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William D. Amell, 423 London St., Peterborough, ON, Canada. K9H 3A2.

    Joseph LEGARE/LEGARY and Ann ELLISON were married on 4 Nov 1817. Both were residents of Bathurst Twp. They were the first couple married by Rev. Wm. Bell, Perth, Upper Canada.
    Children:
    1. Marie m. 29 Jan 1840 Francois LALONDE;
    2. Anne m. 6 July 1851 Patrick HUGHES;
    3. William m. c. 1855 Sarah CRAWFORD;
    4. James m. 10 Nov 1856 Ellen HUGHES;
    5. Margaret m. 16 May 1858 Jean-B DANDURAND;
    6. Richard ? alias John McPHEE;
    7. Joseph m.(1) 19 Jul 1870 Rose Ann HALL, m.(2) 16 Feb 1889 Mary E. STEEN;
    8. Henry m. 3 July 1873 Marion McDONALD.
           Joseph LEGARE was born c. 1790 near Quebec City. He was recruited to join a select regiment in 1809 and was QM Sgt. with the Canadian Fencibles during War 1812-14. He served at the Battle of Chateauguay and was awarded that medal. In 1816 he was discharged along with the De Meuron and the De Watteville Regiments at Kingston. He had served over seven years in the military. Thus he was among the veterans and the first pioneers of the Rideau Settlement where he petitioned and received a military land grant along the Mississippi River. He built a log cabin and a stone house later about a mile north of Balderson. He obtained a license for an inn and ran a ferry across the river. In his register Rev. Bell recorded two marriages 1839 & 1841 at Legare's Ferry. A century later the surname on this line faded from the region.

           Elizabeth HUGHES, daughter of Patrick and Anne LEGARY, was my paternal grandmother. She married David AMELL who was a river driver on the Mississippi. I would like to hear from researchers of the above families and compare notes on this ancestral heritage.

 


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