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Peter ADAMS 1801–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 May 1801

Birth Location: Quebec, Canada

Death Date: 21 Apr 1879

Death Location: Atholville, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Patrick ADAMS

Mother: Dorothy Shearar

Spouse(s): Margaret Gilchrist

Children(s): James ADAMS, Robert ADAMS, Thomas ADAMS, Elizabeth ADAMS, Allan ADAMS, William Adams, Herbert Adams, John ADAMS, Jane Adams, Adam Adams, Andrew ADAMS, Mary Adams

In 1801, Peter ADAMS entered the world in Quebec, Canada, born to Patrick Peter Mathers Adams And Dorothy Shearar. In 1851, Peter ADAMS resided in Restigonche, New Brunswick, Canada. Peter ADAMS married Margaret Gilchrist, and had children including Adam Gerrard Adams, Allan Gilchrist Adams, Andrew Adams, Elizabeth Margaret Adams, Herbert Thomson Adams, James Adams, Jane Adams, John Adams, Mary Adams, Robert Adams, Thomas B Adams, William Stevens Adams. Peter ADAMS passed away in 1879 in Atholville, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1801, Peter ADAMS entered the world in Quebec, Canada, born to Patrick Peter Mathers Adams And Dorothy Shearar.
  • In 1851, Peter ADAMS resided in Restigonche, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • Peter ADAMS married Margaret Gilchrist, and had children including Adam Gerrard Adams, Allan Gilchrist Adams, Andrew Adams, Elizabeth Margaret Adams, Herbert Thomson Adams, James Adams, Jane Adams, John Adams, Mary Adams, Robert Adams, Thomas B Adams, William Stevens Adams.
  • Peter ADAMS passed away in 1879 in Atholville, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick ADAMS
1776–1863
Birth Location: Parish of Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Dorothy Shearar
1774–1859
Birth Location: Inch Parish, Wigtown Co., Gallowayshire, Scotland
DS

Spouses(s)

Margaret Gilchrist
1815–1894
Birth Location: Scotland
MG

Children(s)

James ADAMS
1838–1869
Birth Location: Restigouche Co, New Brunswick, Canada
JA
Robert ADAMS
1840–1894
Birth Location: Addington, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
RA
Thomas ADAMS
1845–1915
Birth Location: Tide Head, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
TA
Elizabeth ADAMS
1846–1929
Birth Location: Tide Head, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
EA
Allan ADAMS
1852–1939
Birth Location: New Brunswick, Canada
AA
William Adams
1855–1894
Birth Location: Tide Head, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
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Herbert Adams
1860–1952
Birth Location: Campbellton, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
HA
John ADAMS
1835–1851
Birth Location: Tide Head, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
JA
Jane Adams
1836–1918
Birth Location: Tide Head, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
JA
Adam Adams
1852–1853
Birth Location: Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
AA
Andrew ADAMS
1842–1932
Birth Location: Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
AA
Mary Adams
1848–1929
Birth Location: Tide Head, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada
MA

Peter ADAMS's Ancestors

Self
Peter ADAMS
1801–1879
Birth Place: Quebec, Canada
Parents
Patrick Peter Mathers ADAMS
1776–1863
Parish of Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Dorothy Shearar
1774–1859
Inch Parish, Wigtown Co., Gallowayshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (ADAM) *
1738–1796
Midmar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabel Mathers
1744–
New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Thomas (Sherar or) Shearer
1746–1830
Wigtownshire, Scotland
JanetJeanne (Mcllwain) Melvin
1748–1835
Inch-shire, Galloway, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander *
1710–
Elizabeth *
1713–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George ADAM
1685–
Janet BLENCHILL\BLENSHELL
1685–1735
John *
1680–1721
Elizabeth *
1685–1721

Peter ADAMS's Descendants

1.
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Peter ADAMS (01 May 1801–21 Apr 1879) m. Margaret Gilchrist (24 Oct 1815–06 Sep 1894)
  1. 1. James ADAMS 1838–1869
  2. 2. Robert ADAMS 1840–1894 m. Catherine Moody 1832–1914
    1. 1. Anna (Bella) ADAMS 1871–1964 m. James (Burton) Torey 1868–1951
      1. 1. Harold (Burton) TOREY 1904–1979 m. Nellie ("Eunice") Mackay 1902–1984
        1. 1. Eleanor (Anne) TOREY 1935–1995
    2. 2. Ernest (Leslie) ADAMS 1888–1955 m. Rose (Ella Alice) Vacheresse 1889–1963
      1. 1. George (Whitman) Adams 1914–1923
      2. 2. John (Robert) Adams 1919–1928
      3. 3. Annie (Vacheresse) Adams 1916–1917
      4. 4. Leslie (Ernest) Adams 1911–2000
      5. 5. Reva (Agnes Francis Adams) Cooper 1912–2003
      6. 6. Fred ADAMS 1918–1927
      7. 7. Ava (Violet) ADAMS 1923–1997
      8. 8. Erma Adams 1926–
    3. 3. William (James) ADAMS 1869–1871
    4. 4. Catherine ("Kate") ADAMS 1871–
  3. 3. Thomas (B.) ADAMS 1845–1915 m. Mary (Jane) Miller 1852–1924
    1. 1. Bessie (Jane) Adams 1880–1926
    2. 2. John (Harold) Adams 1882–
    3. 3. Blair (Ferguson) Adams 1886–1964
    4. 4. Greta Adams 1887–1983
    5. 5. Albert (or Herbert Allan) Adams 1891–1959
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Margaret) ADAMS 1846–1929 m. Melvin (Adams) ?? 1836–1915
    1. 1. Isabel (Margaret) ADAMS 1877–1935 m. Donald Sinclair 1870–1955
    2. 2. Allan (Gilchrist) ADAMS 1886–1959 m. Helen (Elizabeth) Rollins 1893–1954
      1. 1. Allan (Gilchrist) Adams 1914–1965
      2. 2. Elizabeth Adams 1916–1985
      3. 3. Pauline Adams 1918–
    3. 3. Frederick (Peter) ADAMS 1888–1972
    4. 4. Charles (William) ADAMS 1864–1929 m. Elizabeth (Ellen) Gerrard 1866–1944
      1. 1. Margaret (Josephine McAllister) ADAMS 1897–1952
      2. 2. Clifton (Herbert ADAMS) * 1895–1945 m. Helen (Janice MOWAT) * 1900–1979
        1. 1. Gerald (Clifton) ADAMS 1923–1991 m. Helen (McDowell) MacLean 1921–2009
        2. 2. Stuart (Arnold ADAMS) * 1925–2002 m. Ruth (Winona Linton WORRELL) * 1926–2011
      3. 3. Stuart (Melvin) ADAMS 1893–1916
    5. 5. John (Philip) ADAMS 1867–1891
    6. 6. Melvin (Alexander) ADAMS 1869–
    7. 7. Martha (Elizabeth) ADAMS 1872–1956
    8. 8. Thomas (Archibald) ADAMS 1874–1893
    9. 9. Gladys Adams 1884–
  5. 5. Allan (Gilchrist) ADAMS 1852–1939 m. Melissa (C.) Hayter 1860–1931
    1. 1. Gertrude (Louise) ADAMS 1881–
  6. 6. William (Stevens) Adams 1855–1894
  7. 7. Herbert (Thomson) Adams 1860–1952 m. Cora (Ida Fawcett) Johnson 1882–1952
    1. 1. Frankl (Arthur) Adams 1892–
    2. 2. Allen (Roy) Adams 1902–1967
    3. 3. Steven (Walter) Adams 1909–
    4. 4. Lily (Lettitia) Adams –2006
    5. 5. Myrtle (Gertrude) Adams 1905–1994
  8. 8. John ADAMS 1835–1851
  9. 9. Jane Adams 1836–1918 m. James Gerrard 1829–1886
    1. 1. James (Herbert) GERRARD 1868–1922 m. Sarah (Jane) Watson 1877–
      1. 1. Jean (Watson) GERRARD 1908–1994 m. James (Howard) MANN 1901–1986 m. Lee (Mathew Richey) Caldwell 1891–1951
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Ellen) Gerrard 1866–1944 m. Charles (William) ADAMS 1864–1929
    3. 3. Margaret (Evelyn) GERRARD 1862–1914 m. John (Alexander) OATMAN 1863–1944
      1. 1. Allan (Gerrard) OATMAN 1900–
      2. 2. Fred (Alexander) Oatman 1903– m. Sarah (McKenzie) OATMAN 1910–
      3. 3. Georgine (R.) OATMAN 1896–
    4. 4. Emmeline (H.) GERRARD 1877–
    5. 5. Peter (Allan) GERRARD 1876–1946 m. Margaret (Jessie) Firth 1876–1954
      1. 1. Margaret GERRARD 1918–2010
  10. 10. Adam (Gerrard) Adams 1852–1853
  11. 11. Andrew ADAMS 1842–1932 m. Mary (Annie Fyfe) Chalmers 1846–1928
    1. 1. Ernest (Gilchrist) ADAMS 1879–1959 m. Lavina (A.) McTaggart 1885–1920
      1. 1. Allister (Stuart "Allie") ADAMS 1918–2015 m. Kathleen (Bernin) Traer 1919–2014
      2. 2. Muriel (Chalmers) ADAMS 1906–1924
      3. 3. George (Archibald) ADAMS 1910–
      4. 4. Arthur (McTaggart) ADAMS 1914–1987 m. Marie (Bernadette) Furlong 1914–1970
        1. 1. Marcia ADAMS 1951–1979
      5. 5. Dorothy (Mary) ADAMS 1916–
      6. 6. Helen (Frances) ADAMS 1908–
      7. 7. Andrew (Gordon) ADAMS 1912–1960 m. Inez (Thyrza) Vye 1919–2006
        1. 1. Ian (Gordon) ADAMS 1944–2016
        2. 2. Ronald (Douglas) ADAMS 1948–1948
    2. 2. Sydney (Chalmers) Adams 1890–1893
    3. 3. George (MacKenzie) Adams 1880–1908
    4. 4. James (Andrew) Adams 1882–1927 m. Flora McDonald 1890–1972
      1. 1. Lyall (Frederick) Adams 1916–1980
      2. 2. Edith (Lavinia) Adams 1920–2005
      3. 3. Sidney (Alexander) Adams 1918–1990
      4. 4. Fyfe (MacDonald) Adams 1912–2005
  12. 12. Mary Adams 1848–1929

Peter ADAMS's Timeline

7 Records

1801
01 May 1801
Birth of Peter ADAMS in Cross Point, Bonaventure Co, Quebec, Canada
Cross Point, Bonaventure Co, Quebec, Canada
1801
01 May 1801
Birth of Peter ADAMS in Quebec, Canada
Quebec, Canada
1851
1851
Age 50
Peter ADAMS resided here in Restigonche, New Brunswick, Canada
Restigonche, New Brunswick, Canada
1861
1861
Age 60
Peter ADAMS resided here in Addington, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Addington, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
1871
Abt. 1871
Age 70
Peter ADAMS resided here in Addington, Restigouche, New Brunswick
Addington, Restigouche, New Brunswick
1879
21 Apr 1879
Age 78
Death of Peter ADAMS in Atholville, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada
Atholville, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada
1879
21 Apr 1879
Age 78
Death of Peter ADAMS in Atholville, New Brunswick, Canada
Atholville, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 May 1801
    Event Place: Cross Point, Bonaventure Co, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
    [2] 1861 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 May 1801
    Event Place: Quebec, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Restigonche, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Addington, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt. 1871
    Event Place: Addington, Restigouche, New Brunswick
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Addington, Restigouche, New Brunswick; Roll: C-10386; Page: 27; Family No: 75

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1879
    Event Place: Atholville, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1879
    Event Place: Atholville, New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Atholville, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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