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Re: Killeen, Stanleyville Ontario

P_G_Simpson  (View posts) Posted: 6 May 2008 6:37AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Killeen
Stanleyville is in North Burgess Township, Lanark County, 7 miles SW of the town of Perth.

The Federal Census of 1871 (Ontario Index), a head of household index…
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/1871-ontario/...

lists a James Kalleen, age 60, born in Ireland, living in North Burgess (search on Surname = K*l*n, District = Lanark South)

There is a 1860 marriage on-line of Michael Killeen (age 29), son of James & Hanna…
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maryc/leeds60.htm

Michael KILLEEN, 29, Ireland, Burgess, s/o James KIKEEN (sic) & Hanna CONNORS, married Mary EGAN, 19, Lanark, North Crosby, d/o Thomas EGAN & Ellen MILVIHILL, witn: Thomas MULVIHILL of Bedford, 19 Feb 1860

Michael would not show up in the index of the 1871 Census if he were living with his father, or his father-in-law, but would be listed on the actual census, as a member of the household.

A search of the 1881 Canadian Census…
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?P...

finds a Thomas Killeen (age 11), son of Michael Killeen (age 40, born in Ireland), living in North Burgess. Michael Killeen also has sons Charles (20), Patrick (9) and Daniel (3).

It appears as if your Thomas of Green Bay was the son of Michael of North Burgess.

In 1901, the Michael Killeen (age 60) family was still living in North Burgess…
http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census/EnumerationDistrict...

http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census/Province.jsp?provin...

In 1911, Michael (age 65) was still living in Burgess.
http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census11/View.jsp?id=96341...

Your Thomas (1961) & Bridget (1956) Killeen may have had their obits may have been published in a local Green Bay newspaper. Given you have a date of death perhaps the Green Bay library could look up their obits for you…

http://www.co.brown.wi.us/library/history-genealogy/index.sh...

I am no relation. I am just familiar with on-line Lanark County resources.
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