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Dolan family - Quyon, North Onslow, Bristol Quebec

Dolan family - Quyon, North Onslow, Bristol Quebec

Posted: 3 May 2015 12:39AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Dolan
If anyone has information on the Dolan family from the Pontiac Quebec area it would be greatly appreciated. My grandparents were Edward Dolan & Margaret Bennett. They moved to Detroit MI after they married. Edwards parents were Michael Dolan (1849-1924) & Catherine McKenny (1858-1927). Michael's parents were Patrick Dolan (1822-1916) and Barbara David (1929- ?) both born in Ireland. I am new to trying to trace my ancestors and there are many Dolans from that area, and it seems every family used identical names... Michael, Thomas, Patrick, Joseph, Margaret, Catherine, etc... so I am completely lost.

Objet : Dolan family - Quyon, North Onslow, Bristol Quebec

Posted: 3 May 2015 12:56AM GMT
Classification: Query
I understand that your problem is working backwards, but for what it is worth, there is only one matching family in the 1901 Census, and I have just linked it up to the 1911 Census at

http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/View.jsp?id=34759&h...

Re: Objet : Dolan family - Quyon, North Onslow, Bristol Quebec

Posted: 3 May 2015 11:59AM GMT
Classification: Query
Thank You!

Re: Dolan family - Quyon, North Onslow, Bristol Quebec

Posted: 12 May 2015 1:47AM GMT
Classification: Query
Michael and Catherine were married in Ste-Cecile-de-Masham, Quebec June 3, 1884. Parents shown as Patrick Dolan and Barbe Dover of Onslow, and Patrick McKenney and Bridget ....(Foran ?) of this Parish.

Patrick Doland died Sept. 12, 1916 North Onslow - aged 46, present were James Dolan and Samuel MGoff

No wife is mentioned and there may have been others present but I think they only mention the ones who sign. Since he is age 46, this cannot be Patrick, husband of Barbara - I am only giving you this because you have a 1916 death date for him.


On the same page as his death is a marriage Sept. 27, 1916 for
Cebelia Dolan to Thomas McGale - her parents shown as the late Patrick Donlan and Barbara Davis.

there is also a death for Mrs Patrick Dolan Sr. aged 84 years died Nov. 15, 1930 North Onslow, present James Doland and Mrs. P.J. Dolan

and death for Mrs. Michael Dolan aged 70 years, died Feb 14, 1927 North Onslow, present James Dolan and Andrew Farrell

this also seems off for age (too bad they do not show the woman's name rather than just Mrs.) - if age 84 Mrs. Patrick would be born about 1846 which does not fit for Barbara as she would be born closer to about 1829 according to 1881 census.

I haven't found Patrick and Barbara after the 1881 census

Re: Dolan family - Quyon, North Onslow, Bristol Quebec

Posted: 19 Jul 2015 3:35AM GMT
Classification: Query
I do not go very far back on the Dolan's although I have a Barbara Davis not David. I did not set out to do it, but I think I have the Dolan's tracked from the 1851 census to the 1891 census before I lose track of them.

On the McKenny side, we are descended from a common ancestor, Michael Foran and I believe someone from your family must have contributed to that work in the past. I was actually working on the Edward Dolan piece today when I came across your post. I have not confirmed everything but feel that I am on the right track.

Here is what I have

Edward was married to Margaret Bennett, 28 November 1923 in Onslow, Québec (daughter of John Andrew Bennett [1862 - 1924] and Catherine Cain [1868 - 1935]).

Edward's parents: Michael Dolan (1849 - 1924, may have been born in Bristol per the 1851 census) and Catherine McKenny (1858-1927). Catherine and Michael (and son Charles) are buried in Ste Bridget’s Cemetery, Onlsow Township, Pontiac, County, Quebec. Her grave marker shows a birth of 1855, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cangmg//quebec/pontiac/ons..., dolan10 and http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cangmg//quebec/pontiac/ons...

Michael Dolan's parents were Patrick Dolan [ born app 1822 in Ireland - died 1916] and Barbara Davis born app 1829 in Ireland), died 1924.

Edward's siblings (some went to Detroit as well) were:
112 i. Mary Helen Dolan born 10 April 1885.
113 ii. Joseph Dolan born 5 September 1886.
114 iii. James Patrick Dolan born 1888.
115 iv. John Michael Dolan born 1890.
116 v. Charles Dolan born 1892. Buried with Catherine and Michael. Born 1892. Died 1956
117 vi. Delia Bridget Dolan born 1895.
118 vii. Thomas Dolan born 1897.
119 viii. Edward Dolan born 1897.
120 ix. Austin Dolan born 1900.

Tracking Edward and Margaret through time, I show that he went to Detroit about 1919, returned to Onslow and married Margaret 28 November 1923, and then Margaret crossing over to Detroit 11 February 1924. Based on the 1930 and 1940 censuses it looks like he five children:

262 Mary Catherine Dolan.
263 ii. John M Dolan.
264 iii. Edward J Dolan.
265 iv. Margaret N Dolan.
266 v. Veronica M Dolan.

If you want to email me, I can share the census information as well as the family tree.

William Foran


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