Margaretta Josepha (Ireland) Gowen (1799 - 1883)

Born 5 Mar 1799 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Wife of Robert Melvin — married 19 Jan 1821 in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Wife of Hammond Gowen — married 8 Dec 1831 in Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Descendants

Died 15 Apr 1883 at age 84 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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Biography

Margaretta Josepha Ireland was born on 5 Mar 1799, and was baptised as a Presbyterian at Saint Andrew's Church, Québec City, Québec, Canada, on April 7 of that year. Her father was Thomas Ireland, and her mother was Mary Jeffreys. Margaretta Ireland married Robert Melvin at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Quebec City, on 19 Jan 1821. Her second husband was Hammond Gowen, whom she married at the Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral, Quebec City, on 8 Dec 1831. Their daughter Margaretta-Josepha Gowen was born at Quebec City in 1837. Find-a-Grave says that Margaretta-Josepha Gowen senior died at Quebec City on 15 Apr 1883, and was buried at Mount Hermon Cemetery, Sillery, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec.

From her Find-a-Grave bio: Cause of death - Inflamation of lungs.

Margaretta married:

1] Robert MELVIN [Esquire] on 19 January 1821 in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church at Quebec City, Quebec.

2] Hammond GOWEN on 8 December 1831 in the Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral at Quebec City, Quebec.

ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH:

March 5, 1799 Margaretta Josepha Ireland was born; baptized on the 7 April, 1799.

QUEBEC CHRONICLE - 17 April 1883:

Margaretta Josepha Ireland died at age 84 years. Widow of Hammond Gowen [Esquire].

HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL:

April 15, 1883 - Margaretta Josepha Ireland Gowen died; buried on the 18 April 1883.

Daughter of Thomas IRELAND {1763 - November 1810 died at Quebec City, Quebec}. and Mary JEFFREYS {1770 - April 1844 died at Quebec City, Quebec}. Married on 7 May 1793 in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church at Quebec City, Quebec.

Sources

• Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968; Name: Margaretta Josepha Ireland; Gender: femme (Female); Baptism Age: 0; Event Type: Baptême (Baptism); Birth Date: 15 Mars 1799; Baptism Date: 7 Apr 1799; Baptism Place: Quebec City, Québec, Canada; Baptism Church: Saint Andrew's Church; Québec; Place of Worship or Institution: Presbyterian Saint Andrew's Church; Religion: Presbyterian; Father: Thomas Ireland; Mother: Mary
• Web: Quebec, Canada, Marriage Contract Index, 1761-1941; Name: Margaretta Ireland; Gender: Femme (Female); Spouse: Robert Melvin; Marriage Date: 19 janv. 1821 (19 Jan 1821); Marriage Place: Québec (Quebec), Canada

Notary: Têtu, Félix; Source: Centre d'archives de Québec, CN301,S262

• Quebec, Canada, Notarial Records, 1637-1935; Name: Margaretta Josepha Ireland; Record Type: Contrat De Mariage (Marriage Contract) (Marriage); Notarial Date: 8 Dec 1831; Notarial Place: Quebec City, Québec, Canada; Marriage Date: 8 Dec 1831; Notary: Scott, William Fisher; Record Description: Marriage Contract; Spouse: Hammond Gowen; Participants: 2
• Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Name: Margaretta Josepha Gowen; Gender: Female; Birth Date: 5 Mar 1799; Birth Place: Quebec, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada; Death Date: 15 Apr 1883; Death Place: Quebec, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada; Cemetery: Mount Hermon Cemetery; Burial or Cremation Place: Sillery, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada; Has Bio?: Y; Spouse: Hammond Gowen; Children Louisa Sophia Gowen; William Swainson Gowen; Edmund Gowen; Charlotte Maria Oliver; Hammond Gowen; Margaretta Josepha Joly de Lotbiniere