apr 21st 1823. They embarked on their journey to Canada , from Aberdeen March 29 1824. Three days out to sea their first born, a son, arrived. He was named Robert after his grandfather Robert of Langhouse , Inverkip .

It has been assumed that accompanying Alexander, his wife and newly born son were the father-in-law William Tough , his wife Jane Munro, and from what can be determined two sons and two daughters. ( Charles, William, Jane and Martha) , New information culled in 2007 from th 1825 census records has us reconsidering this assumption.

Together they set sail on the " Quebec Packet " , a vessel , owned by business associates of the Macfie family - Robert Catto and Son -. The Captain of the vessel was an Anderson . The Quebec Packet was a fairly large and new vessel at that time built in 1822 , 82.8 in length, 23.9 in beam and 15.3 in depth. She was registered at 196 gross tons (a brigadier). Good time was made sailing from Aberdeen, and the vessel arrived in Quebec on or about the 7th of May , where their newly born son Robert was baptized, sailing time 40 days. Other passengers on the vessel were Mr. & Mrs. Hardy and one Lieut. Grayson of the Royal Navy. Records show that it was 92 degrees F in the shade that particular day.

It is not known if the family left the ship in Quebec, but there are other records showing that an Alexander McPhee took passage to Three Rivers on the " Malsham " , the 3rd of June, 1824.

The " Quebec Packet " itself sailed for Montreal arriving on May 17th, where it off loaded passangers Captain Bell, Mr Pownall and Mr Adam . It is assumed that these passengers booked passage from Quebec to Montreal only, as their names did not appear with those listed at arrival in Quebec.

Quebec May 26th:
Unfortunate Occurrence: We regret to learn that the mate and a seaman belonging to the Quebec Packet, Captain Anderson, from Aberdeen, were drowned yesterday at the Cross, where the vessel is now loading. Our informant states, that the seaman, while employed in painting the vessel, lost his balance, and fell from the scaffold ; the mate, and excellent swimmer, seeing him, jumped overboard to his assistance, when the former seizing him by the leg, both sank, and were drowned.

Quebec June 5th:
The bodies of the Mate and Sailor belonging to the Quebec Packet, whose melancholy fate we announced a short time back, were found yesterday in the river below the current. The Sailor had his Arms firmly grasped round the shoulders of the Mate, and it was with difficulty they could seperate them after the bodies were brought to shore.

In order for Alexander and his group to get to thier final destination , Noyan, Quebec, several assumptions have to be made. At that time in May, the Canadian spring was well established and the river would have been fairly free of ice. There was a steam boat called the "Montreal " that crossed the mighty St. Lawrence River to Laprairie, at Laprairie they would have to have arrange for some land conveyance (horse or oxen and wagon) to take them to Dorchester ( St John - St. Jean sur Richelieu of today), and then transfer to a barge that descended the Chamblee River (Richelieu River ) to Lac Champlain, stopping at Isle aux Noix where there was an established British military community. From this point a bateau could be taken down the South River into the heart of the Seiginory of Noyan, Quebec. At the bend in the South River, where the waterway became narrower there were, back then , settlements such as Scotch Point, Mitchell's Landing and Mandigo's Landing. From one of these landings Alexander and his group would have had to walk into the heavily wooded area to reach his particular plot of land, there would only have been trails, no roads.

At least one of these methods of transport, if not all of them,had to be have been used to facilitate himself and his family passage to his lot of land in the Seignory of Noyan, Quebec in 1824.

Alexander, Ann, and baby Robert
arriving Noyan, Quebec 1824
(Christie's Manor)

In August of 2008 we were able finally to locate the site of the first bit of land Alexander obtained in 1823 when he arrived in the Seigeniory of Noyan . Lot number 3, concession 9, of the old survey. This piece of land 4 arpents, in breath by 23,2 in deepth fronted on the top of Missisquoi Bay ( what is genearally known as Peel's head Bay). The present site in now most likley a camp ground. Alexander appears to have gotten the land from one Saul Fargo, who occupied lots 3, 4 and 5 since 14 March 1821 .From the records in the Montreal Archives we have frond John Lewis on lot 2, Peter Kirk on lot 4, John Mandigo on lot 5, John McArthur on lot 6 and Ephraim Wheeler on lot 7. (there is a cemetery named Brockville in this area in which we find a John Macfie died 1826 son of Alex Macfie and Ann).

In Sept of 2007 , the 1825 census of the area was posted on Pam Waugh's Eastern Townships web site, courtesy of Dr. David Ellis,( a lot of dedicated hard work on his part). We find that the first name the census takers recorded was Mathew Jameson, followed by Baptiste Mainville, Jacob Louis, Allen Wheeler, and Ephraim Wheeler. Next on the list is Alexander Macfie ( Mcphee) who then is followed by William Lewis, Levi Mandigo, Owen Hughes, Benjamin McAlister and the Partlow family of John, David and Allen.

In March of 1826 we find Alexander writing home to his father old Robert of Langhouse, telling him of his woes. Apparently his barn burnt, a fire had been started by a lamp that had not be turned out properly. They had been husking corn until almost 9 PM that evening and then had gone to bed, only to be awakened by the cries of their neighbours around 3 AM. They were unable to save very much and Alexander was writing to borrow money to rebuild and cover his losses of the season. He writes about drawing lumber for a new barn from the swamp, this work having to be done late in the season, when things were dry.

The next written word we find from Alexander is July 1827 -(there is a chance that there are more letters either in the Glasgow files, or in the files in Sweden, as of July 1998 not all has been verified) He writes to his brother John in Leith, I have assumed that John being closer to his age was the more receptive of the family. Alexander explains that his has had some bad health, and that he and his wife were now the parents of a daughter, whom they named Mary, after Alexander's loving Mother. The sickness they labeled the " ague " it sapped your energy, and caused you chills then brought on a fever. Alex was confined to bed for 5 days, and had to hire a man to start working his land.

Alex goes on to explain that all his problems are costing him money that he does not have, and asks for some kind consideration of his brother in helping him out with his financial problems. To further complicate things , some time between July and August 1827, Alexander has gotten himself into a difficult situation. This resulted in Alexander obtaining the lands of one Walter Bruce some 200 acres of farm land on the edge of Missisquoi Bay, an old stone house and the right to draw fish from the Bay itself. (Caldwell's Manor) ...

In a deal that appears not quite above board, Alexander extended a helping hand to his nearest Scottish neighbour. A neighbour who supplied his family with apples and who had a very good library. Alexander provided newspapers (some from New York) to Walter Bruce a man in his 60’s (1827) . Walter Bruce had his farm land in hay only, no animals to worry about.

With this deal Alexander takes possession of a stone farm house and the holdings of Walter Bruce thus assuming the position of an affluent land owner in the Seignory of Foucault - now known as Caldwell's Manor - in the area bordering Missisquoi Bay. Alexander is an educated man, he enjoys reading and keeps up with the news of the day. This fact influences those around him, and with this, Alexander's roll of a farmer takes on new standing and he becomes involved in the goings on in the area, both political and administrative.

Alexander has become more agile, and his farming capabilities are on the increase, we see him winning awards for his produce and animals at the county fairs. His family is growing, another daughter Jane Munro is born in 1829 and is named after Ann's mother. During the next five years Alexander and Ann who are now 38 and 25 enjoy the fruits of this new farm land they have managed to procure. Working hard was some thing Alexander did not want to do in Scotland however since the death of his Father in Sept. of 1827, Alexander could not really count on his two brothers to take pity on him and his woes. He had received part of an inheritance from his father's estate, however as his brothers William and John were the trustees, he was not given a lump sum of money to do with as he wished. Most likley disappointed with this decision Alexander had to content himself with a pension from the money that had been allocated to him.

In 1834 another son was born and named William Marshall. Life appears more structured, more convenient, at the Rouville Agricultural Society fair (Sat Sept.21 1836) Alexander entered some of his animals to be judged and came away with First prize for his 2 year old colt, First prize for his brood sow (pig) .Second prize for his brood mare and Third prize for his 3 year old steer. This same year his third son John is born (1836). We must assume that Alexander had learned from his life experiences at Langhouse, some of the values of farming , otherwise he would not have been able to transfer any experiences to his life now unfolding at Caldwell's Manor in this Canadian wilderness. The Macfie family had now grown and additions were now following Martha born in 1838, Alexander in 1840 , Jessie Thorburn in 1842, Margaret in 1844, and finally James the last child born in 1846.

During the years 1837 - 1838 while Canada was still under the control of the British, we find that the middle and upper middle class, educated and bourgeois, were having difficulty coming to grips with the ruling parties in England, they felt were not obtaining adequate consideration nor representation in this growing Canadian colony. A similar situation had occurred in 1774- 1776 in the American Colonies the results of which had given birth the the United States of America.

The English did not want a repeat of the American situation, so in order to snip any rebellious movement in the bud, they increased the number of soldiers in Canada, and went about setting up local Militia who would be faithful servants to the Crown. In Lower Canada what is now Quebec the rebellion took on a more distinct part. The French speaking population had never really considered themselves as being assimilated by the English. Even after the Treaty of Paris 1763 in which the French Colony of Canada was seceded to England those families of French origins who had remained in the colony had been allowed to keep their laws, their language, their religion and many of their customs.

In Lower Canada the Rebellion developed into more than just a desire to have the British rethink its way of governing this new country, it created a desire to regain a country that had been lost. This uprising even though it was put down and trampled upon, remained implanted in the desire of many a citizen of Quebec right up to today, a desire to have their own country, a country free of the English influence, a country similar to what existed at the time of the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763.

In 1837 Alexander was appointed Captain of the 3rd Battalion of the County Rouville Militia. Alexander could read and write, he was educated, he was a large land owner having some 200+ acres and he had a horse and musket, he was 44 years of age. Whether or not Alexander saw action against the rebels we do not know. We do have a letter he sent to his sister in Sweden dated May 1838, stating that the Rebels were in possession of house 3/4 miles from their abode. They had at one time been forced to remove themselves from their home, burying the silverware in the back bush, the cattle were marched with them and the hay had to be taken as feed. He also wrote that he had a strong guard of his own company stationed just south of his house which dissuaded the Rebels from encroaching too far.

Fortunately this commotion did little to prevent Martha ,who was born during these troubled times, to become a strong young lady who produced a large family of her own. In 1837-38 , Alex had wanted to send young Robert off to school in Durham, however the rebellion was obliging his absence from the family. Robert's journey to school had to be put off for a period, as he was needed at home to help when Alex was off with the Militia.

The Macfie family were pleasently surprised with the visit of cousin William Andrew Macfie and a joyous time was spent showing him around this Canadian enterprise. A year later we find Alexander writing William Andrew to congratulate him on his up coming marriage, Alex writes in his letters that he has read of the death of his old friend John Galt and was very much saddened by it.

He went on to explain that they had had another child whom they had baptized Martha and that Robert was then off to school some 18 miles away boarding with a Mr. Campbell , a highly talented gentleman from the Paisley (Scotland) area. Alex indicated that it was his intention to send his daughter Mary off to the same school , the superior school being kept by a young man from England. Alex inquired as to who was now living in Langhouse, indicating that not much news was received from his brothers who were now very much concerned with the sugar processing in both Greenock and Leith.

He mentions that he would welcome any odd and ends that the family might consider sending, as they were missing some of the Scottish treats that they could not obtain here in Canada.

In 1845 Alexander wrote to his sister Jessie thanking her for her numerous letters, which brought back many memories of his child hood at Langhouse, all of which he read to his family so that they could share some of the wonderful childhood he had experienced. Alexander speaks of smuggling cream, riding a red stick painted for a horse, fishing on the beautiful linns of the Langhouse burn and other innocent amusements he shared with his sister back then. He tells Jessie of his latest born who was named Margaret, stating proudly that he now had a child named for every member of his family.

The letter explaining that in Canada he was doing the thrashing of the grain with one horse as compared to 8 oxen that were being used in Sweden, and that from 50 to 80 bushels of wheat were thrashed daily. There was a new process being used at this time but he had not tried it because of the cost. It was chiefly wheat that he had sowed in May and would cut in September, it was a wheat called "Black Sea " which had just been introduce in the last years, it was supposed to do well in Canada as it did not rust nor mildew. He goes on to explain that he has excellent fishing and fine land, the fishing taking a back drop to the farming as it required all of his attention. In April of 1845, Alexander had just finished making 102 ( what ever this might be - trees- or gallons - or some kind of measure) to maple sugar. " The land was then clear of snow, but wet to plow it, and the ice on the lake thawed so that a horse team could not go onto it" Alexander writes home.

TO be continued ..................To be continued .........


Robert Macfie - Mary Andrew *1746-1827 1749- 1815*	William Tough - Jane Munro *1774 - 1855 1777 - 1853*


Alexander Macfie *1789 -1850*	Married April 21 1823 Inverary Scotland	Ann Tough *1802-1890*


Robert Macfie *1824-1896*	John Macfie *1826-1826*	Mary Macfie *1827-1898*	Jane Munro Macfie *1829-1865*
William Marshall Macfie *1834-1879*	John Macfie *1836-1920*	Martha Macfie *1838-1905*	Alexander Macfie (jr) *1840-1899*
Jessie Thorburn Macfie *1842-1920*	Margaret Macfie *1844-1901*	James Macfie *1846-1906*	Ann Macfie born after 1824- died before 1845

Robert was named after his grandfather Robert Macfie of Langhouse
John (1) was named after Alex's favorite brother in Lieth
Mary was named after her grandmother (father’s side) Mary Andrew
Jane Munro was named after Ann’s mother
William Marshall could have been named after either Ann’s father, or Alexander’s brother or both the Marshall name perhaps from William’s second wife’s name Janet Marshall
John (2) ) was named after Alexander’s brother in Leith, and to compensate for death of fist John born in Canada
Martha was named after Ann’s sister who came to Canada with her and married George Clark
Alexander was named after his father of course
Jessie Thorburn was named after Alexander’s favourite sister Jessie who married a Thorburn and who was living in Sweden
Margaret was named after Alexander’s older sister who married James Macfie
James was named probably after Margaret’s husband
Anna whom we have learned of just lately was name after Alex's sister Ann

( It is funny that Alexander did not name any of his children after his youngest brother Thomas nor did he name any of his children after his dead brother Robert Andrew unless Alexander was expecting more children)


*I N D E X*
Robert Macfie (the father)	Andrew	Alex the boy 1789-1823
Robert Macfie (the son)	Hawley	Tough
Mary Macfie	South Beech Cemetery
Jane Munro Macfie	Airds	Clarenceville
William Marshall Macfie	Curtis
John Macfie	Townsend
Martha Macfie	Hamilton
Alexander Macfie	Young
Jessie Thorburn Macfie	Boardman
Margaret Macfie	Hatch	Reed
James Macfie	Smith	Garfield


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MACFIE- HAWLEY


Mary Macfie *1827-1898*	Married 23 Oct 1848 Caldwell's Manor, Que	Herman Hawley *1824-1876*


Willaim Alexander Hawley *1829-1908*	Clesson Hawley *1852-*	Claud Hawley *1852-*
Marshall Peter Hawley *1855-1924*	Melinda Jane Hawley *1859-*	Allan Clarence Hawley *1862-*

Much more on a separate Hawley, just click on Herman

MACFIE - CURTIS


Willaim Marshall Macfie *1834-1879*	Married 30 June 1862 Clarenceville, Que	Harriet Curtis *1838-1886*


Mina Henrietta Macfie *1864-1868*	James Alexander Macfie *1865-1905*	William Tuttle Macfie *1869-*


James Alexander Macfie *1865-1905*	Married 17 August 1902 Clarenceville, Que	Ada Durham


James Alexander Macfie *1903-1903*

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William Tuttle Macfie 1869-	Married 29 June 1904 Clarenceville, Que	Mattie Hunter *1879-xxxx*


Rita Tuttle Macfie *1905-*	Marshal Hunter Macfie *1908-*	Majorie Alexandria Macfie *1911-1924*
Norma Margaret Macfie *1913 -1914*	Eric Macfie *1916- 1916*

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William Tuttle Macfie was Mayor of Clarenceville from 18- to

His homestead was located on Beech South, just below Macfie Road, on the way towards the border crossing

Marshall Hunter was at one time located in Farmingham Mass, residing with his Great Aunt Lilias Macfie


Rita Tuttle Macfie *1905-*	Married	John McJannette

MACFIE - TOWNSEND


John Macfie *1836-1920*	Married 29 May 1861 Clarenceville, Que	Annie Townsend *1840-*


Robert Graham Macfie *1862-1946*	Mary Agnes Macfie *1863-1943*	Helen Macfie *1865-1865*

1870 Census Grand Haven Mi
John Macfie age 34 , dry goods merchant, real estate worth $1,000, personal estate worth $2,200. 1892-1893 Head of Household in Grand Haven
Graham R Macfie - Lumberman
John Macfie - Lumberman 1892-1893 Grand Haven City Business Directory Boyden ,Charles, Lumberman
Macfie & Son - Lumbermen
Lake Forest Cemetery Mausoleum Grand Haven Township section
Boyden Mausoleum
Charles Boyden buried Aug 26 1901
Baby Macfie child of R G buried Aug 3 1899
Joseph Boyden died Oct 2 1848 age 55 yrs

For More on Townsend click on Annie


Robert Graham Macfie *1862-1946*	Married 3 August 1892 Grand Haven Mi. USA	Maud Boyden *1868-1955*


Boyden Macfie *1893-1964*	Elizabeth Anne Macfie *1895-1986*	John Graham Macfie *1898-1966*	Baby Macfie *1899-1899*


Boyden Macfie 1893-1964	Married	Nina Meta Ludewig *1898-1981*


Robert Ludewig Macfie *1924-*	Elizabeth Joanne Macfie *1925-1999*	Richard Boyden Macfie *1928-*


Robert Ludewig Macfie *1924-*	Married	UNKNOWN


Elizabeth Anne Macfie 1895-1986	Married 25 June 1919	Hebert Kendall Schulz *1893-1975*


John Graham Schulz *1924-*	Herbert Kendall Schulz (jr) *1928-1955*


Richard Boyden Macfie *1928-*	Married	Lillian Frances Sernach


Laurie Jane Macfie *1957-*	Robert Duncan Macfie *1959-*	Andrew Boyden Macfie *1962-*

Jane's web page


John Graham Macfie *1898-1966*	Married	Katherine Knecht *1899-1963*


Patrica Jane Macfie *1922-*	Robert Arthur Macfie *1924-2007*

MACFIE- HAMILTON


Martha Macfie *1838-1905*	Married 13 May 1861 Clarenceville, Que	Rufus Hamilton *1832-1881*


Emma Louise Hamilton *1862-1944*	Hariet Eliza Hamilton *1863-1924*	Penelope Thorburn Hamilton *1865-1945*	Alexander Hamilton *1867-1937*
Robert Hamilton *1869-1940*	Donald Munro Hamilton *1871-1897*	Ann Macfie Hamilton *1873-*	Jessie Graham Hamilton *1876-1956*

For more on the Hamilton family click on any of the names

MACFIE- YOUNG


Alexander Macfie 1840-1899	Married 14 January 1880 Clarenceville, Que	Sarah Eliza Young *1859-1928*


Alice Robina Macfie *1881-1972*	Jessie Young Macfie *1885-1901*	Donald Graham Macfie *1887-1966*
Anna Mary Macfie *1889-1966*	Laura Ellison Macfie *1892-1930*	Philip Ransford Macfie *1894-1948*
John Macfie *1897-1925*	Mildred Beatrice Macfie *1899-*


Alice Robina Macfie *1881-1972*	Married 19 February 1909 Clarenceville, Que	Frederick Arnold Wilkes 1885-1945


Donald Elbridge Wilkes *1909-1970*	Marion Wilkes *1915-*	Mildred Wilkes *1915-2009*

F A Wilkes , Head of Savings and Loan, dies in Plattsburg

Fred A Wilikes, 60 , Plattsburg, executive vice president and treasurer of the Champlain Valley Federal Saving and Loan Association, died at the Physicians Hospital Saturday night shortly after nine o`clock after a short illiness. Funeral services were held at Trinity-Episcopal church Tuesday after noon at three o'clock and the body placed in the vault in Riverside cemetery to await interment in the family plot there in the spring. Mr Wilkes was born in Kansas on January 20, 1885. after acquiring his education in the middle west he became a teacher in commercial subjects and about 920 he beacme associated with the New York State Department of Education. He went to Plattsburg in 1925 a a commercial teacher at Plattsburg State Normal School and remained a a member of the faculty until the school's commercial department was discontinued. Mr Wilkes was one of the organizers of the Champlain Valley Savings and Loan Association , predecessor of the present federal organization and his administrative abilities were a main factor behind development on the bussiness that has grown steadily under his supervision. Mr Wilkes was affiliated with various Masonic bodies and was a member of the Plattsburg Kiwanis Club. He is survived by his widow, nee Alice R Macfie, two daughters, Mrs Marion Freeborn of Plattsburg, and Mrs Robert Tate of Wappinger's Falls N Y . also one son Donald Wilkes of Kingston NY

The Naylor family


Donald Graham Macfie *1887-1966*	Married Clarenceville, Que	Agnes Amelia Naylor 1896-1942


Laura Ellison Macfie *1892-1930*	Married Clarenceville, Que	Lloyd Herber Bullock *1885-1978*


Irene Maud Bullock *1919-1930*	Bruce Lloyd Bullock *1922-*


Mildred Beatrice Macfie *1899-*	Married 1918 Clarenceville, Que	Paul Bernhardt


Mary Bernhardt	Emily Collins Bernhardt *1927-*	Pauline Macfie Bernhardt *1931-*


Emily Collins Bernhardt *1927-*	Married	John Geddes


Paul Geddes *1954-*	Joan Elizabeth Geddes *1955-*	Peter Geddes *1959-*


Pauline Macfie Bernhardt *1931-*	Married 6 December 1952 Peckskill, NY	Harold Neubert *1930-*


Linda Dawn Neubert *1953-*	Blair Vance Neubert *1956-*	Keith Allen Neubert *1960-1975*


Linda Dawn Neubert *1953-*	Married 7 April 1979 Las Vegas Ca.	Geary Wayne Cloward (sr) *1951-*


Geary Wayne Cloward (jr) *1979-*	Sarah Dawn Cloward *1981-*	Lea Renae Cloward *1990-*


Blair Vance Neubert *1956-*	Married 17 September 1983 Port Jervis NY	Rita Roach *1960-*


Diana Marie Neubert *1993-*


Donald Elbridge Wilkes *1909-1970*	Married	Sophia Segrim Van Benschoten *1908-2009*


Robert Macfie Wilkes *1932-*	Marjorie Alice Wilkes *1935-*	Janice Lynn Wilkes *1947-*


Robert Macfie Wilkes *1932-*	Married	June Ware


Sharon Lee Wilkes *1961-*	Beverly Gay Wilkes *1963-*


Sharon Lee Wilkes *1961-*	Married 1987	Douglas Kokenge


Beverly Gay Wilkes *1963-*	Married 1985	Thomas Lee Kollman


Thomas Jordon Kollman


Marjorie Alice Wilkes *1935-*	Married 13 June 1953 Arlington Va	Richard Graham McNeill *1933-*


Stephen Richard McNeill *1954-*	Timothy John McNeill *1956-*	James Benard McNeill *1958-*	Paul Daniel McNeill *1961-*


Stephen Richard McNeill *1954-*	Married 13 January 1979 Marietta Ga.	Christine Ree Massey


Michael Paul McNeill *1980-*	Patrick Allen McNeill *1983-*	Megan Ashley McNeill *1986-*

Steven McNeill has a more detailed McNeill Family page that might be of interest to you the reader, Steven may be reached at Steven McNeill


Timothy John McNeill *1956-*	Married 25 September 1982 Lawrenceville Ga	Carol Ann Hullender


Amanda Ann McNeill *1986-*


James Benard McNeill *1958-*	Married 1st 6 December 1980 Matietta Ga Married 2nd 4 May 1985 Decatur Ga Married 3rd 5 January 1991 Decatur Ga	Karen Stewart *1956-* Cindy Kidd 1962- Gail Yancey *1953-1991*


Jason John McNeill *1982-*	Nicholas Timothy McNeill *1985-*


Paul Daniel McNeill *1961-*	Married 1st 13 April 1991 Atlanta Ga. Married 2nd 1997	Dorene Minnich Amy Lin Hopkins


Collen Thomas McNeill *1998-*


Janice Lynn Wilkes *1947-*	Married	John Edward Hilson


Kimbery Ann Hilson *1967-*	John Christopher Hilson *1971-*


Kimbery Ann Hilson *1967-*	Married	Michael Nelson


Thomas Michael Nelson *1989-*


Marion Wilkes 1915-	Married 1st 27 December 1940 Plattsburg NY Married 2nd 5 August 1950 Plattsburg NY	Henry Freebern *1915-1944* Earl Carpenter *1915-*


Kent Wilkes Freebern -Carpenter *1942-*	Mark Carpenter *1951-*


Kent Wilkes Freebern -Carpenter *1942-*	Married 1964	Esther Mae Huffman


Kent Freebern Carpenter (jr) *1969-*


Mark Carpenter *1951-*	Married 1 June 1974 Springfield OH	Linda Rohweder *1952-*


Laura Carpenter *1977-*	Alexander Earl Carpenter *1984-*

MACFIE - BOARDMAN ( click to get to the Boardman family of Henry Clinton)


Jessie Thorburn Macfie *1842-*	Married 13 April 1870 Clarenceville Que	Henry Clinton Boardman *1837-*


Evelyn Graham Boardman *1871-*	Arthur Alexander Boardman *1873-1887*	Jessie Eliza Boardman *1875-1876*
John Graham Boardman *1877-1878*	Harold Clinton Boardman *1884-*

Henry Boardman and Jessie Macfie, owned a produce business just south of Alburgh Springs . The home and store were located on the left side of the road before you embarked on the bridge taking you across the bottom of Missisquoi Bay towards Swanton VT . The 1881 Canadain census show the Boardman family located in the Cornwall Ont area. Henry's father Claude Samuel 73 years of age in living with them. Harold was of course not born . The census shows everyone being born in the USA with the exception of Jessie , and their family name is at that time recorded as BOURDMAN. Henry is now listed as a farmer.

MACFIE - HATCH
1st Marriage


Margaret Macfie *1844-1901*	Married 25 September 1872 Fort Covington NY	Daniel McPherson McCurdy Hatch *1833- 1886*


Frederick Thorburn Hatch *1874-*	Arthur Gerald Hatch *1876-*	Graham Macfie Hatch *1884-*

MACFIE- REED
2 nd Marriage


Margaret Macfie *1844-1901*	Married 12 July 1892	Clayton Cornelius Reed


No issue

MACFIE - SMITH

1st Marriage


James Macfie *1846-1906*	Married 20 March 1870 Trout River NY USA	Agnes Smith *1847-1871*


Agnes Smith Macfie *1870-1946*

Agnes Smith was the youngest daughter of the late Isaac Henry Smith of Fort Covington NY, she died at the early age of 25 years Dr James Macfie M.D. C.M. of Fort Covington NY married Agnes Smith of Trout River at the residence of the bride's brother M M Smith Esq, of the custom house Trout River, by the Rev D Ross.

Notes culled from the Franklin Gazette , Malone NY

1877 - " The umpire was Dr James Macfie" ( we see here he was a man of the times having knowledge of the game of Baseball)

1879 " At the Democratic caucus which convened atthe office of Wilson & Mears on Saturday evening last Dr James Macfie , A S Creighton and r Degowin were the delegates chosen to attend the county convention, which convenes at Malone to day ." ( we foind here that James was a politiclly involved citizen)

1882 - " Miss Macfie and Miss Hawley of Clarenceville were visiting with Dr. and Mrs James Macfie " ( a family member )

1885 - " The Chair appointed Dr James Macfie of Fort Covington ,Chars A Burke of Malone and Jos Walker ofWestville , a committee on reslutions" ( an involved citizen )

1885 - " Fire at Fort Covington "
On Saturday last, Dr Macfie`s residence at Fort Covington was destroyed by fire. Most of the house hold effects were saved, but the building was atotal loss. The firs is supposed to have been caused by the explosion of a kerosene lamp ( a similar situation was encounded by his father Alexander and his brother Robert) . The doctor had occasion to go up into the attic in the morning , where some of his books were kept, for a book of reference. The room being dark he took a lamp and after procurring the book he carried it down stairs for the purpose of looking it over, leaving the lamp in the room, as he intended to immediately return , but before he did so he recived a call which delayed him a short time and when he went back the lamp had, as he supposed exploded and the smoke was so dense in the room that he could not enter. Nearly everyone was at church at the time and before aid could be summoned the building was past saving. When the alarm was given at the different churches, the peopl ran in a body to the rescue , but as the could not save the Doctor`s reresidence, went to work to save those near. The fire caught on the residences of Mr Chapman and Mr Hollenbeck, but they were saved by the effective work of the citizens. There is a fire engine at Fort Covington, but the hose was found to be worthless and consequently the engine was useless. The doctor has moved in the Anna McDonald's residence. He had an insurance of $1,000 which only partically covers his loss. He has the sympathy of the whole community in his misfortune.

1887- " The DemocraticCounty Convention met, pursuant to call at Howard Opera House, this village, on Tuesday last, for the purpose of nominating a county ticket and choosing delegates to the State, Judicial and Senatorial Conventions. The Convention was called to order by N W Porter, chirman of the Democratic COunty Committee at 2 o`clock p.m. and Dr James Macfie , of Fort Covington was elected temprary chairman, and W S Lawrence of Moria, temporary secretary. Dr Macfie taking the chair made a few happy remarks and the business of the Convention proceeded. ( James was a plesant person)

1887- Coroners - Drs James Macfie and Henry Jordan ( James was a responsible man)

1888- James Macfie was member of the Franklin Co. Medical Society

1888- " The singing of comic sons by Dr James Macfie was enjoyed by all who heard him " ( James was talented and musical as were his sisters)

1890- " In the second district the convention wisley selected Dr James Macfie , a man of wide acquaintance , of large professional experience and a gentleman of culture and education. Dr Macfie , as a physician and citizen of the second comissioner district , needs no futher endorsement here ,and his many years of faithful service in the Democratic party will ensure him the solid support of that party at the polls. ( need there be more said)

The Malone Framer

1905- " Fort Covington - June 2 ...... Dr James Macfie , who left this town about thirteen years ago and has since resided in Fort Mead, Fla, is visiting his daughter Mrs Jos H Fay . Needless to say that the Doctor is receiving a warm welcome from his many old friends"

1926- " Dr W N Macartney , of Fort Covington , wishes to announce his partnership with Dr Bruce T Smith , formerly of Montreal. calls for either physician should be made at Dr Macartney's office Fort Covington N Y phone 38-F2 . Dr Smith is a graduate of McGill University, has subsequently held an appointment for one year in the Montreal General Hospital , is a licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada and the Board of Regents of the State of New York. That he is a relative of Dr Macfie, one of the earlier physicans of Fort Covington, will be of interest to many of the older residents on the district. "


Agnes Smith Macfie *1870-1946*	Married 8 March 1892 Madrid NY USA	Joseph H Fay 1846-1932


Pauline Estelle Fay *1893-1924*	Wallace Westgarth Macfie Fay *1896-1976*	Muriel Elenor Fay *1898-1978*	James Douglas Fay *1900-1939*
Ellison Irwin Fay *1902-1984*	Marshall Thorburn Fay *1905-2009*	Murray Kline Fay *1907-1988*	Helen Bevery Fay *1915-*

Joseph H Fay merchant of the firm Fay brothers, married Agnes Macfie, eldest daughter of Dr James Macfie , all of Fort Covington NY, at Madrid NY ( 8 Mar 1892) Sarah Fay only daughter of Joseph Fay of Fort Covington village NY and wife of James Caul, formerly of Fort Covington died at North Lawrence NY aged 52 years. ( 8 Mar 1894) Ella Skinner wife of John Fay and daughter of Dr Skinner of Malone NY died at Malone NY aged 50 years. (16 Mar 1894) Joseph Fay senior died at the village of Fort Covington, age 85 years . ( 6 Jan 1897) James Fay merchant died at his residence in Fort Covington ages 61 years (7 Jul 1897)

MACFIE - GARFIELD

2nd Marriage


James Macfie *1846-1906*	Married 8 Oct 1873 Fort Covington NY USA	Mary Catherine Garfield *1847-1896*


Mary Parkhurst Macfie *1874-1878*	Ann Thorburn Macfie *1876-1882*	Jessie Graham Macfie *1877-1878*	Laura Josephine Macfie *1880-1901*

James Macfie M.D. married Catherine Garfield all of Fort Covington at Fort Covington NY by Rev Donald Ross. ( 8 0ct 1873) Kittie Garfield , wife of Dr James Macfie died at Avon Park, DeSota County , Florida of pneumonia age 49. They left Fort Covington NY in 1892 for Denver Co. ( 23 Aug 1896) Mary Parkhurst Macfie daughter of Dr Macfie died at fort Covington NY aged 11 months 9 days ( 4Sept 1875) Annie Macfie second daughter of Dr James Macfie died at Fort Covington NY aged 5 year, 9 months of diphtheria ( 19 Jan 1882)


Laura Josephine Macfie *1880-1901*	Married 12 September 1901 Fort Covington NY USA	Kline O Varn


Mary Lois Varn *1906-*	Myron Macfie Varn *1908-*	Stewart Warden Varn *1911-*	Janet Caroline Varn *1920-*

Family ties

Fay family ties


Pauline Estelle Fay *1893-1924*	Married 2 June 1920	Charles Alexander Vass


David Thorburn Vass *1922-*	Martha Ellison Vass *1924-*


Wallace Westgarth Macfie Fay *1896-1976*	Married 20 December 1924	Margaret Harmon *1878-1970*


Ian Harmon Fay *1926-*	Colin Macfie Fay *1930-2000*	Shelia Thomas Fay *1932-*


Ian Harmon Fay *1926-*	Married	Loretta Largerburg


William Wallace Fay *1952-*	Stephen Thomas Fay *1954-*


Colin Macfie Fay *1930-2000*	Married	Evelyn Brown


Richard Bruce Fay *1952-*	Colin Macfie Fay (jr) *1954-*	Margaret Lynn Fay *1955-*


Muriel Eleanor Fay *1898-1978*	Married 15 September 1919	Willis Paul Russell


Willis Ian Russell *1920-*


James Douglas Fay *1900-1939*	Married 1936	Claire Williams


Ellison Irwin Fay *1902-1984*	Married 30 June 1926	Reginald Hawkins *1905-1981*


Fay Louise Hawkins *1928-*


Fay Louise Hawkins *1928-*	Married	Marvin Briggs


Marshall Thorburn Fay 1905-	Married 19 July 1930	Bernice Morse


Marshall Thorburn Fay (jr) *1935-*	John Morse Fay *1937-*	Ronald Lyle Fay *1939-*


Ronald Lyle Fay *1939-*	Married 30 August 1963	Ann S Parker *1942-*


Elizabeth Westgarth Fay *1964-*	Courtney Morse Fay *1966-*	Jarrod Macfie Fay *1969-*


Jarrod Macfie Fay *1969-*	Married	Sara


Ian D Fay


Murray Kline Fay *1907-1988*	Married 1929	Inez E Freden


Gareth Murray Fay *1933-*


Helen Beverly Fay *1915-*	Married 1936	Donald Amos Howard


Bruce Donald Howard *1938-*	Sandra Fay Howard *1941-*	Nanci Lee Howard *1941-*

Varn family ties


Mary Lois Varn *1906-*	Married	Mason Edward Turner


Laura Harione Turner *1940-*	Mason Edward Turner (jr) *1942-*


Myron Macfie Varn *1908-*	Married	Jean P Farrabee


Samuel Farrabee Varn *1933-*	Stephanie Varn *1936-*	Myron Macfie Varn (jr) *1941-2003*


Stewart Warden Varn *1911-xxxx*	Married	Virginia Bardsley xxxx-xxxx


Virginia Bardley Varn *1947-*


Janet Caroline Varn *1920-*	Married	William Joseph Loadholtes


William Joseph Loadholtes (jr) *1948-*	Mary Mell Loadholtes *1950-*	Janet Lenore Loadholtes *1954-*

Hatch family ties


Frederick Thorburn Hatch *1874-1909*	Married	Alice Pattee


Dorothy Macfie Hatch *1898-*	Ruth Evelyn Hatch *1904-*


Arthur Greald Hatch *1876-1944*	Married	Clara Long Murray *1883-*


Margaret Macfie Hatch *1910-*


Margaret Macfie Hatch *1910-*	Married	Archa Adamson


Nancy Clair Hatch Adamson *1937-*


Nancy Clair Hatch Adamson *1937-*	Married	Jack Yeaste


Son	Daughter

1st Marriage


Graham Macfie Hatch *1885-*	Married	Laura Virginia Conley


Graham Macfie Hatch (jr) *1909-1944*	Mary McCardy Hatch *1910-*	Donald Wentling Hatch *1910-*

2nd Marriage


Graham Macfie Hatch *1885-*	Married	Nettie Thielemann *1885-1940*


Faliticus Hatch *1916-*	Margaret Hatch *1920-*


Faliticus Hatch *1916-*	Married 1st Married 2nd	Wiley Woodrow Walters (sr) Robert McMurray


Peggie Anne Walters *1945-*	Wiley Woodrow Walters(jr) *1945-*	Martha Jane McMurray


Peggie Anne Walters *1945-*	Married	Richard Rodrigrez


Shalom Rodrigrez	Natan Rodrigrez


Wiley Woodrow Walters (jr) *1945-*	Married	Brenda Johnson *1949-1986*


Dawn Alene Walters *1970-*	Misty Lynne Walters *1971-*	Wiley Woodrow Walters III *1973-*
Aurora Lea Walters *1975-*	Jared Monroe Walters *1977-*	April Christine Walters *1979-1986*

Wiley Walters has a more detailed Walters Family page that might be of interest to you, the reader, Wiley may be reached at Wiley Walters (jr)


Misty Lynne Walters *1971-*	Married	Robert Clark Bliss *1966-*


Robert Jacob Bliss *1996-*	Audrey Marie Bliss *1998-*


Wiley Woodrow Walters III *1971-*	Married	Ericka Sanford


Jared Monroe Walters *1977-*	Married	Mellisa Hughes


Martha Jane McMurray	Married	Steven Duneck


Steven Dunek(jr)


Margaret Hatch *1920-*	Married	Russell M Slot (jr)


Russell M Slot III *1952-*


Russell M Slot III *1952-*	Married	Leslie Unknown

Boardman family ties


Evelyn Graham Boardman 1871-1912	Married 4 May 1905 Alburg East VT	Allanson Kilburn Story


Harold Clinton Boardman (sr) *1884-1947*	Married 11 November 1912	Imelda Martha Le Clair


Arthur Graham Boardman *1913-*	Donald Winston Boardman *1915-*	Evelyn Geraldine Boardman *1916-*
Clara Ella Boardman *1918-*	Harold Clinton Boardman(jr) *1923-*


Arthur Graham Boardman *1913-2003*	Married	Alice M Fitzgerald


Marcia Louise Boardman	Geofrey Smith Boardman	Richard G W Boardman
Arthur Boardman	Barbara Boardman	Deborah Boardman

At his death we find Arthur Graham Boardman living in Marblehead Ma


Evelyn Geraldine Boardman 1916-	Married	Robert McGowan


Claire Alice McGowan *1942-*	Robert Arthur McGowan *1943-*	Eleen Martha McGowan *1946-*	Paul Donald McGowan *1947-*


Harold Clinton Boardman(jr) *1923-*	Married	Claire Rodell


Nancy Karson Boardman *1950-*

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