This is what I know about my Harringtons so far: Joseph Harrington, mulatto, born either 1807 in Upper Canada (according to 1861 census), or 1796 in Scotland (according to his tombstone), lived in West Gwillimbury Twp., died in 1863. Wife: Mary Dupuis (according to daughter Melissa's baptism), or Mary Permilla Vallad, daughter of Francis & Mary Vallad, born in Quebec about 1814, married James M. Tegart in Bond Head in 1875; living with her son Francis under the name Harrington again by 1881; died in Essa Twp. in 1894. There was a Marie Julie Valade, daughter of Francois & Marie Charlotte (Cadotte) Valade, baptized at Notre-Dame, Montreal, in August 1815, but I'm not sure it's the same person. Children: Mary Harrington, born about 1833, married James Monckton by 1851, had 5 children, married James Sparks between 1861 & 1871, had at least 2 more children, lived in Bradford, died between 1871 & 1881, no tombstone or death certificate (this is my gr-gr-gr-grandmother). Joseph Harrington, born about 1836 in Sharon, living in Lincoln Twp. in 1851 & 1861, married Hannah Wates about 1857, lived Essa Twp., had 13 children, married Betsy Cattle in 1890 in Toronto, where presumably he died. Rebecca Harrington?, born about 1838, married a Smith & died in 1860 of decline? (note: siblings Mary & Joseph both had daughters named Rebecca) Francis Harrington, born about 1839 in Lloydtown, married Sarah Rose in 1871, had at least 7 children (but there's an 11 yr gap between the 5th & 6th), lived in West Gwillimbury until at least 1881, moved to Essa by 1891, died in Essa Twp. in 1894. Jane Ann Harrington, born about 1840, married John Sebastian in 1858, lived in Barrie until about 1881, had 8 children, moved to Toronto by 1888, married Thomas Haggart Davies in 1889. Mary Melissa L. Harrington, also called Elizabeth or sometimes Annie, born 1844, baptized Manitoulin Island 1845, married Jonathan Palmer about 1864, lived in Barrie until about 1881, moved to Toronto by 1891, had 8 children, married Alfred Arrowsmith in 1913, died at St. Michael's Hospital in 1918. George E. Harrington, born about 1854, died unmarried in West Gwillimbury in 1878.