Peter Finnerty was born about 1810 in Co. Kerry, Ireland, the son of John Finnerty and Catherine Dunleavy. He emigrated to Canada probably in the early 1840s, initially working as a labourer (journalier) in Quebec City. Here he married another…
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Peter Robinson Settlers in Huntley township
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Peter Robinson settlers in Huntley township, Carleton County, Ontario [Upper Canada], 1834. The names below can be found on the passenger lists for the Hebe and the Stakesby (from Cork to Quebec, 1823). Transcribed from: Return of a portion of the Irish…
Early Baptisms, St. Francis de Sales, Smiths Falls: Part I
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Early Baptisms (May 1848-Dec 1849), St. Francis de Sales, Smiths Falls, Montague township, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada This is my own transcription, some of the names were hard to make out. I have resisted the urge to “correct” the spellings.…
Upper Canada Land Petitions Online
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I can’t believe these documents are now online (and have been online for a couple of months, apparently — John Reid posted about this on 14 January 2012). Not just the index to the petitions (which index was put online…
Denis Killeen’s Will
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Denis Killeen made a will on 24 May 1850, a memorial of which was registered on 9 February 1854 (about three or four years after his death). The memorial was “signed” (that is, marked with an X) by his eldest…
Some (Adult Male) Roman Catholics of Huntley township, 1837
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The following petition contains the names of 88 adult male Catholics of Huntley township (Carleton Co., Ontario [Upper Canada]), circa 1837. This is not a complete inventory of RC males, or of RC male heads of household, in Huntley township…
Last Will and Testament of Francis Moran
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Francis Moranwas born about 1812 in Co. Leitrim, Ireland, the son of Ambrose Moran and Margaret [maiden name unknown]. He emigrated to Canada about 1833, where he settled at Fitzroy township, Carleton Co. He married 1.) Margaret Behan; and 2.)…
Last Will and Testament of Denis Galligan
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Denis Galligan (sometimes spelled Gallaghan) was born about 1815 in Co. Cavan, Ireland, probably (but this is not yet documented) the son of Denis Galligan and Anne Kelly. He emigrated to Canada in the early 1840s (as did his suspected…
Marriage of Michael Galligan and Elizabeth Jordan
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I came across the marriage record for Michael Galligan and Elizabeth Jordan almost by accident. Not quite by accident, because I waslooking for Galligans in the Québec RC registers. But I was thinking of Ottawa Valley area parishes and missions,…
Last Will and Testament of Angelina McGlade (Angélique Ménard)
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Angelina McGlade was the second wife of my great-great-grandfather John McGlade (1829-1891), and the stepmother of my great-grandfather Arthur Joseph McGlade (1861-1925, son of John McGlade and Bridget Dunne). She was born Angélique Ménard, daughter of François Xavier Ménard and…