Looking for any information regarding Neelis' (often spelled Nellis on Canadian Cenus). John Neelis and wife Rebecca Smith settled Mono Twp. about 1847 after emigrating from Ireland. They brought with them two daughters, Ann and Mary, then gave birth to 8 more children in Canada- Sarah, Catherine, Elizabeth, Margaret, Joseph, Rosanna, James, John. It is possible that John and Rebecca's parents came with them - Joseph Neelis and Bridget Kenney; James Smith and Bridget Campbell. James Neelis is my grandfather. Will welcome any information that will help me narrow down the town they lived in and the Catholic Church they attended.