January 24, 2005:

Hi
I am interested in Patrick BARRETT (1793-1889) and Ann Flynn (1804-1888). 
Noticed them on your webpage.

Regards,
Bonnie
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Here are Patrick and Ann, living in Hull (Gatineau) in 1881:

1881 Census Place:	Hull, Ottawa, Quebec, Canada
	Source:	FHL Film 1375861  NAC C-13225  Dist 97  SubDist Z  Div 1  Page 19  Family 77
			Sex	Marr	Age	Origin	Birthplace	Occ	Religion
Thomas BARRETT		M	M	36	Irish	Quebec		Farmer	Catholic	
Mary BARRETT		F	M	35	Irish	Quebec			Catholic	
Patrick BARRETT		M		5	Irish	Quebec			Catholic	
Anna B. BARRETT		F		3	Irish	Quebec			Catholic	
George BARRETT		M		1	Irish	Quebec			Catholic	
Patrick BARRETT		M	M	82	Irish	Ireland			Catholic	
Ann BARRETT		F	M	75	Irish	Ireland			Catholic
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and Patrick's brother, Peter:
1881 Census Place:	Gatineau, Ottawa, Quebec, Canada
	Source:	FHL Film 1375861  NAC C-13225  Dist 97  SubDist CC  Page 26  Family 134
			Sex	Marr	Age	Origin		Birthplace	Occ		Religion
Peter BARRET T		M	M	70	Irlandais	Ireland		Cordonissier	Catholique	
Mary BARRETT		F	M	68	Anglais		Quebec				Catholique	
Mary BARRETT		F		85	Irlandais	Ireland				Catholique	
Catherine BARRETT	F		50	Irlandais	Ireland				Catholique	
Thomas BARRETT		M		30	Irlandais	Quebec		Cordonnier	Catholique	
Peter BARRETT		M		25	Irlandais	Quebec		Cordonnier	Catholique	
Julia BARRETT		F		20	Irlandais	Quebec				Catholique

Three Barrett brothers may have come from Kilbride, County Mayo and show 
up on the 1829 McCabe List.

After working on the Rideau Canal, they spent some time in the early
1830's at Long Island then migrated to the Buckingham and Templeton areas
where they are connected to the O'Donnell, Lavel, Corrigan and Burke 
families.
February 13, 2005:

Thanks to Bonnie for the following update regarding Patrick Barrett:

1.	Patrick Barrett, b. 1793 in Kilbride (Ballycastle) Co. Mayo, Ireland, 
(son of 4 brothers/cousins) d. 30 Dec 1890 in Cantley St. Elizabeth Catholic 
Church, buried 02 Jan 1891 in Cantley, Quebec St. Elizabeth Catholic Church.  
In 1881 he was 82 living with son Thomas, farmer at Hull Ottawa Quebec. He 
married (1) Sarah Burke, married 11 Feb 1834 in Notre Dame Cathedral, Ottawa, 
Upper Canada, b. in Doonfeeny, Co. Mayo, Ireland. He married (2) Ann Flynn, b. 
1804, d. 12 Jun 1888.  Ann: In 1881 she was 75 living with her husband at their 
son's farm.
				Children:
	 	  	i	Catherine Barrett, b. ca 1836 in Quebec.
	 	  	ii	Mary Barrett, b. 1838, d. 20 June 1874 in Quebec.
	  	2.	iii	Thomas Barrett b. 14 Apr 1845.
	  	3.	iv	Ann Barrett b. 1847.
	 	  	v	Julia Barrett, b. 1852 in Quebec. She married Thomas Dawson, 
			        b. 6 May 1850 in Quebec.

Second Generation

2.	Thomas Barrett, b. 14 Apr 1845 in Quebec, d. Sept 1932 in Quebec.  He married
Mary Lynott, (daughter of William Lynott and Hannah McManus).
				Children:
	 	  	i	Patrick Barrett, b. 14 Apr 1876, d. 1970. He married Rose Ann O'Connor, 
			        b. 1883, (daughter of James O'Connor and Margaret Ann McAlendin/McAlinden)
				d. 18 Dec 1959.
	 	  	ii	Hannah (Anna) Bridget, b. 26 Dec 1877 in Quebec, d. 1905 in Quebec.
	     			She married Charles Prudhomme, b. 1878, d. 1965.
	 	  	iii	George Barrett, b. 26 Aug 1879 in Quebec, d. 29 Sep 1926 in Quebec.
	 	  	iv	William Barrett, b. 19 Sep 1883 in Quebec, d. 15 Jan 1901.
	 	  	v	Thomas Barrett, b. 9 Aug 1884 in Quebec, d. 12 May 1934.
	 	  	vi	James Ulle Barrett, b. 23 Dec 1887, d. 22 Jan 1976. He married 
            			Rose Mary Carthy, married 17 April 1875 in Cantley, St. Elizabeth 
            			Catholic Church, b. 1901 in Quebec, d. 9 Oct 1974.
	 	  	vii	Thomas Barrett, b. 23 Jan 1882, d. BEF 1884.

3.	Ann Barrett, b. 1847, d. 1920.  She married Cornelius Cashman, married 10 Jun 
1873 in Cantley St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, b. 1843 in Quebec, d. 1911. Cornelius: 
living Hull, Ottawa, Quebec 1881.
				Children:
	 	  	i	Marie Cashman, b. 1875 in Quebec.
	 	  	ii	Bridget Cashman, b. 1877 in Quebec.
	 	  	iii	John Cashman, b. 1879.
... Bonnie
July 24, 2005:
I noticed an error in the children of Thomas Barrett. He is my great 
grandfather on my father's maternal side. My grandmother is Hannah 
Prudhomme, Thomas' daughter and she died in Ottawa in 1965, not in 
Quebec in 1905! I am not sure of Charles Prudhomme's death but it was 
in the mid - late 1950's.

This has got me interested in nailing down the relatives however! 
Thanks.
... Stephen Prudhomme
February 28, 2006:
Hi folks,
 
My name is Julia Barrett and I was on the Bytown.net site and read the info 
pertaining to Patrick BARRETT and Sarah BURKE and Ann FLYNN. I wanted to reply 
directly on the site but could not figure out how to have my comments appear. 
So, here are my thoughts. Bonnie, I have found some info that contradicts info 
you listed on the website. Please let me know your thoughts as I have sources 
for all my info but perhaps there are errors. 
 
I am the grand-daughter of James Eulic BARRETT, b. Dec 23, 1887.  
 
Please note that grandpa's middle name is EULIC and sometimes you might come 
across it as ULIC but never ULLE. My grand mother's name was Rose Mary CARTY, I 
know there is confusion in the family as to Carty or Carthy but I have a copy of 
her baptismal certificate and it is CARTY. Her parents were John Carty and Jennie 
Powell. Grandma also went by the name Maymie. She was born in Arnprior, Ont on 
June 6, 1901 and baptized the same day. They were married on June 11, 1922 in 
Almonte, Ont. They had four children.
 
Bonnie, I was confused about some if the info you listed about Patrick BARRETT. 
According to research done by myself and my aunt,  Mary Kathleen Barrett KEENAN, 
(Kay), we have him born 1799 not 1793. The dates you have listed for his marriages 
don't seem to work for me. You said he married Sarah BURKE 11 Feb 1834 with no 
death or divorce info. Then you said he married Ann FLYNN (whom I believe to be 
Anna) who lived from 1804 to  12 June 1888.  My records show Anna being born 
in 1806, can you share your source as I could be wrong on this point. My records 
show them marrying in 1844 and Anna dying June 13 and being buried June 15, 1888 
in St. Elizabeth's Cemetary in Cantley, Que. 
 
Can any of you shed any light onto the children Patrick would have had with 
which wives? Aunt Kay and I have reviewed all the St. Elizabeth's Church in 
Cantley and many of the St. Stephen's church records and do not have a clear 
lineage to the mother's. If Sarah was married to Patrick for ten years, maximum, 
then how many children did they have? I have Anna listed as having three: 
Thomas, Ann(e) and Julia. Do you know if the Catherine and Mary you listed were 
actually Sarah's? Their birthdates indicate they must have been if the marriage 
dates are correct. Does anyone have church records, baptismal, birth certificates 
or death certificates?
 
Also, in listing out the children of Ann BARRETT and Cornelius CASHMAN there 
were three listed. In actuality they had 8 children, that I found. There could be 
others but those are the ones I know about. 
 
Stephen, I would be very interested in speaking with you. If so, I remember visiting 
your parents as a little girl, they gave me some Hardy Boy mystery books - they 
were likely yours! Anyway, Billy visited me in France a couple of years ago and we 
went thought some of the info pertaining to the Prudhomme side but I was pregnant 
and so all brain cells were not functioning at optimal levels and I have misplaced 
the info. In 2004 Billy sent me a photo of your brother Jim with a fish entitled - 
"Beating Vinson, Finally!". I would be very interested in any info you have gathered 
pertaining to the Prudhomme and Barrett lines. I have lots of info but also lots of 
holes left to fill. I am embarrassed by all the gaps in info I should be able to 
get from living relatives. Aunt Kay, I believe your god-mother, and I have been 
working on the ancestral tree on and off for a few years now. I am stuck on a 
few branches. Do you, or anyone else have info for people prior to Patrick and 
Anna? Also, your info on Patrick's siblings would be great. Could Dominick be the 
same person as Anthony? I hope so, because it will solve many burning questions for me. 
I also need help on Mary Barrett, b. 4 Mar 1841 in Buckingham Que, d. 1927 in Old 
Chelsea married to James Murphy b. 30 Apr 1832 in Ireland and d. 30 Oct 1911 in Old 
Chelsea, Que. Where exactly does she fit on the tree? Who are her parents or siblings? 
I am confused by this and want to be sure I place her correctly. I have most 
pertinent info on their 12 children but need to know where she goes!
 
If any of you, or anyone else you know, has info pertaining to the aforementioned 
people I would love to hear from you. Please feel free to contact me at jbarrett@noos.fr . 
You can also feel free to post this on the Bytown.net site.
 
I look forward to hearing from all or some of you soon, 
Warm regards, 
... Julia Barrett
March 3, 2006:

Hello everyone,
 
I am the great-granddaughter of Mary Barrett and Felix McGrath.  My Aunt (now deceased) 
Marie told me that the Barretts came from County Mayo and that they lived around 
Buckingham or Templeton in Canada.  Mary's father was Dominic Barrett and I believe 
her mother was Sophie Flynn.  Mary Barrett and Felix McGrath are both buried in St. 
Stephen's at Old Chelsea.  
 
I haven't done a lot of research on the Barretts yet.  I was also told that the 
family was connected to Barrett Lumber (Ottawa) and that there was a Doctor Barrett 
had a place at Meach / Meech Lake.  
 
Does any of this mean anything to anyone?  

... Pat
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and from Julia:

Hi Pat,
 
I am excited to receive your email. I would be very interested in any information you 
are able to share regarding Dominic, even if not completely authenticated. I am a 
descendent of Patrick  BARRETT and Anna FLYNN. I have an article entitled 
"The Four Barrett Brothers; A Story of Early Bytown Days". Dominic is the youngest of 
the 4 brothers. The article says, and I quote:
 
        Dominic the youngest, elected to take up a farm on the mountain back of Kingsmere, 
        while Tom and Pat took up land on the east side of the Gatineau across from 
        Wrights bridge somewhere. Peter stayed in Bytown for a time and did shoe-making 
        and harness making for John (Buffalo) Heney.
 
Unfortunately there is no date or newspaper title so I have been unable to find a 
clean copy. This same article says that Peter made long-legged leather boots for the 
Ottawa and Gatineau river lumber firms, such as Logue and the Hamilton Brothers. 
I believe you have asked for information on the Gilmour Lumber Company but you may 
find some ancestral info in records from other companies if Peter was an employee 
or contractor. 
 
I have an article on James BARRETT, written about the time of his death, age 103. 
He was the son of Peter BARRETT and Mary SMITH. This article states Peter came from 
Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland and settled in Bytown around 1827. Therefore we 
should be able to conclude that Dominic is from the same place or at least tracking 
the others there should help you find him.  I have not found any passenger lists for 
the four boys to show their ports of embarkment or exact dates of travel, ship name 
etc. I am also unaware of any other family members that might have left Ireland with 
them but died en route. 
 
I have several other articles written over time on various members of the Barrett 
family, again without dates and sources. The newspaper sources I have are ones that 
have been passed down from generation to generation, stashed in bibles and wooden boxes. 
 
I regret that Dominic has been a huge mystery to me. My notes have him married to 
Sophie FLYNN. I have finally concluded that Dominic must have either gone to the USA 
at some point and so vanished from CDN census reports or might have started using 
another name. Is it possible he is the same person as Anthony BARRETT? But your 
message might infer that my presumptions are incorrect and he continued to live in 
Quebec all his life. I would love any info you have on him. I am lacking his full 
name and all associated dates. The only information I have on Sophie is that she 
was born abt 1866 and died at age 47,  per burial records. Can you share pedigrees 
etc with me. Also, do you have names for Dominic's parents? I still have not confirmed 
anything with absolute certainty. 
 
I am happy to share my info on the Patrick BARRETT line since it has been the most 
heavily researched tree. I have only some information on Thomas and scant info on 
Peter and almost nothing on Dominic. 
 
I look forward to our next exchange.
 
Julia
July 22, 2006:
Hello! 
My name is Cliff Lawson. My grandfather was John Barrett son of Peter Barrett aand 
Maria (Mary) Smith.I lived with my grandfather for the first 14 years of my life on 
Redpath St. in lowertown Ottawa. The house and indeed the street is gone because 
of expropriation when the MacDonald -Cartier bridge was built in the fifties. 
Grandpa often mentioned his brother James who died in 1938 at the age of 104 years.
I can remember visiting Great Uncle James circa 1936/37 He lived in What was then 
called Gatineau Mills near Templeton QC. I remember a mass card with Uncle James 
picture on it and indeed a black and white picture of Uncle James himself. Grandpa 
also mentiond another brother Thomas who went out west and took up residence in 
Penticton BC. Granpa Barrett died in 1945 and I still have his obituary notice. 
I suspect Julia Barrett and I could be related. I know my grandfather had sisters 
also and some of these married into the Gorman-Williams and Cosgrove families.
I understand Julia Barrett has additional info on Great Uncle James. Would be 
very interested in seeing this.I once asked my Grandfather where in Ireland his 
father(Peter) was from and he replied Sligo. I later discovered That Sligo was 
an Embarkation point for many Irish immigrants so it is highly likely that the 
Barretts were from County Mayo. 
My Email address is : clifflawson@rogers.com   
Regards            
Cliff Lawson

July 25, 2006:
Over the years I have accumulated the attached information on the Peter
Barrett family. Daughter Mary married into my Cullen family of Templeton.
Some of this may be helpful.

Mark Cullen

Click here to open Mark's file (it's in Adobe Acrobat -- .pdf) format
July 26, 2006:
Hi: 

My name is Frank Hutchingame (so why does this guy care about Barretts?).  
I am a direct descendant of Peter Barrett and Maria (a.k.a. Mary) Smith.  I saw 
your posts on the Barrett web page. 

Their daughter, Elizabeth Barrett, married Francis O’Hagan.
That family consisted of two daughters (that lived):  Eliazbeth Ellen O’Hagan, 
and Annie M. O’Hagan. 

Elizabeth Ellen is my great grandmother. 

I have tons of information from about the O’Hagans onwards, and a little bit 
on the Barretts.  All of my information seems to confirm, generally, what I see 
here—namely the locations of marriage, birth, death etc.  The family is confusing.  
Elizabeth Barrett’s Husband, Francis died when he was quite young—33 years old.  
She then remarried John Patrick Cosgrove.  It was children of this marriage 
(Cosgrove) that married into the Gorman family. 

The issue is confusing because John Patrick Cosgrove’s first wife was Elizabeths 
sister, Ellen, who also died quite young. 

My mother (now 81) remembers many of these people, and visited most of them when 
she was young.  I have a variety of photos, including one of Elizabeth Barrett, and 
a painting of Francis O’Hagan (of no interest to you, I’m sure). 

I’d be happy to trade anything I have that might be of interest to anyone, but I 
don’t really have much back beyond Peter Barrett.

... Frank Hutchingame
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(stay tuned for a new Hutchingame page tomorrow. The Hutchingame family was in
the Bytown area beginning in the 1840's).
... Al
September 5, 2006:
Please include my name in the future on the Barrett email list.  
My great-grandmother was Mary Barrett wife of Felix McGrath and daughter of 
Domink Barrett  and Sophie (Flynn) Barrett.

I recently came across a record indicating Domink Barrett died at age of 47 and 
is buried in St. Stephen’s cemetery, Old Chelsea .  His wife  Sophie Flynn died 
June 10, 1866.  It appears both Sophie and  Domink died in the same year (1866)  
I do not know the circumstances of their deaths in the same year.    
Further research is needed.

... Patricia McGrath
 September 11, 2009:

Hello!
 
I came across the site http://www.bytown.net/barrett.htm and my great great grandparents are 
Thomas Barrett and Mary Lynott. Their son Thomas Barrett married Myrtle Pryse and they had 9 
children, the 7th is my grandmother Thelma Barrett Smith. I am thoroughly enjoying reading 
all of the information that you have provided regarding the Barrett line.  I have a copy of 
a 1901 census with Thomas Barrett and Mary Lynott's family on it, if anyone would like to see 
it, I would be happy to email it to you. If anyone has more information about Patrick Barrett 
(b.1793/1799), his parents, or his siblings, I would appreciate that.
 
Thank you,
Ashley Wood
New York, Usa

January 25, 2010:

Thanks to Anne Burgess who discovered this gem in the Ottawa Citizen Archives:



Read the complete article in the Ottawa Citizen  of November 12, 1922
 
 April 23, 2010:

Hello all 
 
I am the greatgreat grandaughter of Peter Barrett.
 
My grandfather was John Barrett who was the son of John Barrett who was the son of Peter Barrett.
 
I would be interested inbeing added to the e-mail chain.  I learned a lot of my family on Bytown or Bust.  Thanks for the link Mark.
 
I have attached a picture of John Barrett senior.  Does anyone know who the girl is?
 
Kathy