Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameMargaret TORRANCE 
Birth13 Feb 1805, Katrine, Ayrshire, Scotland3842
Deathabt 1895, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada3860 Age: 89
FatherThomas TORRANCE (1778-1818)
MotherElizabeth ORR (1779-)
Individual Notes
• the Andrew Torrance noted as a witness at her wedding was, I suspect, her brother.3841
Census
• 1851 Canada Census: Quebec City, Quebec. Age 46, b Scotland.8452
Spouses
Birth15 Mar 1805, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada22
Baptism7 Apr 1805, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada22 Age: <1
Death6 Aug 1859, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada22 Age: 54
Burial8 Aug 1859, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada22
OccupationMerchant; Master Brewer22
FatherJonathan ECKART (1770-1812)
MotherElizabeth ROBERTS (~1773-1812)
Individual Notes
• Baptism - 7 April 1805 - Baptism of Isaac Roberts Eckart, son of Jonathan tobacconist and Elizabeth. Born 15 March 1805. Present were Jonathan Eckart, father, Eliza Eckart, mother, Isaac Roberts Godfather, John Reinhart Godfather, Mary Wilson Godmother.22
• Attended Garden Street School, July 1817.8334
• Marriage at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Quebec City. Present were Andrew Torrance, Claude Denechan, James Gibb, and Robert Shaw. This is the first mention of any of the orphaned children after the death of their parents in 1812.22
• While Isaac Roberts had changed from ‘merchant’ to ‘master brewer,’ his signature in the record shows that it was the same man.22
• “Extra Assistant” in the Office of Governor General from 1st November, 1838, to 31st May, 1839, at £270 Sterling per annum.3848
• Burial witnesses were Robert Shaw, brother-in-law of the deceased and H. C. Stevenson, son-in-law of the deceased.22
• Miss Mary Nelson of the City of Quebec, aged sixty-three years, died on the nineteenth and was buried on the twenty-second of January in the Year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred & twenty-nine. Who is Mary Nelson?8332
• Attended Garden Street School, July 1817.8334
• Marriage at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Quebec City. Present were Andrew Torrance, Claude Denechan, James Gibb, and Robert Shaw. This is the first mention of any of the orphaned children after the death of their parents in 1812.22
• While Isaac Roberts had changed from ‘merchant’ to ‘master brewer,’ his signature in the record shows that it was the same man.22
• “Extra Assistant” in the Office of Governor General from 1st November, 1838, to 31st May, 1839, at £270 Sterling per annum.3848
• Burial witnesses were Robert Shaw, brother-in-law of the deceased and H. C. Stevenson, son-in-law of the deceased.22
• Miss Mary Nelson of the City of Quebec, aged sixty-three years, died on the nineteenth and was buried on the twenty-second of January in the Year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred & twenty-nine. Who is Mary Nelson?8332
Census
• 1851 Canada Census: Quebec City, Quebec. Age 46, b Quebec. Merchant. Episcopalian. Head of household; family of 3 males, 6 females. 2 domestics.8452
ChildrenWilliam Charles (Died as Child) (1829-1836)
Herbert Goldsworthy (1830-1867)
Catherine Shaw (1831-)
Anna (1833-1866)
Margaretha (~1836-)
Marion Gibb (Died as Infant) (1837-1838)
Isaac Roberts (1839-)
Elizabeth Margaret Torrance (Died as Child) (1842-1847)
Amelia Gibb (1845-)
Mary (~1847-)