| Name |
Malcolm Harvey Maybee |
| Birth |
15 May 1867 |
Saint Ola, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1871 |
Wollaston Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada [2] |
- 1, Malcolm Maybee, M, 45, M, Ontario, Methodist, German, Farmer, unable to read or write
2, Mary Maybee, F, 42, M, Ontario, Quaker, German, unable to write
3, Mary Maybee, F, 16, Ontario, German
4, Phebe Maybee, F, 10, Ontario, German, attended school
5, Nathaniel Maybee, M, 6, Ontario, German, attended school
6, Malcolm Maybee, M, 4, Ontario, German
7, Abraham Gunter, M, 12, Ontario, German, attended school
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
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| Census |
1881 |
Cashel Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada [3] |
- Malcom Maybee, M, M, 56, Ontario, C. Methodist, German, Farmer
Mary Maybee, F, M, 53, Ontario, Quaker, German
Pheobe Maybee, F, 20, Ontario, C. Methodist, German
Nathaniel Maybee, M, 16, Ontario, C. Methodist, German, Farmer Son
Malcom H Maybee, M, 13, Ontario, C. Methodist, German, at school
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| Census |
14 Apr 1891 |
Cashel Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada [4] |
- Malcome Maybee, M, 66, Mar, Head, Ontario, Holland, Holland, Methodist, Farmer
Mary Maybee, F, 63, Mar, Wife, Ontario, New Brunswick, Ontario, Methodist
Harvey Maybee, M, 24, Mar, --, Ontario, Ontario, Ontario, Methodist
Lucey Maybee, F, 17, Mar, Wife, Ontario, Ontario, Ontario, Methodist
Nathenal Maybee, M, 25, --, Ontario, Ontario, Ontario, Methodist
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| Residence |
1893 |
Lot 18 Con3, Cashel Township, Ontario, Canada [5] |
| Census |
1901 |
Cashel Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada [6] |
- Maybee, Malcolm, M, W, Head, M, Apr 4 1826 , 75, Ontario, Dutch, Canadian, Methodist, Farmer
Maybee, Mary, F, W, Wife, M, Sep 11 1828,73 , Ontario, Dutch, Canadian, Methodist
Maybee, Malcolm H., M, W, Son, M, May 15 1867,33 , Ontario, Dutch, Canadian, Methodist, Farmer's son
Maybee, Lucy, F, W, Daughter, M, Apr 19 1877, 24 , Ontario, Dutch, Canadian, Methodist
Maybee, Arthur J., M, W, Son, S, Oct 15 1898, 3 , Ontario, Dutch, Canadian, Methodist
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| Census |
Jun 1911 |
Cashel Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada [7] |
- 43 Maybee Malcom H, M, Head, M, May 1868, 43, Ontario, Scotch, Methodist, Farmer
44 Maybee Lucy, F, Wife, M, Apr 1874, 37, Ontario, Irish, Methodist
45 Maybee Arthur J., M, Son, S, Oct 1896, 14, Ontario, Scotch, Methodist
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| Census |
Abt Jun 1921 |
Cedar Street, Trenton, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada [8] |
- Malcholm Maybee, Head, M, Mar, 55, born in Ontario, father born in Ontario, mother born in Ontario, Canadian Nationality, Irish origin, Methodist, none
Lucy Maybee, Wife, F, Mar, 47, born in Ontario, father born in Ontario, mother born in Ontario, Canadian Nationality, Irish origin, Methodist, none
Arthur J Maybee, Head [Son], M, Mar, 23, born in Ontario, father born in Ontario, mother born in Ontario, Canadian Nationality, Irish origin, Methodist, Brakeman, Railway, earnings past 12 months (since 1 June 1920) - $1200
Bessie Maybee, Daughter-in-law, F, Mar, 21, born in Ontario, father born in Ontario, mother born in Ontario, Canadian Nationality, Irish origin, Methodist, none
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| 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.
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| Land |
1925 |
Con 2, Ameliasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada [1] |
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| Reference Number |
2793 |
| Death |
12 Jul 1937 |
RR#1, Carrying Place, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada [9] |
| Burial |
Carrying Place Cemetery, Ameliasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada [1] |
| Person ID |
I2773 |
Maybee Society |
| Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
1867 - 1937 (70 years)
