Persisting Pioneer Families in Emily, Ontario, Canada

In the former list the farms are indicated. The concessions are shown in Roman numerals and the lots in Arabic numerals. The farms of the following 63 Emily pioneers were granted to them by the Crown and still remain in the same family: Moses Begley, X 16 David Best, 112 Henry Best, 113 James Boate, V 22 William Boate, V 22 John Callaghan, XIII 9 Patrick Callaghan, VII 7 John Carroll, VII 16 Timothy Carroll, VII 16 Martin Carroll, VIII 10 Michael Costello, X 10 Timothy Dorgan, XI 14 Bartholomew Downey, IX 6 Thomas Fee, V 12 William Fee, V … Read more

Patentees still in Emily, Ontario, Canada

The family names of the following 145 original patentees are still to be found in Emily but not on the original farms: Edward Bailey, David Balfour James Balfour William Barrett James Best John Best Wm. Best John Blackwell Wm. Bradley Cornelius CaIlaghan Jeremiah Callaghan Samuel Carew Thomas Carew Edmond Callaghan Charles Chambers Patrick Clancy John Clark John Collins Michael Collins Dennis Connell George Connell John Connell Patrick Connell Samuel Cottingham William Cottnigham Samuel Davidson Daniel Donoghue Dennis Donoghue Maurice Donoghue John Dorgan Francis Duffy Thomas Elliott Robert English William Elliott Henry Fee Samuel Ferguson Daniel Fitzpatrick Patrick Fitzpatrick John Flynn … Read more