Appendix A - the Gatineau Valley Historical Society

1781, and may possibly have been the pioneer of this
family.
Campbell
Chamberlain
Childs
William, a Scottish butcher, pioneered at Montmorency
Falls in 1832. Robert, the son, initially went to sea but
later learned the trade of saw filer. Hewas employed by
the Gilmours at Chelsea. Robert's son, Alonzo, was born
on the island the scene of the Gilmour's logging
operations. Like his father before him Alonzo had itchy
feet. Later, returning to Chelsea he achieved local fame as
a water diviner.
The alternate spelling, CHAMBERLIN, is acceptable. Four
millwright brothers, from Lowell, Massachusetts, came to
Wright's Town to construct Philemon Wright's mills.
The oldest and youngest afterwards returned to the U.S.A.
One of the older brothers, Josiah, built Thomas Brigham's
mills on Chelsea Brook. Josiah's son Charles Waters
lived in the village until he was over 100. This family
should not be confused with the Chamberlins who
intermarried with the Wrights. However, the genealogy
of the two sets of Chamberlins indicates a common
ancestor in the 17th Century.
The pioneer was Thomas Ezra (1847-1937) who married
Eva Lois Wright (1860-1938) great granddaugher of
Philemon Wright. There were eight children of this
union. There would appear to have been more than one
family of Childs.
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