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Individual:
John McGlashing immigrated from Scotland in 1810, destined for the Miramichi. The vessel on which he came was wrecked on the North Reef of Prince Edward Island, so he landed at Cape Tormentine. He became the grantee of the farm on which Lee McGlashing resides. This land, like that adjoining, was covered by the primeval forest, but being industrious and not afraid of toil McGlashing soon made a clearing where he and his descendants have succeeded in life. He married a Miss Seaman of Nova Scotia and raised a family of five sons, William, Robert, Smith, Tremain, and Benjamin and two daughters, Catherine who married Charles Crossman and Elizabeth who married John Lanchester of Bay Verte.
John C McGlashing's wife Mary Seaman, their child Robert b 3/12/1835 Botsford Parish, his wife Sara Jane Trenholm b 6/15/1836, Botsford Parish, and their child John Ritchie b 10/16/1856.
Looking for place of birth in Scotland of John Coleman McGlashing b 1793 ? mother's name Catherine. John left Scotland for Canada in 1810. Also looking for name of ship he would have left Scotland on.
Judy (McGlashing) Jensen
1851 Census for Westmorland Co., NB, Parish of Botsford:
John McGLASHING, age 58, Widower, Scotch, Farmer, b. NB
William, son, age 27, born NB
Smith, son, age 21, born NB
Elizabeth, dau., age 18, born NB
Robert, son, age 15, born NB
Tremain, son, age 13, born NB
Benjamin, son, age 10, born NB
Mary PEACOCK, mother, age 65, Scotch, born NB
1861:
In Ken Kanner's transcription of the 1861 census for Westmorland co., there are 3 households with the surname McGlacia / McGlacian / McGlacion in Botsford parish...
McGlacian
William [40, farmer, Presbyterian] with wife Eliza Jane [25], son John Franklin [1]; father John [age 70, farmer, PEI, Presbyterian] and niece Elizabeth Ann Crossman, age 10.
The Cape Tormentine Marsh - Church - School- Fishing - The Railway
Lying between what is known as Jourmain Island and the mainland is a body of Marsh Land, which was covered by the sea water during Spring Tides, but during Neap Tides this wide tract of probably 1000 acres would be left bare and then a short salt grass would spring up. Much of this grass would be harvested and served as feed for cattle during the winter. It is needless to say that this hay was very salt and the cattle, eating it, would require much water in order to quench their thirst.
Around 1820 a movement was set on foot to reclaim a large part of this salt marsh from the sea. The following were among the first owners of this tract of unreclaimed marsh land: Richard Dobson, Eliphalet Allen, John McGlashing...
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