April 22, 2003:
  
Hi there;
 
I would like to add my ancestor to your list of Irish that came to the Ottawa valley.  
Peter McVeigh came sometime in the 1820s and worked on the Pinhey Estate.  According 
to his son, John, they were from a little township just outside of Kilkeel, Ireland.  In 1842 
Peter purchased land near Vars and the next three generations were born there, one of 
which was my Father.  (The family also owned land in Goulbourn Township at one time). 
I was hoping to find out what ship Peter came over on and of course  a little more about what he 
did when he first arrived - i.e. worked immediately for H. Pinhey or was he somewhere else 
for a while.  
 
Thanks for your kind attention.
 
Gail Hildebrandt
gailchuck@telus.net