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St-Joseph's Catholic church, Huntingdon Quebec

Re: St-Joseph's Catholic church, Huntingdon Quebec

Posted: 4 Feb 2013 6:14PM GMT
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This is the type of message that a genealogy nut always hopes to get! Responding to you via email. Patty

Re: St-Joseph's Catholic church, Huntingdon Quebec

Posted: 4 Feb 2013 8:38PM GMT
Classification: Query
My Donahue connection is John, born 1812 in Ire. Married Margaret (Walsh). B1818 D1896 John died 1866, both buried in St Joseph. Their son Thomas, my g grandfather b 1855 moved to Nevada along with at least 2 sisters.Thomas married Mary Kelly in Nev. I suspect bros James and John emigrated earlier. I think John's older bros is James as they are listed side by side in several census, and Elizabeth their mother I assumed-the others of that generation I did not know about. Thomas stayed in Nevada and Calif don't know about the other boys James, John and Daniel. Much duplication in names between John and James sons-both had large families

Re: St-Joseph's Catholic church, Huntingdon Quebec

Posted: 5 Feb 2013 2:54AM GMT
Classification: Query
ggdncr2,

Your John, born 1812 is definitely brother to my (and ParticiaMc's husband's) Thomas 1818 gggf. The 1861 Canadian Census is especially illustrative in showing the parallel families of the four brothers, James, John, Daniel and Thomas. Original-John's Thomas, your g grandfather, does show having been born to John and Margaret in 1855. I've been able to cross-reference some of the information with an old family bible dating from the days of Original-Thomas. In it is recorded that "John (spelled) Danohoe died Oct 26, 1866 age 54 years" Also is recorded the death of their mother, Elisabeth (sic) (Cain) "died Aug 28 age 90 1866".

The duplication of given names, even within the one generation down from the original four brothers... Not to mention the unbelievable variations of surname spelling (or census takers' penmanship)is extremely confounding.

Re: St-Joseph's Catholic church, Huntingdon Quebec

Posted: 5 Feb 2013 5:58PM GMT
Classification: Query
Wonderful info. I had 1861 census but only saw James, John and mother Elizabeth. What confirming info do you have on their origin from Meath County? Are you familiar with the book 'History of Huntingdon County'?

Re: St-Joseph's Catholic church, Huntingdon Quebec

Posted: 6 Feb 2013 12:31AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 6 Feb 2013 5:02AM GMT
With the 1861 census, James appears on sheet 208/image 35; John, and mother Elizabeth on sheet 209/ image 37; Daniel on sheet 210/image 39; and Thomas on sheet 213/image 45. I'd found these by accident, hunting through the pdf's a few years ago. I'd written it down on a paper and I hope it still is current info.

County Meath? I have no direct confirmation of their original home in Ireland. I have seen the County Meath (Merth, one place) reference but have never been able to confirm it definitively nor independently.

I have gone through the book you mention (Robert Sellar?) I'd found it on google-books last year. My memory of it isn't very clear but I recall a single reference to a Donahue (O' ghue?...)who probably would have been one of those original brothers.

Oh, and you may want to search the "1842 Census for Godmanchester Township" for the name 'John Dunachoe'. Almost certainly it refers to your John 1812-1866, married to Margaret Walsh Sept 9, 1839. By 1842 their first chidren: James (June 11, 1840) and possibly Margret (spelling in the old bible, April 25,1842) had been born. Your Thomas shows in that bible as having been born Feb 18, 1855.

Re: St-Joseph's Catholic church, Huntingdon Quebec

Posted: 7 Feb 2013 2:20AM GMT
Classification: Query
Again, thanks for additional info. Re: the book-at the end of the last chapt the author lists the landholders/residents of Godmanchester. James and John Donohoe side by side. Re Meath Ms Mcbride thinks the Donohues came from there. John's wife Margaret Walsh's obit says she emigrated from there, but I've not found her there but a matching baptism in Co Cork. Yes, have the 1842 census, again John and James together.

Re: St-Joseph's Catholic church, Huntingdon Quebec

Posted: 7 Feb 2013 8:40PM GMT
Classification: Query
Yes, ggdncr2, it sounds very much as if you and I have followed through along the same genealogical trails. The Margaret Walsh/ County Meath connection (from that obit) was one I'd pondered on too. Even married in Canada, one could imagine that John and Margaret would have originated from the same place in Ireland. But I've been stymied at every turn when I tried to find them (Mother-Liz, James, Daniel, John and Thomas) back in Ireland, or on a ship crossing over.

County Cork baptism sounds very interesting and I'll have to look into the lead you've given here. I'd kind of dead-ended a few years ago when I went the Meath (and the Kerry/ Derry) route.

Would you date their year of emmigration from Ireland as 1832-33? The earliest 'definite' record I have is Daniel (John's bro) marrying Rose Kiernan sept 1835 (Canada), and their first son James (1837) the first Canadian-born of that family group.

Re: St-Joseph's Catholic church, Huntingdon Quebec

Posted: 7 Feb 2013 10:59PM GMT
Classification: Query
Let's continue our information sharing directly. ggdncr2@yahoo.com

Re: St-Joseph's Catholic church, Huntingdon Quebec

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 11:08PM GMT
Classification: Query
This is my family line and I am so excited/intrigued to hear about a family Bible. Is there any chance you'd be willing to send pictures? :) Of the Bible and anything else you have. I can be found on Facebook or email lauriekiester@msn.com
Thank you so much for the information. I had most of it, but it filled in one more date and hearing it confirmed by a family Bible makes it so personal. Thanks again!

Re: St-Joseph's Catholic church, Huntingdon Quebec

Posted: 6 Feb 2015 9:47PM GMT
Classification: Query

I saw your message board exchange on Ancestry.com about St-Joseph's Catholic Church in Huntingdon Quebec. My 3xgreat grandfather, Owen Cleary (1791-1869) is buried at St. Joseph's cemetery according to parish records. His wife was Catherine "Donaho" (or Donahoe or Donaghoe), born around 1802.

I'm trying to determine if Catherine is related to your Donahue family. Owen & Catherine, and there six children, are listed on the same page for the 1852 census in Godmanchester, Beauharnois, Canada East (Quebec) along with Thomas Donahoe, and sons, James and John. There are also Caveny's (or Kaveny) by marriage.

Can anyone be of any assistance with your research and where these Donahoes came from in Ireland?

Thank you.
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