Malcolm Harvey Gunter Maybee b. 15 May 1867 Saint Ola, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada d. 1937 on his farm in 2d Concession, Ameliasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada: Cook Ancestry

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Name	Malcolm Harvey Gunter Maybee
Birth	15 May 1867	Saint Ola, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada [1]
Gender	Male
Anecdote	Amealiasburgh Twp. is fortunate to have had as part of it's history on of those rare people reputed to be a clairvoyant for fortune teller. this man, Malcolm Maybee, known as Malley Maybee, was born in St. Ola in 1867. He claimed to be a seventh son of a seventh son and been with a caul of veil over his face. He remarked that he had this particular gift because the veil when being removed was lifted upward. Maybee's earlier years were spent as a wood ranger and prospector for the lumber company of Gill and Fortune of Trenton at Gilmour. He knew the north country like a book. Although he always had rocks around his house he never invented any valuable minerals he often wandered through the woods in search of wild herbs such as ginseng, the root he used in medicine. Malley married Lucy Ann Birkett in 1890 at St. Ola. She was a Quaker, In 1922 they moved to Trenton and resided for three years with their son and family. In 1925 he purchased a farm on the Second Concession of Ameliasburgh two miles east of Highway 33. He died there in 1937. Lucy then moved in with their son and family in Trenton and did some practical nursing. She passed away in 1949. Malley and Lucy are buried in the Carrying Place Cemetery. Malley was a short stocky man with a moustache, who was known far and wide for his predictions and his ability to tell people where to find lost possessions. Neighbors recall the many cars owned by visitors who came to make use of Mr. Maybee's strange gift. Maybe never told fortunes on Sunday. He had two crystal balls which he would turn in his hand and study. many friends had great faith in his predictions and would bring their friends from the USA and other places across the country. Ross Snider, a neighbor, reported helping some callers start their bulky cars upon occasion at the Maybee's home. Mrs. Thomas Thompson recalled that she and her son walked from a mile west of Rednersville to the Maybee's home in the winter of 1933-34 to get his assistance in locating a body of her husband who had drowned in December. The body was found in April in the spot where Maybee predicted. Lost animals, stolen produce and missing valuables were some of the problems that Maybee helped solve. Others were light-hearted. How did Mr. Maybee know that Bob & Mable Bownes' foster son was sitting under a tree on the edge of a hill (which turned out to be Mountain View) talking with a friend about running away from home, using the neighbor's grey-horses, all the time smoking cigarettes? It is also said he tried in vain to coax Clarence Vanclief to look into the crystal ball to see the faces of two girls, one of whom he would someday marry. No one will ever know if it was Jean's face or not that appeared. Malley and Lucy had two children, a daughter Phoebe born in 1892, who died at age three and a son Arthur John born in 1897. Arthur joined the CNR out of Trenton, and later Belleville, for 47 years as a conductor, retiring in 1962. He passed away in 1971. Bessie is now a resident of Trent Valley Lodge in Trenton. Arthur and Bessie had two children, Floyd who lives on Smoke's Point Rd. in Amealisburgh Twp. and is the current Building Inspector for the Township; and Audrey who is married to Anrold Cronkwright. They live in Trenton. Floyd and Audrey each have two children, and Audrey and Arnold have four grandchildren. After Mally's death the farm was sold and the house eventually burnt down. A portion of that land is now a part of Rece Selman.
No Name	1871	Cashel Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada [2]
	Malcolm Harvey Gunter Maybee appeared on the census of 1871 in the household of Malcolm Maybee and Mary Gunter Cashel Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
No Name	1881	Cashel Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada [3]
	Malcolm Harvey Gunter Maybee appeared on the census of 1881 in the household of Malcolm Maybee and Mary Gunter Cashel Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
No Name	1893	Lot 18 Con3, Cashel Township, , Ontario, Canada [4]
	Malcolm Harvey Gunter Maybee and Lucy Ann Birkett lived 1893 Lot 18 Con3, Cashel Township, Ontario, Canada
Residence	1893	Lot 18 Con3, Cashel Township, , Ontario, Canada [4]
No Name	1901	Lot 31 Con 1, Cashel Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada [4, 5]
	Malcolm Harvey Gunter Maybee appeared on the census of 1901 in the household of Malcolm Maybee and Mary Gunter Lot 31 Con 1, Cashel Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Immigration	1922	Trenton, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada [1]
Name	Malley
Death	1937	on his farm in 2d Concession, Ameliasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada [1]
Burial	Carrying Place Cemetery, Carring Place, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada [1]
Notes	From the Maybee Society files. Not all data is verified. Say dates are estimates and are probably within 20 years. The Maybee Society keeps its data on The Master Genealogistï¿½, and has been modified by Gary Hester?s WIT2NOTEï¿½ to form the GedCom file. This information is also available in a TMG file.
Person ID	I38163	Glenn Cook Family
Last Modified	30 Nov 2006

Father	Malcolm Maybee, b. 4 Apr 1826, Murray Township, , Ontario, Canada d. 1 Dec 1905, Cashel Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)
Mother	Mary Gunter, b. 11 Sep 1828, Sidney Township, , Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage	15 Oct 1844 [4]
Census	11 Jan 1852	Sidney Township, , Ontario, Canada [6]
	29, Malcolm Maybee, Yeoman, Canada, E. Methodist, 26, Married 30, Mary Maybee, 22, Married 31, Rebecca Ann Maybee, 7 32, Lois Maybee, 4 33, Charity Maybee, 2
Census	1861	Murray Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada [7]
	42, Malcolm Maybee, M, 35, M, Canada, E Meth, Farmer 43, Mary Maybee, F, 33, M, Canada, Quaker 44, Rebecca Maybee, F, 16, S, E Meth 45, Louisanna Maybee, F, 13, S, E Meth 46, Charity Maybee, F, 11, S, E Meth 47, Mary E. Maybee, M,, 7, S, E Meth 48, Abraham H. Maybee, M,, 3, S, E Meth 49, Hanna F. Maybee, F,, 1, S, E Meth 50, James Belch, M, 14, S, Ch of Eng Resides Lot 21, Concession 4; 50 acres; 1 story frame
Census	1871	Cashel Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada [2]
	1, Malcolm Maybee, M, 45, M, Ontario, Methodist, Farmer 2, Mary Maybee, F, 42, M, Ontario, Quaker 3, Mary Maybee, F, 16, S, Ontario 4, Phebe Maybee, F, 10, S, Ontario 5, Nathaniel Maybee, M, 6, S, Ontario 6, Malcolm Maybee, M,, 4, S, Ontario 7, Abraham Gunter, M, 12, S, Ontario Own 1 house, 2 barns, 1 wagon, 2 ploughs; Lot 31, Concession 1; 125 acres, 2 oxen, 1 cow, 2 other horned cattle, 1 swine; wheat, potatoes
Census	1881	Cashel Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada [3]
	Malcom Maybee, M, M, 56, German, Ontario, , Farner, , C. Methodist Mary Maybee, F, M, 53, German, Ontario, , , , Quaker Pheobe Maybee, F, , 20, German, Ontario, , , , C. Methodist Nathaniel Maybee, M, , 16, German, Ontario, , Farmer Son, C. Methodist Malcom H Maybee, M, , 13, German, Ontario, , , , C. Methodist
Census	1901	Lot 31 Con 1, Cashel Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada [4, 5]
	Maybee, Malcolm, Birth Date: Apr 4 1826 Birth Place: Ontario, Head of Household: head Maybee, Mary, Birth Date: Sep 11 1828 Birth Place: Ontario, wife Maybee, Malcolm H., Birth Date: May 15 1867 Birth Place: Ontario, son Maybee, Lucy, Birth Date: Apr 19 1877 Birth Place: Ontario, daughter Maybee, Arthur J., Birth Date: Oct 15 1898 Birth Place: Ontario, son
Family ID	F551604216	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family
Marriage	30 Apr 1890	Gilmour, , Ontario, Canada [8]
Land	1925	Con 2, Ameliasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada [1]
Land	bought farm
Family ID	F551604762	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	30 Nov 2006

Sources

[S1233] Barbara Miller, Barbara Millar, 7TH TOWN/AMELIASBURGH TWP. PAST AND PRESENT - SEVENTH TOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUB.1999, PG. 562-564 (Reliability: 3).
[S1271] Steve Mabie, Steve Mabie's Canadian census, 1871 CANADIAN CENSUS, UPPER CANADA (ONTARIO), HASTINGS COUNTY, CASHEL TOWNSHIP, DISTRICT 2; REFERENCE: FILM C 9994, PAGE 19 (Reliability: 3).
[S1271] Steve Mabie, Steve Mabie's Canadian census, 1881 CANADIAN CENSUS, CASHEL & LIMERICK, HASTINGS NORTH, ONTARIO, CANADA, FHL 1375875 NAC C-13239 DIST 122 SUBDIST O PAGE 3 FAMILY 11 (Reliability: 3).
[S1244] Douglas Cameron Mabee, MS 177 - Douglas Cameron Mabee, (dmab@allstream.net).
[S1233] Barbara Miller, Barbara Millar, HASTINGS NORTH DISTRICT, 1901 ONTARIO CANADIAN CENSUS: STIRLING VILLAGE, TUDOR & CASHEL, WOLLASTON; LOCATION: TUDOR & CASHEL, FILM #: T-6473 DIVISION #: 2, PAGE #: 1 ENTRY #: 16-20, FAMILY #: 3 (Reliability: 3).
[S1271] Steve Mabie, Steve Mabie's Canadian census, 1851/1852 PERSONAL CENSUS CANADA WEST,NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, BRIGHTON TWP., PAGE 143 (Reliability: 3).
[S1271] Steve Mabie, Steve Mabie's Canadian census, 1861 CANADIAN CENSUS, UPPER CANADA (ONTARIO), NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, MURRAY TOWNSHIP, DISTRICT 1; REFERENCE: FILM C 1056, PAGE 28 (Reliability: 3).
[S1248] Royal A. Mabee Royal's information was principally based on interviews with descendants. There is a significant chance for error in his dates for early generations The original of Royal's notebook is at the New York Genealogical and Biographical Soc, Royal A Mabee's notebook.