James Michael Nevil

The first settlers of Frampton, Canada were mostly Irish. In 1913, under the heading "Historical Notes," L'Action Sociale, a Quebec City French daily, published a series of sketches on the early history of Frampton from the pen of Rev. Theodore Gagnon, then curate in Frampton. In the November 14th issue, we read the following: "The first inhabitants to settle in Frampton around the year 1815 were Irish." This statement can be verified by a glance at the names of the signatories of a petition addressed to the Bishop of Quebec, likely in 1824, requesting episcopal authorization to build the first chapel. They are: Peter Murphy, Andrew Murphy, Robert Sample, Michael St. John, James Farrell, Richard Ayler, Patrick Byrne, Denis Kelly, Edward Brennan, William Maher, Patrick Devereux, Joseph Sutton, Mrs. Bogne, Patrick Bolger, Matthew Reid, Myles duff, Martin Murphy, James Fitzgerald, Walter Fitzgerald, William Doyle, William Whealan, James Boyle, Denis O'Neil, James Shea, Myles Murphy, James Nevil.

The James Neville household included about nine persons.  These persons were probably James Neville, his wife Catherine Crane and their children Michael, James, Patrick, Suzanne, Elizabeth, Anne and John. The James Neville household was Irish Catholic.  It is believed that they were originally from County Wexford, but they may have lived in County Kildare just prior to their arrival in about 1822. James Neville received a land concession for several lots in Concession Ste. Julie of the Seigneurie of Jolliet on October 1, 1822, and that land would become the primary residence of him and his sons.