The Voisin/Stewart Family
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001251-001-02: Joseph and Monica Voisin
About 23 April 1889

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Husband: Peter Joseph "Joseph" Voisin 1 2
Born: 04 June 1807 in Reppe, Franche-Comté, France 3
Married: 23 April 1889 in Saint Clements, Ontario, Canada 23
Died: 02 January 1892 in Saint Clements, Ontario, Canada 15 16
Father: Vincent Voisin
Mother: Anne Eve Denier
Spouses: Catherine Meyer; Catherina Hoff

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Joseph Voisin
Wife: Monica Miller Kohler
Born: About 1831 in Bavaria, Bayern, Germany 21
Died: 20 February 1900 22
Father:
Mother:
Spouses:
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Monica Miller Kohler
Additional Information

Peter Joseph "Joseph" Voisin:

*RELN: 3GGU (7)

Immigration: 20 August 1832, New York, New York; Ship Groton from Le Havre 4

Immigration: September 1832, Woolwich Township, Wellington, Ontario, Canada; Joseph Voisin, Seven year residency expired September 1839 5

Property: 23 April 1844, Wellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; "Joseph Weison," property on Concession VIII and IX 6

Census: 1851, Wellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Joseph Wisong, 44 [~1808], Farmer, born France, Catholic, log home, 1-1/2 stories, weatherboarded 7

Property: 10 January 1856, Wellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Land patent, 59 acres, northwest part of the clergy reserve, lot 1, concession 8 8

Edmund Head 214
Province of Canada.
Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, QUEEN, Defender of the Faith.
To all to whom these Presents shall come—Greeting:

Whereas Joseph Weison, of the township of Wellesley in the county of Waterloo with Our Commissioner for the sale of Our Crown Lands, duly authorized by Us in this behalf, for the absolute purchase at and fore the price and sum of Fifty one pounds twelve shillings and sixpence of lawful money of Our said Province, of the Lands and Tenements hereinafter mentioned and described, of which We are seized in right of Our Crown. NOW KNOW YE, that in consideration of the said sum of fifty one pounds twelve shillings and sixpence by him the said Joseph Weison to Our said Commissioner of Crown Lands, in hand well and truly paid to Our use, at or before the sealing of these Our Letters Patent, We have granted, sold, aliened, conveyed and assured, and by these presents do grant, sell, alien, convey and assure, unto the said Joseph Weison his Heirs and Assigns for ever, All that Parcel or Tract of Land, situate, lying and being in the Township of Wellesley in the County of Waterloo of Our said Province, containing by admeasurement fifty nine acres be the same more or less; which said Parcel or Tract of Land may be otherwise known as follows, that is to say: being composed of

The North West part of the late Clergy Reserve lot number one in the Eighth concession Eastern section of the aforesaid township of Wellesley:

Commencing where a post has been planted in the centre of the said concession in the limit between lots numbers two and one, then north nine degrees five minutes East twenty five chains more or less to the limit between the Eighth and ninth concessions, then south eighty two degrees thirty minutes East twenty three chains sixty two links and a half more or less to the centre of the said lot, then south nine degrees five minutes West twenty five chains more or less to the centre of the said concession then north eighty two degrees thirty minutes West twenty three chains sixty two links and a half more or less to the place of Beginning.

Recorded 10th January 1856.
/s/

To have and to hold the said Parcel or Tract of Land, hereby granted, conveyed and assured, unto the said Joseph Weison his Heirs and Assigns, for ever; saving, excepting and reserving, nevertheless, unto Us, Our Heirs and Successors, all Mines of Gold and Silver, and the free uses, passage and enjoyment, of, in, over and upon all navigable waters that shall or may be hereafter found on or under, or be flowing through or upon any part of the said Parcel or Tract of Land hereby granted as aforesaid.

Given under the Great Seal of Our Province of Canada: Witnesses, Our Trusty and Well-beloved SIR, EDMUND WALKER HEAD, BARONET, Governor General of British North America, and Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over Our Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Island of Prince Edward, and Vice-Admiral of the same, &c., &c., &c. At Toronto, this Fifth day of January in the year of Our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six and in the nineteenth year of Our Reign.

By Command of His Excellency in Council.
/s/ Geo. Et. Cartier
Secretary.
[blank]
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Ref. No. 15907
Des. No. 6946
HII

Property: 25 February 1856, Wellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Land patent, 84 acres, northeast part of lot 1, concession 8 and south part of lot 1, concession 9 9

Edmund Head 153
Province of Canada.
Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, QUEEN, Defender of the Faith.
To all to whom these Presents shall come—Greeting:

Whereas Joseph Weison, of the township of Wellesley in the county of Waterloo, yeoman with Our Commissioner for the sale of Our Crown Lands, duly authorized by Us in this behalf, for the absolute purchase at and fore the price and sum of Seventy three pounds ten shillings of lawful money of Our said Province, of the Lands and Tenements hereinafter mentioned and described, of which We are seized in right of Our Crown. NOW KNOW YE, that in consideration of the said sum of Seventy three pounds ten shillings by him the said Joseph Weison to Our said Commissioner of Crown Lands, in hand well and truly paid to Our use, at or before the sealing of these Our Letters Patent, We have granted, sold, aliened, conveyed and assured, and by these presents do grant, sell, alien, convey and assure, unto the said Joseph Weison his Heirs and Assigns for ever, All that Parcel or Tract of Land, situate, lying and being in the Township of Wellesley in the County of Waterloo of Our said Province, containing by admeasurement eighty four acres be the same more or less; which said Parcel or Tract of Land may be otherwise known as follows, that is to say: being composed of

The North East part of Lot Number One in the Eighth Concession, and the South part of Lot Number One in the Ninth Concession, Easter Section, of the aforesaid Township of Wellesley

Commencing in the Centre of the said Eighth Concession in the Easterly limit of the said Lot No. one; thence North nine degrees five minutes East thirty one chains twenty five links; thence North eighty Degrees fifty five minutes West forty chains, more or less, to the Westerly limit of Lot no. one in the ninth Concession thence South nine Degrees five minutes West six chains twenty five links, more or less, to the limit between the eighth and ninth Concessions; thence South Eighty Degrees fifty five minutes East sixteen Chains thirty seven links and a half; thence South nine Degrees five minutes West twenty five chains, more or less, to the centre of the said Eighth Concession; thence South eighty degrees fifty five minutes East twenty three chains Sixty two links and a half, more or less, to the place of beginning.

Recorded 25th February 1856.
/s/

To have and to hold the said Parcel or Tract of Land, hereby granted, conveyed and assured, unto the said Joseph Weison his Heirs and Assigns, for ever; saving, excepting and reserving, nevertheless, unto Us, Our Heirs and Successors, all Mines of Gold and Silver, and the free uses, passage and enjoyment, of, in, over and upon all navigable waters that shall or may be hereafter found on or under, or be flowing through or upon any part of the said Parcel or Tract of Land hereby granted as aforesaid.

Given under the Great Seal of Our Province of Canada: Witnesses, Our Trusty and Well-beloved SIR, EDMUND WALKER HEAD, BARONET, Governor General of British North America, and Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over Our Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Island of Prince Edward, and Vice-Admiral of the same, &c., &c., &c. At Toronto, this twenty sixth day of January in the year of Our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six and in the nineteenth year of Our Reign.

By Command of His Excellency in Council.
/s/ Et. Meredith
Assistant
Secretary.

/s/ Joseph Cauchor
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Ref. No. 16643
Des. No. 7009
HII

Property: 1861, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; "Joseph Voisin," property on Concession VIII and IX 10

Census: 1861, Wellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Joseph Voisin, 54 [~1807], farmer, born France, Catholic, married 1837, Log house, 1-1/2 stories, built 1848 11

Census: 1871, Wellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Joseph Voissing, 66 [~1805], born France, Catholic, farmer, unable to read, unable to write 12

Census: 1881, Wellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Joseph Voisin, 76 [~1805], born France, Catholic, French, Farmer 13

Census: 1891, North Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Joseph Voisin, 87 [~1804], born Germany, Father born Germany, Mother born Germany, lodger, in the household of George and Mary Farenkopf [daughter and son-in-law] 14

Grave Marker: 1892, Saint Clements, Ontario, Canada; Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery 17 18

Obituary: 07 January 1892, Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario, Canada 19

Transcription:

Sehr plößlich starb am Samstag Morgen der 87 Jahre alte Joseph Voisin in St. Clements. Seine Tochter hörte ihn aufftehen und ein Licht anzünden. Als fie etwas später nach ihm fah, lag er todt im Bette.

Translation:

The 87-year-old Joseph Voisin died in St. Clements on Saturday morning. His daughter heard him lift up and light a candle. When she saw him a little later, he lay dead in bed.

Property: 1895, Waterloo County, Ontario 20

Monica Miller Kohler:

*RELN: Spouse of 3GGU (0)

Footnotes
  1. 1861, Wellesley, Waterloo, Canada West (Ontario), district 15; digital images, Ancestry.com, 1861 Census of Canada (http://ancestry.com: accessed); Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Microfilm: C-1078-1079. [181], C-1078-1079; Page: 62; Lines 25 through 35; Joseph Voisin as head of household; downloaded; 26 March 2011.
    Quality: 2.
  2. Frank W. Voisin and Clifton E. Voisin, Joseph Voisin 1805-1892 and Descendants, first printing (St. Clements, Ontario, Canada: St. Clements Printers, November 1982). [347].
    Quality: 2.
  3. "Etat Civil and Registres Paroissiaux," database, Departmental Archives of Belfort, France, Archives départementales du Territoire de Belfort (http://www.archives.territoiredebelfort.fr/: accessed). [59], downloaded; 10 October 2017; Etat Civil, Reppe, "Naissances, Deces, Mariages" (Births, Deaths, Marriages) 1803-1981, 1803-1869, image 23 of 774.
  4. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897, microfilm publication Series M237 (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962). [491], Groton; 20 August 1832; Voisin, image 515 of 852; Roll 017 - 13 Jun 1832-29 Sep 1832 > image 515 of 852.
  5. "Naturalization Records, 1828-1850 - Upper Canada and Canada West," database, Government of Canada, Library and Archives Canada (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx: accessed). [97], Downloaded; 13 November 2017; Joseph Voisin, July 15, 1842, Woolwich, Wellington, Ontario.
  6. "Digitized Patents Plans," database, Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, Archives of Ontario (http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/access/our_collection.aspx: accessed). [56], Downloaded; 2 November 2017; Wellesley Township, Digital Image Number I0051527.jpg, Item Reference Code RG 1-100-0-0-4129, dated 23 April 1844 (http://ao.minisisinc.com/FS_IMAGES/I0051527.jpg).
  7. 1851 Census, Canada West, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada, district 1 Wellesley, Waterloo County; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Censuses (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx: accessed). [170], Page 33 or 17; lines 38 - 46; Joseph Wisong; downloaded; 24 November 2017.
  8. Frank W. Voisin and Clifton E. Voisin, Joseph Voisin 1805-1892 and Descendants, first printing (St. Clements, Ontario, Canada: St. Clements Printers, November 1982). [347], Page 48.
  9. Ibid., Page 48.
  10. Lorraine Dubreuil and Marcel Fortin and Cheryl Woods, "Ontario Historical County Maps Project," database, Ontario Historical County Maps Project (http://maps.library.utoronto.ca/hgis/countymaps/index.html: accessed). [426], Downloaded; 1 March 2017; George R. and G. M. Tremaine, “Tremaine’s Map of the County of Waterloo, Canada West,” Toronto, 1861.
  11. 1861 Census, Canada West, Wellesley Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada, district 10 Township of Wellesley; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Censuses (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx: accessed). [179], Page 62; Lines 25 - 35; Joseph Voisin; Downloaded; 11 November 2017.
  12. 1871 Census, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, district 32 North Waterloo, subdistrict Wellesley; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Censuses (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx: accessed). [191], Page 78; House 253, Family 268, Lines 12 - 19; Josesph Voissing, also indexed as Vorssing; downloaded; 29 November 2017.
  13. 1881 Census, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, district 162, subdistrict 6 Township of Wellesley, division 1; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Censuses (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx: accessed). [205], Page 55; House 254, Family 259, Lines 21 - 23; Joseph Voisin; downloaded; 29 November 2017.
  14. 1891 Census, Canada, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, district 122 North Waterloo, subdistrict 2 East Wellesley; digital images, Library and Archives Canada, Censuses (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx: accessed). [207], Page 14; House F 1/6, Family 67, Lines 1 - 10; George Fahrenkopf head of household, Joseph Voisin, lodger; downloaded; 29 November 2017.
  15. Frank W. Voisin and Clifton E. Voisin, Joseph Voisin 1805-1892 and Descendants, first printing (St. Clements, Ontario, Canada: St. Clements Printers, November 1982). [347].
    Quality: 2.
  16. Berliner (Ontario) Journal; online images, Simon Fraser University Library Digitized Newspapers (http://newspapers.lib.sfu.ca/: accessed), Foreign Language, Berliner Journal. [2], News notice; Notice; 7 January 1892; News item, page 4, column 6; downloaded; 1 December 2017.
  17. CanadaGenWeb, CanadaGenWeb's Cemetery Project (http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cancemet/: accessed). [285], downloaded; 27 November 2017; Joseph Voisin (1805-1892), Photo #1605234.
  18. Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/: accessed). [341], downloaded; 27 November 2017; Pierra "Joseph" Voisin (1805-1892), Memorial #86722056.
  19. Berliner (Ontario) Journal; online images, Simon Fraser University Library Digitized Newspapers (http://newspapers.lib.sfu.ca/: accessed), Foreign Language, Berliner Journal. [2], News notice; Notice; 7 January 1892; News item, page 4, column 6; downloaded; 1 December 2017.
  20. "Electoral Atlas of the Dominion of Canada (1895)," database, Library and Archives Canada (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/electoral-atlas/032001-1100-e.html: accessed). [58], downloaded; 27 March 2018; Map of Waterloo County, Ontario.
  21. Ontario, Canada, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1935,; digital images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com: accessed); Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1935. MS932, Reels 1-793. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. [487], Downloaded; 9 August 2017; Joseph Voisin and Monica Koller, Reel 65; 29 April 1889.
  22. "Descendants of Pierre (Peter) Joseph Voisin," Harvey Kuntz, Wingham, Ontario, Canada. [51], e-mail received 28 September 2017.
  23. Ontario, Canada, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1935,; digital images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com: accessed); Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1935. MS932, Reels 1-793. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. [487], Downloaded; 9 August 2017; Joseph Voisin and Monica Koller, Reel 65; 29 April 1889.
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Citation: Mike Voisin, iSeeAncestors (https://iSeeAncestors.com/tree/groups/public/grpf25592.php : revised June 12, 2023), Peter Joseph "Joseph" Voisin & Monica Miller Kohler.

Revised: June 12, 2023

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