While Catholic burial records can supply a wealth of genealogically significant information, the cause of death was not something that the priest was required or expected to record. And as I've mentioned before, 19th- and early 20th-century Catholic burial records did not generally record the cause of death of the deceased. In some instances, however, … Continue reading Death by Fire (Two Moran Children, Ages 4 and 2)
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Sued for Slander?
I'd be interested in learning more about this case (and whether it ever got anywhere as a court case). From The Ottawa Journal, 20 October 1896, a notice that Robert and Eliza Jane Hemphill of Huntley had filed an action against Thomas E. and Mary Moran, also of Huntley township. The "Thomas E." almost certainly … Continue reading Sued for Slander?
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Ancestry of John Alexander Moran
My father's family tree. With maple leaf icons for those born in Canada, shamrock icons for those born in Ireland: Credits: All papers and elements from TheShabbyShoppe. Font: Mrs Eaves. View the Family History Scrapbook.
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Parents of James Edward Sullivan?
James Edward Sullivan was born about 1866, apparently at or near Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York. He died in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 7 February 1931. His Ontario civil death record records his birthplace as Potsdam, NY, and lists his parents as Jeremiah Sullivan, birthplace Ireland, and Ellen Sullivan, birthplace Ireland.[1. Was Sullivan both … Continue reading Parents of James Edward Sullivan?
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John Vallely (1861-1935)
John Vallely was a son of Michael Vallely and Mary Ryan. He was born in Lanark Co., Ontario in 1861, and emigrated to Grand Forks, North Dakota about 1882. In 1889 he married another Canadian emigrant to North Dakota: Anna Lillian ("Lila") Moran (1861-1915), daughter of Alexander Michael Moran and Mary Ann Leavy. This photograph … Continue reading John Vallely (1861-1935)
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Where did my great-grandparents meet?
Here is my great-grandmother Anna ("Annie") Maria Benton in the Ottawa city directory of 1895-6:[1. The Ottawa city Directory, 1895-6: embracing an alphabetical list of all business firms and private citizens, a classified business directory and a miscellaneous directory, containing a large amount of valuable information : also a complete street guide, to which is … Continue reading Where did my great-grandparents meet?
