Category: Mc

Andrew McGonegal, an Irishman born about 1815, is the first of this clan to come to Westmeath Township and his stone in Greenwood Cemetery shows he lived a long life to age 84 years. Andrew McGonegal (1822-1900) m. Elizabeth “Eliza” Kenny (1835-1881). The 1861 Census Westmeath Township records three small children in the family. John, William and READ MORE

Up on the hillside to the west of Highway 17 along Sutherland Road, lies a tiny burying grounds that had been lost to the regrowth of trees and shrubs. This little cemetery has been brought back into the modern day by the efforts of one curious and determined man; Bernie Buechman. As a result of READ MORE

William McLean, came to Canada in 1817 and settled near Perth, Ontario. He had five children by his first wife, Ellen Rudsdale. Their son, John Charles McLean (1836-1922), moved to Renfrew County and settled on Zion Line, near Beachburg with his wife Elizabeth Hoskins. He spelled his name MacLean. There seems to be both Mc READ MORE

Patrick McCagherty (1812 – ) and Elizabeth “Eliza” Edmunson (1815 – 1871) were Irish “immigrant ancestors” skilled in the art of weaving so found a ready customer base in the emerging Westmeath Township settlements. Their son Patrick McCagherty Jr., was born in  1845 in Ireland and came to Upper Canada with the family. He married Elizabeth Ann READ MORE

John McClelland was born in 1800 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He would die a world away 84 years later. His wife Ann Given McGill (1806-1892) was also born in Paisley and together they are buried in Ross Township. Ann was the daughter of James McGill and Jane Given. The children were young family lived at READ MORE