The SWAN family early 1820's Pt Levie, Quebec

[PaulineD28]

Hi
I have a William SWAN of the Parish of Aubigna, Point levies a Tobacconist who died 9 Oct 1824 of Cholera & buried 10 Oct  1824  aged 38years.
And Williams widow Lettitia Swan, aged 25years who died in the Asylum of Quebec on the 5 Mar 1825 & buried on the 7 Mar 1825.
We are looking for a marriage of this couple & a possible birth of a William SWAN born between c 1822 as a son to this couple.
Any information is much appreciated.
Regards
Pauline

[hallmark]

Any idea of nationality, how long in Canada, religion..?

[PaulineD28]

Hi
Wish we knew!
William the son actually states he was born Pt laby, Lower Canada, but as we know there is no such place. His accent probably accounted for this. Never any mention of his parents names. Could have been caught up in the 1837 Canadian Rebellion as there is a William Swan who arrived in NSW Australia in !843 from Cambridge on the Marquis Of Hastings which was carrying a ship full of Canadian rebels to the colonies instead of trialing them in England. Too much for Queen Victoria!
He married in a Scots Presbyterian Church in Sydney to a Roman Catholic  widow called Elizabeth Cain,nee Cassidy in 1853.
There are so many looking, but still the same brick wall for everyone.
Cheers
Pauline

[hallmark]

It would be William/Letitia's nationality that you'd need as to what country they came from. Otherwise you could find dozens of potential William Swans. Are there death certs for them?

Or where William/Letitia married.

[PaulineD28]

Hi Dave
No marriage certificate found and therefore no birth certificates
Have not been able to locate their death certificates in Canada. A difficult place to research!
Any suggestions for an online site in English?

[hallmark]

Just as bad here in Ireland..

There will be a Swan gathering in 2 weeks time so never know what turns up.... I have Letitia Swans, but they married here.

[hallmark]

I did try finding out about Swans here http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,457038.0.html  but it never got me anywhere.....

The history of the Lot doesn't seem to be available.

[cosmac]

Both burials were out of the Quebec Anglican Holy Trinity Church which is a logical place to search for a baptism of their son.  If you look at the individuals records in the Drouin collection on ancestry.ca they are missing 1823 which might be the year William was baptised.  I looked at the index of yearly registrers for that church and could find both William and Letitia's deaths indexed but nothing for a baptism. 

I think you will find that your Pt Laby is Point Levi and would refer to the parish of the above church.  If you google the church you can find images of it.

I didn't pull up a birth for the father William or a marriage. 

Debbie