Emigration of Samuel Doupe's family to Canada
A letter from Nicholas Shier to his son Samuel
Emigration of Rachel, Henry and Adam
Obituary of Shirley Elizabeth Bigalow (Hastings/Doupe)
Doupe Family origins as writen by Joseph Doupe
Follow -up letter to above letter
Diamond Wedding in New Liskeard (Mr. Mrs. Amos Doupe)
Palatine Families in Ireland
The five parties of Palatines from Amsterdam
Obituary of William Doupe
Obituary of Joseph Henry Doupe (son of William)
Palatine Country
Just What is a Palatine?
More Technical Discription of the Palatinate
A letter from the Irish Palatine Association
The Palatine Association - Factsheet
"A Family of Court Matrix
by Walter C. Shier
"They were Honest, laborious men, who had once been thriving burghers
of Mannheim and Heidelberg, or who had cultivated
the vine on the banks of the Neckar and the Rhine.
Their ingenuity and thier diligence could not fail to enrich
any land which should afford them as asylum."
- MacAulay.
Our earliest confirmed ancestor, and
founder of our family
in Ireland was Johann Michael Daub, or Daube,
a Lutheran, who with his wife and one child
emigrated
from somewhere in the Rhine Valley
of Germany in the summer of
1709.
He and his small family were part of several shiploads
of
German speaking refugees, estimated at upwards to thirty-two thousand,
who landed at London, England between May and November of 1709.
These emigrants were known as Palatines
because most of them came from
the principality of southwestern
Germany,
bordering on France, known as the Rhenish Palatinate.
During the war of the Spanish Succession,
a French leader crossed the Rhine unexpectedly in May 1709
and terrorized southwestern Germany
by requisitioning and plundering the countryside.
Michael Daub(e) arrived in Rotterdam in the late spring of 1709,
and like most of the Palatines, was probably quite poor.
The family embarked from Rotterdam, July 4, 1709
with the so-called "fifth party" of emigrants, and arrived by ship
July 10, 1709 at London, England. Their home for the next five weeks.
The city of London had its population swell with 11,000
alien people arriving in three months.
1,600 tents were issued and encampments were formed on Blackheath,
and at Camberwell, a suburb of London. The crowded conditions were unhealthy.
The Palatines felt they would leave for America immediately,
but
such was not the case.
On July 7, 1709, the Council of Ireland proposed to Queen Ann
that a number of Palatines be sent to Ireland to strengthen
the
Protestant cause there and in late August.
Michael Daub(e) and 793 other families were sent there.
Near the close of September of 1712,
Sir Thomas Southwell sent
130 Palatine families
down to his in County Limerick where 10 other families remained.
Michael Daub and his family were one of these 130 familes
who settled at Courtmatrix on the Southwell estate in the fall of 1712.
So after three years of being shuttled from place to place,
the Daube family found a home where they remained
for the next three
generations.
LETTER WRITTEN BY
SAMUEL DOUPE TO HIS SONS, JOSEPH AND JACOB
Wheat is 2-b. Barley is one shilling,
oats is 10 pence per stone,
good mutten is 6. good beef is 6 per pound,
pork is two pound per hundred but pigs is very scarce
there was
not the pigs reared last
for the want of porvision,
I could name
some farmers and labourers
that could not feed one pig last year.
The fever is very much in our place yet the poorhouse
has the fever always about 20 per week
dies though they are tended as well as the doctors
can do it there. Two houses and hospital a good many
the merchants and the townsmen and many more of our neighbours
dead of the fever in the midst of life we are in death.
For my own part I have care of fear for any disorder.
Thank God that is all taken away from one.
Jacob says I should send him an account
what the mill cost John, 34 pound and he is not able
to grind more that 6 stone an hour,
I must stop writing my eyes fails me to write more.
I charge ye both to meet me in heaven
attend the means of the Methodist
I am sure is no sects or parties that preaches the gospel
so plain that hows us the way to heaven.
I could write more but I cannot see any longer.
Your Affectionate, I remain
your father Saml Doupe
N.B. I expect you will answer this letter
as soon as you can.
Ironically Samuel died on July 10, 1849, a year after this
letter was written while his ailing
wife lived on four months after he died.
From the book "A Doupe Family History" by Roy Doupe>br?
Mrs. Rachel Doupe, the aged partner of Mr. Charles Doupe
of this township, passed away of Wednesday
of last week at the home of her son, Mr. Ephraim Doupe,
west back line, at the age of 84 years.
Mrs. Doupe was a native of County Limerick, Ireland.
She was twice married, the first time to Nataniel Shire in 1840.
They came to Canada in 1849, settling in the township of Blanchard.
Mr. Shier died two weeks after his arrival in this country.
The second marriage was contracted with Mr. Charles Doupe,
who survives her. A few years
this second marriage the family moved
to Egremont township in the year 1858, where they remained until 1874.
In that year they came to Artemesia and have been
highly respected residents of this township for the past 29 years.
Mrs. Doupe was converted when sixteen years of age
and joined the Methodist church, of which she has remained
a steadfast member until the time of her death.
While living in Blanchard her house was used for four years
in which to hold church services and Sunday school.
While in Egremont for three years her home was used
for a like purpose and also as the home of the minister
until a parsonage could be erected.
Mrs. Doupe had a family of five children by her first husband,
of whom the following are living.
Samuel Shier of Cedarville,
Francis of Portlaw and Mrs. Robert Kennedy, Toronto.
The second family are all living as follows:
Sidney and Amos of New Ontario,
Mrs. Robt. Best, near Flesherton;
Mrs. W. J. Spence of Toronto,
and Ephraim on the old homestead.
Ripe and full of years, the deceased lady
has passed to her reward.
The funeral took place to Flesherton cemetery
on Friday afternnon, when the funeral service
was conducted by
her pastor,
Rev. Ivison Wilson
of Flesherton Methodist Church.
August 23, 1911
Mr. Charles Doupe of this township passed away
on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at the home of his son,
Mr. Ehpraim Doupe, west back line
at the age of 91 years 6 months.
Mr. Doupe was a native of the
Couny of Limerick, Ireland.
He came to Canada in 1854 and settled in the township of Blanchard,
when he married. Later he moved to the township of Egremon
t in 1856 where he remains until 1874.
In that year they moved to Artemisia township
where he remained until death called him away.
Mr. Doupe has been a member of the Methodist church
since he was a young man and a member
of the Orange Order for about sixty years
and was buried by that order.
Mr. Doupe had a family of five children, Three boys and two girls
- Sidney and Amos of New Liskeard,
Mrs. Robert Best
near Flesherton,
Mrs. W. J. Spence of Toronto,
Ephraim on the
old homestead.
The funeral took place to Flesherton cemetery on
Friday afternoon,
Aug. 25th.
The funeral service was conducted by Rev. Mr. Campbell
in the absence of his pastor. Rev. Mr. Wellwood.
After a lingering illness covering about
six months,
Henry Doupe was called on to depart this life
and
died at the home of his son Joseph
in this city, Sunday, October,
30, at 11:30 p.m.
Deseased was born on a farm near Peterborough,
Ont. May 21, 1845
and was a son of Joseph and Ann Switzer Doupe,
both of whom were of (Scotch-Irish)German descent.
On November 7, 1878,
he was united in marriage
to Miss Dorothy Carson of Owen Sound,
Ontario.
He then resided at Harreston, Ontario until 1887
when
he moved to Sault St. Marie, Mich.
where after a residence of
three years he moved to Chrstal Falls, Mich.
where he remained until ten years ago,
when he came to Waubay and has since made his home.
Besides his wife he lives one son, Dr. J. H. Doupe
of this city
and four brother:
Michael, Samuel, and Joseph of Peterborough,
Ontario
and George of Luck, Wisc.
to mourn his death. He was a
life long memeber
of Methodist Episcopal Church
and up to the
time of his death
was enrolled with the church at Crystal Falls.
He was also a member of the Odd Fellows,
Knights of the Maccabees
and Canadian Order of Foresters.
Funeral services were held at
the home Tuesday afternoon,
the entire service being in charge
of the Odd Fellow lodge of Bristol
and Waubay after which interment
took place in Lakewood cemetery.
The friends and many beatuiful
flowers at the service
attested to the high esteem in which the
deceased
was held in this community.
JOSEPH DOUPE HAS SWORD USED IN 1812 Trent River, May 4
Joseph Doupe resident of Trent River,
has in his possession an old relic
- a sword used by his father,
the late Joseph Doupe,
during the War of 1837 and 1838.
The late
Mr. Doupe was mail carrrier during this war
and carried the sword
for protection.
Mr. Doupe emmigrated from Ireland and settled
at Camden Township near Kingston,
he later moved to Belmont Township
where he died 39 years ago.
