Descendants of Omie & Jane NORQUAY
 Third Generation 
9. James NORQUAY (Henry3, Oman "Omie"1) was born before 1833 in , Red River Colony, Rupert's Land, Canada1 and died in January 1935 in , Red River Colony, Rupert's Land, Canada.1
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James resided in St. Clements, Lisgar, Manitoba, Canada in 1881 . 5
James married Mary Jane McALLISTER, daughter of Unknown and Elizabeth SETTER,. Mary was born on September 10, 1844 in , , Manitoba, Canada.4,5,7
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Mary resided in Feldman Lake, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada in 1901 .
Children from this marriage were:
27 F i. Florence NORQUAY .
28 M ii. Thomas NORQUAY .
+ 29 M iii. James NORQUAY was born on October 28, 1870 in , , Manitoba, Canada7 and died on January 2, 1951 in , , Alberta, Canada7 aged 80.
+ 30 M iv. William NORQUAY was born on August 21, 18727 and died in August 19457 aged 73.
31 M v. John Charles NORQUAY was born on October 30, 1877 in St. Clements, Lisgar, Manitoba, Canada.4
32 F vi. Emma Jane NORQUAY was born on October 30, 1885 in , , Northwest Territories, Canada.4
10. Joseph NORQUAY (Henry3, Oman "Omie"1) was born on October 13, 1841 in St. Paul, Red River Colony, Rupert's Land, Canada.1
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Joseph resided in Boulton, Marqette, Manitoba, Canada in 1901 .
Joseph married Jessie MILLER, daughter of Robert James MILLER and Elizabeth SETTER, on November 30, 1867 in St. Andrews, Red River Colony, Rupert's Land, Canada.1 Jessie was born on March 5, 1852 in , Red River Colony, Rupert's Land, Canada.1 Another name for Jessie was ROBLIN.
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She worked as a mid-wife in the home of William & Margaret Pagan in 1881 in Shell River, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada.
Children from this marriage were:
33 M i. Robert NORQUAY was born in 1869 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.5
34 F ii. Mary NORQUAY was born in 1870 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.5
Mary married Jonas Paxton FIELD on November 18, 1891 in Boulton, Marqette, Manitoba, Canada.8
35 F iii. Elizabeth A. NORQUAY was born on December 13, 1872 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.3,5
36 M iv. Joseph NORQUAY was born in 1874 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.5
+ 37 F v. Harriet NORQUAY was born on December 11, 1876 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.4,5
38 F vi. Isabella C. NORQUAY was born on August 24, 1879 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.3,5
39 M vii. John G. NORQUAY was born on March 8, 1883 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.3
11. John Lazarus NORQUAY 4 (Henry3, Oman "Omie"1) was born on April 19, 1837 in High Bluff, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada1 and died on December 24, 1913 in Grandview, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada1 aged 76.
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John resided in Little Saskatchewan, Western Ext, Manitoba, Canada in 1881 .
He resided in Grandview, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada in 1901 .
John married Mary SANDERSON, daughter of James SANDERSON and Elizabeth ANDERSON, about 1858 in Portage La Prairie, McDonald Dist, Manitoba, Canada.1 Mary was born on November 15, 1841 in , , Manitoba, Canada4 and died on May 26, 1924 in Grandview, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada1,8 aged 82.
Children from this marriage were:
40 M i. James NORQUAY was born on December 25, 1859 in , , Manitoba, Canada1 and died on September 18, 1886 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada8 aged 26.
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James resided at Little Saskatchewan, Western Extension, Extension, Manitoba in 1881.
James married Mary (__?__) about 1880. Mary was born in 1860 in , , Manitoba, Canada.
41 F ii. Elizabeth "Jane" NORQUAY was born on March 31, 1866 in , , Northwest Territories, Canada5 and died on November 12, 19381 aged 72. She was usually called Jane.
+ 42 F iii. Mary Harriet "Polly" NORQUAY was born on November 23, 1867 in , , Northwest Territories, Canada4 and died on October 21, 1949 in Birch River, , Manitoba, Canada1 aged 81.
43 M iv. John William NORQUAY was born on October 27, 1869 in , , Northwest Territories, Canada4 and died on January 18, 19351 aged 65.
44 F v. Isabella NORQUAY was born on September 14, 1871 in Minnedosa, , Manitoba, Canada1 and died on July 16, 18731 aged 1.
+ 45 M vi. Henry "George" NORQUAY was born on October 20, 1873 in Minnedosa, , Manitoba, Canada1,4 and died on June 11, 1946 in Winnipeg, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada1 aged 72.
46 F vii. Caroline NORQUAY was born on April 20, 1876 in Minnedosa, , Manitoba, Canada1,4 and died on September 20, 19471 aged 71.
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She worked as a domestic in the home of Archibald Esplen in 1901 in Dauphin, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada. 4
47 F viii. Margaret Catherine NORQUAY was born on March 17, 1878 in Little Saskatchewan, Western Ext, Manitoba, Canada1,5 and died on March 27, 18991 aged 21.
48 F ix. Emma Ellen Euphemia "Nellie" NORQUAY 5 was born on May 6, 1880 in Little Saskatchewan, Western Ext, Manitoba, Canada.4 She was usually called Nellie.
Nellie married Clarence Herbert O'BRIEN on November 14, 1906 in Grandview, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada.8 Clarence was born in June 1882 in , , Ontario, Canada.9
49 M x. Robert Alexander NORQUAY was born on March 17, 1882 in Minnedosa, , Manitoba, Canada1,4 and died on January 16, 1904 in Grandview, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada1 aged 21.
14. George NORQUAY (Henry3, Oman "Omie"1) was born on June 16, 1852 in St. Paul, Red River Colony, Rupert's Land, Canada.1
George married Caroline FIDLER about 1873. Caroline was christened on October 29, 1854 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada,3 died on January 13, 19263 aged 71, and was buried in Mapleton, , Manitoba, Canada.
Children from this marriage were:
50 F i. Ann Elizabeth NORQUAY was born on November 9, 1874 in Mapleton, , Manitoba, Canada.3,5
51 F ii. Mary Emily NORQUAY was born in January 1880 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.5
52 M iii. Henry G. NORQUAY was born on October 9, 1888 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.8
53 F iv. Mary E. NORQUAY was born on November 12, 1894 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.8
15. Isabella NORQUAY (Henry3, Oman "Omie"1) was born in 1853 in , Red River Colony, Rupert's Land, Canada.1
Isabella married John FIELDS.
Children from this marriage were:
54 M i. William FIELDS was born in 1877.5
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William resided in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada in 1881 . 5
55 M ii. Charles FIELDS was born in 1879.5
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Charles resided at the home of his uncle George Norquay in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada in 1881.
16. Thomas NORQUAY (Henry3, Oman "Omie"1) was born on September 1, 1857 in , Red River Colony, Rupert's Land, Canada1 and died before 1900.
Thomas married Mary Jane SINCLAIR. Mary was born in 1863.4
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Mary resided at home with her mother Maria Sinclair in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada in 1901.
Children from this marriage were:
56 F i. Elizabeth J. NORQUAY was born in 1883 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.3,4
Elizabeth married George Herbert CLOUSTON, son of James CLOUSTON and Jane (__?__), on November 28, 1912 in Winnipeg, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.8 George was born on April 20, 1883 in , , Manitoba, Canada.4
57 M ii. Joseph Thomas NORQUAY was born on July 11, 1884 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.3
58 F iii. Mary Ellen NORQUAY was born on April 5, 1886 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.3
59 F iv. Anne Bella NORQUAY was born in 1889 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.3,4
60 M v. John David NORQUAY was born on July 29, 1893 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.3
61 F vi. Florence M. NORQUAY was born in 1896 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.3,4
24. Hon. John NORQUAY (John4, Oman "Omie"1) was born on May 8, 1841 in Grand Rapids, Red River Colony, Rupert's Land, Canada1 and died on July 5, 1889 in Winnipeg, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada1 aged 48.
John Norquay; May 8, 1841 - July 5 1889 was the Premier of Manitoba from 1878 to 1887. He was born near St. Andrews in what was then the Red River Colony , making him the first Premier of Manitoba to have been born in the region.
Norquay was from Manitoba's Anglo-Metis "mixed-blood" population (referring to persons of English and aboriginal background; the term was not considered offensive at the time). He was educated by Church of England Bishop David Anderson, and worked as a teacher, farmer and fur trader during the 1860s.
Norquay played only a minor role in the events of Louis Riel's Red River Rebellion (1869-70), but decided to enter public life shortly thereafter. He was acclaimed for the riding of High Bluff in Manitoba's first general election (December 27 , 1870), and soon became a leader in the "mixed-blood" community.
In 1871, Manitoba's parliamentary opposition agitated for the removal of Provincial Secretary Alfred Boyd. When this opposition became impossible to ignore, he resigned. In withdrawing from office, Boyd suggested that someone from Manitoba's "mixed-blood" community be called to cabinet in his place (Manitoba's government was balanced along ethnic, religious and linguistic lines in this period, but English "mixed-bloods" had been left out of the first cabinet). Norquay was accordingly called to serve as Minister of Public Works and Minister of Agriculture.
While still serving as a provincial Cabinet Minister, Norquay also attempted to enter federal politics in the general election of 1872. Running in the riding of Marquette, he was soundly defeated by Robert Cunningham, an ally of Louis Riel. He would not run for federal office again.
Manitoba's first government (which did not have a Premier) lost a vote of confidence in July 1874, after Norquay's electoral redistribution bill met with opposition from both English and French MLAs. Norquay did not serve in the cabinet of Marc-Amable Girard), nor was he called into the first cabinet of Robert A. Davis. In Manitoba's second election (December 30, 1874), he was a leader of the opposition; running in St. Andrew's North, he defeated former Girard minister Edward Henry Hay by 67 votes to 34.
The 1874 election resulted in a hung parliament, with Davis's support coming primarily from French-speaking constituencies. Davis knew that he would be unable to govern effectively without strong English representation, and invited Norquay to join his cabinet in March 1875. Norquay accepted, and brought with him enough parliamentary support to ensure the ministry's continued survival.
Norquay was a prominent minister in the Davis administration, and it was not a surprise when he was called to replace Davis as Premier in November 1878 (he also took the office of Provincial Treasurer). He sought a new mandate on December 18, 1878, and was re-elected with the support of 14-17 MLAs (out of 24). Norquay faced a tough challenge in his own constituency from one John Allan, but won by 62 votes to 54.
In early 1879, Norquay faced a more serious challenge after losing the support of Joseph Royal. Royal was an ultramontane Catholic, and the undisputed leader of the francophone parliamentary bloc. Like Norquay, he had been a prominent minister in the Davis administration (in fact, he had often referred to it as the "Davis-Royal" administration). Now, he sought to forge a new parliamentary alliance with opposition leader Thomas Scott, an Orangeman and a leading figure among the new Ontario settlers [he is not to be confused with the figure executed by Louis Riel in 1870]. Royal and Scott wanted to bring formal party politics to Manitoba; both were Conservatives, and Scott believed that he was best positioned to become the leader of a provincial Conservative Party. Norquay was also affiliated with the federal Conservatives, but relied on support from local Liberals to keep his government intact. Accordingly, he wanted to preserve the province's "non-partisan" character.
Norquay countered the Royal-Scott "coup attempt" by forging a new parliamentary alliance with all of the province's English MLAs (except Scott), and expelling his French Canadian ministers from cabinet. This reconstituted ministry then sought to pass a variety of bills which were detrimental to francophone interests.
Norquay did not follow through on the worst of his ministry's threats. He recognized the need for conciliation, and soon convinced former Premier Marc-Amable Girard to rejoin cabinet as Provincial Secretary. Norquay would later argue that his "anti-French" ministry was an unpleasant political necessity. The Norquay-Girard government won a new mandate on December 16, 1879, with Norquay re-elected by acclamation in the riding of St. Andrew's.
In terms of the legislation it promoted, Norquay's ministry may be described as interventionist but not particularly ambitious. Like many other Canadian politicians in the 19th century, Norquay devoted much of his attention to railway development. As a result, he was compelled to walk a thin line between local and federal alliances; eventually, his inability to successfully navigate this course led to his downfall.
During the 1880s, many entrepreneurs in Manitoba tried to develop local rail lines to reduce transportation costs. Although popular with farmers and merchants, these plans were opposed by the Canadian Pacific Railway, which had a guaranteed twenty-year monopoly on "western travel" through the area (some historians have argued that the "local service lines" were a financial impossibility to begin with). Although Norquay initially gave tepid support to these local efforts, the opposition accused him (probably correctly) of having made a secret deal with the CPR and Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald to ensure that they never came to fruition. When Macdonald disallowed Norquay's half-hearted railway legislation in 1882, a coherent local opposition began to form around Thomas Greenway, whose "Provincial Rights" group would soon become the Liberal Party of Manitoba.
These developments brought Norquay into a reluctant alliance with the province's Conservative establishment (which had opposed him only three years earlier). While Norquay still claimed to be non-partisan, his MLAs were recognized as the de facto Conservative Party within Manitoba. In Manitoba's fifth election (January 23 , 1883), "Liberal-Conservative" and "Conservative" candidates won 19 of 30 seats between them; all were regarded as Norquay supporters, set against a Liberal opposition. Formal party government would not arrive until 1888, but a functional two-party system was already in place.
Although John A. Macdonald was sometimes disparaging of Norquay in private correspondence, he supported the Norquay ministry for most of its nine years in power. Macdonald took Norquay's side in a boundary dispute with Ontario, and personally visited Manitoba in 1886 to ensure Norquay's re-election on December 9 of that year: Norquay's Conservatives won about 21 seats, compared to 14 for Greenway's Liberals with the popular vote almost evenly split. Without Macdonald's visit, Norquay probably would have been defeated.
Norquay's alliance with Macdonald ended in the summer of 1887, when the provincial government reversed its previous policy and actively promoted the Red River Valley Railroad, a local line meant to link Winnipeg with the American border. Macdonald and the CPR would both play leading roles in Norquay's downfall later in the year.
In September 1887, the Norquay government was accused of using trust funds for Mιtis children as general revenue. Norquay himself faced extreme pressure to resign, particularly after a tour of eastern cities for railway loans ended without success. His ministry's fate was sealed when Macdonald disallowed the transfer of CPR land to Manitoba, after Norquay's government had already paid $256,000 to the company in compensation. Norquay was abandoned by his ministers, and resigned on December 23. His successor, David H. Harrison, unsuccessfully tried to keep Norquay's governing alliance together for another month; after this, Greenway was called upon to form a new ministry.
Greenway's Liberals won a landslide victory on July 11, 1888. Norquay was narrowly re-elected in Kildonan (Manitoba electoral district), defeating Liberal Duncan McArthur by 305 votes to 303. He once again became leader of the opposition, but with a much reduced political base: he was now opposed by John A. Macdonald, distrusted by other Manitoba Conservatives, lacking in popular support, and suffering personal financial hardship. He died on July 5, 1889, without having attained a reversal in his fortunes.
Despite the tragedy of his last years, Norquay was generally successful in developing Manitoba during his time in office. Between his first election in 1870 and his resignation in 1887, the population of Manitoba had grown tenfold; as Premier, Norquay was responsible for expanding government services accordingly.
In addition to his political career, John Norquay was also a prominent lay member of the Church of England in Manitoba. Beginning in 1875, he was regularly elected as a representative to the synod of the diocese of Rupert's Land.
It may be added that Norquay's career was relatively free of racial prejudice. He was the victim of some racial slurs (Legislative Councilor Donald Gunn once referred to him as "Greasy John"), but his longevity in office suggests that Manitobans were willing to accept an aboriginal Premier, despite the tensions caused by Louis Riel's rebellions.
In 1904, Mount Norquay in Banff National Park was named after him. Norquay attempted to climb the mountain in 1887 or 1888 but contrary to some reports, did not reach the summit. Poor health and route difficulties presented by the mountain were the likely reasons for not reaching the top.
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He worked as a School teacher, Fur trader and Farmer.
John (Hon.) was provincial Treasurer in 1881. 5
He was premier of Manitoba on Between 1878 and 1887.
John married Elizabeth SETTER, daughter of George SETTER and Isabella KENNEDY, in June 1862 in Parkdale, Red River Colony, Rupert's Land, Canada. Elizabeth was born on February 2, 1843 in St. Andrews Cem. Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario1 and died on August 5, 1933 aged 90.
Children from this marriage were:
62 M i. Thomas NORQUAY was born in 1864 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.5
63 F ii. Isabella Jessie Ann NORQUAY was born on July 11, 1865 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.3,5
64 M iii. John George NORQUAY was born on August 7, 1866 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.3,5
65 M iv. Alexander NORQUAY was born on November 6, 1867 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.3,5
66 M v. Horatio Clarence NORQUAY was born on November 8, 1869 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.5
67 F vi. Caroline Ellen NORQUAY was born on March 23, 1871 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.3,5
68 M vii. Andrew James NORQUAY was born on August 6, 1872 in Winnipeg, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.3,5
69 F viii. Ada Theodora NORQUAY was born on June 29, 1881 in Winnipeg, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada3 and died on April 14, 18833 aged 1.
25. Thomas NORQUAY (John4, Oman "Omie"1) was born on January 28, 1843 in Grand Rapids, Red River Colony, Rupert's Land, Canada1 and died on June 9, 18926 aged 49.
Thomas married Elizabeth MILLER, daughter of Robert James MILLER and Elizabeth SETTER, on May 10, 1866 in St. Andrews, Red River Colony, Rupert's Land, Canada.6 Elizabeth was born on November 27, 1846 in , Red River Colony, Rupert's Land, Canada8 and died on February 3, 1918 in Selkirk, , Manitoba, Canada6 aged 71.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 70 F i. Isabel Catherine NORQUAY was born on June 13, 1867 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada3,5,6 and died on July 6, 19056 aged 38.
71 F ii. Sarah Ann Elizabeth NORQUAY was born on January 4, 1869 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada5 and died in March 1899 aged 30.
Sarah married Donald McLENNAN.
72 M iii. Andrew Thomas NORQUAY was born on June 15, 1872 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada3 and died on April 6, 19323 aged 59.
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Andrew resided at Marquette, Unorganized Territory in 1901.
+ 73 M iv. Alexander Charles NORQUAY was born on April 2, 1874 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada3 and died in May 1935 in St. Clements, Lisgar, Manitoba, Canada3 aged 61.
74 M v. Henry George NORQUAY was born in October 1875 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada3 and died on February 20, 1878 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada3 aged 2.
75 F vi. Margaret Rosaline NORQUAY was born on June 4, 1877 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada3 and died on October 26, 1915 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada3 aged 38.
76 F vii. Alice Maud Mary NORQUAY was born on June 6, 1879 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.3
77 M viii. William Alfred NORQUAY was born on June 6, 1879 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.5,8
78 M ix. Jacob Truthwaite NORQUAY was born on May 13, 1884 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada3 and died on August 18, 19763 aged 92.
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Jacob resided at the home of his cousin Andrew Thomas Norquay in Marquette Unorganized Territory in 1901.
79 M x. Lawrence Percival NORQUAY was born on May 27, 1886 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada3 and died on December 17, 1948 in Selkirk, , Manitoba, Canada3 aged 62.
80 M xi. John NORQUAY was born on November 28, 1889 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada3 and died in 19713 aged 82.
26. Ann Nancy NORQUAY (John4, Oman "Omie"1) was born on August 18, 1846 in Winnipeg, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada1,4 and died on August 30, 19323 aged 86. Another name for Ann was Nancy.
Ann married Charles Alexander ADAMS, son of George ADAMS and Ann HEYWOOD, on August 17, 1865 in St. Andrews, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.3 Charles was born on August 30, 1838 in , Red River Colony, Rupert's Land, Canada.1,4
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Charles resided at Cumberland, Territories, Northwest Territories in 1881. 5
He resided in St. Leonard, , Saskatchewan, Canada in 1901 . 4
Children from this marriage were:
81 M i. John George ADAMS was born on May 31, 1872 in Lac St. Ann, , NWT, Canada3 and died in 18783 aged 6.
82 M ii. Joseph ADAMS was born on May 23, 1875 in , , North West Territories, Canada.4
83 F iii. Maria ADAMS was born on December 8, 1880 in , , North West Territories, Canada.4
84 M iv. Conrad E. ADAMS was born on October 14, 1883 in , , North West Territories, Canada.4
85 F v. Eda Theo ADAMS was born on October 20, 1886 in , , North West Territories, Canada.4
86 F vi. Eva Vadiel ADAMS was born on March 15, 1888 in , , North West Territories, Canada.4
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