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From: "Linda Merle" <>
Subject: Ontario Irish/Ulster Scots (Whatever!!)
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 12:08:33 -0700


Hi folks,

Not to start a fight or anything, but I am wondering who is
researching, eh, people from Ireland??? I'm doing some
work for a client. In one book I learned that most of these
folk were Protestants and not from Ulster. Once Ireland had
a lot of Prods outside of Ulster, but they left and are
hardly even remembered now. Apparently many went to Canada.

One book "The Untold Story: the Irish in Canada" says as many as 2/3rds were Protestant in 1871, after the Famine Migration (when many Catholics left Ireland).

Anyhow, I was looking at Fitzroy Twp, Lanark, where a
William Ritchie from Mayo lived (1851 census; id'ed in the
book above, not by me). The book id'ed the township but not
the county so I did a search and found it. Also found
this great little Anglican church in Fitzroy Twp, full
of people from Ireland:
http://www.bytown.net/fitzroy.htm

Below are a few of the names on this website, which also
includes information on Catholic settlers. The website
says of the names below:
Source: Beyond Our Memory ... A History of Fitzroy Township, 1989,
ISBN 0-969-4250-0-7, Edited by Karen Lewis Runtz

"The above pioneers lived in Fitzroy Township, but many of them attended church at Corkery, in Huntley Township."

LINDA:
Lots of info on McKIBBON, a surname of mine though probably
Cty Antrim (Covenantors in Ahoghill), though these ones
are from Enniskillen.

The website places MANY Of our US surnames in locations in
Ireland -- so check it out!!

Linda Merle

"BEHAN, Edward from Nenagh, County Tipperary

COADY, Richard, came to Fitzroy c. 1830 from County Cork, Ireland.
Coady's Creek on Highway 44.

COLTON, Michael, Owen, Frank and John (brothers) from County Tyrone, c. 1830.

COSTELLO, Michael (died at Grosse Isle, 1847).
Widow was a GAVIN, 7 children. Eldest son, Mathew COSTELLO farmed in Fitzroy.

CROTTY, Michael, wife Norah, from County Waterford

CURRIE (CURRY), Patrick, wife Mary Kavanagh, both from County Fermanagh, Ireland
in 1840's.

FARRY, Patrick from County Fermanagh immig. in 1842.
wife was Mary LUNNEY.
Patrick died 1856, aged 67

GORMAN, Patrick, from Thurles, County Tipperary (old Celtic Cross tombstone in Fitzroy Harbour cemetery)

HOGAN, Thomas, from Cloughjordan, County Tipperary

LINDSAY, Patrick and wife Catherine QUINN, 3 sons Bernard, Patrick and Joseph.
Foster son, John O'REILLY married Bridget CARLETON

McDERMOTT, Michael from County Galway

McGRATH, Michael Lot 2, Con. 3.

McHALE, Patrick and wife Mary FARRELL - County Mayo
Son James McHALE 1831-1891 married Margaret WALSH.
Son Patrick 1825-1895 married Bridget O'DONNELL

McMAHON, Michael, Thadeus, and Patrick (brothers) from County Clare, Ireland.
Write-up in Fitzroy Book but records at Corkery.

MORAN, Francis, 1813-1888 from County Leitrim, Ireland

O'NEIL, Joseph and Agnes COADY, from County Clare in 1840.

O'NEILL, John and wife Ellen from Tipperary

SHANNON, Sarah from County Sligo

SHERIDAN, John b. 1811, brother Michael, b. 1821,

STANTON, John 1821-1884, wife Catherine GIBBONS, both from Roscommon,
settled at Morris Island (before bridge was built).

SULLIVAN, Thomas, from County Cork, wife Adeline born in Vermont

Source: Beyond Our Memory ... A History of Fitzroy Township, 1989,
ISBN 0-969-4250-0-7, Edited by Karen Lewis Runtz

The above pioneers lived in Fitzroy Township, but many of them attended church
at Corkery, in Huntley Township.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
January 16, 2002

Thanks to Dennis Hunt for the following list of pioneers in Fitzroy Township:

Al,

I saw your web page that listed early Irish families in Fitzroy. Here is my family
and their friends that were very early settlers of Fitzroy.

McKibbon, William, came to Fitzroy from County Cavan, Ireland (see e-mail dated September 11, 2003)

Shaw, Henry, came to Fitzroy in 1926 from Mohill, County Leitrim, Ireland

Gillan, Francis, in 1831 from Clooncumber, Co Leitrim, Ireland

Latimer, James in 1831 from Mohill, County Leitrim, Ireland

Wilson, John in 1831 from Mohill, County Leitrim, Ireland

Moreton, George, in 1831 from Mohill, County Leitrim, Ireland

McGinley, Robert, in 1831 from Mohill, County Leitrim, Ireland

Hunt, John in 1832 from Curraun, Mohill, Co. Leitrim, Ireland

Hunt, Robert in 1840 from Curraun, Mohill, Co. Leitrim, Ireland

Hunt, Thomas came to Fitzroy from Curraun, Mohill, Co. Leitrim, Ireland

... Dennis Hunt


http://www.bytown.net/fitzroy.htm "





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