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GILLIS, PHILIP C

rjmjjp — 2013-05-23 20:31:54Z

born 1866 in Pembroke, son of CORNELIUS C GILLIS and MARY A MC NEIL who married in same area @ 1865 -Both Roman Catholic. Parents marriage & son Philip C Gillis' birth could have been on Allumette Island, Pontiac, Quebec, where her parents Donald B McNeil & Mary Polly Warren resided at that time. Would love birth info of Philip and marriage of Cornelius Gillis & Mary A McNeil (McNeal). Cornelius Gillis & his brother Phillip are listed in 1861 Census-Nipissing,Algoma,Ont. Have recently contacted McNeil/McNeal descendants & have info on that family to share. Help please.

Re: St. John the Baptist

satch42179 — 2013-05-23 05:20:57Z

try Google

Re: John Twigger and Mary Jane Cashmore

couchresearch — 2013-05-22 13:07:23Z

Good morning,

Thank you for contacting me. Would be great to talk with you about the Twiggers. My email is couchresearch@gmail.com Regards, Dan Kennedy

Re: John Twigger and Mary Jane Cashmore

LynnGainer1 — 2013-05-22 02:42:43Z

I see that you posted this query in 2008 - are you still looking for information on this family. If so I do have some info & possibly a contacat for you that might have more information.
I am distantly related to Jane Cashmore m John Twiggger.

St. John the Baptist

chrysdaniels1 — 2013-05-22 01:34:13Z

Hello,

I have found two marriage records recently that give the location of the marriage as St. John the Baptist Church, Brougham Township, Renfrew County.

Does anyone know where this church is/was? The marriages occurred in 1915 & 1916, and the parties were Catholic.

Thanks!

Elizabeth George

don42mcl — 2013-05-16 23:40:17Z

Looking for any information on the first wife of James Roberts of Horton Twp. She was born about 1832 and died about 1853, possibly in confinement. She had three daughters, Martha Ann, born Jan 23, 1849, Rebecca, born about 1852, and Elizabeth, born about 1853.
Martha Ann Roberts married William Burwell Eady on Jan 1, 1864 when she was just three weeks shy of her 15th birthday.
Elizabeth Roberts married Robert Airth Jamieson on May 19, 1871. She died in Grattan Twp on Oct 26, 1879 and on Apr 11, 1884 Jamieson took her younger sister, Rebecca Roberts for his second wife.
The marriage records of Martha Ann and Elizabeth identify their mother as Elizabeth George. The marriage record for Rebecca Roberts identifies her mother simply as Elizabeth Roberts.
Following the death of Elizabeth George, James Roberts married Hannah Knight, daughter of Thomas Knight and Mary Saunders of Horton. They remained on Horton Twp for a time, but later moved to the Haliburton area.
I am looking for the identity of Elizabeth George's parents, also where were James and Elizabeth at the time of the 1851/52 census.

Don McLaughlin

Re: Alfred Gauthier and Marie Exilda Berard

ELLinSpain — 2013-05-15 11:19:39Z

Name: Louis Berard
Death Date: 29 Jun 1923
Death County or District: Renfrew
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Birth Location: Calumet, Ireland

1901
Name: Louis Bearard
[Louis Berard]
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 37
Birth Day & Month: 3 Jan
Birth Year: 1864
Birthplace: Qc
Relation to Head of House: Head
Racial or Tribal Origin: French
Nationality: Canadian
Religion: Roman Catholic
Occupation: Lumbr Labourer
Province: Ontario
District: Renfrew (south/sud)
District Number: 111
Sub-District: Renfrew (Town/Ville)
Sub-District Number: M-3
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Name: Mrs Bearard
[Alphonsine Charlotte Chamaillard]
[Alphonsine Charlotte Berard]
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Age: 37
Birth Day & Month: 11 Apr
Birth Year: 1864
Birthplace: Qc
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Racial or Tribal Origin: French
Nationality: Canadian
Religion: Roman Catholic
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Name: Louis Bearard
[Louis Berard]
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 16
Birth Day & Month: 3 Feb
Birth Year: 1885
Birthplace: Qc
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Louis Bearard
Mother's Name: Bearard
Racial or Tribal Origin: French
Nationality: Canadian
Religion: Roman Catholic
Occupation: Lumber Labourer
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Name: Mary L Bearard
[Mary L Berard]
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 15
Birth Day & Month: 5 Mar
Birth Year: 1886
Birthplace: Qc
Relation to Head of House: Daugh (Daughter)
Father's Name: Louis Bearard
Mother's Name: Bearard
Racial or Tribal Origin: French
Nationality: Canadian
Religion: Roman Catholic
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Name: Annie Bearard
[Annie Berard]
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 14
Birth Day & Month: 31 Mar
Birth Year: 1887
Birthplace: Qc
Relation to Head of House: Daugh (Daughter)
Father's Name: Louis Bearard
Mother's Name: Bearard
Racial or Tribal Origin: French
Nationality: Canadian
Religion: Roman Catholic
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Name: Marceline Bearard
[Marceline Berard]
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 11
Birth Day & Month: 18 Jan
Birth Year: 1890
Birthplace: Ontario
Relation to Head of House: Daugh (Daughter)
Father's Name: Louis Bearard
Mother's Name: Bearard
Racial or Tribal Origin: French
Nationality: Canadian
Religion: Roman Catholic
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Name: Mary C Bearard
[Mary C Berard]
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 9
Birth Day & Month: 28 Feb
Birth Year: 1892
Birthplace: Qc
Relation to Head of House: Daugh (Daughter)
Father's Name: Louis Bearard
Mother's Name: Bearard
Racial or Tribal Origin: French
Nationality: Canadian
Religion: Roman Catholic
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Name: William David Bearard
Marital Status: Single
Age: 4
Birth Day & Month: 2 Dec
Birth Year: 1896
Birthplace: Ontario
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Louis Bearard
Mother's Name: Bearard
Racial or Tribal Origin: French
Nationality: Canadian
Religion: Roman Catholic
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Name: Caby Bearard
[Joseph Honore "Harry" Berard]
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 2
Birth Day & Month: 28 Dec
Birth Year: 1898
Birthplace: Ontario
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Louis Bearard
Mother's Name: Bearard
Racial or Tribal Origin: French
Nationality: Canadian
Religion: Roman Catholic

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Name: Mrs Alphonsine Berard
[Alphonsine Chamilliard]
Death Date: 1 Dec 1919
Death County or District: Renfrew
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Birth Location: Calumet Ireland, Que

Name: Louis Berard
Event: Burial
Religion: Catholique
Church Name: Cathédrale l`Assomption
Burial Location: North Bay, Ontario
Burial Year: 1957-1967

Name: Marie Margilline Berard
Date of Birth: 18 Jan 1890
Gender: Female
Birth County or District: Renfrew
Father's Name: Louis Berard
Mother's Name: Alphonsine Chamoillard
Archive Name: Archives of Ontario
Archive Series: MS930
Archive Reel: 11

Name: Mary Lena Benard
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Father Name: Lewes Benard
Mother Name: Alphousona Shaenonia
Spouse Name: Isaac Warsl Barean
Spouse's Age: 22
Spouse Birth Year: abt 1888
Spouse Father Name: Isaac Barean
Spouse Mother Name: Jeanette Murin
Marriage Date: 19 Sep 1910
Marriage Location: Nipissing District
Marriage County or District: Nipissing

Name: Marie Clara Berrard
Event: Baptême (Baptism)
Baptism Year: 1892
Baptism Location: Windsor-Mills, Québec (Quebec)
Place of Worship or Institution: St-Philippe

Name: William Berard
Date of Birth: 2 Dec 1896
Gender: Male
Birth County or District: Renfrew
Father's Name: Louis Berard
Mother's Name: Alphonisa Chamillard
Archive Name: Archives of Ontario
Archive Series: MS929
Archive Reel: 134

Name: William David Berard
Death Date: 27 Jan 1938
Death County or District: Carleton
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897
Birth Location: Renfrew, Ontario
Father: Louis Berard
Mother: Alphonsine Chamaillard

Name: Marie Anne Larivière
Birth Place: Bonfield, Ontario
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1902
Father Name: Théodore Larivière
Mother Name: Alda Martin
Spouse Name: William David Berard
Spouse's Age: 24
Spouse Birth Year: abt 1897
Spouse Birth Place: Renfrew
Spouse Father Name: Louis Berard
Spouse Mother Name: Alphonsine Chamaillard
Marriage Date: 25 Jan 1921
Marriage Location: Timiskaming District
Marriage County or District: Timiskaming

Name: Joseph Honore Berard
Date of Birth: 19 Dec 1898
Gender: Male
Birth County or District: Renfrew
Father's Name: Lewis Berard
Mother's Name: Alphonsine Chamillard
Archive Name: Archives of Ontario
Archive Series: MS929
Archive Reel: 144

BORDER XING
Name: Joseph H Berard
Arrival Date: 6 May 1925
Port of Arrival: Niagara Falls, New York, United States
Arrival Contact: Mother-in-law Thomas Burford
Departure Contact: Wife Annie Berhard
Age: 26
Birth Date: 19 Dec 1898
Birth Place: Renfrew, Ontario
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: French
Record has photo?: No
Record Type: Cards

Alfred Gauthier and Marie Exilda Berard

tmchugh91 — 2013-05-15 11:17:49Z

I am looking for information on my Great-Grandparents Louis Berard and his wife Alphonsine Chamillard, where born on Calumet Island and died in Renfrew also Arsene Gauthier his wife Aurelle LaBelle. My Grand Parents Were Alfred Gauthier and Marie Exilda Berard. If you have any photo's maybe we can swap a few. my mothers maidian name was Mary Exilda Louise Gauthier.

Re: Price, Gorby genealogy

carolineg60 — 2013-05-14 11:50:47Z

I am interested in Eliza Payne who married your Charles Price in 1851 in Horton. Would you know the names of her parents?

Re: Thomas Doolan struck & killed by train need newspaper article 25 Jan 1907

talbotrail — 2013-05-13 04:24:22Z

Hi Deb,

Here are some newspaper accounts of the accident.

Re: Thomas Doolan struck & killed by train need newspaper article 25 Jan 1907

satch42179 — 2013-05-13 03:02:12Z

From Ancestry.ca

Marriages of child/ren of Thomas Doolan and Catharine Redmond.

Mary Doolan, 28, b Fitzroy, living Arnprior, married Frances McFarlane, 29, witn: Patrick and Annie Doolan of Arnprior, 18 June 1883.

Ann Doolan, 25, married William O'Leary, 10 Sept 1889 Renfrew.

Alice Doolan, 30, married John Bohan, 48, 21 April 1903 Renfrew.

Arthur Doolan, 28, Margaret Herrick, 25, 10 Feb 1891 Renfrew.

Re: Thomas Doolan struck & killed by train need newspaper article 25 Jan 1907

satch42179 — 2013-05-13 02:56:40Z

To continue on

1851 census
Mary, 44,
Thomas,16,
Ann, 15
Above all born Tipperary Ireland
Patrick Jr, 13
Denis, 11
Catherine, 6
Francis, 4
John, 2
They were all born Fitzroy Tsp

1851, 1901 and 1911 census on are www.automatedgenealogy.com

Re: Thomas Doolan struck & killed by train need newspaper article 25 Jan 1907

6katzlers — 2013-05-13 02:14:25Z

Thank you so very much for taking the time to search for this newspaper article for me. I hope that I am able to more forward searching this Doolan family. Thank you so very much for all your help.

Re: Thomas Doolan struck & killed by train need newspaper article 25 Jan 1907

satch42179 — 2013-05-13 01:54:50Z

From Drouin Collection

On the 28th January 1907, the undersigned parish priest of Arnprior have interred in the cemetery of this parish the body of Thomas Doolan, born in Ireland, husband of Catherine Redmond, killed by the engine on the 25th instant, aged 75 yrs. Were present James Doolan and Patrick Doolan who could not sign with us. Signed A Chaine.
Arnprior Parish, St Chrysostone, Renfrew County.

Marriage - short version
Thomas Doolan, s/o of age of Patrick Doolan and Mary Ryan, formerly of County Tipereary Ireland, married Catherine daughter of Arthur Redmond & Mary Dunn, formerly of the county of Wicklow Ireland, after banns, on the 19 June 185? [may be 1857] at Fitzroy Harbor, Carleton County.

1851 census Fitzroy Carleton County
DOOLAN
Patrick, farmer, Tipperary Ireland, 50

Thomas Doolan struck & killed by train need newspaper article 25 Jan 1907

6katzlers — 2013-05-13 01:04:44Z

If possible I would like to have the newspaper article for Thomas Doolan 74 who was struck and killed by a Railway Train 25 Jan 1907. I located this information from to the Ontario Canada Deaths 1869-1938 Renfrew Division of South Algona.

I hope to find more family information from the article. I am searching for the family roots of Thomas Doolan b. abt 1833 in ? Ireland not sure when he entered Ontario Canada. I believe his mother was Mary Ryan and possibly his wife was Catherine.

I appreciate any suggestion and help with the Doolan family.

Thank you
Deb

Re: how to locate year of immigration from Ireland to Canada about 1838

bjgillard1 — 2013-05-12 20:51:33Z

Hi,

The census records are only as good as the person who answered the door that day. You will find a lot of incorrect birth dates, also, surnames and given names misspelled.

I will hunt around and see if I can find an obit for you. I didn't find one on ancestry.ca. You may have to email the library or genealogy society in that area.

Will get back to you.
Jane

Re: how to locate year of immigration from Ireland to Canada about 1838

6katzlers — 2013-05-12 20:38:21Z

Jane Thank you very much for your time, this family has been so confusing, the last names have been spelled different which I understand then I find different birth years with the parents first name to be correct but then the last name is missed spelled.

Do know of where I can search for obits on these family members that might lead to more family information and for the immigration year of 1836.

I do not reside in Canada so I am searching the computer.

Thank you so much

Re: how to locate year of immigration from Ireland to Canada about 1838

bjgillard1 — 2013-05-12 19:52:56Z

1851 Canada Census, Fitzroy, Carleton, Ontario
Patrick Doolin, Farmer, born Tipperary, Ireland, 54
Mary Doolin, Born Tipperary, Ireland, 44
Thomas Doolin, born Tipperary, Ireland, 16
Anne Doolin, Born Tipperary, Ireland, 15
Patrick Doolin, Jr., Born Fitzroy, 13
Denis Doolin, Born Fitzroy, 11
Catherine Doolin, Born Fitzroy, 6
Francis Doolin, Born Fitzroy, 4
John Doolin, Born Fitzroy, 2
All Roman Catholic

1871 Canada Census, Fitzroy, Carleton, Ontario
Thomas Doolan, 37, Farmer, Married
Catharine Doolan, 36, Married
Mary Doolan, 16
Patrick Doolan, 13
Arthur Doolan, 11
Thomas Doolan, 9
Ann Doolan, 7
Alice Doolan, 6
Catharine Doolan, 4
Dennis Doolan, 2
Parents born Ireland, Children born Ontario

Ontario Marriage Records, Renfrew
John Bohan, Born Bristol, Que. Age 48, born abt 1855, Labourer, Father: Patrick Bohan, Mother, Bridget Shearn
Alice Doolan, born Fitzroy, Age 30, born abt 1873, Father: Thomas Doolan; Mother: Catherine Redmond
Married 21 April 1903 at Renfrew

Re: how to locate year of immigration from Ireland to Canada about 1838

bjgillard1 — 2013-05-12 19:51:27Z

Hi,

1901 Canada Census Thomas DOOLAN claims he immigrated in 1836 from Ireland. If you do not have access to this census let me know and I can get it for you.

Hope this helps,
Jane

Re: Aubry/Aubrey/Obrey of Renfrew

jamesgilchrist82 — 2013-05-08 15:18:32Z

Hi! I don't know much about the Aubrys of NB but I am sure there would some connection between the families of NB and the families of Renfrew County. My history is basically about my mother and our family connections with the O'Breys /Aubrys of Renfrew County. I Have a copy of an Aubry Family history that covers a wider territory put together by a Raymond Aubry of Montreal, Quebec. It is quite thorough. It goes back to the marriage of Tec. Cornelius Aubrennan and Jean Chartier in the Quebec Cathedral in 1670. That's ten generations or more. I can be reached at 86 Heber St. Trenton,On. K8V 1N3 or 1-613-392-5978

Re: Aubry/Aubrey/Obrey of Renfrew

jamesgilchrist82 — 2013-05-08 15:09:15Z

Hi! Damas Paris and Laura Aubry and Jospeh Aubry and Linda Aubry of Douglas. Yes, your family would be related to my mother's side of the family. My mother came out of a family of O'Breys who settled in Admaston Twp. around 1851. The name was spelled differently because it became anglosized. A Louis Aubry/O'Brey and Rose Cousineau were the forebears coming out of St. Martin Quebec. The family really goes back ten generations to Quebec 1660-70s.to Tec. Cornelius Aubrennan and Jean Chartier who were married in 1870 Que. Cathedral. Our mother married Andrew Gilchrist in 1929 -her name was Mary O'Brey/Aubry, born 1904 to Louis O'Brey and Ellen Bradley of the Renfrew area. I can be reached at 86 Heber St. Trenton, Ontario K8V 1N3 1-613-392-5978

how to locate year of immigration from Ireland to Canada about 1838

6katzlers — 2013-05-08 01:30:10Z

Can someone from Renfrew Ontario tell me how to locate an immigration year for Patrick Doolan wife Mary Ryan who were from Tipperary Ireland.

I am guessing the year of immigration. Patrick Doolan and Mary Ryan had two children that were born in Tipperary Irland
Thomas Doolan b. 1833 Tipperary
Anne b. 1835 Tipperary

Patrick B. 1839 Fitzroy
Denis b. 1841 Fitzory
Catherine b. 1846 Fitzory
Francis b. 1850 Fitzory
I believe there was a John b. 1850

Because two of the children were born in Tiperary Ireland and their third chld being born 1839 in Fitzory I am guessing that Patrick and Mary with their two oldest children came to Canada about 1838.

Thank you
D

Re: Golden Lake Reserve, ON Bernard/Stoqua/Stokwa, Chief

JaniqueLegault — 2013-05-07 20:06:41Z

Hello, just wondering if you had had the opportunity to review the microfilmed registers of St. Alphonse & St. Columbkille.

Re: William Henry McIntyre

skidmoca — 2013-05-01 13:36:10Z

I believe the parents of William Henry are Levi and Betsey Wilson. I've found conflicting information about who Levi's parents are. William and Nancy are buried in the Calvin United & Presbyterian cemetery in Pembroke, Ontario. I found their oldest son in the 1850 census with Nancy's parents. Next they are in Carleton, Ontario in 1861. I've done alot of research on this family (they are my gr-gr-grandparents), so please feel free to contact me.

Carol
carolmail@cogeco.ca

Re: William Henry McIntyre

skidmoca — 2013-05-01 13:35:44Z

Re: Brydges, Cobus, or Clement

302esther — 2013-04-29 16:43:12Z

Great to hear from you. I remember Matthew as a baby. Gail was so excited she had to introduce him to everyone...it was really special. I live in Calgary and have been here since 1990. I guess it's home now.

The software automatically denotes any living person as private which is a little annoying. I have all of the family tree work that Sheila did in the 70's and have to enter it all in. I was incredibly naive when I started this 10 years ago...it was only going to take me a year to do.....right. A decade later and I'm still slogging away. Oh well, it keeps me busy! Thanks for getting in touch and I'll try to get moving on this. Say hi to everyone

Maretta. Mmchugh1010@gmail.com

Re: Brydges, Cobus, or Clement

gldonohue — 2013-04-27 18:08:45Z

Hi Marietta: I finally was able to have a look at the work you have done.

I just signed up for the 14 day trial so I am not familiar with the workings of the site yet.

I see many boxes labelled "private" so I assume this offers privacy to those of us still around.

The pictures were very interesting as some I had not seen.

I will be 70 thia year and Gail will be 69. She is going on a 2 week tour of Ireland this September. Our son Matthew will be 29 in December. Gail took him as a baby up to visit your Mom in Pembroke.

We live just outside the village of Carp in a home we built in 2003.

My e-mail is gldonohue@aol.com

Best wishes,

Gerry Jr.

We live just outside the

Re: SHEEDY, MORIARTY, RYAN, STROUD, MCGUINTY, CALLAHAN, BULGER, MALONEY; MOUNT ST PATRICK

maloneyp22 — 2013-04-26 19:28:49Z

I am also a descendant of John Maloney and Deborah Moriarty and also have a copy of the Maloney family tree from 1979.

I am going to Ennis, County Clare Ireland next week and would like to look into the family tree there if possible. Does anyone have any info regarding John's Irish roots?
Thanks

Re: SHEEDY, MORIARTY, RYAN, STROUD, MCGUINTY, CALLAHAN, BULGER, MALONEY; MOUNT ST PATRICK

girt1966 — 2013-04-26 19:28:15Z

I am also a decendant of John Maloney and Deborah Moriarty of Mount St.Patrick. I have a copy of the Maloney Family tree compiled in 1979 and I am interested in contacting other Maloney decendants to compare information.I am currently compiling the Murphy Family Tree information You may email me at girt1966@yahoo.com

Re: SHEEDY, MORIARTY, RYAN, STROUD, MCGUINTY, CALLAHAN, BULGER, MALONEY; MOUNT ST PATRICK

2013-04-26 19:27:45Z

I am a decendant of John Maloney (b. 1819, Ennis, County Clare, Ireland) married to Deborah Moriarty, (b. 1826 Limerick, County, Ireland). John and Deborah were married on May 9, 1847 in Mount St. Patrick. John died in 1905 and is apparently buried in MSP. Deborah went to Alberta and was buried in 1914 in Okotoks.

John arried in Canada in the mid 1840s.

I have had an interest in the family, but admitedly have not had much of an opportunity to delve into it nor do I have any knowledge of how to.

My grandmother Debora Annie Boudreau (nee Maloney) was born in 1880 and was buried n MST in 1948.) My father was John F. Boudreau.

Perhaps we might exchange information.

My address is as follows:

Faye Grutzmacher
137 Soudan Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M4S 1V5

Re: SHEEDY, MORIARTY, RYAN, STROUD, MCGUINTY, CALLAHAN, BULGER, MALONEY; MOUNT ST PATRICK

2013-04-26 19:26:36Z

Hi Diane;

So far, I have no Alexander RYAN, but I will keep an eye out for him in my searching!

Re: SHEEDY, MORIARTY, RYAN, STROUD, MCGUINTY, CALLAHAN, BULGER, MALONEY; MOUNT ST PATRICK

2013-04-26 19:26:03Z

Hi Tracey: Do you have an Alexander Ryan in your Mount St Patrick family search? He is my grgrgrandfather and am having no luck at all finding anything out about him except who he married & that he was Irish. I know they lived in Renfrew county.
Thanks
Diane

SHEEDY, MORIARTY, RYAN, STROUD, MCGUINTY, CALLAHAN, BULGER, MALONEY; MOUNT ST PATRICK

2013-04-26 19:25:26Z

Wanted to add to my list of "looking for" from Mount St Patrick area, besides SHEEDY, MORIARTY etc...looking for RYAN, STROUD, MCGUINTY, CALLAHAN, BULGER and MALONEY...so far.

Re: Admaston Protestant Cemetery

RadkeC — 2013-04-22 23:52:31Z

Phil
I am the GGGranddaughter of James Murphy and Susan Lavallee and I was wondering if you have any info on Susan Lavalle or that James Murphy. Also do you know if Lavallee are of Metis? My father was James Richard Lynch son of Violet Pearl Murphy daughter of James Murphy and Angelique Fremont.. Sorry if I gave you info you don't want but I am looking
For any info on these individual. Thanks in advance.

Re: Patrick McGREGOR & Margaret McCOOL -- TO: mcgregor1967

R_Gorr — 2013-04-21 16:57:26Z

I'm unable to reply to the message you send through ancestry. Please contact me directly at gorr9900@yahoo.com .

Re: Edith Moorhead

williams1332 — 2013-04-19 19:53:25Z

Emily Farrell is my maternal grandfather's sister, also my sister's Godmother. Her husbands name was Ellard. I dont know either are still alive, and the last time my sister saw them was in 1974 in Ottawa.

My grandfather's name was Reginald John Andrews, he died in 1993. He had a brother named Adam like his father. Adam senior died in an explosion in 1937. He was a tinsmith and plumber and also lived in Arnprior. Edith would have been his second marriage, his first wife died at age 40 in about 1924.

I was wondering if my grandfather was mentioned in the obituary.

John Williams

Joseph & Phoebe Howard, Westmeath, Ontario

faygen — 2013-04-15 01:57:32Z

Hi Kelly:
Joseph and Phoebe are buried in Westmeath United Cemetery.
Their son Henry m. Elizabeth Ann Vezina.
I also have a Joseph that married Eliza Watchorn who would be the right age but do not know who his parents are.
Will send the info directly.
Fay Bennett

Re: Photograph of Donald Watt the younger of Horton Twp

douglasgordon12 — 2013-04-15 01:51:48Z

Reading between the lines I think Sam must have gone by Samuel Jeffrey Gordon. As what we have just has Samuel J. Gordon. Thank you again for your information.

Re: Joseph & Phoebe Tucker , Westmeath, Ontario

marian_mcewen — 2013-04-14 18:36:26Z

According to notes I have from my grandmother (Vera McEwen, nee Weston):

Sarah Howard married George Tucker and had children Joseph and Phoebe.

George Washington Tucker was Joseph and Phoebe Howard's great-grandfather. He was the first settler in the Westmeath area and came from Augusta, Maine. He was a United Empire Loyalist and built on the Ottawa river. He later gave land for the first school. His daughter-in-law, Rachel Stone (spouse of Rex) was the first school teacher.

Westmeath was settled before Pembroke and the people of Pembroke came to church in Westmeath. Georege Tucker (son of Rex) was very prominent in the community church and school.

Re: Aubry/Aubrey/Obrey of Renfrew

BrushPileSorter57 — 2013-04-12 03:36:03Z

Is there a connection to the Obrey family in Bathhurst, New Brunswick?

Re: Photograph of Donald Watt the younger of Horton Twp

don42mcl — 2013-04-11 14:07:33Z

I corresponded a few years ago with the wife of one of your Gordon cousins. As both are still living (and hopefully for many years) I won't mention names on the board, but she also told me that she could not get her husband's aunts to discuss the issue.
It is amazing the lengths to which people would go to avoid the issue of illegitimacy. Although Sam's birth was registered at the time as Samuel Watt Jeffrey, it seems that when he needed proof of his age many years later he did not ask the Department of Vital Statistics to search the records under that name. Instead, On April 2, 1934 his aunt, Margaret (Jeffrey) Olmstead declared before a Notary Public at Benito, Manitoba that Samuel Gordon was born in Ross Twp. on January 10, 1871, that the father was Hugh Gordon and the mother was Mary Jeffrey, and that she was present when the child was delivered by Mrs Gilbert Edmunds.
Of course it is always possible that he knew of the earlier registration, but that it was not acceptable for whatever purpose he needed it because the name did not match the name by which he was then known. I expect that his adoption by Hugh Gordon was a de facto adoption and that there was no documentary evidence to support the change of name from Samuel Watt Jeffrey to Samuel J. Gordon. Since by 1934 both Hugh and Mary had already died, this little white lie may have been seen as the only way to resolve the matter.

Don

Re: Aubry/Aubrey/Obrey of Renfrew

egrindon — 2013-04-11 05:54:14Z

Hi - my greatgrandparents were Damase Paris and Laura Aubry. Her parents were Joseph and Lidna Aubry of Douglas, Ontario.
Any relation to your people?

Re: Richard Tobin & Bridget Corcoran 1820

MaidinOman — 2013-04-07 03:13:56Z

Hi, I am researching a Mary Agatha Tobin who i believe was a daughter of Richard Tobin and Mary Ann Fanning. Mary married a Gough and then a Hubert John Foster in Venice in 1904. Does she appear in your tree?

Rosemary McCormick

jomckay61 — 2013-04-05 11:10:25Z

I'm looking for information on my Great Aunt Rosemary McCormick (b. around 1912). I believe she died after 2006. Her father was John James McCormick a Mining Prospector (b. 1884 in Sudbury, Ontario to Joseph McCormick and Mary Rathwell), and her mother was Mary Ellen Gillies,My Great Grand Aunt, a Nurse (b. 1874 in Renfrew, Ontario to Patrick Gillies and Mary Alice McCrea).

We had regular contact with Rosemary McCormick who never married, until my Fathers passing in 2005. Apparently she was stricken with sudden Alzheimers and the Catholic Church in Toronto completely took over her affairs. My mother was in contact with the home she was placed in, and the Church, but they have never contacted us about her passing. She was going to pass all the family records on to us but never got around to it.

It appears all of her records of birth, baptism etc...are not on ancestry. She was a devote Catholic and would always send notices to my parents of prayer requests.

Any help is appreciated. We would love to know what has happened to Rosemary McCormick.

JoMckay

Re: Wilfred Trolley Family in Renfrew Ont. 1917

ELLinSpain — 2013-04-05 11:09:05Z

VOTERS LIST

Name: Wilfred Trolley
Location: R.R. 1 LOCUST HILL Ontario, Ontario
Occupation: Inspector
Electoral District: Ontario
Year: 1972
WITH
MRS WILFRED TROLLEY
WAITRESS

Wilfred Trolley Family in Renfrew Ont. 1917

lyncoughlan47 — 2013-04-05 11:08:28Z

Looking for relatives of Wilfred Trolley

Re: Rosemary McCormick

satch42179 — 2013-04-04 21:27:14Z

Have you contacted the church and/or the home she was in?

Re: Photograph of Donald Watt the younger of Horton Twp

douglasgordon12 — 2013-04-04 20:01:37Z

My name is Douglas Gordon and Sam Gordon was my grandfather. Sam's youngest son Garry (Colin Garfield Gordon) was my father. He was the youngest of 11 children.
Same died when Garry was only 17 years old and Garry died when I was only 11 years old. Because of this there is a lot of years gone buy and I never got to speak about my father's history with him.
I really enjoyed your input as it fills in a lot of holes. Some of what you covered was known or rumoured by my family but never spoken of. We had heard Watt or White and that his name was Samuel J. Gordon never Samuel Watt Jeffrey.
My mother Edythe Gordon passed away only a few years back (weeks short of her 90th birthday) and when she was asked about this she would say "leave the past in the past." Sam's wife Wilena Mcfadyen was also born out of wedlock. I guess things have not changed much over the years, they just didn't talk about it.
I have one photo of Hugh and Mary Jeffery and I also have several photos of Sam in his latter days with Wilena and the family as well as the charcoal photo you speak of.
Doug

Re: Rosemary McCormick

ELLinSpain — 2013-04-04 12:21:22Z

Name: John James McCormick
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885
Father Name: Anthony Joseph McCormick
Mother Name: Mary Rathmell
Spouse Name: Mary Ellen Gillies
Spouse's Age: 36
Spouse Birth Year: abt 1875
Spouse Father Name: Patrick Gillies
Spouse Mother Name: Mary McCrea
Marriage Date: 9 Jan 1911
Marriage County or District: Renfrew

William Cochrane, bc1857 & Margaret Elizabeth Donald, Renfrew County

2013-03-29 13:38:10Z

Is anyone researching the above couple whose children were: John, Florence Elizabeth, Lloyd Alexander, Ruby Agnes, Lawrence Edward, bc1900-1916? William Cochrane was the son of William Cochran and Margaret Ann Matthews, Alice Township.