This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ddunphynh Surnames: Dunphy/Powers 1816 out of Cork via St John New Brunswick, Canada Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.dunphy/398/mb.ashx Message Board Post: John Dunphy was born on a farm near St John, New Brunswick, 12 Jun 1816. He worked in logging camps and log drives along the Miramichi and Kennebeck Rivers. Story has it that his father and Scotch (Scottish) wife traveled with his G.Father to St John from Cork. John married Martha Ann Powers, daughter of a horseback traveling Baptist minister, 6 Apr 1848, in Augusta, ME. She was born in Fairfield, ME 7 Sept 1826. They had eleven children. Following work opportunities led the beginnings of their family to Stillwater, Minnesota in 1855. With a partner Dauphine they began to manufacture lumbering tools, boats, oars, paddles, peaveys, pick poles, and a sideline of stencils. Walking to Eau Claire, Wisc, he secured an old saloon with a bowling alley and brought his family there in 1861. The saloon became living quarters and the bowling alley became his boat shop. There are records of several fires and rebuildings of the business there. Another move brought him to Chippewa Falls, Wisc. to be nearer the lumber district and customer base. A later move brought the 'Dunphy Boat Company' to Oshkosh, Wisc until it's demise around 1966. Dunphy Boat Co Ads can still be found today and histories and collections are highly prized. Who were his parents, Grandfather, siblings and ancestors? Who stayed behind when he left the area to make his fortune? Did his father have siblings? Any common threads? John's & Martha's Children; 1. Mary Elizabeth, 23 Oct 1850, 2. Martha Ann, Dec 1851, 3. Ellen Jane, May 1854, 4. Charles Francis, D. Feb 1855, 5. Cassius Henry, Apr 1861, 6. Susan Stella, May 1862, 7. Fannie L. Apr 1864, 8. William Lincoln, Aug 1866, 9. Albert Edward, Sept 1871, 10. David Wing, D. Mar 1876, 11.Wentworth E., D. Jan 1886 Great Grandson, Richard SW Dunphy ddunphynh@juno.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.