William John Silvester CORRIGAN

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptised: 8 Jun 1878, Uptergrove, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; Address:
  St. Columbkille
• Immigration: 1885
• Immigration: 1890
• Occupation: 1910; Teamster

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• FamilySearch ID: LD5F-X6B
• Baptism: 3 Mar 1853, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada West; Address:
  Saint Gregory the Great
• Occupation: 1871; Farmer
• Immigration: 1884
• Immigration: 1885
• Occupation: 1888, Washburn, Bayfield, Wisconsin, United States; works at N W Fuel Co. and boards Pacific House
• Occupation: 1900; Farmer & Hotel Keeper
• Occupation: 1910; Farmer

Notes:

Died:
According to a story about how Thomas died, while he was having a stroke the town doctor was riding by on his horse to deliver a baby. One of Thomas' children ran out a started waving their arms at the doctor to get his attention. Unfortunately, he just waved back and kept on going thinking that the child was just saying hello.

Thomas married Ellen FERGUSON on 19 Jun 1877 in Uptergrove, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. Ellen was born in 1854 in Canada; died about 1890 in Washburn, Bayfield, Wisconsin, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Witnesses: John Corrigan, William Corrigan, Margaret Ferguson, Rosanna Thompson

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Roman Catholic
• FamilySearch ID: KC14-G6N
• Fact 1: 1861; Log, 1-story home
• Occupation: 1851–1871; Farmer
• Residence: 1851–1871, Mara Township, Brechin, Ontario, Canada

William married Mary MCCANN on 19 Nov 1848 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada West. Mary (daughter of Thomas MCCANN and Mary CRONIN) was born in 1828 in Mayo, Ireland; died on 27 Oct 1884 in Uptergrove, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: K85D-FYV

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: K4ZR-WWW
• Immigration: 1818, United States
• Immigration: 22 May 1823, Quebec, Canada
• Occupation: 1852; Farmer

Notes:

[Except from "They Came to Mara, Pioneers of Mara Township 1829-1900"]



"Members of the Michael Corrigan family were natives of County Tyrone. They were still residents of Ireland when Patrick was baptized at the age of two days in Killeeshil Parish in February, 1819. They emigrated to Canada circa 1823 where Michael initiated Upper Canada Land Petitions on behalf of himself and his young sons. Then they briefly removed to the United States, likely to New York where their son, Hugh, was born. It was said that William was born during their voyage to North America. In time, the Corrigan family settled on Brock Township, and apparently lived their throughout the 1830s. By the time of the 1852 census, Michael, Rosina and family resided in Mara on the West 1/2 of LOT 15 CON 7."



[Information entered 7/5/01 from various online sources of Ireland information]



Killeeshil information



Townload: Killeeshil

Acres: 521

County: Tyrone

Barony: Dungannon Lower

Civil Parish: Killeeshil

PLU: Dungannon

Province: Ulster

Diocese: Armagh

Roman Catholic



Killeeshil Chapel - about 5-7 miles east of Ballygawley. This has a Protestant Cemetery on the east side and an old Catholic Cemetery behind the Chapel on the west side.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirtyr3/Cemetery/cemetery.html



http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/county/tyrone.html

http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirtyr/



Dungannon: (pop 10,000) is a manufacturing town approx. 10 miles north west of Armagh. It lies in the parish of Drumglass and in the barony of Dungannon Middle. In medieval times the O'Neills had a large fortress built in Dungannon. The site of which is marked by the ruins of an 18th century castle. These ruins are situated just north of the market square in the center of the town. The O'Neills also founded a Franciscan friary in 1489, and this is where that Con O Neill submitted to the English and accepted the title of Earle of Tyrone from Henry VIII, while his son was given the title of Baron of Dungannon. Following the Irish defeat at the battle of Kinsale, in 1602, the town was burnt to the ground to prevent the English seizing the town. During the plantation period the lands in and around Dungannon were granted to Sir Arthur Chichester, who laid out the plan of the modern town. In 1692, it was sold to Thomas Knox. He developed the town's markets and business. Here in 1782, in the old Meeting House is where the Irish Volunteers met to set up a pressure group seeking Irish independence.



[from Hugh Corrigan IV in a letter to Brian Zalewski - August 19, 1999]

"According to the birth records, the first three children were born in County Tyrone, Ireland but the next two were born in New York State. This is probably due to the fact that the Erie Canal was being built, and Irish labor was recruited for the work on the canal. After the work was done it is my guess that Michael and Rose moved their family back to Ontario and settled in Mara Township"



"There was a rebellion in 1837 in Ontario and Michael Corrigan was among many families guilty of treason. The majority of them were pardoned and allowed to return on parole for three years after paying a security bond. Briefly, the rebellion was led by William Lyon Mackenzie against the authoritarian system, which culminated early in December 1837 with a abortive attempt to take over the government in Toronto. He had farmers joining him from all over the providence. Most of the rebels were captured or ran away as their take-over was foiled by government troops.



On a list of prisoners held at Parliament House in Toronto, December 13, 1837 was Michael Corrigan along with 312 others jailed there. Michael was arrested January 6, 1838 some weeks after the rebellion was quashed. He was released May 12, 1838 and pardoned on finding security to keep peace and be of good behavior for three years."

Michael married Elizabeth Rosa Roseann NUGENT on 20 Dec 1816 in Killeeshil Parish, County Tyrone, Ireland. Elizabeth (daughter of Unknown BOYLE) was born about 1796 in Tyrone, Ireland; died on 28 Dec 1856 in Mara Township, Brechin, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 31 Dec 1856 in Uptergrove, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: 24H7-2R9

Notes:

Died:
Witnesses: Francis Duffy, Patrick Clarke & David McVrey(?)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Mayo, Ireland
• FamilySearch ID: K8D7-VS3

Thomas married Mary CRONIN. Mary was born in 1797 in Ireland; died on 9 May 1860 in Uptergrove, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Uptergrove, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Mayo, Ireland
• FamilySearch ID: K4B9-F9F