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Ancestors of the Morgan Family of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Updated March 30, 2004
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I am researching the following surnames on my father's side of the family: MORGAN, VALLILLEE, ORSER AND SKUCE.
John MORGAN Sr. and Jr. came to New Brunswick, Canada from Glamorgan, Wales via USA as a loyalist. John Sr. died in Fredericton, 1819 and son John b.Abt.1774 d. 1841. Hartland, Carleton County New Brunswick, Canada
George VALLILLEE-Ireland 1809-1891 m Ann O'Hanlon 5 children emmigrated to Grenville Township, Quebec, Canada
Evart Aertse (ORSER) father of John Moses Orser b.April 23, 1723 Tarrytown, Westchester, New York , USA m Rachel Belyea Descendant William Orser to Hartland New Brunswick, Canada
Thomas SKUCE b. Abt. 1815 Derrynafulla, Kilcaskan, Co. Cork, Ireland m. Elizabeth Gossen emmigrated to Mountain Township, Ontario, Canada
On my mother's side of the family: THOMPSON, MACKENZIE, THOMSON, GOWANS, THORNTON
THOMPSON -John Thompson B.March 17, 1773 Norham, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, England m. Mary Thomson emmigrated to Leeds, Megantic, Quebec, Canada (Kinnears Mills)
THOMSON -John Thomson b.Abt. 1640 Norham, Northumberland County, England m Isabel? son John b.1675 d.July 25, 1740
MACKENZIE -Donald Mackenzie Parish of Moulin, Scotland m.Elspet Fergusson son Malcolm b.1742 d.January 1836 Dunkeld or Logierait Scotland m.Catherine McDonald Strathway, Scotland descendants emmigrated to Port Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
GOWANS -John Gowans bFebruary 03, 1832 August 06, 1902 m. Eliza THORNTON b.September 03, 1848 d.May 10, 1923 Toronto, Canada
THORNTON, Peter b.Abt. 1767 Whitburn West Lothian, Scotland married Agnes Ann Smith June 3, 1792 son Rev. Robert Hill Thornton emmigrated to Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
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Family Trees
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- Morgan_Thompson_Mackenzie_Thornton_Gowans_Stewart (2451 KB)
John Thompson Norham, England, Mackenzie, Logierait, Scotland, Thornton, West Calder, Whitburn, Scotland, Gowans, Lanark, Scotland, Stewart Logierait, Scotland
- Morgan_Vallillee_Orser_Skuce (2787 KB)
Descendants of John Morgan b. abt 1750 Loyalistto New Brunswick, George Vallillee b.1809 Armagh Ireland to Quebec, Canada, Aert Willemzen William Orser Loyalist to Hartland, New Brunswick, Francis Skuce b abt 1765 Ireland
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Family Photos
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- Portrait of Alexander Mackenzie (38 KB)
This portrait hangs in the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, Canada
- Rev. Dr. Robert Hill Thornton (471 KB)
Rev. Dr. Robert Hill Thornton emigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1836 and settled in the Whitby/Oshawa area. He established many Presbyterian congregations in Ontario.
- Statue of Alexander Mackenzie (52 KB)
This statue stand on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada
- John Gowans (99 KB)
Co-owner of Gowans & Kent Glass Company in Toronto
- Barb Morgan (4 KB)
b. 1947 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Retired elementary school teacher and real estate sales representative, currently obsessed with Genealogy research and computers.
- John Thompson Mar. 1928-Oct. 2000 (4 KB)
I would like to dedicate this homepage in memory of my uncle John Thompson without whose research, this homepage would not be possible.
- Elsie Gowans wedding photo (131 KB)
Grandmother on mother's side, Elsie Gowans/Thompson's wedding photo
- Note written by Alexander re family deaths. (86 KB)
Alexander lists the birth dates and dates of death of his wife Helen and children. (from National Archives of Canada)
- Harriet Kinnear and Dr. William Thompson (167 KB)
Great aunt and Uncle of Kinnear's Mills, Quebec, Canada
- John Thompson Dec. 31,1835 (295 KB)
Great grandfather on mother's side, Reverend John Thompson of St. Andrew's Presbeterian Church in Sarnia, ON, Canada. Married Mary Mackenzie, Alexander's daughter.
- John Thompson and Elizabeth Lillico with family (196 KB)
Great, great grandparents on mother's side, John Thompson b. May 8, 1802 and Elizabeth Lillico b.Abt. 1798 with children James, Richard, Mary, John, George, William and Sarah
- Mary Mackenzie 1848 (248 KB)
Great grandmother on mother's side. Mary Mackenzie married John Thompson and lived in Sarnia,ON, Canada. Only surviving daughter of Alexander Mackenzie Canada's 2nd Prime Minister.
- Gravestone of George Vallillee and Rebekah Skuce (64 KB)
Great grandparents on our father's side. Located at Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- John Gowans Thompson 1928 at Logierait School (11 KB)
This photo was taken in the 1990's when John visited Scotland.Alexander Mackenzie's photo is on the wall beside John.
- David Ezra Morgan and Lois P. Orser (97 KB)
Our great grandparents on dad's side.
- George W. Vallillee (109 KB)
Our great grandfather. Father of grandmother Bella Mae Vallillee/Morgan husband of Rebekah Skuce and Margaret Tait.
- Elizabeth "Eliza" Thornton (12 KB)
Daughter of Rev. Robert Hill Thornton
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Related Files
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- Descendants of John Morgan (54 KB)
b. Abt. 1750 United Empire Loyalist who settled in New Brunswick, Canada
- Skuce Descendants (44 KB)
2. i. FRANCIS2 SKUCE, b. Bef. 1765; d. Bef. 1827, Derrynafulla, Kilcaskan, Co. Cork, Ireland.
3. ii. JOHN SKUCE, b. Abt. 1780, Coosane, Schull, Co. Cork, Ireland; d. 1861, Mt. Horeb, Ops Township, Victoria, Ontario, Canada.
- Descendants of George Vallillee (15 KB)
George Vallillee of Armagh? Ireland b. 1809 and emmigrated to Bristol Township, Quebec, Canada
- Descendants of Peter Thornton (17 KB)
b. 1730 Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
- Descendants of Donald Mackenzie (14 KB)
of Rossshire, Scotland
- Descendants of William Gowans (32 KB)
b. 1731 Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Descendants of John Thompson (43 KB)
of Northumberland, England b.June 29, 1746
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