John Devenny

1858 - 1933  (75 years)

• Name	John Devenny  [1]
  Birth	24 Feb 1858	Buckingham, Quebec, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1901	Buckingham, Quebec, Canada   [3]
  	Canadian
  Residence	31 Mar 1901	Buckingham, Quebec, Canada   [4]
  Death	25 Jun 1933	Buckingham, Quebec, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I23	Gittens Direct Line from REunion
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Adam Devenny,   b. 6 Dec 1832, Buckingham, Quebec, Canada d. 23 Jul 1908, Buckingham Township, Ottawa City, Quebec, Canada (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Janet McCullough,   b. 17 Jul 1837, Ireland d. 6 Mar 1881, Buckingham, Quebec, Canada (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	9 May 1857	Buckingham, Quebec, Canada   [2, 5]
  	Married in St Stephen's Anglican Church, Witnesses were DenicMcFall & L.H. Cushing Devenny family bible records their marriage date as May 14, 1857. Marriage: 09 May 1857, St Stephen's Anglican Church, Buckingham, Que.Witnesses were Denis McFall & L. H. Cushing
  Family ID	F354	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Helen Laing,   b. 22 May 1863, Canada d. 10 Jun 1953, Quebec, Canada (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1885	Buckingham, Quebec, Canada   [2, 5]
  	John Devenny's marriage is recorded in St. Andrew's United Church(formerly Presbyterian) Buckingham, Quebec: "John Devenny, Farmer, of the Township of Buckingham in the County ofOttawa and Province of Quebec, son of Adam Devenny, Farmer of theTownship of Buckingham and his wife Janet, and Mary Helen Laing of theTownship of Buckingham daughter of the late James Laing, Farmer of theTownship of Buckingham and his wife Margaret Leslie, being both offull age and no objections being offered and producing the Licensewere duly married by me in the presence of Adam Devenny father of theBridegroom and Mrs. James Laing mother of the bride, on the twentyninth day of December One Thousand Eight hundred and Eighty Five. John DevennyWilliam Caven Mary Helen LaingOfficiating Minister Adam Devenny Margaret Leslie Laing Note: Spelling of family surname is "Devenny".
  Alt. Marriage	29 Dec 1885	Buckingham, Quebec, Canada   [2, 5]
  	John Devenny's marriage is recorded in St. Andrew's United Church(formerly Presbyterian) Buckingham, Quebec: "John Devenny, Farmer, of the Township of Buckingham in the County ofOttawa and Province of Quebec, son of Adam Devenny, Farmer of theTownship of Buckingham and his wife Janet, and Mary Helen Laing of theTownship of Buckingham daughter of the late James Laing, Farmer of theTownship of Buckingham and his wife Margaret Leslie, being both offull age and no objections being offered and producing the Licensewere duly married by me in the presence of Adam Devenny father of theBridegroom and Mrs. James Laing mother of the bride, on the twentyninth day of December One Thousand Eight hundred and Eighty Five. John DevennyWilliam Caven Mary Helen LaingOfficiating Minister Adam Devenny Margaret Leslie Laing Note: Spelling of family surname is "Devenny".
  Children	+ 1. Jeannett "Jean" Devenny,   b. 3 Feb 1887, Buckingham, Quebec, Canada d. 5 Aug 1983, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (Age 96 years)   2. Adam William Fleming Devenny,   b. 25 Jan 1889, Buckingham, Quebec, Canada   3. Jessie May Devenny,   b. 8 Mar 1890, Buckingham, Quebec, Canada   4. Gordon Laing Devenny,   b. 11 Apr 1892, Buckingham Township, Ottawa City, Quebec, Canada   5. Agnes Ennaline Devenny,   b. 13 Sep 1894, Buckingham Township, Ottawa City, Quebec, Canada d. 1958, Quebec, Canada (Age 63 years)   6. Mabel Margaret Devenny,   b. 11 Feb 1897, Buckingham Township, Ottawa City, Quebec, Canada d. 1952, Quebec, Canada (Age 54 years)   7. Francis Ian Devenny,   b. 24 Mar 1900, Buckingham, Quebec, Canada   8. Albert Donald Devenny,   b. 28 Jun 1903, Buckingham, Quebec, Canada d. 19 May 1960, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2013

  
  

• Photos	2 Photos
  	John Devenny
  	L to R: John, Charles, James, Robert, Solomon, Margaret Front Row, L to R: Lois, Adam, Sarah, Jessie Laing, Samuel. Attached is a Devenny family photo taken circa 1885 in Buckingham, Quebec. The people are: Back Row, L to R: John, Charles, James, Robert, Solomon, Margaret Front Row, L to R: Lois, Adam, Sarah, Jessie Laing, Samuel. John, of course, is your wife's g-grandfather and Samuel is my grandfather. Jessie Laing was the second wife of Adam Devenney. They had no children together. All of Adam's children were by his first wife, Jennet McCullough.

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] Ancestry.com, 1901 Census of Canada, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2006;), Subdistrict: Buckingham(town/Ville), Labelle, Quebec, District Number 160, Subdistrict b-2, Archives Film T-6525, Page 10 line 39-47. [S175] David Lee, (Name: Materials send by David Lee. Copy in David Lee file.;), Standard Pedigee Tree, page 3. [S567] Ancestry.com, 1901 Census of Canada, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2006;). [S568] Ancestry.com, 1901 Census of Canada, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2006;). [S175] David Lee, (Name: Materials send by David Lee. Copy in David Lee file.;), Ancestors of Donna Johnston.