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From: "Graham Gies" <>
Subject: Vivian Family
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 08:50:50 -0400


Hello VIVIAN searchers.
I am looking for my Vivian chain that came from England to Quebec, Canada
sometime between 1800-1830.

Generation #1

Richard Vivian b. abt 1798 in England (I believe) and died Dec 02, 1849 in
Hydeville, Vermont. He married Lady Anne Elizabeth DeVerna, possibly born in
Paris, France.
He was a Veteran of the Napoleonic Wars. She died Dec 1835 or Jan 1836 at
the age of 27. She was buried, Jan 04, 1836, at Metropolitian, Congregation
of English Church, Cranbourne, Dorchester County, Quebec, Canada.

Generation #2

Their children were born in Cranbourne, Dorchester County, Quebec, Canada.
1) George Manfield bap.June 28, 1829 Metropolitan, d.July 23, 1862. He
married, Apr
16, 1852, Mary Agnes Armstrong. She was b. Sept 09, 1828 d. abt Oct 14,
1912
He was a Miller and died of drowning.
2) Dorothy Sophia bap. Aug 23, 1831 and buried May 16, 1833, Metropolitan
3) Richard John bap. Mar 10, 1833 and buried Jan 04, 1836 (Same day as his
mother)
4) Elizabeth Mary bap. Aug 03, 1834 and buried Jan 04, 1835, Metropolitan

Generation #3

The children of George Manfield Vivian and Mary Agnes Armstrong were born in
Cranbourne, Dorchester County, Quebec, Canada
1) Annie
2) Christina/Christion
3) Richard George b. 1845 d. 1902 Mill Owner married Margaret Ellen
(Maggie)
Wilson. She was b. 1861.
4) James b. Jan 20, 1857 and d. Apr 05, 1939 Dufferin Heights, Stanstead,
Quebec.
He married, 1897, Elizabeth (Lizzie) McLaughlin. She was b. Aug 07,
1865 in
St. Malachie, Dorchester County, Quebec and d. Apr 15, 1945 Dufferin
Heights,
Stanstead, Quebec.
5) William b. Aug 16, 1859 d. May 05, 1944 married, Mar 20, 1900, Rachel
Annie
Bicknell. She was b. 1870 and d. Sept 05, 1957
6) Elizabeth Ann (Eliza) b. Feb 27, 1862 married William John Peel Dec 17,
1894

Generation #4

The children of Christina/Christion Vivian were
1) Daughter
2) Daughter

The children of Richard Vivian and Margaret Wilson were
1) Nina Violet b. Apr 12, 1890
2) Agnetta Borthwick (Nettie) b. Sept 16, 1892
3) George Edwin b. Aug 07, 1894
4) Lettie b. Feb 04, 1897

The children of James Vivian and Elizabeth McLaughlin were
1) George James b. Oct 10, 1901, Cranbourne, d. Oct 17, 1987, Kirkland,
Quebec
He married, Sept 28, 1931, Edna Winnifred Hill b. Jan 28, 1905.
2) Ethel Mae b. May 09, 1898, Cranbourne, d. Aug 1985. She married, June
27, 1923,
John Byers.
3) Charlotte Maude b. Jan 12, 1900, Cranbourne, d. Oct 31, 1940. She married
Clarence Howard Magill.
4) John Ralph b. Sept 1904, Stanstead d. Nov 21, 1958, Stanstead. He married
Hannah Davidson

The children of William Vivian and Rachel Bicknell were:
1) Walter Davis (foster child)

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