John Renfrew Keyes

John married Mary Ann Park on 28 Jun 1889 in Welland, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Cecil Park Keyes was born on 29 Jun 1891; and died.
2. Grace Irene Keyes was born on 4 Dec 1895; and died.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Thomas Kay
• _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71652779
• _FGRAVE: 71652779
• _FSFTID: MTW5-4YB
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MTW5-4YB
• _HASHTAG: DNA - Paternal Connection

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Thomas married Ann Jane Brown about 1850. Ann was born in 1822 in Ireland; died on 13 Apr 1888 in Grantham Township, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, McNab, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71652780
• _FGRAVE: 71652780

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: James Keays
• _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222412777
• _FGRAVE: 222412777
• _FSFTID: KLLF-J7P
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KLLF-J7P
• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

Notes:

James KEYES came to Canada from Carlow, Carlow County, Ireland in the year 1818 and settled in the Township of Beckwith, County of Lanark, Ontario. He was one of the early settlers and had the distinction of erecting the first shingled house in that township. In 1822 he married Hester GARLAND.

James married Hester Garland in 1822 in Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Hester (daughter of John Garland and Ellen Butler) was born on 22 Aug 1799 in County Carlow, Leinster Province, Ireland; died on 22 Aug 1858 in Greenock Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1858 in Holy Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery, Cargill, Brockton Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Easter Garland
• Name: Hester Hettie Garland
• Name: Hetty Garland
• _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222375373
• _FGRAVE: 222375373
• _FSFTID: K2WF-8SJ
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K2WF-8SJ
• _HASHTAG: DNA - Paternal Connection
• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

Notes:

The following intro was taken directly from "The Family of James Keyes & Hester Garland
1818 - 1936" (I do not know the author)

James KEYES came to Canada from Carlow, Carlow County, Ireland in the year 1818 and
settled in the Township of Beckwith, County of Lanark, Ontario. He was one of the early settlers and had the distinction of erecting the first shingled house in that township. In 1822 he married
Hester GARLAND.

Hester GARLAND was the eldest daughter of John GARLAND who came from Leighlinbridge, Carlow County, Ireland, this being the same neighborhood from which James KEYES came. He first settled in Derry, Beckwith Township, County of Lanark but later moved to Gouldborne Township, Carleton County, residing near Dwyer Hill. From an old registry book in Leighlinbridge, Ireland it is recorded that John GARLAND frequently held the position of Church Warden. Also that he married Eliner BUTLER, who was descendant from the Duke of Ormond who was beheaded in the reign of Queen Ann. They had fifteen children and left Ireland in 1819, except the two eldest boys who came to Canada at a later date. The names of the family being; Thomas, Patrick, Richard, Nicholas, William, James, Edward, John, Hester, Betty, Margaret, Maria, Anne, Ellen and Matilda. James KEYES came to Bruce County with his family, with the exception of two girls, Mary and Clara, in 1855 and settled on Lot 5, Concession 17, Greenock Township. Hester died in the autumn of 1858 and James in may of 1868. They are both buried in the English Cemetery in Cargill, Ontario.

Events
James farmed on Lot 21, Con 3, Beckwith Twp, Lanark Co, Ontario, Canada James relocated to Lot 5, Con 17, Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada about 1860.

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Other Events and Attributes:

• _FSFTID: GJV5-61P
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GJV5-61P

Thomas married Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Betsey
• _FSFTID: GJV5-F2S
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GJV5-F2S

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Jack Garland
• _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181038393
• _FGRAVE: 181038393
• _FSFTID: K8NL-6SF
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K8NL-6SF
• _HASHTAG: DNA - Paternal Common Ancestor
• _HASHTAG: Early Beckwith Township Settlers
• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
• Alt. Birth: 1775, County Kilkenny, Leinster Province, Ireland

Notes:

The Derry book
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Stanzell, Jim, 2009, Goulbourn land allottments
GARLAND, Edward Con. 5, Lot 1W 25 May 1849
GARLAND, James Con. 8, Lot 4E 25 Nov 1826
Bought Memorial 72 from John Nowlan [Beckwith]
Sold Memorial219 to Nicholas Garland [Beck] 19/8/1828
GARLAND, Nicholas Con. 8, Lot 4E 19 Aug 1828
Bought Memorial; 219 from James Garland
GARLAND, Thomas Con. 7, Lot 4E 26 Sep 1825
Bought Memorial 31 from Patrick Sullivan
Con. 7, Lot 5W 25 Feb 1830
GARLAND, William Con. 10, Lot 1E 13 Feb 1830
Bought Memorial 274 from German Fournier
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1815-1825

Died:
gravestone, Franktown Public Cemetery, Beckwith, ON

John married Ellen Butler on 21 Feb 1797 in County Kilkenny, Leinster Province, Ireland. Ellen (daughter of Tobias Butler and Betsey Waller, daughter of Tobias Butler) was born in 1777 in Coolcullen, Mothel Parish, County Kilkenny, Leinster Province, Ireland; died on 3 Dec 1845 in Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Franktown Public Cemetery, Franktown, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Elinor Butler
• Name: Ellenor Butler
• _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181038622
• _FGRAVE: 181038622
• _FSFTID: KZZ8-L2V
• _FSLINK: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KZZ8-L2V
• _HASHTAG: DNA - Paternal Common Ancestor
• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
• Alt. Birth: 1775, Mothell Parish, Coolcullen, County Kilkenny, Ireland

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Married:
From the index to Ossory, Ferns and Leighton Marriage Bonds