Translating French Records: Catholic Marriage Records
Of the three types of Roman Catholic records most commonly used for genealogical purposes (baptismal, marriage, and burial), marriage records…
Tag: Lahey
From Ballymacegan, Lorrha, Tipperary to March Township, Carleton, Ontario
My Lahey ancestors came from Killycross Upper, Ballymacegan, Lorrha, Co. Tipperary, Ireland;1 and emigrated to March Township, Carleton Co., Ontario,…
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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…
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Hourigan twins baptized
Thomas Hourigan and John Hourigan were born in March township on 14 September 1849, the sons of Patrick Hourigan and…
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Irish Origins in Canadian Roman Catholic Marriage Records: St. John the Evangelist, Gananoque, Leeds Co., Ontario, Part 2
For marriages from 4 January 1850 to 6 February 1855, please see Part One. Part 3 to follow. *This marriage,…
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“Of the Rail Road in this mission”
Thomas Benton (1826-1890) was born in Cappawhite, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, the son of Thomas Benton and Catherine (“Kitty”) Dwyer. Of…
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Patrick Ryan (1842-1920)
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SMASH! (that sound you just heard …
… was me smashing through a brick wall). Last May, I asked whether my brick-wall ancestor Thomas Benton might have…
