Charles Bancroft was the son of Charles Bancroft and his wife Mary Ann Jones.
He married Ellen Smith, daughter of Joseph Few Smith and his wife Elizabeth Lehman, on September 24, 1844, in Christ Church, Philadelphia. Charles Bancroft and Ellen Smith were married by Dr. Benjamin C. Cutler and it is mentioned in the memoirs of Dr. Cutler that they went for their wedding trip to Montreal.
Charles and Ellen had 7 living children:
(Two daughters, Ellen and Gertrude Elizabeth had died in infancy)
1. Charles Bancroft, born September 13, 1845 in Montreal. He died December 1, 1906. Charles married Eunice Foster on October 12, 1869.
2. Anna Bancroft, born June 29, 1847. She died September 25, 1926. Anna married David Torrance Fraser.
3. Mary Bancroft, born March 28, 1851. She died September 23, 1934.
4. Louisa MacDougall Bancroft, born November 13, 1853. She died July 19, 1895. Louisa married Francis Sydney Smithers.
5. Harriet Cutler Bancroft, born February 16, 1856. She died July 13, 1913. Harriet married Reginald Herber Buchanan.
6. Grace Wilmot Bancroft, born July 20, 1861. She died May 16, 1935. Grace married the Rev. George Abbott-Smith.
7. Henry Bancroft, born October 22, 1863. He died December 17, 1926. He married Anne Armour Brown.
Charles was born at the family home located at 93 Notre Dame Street, Montreal, Quebec. He began his education at the school of Mr. John Bruce, and then went on to Dr. Black's Classical Academy. He then spent two years as a boarder at the Sulpician College, where he attended classes in French and Latin.
In 1833, at the age of fourteen, he was sent by his parents to Flushing Institute, a school for boys, founded in 1828 by Dr. William Augustus Muhlenburg, Rector of Flushing, Long Island. A year later he went from this school to the college, also founded by Dr. Muhlenburg, at Long Point, East River.
From there, he entered Columbia College, New York, where he graduated with the degree of B.A. in 1840 and M.A. in 1843. From Columbia he was also granted the Degree of D.D., honoris causa, in 1861. From Bishop's College, Lennoxville, Quebec, he received the degree of M.A., ad eundem, in 1854, and D.D. in 1862. McGill University awarded him the degree of M.A. ad eundem, in 1856 and LL.D., honoris causa, in 1870.
On July 25th, 1843, he was ordained Deacon by Dr. George Jehoshaphat Mountain, Bishop of Montreal, to take charge of St. Paul's Chapel, Quebec, in October of that year. Prior to that, he assisted his uncle Dr. Benjamin C. Cutler, who was the Rector at St. Ann's Church in Brooklyn.
In 1845, he was called to be Rector of St. Thomas' Church, Montreal, where he remained for two and a half years, until he was appointed to the Crown Rectory of St. Johns, Quebec by Lord Elgin. As Rector of St. Johns he was also chaplain to the forces stationed there. He remained at St. Johns for the next eleven years.
In 1854, while still Rector of St. Johns, he was made an Honorary Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, by Dr. Fulford, Bishop of Montreal and Metropolitan of Canada.
In October 1858, he was appointed Rector of Trinity Church, Montreal by Bishop Fulford. When Canon Bancroft came to Trinity, the congregation worshipped in the original Trinity Church in St. Paul Street, opposite the Bonsecours Market. In 1859, one year after the new Rector's arrival, they moved temporarily to the Church at the corner of Gosford Street and Champ de Mars, known as the Gosford Street Church.
Under Canon Bancroft's leadership, the congregation outgrew these premises and the need for a new building was recognized. Canon Bancroft conceived the idea which led to the greatest material achievement of his ministry, the building of the new church in Place Viger. The corner stone was laid on June 23rd, 1864 and the new church was opened on September 17th, 1865.
In 1867, Canon Bancroft was forced to accepted a leave of absence due to ill health. He and his wife went to Europe for the better part of a year. In a letter written in London, England on May 31st, 1867 to his two aunts, Sarah Parsons Bancroft and her sister Harriet (née Bancroft) Cutler, Charles wrote:
"I shall never cease to be thankful that we were permitted to see what we have seen and, should it please God fully to restore my health, I hope that this change and travel will materially increase my usefulness. I am steadily gaining,
though I have occasional drawbacks and am reminded that I am not yet as vigorous as I ought to be before resuming work."
Canon Bancroft resumed his ministry at Trinity Church upon his return home, however his health was never quite restored, and he was often forced to take periods of rest from his duties.
He submitted his resignation on April 12, 1876 and preached his last sermon at Trinity Church on the second Sunday after Easter, April 30th, 1876.
In November of the next year he received a telegram summoning him to the deathbed of his cousin Eliza (Mrs. Cyrus Wakefield) at Wakefield, Massachusetts, only to find on his arrival that she had died a few hours before. The hurried journey and consequent shock and grief proved too much for his delicate health, and he died a few days later, on November 26, 1877 at the home of Mrs. Wakefield.
His body was brought from Wakefield to Montreal, where the funeral was conducted in Christ Church Cathedral, on November 29th, by the Most Rev. Ashton Oxendon, Bishop of Montreal and Metropolitan of Canada, Dr. Bond, the Dean of Montreal and Canon Baldwin.
Canon Bancroft was Honorary Clerical Secretary of the Provincial Synod of Canada from its organization until he was compelled to resign by ill-health in 1876. He was appointed Chairman of the Protestant Board of School Commissioners of Montreal in 1845. In 1847, he was elected a School Commissioner for the district of St. John's, Quebec. On returning to Montreal in 1858, he again became a member of the Board and in 1876 its Chairman.
As chairman of a compilation committee, he compiled the Diocesan Hymnal which was still in the press at the time of his death. This hymnal was, in many of the Churches of the Diocese which had not later adopted "Hymns Ancient & Modern", in use until the appearance of the Canadian "Book of Common Praise" in 1908.
He married Ellen Smith, daughter of Joseph Few Smith and his wife Elizabeth Lehman, on September 24, 1844, in Christ Church, Philadelphia. Charles Bancroft and Ellen Smith were married by Dr. Benjamin C. Cutler and it is mentioned in the memoirs of Dr. Cutler that they went for their wedding trip to Montreal.
Charles and Ellen had 7 living children:
(Two daughters, Ellen and Gertrude Elizabeth had died in infancy)
1. Charles Bancroft, born September 13, 1845 in Montreal. He died December 1, 1906. Charles married Eunice Foster on October 12, 1869.
2. Anna Bancroft, born June 29, 1847. She died September 25, 1926. Anna married David Torrance Fraser.
3. Mary Bancroft, born March 28, 1851. She died September 23, 1934.
4. Louisa MacDougall Bancroft, born November 13, 1853. She died July 19, 1895. Louisa married Francis Sydney Smithers.
5. Harriet Cutler Bancroft, born February 16, 1856. She died July 13, 1913. Harriet married Reginald Herber Buchanan.
6. Grace Wilmot Bancroft, born July 20, 1861. She died May 16, 1935. Grace married the Rev. George Abbott-Smith.
7. Henry Bancroft, born October 22, 1863. He died December 17, 1926. He married Anne Armour Brown.
Charles was born at the family home located at 93 Notre Dame Street, Montreal, Quebec. He began his education at the school of Mr. John Bruce, and then went on to Dr. Black's Classical Academy. He then spent two years as a boarder at the Sulpician College, where he attended classes in French and Latin.
In 1833, at the age of fourteen, he was sent by his parents to Flushing Institute, a school for boys, founded in 1828 by Dr. William Augustus Muhlenburg, Rector of Flushing, Long Island. A year later he went from this school to the college, also founded by Dr. Muhlenburg, at Long Point, East River.
From there, he entered Columbia College, New York, where he graduated with the degree of B.A. in 1840 and M.A. in 1843. From Columbia he was also granted the Degree of D.D., honoris causa, in 1861. From Bishop's College, Lennoxville, Quebec, he received the degree of M.A., ad eundem, in 1854, and D.D. in 1862. McGill University awarded him the degree of M.A. ad eundem, in 1856 and LL.D., honoris causa, in 1870.
On July 25th, 1843, he was ordained Deacon by Dr. George Jehoshaphat Mountain, Bishop of Montreal, to take charge of St. Paul's Chapel, Quebec, in October of that year. Prior to that, he assisted his uncle Dr. Benjamin C. Cutler, who was the Rector at St. Ann's Church in Brooklyn.
In 1845, he was called to be Rector of St. Thomas' Church, Montreal, where he remained for two and a half years, until he was appointed to the Crown Rectory of St. Johns, Quebec by Lord Elgin. As Rector of St. Johns he was also chaplain to the forces stationed there. He remained at St. Johns for the next eleven years.
In 1854, while still Rector of St. Johns, he was made an Honorary Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, by Dr. Fulford, Bishop of Montreal and Metropolitan of Canada.
In October 1858, he was appointed Rector of Trinity Church, Montreal by Bishop Fulford. When Canon Bancroft came to Trinity, the congregation worshipped in the original Trinity Church in St. Paul Street, opposite the Bonsecours Market. In 1859, one year after the new Rector's arrival, they moved temporarily to the Church at the corner of Gosford Street and Champ de Mars, known as the Gosford Street Church.
Under Canon Bancroft's leadership, the congregation outgrew these premises and the need for a new building was recognized. Canon Bancroft conceived the idea which led to the greatest material achievement of his ministry, the building of the new church in Place Viger. The corner stone was laid on June 23rd, 1864 and the new church was opened on September 17th, 1865.
In 1867, Canon Bancroft was forced to accepted a leave of absence due to ill health. He and his wife went to Europe for the better part of a year. In a letter written in London, England on May 31st, 1867 to his two aunts, Sarah Parsons Bancroft and her sister Harriet (née Bancroft) Cutler, Charles wrote:
"I shall never cease to be thankful that we were permitted to see what we have seen and, should it please God fully to restore my health, I hope that this change and travel will materially increase my usefulness. I am steadily gaining,
though I have occasional drawbacks and am reminded that I am not yet as vigorous as I ought to be before resuming work."
Canon Bancroft resumed his ministry at Trinity Church upon his return home, however his health was never quite restored, and he was often forced to take periods of rest from his duties.
He submitted his resignation on April 12, 1876 and preached his last sermon at Trinity Church on the second Sunday after Easter, April 30th, 1876.
In November of the next year he received a telegram summoning him to the deathbed of his cousin Eliza (Mrs. Cyrus Wakefield) at Wakefield, Massachusetts, only to find on his arrival that she had died a few hours before. The hurried journey and consequent shock and grief proved too much for his delicate health, and he died a few days later, on November 26, 1877 at the home of Mrs. Wakefield.
His body was brought from Wakefield to Montreal, where the funeral was conducted in Christ Church Cathedral, on November 29th, by the Most Rev. Ashton Oxendon, Bishop of Montreal and Metropolitan of Canada, Dr. Bond, the Dean of Montreal and Canon Baldwin.
Canon Bancroft was Honorary Clerical Secretary of the Provincial Synod of Canada from its organization until he was compelled to resign by ill-health in 1876. He was appointed Chairman of the Protestant Board of School Commissioners of Montreal in 1845. In 1847, he was elected a School Commissioner for the district of St. John's, Quebec. On returning to Montreal in 1858, he again became a member of the Board and in 1876 its Chairman.
As chairman of a compilation committee, he compiled the Diocesan Hymnal which was still in the press at the time of his death. This hymnal was, in many of the Churches of the Diocese which had not later adopted "Hymns Ancient & Modern", in use until the appearance of the Canadian "Book of Common Praise" in 1908.
Charles Bancroft was the son of Charles Bancroft and his wife Mary Ann Jones.
He married Ellen Smith, daughter of Joseph Few Smith and his wife Elizabeth Lehman, on September 24, 1844, in Christ Church, Philadelphia. Charles Bancroft and Ellen Smith were married by Dr. Benjamin C. Cutler and it is mentioned in the memoirs of Dr. Cutler that they went for their wedding trip to Montreal.
Charles and Ellen had 7 living children:
(Two daughters, Ellen and Gertrude Elizabeth had died in infancy)
1. Charles Bancroft, born September 13, 1845 in Montreal. He died December 1, 1906. Charles married Eunice Foster on October 12, 1869.
2. Anna Bancroft, born June 29, 1847. She died September 25, 1926. Anna married David Torrance Fraser.
3. Mary Bancroft, born March 28, 1851. She died September 23, 1934.
4. Louisa MacDougall Bancroft, born November 13, 1853. She died July 19, 1895. Louisa married Francis Sydney Smithers.
5. Harriet Cutler Bancroft, born February 16, 1856. She died July 13, 1913. Harriet married Reginald Herber Buchanan.
6. Grace Wilmot Bancroft, born July 20, 1861. She died May 16, 1935. Grace married the Rev. George Abbott-Smith.
7. Henry Bancroft, born October 22, 1863. He died December 17, 1926. He married Anne Armour Brown.
Charles was born at the family home located at 93 Notre Dame Street, Montreal, Quebec. He began his education at the school of Mr. John Bruce, and then went on to Dr. Black's Classical Academy. He then spent two years as a boarder at the Sulpician College, where he attended classes in French and Latin.
In 1833, at the age of fourteen, he was sent by his parents to Flushing Institute, a school for boys, founded in 1828 by Dr. William Augustus Muhlenburg, Rector of Flushing, Long Island. A year later he went from this school to the college, also founded by Dr. Muhlenburg, at Long Point, East River.
From there, he entered Columbia College, New York, where he graduated with the degree of B.A. in 1840 and M.A. in 1843. From Columbia he was also granted the Degree of D.D., honoris causa, in 1861. From Bishop's College, Lennoxville, Quebec, he received the degree of M.A., ad eundem, in 1854, and D.D. in 1862. McGill University awarded him the degree of M.A. ad eundem, in 1856 and LL.D., honoris causa, in 1870.
On July 25th, 1843, he was ordained Deacon by Dr. George Jehoshaphat Mountain, Bishop of Montreal, to take charge of St. Paul's Chapel, Quebec, in October of that year. Prior to that, he assisted his uncle Dr. Benjamin C. Cutler, who was the Rector at St. Ann's Church in Brooklyn.
In 1845, he was called to be Rector of St. Thomas' Church, Montreal, where he remained for two and a half years, until he was appointed to the Crown Rectory of St. Johns, Quebec by Lord Elgin. As Rector of St. Johns he was also chaplain to the forces stationed there. He remained at St. Johns for the next eleven years.
In 1854, while still Rector of St. Johns, he was made an Honorary Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, by Dr. Fulford, Bishop of Montreal and Metropolitan of Canada.
In October 1858, he was appointed Rector of Trinity Church, Montreal by Bishop Fulford. When Canon Bancroft came to Trinity, the congregation worshipped in the original Trinity Church in St. Paul Street, opposite the Bonsecours Market. In 1859, one year after the new Rector's arrival, they moved temporarily to the Church at the corner of Gosford Street and Champ de Mars, known as the Gosford Street Church.
Under Canon Bancroft's leadership, the congregation outgrew these premises and the need for a new building was recognized. Canon Bancroft conceived the idea which led to the greatest material achievement of his ministry, the building of the new church in Place Viger. The corner stone was laid on June 23rd, 1864 and the new church was opened on September 17th, 1865.
In 1867, Canon Bancroft was forced to accepted a leave of absence due to ill health. He and his wife went to Europe for the better part of a year. In a letter written in London, England on May 31st, 1867 to his two aunts, Sarah Parsons Bancroft and her sister Harriet (née Bancroft) Cutler, Charles wrote:
"I shall never cease to be thankful that we were permitted to see what we have seen and, should it please God fully to restore my health, I hope that this change and travel will materially increase my usefulness. I am steadily gaining,
though I have occasional drawbacks and am reminded that I am not yet as vigorous as I ought to be before resuming work."
Canon Bancroft resumed his ministry at Trinity Church upon his return home, however his health was never quite restored, and he was often forced to take periods of rest from his duties.
He submitted his resignation on April 12, 1876 and preached his last sermon at Trinity Church on the second Sunday after Easter, April 30th, 1876.
In November of the next year he received a telegram summoning him to the deathbed of his cousin Eliza (Mrs. Cyrus Wakefield) at Wakefield, Massachusetts, only to find on his arrival that she had died a few hours before. The hurried journey and consequent shock and grief proved too much for his delicate health, and he died a few days later, on November 26, 1877 at the home of Mrs. Wakefield.
His body was brought from Wakefield to Montreal, where the funeral was conducted in Christ Church Cathedral, on November 29th, by the Most Rev. Ashton Oxendon, Bishop of Montreal and Metropolitan of Canada, Dr. Bond, the Dean of Montreal and Canon Baldwin.
Canon Bancroft was Honorary Clerical Secretary of the Provincial Synod of Canada from its organization until he was compelled to resign by ill-health in 1876. He was appointed Chairman of the Protestant Board of School Commissioners of Montreal in 1845. In 1847, he was elected a School Commissioner for the district of St. John's, Quebec. On returning to Montreal in 1858, he again became a member of the Board and in 1876 its Chairman.
As chairman of a compilation committee, he compiled the Diocesan Hymnal which was still in the press at the time of his death. This hymnal was, in many of the Churches of the Diocese which had not later adopted "Hymns Ancient & Modern", in use until the appearance of the Canadian "Book of Common Praise" in 1908.
He married Ellen Smith, daughter of Joseph Few Smith and his wife Elizabeth Lehman, on September 24, 1844, in Christ Church, Philadelphia. Charles Bancroft and Ellen Smith were married by Dr. Benjamin C. Cutler and it is mentioned in the memoirs of Dr. Cutler that they went for their wedding trip to Montreal.
Charles and Ellen had 7 living children:
(Two daughters, Ellen and Gertrude Elizabeth had died in infancy)
1. Charles Bancroft, born September 13, 1845 in Montreal. He died December 1, 1906. Charles married Eunice Foster on October 12, 1869.
2. Anna Bancroft, born June 29, 1847. She died September 25, 1926. Anna married David Torrance Fraser.
3. Mary Bancroft, born March 28, 1851. She died September 23, 1934.
4. Louisa MacDougall Bancroft, born November 13, 1853. She died July 19, 1895. Louisa married Francis Sydney Smithers.
5. Harriet Cutler Bancroft, born February 16, 1856. She died July 13, 1913. Harriet married Reginald Herber Buchanan.
6. Grace Wilmot Bancroft, born July 20, 1861. She died May 16, 1935. Grace married the Rev. George Abbott-Smith.
7. Henry Bancroft, born October 22, 1863. He died December 17, 1926. He married Anne Armour Brown.
Charles was born at the family home located at 93 Notre Dame Street, Montreal, Quebec. He began his education at the school of Mr. John Bruce, and then went on to Dr. Black's Classical Academy. He then spent two years as a boarder at the Sulpician College, where he attended classes in French and Latin.
In 1833, at the age of fourteen, he was sent by his parents to Flushing Institute, a school for boys, founded in 1828 by Dr. William Augustus Muhlenburg, Rector of Flushing, Long Island. A year later he went from this school to the college, also founded by Dr. Muhlenburg, at Long Point, East River.
From there, he entered Columbia College, New York, where he graduated with the degree of B.A. in 1840 and M.A. in 1843. From Columbia he was also granted the Degree of D.D., honoris causa, in 1861. From Bishop's College, Lennoxville, Quebec, he received the degree of M.A., ad eundem, in 1854, and D.D. in 1862. McGill University awarded him the degree of M.A. ad eundem, in 1856 and LL.D., honoris causa, in 1870.
On July 25th, 1843, he was ordained Deacon by Dr. George Jehoshaphat Mountain, Bishop of Montreal, to take charge of St. Paul's Chapel, Quebec, in October of that year. Prior to that, he assisted his uncle Dr. Benjamin C. Cutler, who was the Rector at St. Ann's Church in Brooklyn.
In 1845, he was called to be Rector of St. Thomas' Church, Montreal, where he remained for two and a half years, until he was appointed to the Crown Rectory of St. Johns, Quebec by Lord Elgin. As Rector of St. Johns he was also chaplain to the forces stationed there. He remained at St. Johns for the next eleven years.
In 1854, while still Rector of St. Johns, he was made an Honorary Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, by Dr. Fulford, Bishop of Montreal and Metropolitan of Canada.
In October 1858, he was appointed Rector of Trinity Church, Montreal by Bishop Fulford. When Canon Bancroft came to Trinity, the congregation worshipped in the original Trinity Church in St. Paul Street, opposite the Bonsecours Market. In 1859, one year after the new Rector's arrival, they moved temporarily to the Church at the corner of Gosford Street and Champ de Mars, known as the Gosford Street Church.
Under Canon Bancroft's leadership, the congregation outgrew these premises and the need for a new building was recognized. Canon Bancroft conceived the idea which led to the greatest material achievement of his ministry, the building of the new church in Place Viger. The corner stone was laid on June 23rd, 1864 and the new church was opened on September 17th, 1865.
In 1867, Canon Bancroft was forced to accepted a leave of absence due to ill health. He and his wife went to Europe for the better part of a year. In a letter written in London, England on May 31st, 1867 to his two aunts, Sarah Parsons Bancroft and her sister Harriet (née Bancroft) Cutler, Charles wrote:
"I shall never cease to be thankful that we were permitted to see what we have seen and, should it please God fully to restore my health, I hope that this change and travel will materially increase my usefulness. I am steadily gaining,
though I have occasional drawbacks and am reminded that I am not yet as vigorous as I ought to be before resuming work."
Canon Bancroft resumed his ministry at Trinity Church upon his return home, however his health was never quite restored, and he was often forced to take periods of rest from his duties.
He submitted his resignation on April 12, 1876 and preached his last sermon at Trinity Church on the second Sunday after Easter, April 30th, 1876.
In November of the next year he received a telegram summoning him to the deathbed of his cousin Eliza (Mrs. Cyrus Wakefield) at Wakefield, Massachusetts, only to find on his arrival that she had died a few hours before. The hurried journey and consequent shock and grief proved too much for his delicate health, and he died a few days later, on November 26, 1877 at the home of Mrs. Wakefield.
His body was brought from Wakefield to Montreal, where the funeral was conducted in Christ Church Cathedral, on November 29th, by the Most Rev. Ashton Oxendon, Bishop of Montreal and Metropolitan of Canada, Dr. Bond, the Dean of Montreal and Canon Baldwin.
Canon Bancroft was Honorary Clerical Secretary of the Provincial Synod of Canada from its organization until he was compelled to resign by ill-health in 1876. He was appointed Chairman of the Protestant Board of School Commissioners of Montreal in 1845. In 1847, he was elected a School Commissioner for the district of St. John's, Quebec. On returning to Montreal in 1858, he again became a member of the Board and in 1876 its Chairman.
As chairman of a compilation committee, he compiled the Diocesan Hymnal which was still in the press at the time of his death. This hymnal was, in many of the Churches of the Diocese which had not later adopted "Hymns Ancient & Modern", in use until the appearance of the Canadian "Book of Common Praise" in 1908.
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