CONNECTIONS TO OTHER FAMILIES
This page is dedicated to reporting on
relationships to other families with whom our family has had connections
through marriage, business, or other relevant associations.
The following message (in part) was received
from Mark Thorburn, who, as indicated, is researching family connections to
Canadian Prime Ministers. The message in its entirety was forwarded to Evan
Price for response as he is in possession of the most comprehensive compilation
of our Family's history as put together by his father, Tony. Any Family members
who believe they can contribute are asked to contact Evan directly at eprice@saint-antoine.com .
July 9, 2005
I am currently a compilation of facts and statistics
about Canada’s Prime Ministers. In
each chapter, I wish to include short biographical entries for each of the
PMs’ siblings, children, and notable relatives.
As you may know, Henrietta (nee Bethune) Price, the
wife of Edward George Price (1842 - 1921), was a niece of Prime Minister
John Abbott. As a result of
this connection, I would like to include in the Abbott chapter brief mention
of the key members of the Price family (i.e., William Price, Evan John
Price, David Edward Price, William Evan Price, Sir William Price, Sir Keith
William Price).
The following message was received from Eileen James inquiring about
connections between the Price and Pentland families.
July 12, 2004
Thank you for your very
informative website. We are researching the Pentland family of Quebec and
Ontario and believe that there are links to the Price family.
William P. Pentland was born
(1780 c) and married in Scotland, moved to Dublin, Ireland approximately 1813,
and then to Canada (Quebec City) approximately 1817. He married Jane Marie
Brunton. Family legend indicates that he landed in his own ship with a string
of racehorses. He was accompanied by two sons who had been born in Dublin:
William George and Charles. Several other children, including Richard Connery
Pentland, were born in Quebec.
Charles Pentland
(1814-1855c) appears to have been a business associate of William Price. In
1846, Charles married Catherine-Zoe Taschereau. About 1850, Charles built a
sawmill near Grande Bergeronnes, Quebec which was subsequently associated with
William Price. His son, Charles Andrew Pentland (1848-1925) was President of
the Bar in Quebec and was employed at the firms of Andrews & Sons as well as
Caron, Pentland, Stuart, and Brodie.
Charles Andrew Pentland
provided legal representation for Price Brothers and Company, Ltd.
William George Pentland
(1816-1893) settled in Cobourg, Ontario and was an associate of Sir John A.
MacDonald. William married Marguerite Lavalee and had several children. One
of his sons was named, Richard Price Pentland (1855-1936). Another son,
Thomas Henry Pentland (1852-1912) had a son named, Stanley Price Pentland
(1875-1908).
Richard Connery Pentland
(1828-?) is recorded as Postmaster for Price Brothers’ at St. Ferdinand,
Megantic, Quebec in 1869 and was active in politics.
The Pentland family is
linked by marriage to the Baldwin and Molson families.
We would greatly appreciate
any information you may have regarding the relationship between the Pentland
and Price families and would be happy to share further details regarding the
Pentland family.
Thank you.