H Jean, Thank you for that information. I'd like to remind researchers that Lists are available on this subject: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/Irish-Canadian/ http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Ethnic-Irish/CAN-MONTREAL-IRISH.html http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Ethnic-Irish/CAN-ONTARIO-IRISH.html http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/surname/h/henderson.html#HENDERSON-CANADA There are hundreds of Lists which have something to do with Canada www.rootsweb.com Mailing List section (and the Message Boards). (And another one for the "Irish in New England.") Regarding your brief history, my ancestors were reported to have been born in Co. Sligo, and left there in 1823 to head to Canada. They settled in the Province of Quebec. They were Protestants, and the men were referred to as "Irishmen." But, beyond that, no one knows what their "social status" was. They were forced to obtain land in Argenteuil County, which was beautiful, mountain country, but fairly poor for farming. They must have been hard workers, as Patrick KERR and his wife, started a large farm, and that farm still exists today (1820's to 2009) William HENDERSON and his wife probably had a farm; I don't know anything about the farm in later years. The 5 couples in the family-group probably had a total of 40+ children between them, so they have many descendants. As I think I've mentioned before, I'm beginning to think that the 5 couples were only in Sligo-Town for a few years, and had come there from other counties. This is contrary to what several researchers believe. But, "no one" including the "Heritage Centre" can find out who their parents were. They were all born in the 1780 to 1805 timeframe. Other counties which have been mentioned are Co. Kerry (KERR) and Co. Tyrone (HENDERSON). As above, since we don't have any positive proof that they were born in Co. Sligo, and can't find their parents, we don't know what their "financial situation" was in 1820 in Ireland. Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA)