The Rideau Canal, connecting Lake Ontario with the Ottawa River was completed between 1826 and 1832 and drew a huge number of Irish immigrant labor. Perhaps they were involved with that historic project? See a history of the canal at http://www.canadiancanalsociety.org/rideau/history.html Chris Kervick Windsor Locks, Connecticut ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Apel" <dianeapel@comcast.net> To: <irl-clare@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 2:39 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-CLARE] 2 Migrations > I have run into the fact that there were 2 "Great Migrations" in my family to Canada. > > The first was in the 1820-1835 period, when one side of my family immigrated and they all settled in Quebec and intermarried with other Irish. > > The second was the 1847-1852 more common period during the famine > years and interestingly enough they immigrated to Ontario. Perhaps Quebec > was full by that time and land was more plentiful in Ontario. They appear to have been mostly from County Clare and again, all intermarried with fellow Irishmen. > > Would anyone know of a particular reason in 1820-1835 why there would have > been a large migration and what particular part of the country they may have been from, as the Quebec records from then are meager. > > Thanks, Diane > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CLARE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >