Generation 1
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1. John1 Day was born in England,
and died in Sangsville, Lincoln County, Maine. He married Mrs. John
Day.More About John Day: Burial: Sangsville, Lincoln County, Maine.
Child of John Day and Mrs. Day is:
+ 2 i. John2 Day, born in Patricktown Plantation, Sangsville, Lincoln County, Maine; died April 25, 1805 in Sangsville, Maine.
Generation No. 2
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2. John2 Day (John1) was born in Patricktown
Plantation, Sangsville, Lincoln County, Maine, and died April 25,
1805 in Sangsville, Maine. He married Louisa Leighton.More
About John Day: Burial: 1801, Sangsville, Maine.
Children of John Day and Louisa Leighton are:
3 i. John3 Day, born in Patrictktown Plantation, Sangsville, Lincoln County, Maine; died Aft. 1800 in Patricktown Plantation, Sangsville, Lincoln County, Maine.More About John Day:Burial: Bef. 1800, Sangsville, Lincoln County, Maine
+ 4 ii. John Day, born April 30, 1805 in Sangsville, Lincoln County, Maine.; died September 1888 in Stillwater, Minnesota.
4. John3 Day (John2, John1) was born
April 30, 1805 in Sangsville, Lincoln County, Maine., and died September
1888 in Stillwater, Minnesota. He married Ann McCloskey July 20,
1830 in St Patrick Parish, Charlotte County, NB, daughter of George McCloskey
and Elizabeth McKinney.More About John Day: Burial: September 1888, Stillwater,
Minnesota. Notes for Ann McCloskey: Came to New Brunswick with her Parishents,
from Ireland in 1820. More About Ann McCloskey: Burial: 1878, Pennsylvania.
Children of John Day and Ann McCloskey are:
+ 5 i. Lousie4 Day, born 1832 in Sorrel Ridge, St Patrick Parish, Charlotte County, NB; died 1892 in Grand Falls, NB.
+ 6 ii. George Washington Day, born August 26, 1833 in Sorrel Ridge, St. Patrick Parish, Charlotte County, NB; died January 22, 1916 in Drummond, NB.
+ 7 iii. John Henry Day, born July 14, 1835 in Sorrel Ridge, St Patrick Parish, Charlotte, County,NB; died March 17, 1905 in Drummond, NB.
8 iv. Ann Isabelal Day, born Abt. 1838 in Sorrel Ridge, NB.Married, husband is not know. No family.
9 v. Elizabeth Day, born Abt. 1840 in Sorrel Ridge, St Patrick Parish, Charlotte County, NB. Married, husband unknown. No family.
+ 10 vi. Daniel Francis Day, born February 04, 1842 in Sorrel Ridge, NB; died Aft. 1895 in USA.
+ 11 vii. James Libbeus Day, born Abt. 1844 in Sorrel Ridge, St Patrick Parish, Charlotte County, NB.
+ 12 viii. David Forrester Day, born Abt. 1846 in Sorrel Ridge, St. Patrick Parish, Charlotte County, NB.
+ 13 ix. Ephrain Manessa Day, born Abt. 1849 in Sorrel Ridge, St. Patrick Parish, Charlotte County, NB.
Generation No. 4
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5. Lousie4
Day (John3, John2, John1) was born 1832 in Sorrel Ridge, St. Patrick Parish,
Charlotte County, NB, and died 1892 in Grand Falls, NB. She married George
Prescott Abt. 1853 in NB, son of Morrill Prescott and Harriet Sevey.
Buried: United Baptist Cemetery, Grand Falls, NB. Notes for George Prescott:
Buried United Baptist Cemetery, Grand Falls NB.Headstone shows death as
1892, but his wife is listed as a widow in the 1891 Census Drummond, NB.
Birth records from Maine.
Children of Lousie Day and George Prescott are:
+ 14 i. Clara Louise5 Prescott, born October 22, 1856 in Grand Falls, NB; died January 17, 1948 in Ottawa, Ont.
15 ii. Sarah Maria Prescott, born 1858 in Drummond, NB; died December 10, 1927 in North Devon, NB. She married Merritt T Nason Unknown.
16 iii. Forester Prescott, born Abt. 1860 in Drummond, NB.
17 iv. Frederick S Prescott, born 1862 in Andover, NB; died Deceased in Grand Falls, NB. He married Mary Blanch Sloat October 14, 1896 in Andover, NB. Burial: 1883, Grand Falls, NB. Notes for Mary Blanch Sloat: OBITUARY: Mary Blanch Sloat death is recorded in the The Victorian News, Perth, NB, 30 Mar 1944. page 4. Died of Heart Attack..Her 2nd marriage was to John Inman. After his death she moved to the States. No children from either marriage. BURIAL: Buried in the George Sloat burial lot Middleboro, Mass, USA.
+ 18 v. Annie Laura Prescott, born January 16, 1862 in Drummond, NB; died February 14, 1937 in Limington, ME.
+ 19 vi. George L Prescott, born November 27, 1863 in NB; died December 15, 1945 in Grand Falls, NB.
+ 20 vii. Ida Prescott, born July 01, 1865 in Drummond, NB; died August 02, 1901 in NB.
21 viii.Mary Alice Prescott, born 1866 in Victoria County, NB; died 1868 in Victoria County, NB. Buried: Grand Falls, NB.
22 ix. Alfred Prescott, born Abt. 1869 in Victoria County, NB; died 1891 in Victoria County, NB. Bureid Grand Falls, NB.
6. George Washington4 Day (John3, John2,
John1) was born August 26, 1833 in Sorrel Ridge, St Patrick Parish, Charlotte
County, NB, and died January 22, 1916 in Drummond, NB. He married
Sarah Esther Estabrooks September 04, 1855 in NB, daughter of Elijah Estabrooks
and Sarah Burpee. More About George Washington Day: Burial: January 1916,
Pinehill Cemetery, Grand Falls, NB. Notes for Sarah Esther Estabrooks:
Buried Pinehill Cemetery, Grand Falls, NB.
Children of George Day and Sarah Estabrooks are:
+ 23 i. Emmeline5 Day, born June 29, 1857 in Aroostook County, Maine, USA; died March 06, 1934 in Grand Falls, NB.
24 ii. Florence Day, born December 07, 1858 in Grand Falls, NB; died May 06, 1859 in Grand Falls, NB. Buried Pinehill Cemetery, Grand Falls, NB.
+ 25 iii. Annie Laura Day, born February 16, 1860 in Priceburg, NB; died May 20, 1930 in Priceburg, NB.
26 iv. Sarah Ester Day, born February 08, 1862 in Grand Falls, NB; died February 04, 1949 in Havehill, Mass. She married Fred Letourneau February 14, 1896 in Grand Falls, Victoria County, NB.No children. Buried at Havehill, Mass.
+ 27 v. Caroline Day, born Unknown in Drummond Parish, Victoria County, NB; died Unknown.
7. John Henry4 Day (John3, John2, John1) was born July 14, 1835 in Sorrel Ridge, St Patrick Parish, Charlotte, County,NB, and died March 17, 1905 in Drummond, NB. He married (1) Mary Ann Price Abt. 1863 in NB. He married (2) Jane Phair December 26, 1869 in Grand Falls, NB.: MARRIAGE: Anglican Church records, Andover, NB. Witness, Allen Reed and John Porter, Grand Falls, NB. Parents: Johns Father born USA. Mother born Ireland.Reglician Baptist. Jane Father born Ireland. Mother born NB. Church of England. Buried at Baptist Pinehill Cemetery, Grand Falls, NB.
Carleton Sentinal, 6 May 1876:
The Jim Day house is located at left, going to Drummond, just above the hill at Hennigars corner. This house is now owned by a Ouellette, and I remember it was damaged by fire some years ago, then repaired. The original Day house stood just across the road from this one and that too was destroyed by fire. Other day houses included two still standing. One located just above 155 Chapel St. This in my time, was known as Leo Cormiers house. On the same street is another Day house, now owned by Mrs. Nadeau at 258 Chapel St. The Leo Cormier house was owned bt Jim and Margaret Day.
I also believe a Day owned the land where St. Michaels R. C. church is now located. The information on the Day residents was provided by the Curator of the Grand Falls, Museum. More About Mary Ann Price: Burial: May 1867, Pinehill Cemetery, Grand Falls, NB.
Notes for Jane Phair: MARRIAGE: Anglican Church records, # 166 and #209, Andover, NB. Her place of birth is found in the film 9774, on late registration of birth of her daughter Anna Day. This is her 2nd marriage. Her first marriage was to George D. Ketchum. She was living in Andover, NB on her 1st marriage. Her 2nd marriage she was living in the Parish of Gorden, Victoria County. This marriage shows her marriage name as being Ketchum. Burial: October 1924, Grand Falls, NB.
Children of John Day and Mary Price are:
28 i. Henry A.5 Day, born March 1864 in Drumond, NB; died May
27, 1865 in Drummond, NB. Buried: Pinehill Cemetery, Grand Falls, NB.
+ 29 ii. Mary E. Day, born 1867 in Rolling Dam, NB; died Unknown.
Children of John Day and Jane Phair are:
30 i. Evelyn Ella5 Day, born March 29, 1871 in Tobique
Road, NB; died October 20, 1959 in St Basile, NB. Buried; Grand Falls,
NB Never married.
31 ii. Annie Ada Day, born January 10, 1873 in Grand Falls, NB; died 1951 in Haverhill, Mass, USA. Buried: Grand Falls, NB. Never married.
32 iii. Alice May Day, born May 28, 1875 in Tobique Road, NB; died Unknown. She married Charles Frederick Irvine December 05, 1898 in Maine. MARRIAGE: Film # 13387 Prov Archives, NB. RESIDENCE: In 1959 was living in Ontario, California, USA. Marriage Notes for Alice Day and Charles Irvine: Marriage information obtained from Houlton library, Houlton, ME.
+ 33 iv. Nellie Phair Day, born November 25, 1877 in Grand Falls, NB.
34 v. James A William Day, born December 07, 1882 in Drummond Parish, Victoria County, NB; died July 22, 1964 in Vancouver, BC. He married Mary Byers. Notes for James A William Day: Death notice in Grand Falls, Newspaper, Cat. Aug. 19, 1964, page 3. Burial: July 1964, Vancouver, BC. Notes for Mary Byers: From Medicine Hat, Alberta.
35 vi. George Herman Day, born December 07, 1882 in Drummond Parish, Victoria County, NB; died in Vancouver, BC. Seems George Day owened what is now The Merritt Press on Main St. According to an item by John Caldwell, who lived next door, it was know as the Day House. Richard Merritt, owner of the Merritt Press, still lives in the original building, but a number of sections have been added over the years. Information was provided by the curator of the Grand Falls Museum. Burial: Vancouver, BC.
+ 36 vii. Oran A Day, born August 04, 1886 in Grand Falls, NB; died Unknown in BC.
10. Daniel Francis4 Day (John3, John2, John1) was born February 04, 1842 in Sorrel Ridge, NB, and died Aft. 1895 in USA. He married (1) Mary A. Hopkins 1871 in Old Town, Maine. He married (2) Adelina Mooers Brabley 1895 in Tacoma, Washington.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY of DANIEL FRANCIS DAY
Great Grandfather
My Great Grandfather John Day was born in England. He
came to Massachusetts in time to attend the Boston Tea - Party, and was
an officer under George Washington in the Revolutionary war: For meritorious
services, he received a tract of land called Patricktown Plantation, now
changed to Sangsville, Lincoln County, Maine.
Grandfather
My Grandfather, also named John Day was Born and lived
on Patricktown Plantation. He married Louisa Leighton. Together they lived
on the Plantation. They had one son named John who died - Later another
son was born, and to perpetuate the name of John, as the grant or donation
of the land of the Plantation was in the name of John Day. The second son
who became my father, was called John. My Grandfather died when my father
was (5) days old. As time went on, my Grandmother was remarried to a man
by the name of Henry Whiticher, one of King George's loyal subjects, who
was a Tory, as all of the Kings subjects were called at that time by the
Yankees. He soon became aware that he and my Grandmother could not enjoy
the plantation which was given by the United States to my Great Grandfather
in consideration of which I have already stated. So they packed up and
took my father and went into New Brunswick, and there
secured land in the forest where they hoped my father
would grow up and not know anything in Particular of the Maine property.
They left on the the Plantation a man they called Uncle Cunningham, who
was on the place when my father last knew about it. What relation this
Uncle Cunningham was, or on what side of the family, I never knew.
Children in the second family were:Merrill and Henry Whitcher, and Louisa
Whitcher, (afterwards married to a McCurdy), and Elizabeth Whitcher, (who
married a Simpson).
Father
My father, John day, was born April 30, 1805, on the
Patricktown Plantation, Maine. He married Ann McCloskey. Who was born in
the North of Ireland, July 1815. She came to St. Andrews, Bay of Fundy,
New Brunswick, with her Parishents at the age of 8 Years. Her mother's
name was Isabel McKinney, and was born in Scotland. There were nine children
in my father's Family, all born in the same house and raised in the said
wild woods of New Brunswick. Their names order of names were: Louisa; George
Washington; John Henry; Ann Isabel; Elizabeth; Daniel Francis; James Libbeus;
David Forister; Ephrain Manessa. My Father was always called Yankee Daddy
- Day, by his British Neighbours. Probably because he would not take out
naturalization papers. However, by reason of his being land owner, he always
had a vote and voice in all public affairs. In later years, after my brothers
and I had moved to Maine, my father went to Calais, Maine and lived there
for sometime. He found he still retained his American citizenship and voted
for Abraham Lincoln in 1864. My father died at the age of 83 years and
5 months, in Stillwater, Minnesota. My mother died in 1878 in Pennsylvania.
Where she was living with my brothers.
DANIEL FRANCIS DAY
I was born on February 4, 1842, on Soral Ridge, in the
Parish of St. Patrick, (afterwards called Dumbarton) County of Charlotte,
Province of New Brunswick, before it was known as the Dominion of Canada,
for there were the Provinces of Upper Canada, Lower Canada, Quebec, Nova
Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and other Parts and Parcels of what is now
known as the Dominion of Canada. Here I spent my childhood days, went to
school 3 terms or school years. I helped on my father's farm until the
age of 15 years. Then I worked three seasons in the sawmill. At the age
of 18 years I went to Maine, where I worked in the lumber woods, river
driving, and in the sawmills, until the Fall of 1864. I claimed citizenship
on account of reaching my majority in the United States, and my Father
having been born in Maine, never having taken out papers in New Brunswick.
I voted for Lincoln in 1864 and was enrolled for the last draft in the
Civil war, but was not called. In November 1864, I went to Pennsylvania,
where I worked in the logging camps during the winter of 1864 - 1865. In
May 1865, I went to Minnesota, where I continued in the logging camps and
river driving. In 1871, I married Miss Mary A. Hopkins of Old Town, Maine.
We moved to Stillwater, Minnesota, where there were four children born
to us: - Sarah Louise - born May 20, 1872 and died October 1873 of typhoid
fever. Ernest Edgar - born May 21, 1874, Mary Edna, born September 4, 1878,
Cora Isabel, July 8, 1882. In 1886, my wife died while visiting the lumber
camp where I was employed. I remained in Stillwater, Minnesota until 1889,
when I moved with my family to Tacoma, Washington, arriving June 3, in
1895. I was remarried to Mrs. Adelina Mooers Bradley, a widow, who had
been
my faithful housekeeper and mother to my children since 1887.
Mary A. Hopkins, was born in New Brunswick, March 5, 1847, Her Parents were David Hopkins, born in Maine, Sarah Murray Hopkins, born in Scotland, at the of Mary, her Parishents were living temporarily in New Brunswick, where her father was engaged in the lumber busness. Afterwards they returned to Old Town, Maine. She was married married to Daniel Frances Day in 1871, and died of Winter cholera, March 7, 1886. sgd. D. F. Day
Researcher comments: Have two copies. One is written and
is not complete, one is typed, and is complete.
A. His Grandmother's second husband surname
has been spelt to different ways.
B. Also he states that St. Patrick Parish
was later called Dumbarton Parish. This is just the opposite, for
the 1851 Census of Charlotte County, shows it as Dumbarton Parish,
and the 1861 Census, shows it as St. Patrick Parish (RootsWeb
Charlotte County Coordinator states that St. Patrick was an original
Parish in Charlotte County when New Brunswick became a province in 1785.
After the 1851 census, due to the population, Dumbarton Parish was created
from St. Patrick Parish. Today, year 2000, Sorrel Ridge is in the
Parish of Dumbarton.
C. As to when Ann McCloskey, arrived in
St. Andrew's, he states that she was of the age of 8 years, and was
born in 1815. The 1851 census has her listed as arriving in 1820,
and also shows her at the age of 38 years. The 1861 Census shows
her at the age of 50 years. His father in the 1851 Census is shown
as a native of New Brunswick, age 50, and the 1861 Census shows him
born in the United States, age 56.
D. He spelt his place of birth as Soral
Ridge. Today it is spelt as Sorrel Ridge, the same way it was spelt in
1851 Census. It was a Settlement, 4 miles East of Dumbarton: Dumbarton
Parish, Charlotte County: PO 1894- 1914; in1898 Sorrel Ridge was
a farming settlement with 1 post office and a population of about
50: today Sorrel Ridge is a dispersed community.
Notes for Adelina Mooers Brabley:
She was married before, and lost her husband. There is
no know children from this marriage.
Children of Daniel Day and Mary Hopkins are:
37 i. Sarah Lousie5 Day, born May 20, 1872 in USA;
died October 1873 in USA.
+ 38 ii.
Ernest Edgar Day, born May 21, 1874 in USA.
39 iii. Cora Isabel Day, born July 08, 1882 in USA; died Unknown.
+ 40 iv.
Mary Edna Day, born September 04, 1887 in USA.
11. James Libbeus4 Day (John3, John2, John1)
was born Abt. 1844 in Sorrel Ridge, St Patrick Parish, Charlotte County,
NB. Notes for James Libbeus Day: Married, wife name is unknown. The last
recorded place they were living at was, Durango, Colorado. Children may
not be in order of birth.
Children of James Libbeus Day are:
41 i. Calvin5 Day.
42 ii. Frank Day.
43 iii. George Day.
44 iv. Oscar Day.
45 v. Clara Day.
12. David Forrester4 Day (John3, John2, John1)
was born Abt. 1846 in Sorrel Ridge, St Patrick Parish, Charlotte County,
NB. Married, and the last recorded place they were living at was,
Minesota. Children may not be recorded in order of birth.
Children of David Forrester Day are:
46 i. George5 Day.
47 ii. Clara Day. She married Mr. Williams. Last recorded place
they were living at was, Bemidjie, Minn.
13. Ephrain Manessa4 Day (John3, John2, John1)
was born Abt. 1849 in Sorrel Ridge, St Patrick Parish, Charlotte County,
NB. Married, wife name is not known. Last recorded place they were
living at was in Minnesota. Children not listed in order of birth.
Children of Ephrain Manessa Day are:
48 i. Chester5 Day.
49 ii. John Day.
50 iii. Willie Day.
51 iv. Eddie Day.
52 v. Oliver Day.
53 vi. Mable Day.
54 vii. Mildred Day.
55 viii. Maud Day.
56
ix. Eleanor Day.
57 x. Alma Day.
More Information can be seen at the Day Family Site.
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