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Descendents of Aaron Dorcas (ca 1774 - Sep 1853)
and Jane "Unknown" (ca 1774 - 15 Apr 1855)

Second Immigrant Generation
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5. Andrew Dorcas . Son of Aaron Dorcas & Jane. Born Approx 1810 in Ireland. Died Jun 1862 in Hanwell, NB.

    From 1851 Census, Andrew emigrated in 1831.

 

    Note from Dorcas Family Bible (Held by Gertrude Delaney):   "Great ice freshet in 1846, March 18, 19 & 20th in St. John River, then came to Harvey after the freshet and settled on farm across from Coburn's store, they built a log cabin, then a house."

 

    Andrew received Lot No. 14 southeast side of the Saint Andrews road from his father, Aaron Darcus, 8 Aug 1857.

 

    On 10 Jan 1859,   Andrew Dorcas and his wife Mary sold to George Grieve, (150 pounds)   Lot #14, "also one brown mare and harness with waggon and Sled three cows and three young cattle and all farming utensils on the farm likewise ten sheep and all the household furniture and cooking utensils and milk vessels and all that belongs to the said Andrew Dorcas and Mary his wife, Together with all houses, out houses, barns, buildings edifaces fences improvements profits privileges, etc....."   (Lot #14   v.39 p.608, 10 Jan 1859)   

 

    From Morning Freeman, Saint John, 1 Jul 1862:   "A man named Dorcas residing in Hanwell Settlement (York Co.) was fatally injured Monday by being thrown from his wagon, a barrel of flour rolling over him as he lay.   He died yesterday--Reporter."

 

    Andrew died in Jun 1862, and on 29 Sep 1862, George Grieve and his wife Jane sold to Mary Dorcas Lot #14 (100 pounds), the same lot which Andrew and Mary Dorcas had sold in 1859.   (v.43 p. 99, 29 Sep 1862).

 

    One-half acre of Lot 14 (v.43, p 770, 30 May 1856) was sold by Andrew Dorcas and his wife Mary to Annie Cleveland, "Beginning at a stake in the fence at the north west corner of the new store running north along the said Great Road two hundred and one feet to a stake in the fence thence east one hundred and nine feet to a stake thence south two hundred and one feet to a stake in a row of stones, thence west one hundred and nine feet to the place of beginning containing one half acre more or less."   (Registered 28 Sep 1863.)   The same land was sold by Annie Cleveland, George Grieve and his wife Jane to Joseph Armour of Fredericton, 22 Sep 1863.   (v. 43 p. 771.)

    He first married Isobella Wishart, Approx 1831. Died 4 Jul 1843.

 

    Isobella died shortly after the birth of her twin daughters.

 

    They had the following children:

  11   i.   Rachel Dorcas

  12   ii.   Mary Anne Dorcas

  13   iii.   Sarah Dorcas

  14   iv.   John Dorcas

  15   v.   Elizabeth Dorcas (Twin)

  16   vi.   Jane Dorcas (Twin)

    He second married Mary   Virtue, 5 Sep 1844. Born Approx 1821 in Ireland. Died 4 Oct 1895 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

 

   Surname is spelled "Virtue" and "Vertue", not sure which is correct.

 

    They had the following children:

  17   i.   Catherine Dorcas

  18   ii.   Margaret Dorcas

  19   iii.   Rebecca Dorcas

  20   iv.   Robert V. Dorcas

  21   v.   Elizabeth Ann Dorcas

  22   vi.   James William Dorcas

  23   vii.   Louisa Bell Dorcas

  24   viii.   Andrew Thomas Dorcas

6. Elizabeth Dorcas . Daughter of Aaron Dorcas & Jane. Born Approx 1813 in Ireland. Religion Church Of Scotland (1861).

    York Co. Marriage Register p. 72, 1837-1850, F635 PANB:   "Marriage at Fredericton, New Brunswick Robert O'Hara of the Parish of Kingsclear in the County of York and Elizabeth Darcus of the same place, were married in this parish by license this eight day of November in the year 1839 by me, George Coster, Rector of Fredericton Vic.

 

    This marriage was solemnized between us:   Robert (his X mark) O'Hara

 

                                                                           Elizabeth (her X mark) Darcus

 

    In the presence of Thomas Doran, Eleanor Sinnet, both of Fredericton.

 

    Filed and registered 14 Dec 1839."

    She married Robert O'Hara, 8 Nov 1839 in Fredericton By Rev. George Coster, Anglican . Born Approx 1812 in Ireland. Religion Roman Catholic.

 

    Listed in 1851 Census in Fredericton, shopkeeper/tenant; and 1861 Census, St. Ann's Ward, Fredericton, labourer.

 

    They had the following children:

  25   i.   Margaret O'Hara

  26   ii.   (Son) O'Hara

  27   iii.   Sarah O'Hara

  28   iv.   Martha O'Hara

  29   v.   George S. O'Hara

 

 

7. Sarah "Sally" Dorcas . Daughter of Aaron Dorcas & Jane. Born 1816 in Ireland. Died 5 Apr 1899 in Williamsburg, N.B.

    Sally died 5 Apr 1899, age 83.

 

    She married William "Billy" Hay, son of Alexander Hay & Jane Robinson, 3 Oct 1838 in York Co., NB By James Somerville, Anglican . Born 1816 in Spittal, Northumberland, Eng. Christen 15 Mar 1816 in Spittal, Northumberland, Eng. Died 14 Apr 1901. Occupation Blacksmith.

 

    From York Co NB Marriage Register B 1837-1850 (PANB):   Witnesses to marriage were Alex'r Hay and Thomas Briggs.

 

    They had the following children:

  30   i.   Jane Hay

  31   ii.   Aaron Hay

  32   iii.   Alexander "Aleck" Hay

  33   iv.   William Hay Jr.

  34   v.   Sarah Ann "Annie" Hay

  35   vi.   Mary "Matilda" Hay

  36   vii.   Margaret Louisa Hay

  37   viii.   John James "Jack" Hay

  38   ix.   Thomas Hay

  39   x.   Henry Angus Hay

  40   xi.   Evelena "Eve" Hay

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