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Canadian Records

Heritage Passages Site to be Shut Down

Heritage Passages Site to be Shut Down

Canadian History, Canadian Records, Local History, Occupations13 June 2022by M.C. Moran

Heritage Passages: Bytown and the Rideau Canal will soon be shut down. Many sections of the site are already deadlinked. A message on the website currently reads: This site will be shut down as of Monday July 4, 2022. Ce…

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Carleton County contributors to an Irish Famine relief fund (1847)

Carleton County contributors to an Irish Famine relief fund (1847)

Canadian History, Canadian Records, Irish History, Newspapers27 April 2022by M.C. Moran

On 26 June 1847, The Ottawa Daily Citizen published a list of “Names of persons who contributed to the relief of the suffering poor of Ireland.” This list had been supplied to the newspaper by “the Rev. Mr. O’Connell, Catholic…

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Irish Counties in Fitzroy Harbour RC Marriage Records (1852-1863)

Irish Counties in Fitzroy Harbour RC Marriage Records (1852-1863)

Canadian Records, Catholic Records, Marriage Records, Migration21 April 2022by M.C. Moran

From 1852, there was a Catholic mission at Fitzroy Harbour (Fitzroy township, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada). A stone church was built in 1861,1 but the mission did not become the independent parish of St. Michael until 1917. The Fitzroy Harbour Mission…

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Irish Origins in Canadian RC Marriage Records: St. John the Evangelist, Gananoque, Leeds Co., Ontario

Irish Origins in Canadian RC Marriage Records: St. John the Evangelist, Gananoque, Leeds Co., Ontario

Canadian Records, Catholic Records, Marriage Records, Migration20 April 2022by M.C. Moran

From the parish registers of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, Gananoque, Leeds Co., Ontario,1 a list of Irish-emigrant marriages from 4 January 1850 to 25 February 1859. I have included only  those marriages where the record supplies information…

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Forkill Names in the Register for St. John the Baptist RC Church, Perth, Lanark, Ontario (1842-1856)

Forkill Names in the Register for St. John the Baptist RC Church, Perth, Lanark, Ontario (1842-1856)

Canadian Records, Catholic Records, Forkill, Marriage Records17 April 2022by M.C. Moran

Extracted from the parish registers for St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada, July 1842 through December 1856.1 Below, I include only  those marriages where one or both parties were identified with Co. Armagh. Many…

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1848 Census: North Crosby, Leeds, Ontario, Canada

Canadian Records, Census12 April 2022by M.C. Moran

Extracted from the 1848 Census, Canada West (Ontario), Johnstown District, Leeds County, North Crosby Township. 1 This census lists only the head of family/household by name. But: if you’re researching your North Crosby ancestors, there is an awful lot of…

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John Alexander Moran Photo Gallery:

  • Rosemary and John Moran
  • Rosemary and John Moran, at Tunney's Pasture, by the Ottawa River
  • John Alexander Moran, Ottawa (Armstrong St.?), c. 1937.
  • John and Rosemary, in front of Carleton Tavern
  • St. Patrick's Collegiate
  • John Alexander Moran, age 15
  • L. Lahey, John Alexander Moran, and Rosemary Moran
  • Frobisher Bay, mid-1950s
  • At a party, Ottawa, early 1960s, with cousin Orville Lahey in the background
  • Boxing Day wedding, 26 December 1963: John Alexander Moran and Catherine Frances McGlade
  • In the Canadian Rockies, summer 1967
  • At the convent of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul, Kingston, ON, ca. 1976.
  • Johnny's seafood chowder, Ogunquit, ME, mid-1980s.
  • Johnny's Mystery Tour: Sea-Faring Edition. Somewhere off the coast of New Hamsphire, 1992.
  • On his way out to canvass for cancer research funds, September 2010
  • In hospital, with grandson Emmet visiting, June 2012

Recent Posts

  • John Moran, University of Ottawa football team 1 December 2022
  • The Death of Frank Finnerty 22 November 2022
  • UPDATE: William Fitzgerald, Ireland to Hastings Co., Ontario 30 October 2022
  • Heritage Passages Site to be Shut Down 13 June 2022
  • The Queen vs. Kelly 9 June 2022

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If you'd like to suggest an addition or a correction; if you have a photo or a document that you'd like to share; if you have any questions or concerns about the information at this site, please CONTACT ME.