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Timothy Coffey[1]

Male Abt 1805 - 1886  (81 years)

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  • Name Timothy Coffey  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Birth Abt 1805  King's, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Gender Male 
    Name Timothy Coffay, Timothy Coffee 
    _UID A8D3F852BC85AE45A6742CE30020F90F4A8B 
    Death 9 Mar 1886  Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Burial 11 Mar 1886  St-Patrice de Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I1034  broderick
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2016 

    Father Patrick Coffey,   b. Abt Apr 1776, Balbriggan, King's, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 1862, Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Margaret Delany,   b. Abt Jan 1788, Dublin, King's, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 1847, Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1804  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Guinan,   b. 1816, King's, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1890, Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 22 Jul 1839  Basilique Notre-Dame, Montréal, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Ann Coffey,   b. 23 Mar 1841, Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 1922, Outremont, Montréal, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     2. Margaret Ann Coffey,   b. 3 Jan 1843, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1924, Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     3. James Coffey, Sr.,   b. 13 Jun 1846, Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Nov 1915, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     4. Coffey,   b. 16 Jan 1848, Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1848, Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F321  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2011 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1805 - King's, Leinster, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 Jul 1839 - Basilique Notre-Dame, Montréal, Québec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Mar 1886 - Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 11 Mar 1886 - St-Patrice de Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S616] Parkinson, Daniel B., Up to Rawdon, (http://www.uptorawdon.com), Research Files General Research 1837 - 1839 Rawdon Loyal Irish Volunteers. (revised April 24, 2014) (Reliability: 3).
      Private Timothy Coffey Timothy Coffey 31X40 28 30 23 28 46
      Microfilms from Library and Archives Canada containing militia pay lists may be found at Ancestry.com. There is some overlapping in the documents - for instance the second and third documents (in column G) include days already noted in document one (column E). Column G I have treated as a single document because the two parts cover the same time period (the regiment had two separate troops each with its' own serjeant [sic] major). An asterisk denotes a member of the Second Troop. At this time of political unrest, militia training and service was required for males aged 16 to 60 and there are 421 named. Only a handful appear to be Canadien.

      The recorder of the pay lists used spellings which are not always consistent with how the volunteer signed. Sic, or a note, in the comments column denotes there are differences. An X was used to indicate the volunteer had signed off and a second X at the end of the name (or between first and second names) indicated that someone had signed for this man. This may denote illiteracy but not necessarily. It appears, when one examines the handwriting, that sometimes one person signed for others in his family - for example, a father for his sons. There are individuals known to be literate who did not sign for themselves on some lists. It would also appear that the paymaster permitted volunteers, who were not immediate family, to collect for friends or neighbours. This is proven by later pay lists where men signed their own names. It is worthwhile to consult the various lists for details; I have noted some individuals who did not sign the first list examined but did sign later ones and vice versa. Blank spaces in a column indicate that no account was found of payment to this volunteer in this particular time period.

      Transcribing into an Excel sheet requires great care and I apologize for errors or omissions and will endeavour to correct them, when pointed out.

      It is interesting to see who was promoted to higher rank in the brief 18 month period - in the case of Robert Bagnall from private to major. In a number of cases, rank indicates the volunteer had previous military service - Henry Dawson and William Norrish are excellent examples. Michael Watters was about 63 and not obliged to serve; was he a sergeant in recognition of his age? We do not know if he or his son Abraham, also a sergeant, were ex-soldiers. Many of the additions to the pay list were young men coming of age.
      Rawdon Loyal Irish Volunteers (PDF or XLS format)

      Payment was made in pounds, shillings and pence (£ s d) of Halifax currency, which was used officially in Upper and Lower Canada until 1841 when the gold standard was adopted for the dollar. The daily rate was similar to what was listed for the Kildare regiment but there were slight differences. The Rawdon pay list is earlier and it appears the rate may have been higher for those serving longer time periods. Most Rawdon pay lists were witnessed by William Holtby and Henry Dawson. This income in winter months must have been a welcome source of cash to all concerned, despite whatever inconvenience this caused to the clearing of land and family life.

      Columns A, B and C are the rank, first and last names and is based on the order found in the first document transcribed (column E, which was roughly alphabetical with additional names at the end. Subsequently, when new names were found, I tried to keep them approximately alphabetical when added them to this original list. Column D is the spelling and wording from the signature in the original document (column E) whether by the volunteer or the man who signed for him. The differences in spelling in later documents are noted, as will be explained below.
      Column E covers days paid November 25, 1837 - December 31, 1837 and column F indicates if they did not sign their own name and / or my comments on this volunteer.
      Column G covers days paid November 25, 1837 - January 31, 1838; one may subtract E from G to find the days paid for January alone. There are variances in how men signed but I have only noted if this information is relevant. The order of names, in the documents, is different from Column E because there are two separate lists for this period. I have order conform to the list from the earlier document. An asterisk indicates the name was on the second list and a member of the Second Company.
      Column H covers days paid February 1 - 28, 1838 - an asterisk indicates the members of the Second Company. During this period, we find that Thomas McCarty aka McCarthy was promoted to sergeant and Henry Nightingale was raised from private to corporal.
      The microfilmed documents for March 1 -31, 1838 did not include a complete pay list for the 32 officers and 200 men, at the rank of private, who were paid for all or part of that 31 day period. Only 11 senior officers were named and the other names are missing; therefore, there is no column.
      Column I covers days paid April 1 - 30, 1838 for all of First Company and the officers of Second Company; the pay list for the balance is missing.
      Column J covers days paid November 4 - 30, 1838 to the First Company. There are a number of promotions in rank. Some names appear for the first time, some of these are young men who have passed 16th birthday; others are settlers not previously enrolled.
      Column K covers days paid to ten troopers, raised for one month, 12 November - 11 December 1838 (one man was from 15th November to 14th December). A trooper was a private with the Cavalry. These men each received 9 pounds for the month, which is a great deal more than the infantry privates and perhaps included compensation for their horses. The two last men are not known, to me, as Rawdon settlers.
      Column L covers days paid December 1-31, 1838. Some promotions and many new names added. Some are sons coming of age and others not previously signed on. This list and subsequent ones do not indicate which company.
      Column M covers days paid February 1- 28, 1839. Some promotions and more new names added.
      Column N covers days paid March 1- April 15, 1839 with many young, new recruits.


    2. [S116] Ancestry.com, Census of Canada, 1851, (Database on line, 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Note - enumeration form numbers lines 23 and 24 as line 24 (repeated).), Canada East, Leinster, St-Patrick of Rawdon, img 63, p 63, ln 32 (Reliability: 3).
      Timothy Coffee, occ. Farmer, born Ireland, age 40, married.
      Residence a frame house.

    3. [S88] Ancestry.com, Census of Canada, 1861, (Database on line, 1861 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.), Quebec, Montcalm, St. Patrick of Rawdon, ED7, img 166, p 78, ln 14 (Reliability: 3).
      Timothy Coffey, occ. Farmer, born Ireland, age 55, married,
      Resides wood house, single storey, single family.

    4. [S88] Ancestry.com, Census of Canada, 1861, (Database on line, 1861 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.), Quebec, Montcalm, ED7, Parish of St. Patrick, img 61, p 69 (9) and succeeding, ln 1 (Reliability: 2).
      Luke Daly, occ. Merchant, born Ireland, age 67, married, member of family.
      Dwelling wood frame, 1 story, 1 family.
      Business Merchant, $4000 invested in capital and real estate.
      Also in household, besides spouse and two childred, and listed as members of the family:
      John McKresnan (sp?), born Ireland, age 69, married
      Mary Gratten, born Canada, age 20, single
      And listed not as members of the family:
      Alexr. Daly, born Ireland, age 50, married
      James Carroll, born Ireland, age 50, married
      Timothy Coffey, born Ireland, age 60, married.

    5. [S87] Ancestry.com, Census of Canada, 1871, (Database on line, 1871 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.), Quebec, Montcalm, St. Patrick, Dist 101, p 71, img 36, ln 16 (Reliability: 3).
      Timathy Caffy, age 67, born Ireland, ethnic Irish, occ. Farmer, married.
      Dwelling 217, household 217.

    6. [S89] Ancestry.com, Census of Canada, 1881, (Ancestry.com, database on-line. Census images provided by Library and Archives Canada.), Quebec, Montcalm, Rawdon, ED89, p 11, img 6, ln 4 (Reliability: 3).
      Timathy. Coffey, age 76, born Ireland, ethnic Irish, no occ., married.
      Dwelling 47, household 47.

    7. [S7] Ancestry.com, Québec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967., ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Includes images of the actual copies of parish registers submitted to the central authorities.), Rawdon (St-Patrice), pp 3&v, S-5, img 3-4 (Reliability: 3).
      Native of King's County, Ireland. Husband of Margaret Guinan. Aged 81 years.

    8. [S7] Ancestry.com, Québec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967., ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Includes images of the actual copies of parish registers submitted to the central authorities.), Rawdon (St-Patrice), pp 3&v, S-5, img 3-4 (Reliability: 3).
      Native of King's County, Ireland. Husband of Margaret Guinan. Aged 81 years. Witnesses included James Coffey, his son, and Michael Coffey, his brother.

    9. [S7] Ancestry.com, Québec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967., ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Includes images of the actual copies of parish registers submitted to the central authorities.), Montreal (Basilque Notre-Dame), 1839, p 75v, M-31, img 81 (Reliability: 3).
      Groom's surname listed as "Coffee", domicilied in this parish, the son of Patrick Coffee and Margaret Delaney of Rawdon. Bride domiciled in this parish, the daughter of the late Neil Guinan and Alice Crosse {sp?} of King's County, Ireland.
      Witnesses were James Elaffy {?} and Thomas Guinan. Groom signed "Coffey".



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