This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: thestarfires Surnames: Kuenzli, Brennan Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.montana.counties.missoula/1897.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dear Nancy, Thank you very much! That is very helpful indeed. James Alphonsus Brennan was born 1872 in Holland Township, Grey County, Ontario, the 2nd youngest of 10. James is mentioned in his brother William Henry's biographical sketch in "A History of Aboriginal and Territorial Montana and Three Decades of Statehood. Vol. I-III. Chicago and New York, USA: The American Historical Society, 1921, Montana: Its Story and Biography, Volume 2" where it says: "James is a farmer in the Bitter Root Valley of Montana" His brothers William Henry and Edward settled in Missoula. James Alphonsus Brennan's parents are: James Brennan, born in County Carlow, Ireland, about about 1822 (probably near Leighlinbridge). He married Clarissa Keyes, born 21 Mar 1831 in Prescott, Canada. I have not been able to find documentation for the location aside from William Henry's biography. One of her census forms says Ontario and another says Quebec. The only death record I've found does not list her parents. I have only been able to find birth and death records for the same son, Robert James, died 9 June 2004 in Priest River, Bonner, Idaho. I have not attempted to get an obituary yet to see if surviving family are mentioned, etc. In the section you wrote on Caroline's parents, is it Caroline that was born 15 Dec 1842, rather than Katherine? If you are interested, I have been working on a map showing some of the related families around Dornoch, the town that developed where Holland and 3 other Townships meet in Grey County. It is here: www.brennan-families.com/dornoch.jpg. Holland is the top right section. James' lot in 1851 was in the 2nd concession west of the division, 3 lots up. Later he had a lot to the east, Concession 5, Lot 2, and later still he and Clarissa moved to the larger town to the north, Owen Sound, where their widowed daughter Margaret Brennan Malone lived. There are quite a few families in Dornoch related by birth or marriage to the Brennans. I have my Brennan information up at www.brennan-families.com. Or you are welcome to email me at thestarfires (at) earthlink (dot) net directly. Thank you again! Chris Starfire 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.