May 6, 2002:

  	     1  Patrick Christopher	1801 - 1860 (b. County Waterford)
..		+Mary Fitzgerald	1819 - 1892 (b. County Cork)
My Great-Great Grandparents. Came to Canada in the late 1820's.

Patrick and Mary settled on Crown Land in Osgoode Township around 1845 after being
in Nepean (1842 Census). 
Brian Burns has documentation on this farm going back to about 1850. The legal 
description is the west half of Lot 4, Concession 4, 100 acres. This farm was in 
the family for 115 years, until my uncle Frank sold it. It is now a subdivision of new 
homes. (This is now called the Stage Coach Road).
The house in the picture (1940) was moved onto the property from the Nevins 
farm when the original log house burned down.
The stones used to construct St. John's Church in Enniskerry were quarried 
from this farm.
The witnesses at the marriage of Patrick Christopher and Mary Fitzgerald at 
Notre Dame in 1835 were Patrick CURTIN and Catherine POWER.
Patrick and Mary are both buried at St. Mary's Church at South Gloucester. This 
church is now called Our Lady of the Visitation. There is no headstone remaining.
There are some records pertaining to the Christopher farm when Patrick Sr. died 
and left no will. The records are on Microfilm #TP-2 at the Osgoode Museum.
There was a daughter named Alice, born in 1834 to Patrick CHRISTOPHER and his 
first wife, Catherine LANDRIGAN - she's in the 1852 census for Nepean as being 
employed as a domestic, age 17, Roman Catholic

.......	2  	Thomas Christopher	1836 - 1898
...........		+Catherine Sullivan	1845 - 1927 
                d/o Nicholas Sullivan (County Meath) and Mary McGee (County Armagh)
My Great-Grandparents.
Took over family farm on Lot 4, Concession 4 on his father's death in 1860.
There is one headstone at St. Mary's containing the names of my Great-Grandparents 
and many other Christophers. The stone is still in good shape. (See Picture)
Pall-bearers at Thomas' funeral were John Bolger / Bulger, John Fox and Patrick Shearin.
................	3  	May Christopher	
................	3  	Mary Christopher	1872 - 1952
................	3  	Patrick Christopher	1874 -
................	3  	Bridget Ellen (Nellie) Christopher	1875 - 1928
....................		+George Hoover	(Lawyer in Washington, D.C.)
                                (1st cousin of J. Edgar Hoover) 
                                see George Hoover
................	3  	Thomas Christopher	1878 - 1948....................		
....................		+Margaret McDonald	1878 - 1935 (widow of Lawrence Burns)
................	3  	Michael Francis Christopher	1879 - 1896
................	3  	Bartholomew Christopher	1881 - 1903
................	3  	Edward Christopher	1883 - 1900
................	3  	Anna Celina Christopher	1884 - 1947
....................		+John Currie Emo	1862 - 1941
................	3  	Catherine Theresa Christopher	1885 - 1957 (my Grandmother)
....................		+ John George Burns	1880 - 1952 (my Grandfather)
My Grandparents.
Bought farm on Lot 13, Concession 3. (Manotick Station Road).
Today (1999), this is called "Miller's Sheep Farm". Around 1850, this farm was 
owned by Thomas O'Rourke whose father was John O'Rourke and his mother 
was Mary Burns. They were from County Cork, Ireland. Isn't that a Corker?
My grandfather, John George Burns and his family left this farm in 1934 and 
moved to Ottawa. In Ottawa they lived originally on Willow Street, later on Cambridge Street.
The three eldest children (Frank, Kay and Ida) attended the Herbert's Corner's 
School in Osgoode which is a flower nursery today. The tree youngest children attended 
the school on the Manotick Station Road (see Newspaper article).
Witnesses at my Grandmother's baptism March 6, 1886 were Peter Stackpole 
and Catherine Stackpole
................	3  	Sarah Christopher	1888 - 1909
................	3  	Bertha Christopher	1889 - 1976
....................		+Leyland Murrin	(Brooklyn, N.Y.)
................	3  	Martha Christopher	1890 - 1976
................	3  	Margaret Christopher	1870 - 1903 died in childbirth
....................		+ Patrick Fox	
.......	2  	R. Christopher	1838 -
.......	2  	Edward Christopher	1839 -
.......	2  	Patrick Christopher	1840 -
...........		+Catherine McGee	1845 -
Farmed on Lot 7, Concession 4
Patrick adopted 4 children from his wife's first marriage
(Catherine was widow of John Finan who was killed in a house fire).
Patrick, Catherine and family moved to Nepean (Hintonburg in 1880's) and appear 
on the 1891 census for Nepean - Division 3, Household Number 243
................	3  	Bartholomew Christopher	1870 -
....................		+Theresa Jane Fahey	1874 -
................	3  	Dennis Christopher	1872 -
....................		+Elizabeth Jane Ahearn	1878 - 1951
Sponsors at the Christening of Dennis were John Rooney and Ann McGee.
Marriage record from LDS for St. Mary's.
Dennis was named after his maternal grandfather, Dennis McGee who farmed in Gloucester and 
was originally from County Armagh, Ireland
Buried at Notre Dame - got info on daughter Catherine from cemetery record
................	3  	Patrick Christopher	1874 -
................	3  	Michael Francis Christopher	1876 -
................	3  	Jerome Joseph Christopher	1878 -
....................		+Mary Halpenny	1878 -
................	3  	Alice Mary Christopher	1880 - 1958
....................		+James Henry McGrath	1881 - 1931
.......	2  	William Christopher	1846 -
...........		+Isabella Leslie	
................	3  	William Thomas Christopher	1871 -
................	3  	Isabella Christopher	1874 -
................	3  	Bertha Ellen Christopher	1880 -
.......	2  	Michael Christopher	1847 -
.......	2  	Bridget Christopher	1849 - (see birth record below under date of November 12, 2007)
...........		+ John Cunningham	
................	3  	John Cunningham	1873 -
.......	2  	Mary Ann Christopher	1851 -
.......	2  	Margaret Christopher	1855 - 1938
...........		+Alexander Thompson	1863 - 1934
.......	2  	Mo? Christopher	1857 -

Mr. Lewis;

I'm not sure if this is the same CHRISTOPHER, I don't know much about my
grandmother. I know she married George Christopher her name was Mary
QUINN. She died Dec 26,1951 and George Died in 1955 I'm not sure of the
date. I don't know where they lived or if they had any children. They
are both buried at Beechwood Cemetery  in Ottawa. I hope there is
something you can tell about them since I am still trying to find some
family members on my grandmothers side.
Thank You
Teresa Gifford

February 14, 2002:
Before settling in Osgoode Township, Patrick and Mary show up in the 1842 Census of 
Nepean. There were 8 children, all under the age of 18.
July 12, 2002:
A Christopher family in Vinton, Quebec (Pontiac County).
 June 2, 2003:
Second generation, heads of Households, 1881 Census:

1881 Census Place:	Osgoode, Russell, Ontario, Canada
	Source:	FHL Film 1375865  NAC C-13229  Dist 104  SubDist G  Div 2  Page 2  Family 5
	Sex	Marr	Age	Origin	Birthplace
Lot 4, Concession 4
Thomas CHRISTOPHER	M	M	42	Irish	Ontario my GGrandfather
	Occ:	Farmer	Religion:	Catholic	
Catherine CHRISTOPHER	F	M	30	Irish	Ontario nee Sullivan (have photo)
			Religion:	Catholic	
Margret CHRISTOPHER	F		12	Irish	Ontario
			Religion:	Catholic	
Mary CHRISTOPHER	F		10	Irish	Ontario
			Religion:	Catholic	
Patrick CHRISTOPHER	M		9	Irish	Ontario
			Religion:	Catholic	
Elen CHRISTOPHER	F		5	Irish	Ontario
			Religion:	Catholic	
Thomas CHRISTOPHER	M		3	Irish	Ontario
			Religion:	Catholic	
Micheal CHRISTOPHER	M		2	Irish	Ontario
			Religion:	Catholic	
Mary CHRISTOPHER	F	W	70	Irish	Ireland (nee Fitzgerald, my GGGrandmother)
			Religion:	Catholic
_____________________________________
Lot 7, Concession 4:
1881 Census Place:	Osgoode, Russell, Ontario, Canada
	Source:	FHL Film 1375865  NAC C-13229  Dist 104  SubDist G  Div 2  Page 7  Family 33
	Sex	Marr	Age	Origin	Birthplace
Patrick CHRISTOPHER	M	M	45	Irish	Ontario
	Occ:	Farmer	Religion:	Catholic	
Cathrine CHRISTOPHER	F	M	45	Irish	Ontario (nee McGee)
			Religion:	Catholic	
Robert CHRISTOPHER	M		18	Irish	Ontario
			Religion:	Catholic	
Elen CHRISTOPHER	F		16	Irish	Ontario
			Religion:	Catholic	
Mary CHRISTOPHER	F		14	Irish	Ontario
			Religion:	Catholic	
Bartly CHRISTOPHER	M		11	Irish	Ontario
			Religion:	Catholic	
Denis CHRISTOPHER	M		9	Irish	Ontario
			Religion:	Catholic	
Patrick CHRISTOPHER	M		7	Irish	Ontario
			Religion:	Catholic	
Micheal F. CHRISTOPHER	M		5	Irish	Ontario
			Religion:	Catholic	
Jerome CHRISTOPHER	M		3	Irish	Ontario
			Religion:	Catholic	
Alice CHRISTOPHER	F		1	Irish	Ontario
			Religion:	Catholic
November 1, 2004:
Diane Christopher Patriquin (E-mail edain55@yahoo.ca) is a new-found cousin of mine
who is also researching the Christopher surname in the Ottawa area.

October 31, 2005:
Hi Al,
I was wondering if you had any info on the land that was owned
by Patrick and Mary Christopher.I wanted to know if there were
any land marks that might help me to find the general area.Any 
help for the same info on  Patrick and Cathrine's land,would be 
appreciated.I've been up and down Stadgecoach road a few times
looking for lot this and concession that to no avail.
thanks 
... Diane
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Hi Diane:
 
Good to hear from you.
 
I remember going to the original Christopher farm in the 1950's. The original 
log farmhouse had burned down and a smaller, frame building had been purchased 
from the Nevin family down the road and moved onto the original Christopher farm. 
I have a picture of this building with my grandmother and several of her sisters 
and one brother (Tom) standing in front of it. This farm was on Lot 4, Concession 4 
which is the east side of the Stagecoach Road but it is a subdivision of new homes 
now. I'm not sure of the exact location but my mother took some pictures of the 
new homes in the subdivision a few years ago so we should be able to find it by 
locating these new homes.
 
I remember there was a long driveway with lilac trees along both sides leading
up to the house and there was a large barn near the house. This was the original 
Patrick and Mary farm which my Great Grandfather, Thomas Christopher took over 
when his father died and left no will in about 1860. 
 
Your Great (?) Grandfather , Patrick Christopher who was married to Catherine McGee, 
had another farm on Lot 7, Concession 4. This is three farms south of the original 
Christopher farm. Both of these farms show up on the 1879 map of Osgoode Township 
(I have a copy of the map). Around the 1890's, the Patrick Christopher and Catherine 
McGee family moved to Hintonburg in Nepean Township. We should be able to find the 
exact street address in the 1901 Census, and maybe also the 1911 Census. These new 
censuses are not indexed and they take a bit of going through to locate people.
 
I'm sending a copy of this e-mail to Mr. Michael Daley who has a tremendous knowledge 
of the early families. He will know where Lot 4 and  Lot 7 are located.  
  
Take care, 
... Al
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Thanks to Michael Daley for the following:

HI AL .  Just a line . i have recieved your E-MAILS and get my old head around them 
as soon as possible,[ "I Love them , they get the wheels turning}", I remember   
hearing about the day your  grandmothers house burnt, and the day the Nevins house was  
moved on sleighs from the farm, there was no trees between here and ,there at that 
time, and as youngster, that was big, to see a house  being moved, the CHRISTOPHER FARM  
IS NOW THE Stanley Subdivision, on Stagecoach Road, if you drive in go East you should  
come to "THE LINE FENCE" on the north side of the property , [if you need help call me]     

Al, I  will get back to you on the McGee family.  I couldn't take the picture off.         
... Michael Daley
February 7, 2006:
Hi Al ~ does your tree have a William Christopher married to an Isabella
Leslie?  Apparently William worked on the railroad and was widowed with
 young children.  Again I have run across the Christopher name ~ this time
in my McNeely research.  A Hogan family adopted one of William and 
Isabella's > children and she married into the McNeely bunch from Manotick.  
Ring any bells?
... Mary Quinn
____________________

Hi Mary:

 Thanks. I do have this material in my tree.

 I think that this William Christopher may have worked for the railway and
 wrote a well-known (at the time) railway song. He was called "Willie".
 I have not been able to locate the song, however.

 I also heard that some Christopher children were adopted by a Hogan
family.  Now I know whose children they were.
 Thanks.

 I added your letter to a new page at www.bytown.net/emigrantletters.htm
 with a note about Charlotte Gray's book.
 It's amazing how much history is crammed into Mary Gosson Kelsey's letter.
 I have just found out that this book, hardcover, regularly $45.00 is on sale
 for $9.99 at www.chapters.ca. It's a bargain at that price  and I'm a sucker for books.
 Talk to you soon.
 ... Al
December 7, 2006:
SULLIVAN / CHRISTOPHER Connection

My Great-Grandmother, Catherine SULLIVAN married Thomas CHRISTOPHER.
The Sullivans had several farms, dating from the mid 1840's on the west 
side of the Manotick Station Road (Concession 2). The Burns farms were mostly on 
the east side (Concession 3). - See 1879 Map.

From the records of Notre Dame:
11 Aug 1844	Baptism of Catherine, born the 7th of the marriage of Nicholas Sullivan 
and Mary McGee of Gloucester	
Witnesses: Francis McGee & Mary McGee (Mary's parents)

This Sullivan family came from County Meath, Ireland.

1901 Census data for the family of Thomas Christopher (deceased) and Catherine Sullivan

4 49   35 Christopher Catherine F   Head W Aug 15 1845 55 (Catherine Sullivan, my GGrandmother ... Al)
4 50   35 Christopher Margaret F   Daughter S Jul 16 1870 30 
5 1   35 Christopher Mary F   Daughter S Apr 13 1872 28 
5 2   35 Christopher Ellen F   Daughter S Aug 31 1875 25 
5 3   35 Christopher Thos M   Son S Mar 16 1878 23 
5 4   35 Christopher Bartholomew M   Son S Apr 10 1880 20 
5 5   35 Christopher Annie F   Daughter S Mar 17 1884 17 
5 6   35 Christopher Catherine T.  F   Daughter S Dec 30 1885 15 (my Grandmother)
5 7   35 Christopher Sarah F   Daughter S Mar 15 1888 13 
5 8   35 Christopher Bertha F   Daughter S Apr 12 1889 11 
5 9   35 Christopher Martha F   Daughter S Dec 8 1888 12 
5 10   35 Christopher Patrick M   Son S Jan 7 1874 27 

1911 Census for Osgoode:
42    52 Christopher Mrs   Female  Head Widow Oct 1844 65 (Catherine Sullivan)
43    52 Christopher Thomas   M Son S Jun 1875 35  
44    52 Christopher Mary   F Daughter S Oct 1871 40
45    52 Christopher Martha   F Daughter S Dec 1887 23

 November 12, 2007:

Here is a church registry entry at Our Lady of the Visitation Church at 
South Gloucester for Bridget Christopher, daughter of Patrick Christopher and
Mary Fitzgerald. Thanks to Taylor Kennedy for this part of my family's history!



(The image Taylor sent me is legible!)
... Al