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Catholic Baptismal Records: Sponsors/Godparents

Catholic Baptismal Records: Sponsors/Godparents

Catholic Records, Forkill25 April 2022by M.C. Moran

A few points about Catholic baptismal sponsors: In French records, the godfather was le parrain, while the godmother was la marraine. In English language registers, they might be called godparents, or they might be called sponsors. In the very first…

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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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1821 Census: Mullaghbane, Forkill

Census, Forkill, Irish Records, Mullaghbane15 April 2022by M.C. Moran

Extracted from the 1821 Census of Ireland, Armagh County, Parish of Forkill, Townland of Mullaghbawn (Mullaghbane). Number of Inhabitants: 365 Number of Houses: 82 (76 plus 6 in ruins) Distribution of head-of-household surnames: Burns/Byrnes/Byrns: 9 Carroll: 2 Conly: 1 Cummasky:…

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Last Will and Testament of John McGlade

Canadian Records, Clarkill, Death and Burial, Forkill, Land Records, Legal, Wills5 April 2022by M.C. Moran

John McGlade died at Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario on 27 September 1891. His last will and testament was signed and witnessed on 20 September 1889; and was registered 5 October 1891.1 Last Will and Testament of John McGlade This is…

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Last Will and Testament of Angelina McGlade (Angélique Ménard)

Canadian Records, Clarkill, Forkill, Wills4 April 2022by M.C. Moran

Angelina McGlade was the second wife of my 2x-great-grandfather John McGlade (1827-1891), 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…

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1821 Census: Aughanduff, Forkill, Armagh

Aughanduff, Census, Forkill, Irish Records1 April 2022by M.C. Moran

Extracted from the 1821 Census of Ireland, Armagh County, Parish of Forkill, Townland of Aughanduff. Number of Inhabitants: 379 Number of Houses: 72 Distribution of head-of-household surnames: Burns: 1 Callaghan: 1 Campbell: 2 Caughy: 1 Cavanagh: 1 Feaghan: 1 Gollogly:…

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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

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