Eaton Christian Brethren, QC, Eaton, Compton, Quebec, Canada

"Christian Brethren" (OB) +1861+

Notable Alumni

Alder family

Enos Alder (b. 1844 QC)
Oliver Alder (b. 1846 QC)
Alton Alder (b. 1848 QC)

Alger family

The co-founders of the Eaton Baptist Church in 1822 included folks not on this list named Alger: William, Joanna, Edmund, and Hulda Alger.¹

The Methodist church in Eaton, founded in 1805, also involved an Alger in connection with its start, with a reference a traveling minister named Rev. Asa Kent who held a service in the home of Captain Sawyer, grandfather of William Sawyer, then while doing house-to-house visitation, met at Eaton Corner "a good, pious man, a Baptist, by the name of Deacon Alger, who was said to be the only praying man in three townships" who invited "Rev. Mr. Kent" to have a service in his house the next morning.

"A large number of settlers had assembled and were standing in groups, or seated on logs, around the cabin, seemingly afraid to enter, though urged to do so. The more courageous ones ventured in when the singing commenced, and others during the opening prayer. By the close of the meeting there was a very good congregation. In the afternoon, Rev. Mr. Kent preached at Captain Sawyer's, and left next morning for his own field of labor. He visited the settlements several times after, and preached to the great satisfaction of the people." ²

Asa Alger (b. 1796 USA)

Am. Alger (b. 1796 USA)
Abigail Alger (b. 1795 USA)
- Percis Alger (b. 1837 Compton, QC)

Enos Alger (b. 1794 USA)
Charlotte Alger (b. 1793 USA)
- Jabez Alger (b. 1827 Compton, QC)
- N.B. Alger (b. 1834 Compton, QC)
- Mary Alger (b. 1840 Compton, QC) Cong.
- Lucia Alger (b. 1860 Compton, QC) Cong.

Henry Alger (b. 1831 Compton, QC)
Sarapta Alger (b. 1830 Compton, QC)
- Halta Alger (b. 1853 Compton, QC)
- Bertren A. Alger (b. May 16, 1858 Eaton Corner, Compton, QC) farmer. On Dec. 1, 1892 at Bulquer, QC he married Nellie S. Lindsay, dau. of E.N. Lindsay, Esq.³

Horace Alger (b. 1822 Compton, QC - d. 1886)
Jane Ross Alger (b. 1822 VT)
- Edwin Diah Alger (b. May 10, 1851 Eaton Corner, Compton, QC) lived in California 1878-1887, then returned to Eaton Corner as a notable farmer. His great-grandfather came from Massachusetts in 1801, settling Eaton Corner. His grandfather, Asa Alger, died within a few years at a ripe old age at Eaton Corner. ³
  - History of Compton County says Edwin
- Ella Alger (b. 1854 Compton, QC)
- Henry Alger (b. 1857 Compton, QC)
- Mary Alger (b. 1859 Compton, QC)

William Alger (b. 1828 Compton, QC)
- m. Maryann Alger (b. 1830 Compton, QC) Cong.

Carrier family

Thomas Carrier (b. 1823 QC)
Isabella Carrier (b. 1824 QC)
- Charles Sand (b. 1846 QC) laborer
- Leminda Carrer (b. 1850 QC) laborer

Coats family

Joseph Coats (b. 1819 QC)
Mary Coats (b. 1824 QC)
- Maria Coats (b. 1845 QC)
- Hubbard Coats (b. 1848 QC)
- Hollis Coats (b. 1850 QC)
- Elbridge Coats (b. 1856 QC)

Garvin family

Eph. Garvin (b. 1825 USA)
Elizabette Garvin (b. 1823 USA)
- George Garvin (b. 1851 USA)

Gillies family

From 1861 Census & 1896 History of Compton County (pp. 141-142)

Rev. Archibald Arele Gillies (b. July 15, 1812 Argyleshire, Scot.) +1861+
Lucy Ives Gillies (b. March 1, 1819 Stanstead, Magog, QC - d. March 1, 1890) +1861+
- Lucy's father, Joel H. Ives, emigrated from Meriden, CT in 1798, remaining at Eaton Corner until 1848 before relocating to Grove Hill, Sawyerville.
- Lucy M. Gillies (b. 1846 Compton, QC) +1861+
  - m. Rev. A.C. Baker (see her sister Sarah's listing)
- Esther E. Gillies (b. 1848 Compton, QC) +1861+
  - living in the 1890's with A.C. & Lucy Baker at Grove Hill.
- Sarah J. Gillies (b. 1850 Compton, QC - d. July 13, 1888 Sarnia, ON) +1861+
  - m. Rev. A.C. Baker of Brantford, ON who remarried Sarah's sister Lucy, while pastoring Eaton Baptist.
  - Sarah & A.C. had 3 sons and 1 daughter.
- Mary/May L. Gillies (b. 1855 - d. Jan. 26, 1861) +1861+
- Archie L. Gillies (b. 1858 Compton, QC) +1861+
  - m. Hattie M. Bryant of Sherbrooke in Nov. 1890, relocated to Sherbrooke. Two sons.

Goodhue family

J.C. Goodhue (b. 1824 USA)
Samantha Goodhue (b. 1833 QC)
- Mary Goodhue (b. 1857 QC)

Jan Goodhue (b. 1828 QC)
Allice Goodhue (b 1835 QC)
- Jenette Goodhue (b. 1858 QC)

Hodge family

W.R. Hodge (b. 1822 QC)
Miranda Hodge (b. 1822 QC)
- Susan Hodge (b. 1847 QC)
- Ralph Hodge (b. 1849 QC)
- Craig Hodge (b. 1852 QC)
- Walter Hodge (b. 1854 QC)
- Wright Hodge (b. 1856 QC)
- Mary Hodge (b. 1859 QC)

Holmes family

Samuel Holmes (b. 1810 Compton, QC)
Cemantah Holmes (b. 1812 Compton, QC)
- Lucretia Holmes (b. 1850 Compton, QC)
- Ellen Holmes (b. 1849 Compton, QC)

Jordan family

William Jordan (b. 1815 Compton, QC) Free Will Baptist
Adeline Jordan (b. 1810 USA)
- Isaac Jordan (b. 1846 Compton, QC)

Lindsay family

William Lindsay (b. 1818 Compton, QC)
Emily Lindsay (b. 1820 Compton, QC)
- William Lindsay (b. 1844 Compton, QC)
- Maria Lindsay (b. 1846 Compton, QC)
- Abigail Lindsay (b. 1848 Compton, QC)
- Charles Lindsay (b. 1851 Compton, QC)
- infant Lindsay (b. 1860 Compton, QC)

Others

Sylvester Annable (b. 1836 Compton, QC)
Eldea Chandler (b. 1835 Eng.)
Manerva Luther (b. 1835 USA)
M. Marten (b. 1835)
Moses Merrill (b. QC)
Emily Rogers (b. 1835 Compton, QC)
Mary Sangmer (b. 1845 USA)
Richard Watts (b. 1801 Scot)

Rice family

Cyms Rice (b. 1816 Compton, QC)
Emily Rice (b. 1817 Compton, QC)
- Emily Rice (b. 1849 Compton, QC)
- Ermina Rice (b. 1855 Compton, QC)

Rowell family

Samuel Rowell (b. 1799 USA)
Rebecca Rowell (b. 1800 USA)
- Sophia Rowell (b. 1830 USA)

Stenberg family

Henry Stenberg (b. 1810 Compton, QC)
Martha Stenberg (b. 1816 Compton, QC)
- Elmina Stenberg (b. 1853 Compton, QC)
- Luanna Stenberg (b. 1855 Compton, QC)
- Louisa Stenberg (b. 1857 Compton, QC)

Todd family

also see History of Compton County and Sketches of the Eastern Townships, District of St. Francis, and Sherbrooke County compiled by L.S. Channell. Cookshire, QC: 1896. pp. 90-91.

Elisha Todd (b. 1790 N.H. - d. Dec. 1861 Birchton, Compton, QC) +1861+
Sarah Todd (b. 1793 USA) +1861+
- Alonzo Todd (b. 1832 QC) +1861+
  - m. Jan. 29, 1862 @ Derby Line, VT: Susan Minerva Luther, dau. of Giles Luther of Eaton, d. Mar. 21, 1895.
    - Ernest Todd (b. Sept. 4, 1869)
    - Eva Lucinda Todd (b. Aug. 8, 1862)
      - m. Henry J. Taylor, Birchton; two children
    - Minnie Arabella Todd (b. Jan. 15, 1864)
      - m. Albert Bridgette, Birchton; one child.
    - Mary Jane Todd (b. Dec. 2, 1865 - d. June 7, 1875)
    - Etta Fidelia Todd (b. Aug. 24, 1871)
      - m. Edgar Taylor, Birchton; one child.

Williams family

Jerusha Williams (b. 1781 USA) Congregationalist
- Ranell Williams (b. 1805 Compton, QC)
- Alice Williams (b. 1810 USA)
  - Hollis Williams (b. 1839 Compton, QC)
  - Perkans Williams (b. 1840 Compton, QC)
  - William Williams (b. 1843 Compton, QC)
  - George Williams (b. 1845 Compton, QC)
  - Malcolm Williams (b. 1848 Compton, QC)
  - Eldora Williams (b. 1850 Compton, QC)

Sources

Ancestry.com
- 1861 Canada Census

History of Compton County and Sketches of the Eastern Townships, District of St. Francis, and Sherbrooke County compiled by L.S. Channell. Cookshire: L.S. Channell, 1896.
- ¹ p. 70.
- ² p. 71-72
- ³ p. 104

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