November 30, 2004:

 Hi Carol,

 I read your message about Mayo pioneers on the Bytown website with 
 great interest.  My ggg-grandparents, John Rae and Margaret O'Neil, 
 both died in 1893 and are buried in the cemetery at Mayo, Quebec.  I first 
 travelled to Mayo in the 1980s and was unable to find their gravestone 
 at that time.  A few years later I learned that their flat stone had 
 sunk into the ground.  Another Rae descendant had the stone repaired 
 and placed on a concrete base and I was easily able to find it on 
 another trip to Mayo two years ago.  The stone confirmed that the 
 family was from County Mayo, but I've not been able to find any more 
 details of their origins in Ireland.  I've been reading early editions 
 of the Buckingham Post, and my next task is to search for the 
 obituaries of John and Margaret in the Ottawa newspaper and the 
 obituary of their son Michael who died in Masson in 1915 (there are no 
 helpful details in their burial records, unfortunately).  The family 
 lived in Mulgrave township from the time of their immigration, but 
 I've not yet been able to find the marriage record of Michael Rae to 
 Philomene Laplante.  I'm hoping to find it and to find that the priest 
 listed Michael's parish in Ireland.  If you can suggest any other 
 sources that might be helpful in my Rae / O'Neil research, I would 
 appreciate that very much.  And if you'd like any details of my 
 research for your Mayo database, I'd be happy to share that.

 Regards,
 Lynn 
December 28, 2004:
Hi Al,

Well, it's finally complete, or as complete as a work in progress can 
be, and attached as an rtf file. Luckily I've been able to include all 
those individuals necessary to complete the family groups, with the most 
recent birth listed being in 1899.  Thanks very much for adding this page to your 
website - with any luck I'll find "cousins" who can add to or correct my 
info, but it also seems like a small memorial to my Irish ancestors.  
Margaret Rae, born 1885 and married to Leandre Sabourin, is my 
great-grandmother and I remember her very well and very fondly.

Let me know if you feel anything needs to be changed or edited.  Thanks 
again, and all the best for the New Year.

Regards,
Lyn
Family of John RAE and Margaret (Peggy) O'NEIL
of Mayo, Quebec


John RAE  was born about 1815 in Ireland. He died on 25 July 1893, aged 78 
years, and was buried on 27 July 1893 in Mayo, Papineau County, Quebec (1).   
Census records for Quebec show John living in Lochaber in 1861, in Mulgrave 
in 1871, and in Mulgrave & Derry in 1881 and 1891.  There is conflicting 
family information regarding John's county of origin in Ireland, but his 
tombstone identifies him as a native of County Mayo.   The stone 
appears to have been laid near the time of burial, and the information it 
contains was likely provided by John and Margaret's children.  According 
to family information, John was a sheep farmer from the northern part of 
Ireland; both Connaught and County Mayo were cited in family information.   
The other possible county of origin, as identified by different family 
sources, is County Clare.  It is possible that John immigrated with his 
eldest son, Michael, in the late 1850s and was joined by the rest of the 
family the following year.  This information, also from family sources, has 
not been confirmed.  

John married Margaret O'NEIL  about 1841 in Ireland.  Margaret was born 
about 1817 in Ireland. She died on 19 July 1893, aged 76 years, and was 
buried on 21 July 1893 in Mayo, Quebec (1).  Margaret shares her husband 
John's tombstone, and she is also identified as a native of County Mayo, 
Ireland.  The stone was repaired in 1990, but is not completely legible 
and seems to list Margaret's death date as 30 June 1893.  Margaret may have 
been related to the Irish actress, Peggy O'Neil, though this family information 
has not been confirmed.

John and Margaret had the following children:

1. Mary RAE.  Mary was born on 20 August 1843 in Ireland (2).  
Census records for 1871, 1881 and 1891 list her birthplace as Ireland; 
the 1901 census states she was born in rural Quebec.  She married Peter 
KANE (Peter KANE & Francis) on 10 Sept. 1878 at Thurso (3).  Peter was 
the widower of Anne MURPHY (3).  The Buckingham Post of 4 Aug. 1904 
mentions the death of "an old resident of Mulgrave", Mrs. Peter Kane.  
The 27 April 1906 edition reports the upcoming wedding of Peter Kane and 
Mary McDonell, and notes that "this will be the third time for Mr. Kane 
to go through the mill".

Peter and Mary Rae had the following child:

i) Margaret Anny KANE  was born on 30 Sept. 1879 and was baptised on 30 Oct. 
1879 in Thurso (3).

Peter and Anne Murphy had the following children:

i) Mary Jane Kane was born on 4 Jan. 1872 and was baptised on 28 Jan. 1872 in Thurso (3).

ii) Francis Kane was born on 6 June 1873 and was baptised on 15 June 1873 in Thurso (3).

iii) Catherine Kane was born on 24 Feb. 1875 and was baptised on 21 
March 1875 in Thurso (3).  She married William McAndrew on 12 July 1899 
in Mayo (4).

iv) Patrick Thomas Kane was born on 24 Feb. 1877 and was baptised on 1 April 
1877 in Thurso (3).


2. Michael John RAE  was born on 20 Nov. 1844 in Ireland (2). He died on 
17 Oct. 1915, aged 71 years, and was buried on 19 Oct. 1915 in Masson (5).  
The 1901 census gives his year of immigration as 1857.  According to the 
Buckingham Post of 27 April 1906, Michael sold his property at Inlet to 
Paul Milke and moved to Jarnac.  Michael later moved to Masson and lived with 
his daughter Mary Jane and her family until his death.

Michael married Philomene Rose LAPLANTE (Louis & Victoria FACETTE) about 
1882.  Philomene was born on 4 April 1860 and was
baptised on 11 April in Cumberland, Ontario.  Philomene died in Mulgrave township about 1902 (6).

Michael and Philomene had the following children:

i) Margaret RAE  was born on 25 June 1885 and was baptised on 8 July 1885 in 
Thurso, Quebec (3).  She died on 26 Nov. 1972 near Chalk River, Ontario and 
was buried in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario (6). 

Margaret married Leandre SABOURIN  (Francois Amedee & Denise Falanise 
LOUISEIZE) on 20 Nov. 1904 in Ripon, Quebec (7). Leandre was the widower 
of Claudia Crispin (7).  He was born on 7 Sept. 1877 and was baptised on 9 Sept. 
1877 in Ripon, Quebec (7). He died on 7 Dec. 1951 in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario 
and was buried there (6). 

ii) Mary Jane RAE  was born on 10 Nov. 1887 and was baptised on 24 Nov. 1887 
in Thurso (3).  She died in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario and is buried there (6).  

Mary Jane married Mathias LACOMBE  on 4 June 1904 in Mayo, Quebec (1). Mathias 
died on 9 Dec. 1948, at the age of 67 years and 2 months, and was buried in 
Sudbury, Ontario (6).

iii) Roseanne Victoria RAE  was born on 17 Oct. 1889 and was baptised on 
31 Oct. 1889 in Thurso, Quebec (3). She died in 1922 in Sturgeon Falls, 
Ontario and was buried there (6). 

Roseanne married Alfred MASSY on 26 Aug. 1907 in Ripon, Quebec (7).  
Alfred died in 1922, probably in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario (6). 

iv) Christina RAE  was born on 19 Jul 1892 (2).  She is listed as Ellen Ch. (?) Rae 
in the 1901 census.

Christina married Willie CHAPMAN  on 22 Nov. 1909 in Ripon, Quebec (7). 

v) John Michael RAE  was born on 8 Nov. 1893 and was baptised on 14 Nov. 
1893 in Mayo, Quebec (4). He immigrated to Tupper Lake, NY, USA, about 1923 and 
died in Niagara Falls, NY about 1950 (6). 

John married Lucie CHARETTE  on 7 Sept. 1914 in Masson, Quebec (5). 


3. Patrick RAE was born on 2 Nov. 1853 in Ireland (2).  He died on 15 Oct. 
1910, aged 56 years, and was buried on 17 Oct. 1910 in Thurso, Quebec (3).  
The 1901 census gives his year of immigration as 1856.

Patrick married Bridget MALONEY (Thomas & Sicily Maloney) on 29 Jan. 1885 
in Thurso, Quebec (3).  He married secondly to Catherine Theresa ROWAN 
(Michael & Mary McDonald) on 12 July 1887 in Buckingham, Quebec (8).

Patrick and Catherine had the following children:

i) Mary Florence Veronica RAE was born on 3 Nov. 1888 and was baptised on 
11 Nov. 1888 in Thurso, Quebec (3). 

ii) Patrick John Ambrose RAE was born on 25 Apr. 1890 and was baptised on 
30 Apr. 1890 in Thurso, Quebec (3).  He died on 5 Oct. 1910, aged 20 years 
and 6 months, and was buried on 7 Oct. 1910 in Thurso, Quebec (3).

iii) Michael Joseph RAE was born on 25 June 1892 and was baptised on 30 
June 1892 in Thurso, Quebec (3).

iv) Elizabeth Ann Clothilda RAE was born on 20 Oct. 1893 and was baptised 
on 28 Oct. 1893 in Thurso, Quebec (3).

v) Francis Vincent Raymond RAE was born on 5 Apr. 1895 and was baptised 
on 28 Apr. 1895 in Thurso, Quebec (3).

vi) Anthony Albinus Celestine RAE was born on 6 Apr. 1897 and was baptised 
on 2 May 1897 in Thurso, Quebec (3).


4. Margaret RAE  was baptised on 6 June 1858, at the age of 8 weeks, 
in Buckingham, Quebec (9).  According to the 1901 census for Labelle 
County, Mulgrave & Derry, she was born on 30 Mar. 1859 in Quebec.

Margaret married Hensen Hans Christian (John) WORM (J. WORM and Maria WORM) 
on 3 May 1898 in Mayo, Quebec (4).  According to the 1901 census, John was 
born on 8 June 1858 in Germany and was Lutheran.  His marriage record in 
the repertoire for Mayo states that he was from Denmark and was Protestant.  
The 1901 census gives his year of immigration as 1887.  John and Margaret's 
descendants seem to use the surname Hansen.

John and Margaret had the following child:

i) John Edward Hansen WORM  was born on 31 July 1899 and was baptised on 
31 Jul 1899 in Mayo, Quebec (4).  The 1901 census lists his birth date as 
11 July 1899.  He died on 4 Mar 1970 (4). 


SOURCES

(1) St-Malachie, Mayo, Quebec church records
(2) 1901 census, Labelle Co., Mulgrave & Derry 
(3) "Saint-Jean-l'Evangeliste de Thurso, baptemes, sepultures et mariages, 1864-1900"
(4) "Saint-Malachie et Notre-Dame-de-Lumieres de Mayo, baptemes, mariages et sepultures, 1886-1900"
(5) Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, Masson, Quebec church records
(6) family sources
(7) "St-Casimir de Ripon, baptemes, mariages et sepultures, 1866-1964"
(8) "Buckingham, paroisse Saint-Gregoire-de-Nazianze, repertoire des mariages 1836-1982"
(9) Saint-Gregoire-de-Nazianze, Buckingham church records