November 1, 2008:

Augusta Township is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in Eastern Ontario. 
It's two major settlements are the town of Prescott and the village of Maitland.

Town of Prescott, Augusta Township, in 1879
Source: McGill University Digital Atlas Project



Hi Al,
 
I've been working on the settlement of Augusta, and I'm going to prepare a list for you 
of emigrants from Clonegal parish later, but thought I'd let you know that I've found another 
Wicklow body - John Whelan (m. Susan Price) who came from Coolross (like his neighbours, 
Arthur Byrne and Peter Doyle) to Augusta Twp.
 
On the attached 1851 census page, John Whelan is listed near these two other Coolross 
families. And from the ages of the Whelan children b. in Canada, it appears that Whelan 
emigrated c 1841. He's not on the CD, but might have been assisted all the same.
 

John Whelan Family from County Wicklow, Ireland to Augusta Township
Source: 1851 census records at ancestry.ca


... Anne Burgess

(Another early settler in Augusta Township was Timothy Burns).

November 2, 2008:

Hi Al,
 
Here are the summary results to date of my attempts to decode the settlement of Augusta Township 
by people from County Wicklow (including Clonegall parish, which is a corner where Wicklow, 
Carlow and Wexford meet).
 
James Byrne m. Anne Thorpe, Barnamuinga, Co. Wicklow
 
Gabriel Tarp/Thorpe m. Nancy/Ann Byrne, Croneyhorn, Co. Wicklow
 
Thomas Trainor m. Honor Brady, Croneyhorn, Co. Wicklow
 
William and Esther Edwards, Ballycumber, Co. Wicklow
 
Peter Doyle, mother Honoria, plus brothers and sisters, Coolruss, Co. Wicklow
 
Arthur Doyle m. Eliza Kehoe, Coolruss, Co. Wicklow
 
John Whelan m. Susan Price, Coolruss, Co. Wicklow
 
Mary Byrne (Monaughrim, Co. Carlow) m. Richard Thorpe, Barnamuinga, Co. Wicklow
 
John Byrne m. 1) Ally Kinsella (Monaughrim); and 2) Ellen Kehoe (Cronyhorn, Co. Wicklow)
 
John Byrne m. Catherine Hickey, Monaughrim, Co. Carlow
 
Thomas Byrne m. Bridget Reilly, Monaughrim, Co. Carlow
 
Patrick Townsend m. Ellenor Burns, Co. Wicklow
 
Ann Townsend (Co. Wicklow) m. Patrick Kirwan
 
Ellenor Townsend (Co. Wicklow) m. Patrick Byrne
 
Thomas Murphy (Co. Wicklow) m. Mary DeCourcy. (Mary's parents were James DeCourcy and Mary Burns from 
Kilquiggin, Co. Wicklow.)
 
William Ralph m. Henrietta Hopkins (Henrietta was b. Wicklow)
 
There are a number of Gahan / Geehan families in Augusta who came from Clonegall parish. 
I haven't sorted them all out yet, but this couple - Patrick Gahan and Ellenor Price - 
might be from Coolruss.
 
... Anne
November 10, 2008:

Michael Swain and Mary Foley
November 13, 2008:
Hi Al,
 
I have a new Wicklow family to add to the list of Augusta settlers:
 
St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, North Augusta
#131 Richard Graham died Oct. 6, 1861 Born at Carnew Co. Wicklow, Ireland
#132 Mary [Hopkins] wife of Richard Graham died Apr. 1, 1869 aged 69 yrs. 

From what I've seen of family posts, Richard was likely an elderly man when he died, so I 
guess he's not the Richard Graham in the attached FW emigration record. But he was likely 
of the same family, since he came from Carnew as well - maybe a brother of the FW John Graham?
 
This website http://www.carnewhs.com/articles/1798_claims.htm
lists claimants for damages suffered in the 1798 Rebellion / Rising, and here is a Richard 
Graham who might have been the father of the Augusta Richard Graham and the FW John Graham:
 
Richard Graham, miller, Carnew
House burned, loss of rent, loss of profit on cows.

... Anne
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Here's Henrietta Hopkins Ralph's death record, and since she was buried in the same 
cemetery as MARY Hopkins (m. Richard Graham), I thought they might be sisters:
 
ID: I5678 
Name: Henrietta HOPKINS 
Surname: HOPKINS 
Given Name: Henrietta 
Sex: F 
Birth: 1822 in Ireland 
Death: 4 Mar 1901 in North Augusta, Leeds and Grenville, ON, Canada 
Burial: Mar 1901 St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, North Augusta, Leeds and Grenville, ON, Canada 
_UID: 59BEA73B39A1DA11B281000347B7FA574339 
Note: 
DEATH: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932
about Henrietta Ralph
Name: Henrietta Ralph
Death Date: 4 Mar 1901
Death Location: Grenville
Gender: Female
Estimated birth year: abt 1821
Birth Location: CO Wicklow,Irl

... Anne
January 9, 2009:

Hugh Murphy from Kilquiggan, County Wicklow, Ireland
Here is Hugh Murphy from Kilquiggan on the FW estate. There's not much to be found about 
him because he died in 1876, in the midst of a typhoid epidemic by the looks of the 
attached page of death records. Perhaps there would be a marriage and birth of a child in 
the St. Mark's Church records (Prescott). 
 
Record Summary 
Scope and content HUGH MURPHY 
Born KILQUIGGIAN, Wicklow
Served in 69th Foot Regiment; Royal Canadian Rifles
Discharged aged 39 
Covering dates 1827-1848 

1851 census:
Hugh, Elizabeth, b. Ire., plus dtr Catherine, age 1, b. Canada 
 
Name: Hugh Murphy 
Gender: Male  
Age: 42  
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1810  
Birthplace: Ireland  
Province: Canada West (Ontario)  
District: Grenville County  
District Number: 12  
Sub-District: Edwardsburgh  
Sub-District Number: 101  
Page: 31  
Line: 49  
Roll: C_11724  
Schedule: A

... Anne
  


 
January 24, 2009:

Hi, I have placed our great great grandfather Rufus Caul (Call) in Augusta Twp. in 1824. He is buried in Wolford Cemetery.
I would like to find his parents and other family. Any information would be appreciated. 

... Isobell King
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Isobell: 
There is a Rufus Caul in the 1871 census for Leeds and Grenville. Would this be a son of your GGGrandfather? 
The record says that he was born in Ontario in 1822 -- very early.
Was this a Loyalist family? 
 
Name: Ruffis Call
[Ruffus Caul]  
Age: 49 
Estimated birth year: abt 1822 
Gender: Male 
Birth Place: Ontario   
Residence District: Leeds & Grenville North 
Residence Location: Wolford 
Ethnic Origin: German 
Religion: Baptist 
Occupation: Station Porter 
Division: 2 
Microfilm Roll: C-10004 - C-10005 
Page: 40 
Head of Household Comment: This person is listed as a head  
Source for the above census record: ancestry.ca

... Al
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Hi Al,
This is our g-g-grandfather,I believe they were a Loyalist family,his wife Eunice was the daughter of 
James and Mary Allen 1851 census,James was born in New Brunswick the son of Loyalist Jonah Allen.

I have the family history of the Allen family back to Edmund born in Scotland in 1606 and arrived in the USA,
shortly after the pilgrims.I have hit a wall with Rufus but I believe they were a Palatine family and I believe 
he had a sister who worked in a millener making ladies bonnets,very early in 1800s.
 
I hope this helps.
 
... Isobell


 October 27, 2011:

Hello,

 I have just been surfing for Augusta information.  My great
 grandfather who settled in Michigan reportedly came from Augusta
 where his father  John Timpson from Ireland ( a retired Tidewaiter
 from Belfast) supposedly had a farm that my great grandfather
 (Joseph) gave up any title to in a falling out between he and his
 father.   There is another name,  Betsey McClister or Maclister or
 some variant who acted as a stepmother to Joseph
 also from Ireland I believe and I think may have eventually taken
 ownership of the farm.    I am trying to find the farm, and the grave
 of my Great Great Grandfather John and with that some information
 about how he might have died.  He is thought to have also lived in
 Cavan (either Ireland or Canada, don't know which)   His immigration
 year was thought to be 1833 or therabouts.  Joseph was born in
 Ireland 1820 but I don't know which county.


 Is there a way you can help me locate him or give me me more tools to
 find him?

 Thanks much

 Meredith Timpson