William Garvin according to family history was born in either 1788 or 1789. However, his military discharge papers from the Royal Hospital of Ireland, indicate a birthdate of around 1794, in Doneraile, Barony of Fermoy, County Cork, Province Munster, Ireland.
William Garvin came with his wife and at least two children from Ireland to Quebec in 1832, first living in Frampton, where he worked as a tailor. In 1833 he was allotted land in Cranbourne.
William Garvin had been in the British Military 16th Regiment of Foot in Ireland, and had been involved in the Napoleonic Wars. His military occupation was listed as a "Private." A fellow 16th Regiment of Foot soldier mentioned they had been in https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Badajoz_(1812)
William had been receiving a disability pension since his discharge after an operation had not corrected his damaged eyesight. He and several other pensioned men of the 16th Regiment of Foot, gave up the pension for an offer of land in Quebec, and provisions and transportation there until they had made the land into supporting farms. After many years developing and building his farm, in 1846 he received title to his 106 acres in Cranbourne, and remained there until his death. His wife Margaret Gary (Geary, Gairy, Gorey) Garvin survived him and recorded his death as occurring in 1869.
The 31 July 1868, Last Will of William Garvin, courtesy of Dennis McLane, founder of the Frampton Irish website and author of the 3 volume set "Irish Needles," is copied to the photo gallery. William Garvin basically gave his farm and implements, etc., to his daughter Mary Ann Garvin O'Brien and her husband Martin O'Brien in an agreement that Mary Ann and Martin O'Brien were to care and support both William Garvin and his wife Margaret Gary Garvin until each passed away.
William Garvin was buried in an old cemetery in Cranbourne, St. George's, and later reinterred in the Anglican cemetery connected to the Springbrook Church. The Springbrook site showing the crumbled stone remains:
http://geneofun.on.ca/cems//QCDOR0390/G
One additional interesting thing about this family concerns religion. William Garvin was Anglican (Church of England), a Protestant, while his wife Margaret Gary Garvin was Catholic. As they were split concerning religion, they had an agreement to raise all the boys in the Anglican Church, and all the girls in the Catholic Church. Birth and marriage records found in Quebec do support this arrangement. Margaret his wife reported that they had a total of 17 children, although not all have been discerned as of the date of this writing. Interesting especially is that the girl's Catholic records are written in French, so we assume the priest was French and that the girls learned both languages.
For more info on the Irish that settled Cranbourne, Quebec:
Frampton Irish: Go to http://www.framptonirish.com/frampton/Blog.cfm. The first page of the blog is about the Frampton Irish that settled the Neillsville Colony in Wisconsin. Of course, that is where William Garvin Jr., oldest son, moved to. Much of the article centers on the Garvin family.
Deed of donation translation by Gerald Neville:
Deed of Donation by William Garvin, Sr. and Margaret Gary
to Mary Ann Garvin
31 July 1868
From the records of Notary Joseph-Valentin Gagnon, Record Number 181
Quebec Archives Microfilm #4M01-5619
Before the undersigned Public Notary for the Province of Quebec, in the presence of the witnesses hereafter named, personally came & appeared Mr. William Garvin, Senior, residing in the Township of Cranbourne, County of Dorchester, District of Beauce and Dame Margaret Gary, his wife, from her said husband duly authorized to the effect thereof;
Which said parties William Garvin and Margaret Gary do give, grant, transfer & make over with warranty against all troubles generally whatsoever unto Dame Mary Ann Garvin, wife of Matthew O'Brien and from the latter duly authorized to the effect hereof present and accepting for donee for herself, he heirs and assigns, that is to say:
A land situated in the eighth range of the said township of Cranbourne, being a part of lot number twelve, containing four acres and a half in front by eighteen acres in depth, the whole more or less & without any precise measurement, bounded, the said lot, in front by the road dividing the eighth from the seventh range, in rear, by the ninth range, on one side by James Mangan & on the other side by John Free, with all & every the members and appurtenances thereunto belonging of all which said donee declares herself to be content and satisfied for having seen and received the same previous hereto.
It is understood between the said parties that the donee shall pay all the debts of the donors due until this day.
It is also understood that the said donee shall board, support, and cloth the donors during their lifetime, the whole suitably, considering their age and health.
The donors give moreover to the said donee all moveables generally whatsoever that they now possess, safe and except the cash money and their bed & bedding for the said Margaret Gary in case the said William Garven would die before her, while said bed, the aid Margaret Gary shall have the entire property of it.
The said donors reserve for Anna Maria Garvin one cow and one sheep of the first choice to be taken in the stable and buildings of the house within five years from this date; and if the said cow and sheep are not taken by her within the said five years, they will remain the property of the said donors.
And for security of all reserve clauses & conditions mentioned in favor of the donors, the land heretofore mentioned and designated will remain mortgaged & hypothecated in their favor by special privilege.
And for the registration of these presents, the parties have constituted & appointed the bearer of a copy hereof to whom all power and authority is given to that effect.
Done and passed in the said township of Cranbourne in the dwelling house of the donors and donee under the number one hundred and eighty one., the thirty first day of July in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred & sixty eight in the afternoon.
And the parties declared that they did not know how to write their names, Mr. James Mangan, farmer of the said township of Cranbourne has signed with the undersigned Notary, these presents having been first duly read in their presence.
(Words erased are void, marginal notes initialed are good.)
William Garvin, his mark; Margaret Gary, her mark; Martin O'Brien, his mark; Mary Ann Garvin, her mark; James Mangan, his signature; J.V. Gagnon, N.P., his signature
[Transcribed by Gerald Neville]
William Garvin came with his wife and at least two children from Ireland to Quebec in 1832, first living in Frampton, where he worked as a tailor. In 1833 he was allotted land in Cranbourne.
William Garvin had been in the British Military 16th Regiment of Foot in Ireland, and had been involved in the Napoleonic Wars. His military occupation was listed as a "Private." A fellow 16th Regiment of Foot soldier mentioned they had been in https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Badajoz_(1812)
William had been receiving a disability pension since his discharge after an operation had not corrected his damaged eyesight. He and several other pensioned men of the 16th Regiment of Foot, gave up the pension for an offer of land in Quebec, and provisions and transportation there until they had made the land into supporting farms. After many years developing and building his farm, in 1846 he received title to his 106 acres in Cranbourne, and remained there until his death. His wife Margaret Gary (Geary, Gairy, Gorey) Garvin survived him and recorded his death as occurring in 1869.
The 31 July 1868, Last Will of William Garvin, courtesy of Dennis McLane, founder of the Frampton Irish website and author of the 3 volume set "Irish Needles," is copied to the photo gallery. William Garvin basically gave his farm and implements, etc., to his daughter Mary Ann Garvin O'Brien and her husband Martin O'Brien in an agreement that Mary Ann and Martin O'Brien were to care and support both William Garvin and his wife Margaret Gary Garvin until each passed away.
William Garvin was buried in an old cemetery in Cranbourne, St. George's, and later reinterred in the Anglican cemetery connected to the Springbrook Church. The Springbrook site showing the crumbled stone remains:
http://geneofun.on.ca/cems//QCDOR0390/G
One additional interesting thing about this family concerns religion. William Garvin was Anglican (Church of England), a Protestant, while his wife Margaret Gary Garvin was Catholic. As they were split concerning religion, they had an agreement to raise all the boys in the Anglican Church, and all the girls in the Catholic Church. Birth and marriage records found in Quebec do support this arrangement. Margaret his wife reported that they had a total of 17 children, although not all have been discerned as of the date of this writing. Interesting especially is that the girl's Catholic records are written in French, so we assume the priest was French and that the girls learned both languages.
For more info on the Irish that settled Cranbourne, Quebec:
Frampton Irish: Go to http://www.framptonirish.com/frampton/Blog.cfm. The first page of the blog is about the Frampton Irish that settled the Neillsville Colony in Wisconsin. Of course, that is where William Garvin Jr., oldest son, moved to. Much of the article centers on the Garvin family.
Deed of donation translation by Gerald Neville:
Deed of Donation by William Garvin, Sr. and Margaret Gary
to Mary Ann Garvin
31 July 1868
From the records of Notary Joseph-Valentin Gagnon, Record Number 181
Quebec Archives Microfilm #4M01-5619
Before the undersigned Public Notary for the Province of Quebec, in the presence of the witnesses hereafter named, personally came & appeared Mr. William Garvin, Senior, residing in the Township of Cranbourne, County of Dorchester, District of Beauce and Dame Margaret Gary, his wife, from her said husband duly authorized to the effect thereof;
Which said parties William Garvin and Margaret Gary do give, grant, transfer & make over with warranty against all troubles generally whatsoever unto Dame Mary Ann Garvin, wife of Matthew O'Brien and from the latter duly authorized to the effect hereof present and accepting for donee for herself, he heirs and assigns, that is to say:
A land situated in the eighth range of the said township of Cranbourne, being a part of lot number twelve, containing four acres and a half in front by eighteen acres in depth, the whole more or less & without any precise measurement, bounded, the said lot, in front by the road dividing the eighth from the seventh range, in rear, by the ninth range, on one side by James Mangan & on the other side by John Free, with all & every the members and appurtenances thereunto belonging of all which said donee declares herself to be content and satisfied for having seen and received the same previous hereto.
It is understood between the said parties that the donee shall pay all the debts of the donors due until this day.
It is also understood that the said donee shall board, support, and cloth the donors during their lifetime, the whole suitably, considering their age and health.
The donors give moreover to the said donee all moveables generally whatsoever that they now possess, safe and except the cash money and their bed & bedding for the said Margaret Gary in case the said William Garven would die before her, while said bed, the aid Margaret Gary shall have the entire property of it.
The said donors reserve for Anna Maria Garvin one cow and one sheep of the first choice to be taken in the stable and buildings of the house within five years from this date; and if the said cow and sheep are not taken by her within the said five years, they will remain the property of the said donors.
And for security of all reserve clauses & conditions mentioned in favor of the donors, the land heretofore mentioned and designated will remain mortgaged & hypothecated in their favor by special privilege.
And for the registration of these presents, the parties have constituted & appointed the bearer of a copy hereof to whom all power and authority is given to that effect.
Done and passed in the said township of Cranbourne in the dwelling house of the donors and donee under the number one hundred and eighty one., the thirty first day of July in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred & sixty eight in the afternoon.
And the parties declared that they did not know how to write their names, Mr. James Mangan, farmer of the said township of Cranbourne has signed with the undersigned Notary, these presents having been first duly read in their presence.
(Words erased are void, marginal notes initialed are good.)
William Garvin, his mark; Margaret Gary, her mark; Martin O'Brien, his mark; Mary Ann Garvin, her mark; James Mangan, his signature; J.V. Gagnon, N.P., his signature
[Transcribed by Gerald Neville]
William Garvin according to family history was born in either 1788 or 1789. However, his military discharge papers from the Royal Hospital of Ireland, indicate a birthdate of around 1794, in Doneraile, Barony of Fermoy, County Cork, Province Munster, Ireland.
William Garvin came with his wife and at least two children from Ireland to Quebec in 1832, first living in Frampton, where he worked as a tailor. In 1833 he was allotted land in Cranbourne.
William Garvin had been in the British Military 16th Regiment of Foot in Ireland, and had been involved in the Napoleonic Wars. His military occupation was listed as a "Private." A fellow 16th Regiment of Foot soldier mentioned they had been in https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Badajoz_(1812)
William had been receiving a disability pension since his discharge after an operation had not corrected his damaged eyesight. He and several other pensioned men of the 16th Regiment of Foot, gave up the pension for an offer of land in Quebec, and provisions and transportation there until they had made the land into supporting farms. After many years developing and building his farm, in 1846 he received title to his 106 acres in Cranbourne, and remained there until his death. His wife Margaret Gary (Geary, Gairy, Gorey) Garvin survived him and recorded his death as occurring in 1869.
The 31 July 1868, Last Will of William Garvin, courtesy of Dennis McLane, founder of the Frampton Irish website and author of the 3 volume set "Irish Needles," is copied to the photo gallery. William Garvin basically gave his farm and implements, etc., to his daughter Mary Ann Garvin O'Brien and her husband Martin O'Brien in an agreement that Mary Ann and Martin O'Brien were to care and support both William Garvin and his wife Margaret Gary Garvin until each passed away.
William Garvin was buried in an old cemetery in Cranbourne, St. George's, and later reinterred in the Anglican cemetery connected to the Springbrook Church. The Springbrook site showing the crumbled stone remains:
http://geneofun.on.ca/cems//QCDOR0390/G
One additional interesting thing about this family concerns religion. William Garvin was Anglican (Church of England), a Protestant, while his wife Margaret Gary Garvin was Catholic. As they were split concerning religion, they had an agreement to raise all the boys in the Anglican Church, and all the girls in the Catholic Church. Birth and marriage records found in Quebec do support this arrangement. Margaret his wife reported that they had a total of 17 children, although not all have been discerned as of the date of this writing. Interesting especially is that the girl's Catholic records are written in French, so we assume the priest was French and that the girls learned both languages.
For more info on the Irish that settled Cranbourne, Quebec:
Frampton Irish: Go to http://www.framptonirish.com/frampton/Blog.cfm. The first page of the blog is about the Frampton Irish that settled the Neillsville Colony in Wisconsin. Of course, that is where William Garvin Jr., oldest son, moved to. Much of the article centers on the Garvin family.
Deed of donation translation by Gerald Neville:
Deed of Donation by William Garvin, Sr. and Margaret Gary
to Mary Ann Garvin
31 July 1868
From the records of Notary Joseph-Valentin Gagnon, Record Number 181
Quebec Archives Microfilm #4M01-5619
Before the undersigned Public Notary for the Province of Quebec, in the presence of the witnesses hereafter named, personally came & appeared Mr. William Garvin, Senior, residing in the Township of Cranbourne, County of Dorchester, District of Beauce and Dame Margaret Gary, his wife, from her said husband duly authorized to the effect thereof;
Which said parties William Garvin and Margaret Gary do give, grant, transfer & make over with warranty against all troubles generally whatsoever unto Dame Mary Ann Garvin, wife of Matthew O'Brien and from the latter duly authorized to the effect hereof present and accepting for donee for herself, he heirs and assigns, that is to say:
A land situated in the eighth range of the said township of Cranbourne, being a part of lot number twelve, containing four acres and a half in front by eighteen acres in depth, the whole more or less & without any precise measurement, bounded, the said lot, in front by the road dividing the eighth from the seventh range, in rear, by the ninth range, on one side by James Mangan & on the other side by John Free, with all & every the members and appurtenances thereunto belonging of all which said donee declares herself to be content and satisfied for having seen and received the same previous hereto.
It is understood between the said parties that the donee shall pay all the debts of the donors due until this day.
It is also understood that the said donee shall board, support, and cloth the donors during their lifetime, the whole suitably, considering their age and health.
The donors give moreover to the said donee all moveables generally whatsoever that they now possess, safe and except the cash money and their bed & bedding for the said Margaret Gary in case the said William Garven would die before her, while said bed, the aid Margaret Gary shall have the entire property of it.
The said donors reserve for Anna Maria Garvin one cow and one sheep of the first choice to be taken in the stable and buildings of the house within five years from this date; and if the said cow and sheep are not taken by her within the said five years, they will remain the property of the said donors.
And for security of all reserve clauses & conditions mentioned in favor of the donors, the land heretofore mentioned and designated will remain mortgaged & hypothecated in their favor by special privilege.
And for the registration of these presents, the parties have constituted & appointed the bearer of a copy hereof to whom all power and authority is given to that effect.
Done and passed in the said township of Cranbourne in the dwelling house of the donors and donee under the number one hundred and eighty one., the thirty first day of July in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred & sixty eight in the afternoon.
And the parties declared that they did not know how to write their names, Mr. James Mangan, farmer of the said township of Cranbourne has signed with the undersigned Notary, these presents having been first duly read in their presence.
(Words erased are void, marginal notes initialed are good.)
William Garvin, his mark; Margaret Gary, her mark; Martin O'Brien, his mark; Mary Ann Garvin, her mark; James Mangan, his signature; J.V. Gagnon, N.P., his signature
[Transcribed by Gerald Neville]
William Garvin came with his wife and at least two children from Ireland to Quebec in 1832, first living in Frampton, where he worked as a tailor. In 1833 he was allotted land in Cranbourne.
William Garvin had been in the British Military 16th Regiment of Foot in Ireland, and had been involved in the Napoleonic Wars. His military occupation was listed as a "Private." A fellow 16th Regiment of Foot soldier mentioned they had been in https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Badajoz_(1812)
William had been receiving a disability pension since his discharge after an operation had not corrected his damaged eyesight. He and several other pensioned men of the 16th Regiment of Foot, gave up the pension for an offer of land in Quebec, and provisions and transportation there until they had made the land into supporting farms. After many years developing and building his farm, in 1846 he received title to his 106 acres in Cranbourne, and remained there until his death. His wife Margaret Gary (Geary, Gairy, Gorey) Garvin survived him and recorded his death as occurring in 1869.
The 31 July 1868, Last Will of William Garvin, courtesy of Dennis McLane, founder of the Frampton Irish website and author of the 3 volume set "Irish Needles," is copied to the photo gallery. William Garvin basically gave his farm and implements, etc., to his daughter Mary Ann Garvin O'Brien and her husband Martin O'Brien in an agreement that Mary Ann and Martin O'Brien were to care and support both William Garvin and his wife Margaret Gary Garvin until each passed away.
William Garvin was buried in an old cemetery in Cranbourne, St. George's, and later reinterred in the Anglican cemetery connected to the Springbrook Church. The Springbrook site showing the crumbled stone remains:
http://geneofun.on.ca/cems//QCDOR0390/G
One additional interesting thing about this family concerns religion. William Garvin was Anglican (Church of England), a Protestant, while his wife Margaret Gary Garvin was Catholic. As they were split concerning religion, they had an agreement to raise all the boys in the Anglican Church, and all the girls in the Catholic Church. Birth and marriage records found in Quebec do support this arrangement. Margaret his wife reported that they had a total of 17 children, although not all have been discerned as of the date of this writing. Interesting especially is that the girl's Catholic records are written in French, so we assume the priest was French and that the girls learned both languages.
For more info on the Irish that settled Cranbourne, Quebec:
Frampton Irish: Go to http://www.framptonirish.com/frampton/Blog.cfm. The first page of the blog is about the Frampton Irish that settled the Neillsville Colony in Wisconsin. Of course, that is where William Garvin Jr., oldest son, moved to. Much of the article centers on the Garvin family.
Deed of donation translation by Gerald Neville:
Deed of Donation by William Garvin, Sr. and Margaret Gary
to Mary Ann Garvin
31 July 1868
From the records of Notary Joseph-Valentin Gagnon, Record Number 181
Quebec Archives Microfilm #4M01-5619
Before the undersigned Public Notary for the Province of Quebec, in the presence of the witnesses hereafter named, personally came & appeared Mr. William Garvin, Senior, residing in the Township of Cranbourne, County of Dorchester, District of Beauce and Dame Margaret Gary, his wife, from her said husband duly authorized to the effect thereof;
Which said parties William Garvin and Margaret Gary do give, grant, transfer & make over with warranty against all troubles generally whatsoever unto Dame Mary Ann Garvin, wife of Matthew O'Brien and from the latter duly authorized to the effect hereof present and accepting for donee for herself, he heirs and assigns, that is to say:
A land situated in the eighth range of the said township of Cranbourne, being a part of lot number twelve, containing four acres and a half in front by eighteen acres in depth, the whole more or less & without any precise measurement, bounded, the said lot, in front by the road dividing the eighth from the seventh range, in rear, by the ninth range, on one side by James Mangan & on the other side by John Free, with all & every the members and appurtenances thereunto belonging of all which said donee declares herself to be content and satisfied for having seen and received the same previous hereto.
It is understood between the said parties that the donee shall pay all the debts of the donors due until this day.
It is also understood that the said donee shall board, support, and cloth the donors during their lifetime, the whole suitably, considering their age and health.
The donors give moreover to the said donee all moveables generally whatsoever that they now possess, safe and except the cash money and their bed & bedding for the said Margaret Gary in case the said William Garven would die before her, while said bed, the aid Margaret Gary shall have the entire property of it.
The said donors reserve for Anna Maria Garvin one cow and one sheep of the first choice to be taken in the stable and buildings of the house within five years from this date; and if the said cow and sheep are not taken by her within the said five years, they will remain the property of the said donors.
And for security of all reserve clauses & conditions mentioned in favor of the donors, the land heretofore mentioned and designated will remain mortgaged & hypothecated in their favor by special privilege.
And for the registration of these presents, the parties have constituted & appointed the bearer of a copy hereof to whom all power and authority is given to that effect.
Done and passed in the said township of Cranbourne in the dwelling house of the donors and donee under the number one hundred and eighty one., the thirty first day of July in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred & sixty eight in the afternoon.
And the parties declared that they did not know how to write their names, Mr. James Mangan, farmer of the said township of Cranbourne has signed with the undersigned Notary, these presents having been first duly read in their presence.
(Words erased are void, marginal notes initialed are good.)
William Garvin, his mark; Margaret Gary, her mark; Martin O'Brien, his mark; Mary Ann Garvin, her mark; James Mangan, his signature; J.V. Gagnon, N.P., his signature
[Transcribed by Gerald Neville]
Gravesite Details
"In 1973, markers from St George's Cemetery in Cranbourne were moved to Springbrook Anglican Cemetery. Under a tree at this cemetery, William Garvin's crumbled stone resides with others." Frampton Irish site researcher concluded.
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