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The census of 1825 for Bedford Co., Quebec lists only three Tree familes. Samuel 1 M under 6 Stephen 1 M under 6 1 M-6-14 1 M 6-14 1 M 18-45 1 md M 25-40 1 md M 40-46 1 F under 14 1 F under 14 1 md F 14-45 1 md F 14-45 the widow Dorus Tree as having 8 in her household 1 M under 6 IF under 14 1 M 18-25 1 F 14-45 3 M 25-40 1 md F 45 and upwards From the census record we find Caleb did leave a large family but there is no record available as yet as to who were, in fact, his children. The family records in Quebec in possession of Mr. Kenneth Tree indicate that Samuel was a son. He was born 21 Oct 1782. They also list Caleb Rogers as a son, but as Samuel married a Hannah Rogers, perhaps he was a son of Samuel and Hannah. Some records indicate that Susan Mehitable, born 8 March 1813 was a daughter. She may also have been a daughter of Samuel and Hannah. She married 2 Nov 1835 John Chandler as his second wife and died 18 Feb 1904. Other possible children were Lyman, Abigal, Electa, Stephen and Seymour Tree who sold land to Samuel Tree on 30 Dec 1836. There are discrepancies among the family records and it is hoped that in the future Quebec records will reveal the correct information. Samuel Tree born 1782 probably in Berkshire Co., Mass to Caleb and Dorcas Babbit, married Hannah Rogers, born 29 June 1786 in Lincoln or Morristown, Merimack Co., N.H. She was the daughter of Samuel Rogers and Hannah Sinclair. Children: Possible but many discrepancies and confusion in family records available.
d. 16 Mar 1879 Stanbridge East.
d. age 91 in 1904. Was his 2nd wife.
Caleb Rogers Tree was b. 24 Dec 1805 either to Caleb and Dorcas or to Samuel and Hannah in Stanbridge East, Quebec. Mr. Kenneth Tree believes him to be the son of Caleb and Dorcas. He md. Maria Ayer b. Apr 1811 St. Armand, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, the daughter of Daniel Ayer. He died 16 March 1879 in Stanbridge East and is buried in the Old Chandler cemetary. Maria died 23 Aug 1873 age 63 yrs 8 mo. in Stanbridge East and is buried in the same cemetary. Children:
Md. first Camilla F. Rogers, second Dora C. Harris in 1891 He died 9 Feb 1922 in Stanbridge East and is buried in the Harris cemetary beside his first wife.
#3 George Samuel was born 19 Apr 1838/9 to Caleb Rogers Tree and Maria Ayer. He md. 8 Sep 1862 in Bedford, Quebec, Abigail Jane Ayer, born about 1845. He attended the Old Academy in 1855. Children: 1. Emma b. abt 1869 2. Henry #4 James Ayer Tree born 9 July 1842 in Stanbridge East, Quebec the son of Caleb Rogers Tree and Maria Ayer. He married 2 July 1863 in Phillipsburg, Missisquoi, Quebec, Mary Jane Ayer. She was born 21 Nov 1840 in Abbotts Corners, Missisquoi Co., Quebec the daughter of George Washington Ayer and Evalina Abbott. James died 5 Mar 1901 and Mary Jane the 6th of March 1912 in Richford, Vermont. They are both buried at St. James, Stanbridge East, Quebec. James is listed on the school report of the Old Academy in Stanbridge East for the second quarter ending February 8, 1856. From the the "Old Academy Days in Old Missisquoi" is written the following: "And still in memory they crowd around us, the dear old comrades of long agoi Zeno Whitman one of the kindest and best, Jimmie Tree, handsome, nonchalant and charming if he liked you, if he did not, having no use for youl" Jimmie, too. is gone. He left a very interesting family. He married his cousin, Miss Ayer, a beautiful girl, the sister of Albert A. Ayer also of Ours, who became a successful business man in Montreal." James remained in Stanbridge at school till 1860; was a teacher till 1861: in Boston till 1863; gen. merchant and trader in Stanbridge till 1869; prospecting for mines in the mountains of Wyo. and Col. and railroading in Kan. till 1872; and is now (1895) farming in Frelighsburg. He was elected municipal counsellor for East St. Armand 1882, and has been re-elected continually to date (1895); was mayor 1835 and every year to date (1895) warden of Missisquoi Co., 1890, 1894-5; pres. of the Missisquoi Co. Agriculture Soc., 1890; elected sch. comsnr. 1882, and continually re-elected to date (1895); apptd. justice of the peace, 1889; and comsnr. of the Commissioner's Court of the Dist., 1890, the last two offices being for life. (Taken from the Abbott Genealogy) He was also Master of Stanbridge Lodge NQ. 19. Children:
Children: 1. Mary Alice Tree b. 10 August 1899 in Stanbridge East. Md. 29 March 1928 Robert Guy Harris, and had a dau. Ivy Tree Harris b. 7 May 1929. Ivy md 27 Dec 1949 Gordon Kinimie and had 6 children. 2. Roda Loretta Tree b. 27 Nov 1903 in Stanbridge. Md 15 Sep 1928 Ernest Westherly Lane, b. 31 May 1904 to Herman K. Lane. She d. 27 March 1968. They had two sons:
3. Arthur Ernest Tree b. 16 June 1869 in Stanbridge. Md 4 July 1891 Catherine Nichols. Arthur and family moved to Alberta after having sold their livery stable in Bedford, Quebec. Arthur died while on his way west. All of his family are buried in Alberta. The. two boys served in World War I, returned home, died a few years later as they had been gassed during the war. Children:
Children: 1. Mildred Elizabeth Harris b. 6 Aug 1924. Md. 25 Feb 1946 Edgar Bernard Gates and had two children: Robert George Gates b. 23 Nov 1946 and Shirley Ann Gates b. 14 Oct 1949.
4. May Ayer Tree b. 2 May 1874 in Frelighsburg, Quebec Md. William James Hall. She died in 1916. Children:
5. Ethel Amelia Tree b. 5 October 1332 in Frelighsburg, Quebec. She died 11 June 1907 #5 Daniel Caleb Tree the son of Caleb Rogers Tree and Maria Ayer was born 1 Nov 1844 in Stanbridge East. In 1890 he md. Camilla F. Rogers. They had one son, Charles Hamilton Tree who was crippled when he was 19 by spinal meningitis and was confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He died in 1923. Camilla d. in 1892 age 55. Daniel married second, Doris C. Harris, the widow of Joseph Chandler. Her husbnad Joseph d. 20 Jan 1890, leaving her with four children: Lillian Maude b. 1873, Evelyn Ethel b. 1874, John b. 1877 and Mary Louise b. 1879. Dora C. Harris was the daughter of Alonzo R. "Squire" Harris b. 1805 and d. 4 July 1892 at the age of 87. Her mother was Phebe Thayer b. 1811 d. 1 July 1875 at age 64. They had nine children: Hannibal C. Harris b. 1833 Caroline Harris b. 1842 Orson F. Harris b. 1834 Alonzo Harris b. 1844 Emily Jane Harris b. 1836 Mervill M. Harris b. 1847 Mary Mariah Harris b. 1838 Dora C. Harris b. 1852 Delia Harris b. 1840 Daniel and Dora had one son: 1. Kenneth Daniel Tree b. 12 June 1893 in Stanbridge East, Quebec. He married 30 Sep 1914 Hazel Lovina Crothers, b. 12 Aug 1894 in Rosenburg, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, the daughter of Alfred Crothers and Lovina Bessett. Children:
Children:
3. Verna Eileen Tree b. 20 Sep 1925 md. 29 Aug 1953 Arthur A. Lackey, son of Harold Lackey and Ruby Hodge. Children:
Mr. Kenneth D. Tree is a find gentleman who has just celebrated his 90th birthday on the 12th of June 1983. He has lived a full and wonderful life with his dear companion, Hazel. As a past President of the Missisquoi County Historical Society, he was honored by them by dedicating the 1972 Historical Report to him. The dedication read: "Mr. Tree, son of Daniel C. and Dora M. Harris Tree, was born on the Tree farm, one mile north-east of Stanbridge East, on June 12, 1898. With the exception of three years spent as manager of the local creamery in Foster, Quebec, he had lived his entire life in Stanbridge East, receiving his education at the Old Academy there. In 1914, he married Hazel L. Crothers. They had three Children: Carl, who died in 1934 at nineteen; Thelma, Mrs. Herbert Dougherty, who now lives near London, England; Verna, married Dr. Arthur Lackey, who resides in St. Lambert, Quebec. He has two grandchildren in England; two in St. Lambert. After twenty years in partnership with his nephew, Donald Blinn, as general merchants in Stanbridge East, he found the call of the outdoors too great, and embarked on farming the property which had been in the Tree family for over 176 years. His great-grandfather, Caleb Tree. U.E.L. and Nathan Andrews were the first settlers in Stanbridge East in 1796. Kenneth Tree errected a modern dairy barn, also one of the first permanent trench silos and loafing barns in the province. He gives his wife most of the credit for his successful years of farming, during which he built up a fine herd of Jersey cattle, and branched out growing cut flowers, mainly gladioli, for the Montreal wholesale market. The Tree farm is now known as the "Gladacres". In 1965, Mr. Tree sold the land and stock to Norman Miller, but retained the house, where he and his wife still live. The Trees made a trip to Florida in 1956. Since retirement, Kenneth and his wife have gone twice to England to visit their daughter, Thelma, with whom they celebrated their fiftieth anniversary. They have also travelled to the West Indies, California, British Columbia, and the Maritimes. As a public minded citizen, Mr. Tree served forty years on the local school board and the Municipal Council and played a prominent part in establishing the Missisiguoi Museum and in renovating Hodge's Store. He is"a member of St. James' Anglican Church, of Masonic Lodge" No. 19, and is publicity chairman of Sir John Johnson Branch of the United Empire Loyalist Association. His hobbies are photography and gardening. Mr. Tree has been President of the Historical Society for three years. His contributions in work, time, and inspiration cannot be measured in words." For 20 years he served as social notes correspondent to the "Record". • He became personally acquainted with the Record Staff via the paper's booth at the Bedford fair. "We'd always go down to the fair and chat at the booth with whoever they sent down," he says. In those days the Record was delivered by carrier boy in Stanbridge East and Bedford. The carriers didn't actually work in connection with the paper, however. Instead, they were strictly local entrepreneurs who would meet the evening mail-train, pick up the papers and distribute them in exchange for small tips. The following are memories written by Kenneth D. Tree: "The earliest knowledge that I have of my Dad was that he was teaching school at the Pinnacle, a small community some 7 or 8 miles east of Stanbridge East so named after Pinnacle Mountain, a mountain that is less then 3000 ft. high and the only mountain in the county of Missisquoa. Most of the scholars were men grown and he had a rough time keeping discipline in a small one room school house. After that and previous to his marriage he was Express Agent for the Adams Express soon after the first railroad was completed across the U.S.A. In those times considerable sums of money were transported by train to the West Coast and train and railroad station hold-ups were quite frequent. My Dad was just closing up his express office one night when a notorious hold-up man appeared and demanded what money that was in the safe at the same time pointing a gun at Dad and threatening to shoot if the money was not handed over. All agents had been notified that this man was operating in that State and Dad recognized him at once. He was a murderer and had more than one victim to his credit. Dad tried to enter into a conversation with him. My dad was a Mason and as a last resort gave his opponent the Masonic handshake. A happy sequel to this story was that the outlaw had also been a Mason, lowered his gun, came across the room and gave Dad the Masonic handshake. He dropped in twice to have a friendly visit with Dad during the next 2 or 3 years. This encounter between my Dad and the outlaw impressed me very much as a boy had no doubt influenced me to also become a Mason soon after I attained the proper age. My Dad was a very honorable and highly respected person in this community during his lifetime. He married Camilla F. Rogers who died in 1890. One son, Charles Hamilton Tree was born of this marriage. Unfortunately, Charles had spinal meningitis when he was 19 years old and was confined to ai wheel chair for the rest of his life. He was 70 years old when he died. Charlie as he was affectionately known was very athletic, especially in running and baseball. He was a pitcher and so proficient at it that had he not been taken ill would have been a professional major leager, so I am told. Daniel Caleb Tree whose first wife died in 1890 then married Dora M. Chandler (ne Harris) widow of Joseph Chandler and I was the only offspring of this marriage. My mother had 4 children by her first marriage and she went to live with Dad and Charlie, so when I came along, us childrer were half brothers and half sisters, rather confusing to outsiders. My Dad was a farmer all of his married life and as a side line in his later years was elected secy. tres. of the Stanbridge East Creamery patrons consisting of over 200 farmers. He was also salesman of this group of farmers whose only product butter was sold weekly on the Cowansville Dairy Board to buyers from Montreal who were exporters and importers of dairy products. Dad held this position for a good many years. " Mr. Tree tells another tale about "The Little Fenian Mare", During the Fenian Raids into Canada in 1870 ray grandfather on mothers side was driving home to Stanbridge East from Frelighsburg when he was accosted by three of these Fenians some three miles from Frelighsburg. They ordered him out of the wagon, made him turn around, tied one arm to the shaft of the wagon and ordered him to drive them back to Frelighsburg on the trot. When the horse would slow down to a walk they would poke him with their bayonet for him to make his mare go faster. By the time he got them to their destination he was nearly exhausted as well as the mare who had pulled those three men up a rather hilly road for three miles. When he arrived back home after this unpleasant experience his mare was always known as "The Little Fenian Mare". Needless to say these three Fenians, when arrived at Frelighsburg, went to the hotel and got drunk, thus giving grandpa an opportunity to get away from them and return home. Lucy Mary Tree was born 2 or 9th of May 1850 to Caleb R. Tree and Maria Ayer in Stanbridge East, Quebec. A description of her as a girl is given in "Academy Days in Old Missisquoi", "Lucy Tree, a a blooming girl, one of the younger set of our time is now Mrs. Cleveland, a good woman, an ardent Christian Scientist." She married Wallace W. Cleveland in 1870.^ Lucy died 1 May 1919 and Wallace on 4 July 1922. Xwallace was b. 31 July 1835. Children:
2 children: 1. Myrtle b. 2 Sep 1901, md 25 June 1927 Milton F. Tait and had 4 children: Milton Cleveland b. 17 June 1929, Gail J. b. 30 Sep 1932, Clifton b. 26 Feb 1935 and Lionel b. 4 Jan 1936.
in B.C. 5. Harmon Leslie Cleveland b. 5 Aug 1887 md 8 Sep 1909 Olive Gertrude Macrae. They had 1 dau Doreen who md Gordon sankster. Haron d. 26 Apr 1961 in Sherbrook. Lucy was an ardent Christian Scientist and preached for several years in Vermont and the New England States. Yearly news from the Kenneth Trees 1981 As Published in the Sherbrook Record STANBRIDGE EAST / — I have been debating with myself and my wife for some time, as to whether we should try to put out our Christmas Letter for 1981 or not. As we are both fairly well on the road to recovery, and are happily back in our old home, we have decided to try and see what we can do about it. Also we have received so many letters from our friends expressing regret that they did not receive the usual Christmas Letter from us last year, we feel obliged to make a try at it. On checking back to our 1978 letter, I wrote "That I think that it will be our last one" but fate has decided otherwise, and fate did decide by striking us both down with illness at the same time, before we could get a 1979 letter written. The result was that Hazel spent last winter with our daughter, V'erna in St. Lambert, while I was shuffled back and forth to the B.M.P. Hospital in Cowansville several times, until a home was found for me at the Cummings Home in St. Armand. I want to add that it was a Home for me in every sense, as Mrs. Cummings looked after me the rest of the winter, as though I was one of the family. I want to thank her and all of the rest of her rather large family for their kindnesses. Last winter was an extremely hard one on old people, and we lost many of our old friends, two in particular whom I miss most of all, being Mrs. George Cornell (Dolly Moore) of High Prairie, Alberta, and Clark Mc-Vetty of Inverness, Que. For several years we had corresponded quite regularly. They both wrote such interesting letters that I always eagerly looked forward to receiving them. I am still very thankful to hear from Mrs. Cornell's daughters, Elizabeth in B.C. and Ruth in Alberta. I am sorry to say that Mr. McVetty left no family to carry on our correspondence as Mrs. McVetty is very ill, and at present in a hospital in Thetford Mines, where she has been since her husband passed away last July. We have mentioned in previous letters how wonderful it was to have lots of good friends and neighbors, but it was never brought home to us so vividly as during the past year when we were both taken so ill at the same time, and so many came to offer us assistance. We are so grateful to so many of our friends for being so kind to us. It would take too much space to mention them all by name, but we feel that it would not be right not to mention our neighbors across the road, Wesley and Louise Gage. Having to close our house for the winter was a real worry, as we did not want it burglarized, but Wesley and Louise Gage took over right away by making the place look lived in all winter, by keeping the driveway tracked out, snow cleaned off the porches, lights on at night, as well as checking inside every day to see that everything was alright. We can never repay them for all they did for us, as well as several others who helped out in many ways. We also want to take this opportunity to thank all the local societies for the many get-well cards received from them, namely the Missisquoi Historical Society, United Empire Loyalists Society, Anglican and United Church Societies, Masonic Oddfellow Lodges, Senior Citi- j zens Group, Municipal Council and by no means last, the Lady Bugs. We realize also that without the constant, loving care that Ver-na gave her dear mother, she would not be alive today. We all wonder how Verna ever had the strength to give her mother the 24 nour a day care that she did, especially during the one whole week when she had to have medicine and a teaspoonful of food every half hour, day and night. Dr. Arthur Lackey also deserves our thanks for the professional attention he gave Hazel all during her illness. It is November, and we have been so thankful to have spent the past several months in our ancestral home, as it was on April 12 that we both arrived back in our home. There was some doubt in the minds of some of our friends and relatives last spring, as to whether it was advisable for us to attempt to stay here alone, but we insisted on giving it a try. Everything has turned out very well, and it is just wonderful to see what a comeback Hazel has made. She took over her usual household chores the very day that we arrived back home and has not missed a day since. It can truly be said that she is the "Salt of the Earth". My greatest regret is that I have lost so much strength in my legs that now I hardly dare to walk without the walker. I also have several minor problems to contend with, due to old age. Our failing eyesight is the most serious one for both of us. As of now our plans are to spend the winter in our home, on a day to day basis, hoping and praying that last winter's problems do not return. We have our windows and doors all caulked and battened, with a year's supply of good dry wood in the shed to complement our electric heating, all of which gives us a warm comfortable feeling, when contemplating winter ahead. We also feel very satisfied to be living in Canada during the troublesome times in other parts of the world. We feel very indebted to the C.L.S.C. Bedford Branch for all the assistance that we have received from them during our rather long illness. Their very friendly nurses have been calling on us three times a week for nearly two years now, due to a circulation problem, medical dressings have had to be applied to my feet three times a week, and they have never missed looking after this service one single time^ We especially wish to thank our Dr. Phillips for so dilligent-ly looking after our medical needs. As an organization, they have been a godsend to senior citizens here in Quebec, and deserve a lot of credit for assisting us in so many ways. At this point in our letter, I wish to state that my feet are nearly completely healed and am looking forward to the time when the nurses and doctor does not have to give me so much attention.
On this Friday the 13th, as I came in from taking a short walk. Hazel said to me, "Do you know that you did something nearly 70 years ago today, that you didn't have to do?" As usual, I was dumb for a moment, and asked her what it was. She replied, "You asked me to marry you." I have never been overly superstitious and have often told my friends not to be superstitious of the 13th, as 1 proposed to my wife on the 13th day of the month, and never for a moment have regretted it. In retrospect, if I had my life to live over again, thai is one decision that 1 would never change, as to date, person, or circumstances. The rest of our family, so widely scattered in Australia, Italy, Wal«>s and Canada, we are happy to say are I all enjoying good health. Our four grandchildren are holding down good positions, and our three great-grandsons in Australia are growing like weeds. God Bless all of you. and may you all have a very happy New Year. HAZEL and KENNETH TREE Note: Kenneth Tree was a former Record Correspondent from Stanbridge East for several years. |