My Trails into the Past

The last three 12 for '26 posts have been about John Gleeson, the husband of Margaret Tierney (1835-1920). These next posts will focus on Margaret and her parents John Tierney and Ann Murray. Introduction Margaret was born on 20 April 1835, likely in Goulbourn Township, the daughter of John Tierney and Ann Murray. [1] She was baptized on 18 May 1835 at Notre Dame of Ottawa, with William Hanrahan and Eleonore Murray as sponsors. [2] John Tierney and Ann Murray married on 27 November 1832 also at Notre Dame of Ottawa. They were both of Goulbourn. [3] She was the second child. Her older sister, Elizabeth was baptized on 15 December at Nepean. [4] John and Ann lived in Nepean until their deaths. John died on 14 December 1891. [5] Ann died on 8 October 1899. [6] Census Records John and Ann were enumerated in each of the census records from 1891 down to 1841. I will list them below beginning with the most recent one first. At the end will be a table showing all the census records...

My 2x-great-grandmother, Anna Maria Gleeson, was born on 13 February 1860 in Carleton County, Ontario, Canada. [1] Through her, I am eligible for Canadian citizenship. I should work on gathering all the documents I need to prove my relationship to her. The problem I have is there is no marriage record for her and her husband, John H. Sullivan. [2] I also have no marriage record for her parents either, though with full-text search, I will investigate the records for John Gleeson and his wife, Margaret Tierney. I have previously written about this family for my BCG renewal. It will be interesting if more can be learned about them. This month, I will also investigate the parentage of Margaret Tierney. Timeline of John Gleeson Carleton County, Ontario, is further divided by townships. The earliest records show the Gleeson family lived in Goulbourn township. After being married, they had their children baptized at St. Philip Catholic Church in Richmond. However, their land was closer to...