A DNA Match Suggests an Answer A number of years ago, when I was researching my Killeen ancestry, I asked: What Happened to William Killeen? William, the son of Denis Killeen and Mary Ahearn, was born in March township (Carleton County, Ontario) in 1832, and can be found in the 1851 Canadian census, living in … Continue reading What Happened to William Killeen? (Revisited)
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Register of Notre Dame Basilica, Ottawa: Part 1
If you're looking for Catholic ancestors in the Bytown/Ottawa area and beyond (see below), you will probably (and by "probably" I mean "almost certainly") want to check the parish register for Notre Dame Basilica, Ottawa. The register is available online at two different sites: At FamilySearch.org, as part of their collection titled Ontario, Roman Catholic … Continue reading Register of Notre Dame Basilica, Ottawa: Part 1
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John Killeen (about 1828-1906)
I found this photograph attached to a family tree at ancestry.ca, and contacted the owner for permission to post at my site. The owner kindly granted my request. This is John Killeen, son of Denis Killeen and Mary Ahearn. John Killeen was born about 1828 in March Township, Carleton Co., Ontario. On 20 December 1852, … Continue reading John Killeen (about 1828-1906)
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Irish Counties in Fitzroy Harbour Mission Marriage Records, 1852-1856
From 1852, there was a Catholic Mission at Fitzroy Harbour (Carleton Co., Ontario). A stone church (St. Michael's) was built in 1861;[1. This stone church replaced a wooden church that had burned to the ground in 1854. The suspected cause of the fire was anti-Catholic vandalism. See Marion G. Rogers, "St. Michael's Church Fitzroy Harbour," … Continue reading Irish Counties in Fitzroy Harbour Mission Marriage Records, 1852-1856
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William Killeen and Lucy Armstrong
William Henry Killeen (1857-1904) was a son of Denis Benjamin Killeen and Ellen O'Brien, and a grandson of Denis Killeen and Mary Ahearn. In November 1885, he married Lucy Armstrong (1863-1956), a daughter of James Armstrong and Bridget Kelly, and a granddaughter of Joseph Armstrong and Catherine Smith. Lucy Armstrong was the first cousin of … Continue reading William Killeen and Lucy Armstrong
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First Man Born in the Township [of March]? (Patrick Killeen/Killean)
As noted in an earlier entry ("Where Was Patrick Killeen Born?"), different sources give a different birthplace for Patrick Killeen (1820-1890), son of Denis Killeen and Mary Ahearn. While his Ontario civil death registration lists his birthplace as Ireland, several other sources (including the Canadian census returns of 1851 and 1861[1. I have not yet found … Continue reading First Man Born in the Township [of March]? (Patrick Killeen/Killean)
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Ancestry of John Alexander Moran
My father's family tree. With maple leaf icons for those born in Canada, shamrock icons for those born in Ireland: Credits: All papers and elements from TheShabbyShoppe. Font: Mrs Eaves. View the Family History Scrapbook.
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Patrick Cavanaugh and Bridget Killeen
Another Killeen couple with surprisingly few marriages amongst their offspring: Bridget Killeen was one of the daughters (possibly the fourth daughter, and fifth child) of Denis Killeen and Mary Ahearn, and a sister of Hanora (married Michael Donahue), and also of Ellen (married Mathew Daley), of Patrick (married Bridget Galligan), of Margaret Jane (married John … Continue reading Patrick Cavanaugh and Bridget Killeen
