On 4 Mar 2000, at 11:35, Linda Tymura wrote: > I have a gggrandfather - Francis EARLY/EARLEY (b. 1810 Co. Down, Ire.) > came to Canada approx. 1824; mar. Margaret DELONG (b. 1819 Ont. dau of > Francis DELONG & Esther ADAMS) about 1834. Hi Linda; I have the Ontario County Marriage Index - Durham County 1858-1869, and see the following: John LAWLESS, of Bond Head, born Ireland, s/o Anthony and Margaret (Murphy), married Jan 15, 1863 to Maria EARLY, of Clarke, born Clarke, d/o Francis and Margaret (Only) Luke McCORMICK, of Port Hope, born Ireland, s/o William and Anne (Flood), married Apr 10, 1861 to Mary Ann EARLY, of Port Hope, born Ireland, d/o James and Johannah (Shaughnassy) Francis HUMPHREY, 27, of Manvers, born Ireland, s/o Roger and Rebecca, married Jan 17, 1861 to Margaret EARLY, 18, of Manvers, born Canada, d/o Francis and Margaret There is one Will in the Surrogate Court Index for Durham/Northumberland Counties: EARLY, Sarah of Port Hope - #942, 1874 > Francis EARLY & Margaet DELONG settled in Clarke Twp, Durham (I have > him on the 1856 Assessment Roll at S half lot 30, con. 6, Clarke and > at the same location on Tremaine's 1861 map.) According to the book 'Out of the Mists' - History of Clarke Twp., by Helen Schmid and Sid Rutherford - indicates that: In the 1830-1840s, Francis Early had settled at this time on Lot 31, Conc., 7 (in the Leskard area). Hope that some of this information might be of help to you. > > Children of Francis EARLY & Margaret DELONG were: > > Maria b.1835, m. John LAWLESS of Bondhead (Newcastle) > William b.1837 m. Mary BURNS of Ops, Victoria Co. > Margaret b.1839 m. Francis HUMPHREY of Manvers, Durham Co. > James b.1842 never married, d. 1903 in Winnipeg > Esther b.1843 > Francis b.1847 > Robert F. b. 19 July 1849 m. Clara TUFTS of Welland > Gideon b. aft. 1848 > Edward b. aft. 1848 > > All these children are believed to have been born in Clarke. Margaret > DELONG died sometime between 1851 & 1861 and husband, Francis moved to > Thorold around 1870. > > Francis EARLY is on the 1871 census in North Thorold with children > James, Esther, Robert and Margaret. > > I'd like to ask any list members who have come across these names to > please contact me or if anyone has access to any indexes please keep > these names in mind. > > Thanks a million! > > Linda Tymura, > Dryden, Ont. > Kind regards Kathy Witheridge Sarnia, Ontario, Canada