1840 New Brunswick census of Madawaska, pt.6, pp.11-12

1840 New Brunswick Census of the Madawaska Settlement

by J.A. MacLauchlan, Warden of the Disputed Territories,
Province of New Brunswick

Between the Little Madawaska River and the Fish River, pp.11-12

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NOTE: This transcription is meant to be a guide only. It is the transcriber's interpretation and subject to human error. Always refer to the original document (or microfilm) for your own interpretation.

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Abstracted and formatted by C. Gagnon, ©2008 from the "Returns showing the number of persons located on lands in the Madawaska Settlement Between the Grand Falls and the River Saint Francis, on the River Saint John in the Province of New Brunswick. Madawaska Settlement, May 8th 1840," undertaken by J.A. MacLauchlan, Warden of the Disputed Territories for the Province of New Brunswick, in early May 1840. Transcribed from microfilmed copy, Archives of Canada microfilm number C-47.

Key to Column Headings:

Line = line number on that page of the census (not in original)
Num = Persons numbered in the order of visitation (numbering in the original)
Names = The name of every person listed
What Country = place of origin ("Canada" = today's Quebec; "Madawaska" =from the Madawaska Settlement)
How long located = how long person had lived or been in possession of land
Which Bank (of the River Saint John): Right = South, Left = North
Granted or Ungranted = whether person had been granted the land by the government of New Brunswick or not
Remarks = other comments by MacLauchlan. Note: if and only if the person is from New Brunswick, MacLauchlan indicates whether he is "French" or "English"
Other comments (not in original document) = text with light green background are not from census, but are my own comments

Information on MacLauchlan's 1840 census of the Madawaska Settlement

Page 11
1840 Census of the Madawaska Settlement, Carleton County, New Brunswick
   Reel no: C-47   Location: Between the Little Madawaska River and the Fish River   Page no: 11
Enumerated in May 1840  by J.A. MacLauchlan   Reference: 
Transcribed and Proofread by C Gagnon. Copyright: 2008

      |     |            NAMES                | What          | How long |       | Granted or
 LINE | Num | Firstname       Lastname        | Country       | Located  | Bank  | Ungranted   | Remarks
======|=====|=================================|===============|==========|=======|=============|=========
    1 |   1 | Abraham         DeFour          | Madawaska     | 12 years | Left  | Not granted |  
    2 |   2 | Antoine         Sirois          | Canada        | 14 years | Left  | Not granted |  
    3 |   3 | Francis         Rice            | Ireland       | 16 years | Left  | Not granted | Junction of the River [?] 
    4 |   4 | Michael         Tighe           | Ireland       | 16 years | Left  | Not granted |  
    5 |   5 | Francis         Pickard         | Canada        |  8 years | Left  | Not granted |  
    6 |   6 | Joseph          Dominick        | Canada        | 15 years | Left  | Not granted |  
    7 |   7 | Batiste         Gerrette        | Canada        |  4 years | Left  | Not granted |  
    8 |   8 | Peter           Lacombe         | Canada        | 10 years | Left  | Not granted |  
    9 |   9 | Francis         Harvey          | Canada        |  2 years | Left  | Not granted |  
   10 |  10 | Augen           Boullieu        | Canada        | 13 years | Left  | Not granted |  
   11 |  11 | Matthew         Boullé          | Canada        | 13 years | Left  | Not granted |  
   12 |  12 | Marcelle        Lambois         | Canada        |  2 years | Left  | Not granted |  
   13 |  13 | Jacques         Boullé          | Canada        |  9 years | Left  | Not granted |  
   14 |  14 | Joseph          Lambois         | Canada        |  2 years | Left  | Not granted |  
   15 |  15 | Francis         Clevette        | Canada        | 12 years | Left  | Not granted |  
   16 |  16 | Andrew          Ouillette, Junr | Canada        |  2 years | Left  | Not granted |  
   17 |  17 | Stephen         Gagon           | Canada        |  8 years | Left  | Not granted |  
   18 |  18 | Andrew          Ouillette       | Canada        |  2 years | Left  | Not granted |  
   19 |  19 | Alexander       Neddo           | Madawaska     | 18 years | Left  | Not granted |  
   20 |  20 | Joseph          Ouillette       | Canada        |  9 years | Left  | Not granted |  
   21 |  21 | Pierre          Pluard          | Canada        | 15 years | Left  | Not granted |  
   22 |  22 | Joseph          Pluard          | Canada        |  2 years | Left  | Not granted |  
   23 |  23 | Joseph          Micheaud        | Canada        | 27 years | Left  | Not granted | Married the widow Neddo, whose husband had been on this land 23 years before 
   24 |  24 | Xlar            Martin          | Madawaska     | 10 years | Right | Not granted |  
   25 |  25 | Peter           Sirois          | Canada        | 12 years | Right | Not granted |  
   26 |  26 | Peter           Ouillette       | Canada        | 18 years | Right | Not granted |  
   27 |  27 | Paul            Picord          | Canada        |  8 years | Right | Not granted |  
   28 |  28 | Charles         Bernache        | Canada        |  9 years | Right | Not granted |  
      |     |                                 |                          |       |             | 
 


Page 12
1840 Census of the Madawaska Settlement, Carleton County, New Brunswick
   Reel no: C-47   Location: Between the Little Madawaska River and the Fish River   Page no: 12
Enumerated in May 1840  by J.A. MacLauchlan   Reference: 
Transcribed and Proofread by C Gagnon. Copyright: 2008

      |     |            NAMES                | What          | How long |       | Granted or
 LINE | Num | Firstname       Lastname        | Country       | Located  | Bank  | Ungranted   | Remarks
======|=====|=================================|===============|==========|=======|=============|=========
    1 |  29 | Charles         Bachard         | Canada        | 20 years | Right | Not granted |  
    2 |  30 | John            Picord          | Canada        |  7 years | Right | Not granted |  
    3 |  31 | Edward          Boullé          | Canada        |  6 years | Right | Not granted |  
    4 |  32 | George          Gerrette        | Canada        | 16 years | Right | Not granted |  
    5 |  33 | Soloman         Belongé         | Canada        |  2 years | Right | Not granted |  
    6 |  34 | John            Gerrette        | Canada        | 16 years | Right | Not granted |  
    7 |  35 | John            Gerrette, Junr  | Canada        | 16 years | Right | Not granted |  
    8 |  36 | Eiley           Gagon           | Canada        |  8 years | Right | Not granted |  
    9 |  37 | Stephen         Gagon           | Canada        |  8 years | Right | Not granted |  
   10 |  38 | Francis         Pilgrim         | Canada        | 10 years | Right | Not granted |  
   11 |  39 | Germain         Chassé          | Canada        | 12 years | Right | Not granted |  
   12 |  40 | Joseph          Rois            | Canada        |  6 years | Right | Not granted |  
   13 |  41 | Belloni         Ouillette       | Canada        | 17 years | Right | Not granted |  
   14 |  42 | Francis         Micheaud        | Canada        |  2 years | Right | Not granted |  
   15 |  43 | Sifrois         Micheaud        | Canada        |  2 years | Right | Not granted |  
   16 |  44 | Batiste         Bonten          | Canada        | 12 years | Right | Not granted |  
   17 |  45 | Louis           Bellefleur      | Canada        | 34 years | Right | Not granted |  
   18 |  46 | Bosille         Gembard         | Canada        |  3 years | Right | Not granted |  
   19 |  47 | Batiste         Ayotte          | Madawaska     |  7 years | Right | Not granted |  
   20 |  48 | Dezere          Peltier         | Madawaska     |  6 years | Right | Not granted |  
   21 |  49 | Benjamin        Bourgoine       | Canada        | 28 years | Right | Not granted |  
   22 |  50 | Alexander       Ouillette       | Canada        | 17 years | Right | Not granted |  
   23 |  51 | Pascal          Micheaud        | Madawaska     | 28 years | Right | Not granted |  
   24 |  52 | Maxamen         Bopres          | Canada        |  2 years | Right | Not granted |  
   25 |  53 | Christopher     Martin          | Madawaska     | 18 years | Right | Not granted |  
   26 |  54 | Oliver          Bourgour        | Canada        |  2 years | Right | Not granted |  
   27 |  55 | Raphael         Martin          | Madawaska     | 15 years | Right | Not granted |  
   28 |  56 | Joseph          Legassé         | Canada        | 27 years | Right | Not granted |  
   29 |  57 | Alexander       Blanchette      | Canada        |  7 years | Right | Not granted |  
      |     |                                 |                          |       |             |

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