HI My name is McConnell. Michael McConnell, his second wife, Ann and 8 children left Co. Armagh in 1847 for Canada.Both parents &4 children died enroute. My greatgrandfather, Edward was one of the survivors. He wasbap. in Armagh on the 3 Nov. 1818 and died 9 May 1900. He lived in West Garafraxa Twp., County of Wellington. If you are interested, I have information for both earlier and later, up to the present time. Andrew McConnell. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan and Grace (Bytown or Bust)" <ag.lewis@sympatico.ca> To: <nir-armagh@rootsweb.com>; <voolich@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 12:52 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: [ARMAGH] Co Armagh Emigration to USA > Hi Erica: > > Thanks for your reply. > > You should be able to reach Dillon McGee at dillon.mcgee@sympatico.ca . > > I hope that you can connect with the Hearty family. > > I hope to add more pioneers from County Armagh to Canada within the next > few > days. Several of the 1851 census takers over here carefully recorded the > County of Origin in Ireland of the families from Armagh and sometimes > recorded the names of parishes or townlands. > > When I find more, I'll add them to the table at > www.bytown.net/armaghtocanada.htm . > > If anyone on this list has family connections to Canada (or the USA) > before > 1850, I'd be glad to hear from them. If you would like to have a web page > on > my site about pre-1850 families, just send me a short history of your > family > in an e-mail and I'll set up a dedicated page for you. My web site gets a > lot of hits from researchers all over North America. There was heavy Irish > migration to Canada between 1820 and 1855. After 1847, many just took > advantage of the cheaper shipping fares to Canada and eventually moved on > to > the USA. > > Thanks again, > > ... Al Lewis > www.bytown.net > Ottawa, Canada > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Erica Voolich > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 10:15 PM > To: nir-armagh@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ARMAGH] Co Armagh Emigration to USA > > Al, > > Thank you for posting this. > Do you have a contact for Dillon McGee > who gave you the info in 2008 on Owen HEARTY? > He was born in 1828 and I have a Mary HEARTY born in 1823. I wonder if > they > are siblings or cousins. Mary's father was Owen Hearty back in Armagh. > thanks > Erica > > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 7:40 PM, Allan and Grace (Bytown or Bust) < > ag.lewis@sympatico.ca> wrote: > >> Hello, Mr. Clark: >> >> I'm interested in all of the folks who came from County Armagh between >> 1820 >> and 1855 and who settled in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. >> >> I have some McGee / McKee ancestors who came over in 1828 to work at >> building the Rideau Canal here and I've found pockets of folks from >> Armagh >> who seem to have come to Canada in small groups (maybe 5 or 6 families). >> >> I've just started a web page for these pioneer families. It's at >> www.bytown.net/armaghtocanada.htm . >> >> There is a search engine on the bottom of that page where you can search >> for >> surnames (e.g. Clark and Clarke, one at a time) are you can search for >> places such as Gananoque, County Armagh, Forkhill, Keady, etc. >> >> I'd be glad to hear from others on this list whose ancestors came from >> Armagh to Canada. >> >> Al Lewis >> Ottawa, Canada >> www.bytown.net >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 11:37 PM >> To: NIR-ARMAGH-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [ARMAGH] Co Armagh Emigration to USA >> >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Author: AllenClark901 >> Surnames: >> Classification: queries >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> >> http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.arm.general/9604.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> My name is Allen Clark, Gananoque, Ontario, Canada >> My e-mail Address is: allen.clark88@gmail.com >> >> I am interested in the Clarke Family the came from The >> Newtownhamilton, freeduff, Tullyallen area of >> County Armagh in 1833. >> >> My Clarke Family (John & Mary) came from County Armagh in 1833 with at >> least >> 2 children that we know of, James Clarke, and William E. Clarke (My G.G. >> Grandfather) and posably 1 or 2 daughters. >> >> Mary was pregnant and had twins born at sea.... One lived, and one died. >> The living son who was named Daniel Marron Clarke, who became the >> Shoemaker >> in Cavan Township in Ontario Canada ... By the way his father John was a >> Shoemaker in Ireland. >> >> In 1833 when my Clarke Family came to Canada there was a Colera Epidemic >> in >> Quebec City, so the ship's captain or in this case the ship's Master took >> the Ship to an American Port. People have said it was probably New York, >> but >> I have never been able to prove it >> >> I have been told that there s a place in the Hudson Valley where a number >> of >> Clarke Families from the Newtownhamilton area settled. >> If anyone can help me,it would be much appreciated. >> >> 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. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NIR-ARMAGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NIR-ARMAGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > -- > Erica Dakin Voolich > President > The Somerville Mathematics Fund, an Affiliate of Dollars for Scholars > > Chapter, Winner of the 2011, New England Chapter of the Year Award > Chapter, Winner of the 2003-2004 *Golden Tassel* Service Award > We celebrate and encourage mathematics achievement in Somerville MA! > http://www.somervillemathematicsfund.org > > Become a fan on our Facebook page: > Facebook | Somerville Mathematics Fund > > Check out my blog: > http://somervillemathematics.blogspot.com/ > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-ARMAGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-ARMAGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Many photos and stories about emigration to Canada from N. Ireland can be found at new page :https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brians-Canadian-Ulster-Scots/231556763523202 From: Marlene McConnell <nana.papamc@rogers.com> To: nir-armagh@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 2:58:55 PM Subject: Re: [ARMAGH] [Bulk] Re: Co Armagh Emigration to USA HI My name is McConnell. Michael McConnell, his second wife, Ann and 8 children left Co. Armagh in 1847 for Canada.Both parents &4 children died enroute. My greatgrandfather, Edward was one of the survivors. He wasbap. in Armagh on the 3 Nov. 1818 and died 9 May 1900. He lived in West Garafraxa Twp., County of Wellington. If you are interested, I have information for both earlier and later, up to the present time. Andrew McConnell. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan and Grace (Bytown or Bust)" <ag.lewis@sympatico.ca> To: <nir-armagh@rootsweb.com>; <voolich@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 12:52 PM Subject: [Bulk] Re: [ARMAGH] Co Armagh Emigration to USA > Hi Erica: > > Thanks for your reply. > > You should be able to reach Dillon McGee at dillon.mcgee@sympatico.ca . > > I hope that you can connect with the Hearty family. > > I hope to add more pioneers from County Armagh to Canada within the next > few > days. Several of the 1851 census takers over here carefully recorded the > County of Origin in Ireland of the families from Armagh and sometimes > recorded the names of parishes or townlands. > > When I find more, I'll add them to the table at > www.bytown.net/armaghtocanada.htm . > > If anyone on this list has family connections to Canada (or the USA) > before > 1850, I'd be glad to hear from them. If you would like to have a web page > on > my site about pre-1850 families, just send me a short history of your > family > in an e-mail and I'll set up a dedicated page for you. My web site gets a > lot of hits from researchers all over North America. There was heavy Irish > migration to Canada between 1820 and 1855. After 1847, many just took > advantage of the cheaper shipping fares to Canada and eventually moved on > to > the USA. > > Thanks again, > > ... Al Lewis > www.bytown.net > Ottawa, Canada > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Erica Voolich > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 10:15 PM > To: nir-armagh@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ARMAGH] Co Armagh Emigration to USA > > Al, > > Thank you for posting this. > Do you have a contact for Dillon McGee > who gave you the info in 2008 on Owen HEARTY? > He was born in 1828 and I have a Mary HEARTY born in 1823.  I wonder if > they > are siblings or cousins.  Mary's father was Owen Hearty back in Armagh. > thanks > Erica > > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 7:40 PM, Allan and Grace (Bytown or Bust) < > ag.lewis@sympatico.ca> wrote: > >> Hello, Mr. Clark: >> >> I'm interested in all of the folks who came from County Armagh between >> 1820 >> and 1855 and who settled in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. >> >> I have some McGee / McKee ancestors who came over in 1828 to work at >> building the Rideau Canal here and I've found pockets of folks from >> Armagh >> who seem to have come to Canada in small groups (maybe 5 or 6 families). >> >> I've just started a web page for these pioneer families. It's at >> www.bytown.net/armaghtocanada.htm . >> >> There is a search engine on the bottom of that page where you can search >> for >> surnames (e.g. Clark and Clarke, one at a time) are you can search for >> places such as Gananoque, County Armagh, Forkhill, Keady, etc. >> >> I'd be glad to hear from others on this list whose ancestors came from >> Armagh to Canada. >> >> Al Lewis >> Ottawa, Canada >> www.bytown.net >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 11:37 PM >> To: NIR-ARMAGH-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [ARMAGH] Co Armagh Emigration to USA >> >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Author: AllenClark901 >> Surnames: >> Classification: queries >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> >> http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.arm.general/9604.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> My name is Allen Clark, Gananoque, Ontario, Canada >> My e-mail Address is:  allen.clark88@gmail.com >> >> I am interested in the Clarke Family the came from The >> Newtownhamilton, freeduff, Tullyallen area of >> County Armagh in 1833. >> >> My Clarke Family (John & Mary) came from County Armagh in 1833 with at >> least >> 2 children that we know of, James Clarke, and William E. Clarke (My G.G. >> Grandfather) and posably 1 or 2 daughters. >> >> Mary was pregnant and had twins born at sea.... One lived, and one died. >> The living son who was named Daniel Marron Clarke, who became the >> Shoemaker >> in Cavan Township in Ontario Canada ... By the way his father John was a >> Shoemaker in Ireland. >> >> In 1833 when my Clarke Family came to Canada there was a Colera Epidemic >> in >> Quebec City, so the ship's captain or in this case the ship's Master took >> the Ship to an American Port. People have said it was probably New York, >> but >> I have never been able to prove it >> >> I have been told that there s a place in the Hudson Valley where a number >> of >> Clarke Families from the Newtownhamilton area settled. >> If anyone can help me,it would be much appreciated. >> >> 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. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NIR-ARMAGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NIR-ARMAGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > -- > Erica Dakin Voolich > President > The Somerville Mathematics Fund, an Affiliate of Dollars for Scholars > > Chapter, Winner of the 2011, New England Chapter of the Year Award > Chapter, Winner of the 2003-2004 *Golden Tassel* Service Award > We celebrate and encourage mathematics achievement in Somerville MA! > http://www.somervillemathematicsfund.org > > Become a fan on our Facebook page: > Facebook | Somerville Mathematics Fund > > Check out my blog: > http://somervillemathematics.blogspot.com/ > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-ARMAGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-ARMAGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message   ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NIR-ARMAGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message