MUNDLE Ogla May

Family/Spouse: SWINERTON Herbert. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1. Adelaide Amelia, born 13 July 1859 in Hemmingford, Huntingdon
Co., Quebec. She was baptized
Wes.Methodist on 22 June 1860 in Hemmingford. Addy, as she was
nicknamed, married James Findley Mundle on 25 May 1881, by license,
in Prescott. James was living and working as a Railway Station Agent
in Ottawa, Ontario. James F. Mundle was born in Prescott and was
the son of Edward Mundle and his wife Mary, of Prescott. The
witnesses at Adelaide's marriage were Mary Cairus of Prescott and
W.H. Scott of Montreal, Quebec, they were married by S.D. Chours.
Addy and Jim moved to Montreal, Quebec where Jim worked in the
Administration of Canadian Pacific Railways. They lived on Grovener
Street in Westmount, Montreal. They had 2 children: 1. May, married
Herbert Swinerton, who worked in administration at Wood Gundy
Company. They had a daughter

James married FREEMAN Adelaide Amelia on 25 May 1881 in Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario. Adelaide (daughter of FREEMAN William and MCGRATH Frances (Fanny)) was born on 13 Jul 1859 in Hemmingford, Huntingdon, Co., Quebec, Canada; died in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1. Adelaide Amelia, born 13 July 1859 in Hemmingford, Huntingdon
Co., Quebec. She was baptized
Wes.Methodist on 22 June 1860 in Hemmingford. Addy, as she was
nicknamed, married James Findley Mundle on 25 May 1881, by license,
in Prescott. James was living and working as a Railway Station Agent
in Ottawa, Ontario. James F. Mundle was born in Prescott and was
the son of Edward Mundle and his wife Mary, of Prescott. The
witnesses at Adelaide's marriage were Mary Cairus of Prescott and
W.H. Scott of Montreal, Quebec, they were married by S.D. Chours.
Addy and Jim moved to Montreal, Quebec where Jim worked in the
Administration of Canadian Pacific Railways. They lived on Grovener
Street in Westmount, Montreal. They had 2 children: 1. May, married
Herbert Swinerton, who worked in administration at Wood Gundy
Company. They had a daughter

Edward married (Mundle) Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Notes for WILLIAM FREEMAN:
William was a Conductor on the Canadian Pacific Railroad when he died
in 1899.

William Freeman Sr., moved his family from Hemmingford,
Huntingdon County, Quebec to Prescott, Grenville County, Ontario
around 1880. He was a conductor on the CPR railways. Prescott is a
small town located on the St. Lawrence River between Brockville and
Cornwall. It is situated at the head of the rapids and the lowest
point that large ships could safely unload cargo, in the 1800's.
The stage coach followed the river shore between Montreal and
Prescott, which made Prescott a transportation point for embarking
larger lake ships, to Toronto. Prosperity came to Prescott during
the Railroad times. The Prescott-Byway Railway necessitated the
building of large storage yards at the waterfront in Prescott, to
connect the Railway by ferry to the Champlain Railway from
Ogdensburg, New York to Boston, MASS. but gradually, Prescott
became only a intermediate point on this transportation system.

The Grand Trunk Railway pushed west from Montreal, Quebec to
Toronto, Ontario. In 1889 Prescott had electric street lights
although private homes used kerosene lamps until the early 1900's.
In 1899 a water tank was erected and Prescott homes had a water and
sewage system!

William and Fanny were listed on the 1880 census for Prescott,
William was 50 years old and working as a Railway Conductor for CPR.,
Richard was 20 years old and working as a Commercial Traveler.
William Henry was 17 years old and working as a clerk in a store.
Robert George was 15 years old and attending school. Adelaide was
listed as 21 years old and living at home. The Freeman family had a
maid who was Josephine Hornby, 20 years old, born in Ontario,
Anglican of Irish origins.

William Freeman Sr.'s Will dated 1898, he was living on lot
#15, now number 235 Dibble Street, Prescott, on the south side of
the street. He was a Public School Trustee in Prescott. The family
attended St. Paul's Wes. Methodist Church, in Prescott. William
Freeman Sr.'s wife, Fanny McGrath, died in Prescott on the 07
February 1897, from Congestion of the brain for 4 days. She was
buried in Sandy Hill Cemetery, Prescott. William Freeman Sr.
remarried on 09 July 1898, Ella Etta Wilson, Fanny's nurse, at St.
James Methodist Church, St. Catherines Street, Montreal, Quebec.
Ella was born in Messina, New York on 27 June 1865, she was 31
years younger than William Sr.

William Freeman Sr., died 08 October 1899 in Prescott from
gangrene. He was buried with his first wife, Fanny McGrath in Sandy
Hill Cemetery, Prescott. In his Will, which is at the County
Clerks Office in Prescott, he left his entire estate to Ella Etta
(Wilson) Freeman, valued at $2,487.00.

William married MCGRATH Frances (Fanny) about 1859. Frances was born about 1836 in Ireland; died on 07 Feb 1897 in Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

our line, born about 1815 Mooers, Clinton Co., New York, died
after 1871, married about 1833 Elizabeth Starr, the daughter of
Thomas Starr and his wife Sarah. Elizabeth Starr was born about 1807
in Northern Ireland, she died 31 May 1880 Hemmingford, Huntingdon
Co., Quebec and buried in Hemmingford Cemetery 02 June 1880 where
her stone still stands today.

Notes for CHARLES MADISON FREEMAN:
Charles was listed on the baptism of his children as a farmer and on
the 1850, 1860, 1870 census as a labourer. I haven't found a death
certificate for him. The family was originally E.Anglican but
between 1857-1861 they joined the Wes.Methodist Church in
Hemmingford. All church records for the family, are at the Archives
in Montreal, Quebec.
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Making Canadian Roots


Hemmingford, Huntingdon County, Quebec is a small eastern
township village. Originally settled by American Loyalists after the
American Revolution in 1792. In time, a number of non-Loyalist
Americans settled into the Roxham and Hemmingford area, in search for
better land. Apple growing became one of the main crops in the area,
which continues up until today. Our line by Charles Madison Freeman
was a non-Loyalist in seach for a better living conditions, nearby
his father's land just 2 miles away, across the American/Canadian
border.

Charles Madison and Elizabeth Freeman:


Charles Madison Freeman was born about 1815 in Mooers, Clinton
County, New York, U.S.A..

On the 1850 census for Hemmingford, Huntingdon County, Quebec,
Charles was listed of Irish origins (sic.), living on lot #1, Con.
#1, living in a 1 story log cabin on 1 acre of land. The family were
E. Anglican.

During the 1830's, Hemmingford area Anglicans were given
services by Rev. William Dawes, a travelling minister, who
conducted services in homes of the settlers. This minister's records
are at the Archives in Montreal, Quebec.

Sometime between 1857 and 1861, Charles and his family left the
Anglican church and joined the Wesley Methodist Church of
Hemmingford. This church was built in 1834 on the site of the present
day St. Andrew United Church, of Hemmingford. Methodism was a faith
of converstion and perhaps this applies to Charles and his family.

During the period of 1834 to 1871 Charles Freeman's occupation
was listed on the baptisms of his children as a farmer. On the 1851,
1861, 1871 census, he was listed as a labourer.

Charles married STARR Elizabeth about 1833. Elizabeth (daughter of STARR Thomas and (Starr) Sarah) was born about 1807 in Northern Ireland; died on 31 May 1880 in Hemmingford Co., Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From the Methodist Church Records, Hemmingford, Quebec:

"Elizabeth (Eliza Starr) Freeman, wife of Charles Madison
Freeman, of Hemmingford, Quebec, a native of Ireland, died at
hemmingford on 31 May 1880, 73 years old, and was interned on 02
June 1880 in the County of Hemmingford, Quebec by S.J.Huges. The
witnesses were Asa Freeman and Mrs. Brown."


Elizabeth (Starr) Freeman's gravestone is still standing today,
surounded by a number of unmarked graves. I haven't found a death of
Charles Madison Freeman.

Charles and Elizabeth had 10 children, all born in Hemmingford,
Huntingdon Co., Quebec: