Mary Catherine Byrnes

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• Name: Mary Burns
• Name: Mary Burns
• Name: Mary Byrnes
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• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

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Died:
The Almonte Gazette
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
Friday, August 5, 1898, p. 1

The Late Mrs. S. Drummond.

We regret to record the death of Mary Burns, wife of Mr. Samuel Drummond, of Ramsay, which took place on Monday last, two weeks after the birth of her daughter. She was 36 years of age. Deceased had been making good progress for some time after her confinement, but complications arose, with a fatal result. Mrs. Drummond was well and favourably known, and was highly esteemed for her excellence of head and heart. With an unusual bright and cheerful disposition, a kind nature, and the spirit of generosity well developed, she won for herself a large circle of warm friends, who now mourn her untimely demise, while the sympathy of the whole community is with Mr. Drummond and his four little children in their irreparable loss. The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon, to the eighth line cemetery, and the cortege was a mile in length as it left the house, a tangible evidence of the respect and sympathy of the countryside. The Oddfellows of this town attended in a body to mark their condolence with their bereft brother. Rev. R. J. Hutcheon, M.A. officiated at the funeral, deceased having been a member of St. Andrews congregation.

Mary married Samuel John Drummond on 26 Apr 1888 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Samuel (son of Peter Drummond, Jr. and Jane Dunlop) was born on 7 Oct 1858 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West; died on 23 Dec 1936 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 24 Dec 1936 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Violet Vinette Drummond was born on 8 Feb 1889 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Jul 1889 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1889 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
2. Harvey Lyle Drummond was born on 28 May 1890 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Nov 1968 in Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 13 Nov 1968 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
3. Wilbur Lorne Drummond was born on 10 Jul 1892 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 17 May 1928 in Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1928 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
4. Albert Martella Drummond was born on 27 Mar 1895 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Aug 1895 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 27 Aug 1895 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
5. Myrtle Alberta Drummond was born on 27 Mar 1895 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Aug 1895 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 27 Aug 1895 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
6. Eva Jane Drummond was born on 7 Jan 1897 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Mar 1947 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 14 Mar 1947 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
7. Ivy May Drummond was born on 19 Jul 1898 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Mar 1975 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1975 in St. Mark's Anglican Cemetery, Pakenham, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada.

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• Name: Patrick Byrnes
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Died:
Patrick was born in Rathellin/R?th Ail?n Townland, Leighlinbridge, Carlow, Ireland.

Brothers Patrick and Martin Burns, and their widowed mother Margaret, immigrated to Ontario from Ireland abt. 1851. Margaret married Cornelius Madden (also a widower with adult children), and in the marriage settlement Madden gave Margaret's sons what would become the original Burns homestead in Ramsay Twp (East ? Lot 10, Con. 12), which was located opposite to the Madden homestead. (Concession 12 is now Golden Line Road, and Lot 10 is located where it intersects with Old Almonte Road, on what would be the southwest corner.) Patrick and Martin lived and farmed on the property, together. Patrick married in 1859, and brought his new wife Mariah there; Margaret also joined them there following Madden's death. By the 1861 Census of Canada, Martin was no longer living with Patrick on the property, his whereabouts unknown. The following notice then appeared in the The Perth Courier on March 20, 1863: "Sheriff's Sale of Land at Public Auction - Lands and tenements of Patrick Byrne at the suit of Martin Byrne, East ? Lot 10, 12th Concesion [sic] Ramsay". So, Martin sued Patrick, almost certainly for his 1/2 share of the property. The presence of the lawsuit indicates Patrick didn't recognize Martin's claim, and the fact that it was successful (resulting in the forced sale) shows that Martin was judged to be in the right. With this information, Martin's absence from the property in 1861 might indicate that the dispute over it went back at least that far. Regardless, Patrick and Martin came to an agreement and and avoided both the auction sale and any division of the land, though the details are unknown. Patrick died of sunstroke just a few years later, in 1867, while working in the fields, with his 6 year old twins, Martin and Peter, at his side. Martin returned to the property after Patrick's death and remained there for the rest of his life (another 31 years), helping Patrick's widow Mariah run the farm, and raise her 4 children. After Martin died in 1907, Mariah left the Burns homestead and moved to nearby Almonte, where she died in 1911. [H. Presley, 2g-grandson]

Buried:
Inscription
PRAY
FOR THE SOUL OF
PETER BURNS
BORN JAN 1861 DIED APR 1935
HIS WIFE
SARAH CARTER
BORN JAN 1867 DIED APRIL 1953
HIS FATHER
PATRICK BURNS
BORN OCT 1829 DIED JUNE 1867
HIS MOTHER
MARIA KELLY
BORN MAY 1834 DIED MAY 1911

Patrick married Mariah Kelly in 1859. Mariah (daughter of Michael Kelly and Bridget Lawlor) was born on 15 Aug 1837 in Newtown, County Carlo, Ireland; died on 22 May 1911 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 24 May 1911 in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Maria Kelly
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Died:
Mariah's name was most often spelled Maria; however, her granddaughter Mary (Burns) Colton knew it to always be pronounced, and spelled 'Mariah'. [H. Presley, 2g-grandson]
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The Almonte Gazette
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
Friday, May 26, 1911, p. 1

?b?Obit. - Mrs. Burns.?/b?
Mrs. Maria Burns passed away on Monday evening, in her 77th year, after an illness which lasted one week. Deceased, who was a daughter of the late Michael Kelly, was born in Ireland, and came to this country with the family when a girl of ten, her mother having died previously. She married Patrick Burns of Ramsay township, but was left a widow in 1867, and has resided until lately on the farm. Her family consisted of Peter Burns, of this town; Michael, last heard from in Washington Territory; Martin and Mrs. Samuel Drummond, deceased. The funeral took place on Wednesday morning to St. Mary's church, and was largely attended. Requiem High Mass was chanted by Rev. Father Grev of Carleton Place, after which the body was laid to rest in the ninth line cemetery, many relatives being present from Ottawa, Smiths Falls and Huntley. The pallbearers were Messrs. John McGrath, Patrick Carter, Thos. J. Bolger, Harvey and Wilbur Drummond and James Kelly.



Buried:
Inscription
PRAY
FOR THE SOUL OF
PETER BURNS
BORN JAN 1861 DIED APR 1935
HIS WIFE
SARAH CARTER
BORN JAN 1867 DIED APRIL 1953
HIS FATHER
PATRICK BURNS
BORN OCT 1829 DIED JUNE 1867
HIS MOTHER
MARIA KELLY
BORN MAY 1834 DIED MAY 1911

Michael married Margaret Walsh. Margaret was born in 1801 in Ireland; died between 1861 and 1863 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Margaret's first husband was Michael Burns; he died in Ireland. Margaret immigrated to Canada abt 1851 with her sons, Martin and Patrick Burns. Some time between 1851-1861, she married her second husband, widower Cornelius Madden. Cornelius lived literally across the road from the Burns' farm (on Con. 12, the township line, now known as Golden Line Rd); this meant the Burns farm was technically in Ramsay Twp, and Cornelius' farm in Huntley Twp. Margaret was widowed again by 1861.

Margaret died sometime between the (Jan) 1861 Census of Canada and March 1863 (when her sons were in a legal battle over ownership of the Burns farm - see Patrick or Martin's Memorial for more info). Although no official death or burial record has yet been found for Margaret, her burial was referenced twice in the personal journal of Sarah (Carter) Burns (wife of Margaret's grandson Peter Burns): once, immediately next to burial and tombstone information about Peter Burns, who was buried at Saint Mary's, she wrote "Grandma Burns grave plot 108 in cemetry [sic]", and again later, "Grandma Burns grave Lot 108". Both of Margaret's sons were also buried at Saint Mary's. [H. Presley, 3g-grandson]

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Buried:
Inscription
Pray
For the Soul of
MICHAEL KELLY
who died
May 15, 1864

Michael married Bridget Lawlor on 29 May 1823 in Rahwdon Townland, Dunleckney Parish, County Carlow, Ireland. Bridget was born in Ireland; died between 1840 and 1847 in Canada West, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Bridget died some time between 1840 (the birth of her last child) and 1847 (when her husband Michael and their children emigrated from Ireland to Canada). The obituary of her daughter Mariah [Kelly] Burns stated that she immigrated to Canada with her family, with "her mother having died previously". The obituary of her son Peter Kelly stated that he immigrated to Canada in 1847 "when a boy with his father".

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Married:
Michael Kelly & Bridget Lawlor were married 29 May 1823 in Rahedon (aka Rathedan) Townland, Dunleckney Parish, Co Carlow, Ireland. (source: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers)