Joseph McNeely (1840 - 1906)

Born 4 Mar 1840 in Frampton, Beauce, Lower Canada

Died 23 Jun 1906 at age 66 in Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Joseph was born on 4 March 1840 in Frampton Township, Beauce County, District of Quebec, Lower Canada. He was the son of Robert McNeely, who was a Farmer, and Jane (Watson) McNeely. Witnesses to his baptism 21 June 1840 were Joseph McNeely and Eliza Watson. ^[1]

At the time of the 1861 Census, he resided with his parents and six of his siblings in Buckland, Dorchester, Canada East. ^[2]

By 1871, Joseph's family had moved to an area within a Census Sub-District called Harrington/Arundel/De Salaberry/Grandison in Argenteuil District, Province of Quebec, where he, two of his brothers, and his father were Farmers. ^[3]

Joseph emigrated to the United States in December 1879, entering the country at Port Huron, Michigan. His naturalization was on 5 September 1890 at the Circuit Court of Door County, Wisconsin. ^[4]

The 1880 Census recorded that Joseph was married and living in Sevastopol, Door County, Wisconsin. He and his wife Annie, both born in Canada, had a son who had not yet been given a name, born May 1880 in Wisconsin. ^[5]

The family continued to reside in Sevastopol in 1885 and 1895. ^{[6] [7]}

By 1905, Joseph and his family had moved to Sturgeon Bay, Door County, where Joseph was a Stonemason. ^[8]

Joseph died in Sturgeon Bay on 23 June 1906 at the age of 66. His occupation was recorded as Lumberman. ^{[9] [10]}

Research Notes

Joseph's Birth Place has been entered as Frampton, Beauce, Lower Canada on the basis of his Baptismal Certificate, even though Frampton Township was officially in the adjacent Dorchester County (rather than Beauce County), according to WikiTree suggestions.

Based on the year of birth of their first-born child in the 1880 Census, the date of Joseph's marriage to Ann has been entered as "before 1880", in the absence of precise information.

McNeely-832 15:49, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968"
   Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1091 #9997792 (accessed 25 April 2024)
   Joseph McNeely, son of Robert McNeely, Farmer, of Frampton Township, Beauce County, District of Quebec, Lower Canada and Jane (Watson) McNeely, his wife, was born on 4 March 1840 and baptized on 21 June 1840. Witnesses: Joseph McNeely and Eliza Watson.
2. ↑ 1861 Census: "Census of 1861 (Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)"
   Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 8; Line: 16; Microfilm reel number: C-1277-1278; Image number: 4108691_00019; Item ID number: 44416630
   Image of Census Page (accessed 25 April 2024)
   Joseph McNielly (sic) (indexed as Nielly) (20 at next birthday) (sic), single, in household of Robert McNielly (sic) (49 at next birthday) in Buckland, Dorchester, Canada East (Quebec), Canada. Born in Lower Canada.
3. ↑ 1871 Census: "Census of Canada, 1871"
   Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 27; Line: 6; Microfilm reel number: C-10029; Image number: 4395502_00272; Item ID number: 39048314
   Image of Census Pages 26 and 27 (accessed 25 April 2024)
   Joseph McNeely (indexed as Mcneely) (30) (sic), Farmer, in household of Robert McNeely (indexed as Mcneely) (58) in Harrington, Arundel, De Salaberry, Grandison, Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada. Born in Quebec (sic).
4. ↑ Naturalization: "Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991"
   National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Petitions For Naturalization For the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950; NAI Number: M1285; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Record Group Number: Rg 85
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 61196 #4191366 (accessed 28 April 2024)
   Name: Joseph McNeely; Birth Date: 1840; Birth Place: Canada; Date and Port of Arrival in U.S: December 1879 Port Huron; Date of Naturalization: 5 September 1890; Title and Location of Court: Circuit Court of Door County, Wisconsin.
5. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Sevastopol, Door, Wisconsin; Roll: 1424; Page: 98d; Enumeration District: 044
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 6742 #19923548 (accessed 28 April 2024)
   Joe McNelly (sic) (32) (sic), married, Laborer, head of household in Sevastopol, Door, Wisconsin, USA. Born in Canada, parents born in Canada (sic). Wife: Annie (22) (sic), born in Canada, parents born in Canada. Son born May 1880 in Wisconsin.
6. ↑ 1885 Census: "Wisconsin, U.S., State Censuses, 1855-1905"
   Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Census Year: 1885; Roll: 2
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1055 #3584349 (accessed 29 April 2024)
   Joseph McNeely, head of household in Sevastopol, Door, Wisconsin, USA.
7. ↑ 1895 Census: "Wisconsin, U.S., State Censuses, 1855-1905"
   Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Census Year: 1895; Line: 6
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1055 #506039 (accessed 29 April 2024)
   Joe McNeilly (sic), head of household in Sevastopol, Door, Wisconsin, USA.
8. ↑ 1905 Census: "Wisconsin, U.S., State Censuses, 1855-1905"
   Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Census Year: 1905; Line: 32; Page number: 294
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1055 #1630779 (accessed 29 April 2024)
   Jos Mc Nelly (sic) (58) (sic) head of household in Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, USA. Occupation: Stonemason. Born in Canada. Parents born in Scotland (sic).
9. ↑ Death: "Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Deaths Index, 1878-1922"
   FHL Film Number: 1239738
   Ancestry ca Record 2552 #171468 (accessed 29 April 2024)
   Joseph McNeeley (sic) death 23 Jun 1906 (age 64) (sic), (death and burial dates were transposed in this record). Residence: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
10. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
    Find A Grave: Memorial #102886025
    Ancestry ca Record 60525 #61778472 (accessed 29 April 2024)
    Joseph McNeely burial (died on 23 Jun 1906) in Bayside Cemetery, Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, United States of America. Born on 4 May (sic) 1840 in Canada.