Thomas Black Genealogy Source Records

**Thomas Black Genealogy Source Records**
Contents Baptismal Record Birth Record Marriage Records Military Records (possible) Death Record Obituary (none found) Cemetery Records Tombstone (none) Last Will and Testament

**Military Record**
Hochelaga Light Infantry 6th Battalion Volunteer Militia of Canada This is to Certify, that I have this day appointed T. Black to be a Sergeant in No. 6 Company, 6th Battalion Active Militia of Canada under my command, and the Members of said Company are hereby required to obey all lawful orders given by him in his capacity as Sergeant. Given under my hand and the Seal of the Battalion at Montreal, this 20th day of August 1875. Euha David Captain and Adjutant

**Military Record Comments**
This record was found by the Leonhardt family as part of their legacy of records and pictures about their Knowles and Black ancestors. It it presumed that T. Black is our Thomas Black who was married to Margaret Leddy, although it is possible it was their son Thomas born in 1857. Part of the problem is the date, which is believed to be 1875, but it looks like there is a crossout. Our Thomas Black would be about 53 years old in 1875 which seems a bit old, but this regiment was a volunteer home militia so it is possible. The son, Thomas would only be 18 and probably too young to have risen to a Sergeant.	The Battalion was raised January 31, 1862 at Montreal, Quebec as the 6th battalion Volunteer Militia Rifles of Canada. It was redesignated the Sixth Battalion Volunteer Militia Rifles of Canada or (Hochelaga Light Infantry) on June 5, 1865, the 6th Battalion Hochelaga Fusiliers on December 1875 and finally as the 6th Battalion Fusiliers January 28, 1876. Thus the Hochelaga Light Infantry existed as a name only from June 5, 1865 to December 1875. Since in the certificate above the month August is very clear and the last digit of the year is "5", then the certificate would only be correct for either August 1865 or August 1875. Canada does have records for the Hochelaga Light Infantry, but in 1989 they were not on microfilm and not indexed.

**Death Record**
**St. Matthew's Presbyterian Church, Montreal**
Superior Court Prothanotary's Office Province of Quebec District of Montreal True extract on the reverse, from the register of civil status of St. Matthew's Presbyterian Church for the year 1878 Montreal, March 5, 1979 Death and Funeral Thomas Black died on the thirtieth day of June Eighteen hundred and Seventy eight years of paralysis of the brain aged fifty four years and was buried on the third day of July in Mount Royal Cemetery Montreal. Officiating S. Somoville Shobbs Minister

**Death Record Comments**
The church and minister are the same as for the baptism of his grandaughter Margaret Jane Knowles earlier in 1878.	T

**Obituary Search Comments**
In April 1979, a request was made to the Montreal Public library for a newspaper search for an obituary for Thomas Black who died on June 30, 1878.	The Montreal Library searched from June 30 to July 19 1878 but found nothing for Thomas Black.


Burial Certificate From Register of Interments of The Mount Royal Cemetery Company 1297 Forest Road, Outremont, Montreal, Quebec Canada Name of Deceased: THOMAS BLACK Age: 54 Years Date of Death: 30 June, 1878 Cause of Death: Natural Cause Interred in No. Section C, grave number 853-H Date of Burial: 3 July, 1878 Occupation: *** Birth Place: Scotland Last Residence: 148 Forfar St., Montreal, Quebec Place of Death: *** Given at Outremont, Quebec this 30th day of March, 1979

**Burial Record Comments**
It is not known why the occupation and place of death are not shown.

**Cemetery Map**
The Thomas and Margaret family plot is in the Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal. The plot is Section C, graves 853-G & H. It is registered in the name of Thomas Black Besides Thomas and Margaret two of their children, 3 Knowles grandchildren, and 1 Cameron child, probably a grandchild is buried there.	The 853 plot is in section C-6. During the summer of 1994 on a family trip to Montreal the Jordan family tried to find the grave. The Mount Royal Cemetery is a beautiful old cemetery high on a hill to the north and a little west of downtown Montreal. Unfortunately, the official grave markers in this area of the cemetery are very hard to find. Since we had so much trouble, we asked for help from the office and they kindly went out with us. After much searching we believe we found the spot, but it was covered in overgrowth. No grave marker was found and there was no close cemetery property marker to reference to. It is possible we were in the wrong place. We did take a picture of where we thought the spot was and said a prayer for our relatives from long ago.

The Thomas and Margaret Black Family Plot

The Mount Royal Cemetery

5th April, 1979
Section C., grave numbers 853-G. & H.
Registered in the name of THOMAS BLACK
Name	Age	Date of Death
ARTHUR WILLIAM BLACK Son of Thomas Black	3 days	29th May, 1869
MARGARET ELLEN BLACK Daughter of Thomas Black	16 years & 1 month	23rd March, 1872
THOMAS BLACK	54 years	30 June, 1878
ISABELLA MAUD KNOWLES Daughter of William Knowles	3 days	28th August 1879
WILLIAM ROLPH KNOWLES Son of William Knowles	1 year & 9 months	24th March, 1885
JOHN A. CAMERON Son of john Cameron	10 years & 8 months	6th August, 1894
MARGARET BLACK nee LEDDY Widow Thomas Black	66 years	28th March, 1899

**Cemetery Record Comments**
William Knowles married Isabella Black, daughter of Thomas and Margaret Black in January 1877.	It is presumed that John A. Cameron, son of John Cameron is a granddaughter of Thomas and Margaret Knowles. John Cameron could have married Mary Black born about 1862 in Montreal.