Ahearn – Ottawa Valley Irish

What Happened to William Killeen? (Revisited)

Posted on 6 June 2017by M.C. Moran

A DNA Match Suggests an Answer A number of years ago, when I was researching my Killeen ancestry, I asked:…

Posted on 28 April 2015by M.C. Moran

If you’re looking for Catholic ancestors in the Bytown/Ottawa area and beyond (see below), you will probably (and by “probably”…

Posted on 14 April 2015by M.C. Moran

I found this photograph attached to a family tree at ancestry.ca, and contacted the owner for permission to post at…

Posted on 11 June 2014by M.C. Moran

From 1852, there was a Catholic Mission at Fitzroy Harbour (Carleton Co., Ontario). A stone church (St. Michael’s) was built…

Posted on 16 November 2013by M.C. Moran

William Henry Killeen (1857-1904) was a son of Denis Benjamin Killeen and Ellen O’Brien, and a grandson of Denis Killeen…

Posted on 31 October 2013by M.C. Moran

As noted in an earlier entry (“Where Was Patrick Killeen Born?”), different sources give a different birthplace for Patrick Killeen (1820-1890),…

Posted on 13 June 2013by M.C. Moran

My father’s family tree. With maple leaf icons for those born in Canada, shamrock icons for those born in Ireland:…

Posted on 20 March 2011by M.C. Moran

Another Killeen couple with surprisingly few marriages amongst their offspring: Bridget Killeen was one of the daughters (possibly the fourth…