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On 17 Jan 1878, John Frank Gibson, son of Clark Gibson and Maryette Olds, died. On 18 Jan 1878, he was buried by the Methodist Church of Canada, Philipsburg, Missisquoi County, Province of Québec, Dominion of Canada.

The Death and Burial Record of John Frank Gibson - 1878

SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Methodist Church of Canada, Philipsburg, Missisquoi County, Province of Québec, Dominion of Canada, 1878. Death and Burial Record of John Frank Gibson, recto folio 3.

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Burial:- J.F. Gibson

                                  folio three
                                    T. M. G.
                                      D.C.C.C.
John Frank, son of Clark Gibson black-
smith of St. Armand West in the county of
Missisquoi and of Marriett Olds his wife,
died on the seventeenth day of January
Eighteenth hundred and Seventy eight
in the third year of his age and was
buried on the eighteenth day of the
Aforesaid month and year by me
                          [signed] J.E.Richardson
                                             M. M.
Witnesses:- [signed] Clark Gibson
                      [signed] Marriett Gibson

This record can be found as image 3/21 in the Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 on Ancestry.com in the records for Philipsburg (Methodist Church) 1878. The record appears on recto folio 3 (the front of folio 3).

I have not been able to find a birth/baptismal record for John Frank Gibson (he may not have been baptized). Given that he was “in the third year of his age”, he would have been born in about 1875.

The initials at the top of the page (T. M. G. and D.C.C.C.) stand for Thomas M. Gough, Deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court. The initials M. M. after J.E. Richardson’s signature stand for Methodist Minister.

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On 08 Mar 1875, Willard Olds Gibson and Hannah Eliza Blanchard were married in the Wesleyan Methodist Church of the Village of Philipsburg, Missisquoi County, Canada East, Province of Canada.

The Marriage Record of Willard Olds Gibson and Hannah Eliza Blanchard - 1875

SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin., Wesleyan Methodist Church of the Village of Philipsburg, Philipsburg, Missisquoi County, Province of Québec, Dominion of Canada, 1875. Marriage Record of Willard Olds Gibson and Hannah Eliza Blanchard, verso folio 5.

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Marriage

Willard Olds Gibson, Laborer, of
St. Armand West, in the county of
Missisquoi, bachelor, and Hannah
Eliza Blanchard, Spinster, of the same
place, were married after due publica-
tion of banns on the eighth of March
eighteen hundred and seventy-five.
                By me,
                        [signed] John Davies
Parties:-      [signed] Willard O Gibson
                     [signed] Hannah E Blanchard
Witnesses:- [signed] Addie M Gibson
                      [signed] Mary L Davies

This record can be found as image 6/20 in the Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 on Ancestry.com in the records for Philipsburg (Methodist Church) 1875. The record appears on verso folio 5 (the back of folio 5).

Willard Olds Gibson was the son of Clark Gibson and Maryette Olds.

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On 04 Nov 1851, Clark Gibson and Maryette Olds were married in Canada East, Province of Canada.

The Marriage Record of Clark Gibson and Maryette Olds - 1851

SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin., Baptist Church of St. Armands East, Missisquoi County, Canada East, Province of Canada, 1851. Marriage Record of Clark Gibson and Maryette Olds, verso folio 14.

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Registry of the Mar
riage between Clark
Gibson of St Armands
East. Blacksmith aged
twenty four years
and Miss Mary Etts
of St Armands
West aged sixteen
years by consent
of Parents. this fourth
day of November
One One Thousand
eight Hundred
and fifty one
                      F N Jersey
                      Minister
Husband}     Clark Gibson
Wife               Mary Etts
Witnesses}   David French
                      Marum Gibson

This record can be found as image 15/22 in the Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 on Ancestry.com in the records for St-Armand-Est (Baptist Church) 1851. The record appears on verso folio 14 (the back of folio 14).

In this particular record, all signatures are in the minister’s hand, which may account for the fact that Maryette Olds’ name is written as Mary Etts.

In a personal communication, Marlene Simmons informed me that a second record of this marriage appears, with original signatures, in the records of the Baptist Church serving Stanbridge, Quebec (second register for the year 1849+) on the front of folio 41.

I am not certain why the marriage appears in the records for two different Baptist Churches, one in St. Armands East and one in Stanbridge. The two records contain the same information except that the one from Stanbridge gives the year as one thousand eight hundred and fifty one instead of one one thousand eight hundred and fifty one. In addition, Maryette Olds signed her name correctly in the Stanbridge record, while the minister wrote her name as Mary Etts in the St. Armands East record.

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On 13 May 1833, Maryette Olds was born. She was baptized in the Wesleyan Methodist Congregation, circuit of Saint Armand on 18 Nov 1866.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Maryette Olds - 1866

SOURCE: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Wesleyan Methodist Congregation, Circuit of Saint Armand, Missisquoi County, Lower Canada, Province of Canada, 1866.
Birth and Baptismal Record of Maryette Olds, verso folio 10.

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Baptism of Maryette Olds.

. Maryette daughter of Willard Olds of Philipsburg
farmer and of Hannah E. his wife was born on the
thirteenth day of May one thousand eight hun=
dred and thirty three, and was baptized on the
eighteenth day of November one thousand
eight hundred and sixty six in the presence
of the subscribing witnesses by me.
Thomas C Crothers          J. Armstrong
Harriet ? Armstrong                 Minister

This record can be found as image 12/19 in the Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 on Ancestry.com in the records for St-Armand (Methodist Church) 1866. The record appears on verso folio 10 (the back of folio 10).

This particular record is from the civil transcript of the circuit record. Maryette was baptized when she was 33 years old.

Maryette Olds, daughter of Willard Olds and Hannah Eliza Shults, would later marry Clark Gibson whose death and burial record I showed yesterday

I could not read the surname of the second witness.

UPDATE 03 Jun 2008: Thanks to Ambar and Barbara P., I see now that the surname of the second witness is Armstrong, though I still can’t make out the middle initial. I wonder if Harriet Armstrong was related to the minister, J. (John) Armstrong?

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