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Garth A. Hamilton 1309 Pelham St. P. O. Box 1156 Fonthill, Ontario L0S 1E0 Canada
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James Hamilton was born in Ireland Aug 11th 1806 and came to Canada and the county of Argentuil about 1830 or 1831. He married Mary Hammond in the Methodist church in Hawksbury Ontario across the Ottawa River from Gore Township March 26th 1832. Mary was also born november 15th 1811, in Cavan Ireland and arrived in Canada in June 1830 with her family. We found a newspaper article which states James was deliquent in clergy assesment in the year 1837.

James farmed in Argentuil until the late 1865 when he moved to Randborough Compton County where he farmed until 1900 and he died in 1905 in Randborough. Many of James married children followed him allong with Mary's family. In the history of Compton county there is reported a large movement of people form the Argentuil to Compton County.

Notes for JAMES HAMILTON:
This note from my Grandmother Fanny Hamilton started my family search in 1996:-

James was believed by his Grandchildren to have been of Scotch descent born in Northern Ireland about the year 1815. He married an Irish girl, Miss Hammond and they removed to Argenteuil County in Quebec. He later moved to Randborough, Compton County Quebec where he farmed until about 1900, he died about 1905. There were eight children of the union: John, Joseph, Elizabeth, Margaret, Mary Jane, Matthew, Sarah Ann and Isabelle. John married and had 16 children, Joseph married Lottie Parker and 4 boys and 2 girls. Elizabeth married William Gordon, they had 12 children. Margaret married William Swale, they had 3 boys and 1 girl. Ann who married McCurdy, now of Winnipeg. Mary Jane married Joseph Parker, they had 3 boys and 6 girls. Matthew see below. Sarah Ann married Richard Evans, they had 3 boys and 2 girls. Isobelle married ephreuim Cable, they had 1 boy and 3 girls.

Sam Pierce was believed to have been born in the United States where he married Betsy Chase. The removed to Quebec. They had 4 children, Irene Isobelle, Elizabeth, Maria, and Dennison Fredrick. Irene Isobelle married E.R. Mayo by who she had one daughter Eva M., born Feb 1, 1864. she was widowed and married Matthew Hamilton March 22 1869. Elizabeth was married twice, first to Dan Waldron and after his death to his brother, Alfred Waldron. Maria married William Taylor, Dennison Fredrick was married twice. His second marriage was to a lady of means in the united States.

Matthew Hamilton, farmer, was born in Argenteuil County Quebec, April 28 1843. The sent to East Clifton, Quebec in 1965. he was married to Irene Isobelle Pierce, (widow of E. R. Mayo, by whom she had one daughter Eva m. who married Egbert Cairns of Massachusetts and they had two children) on March 22 1869, at Compton. There were seven children: Hugh E. born June 22, 1871; Frank S. J. born Sept 13, 1873; Justin W. born June 22 1877: Hattie M. born Feb 14 1870; Lelia R. born Mar 1 1875; Effie M. born May 7 1880; Bertha I born Aug 11 1886. Mrs Hamilton died in 1915 at Unity. Mr. Hamilton died in 1932 at Unity. Hugh E. see below. Frank S. J. married, three children, Florence married John Rutley 1931, Alice married Gordon Burns no children by 1932. Justin W. married Ella Jackson, four children; Rose married Harvey MacIntyre, of Lashburn, one boy living and one adopted girl; Gordon unmarried; Graham unmarried; Lillian married Jack Wallace in 1930; Hattie M. married G. Greenlay, two children living; Vivian Vivian married Mr. Carden, one boy; Hazel married widower with several children; Effie M. married Frank Stanley, four children; Irene married 1928; Howard unmarried; Ray unmarried; Edna unmarried.

Nicholas Carr married Jane Snaith, one child William lived to maturity. They lived in Northumberland on the Tyne until 1887. Mrs. Nicholas Carr died about 1855.

Mr. Armstrong and wife had seven children, Jane Elizabeth, Anne, Hanna, Matthew, fanny, and Leah. Jane was born Jan 15 1845, She married William Carr (see below). Hanna married a Mr. Elliot and had six children, five boys and one girl. Fanny married a Mr. Armstrong and had two girls, Matthew and Leah never married. The whole family and descendants now live close to Newcastle with the exception of Matthew who is dead and Leah who lives further north on the Tyne, and Jane.

William Carr born June 10 1848, He married Jane Armstrong. They farmed on the Tyne in Northumberland until 1887 when they removed to Portage La Prairie, Manitoba where they have lived ever since. Mr. Carr was a stone mason. they had five daughters; Elizabeth born Jan 25 1870; Clara born Aug 22 1873, Fanny born Aug 7 1875; Laura born Aug 31 1877; Florence born may 9 1884. Elizabeth married Fred Davidson. They had one daughter Verna born May 24 1905; Clara married Edgar Riddle, no children; Fanny married Hugh Hamilton, two sons, Lyle and Ronald; Laura married Nelson Semmens, no children; Florence married jack graham by whom she had two children, Bill and Beryl twins. She was again married about 1925 to Charles Edward Blakely Rae, no children.

Hugh E Hamilton married Fanny Louisa Carr on Aug 17 1904. Two sons were born Lyle on March 13, 1910 in Sidney MB and Ronald on May 13, 1915 at Unity SK.

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We know much more than this now. James arrived in Canada in1830. He married his wife Mary Hammond in Hawksbury Upper Canada in 1832 and with his wife farmed in Gore until 1865 when he moved to Randboro , Compton County Quebec where he farmed. He died in 1897 in Randboro and buried in Maple Leaf Cemetery.
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Gore township was not incorporated until 1840 and was bounded on the North by Mille Isles, east by the Siegniory of Two Mountains, south by the Siegniory of Argenteuil, and west by Wentworth. It was counted as part of the County of Two Mountains (Deux Montagne) for the census of 1842 and 1851 as the township of the Gore of Chatham, In 1861 it is part of Argenteuil County,
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James Hamilton and Mary Hammond were married at Hawksbury, Ontario, (across the river from Lachute Quebec) on the 26 March 1832, by rev George Poole; Methodist Episcopal Minister and witnessed by John MacIntyre, and John Hammond.
The Ontario Register Volume VI, Ottawa District Marriage Register.
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From possible Hammond relatives a young lady name Crystal I learned that there is a Hammond Family that were neighbours to my Hamilton's in 1851 in Gore township. This may be Mary's family as they have an un-named female in their family line that appears to have similar birth dates but they do not have her first name.
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The following is an excerpt from the book "History of Compton County" by L.S.Channell in 1896 page 35:
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The following are the names of some of the families who settled in the county coming from Argenteuil, in addition to those mentioned: Alexander Johnson, who lived several years near Sawyerville, and left some years ago for the west; the late James Hamilton
with his wife and their sons , John, Matthew, Joseph, and William, and three or four daughters; William Gordon and wife; William Hammond and wife; Edward Parker with several sons and daughters;
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William Gordon's wife is Elizabeth James Hamilton's Eldest Daughter, and William Hammond is the brother to James' wife Mary Hammond. In this same book is a bio on Matthew Hamilton which lists his fathers residence as Randborough. See short bio from this book under Matthew.
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Note the absence of any mention of the young Thomas or James here.
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There is a discrepancy in the way James is referenced as the late James in this excerpt and yet is referred to as living in Matthews bio from the same book. The book shows a publication date of 1896 and James passed on in 1897.

More About JAMES HAMILTON:
Burial: Mapleleaf cemetry near Randboro
Census: 1851, Gore Township District 17
Living 1: 1842, Census of County of Deux Montangne, township of Gore of Chatham
Living 2: 1851, Census of County of Deux Montangne, township of Gore of Chatham
Living 3: 1861, Census County of Argentuil, Township of Gore
Living 4: 1882, Census of County of Compton, township of Newport, viillage of Randboro

Marriage Notes for MARY HAMMOND and JAMES HAMILTON:
In addition to their marriage which I found in Archives of Ontario (Original book Record group 80-27-1 Vol 19 on microfilm MS 248 reel #3. Utah microfilm is GS 1030053
The book Marriages of Upper Canada/Canada West 1816 - 1853. by Don Walker and Robet W Calder), I found the following entries in the Census of 1842, 1851, 1861, 1881.

1842 National Archives of Canada in Ottawa. Census for County of Deux Montagne, Township of Gore of Chatham page 1226 - 1228 on Microfilm C728 and C729.

James Hamilton 7 people born in Ireland 2 in Canada 5 resident for 10 years.
2 children under 5 years one female. 100 acres, 3 improved, squatter, log cabin of one story and contains 1 family.
produce 60 bushels of oats, 150 bushels of potatoes, 5 neat cattle, 1 horse, 9 sheep, 4 hogs, 10 yards of fulled cloth, 2 yards of flannel cloth, 7 pounds of wool.

1851 National Archives of Canada in Ottawa. Census for county of Deux Montagne, Township of Gore of Chatham page 12 on Microfilm C1145 - C1147.

name occupation birth religion age next birthday mar/sngle
James Hamilton farmer Ireland Wes Methodist 45 Aug 11 m
Mary " " 40 March 15 m
Eliza Canada " 18 Mar 17 s
John labourer " " 16 Feb 8 s
Mary J " " 14 Jan 12 s
Joseph " " 12 Jun 7 s school
William " " 10 May 7 s school
Matthew " " 8 Jan 7 s school
Margaret " " 6 Dec 18 s school
Sarah Ann " " 4 Jan 16 s
James " " 1 Dec 17 s

produce for farm Range 3 Lot 1 - 200 acres, 60 acres cultivated, 30 with crops, 30 in pasture, 140 wooded. 1 acre of wheat - 13 bushels, 1 acre of barley 7 bushels, 2 acres of potatoes 100 bushels, 20 tons of hay, 20 ponds of wool, 40 pounds of maple sugar, 18 yards of fulled cloth, 40 yards of flannel cloth, 9 milch cows, 5 Calves or heifers, 4 horses, 13 sheep, 5 pigs, 600 pounds of butter, 300 pounds of beef, and 700 pounds of pork.

remarks from the Census taker about the region - as to the nature of the soil it is generally good and well watered by living springs but the surface of the land for the most part is covered with rocks and boulders so as a plough can never be used to any extent which causes the Argentuil Agricultural Census to be so small.

1861, Census of the County of Argentuil, the township of Gore, District 1 page 12 on microfilm C 1261

name occupation birth religion age next birthday mar/sngle
James Hamilton farmer Ireland Wes Methodist 45 Aug 11 m
Mary " " 40 March 15 m
Mary J L. C. " 22 Jan 12 s
William labourer " " 18 May 7 s
Matthew " " 16 Jan 7 s
Margaret " " 14 Dec 18 s school
Sarah Ann " " 12 Jan 16 s school
James " " 10 dec 17 s school
Thomas " " 8 s school
Isabella " " 6 s school

1881, Census of County of Compton, township of Newport, village of Randboro
National Archives of Canada on microfilm C-13199, District 54, sub dist. U1 and U2

James Hamilton 73 farmer Ireland Wes. Methodist.
Mary 69

In these census reports we have found three children we did not known about before - William, Thomas and James Jr. In several of the obituaries there is mention that there were 13 children. We are able so far to identify 12. There is no mention of Thomas or James Jr 1 and 2 after the move to Compton County in 1865. The thirteenth child we have not been able to identify. We found a christening record at St. Andrew's in 1862 for a James Hamilton born to James and Mary of North Gore. We believe this to indicate that James Junior the first died between the census of 1861 and the birth of this child and so the child bears the name of the recently departed child. The mother was over 50 at the time of this birth and it would seem the child did not survive to make the trip to Compton in 1865.

Today the town of Lakefield located on the shores of Lake Dawson just off of highway 329 is the location of the administrative office of the township. Range three is located on the map we received of the township as running east to west parallel with the southern boundary of the township two miles north of the boundary. Lot is located on the extreme west boundary of the township in an area that is called Lake Grace. Lot 1 is a 1000 feet wide and a mile long running between what are known today as the Braemer Road to the south and the Shrewsbury Road to the North and west of the Gore Ouest Road. Today this is a summer cottage area with many homes located just north of the lake in a small sub division. The southwest corner of lot 1 is located at approximately 45, 46, 00 N and 74, 19, 00 W. The area is rolling hills and rock with lots of bush/trees. It would not be considered farm land today. It is very beautiful spot on the shores of Lac Grace. He certainly had a good water source and the lake had plenty of trout for the taking. There are many lakes in this region. There is another lake at the North end of the this lot 1 called Lac Sugarloaf.

In October 10, 2000 I visited the area and looked in the protestant cemetery at Mille Isles, on Highway 329 just south of the junction to Milles Isles Road on the West side and Hammond Road on the East side. This is just North of the road to Mille Isles called Mille Isles Ouest (west). The cemetery at the Anglican Church in Lakefield Quebec, and the cemetery on the Shrewsbury Road at the corner with the Gore Ouest Road.

I have not visited the cemetery at St Andrew's Church in Lachute located on the west bank of the river south of the highway 148, or the protestant cemetery of Lachute located on highway 158 to the east of the town.

More About JAMES HAMILTON and MARY HAMMOND:
Marriage: March 26, 1832, Hawksbury Ontario

Children of MARY HAMMOND and JAMES HAMILTON are:
5. i. NANCY ELIZABETH3 HAMILTON, b. March 15, 1833, Gore Township, District 17, Quebec; d. March 13, 1920, Colebrook NH.
6. ii. JOHN HAMILTON, b. February 08, 1835, Gore Township, District 17, Quebec; d. December 17, 1909, Randborough Quebec.
7. iii. MARY JANE HAMILTON, b. January 12, 1837, Gore Township, District 17, Quebec; d. August 21, 1888, Randborough Quebec.
8. iv. REV. JOSEPH HAMILTON, b. June 07, 1839, Gore Township, District 17, Quebec; d. February 25, 1933, White River Junction Vt..
v. WILLIAM HAMILTON, b. June 13, 1841, Gore Township, District 17, Quebec.
Notes for WILLIAM HAMILTON:
He first appears in the census of 1851. He was not noted in family histories.

>From the St. Jerome Anglican records:
William, son of James Hamilton of Gore and of his wife Mary Hammond was born on the thirteenth of June one thousand eight hundred and forty one and was baptized on the tenth day of August in the same year by me ? Innes McMaster Minister Sponsors Joseph Boyd, Jane Hammond and Matthew Hammond.

 

 

9. vi. MATTHEW HAMILTON, b. January 17, 1843, Gore Township, District 17, Quebec; d. April 28, 1932, 401 4th Ave. Unity, Sask.
10. vii. MARGARET HAMILTON, b. April 04, 1846, Gore Township, District 17, Quebec; d. July 22, 1920, Randboro Quebec.
11. viii. SARAH ANN HAMILTON, b. January 16, 1847, Gore Township, District 17, Quebec; d. August 18, 1930, Eaton Quebec.
ix. JAMES HAMILTON, b. December 17, 1849, Gore Township, District 17, Quebec.
Notes for JAMES HAMILTON:
This child first appears in the census of 1851 He is mentioned also in the 1862
census but is missing in those mentioned as moving to Compton County and from any mention in the records of Compton County.

 

x. THOMAS HAMILTON, b. 1852.
Notes for THOMAS HAMILTON:
This child first appears in the Census of 1861 but is missing and not mentioned in the move to Compton County and in the records from Compton County.

12. xi. ISOBELL HAMILTON, b. November 1855; d. March 23, 1936, Maple Leaf Quebec.
xii. JAMES HAMILTON, b. 1862.
Notes for JAMES HAMILTON:
The records from the WMBR are from St. Andrews and are listed under the following headings, Name of Person Baptized, Name of Parents, Place of Parents Residence, Born Where, Born When, Baptized When, Baptized Where, and Minister Baptizing.

James, Hamilton James and Mary, N. Gore, N. Gore, April 4, 1865, April 16, 1865, N. Gore, Rev. W. H. William

We have information that there were 13 children in this family in the obituaries of John and Joseph. This is the twelth child we have found. However there is no mention of him going to Compton County or in the records of Compton County.