Category Archives: Gibson

On 06 Dec 1878, William Edward Gibson, son of Willard Olds Gibson and Hannah Eliza Blanchard, died. On 07 Dec 1878, he was buried by the Methodist Church of Canada, Philipsburg, Missisquoi County, Province of Québec, Dominion of Canada. Continue reading →

On 27 Jul 1879, Jennie Maud Gibson, daughter of Willard Olds Gibson and Hannah Eliza Blanchard, was born. On 13 May 1883, she was baptized in the Church of England at Philipsburg in the Parish of St. Armand West, Philipsburg, Missisquoi County, Province of Québec, Dominion of Canada. Continue reading →

On 02 Jan 1890, Sarah Waters Gibson died in Clarenceville, Province of Québec. She was buried on 04 Jan 1890. Continue reading →

On 16 Oct 1823, Clark Gibson, son of John Gibson and Sarah Waters, was born. He was baptized in the Wesleyan Methodist Congregation, Circuit of Saint Armand on 13 Jun 1867. Continue reading →

I recently received a communication from another genealogist who is studying the Olds family of Québec. Our communication led me to perform a quick search in the Drouin Collection on Ancestry.com. On 23 Jul 1884, Clark Gibson died in Sheldon, … Continue reading →

A few days ago, I wrote about the U.S. Passport Application of Margaret Coyle Gibson. At the Family History Library, in between other projects, I took a look at the microfilm with the US Passport Application of Margaret Gibson. The … Continue reading →

Sometime before 1920, Margaret returned to her native Ireland with the three children, never to return to the United States. I didn’t know exactly when Margaret left the United States, why she left, or why she failed to return.

The U.S. Passport Applications provides the answers to two of those questions. Continue reading →