James HILL, John HILL and Abraham PRATT (County Cavan)
also some HILLs in Gloucester Township
September 13, 2003:
These three men are on the 1829 McCabe List. They all came from County Cavan
and settled in Goulbourn and Marlborough Townships.
Go to: http://members.rogers.com/meblee3/finalhistories/hill(jas_john).pdf
Other names associated with this .pdf file are Brownlee and Tubman.
October 20, 2003:
Hello Al,
James & John Hill from Swaddlenbar/Swanlinbar, Cavan Co., Irel and Carleton Co.,
Ont are also my families. James is my direct line as they came to Kent. Co.
I'm going to Ireland next March and want to get all I can before going and to
figure out what I need to look for there.
Mary Lou Little
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Note:
There are many connections between pioneers in Carleton County and the people
who settled in the London, Ontario area. These settlers are described in Bruce Elliott's
book Irish Migrants in the Canadas
June 17, 2004:
Hi Mary Lou and Al. I am also working on the Hills. I have both John and James Hill
sketched in but I do not have them connected. I would love to exchange info with you Mary Lou.
... Robert Sample
December 30, 2004:
Robert Sample and others are working on several Hill families.
Here are two of the families:
Hi Al: There are three Hill families in the Richmond / Malakoff/ North Gower area.
They were not connected in Canada but may have been in Scotland or Ireland.
We are still working on them.
1. Descendants of John Hill
1 John Hill b: 1783 in County Cavan d: November 29, 1859 Burial:
St. John's Anglican Church, Richmond
.. +Sarah Good b: 1777 in Ireland d: August 19, 1837 Burial:
St. John's Anglican Church, Richmond
2. Descendants of Robert Hill
1 Robert Hill b: Abt. 1850 d: in Can't Find in Beechwood Burial:
Beachwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario
.. +Helen White b: Abt. 1855 d: in Can't Find in Beechwood Burial:
Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario Father: Joseph White Mother: Unknown
Robert Sample has more info.
September 17, 2005:
Hi Robert
I have come across 2 more Hills in my Moxley tree, are they yours and do you
have more on them?
Florence Grant Hill born about 1874 daughter of Thomas Hill and Mary Grant
married Milton Moxley son of James T Moxley and Mary McDiarmid Dec 1897 burial Beechwood
Florence Hill born about 1882 parents unknown; 2nd wife of William Cyrus Moxley
sometime after 1917, died 1967 Burial St Georges Hawthorne
Regards
... Al Craig
October 25, 2005:
Robert,
I just realized I never wrote to say thank you for the info re the above. Thanks.
As it turns out I was able to track them down a little further.
Thomas Hill father of Florence Grant Hill born in England Nov 20, 1844 (1901 census,
I read your caution) living with Florence and Milton Moxley.
1881 living in Ottawa, Victoria Ward (1881 census).
Wife Mary born in Que abt 1838
Children John Richard abt 1872 in Ont
Florence Grant abt 1875 in Ont
Others in household
Mary Hill widow 66 born in England
Eliza Hill 64 born in Ont
Vivian Hill male 29 born in Ont
Florence Hill wife of William Cyrus Moxley was the daughter of Ben and Eliza Hill
Ben born in Ont July 1852 (1911 census Dist 118 Russell sub 30 Gloucester p 1 line 24 ff)
Eliza born in Ireland Mar 1855 (1911 census) immigrated to Can 1871 (line 25)
Regards
Al Craig
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