From Ballymacegan, Lorrha, Tipperary to March Township, Carleton, Ontario
My Lahey ancestors came from Killycross Upper, Ballymacegan, Lorrha, Co. Tipperary, Ireland;1 and emigrated to March Township, Carleton Co., Ontario,…
Migration
Married twice (to the same spouse)
Except that, in the eyes of the Catholic Church (and, perhaps just as importantly, in the eyes of the bridegrooms’…
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“Missing Friends” advertisements
Are you looking for someone who emigrated from Ireland to North America in the nineteenth century? Welcome to the club!…
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Irish Origins in Canadian Roman Catholic Marriage Records: St. John the Evangelist, Gananoque, Leeds Co., Ontario, Part 2
For marriages from 4 January 1850 to 6 February 1855, please see Part One. Part 3 to follow. *This marriage,…
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Marriage of Michael Dwyer and Honora Benton
Honora Benton was born in Cappawhite, Co. Tipperary in 1818 (baptized 13 December 1818), the daughter of Thomas Benton and…
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Irish Origins in Canadian Roman Catholic Marriage Records: St. John the Evangelist, Gananoque, Leeds Co., Ontario, Part I
From the register of St. John the Evangelist, Gananoque, Leeds Co., Ontario,1 a list of Irish-emigrant marriages from 4 January…
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“Of the Rail Road in this mission”
Thomas Benton (1826-1890) was born in Cappawhite, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, the son of Thomas Benton and Catherine (“Kitty”) Dwyer. Of…
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Irish Counties in Fitzroy Harbour Mission Marriage Records, Part Two
A few more marriages from the register for the Catholic mission at Fitzroy Harbour (Carleton Co., Ontario). This is a…
