Category: Queries

What happened to the sons of Denis Galligan and Catherine Doolan?

~ M.C. Moran

Denis Galligan, son of Patrick Galligan (c.1807-1870) and Mary Cullen (c. 1807-1843), was born about 1841 in the townland of Loughaconnick, parish of Kilmore, Co. Cavan, Ireland. In the early 1840s, he and his parents and siblings emigrated to Canada, settling in Fitzroy Township, Carleton County, Ontario.[1. Three generations of this Galligan family emigrated to … Continue reading What happened to the sons of Denis Galligan and Catherine Doolan?

Margaret and Ann Devey (Devy, Davy, McDavie)

~ M.C. Moran

A reader is looking for information about her Devey (Devy, Davy, McDavie) ancestors, who presumably emigrated from Ireland to Canada in the 1820s. Margret/Margaret Devey was born about 1820, possibly in Ireland, possibly in the Bytown (Ottawa) area. On 8 September 1839, she married William Hitsman, son of Peter Hitsman (Hitzman) and Elizabeth ("Betsey") Tuttle. … Continue reading Margaret and Ann Devey (Devy, Davy, McDavie)

William McKelvey, Killyleagh, Co. Down, Northern Ireland to Canada

~ M.C. Moran

A reader is looking for information about his great-uncle William McKelvey (Mckelvy/McKelvie/Mckelvie), who emigrated to Canada in 1924. William McKelvey, son of James McKelvey and Sarah Adams, was born in Killyleagh, County Down, Northern Ireland about 1894. On 28 January 1915, he enlisted with the 16th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, and served throughout the First … Continue reading William McKelvey, Killyleagh, Co. Down, Northern Ireland to Canada

Thomas Benton and Catherine Dwyer, Cappawhite, Tipperary

~ M.C. Moran

One of my brick wall ancestors is my great-great-grandfather Thomas Benton, who was born in Ireland about 1830, emigrated to Canada in the 1850s, and died at Arnrprior (Renfrew County, Ontario) in 1890. He married Hanora ("Annie") Ryan about 1856, but I've yet to find a marriage record for this couple, and I don't know … Continue reading Thomas Benton and Catherine Dwyer, Cappawhite, Tipperary

John Lynch and Unity Fox, Strabane, Co. Tyrone

~ M.C. Moran

A reader is looking for information about her great-grandparents John Lynch (born about 1856, Co. Tyrone) and Unity Fox (born about 1856, Co. Tyrone). The couple were married on 22 May 1878 at a Roman Catholic chapel (possibly Cloughcor Chapel?), parish of Leckpatrick, Strabane, Co. Tyrone, Ireland, with Daniel Murphy and Mary J. Murphy serving … Continue reading John Lynch and Unity Fox, Strabane, Co. Tyrone

Fitzgerald, from Ireland to Hastings Co., Ontario

~ M.C. Moran

A reader is looking for information on William Fitzgerald (born in Ireland about 1816) and his wife Ellen (born in Ireland about 1813). The couple emigrated from Ireland, and came to Hastings Co., Ontario in 1843. One of their sons, John Fitzgerald, married Mary Ann Hickey in 1864. Many of the family are buried at … Continue reading Fitzgerald, from Ireland to Hastings Co., Ontario

Currie/Curry or Corry, from Fermanagh to the Ottawa Valley

~ M.C. Moran

A reader is looking for information on a family who emigrated from Co. Fermanagh, Ireland to the Ottawa Valley in the early- to mid-19th century. The family name was Currie/Curry or Corry, and the forenames were Patrick, Frank, Thomas, and Christopher. They apparently left Ireland with the Lunney family who settled at Pakenham (Lanark Co., … Continue reading Currie/Curry or Corry, from Fermanagh to the Ottawa Valley