March 2, 2006:

Some members of the Irish Catholic community in the north-west corner of Osgoode 
Township had connections to the parishes of St. Columbans, Ste. Scholastique and 
Oka / Deux Montagnes region near Montreal, in Quebec.

See also The Irish in St. Columban's web site.

We are trying to determine connections between these Deux Montagnes and Osgoode 
Township folks during the 1800's. 

The following persons were Irish Catholics, born in Quebec, living in Osgoode 
Township in 1881 and MAY have been from the St. Columban's area.

Can anyone confirm these connections or add new names to the list? Any names
which should be deleted?

Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
CALLAHAN, Bridget	<1843>	F	Irish	Bir:	Queb
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
CALLAHAN, Catharine	<1863>	F	Irish	Bir:	Queb
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
CALLAHAN, Amey	<1866>	F	Irish	Bir:	Queb
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
CALLAHAN, John	<1868>	M	Irish	Bir:	Queb
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
CALLAHAN, Richard	<1870>	M	Irish	Bir:	Queb
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
CALLAHAN, Steven H.	<1873>	M	Irish	Bir:	Queb
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
DALY, Micheal	<1827>	M	Irish	Bir:	Queb
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
DALY, John	<1831>	M	Irish	Bir:	Queb
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
KEANY, Eliza	<1824>	F	Irish	Bir:	Queb  (KENNA, KENNY or KEALEY)
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
KELLEY, Catherine	<1840>	F	Irish	Bir:	Queb
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
KINSELLA, Thomas	<1838>	M	Irish	Bir:	Queb
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
KILFOIL, Elen	<1851>	F	Irish	Bir:	Queb (GUILFOYLE)
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
KILFOIL, John	<1846>	M	Irish	Bir:	Queb
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
MCEVOY, Mary	<1826>	F	Irish	Bir:	Queb
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
MARSHALL, Micheal	<1841>	M	Irish	Bir:	Queb
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
MCEVOY, John	<1843>	M	Irish	Bir:	Queb
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
MCEVOY, Mary	<1854>	F	Irish	Bir:	Queb
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
MCEVOY, Bridget	<1856>	F	Irish	Bir:	Queb
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
MURPHY, Micheal	<1843>	M	Irish	Bir:	Queb
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
MURPHY, Elenne A.	<1874>	F	Irish	Bir:	Queb
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
PLUNKETT, Ann	<1837>	F	Irish	Bir:	Queb
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
SULLIVAN, Mary	<1836>	F	Irish	Bir:	Queb
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
YORK, Mary	<1843>	F	Irish	Bir:	Queb  (YORK is her married name)
Cen:	Ont	Russell	Osgoode
March 3, 2006:

According to Claude Bourguignon, the first four Irish families to settle
in the St. Columbans area arrived in 1821. The heads of households in
1821 were 

1. James Murphy
2. Hughes Reilly
3. Andrew Cowan 
4. John Millen (Mullin ?)

There were a great number of new Irish settlers in the St. Columbans area during the
remaining years of the 1820's.

In addition, Claude has compiled a list of land transactions between early
residents of St. Columbans and those in our area of Upper Canada.
Merci, Claude!

Liste des Colombanois ayant des liens avec l'Ontario au 19e siècle
Réalisée à partir des chaînes de titres des 320 lots du cadastre de Saint-Colomban

NOTE : Cette liste est non exhaustive. En effet, les chaînes de titres n'étant pas complète à 100% 

Préparée par Claude Bourguignon, 25 février 2006

·	Lot 18 : Vente par William S. Boyd à David Price William, 
             marchand de cuir, de la cité d'Ottawa et maintenant de la paroisse de 
             St-Colomban, le 13/08/1877
·	Lots 42, 43 : Vente par James Murphy à Mallick Gaven, cultivateur de Hull, 
                  le 30/07/1834
·	Lot 42, 43 Vente par Martin Furlong, époux de Judith Coughlan veuve de Mallick Gaven, 
               de Hull à Thomas Donaghue, le 8/02/1847
·	Lot 58 : Vente  devant le sherif Lapointe à J.C Shea, procurur, épicier ville d'Ottawa, 
             28/07/1899
·	Lot 90 Vente par Andrew Keyes cordonnier à Ottawa (autrefois Saint-Colomban) à 
           Michael Kelly, canton Gloucester, Ontario, le 21/02/1870
·	Lot 98 Vente par James Woods, maintenant de Westmeath, comté de Renfrew, Ontario 
           à Samuel Smiley, le 8/10/1880
·	Lot 132 Vente par Bridget Innis (veuve de Lawrence Delaney et épouse actuelle de 
            William Murchison) du canton de Lochiel, comté de Glengarry) à Francis 
            Donaghue, le 20/06/1848
·	Lot 133 Vente par John Dempsey à John Marshall, canton d'Osgood, le 23/02/1847
·	Lot 135 Vente par Patrick Phelan à Mary Whelan, de Prescott, Haut-Canada, le 
            11/10/1831
·	Lot 139 Vente par Daniel Phelan, Cornwall, comté de Stormont à Edward Elliott , 
            le 2/03/1876
·	Lot 153 Vente par Thomas McEvoy, cultivateur du Haut-Canada, canton d'Osgoode à 
            Dennis Coughlan, le 12/03/1845
·	Lot 163 Vente de Richard Shea et sa femme Alley Murphy, cultivateur de Bytown à 
            William Nevell, le 11/07/18936 (could be William Neville ... Al)
·	Lot 164 Vente par John Shea, cultivateur du Haut-Canada à Patrick McCarthy, 
            le 14/03/1833 
·	Lot 216 Vente par William Murphy, cultivateur du Haut-Canada à Edmund Mooney,  
            le 25/01/1843
·	Lot 271 Vente par Emery Morris dit Lanfantaisie, journalier de la cité d'Ottawa à 
            Édouard Monette, le 23/04/1871
·	Lot 272 Vente par John Mc Ginity (McGinty ?) du comté de Carlton, Haut-Canada 
            (district de Bathurst) à Dennis Callaghan, le 7/11/1829
·	Lot 281 : Vente par Edward Davay (Davey ?), cultivateur de Bytown, à Michael Rock,  
              le 14/03/1834
·	Lot 320 Vente par James McEvoy à Philipp Holligan, laboureur de Bytown, nov 1829




   		
March 4, 2006:

Michael Daley has compiled some material titled "The Murphy's of Osgoode Township" which
will be added to our web site soon.

Here is an excerpt from his article which makes reference to Ste. Scholastique:

Nicholas Murphy , Cooper,/ farmer, his wife Catherine Costigan  native of Co Kilkenny, 
were settled at St, Scholastique , Quebec, prior to 1832, The family moved to West Osgoode ,
1843-44 settled on lot 24, con 3,   9,children were born to this couple , Mary Jane ,the 
first  born ,August 18 , 1827 ,at St, Scholastique,  married Patrick Terry born ,1824 ,
Waterford Ireland, Son of Michael Terry, and Margaret Tierney, of lot 18 ,con, 3 ,Osgoode,   
Patrick ,the last born ,Feb, 12 1844, was Baptize March the 24th at Notre Dame Cathedral , 
sponsors were John McEvoy, and Catherine McKenna of Osgoode. 

March 8, 2006:
Al      
for  what its worth, Edmond  McEvoy his wife Catherine Kennedy, from [ Freshford Parish ]  
Co, Kilkenny, 1827 ,to Ste. Scholastique, P,of Quebec, with     Three sons, Michael  
born 1803, John born 1808, Thomas born 1815,                    
The Parish  register of St, Scholastique church in Deux Montagues, Quebec       
gives  the death date of Edmond McEvoy, as Dec, 12 1834,  His wife Catherine  Kenedy 
died  Feb 27, 1861,  her body was laid to rest ,on land donated by  McEvoy Families, 
for  to build a church, and burial ground, on          lot 20 , con, 3,in Osgoode 
Township,                                                                  
Son , Michael  married Mary Castigan moved to lot 29 ,con 2 ,Osgoode Tws,           
Son John ,married , Feb,8 1836,to Anastaia Powers, daughter of Richard Power ,and 
Bridget Murphy, in  St, Columban, P,of Quebec, moved to lot, 20, con,3 Osgoode Tws,
Son Thomas,  married , Mary [ Margaret ]  [Rourke,] O'Rourke , 1844,??  settled on 
lot 17 con 3 Osgoode, in the 1840's.
James  Conway ,  his wife Sarah Dunn, from Ireland to St, Scholastique Quebec , 
two children born in Quebec  Michael Nov,14 1828, Catherine ,          July 4 1832,   
moving to Osgoode settling on lot 24, con,2 [ by the 1863 map of  Osgoode]  3 more 
children were born in Osgoode,    Catherine married  Edward Patrick McEvoy son of 
Michael McEvoy and Mary Castigan  ,  moved to  Iowa, USA started a little town ,
and named it Osgood, 
Note of interest,   John McEvoy  born the 27 / 5th  1848, son of John and Anastaia 
[ Power], McEvoy,  married   Mary Ann Buckles,   their sons Ambrose , and Domnic were 
the founders of  " McEvoy  Funeral Homes."                                 
Catherine McEvoy  born ,1838, sister to John, married Patrick Kelly  their 
Great,-Great--Grandson  , Lorne  Kelly,  is the founder of the  "KELLY  Funeral Homes",
... Michael Daley
_________________________

Hi Michael and Al,
 
I'd noticed a few entries for 1790s baptisms of children of a couple of Edmund McEvoys 
of Kilcoltrim, which is close to Borris town, and close to the Kilkenny border. 
Maybe relatives of Edmond of Osgoode, who came from Kilkenny? See below, taken from 
the Borris records website:
 
04 Jan 1788 Anne, Edmund McCaboy Anne Kavh Mathias Gormoran Mary Foley Killcoltrim 

 
21 Jan 1793 Mary, Edmund McEboy Margaret Kinsella James Cody Anne Farell Kilcoltrium 

 
25 May 1790 James, Ned Macoboy Margaret Kinselagh Hugh Kehoe Margaret Maughen Kilcoltrim 

 
17 Mar 1795 Bridget, Ned McCoboy Margaret Kinselagh Maurice Cody Catty Cody Kilcoltrim
  

 
And Al, about your Byrnes: I didn't find Lawrence, but there are a number of entries 
in the Borris records for a Terence Byrne. I wouldn't think that's such a common first name.
 
Anne Burgess
March 23, 2006:

Don Williams is a descendant of George WILLIAMS, an 1823 Peter Robinson settler
from County Cork. George Williams ended up at St. Columbans.

March 25, 2006:

Thomas Marshall and Anastasia Dolan were married at St. Columbans in 1837.
By 1844 they had migrated to Osgoode Township.
January 10, 2007:

On Saturday, January 27th 2007, the descendants & friends of St. Columban 
will be presenting an  Irish event (Music; Song; Dance & Dialogue) at the 
Oscar Peterson Hall on Sherbrooke St West, Montreal.

    This event has two purposes - 1) simply to honour our Irish ancestors 
    that arrived in Lower Canada in the 1820's and then settled in St. Columban, 
    Quebec 2) as a fundraiser to restore the old Irish cemetery in St. Columban.

    For general information about this event and/or to reserve your tickets 
    ($ 30.00 each), please visit the following site:- (You can also place an 
    advertisement in our Event Brochure at this same web location)....

    http://www.stcolumban-irish.com/events/

    To find a flyer/poster about the event that you might wish to print out 
    and send, or post, anywhere that you think that there might be an interest:-

    http://www.stcolumban-irish.com/events/handout3acolour.pdf

    The same flyer/poster in French is at:-

    http://www.stcolumban-irish.com/events/handout3acolour-f.pdf

For any additional information, please contact us at:- info@stcolumban-irish.com


July 5, 2010:

This past Saturday, July 3rd as mentioned in my last post, we were able to officially unveil “the 
walls” as a monument to the early Irish settlers in St. Columban.
 
And now Jeff Legault has posted some great videos and pictures of the event for everyone 
that was not able to attend.
 
To see the videos, simply go to our main page at 

www.stcolumban-irish.com 

and click on the updated note about the unveiling. 
 
To see photos of the ceremony, you can click on the following link: 
http://www.stcolumban-irish.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=2691 
 
Once again thank you to everyone that contributed to making this a reality after almost five years.


 September 1, 2010:

Lumber Rafts on the Ottawa River
The Church at Oka / Deux Montagnes, early 1800's
Source: A Short History of Quebec, page 77