Family of Rebecca Dagg and John Spearman, of Goulbourn

 

From the research of the late Ruth Duncan

 

 

Rebecca Dagg, was born about 1802 in Ireland, and died about 1892 in Goulbourn, Ontario.  She married on April 5, 1826, in Goulbourn, Ontario, John Spearman, born about 1786 in Borrisokane, Tipperary, and died Sept 7, 1877 in Goulbourn, Ontario.  John Spearman emigrated in 1818 with the Richard Talbot group, along with his parents and other members of his family.  His father, also named John Spearman, was the oldest member of the Talbot group.  1 Marriage Witnesses:  Nancy Dagg and Andrew Spearman, of Goulbourn.

 

Children of John Spearman and Rebecca Dagg were:

 

                              1.   John Spearman                Born:  Feb. 27, 1827 in Goulbourn           Died:  1883

                       2.   William Spearman            Born:  About 1832, in Goulbourn             Died:      

                       3.   Sarah (Jane) Spearman    Born:  About 1835/36 in Goulbourn         Died:

                       4.   Rebecka Spearman         Born:  About 1837/38 in Goulbourn         Died: 

                       5.   Ann 2 Spearman               Bapt:   July 1, 1836  in Goulbourn            Died:

                       6.   Susannah Spearman         Born:  Between 1842 and 1852               Died:

                       7.  Andrew Spearman            Born:  Between 1844 and 1847               Died:                      

 

 

In her correspondence, Ruth Duncan points out that Rebecca Dagg and John Spearman were married in Goulbourn, with a Nancy Dagg as a witness at their marriage; therefore  there must have been a family of Daggs then living in Goulbourn, and that perhaps Nancy and Rebecca were sisters.  Further, Jane Dagg ( m. Francis Abbott) who also moved to Goulbourn could possibly have been a third sister.  Bruce Elliot 3 mentions that several of Jane (Dagg) Abbott’s relatives also  lived briefly  in Montreal before moving on to farmlands elsewhere.  [A close family relationship between these Dagg women is probable, but whether they were actually sisters is yet unproven.]

 

 

Footnotes:

1Parish of Richmond Records

2Parish of Richmond Records

3’Irish Migrants in the Canada’s, a New Approach’

 

[The late Ruth Duncan had a dream of being able to pass along her family history to her children.  For years she sought to find any information on the background of this Rebecca Dagg, and to clarify Rebecca’s relationship to any other of the Dagg families who emigrated to Canada.  I have presented here just one generation of this family, although I’m sure that Ruth herself had a much more extensive amount of research.  The information presented here is from Ruth’s correspondence.  If anyone can clarify or expand this family tree, I’m sure Ruth’s family would love to be able to add to their mother’s work.]

 

 

 

Jann Callaghan Cullen                                                                                                                                                                                October 25, 2000