mother of Minnie Henderson (Ellis) andIsabelle(Isabel) Bain (Ellis) see Donald Bain below
OBITUARY EUSTACHE BARBER
Word was received here on Monday morning of the death at White Lake on Saturday of Mr. Eustache Barber, whose illness was reported in last week's issue. Mr. Barber was in
his 90th year, and was the father of Mrs. John Deachman, sr. of this place. The death of
Mr. Barber recalls to mind a series of singular chronological events which have occurred
in the several generations of the family. The aged widow, who is left to mourn, was born
on the 23rd day of January, 1815. On her eighteenth birthday, January 23rd 1833, she was
married, and on January 23rd 1834, her eldest child, Mrs. John Deachman, was born.
Mrs. Deachman's granddaughter, Miss Minnie Henderson---daughter of Mrs. Jas. Henderson, of this place---was also born on the 23rd day of January. That the great-granddaughter, grandmother and great-grandmother should all celebrate their
birthday, and the latter her wedding day also, on the same day of the month is a
MARRIED Isabella Headrick on Jan. 23, 1835 in Almonte, Ontario.
Isabella was born on Jan. 23rd., 1815 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland
(see death -Eustache Barber) below.
Note Eustache #2 changed the family name from "Barbary" to "Barber"
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Messrs. James and Morris Turner have lived to see eight generations. They are:
1. Grampa and Drandmother Barber, White Lake.
2. Their daughter, Mary Deachman, Lanark, Ontario.
3. Their daughter, Isobella - Mrs. Donald Bain, Almonte.
4 Their daughter Annie - Mrs. Robert Templeman, Almonte.
5. Their daughter Eva. - Mrs. John Brydges, Almonte.
6 Their daughter Dorothy - Mrs. Lloyd Reid, Almonte.
7 Their daughter, Barbara - Mrs. Ford.
8 Their daughter, janet Anne, Almonte.
Morris met the eighth generation at Almonte Fair, September 10th. 1977.
EVENT OF INTEREST
DEATH THE LANARK ERA Wed. Nov. 7th., 1900
At White Lake, Sat. Nov. 3rd., 1900, Mr. Eustache Barber, aged 90 years. His wife, the former
Isabella Headrick, survives as well as a large family. His widow was born Jan. 23rd., 1815
and she was married on her eighteenteenth birthday Jan 23rd., 1833 to Mr. Barber. On
Jan 23rd., 1834, their eldest daughter, Mary (Mrs. John Deachman, sr., od Lanark) was born.
The others are: Mrs. Andrew Kirk, Forrester's Falls; Mrs. John Turner, Ramsay;
Mrs. James Turner, Grand Forks ND, USA; Mrs. Pat McManus, Pakenham; Mrs. W. Haggerty,
Waba; William, White Lake; Peter,Warren, Eustache, David, and James, all of Michigan, USA
EUSTACHE BARBER HISTORY
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In the early 1830' Eustache Barbary, born in France in 1811, came to McNab Township with a Mr. Brent to take out
lumber. According to legend, Eustache came to the home of James Headrick in Pakenham to sharpen an axe and
there met seventeen-year old Isabella. It was love at first sight. Although James Headrick did not approve of
auch a marriage (French and Roman Catholic), in time he realized the good qualities of Eustache, who was known
as "Peacemaker"; a strong man who "often picked up an Indian who misbehaved at the Inn and set him where he
pleased". Isabella's father stipulated that Eustache must be known as Hugh (Barber?) and on Isabella's eighteenth
birthday, January 23rd, 1835, the young couple were married by Rev. Mr. Fairbairn at Auld Kirk. Her father loaned
them a jumper (sleigh) and team and a broadaxe, the latter as protection from the Indians (per legend). Also it is
said that the local Indian women made Isabella a wedding dress and a blue cap lined with white.
The first home of Eustache and Isabella was McNab Township (Con3/3) near White Lake Village on the lakeside.
There were busy times. In the first personal Census (1852) there were several children living in the White Lake
house as well as men who were working for Mr. Barber in lumbering. By 1861 and 1871 school taxes for Pakenham Township show that the family also lived "up the lake" Con 1125E, Pakenham and detailed maps show
a small island off, shore named Barber Island. In time Mr. and Mrs. Barber moved to a new house built by their
son, William Barber, near the original site of their first home in McNab.
William Headrick Barber (1852-1830) married Isabella Headrick (1859-1945), daughter of William Headrick and his
wife Agnes McNab. They lived for several years "up the Lake" and later on the homestead.
(From "White Lake -- The History of an Original Settler Family" by Marion Headrick)
