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    1. Re: [CAN-ONT-PEEL] Need help
    2. Jane Watt
    3. I did a quick check of cemetery transcriptions for Chinguacousy township and the surname does not appear in any of then. You said that they were living in Bruce County after Peel so I would suggest that maybe they died there rather than in Chinguacousy. Jane in Cooksville (Mississauga) Ontario, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: Debbie Bert <debbiebert@ameritech.net> Cc: <CAN-ONT-PEEL@rootsweb.com>; Ontario List <ONTARIO@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 1:27 PM Subject: [CAN-ONT-PEEL] Need help > If you have any cemetery or any other references I would appreciate a > lookup. Anything will help. > I am looking for the resting place for Huge and Bridget Curley. The only > place I have proof of them > is in 1851 Chinquacousy Census, Peel Co., ONtario. They were living with > their son THomas and daughter in > law Susanna Everson Curley. I believe that they were catholic. I have > additional notes below. > Any help is extremly appreciated. > Thanks > deb > RAOGK Volunteer for Monroe Co., MI > > > > I have Huge/Hue/Hugh Curley b. about 1794 in Taum, Galway, Ireland. > His wife was Bridget b. about 1802 also in the Taum area. > Their son Thomas H. Curley was born in 1827 in Ireland. I am not sure when > they came to Canada but I suspect it was by 1832. I can't be sure about > this. > Thomas married in Canada to Susanna Everson in about 1849. > The 1851 Chinquacousy Census, Peel Co., Ontario shows Thomas and Susanna > have Thomas's parents, Huge and Bridget living with them. I have been trying > for years to find out what ever happened to Thomas's parents Hugh and > Bridget Curley. I am looking for their place of death, burial, anything. > Thomas and his father Hugh were both stone masons (bricklayers). > Eventualy Thomas moved down to Michigan to do some brick work and liked it > so much that He and his wife moved down to Michigan. Thomas died in 1877. > Will gladly share any info with others in this line. > Thanks, > debbie > > Additional notes from my Genealogy program: > Thomas H. /Curley/ > > Thomas Curley was born in Ireland and came to Canada and > married there. Thomas and wife Susanna moved to Michigan > about 1853 or 1854. > > Records show that Thomas and Susanna were living in Chinquacousy Township, > Ontario, Canada in 1851. Later records show that > Thomas and Susanna were living in Paisly, Bruce Co., Ontario in 1865 when > they signed papers to quit-claim Susanna interest in the estate of her > father. (info from Carl Everson) > > The 1851 Chinquacousy Census, District 4 page 199 shows that > Thomas and Susanna also have Thomas's parents in the house, > Bridget and Hugh. There is also a boy named Francis Matdam (or Madden) > born in Ireland that is only 10 years old living with them. I have no idea > who this boy is. It also shows that Thomas and his father are both masons, > and that they all live in a frame house that is 1 1/2 stories. > > Thomas came over to Mi. with Robert Fitch. He was a mason and helped build > the Catholic Church in Emmett, MI. After living in the > Emmett area to work on the church , he decided to move to Emmett and built > a house 4 1/8 miles east of > Marlette. > > Thomas is buried in McLeish Cemetery in Marlette, MI. (Section 21), Decker > Rd. South of walker Rd and the cemetery is owned > > > > *********** > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-PEEL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

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