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From: "Linda G. Williamson" <>
Subject: [CAMPBELL] Fw: William Campbell md Jennie Ferguson in Ireland/Co. Cavan?
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 02:26:31 -0800


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From: Linda G. Williamson <>
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Date: Saturday, January 17, 1998 5:34 PM
Subject: William Campbell md Jennie Ferguson in Ireland/Co. Cavan?


>FAMILY RECORD OF **WILLIAM CAMPBELL AND **JENNIE FERGUSON
>
>Married, lived between Cootehill and Belturbet, County Cavan, Ireland. In
>1848, they came to Cartwright Township, Durham County, Ontario. Their
>family was born and reared in Ireland: 1. James, 2. Joshua, 3. Jane,
>4.**Margaret, 5. William, 6. Eliza, 7. Samuel, and 8. John. Three of whom
>came to Canada before their parents. James, a bachelor, weaver, came to
>Canada with his parents in 1848.
>
>Samuel, the first of the family to cross the ocean, came to Canada in 1844.
>He worked at shoe-making with his cousin, James Ferguson until 1850. In
>1850, Samuel secured land in Mariposa Township and made a home for his
>Mother who was widowed soon after coming to Canada. He also took in his
>bachelor brother, James. In 1856, Samuel married Margaret Ann Graham. In
>1870, he, his wife and family moved to Fenelon Township where he died in
>1898, age 85 years. His children were: William John, Louisa, Charlotte,
>Agnes, Margaret, Ida, Jennie.
>
>William, Jr. married Eliza Madill in Ireland and had at least two children
>before arriving in Cartwright Township in 1846. William was the first of
>the family to follow Samuel to Canada. He lived there the rest of his life
>and was buried near Blackstock. He had two daughters and 3 sons. Ann,
>Jane, Samuel, James and Joseph.
>
>Eliza married Robert Johnson in Ireland, came to Cartwright Township,
Durham
>County in 1847. Later moved to Mariposa Township, Victoria County and from
>there to Euphrasia Township, Grey County, where she died.
>
>John came to Canada with his parents in 1848. In 1850 he secured land in
>Mariposa Township, Victoria County and married Sarah Foster who died in
1866
>leaving a family of five: William, John J. Jennie, Annie, and Maggie.
John
>then married Jane Hodgins. John was the youngest of his family.
>
>
>Jane and her husband, George Allen, a harness maker, came to Canada for a
>short while then went to Scranton, Iowa, USA. Jane died in 1866 from
>chloroform while undergoing an operation, leaving her husband and three
>sons.
>
>Joshua and his wife lived and died in Ireland and were childless.
>
>**Margaret married in Ireland a Mr. Ludlow who died leaving her with two
>daughters, Margaret Jane and **Eliza. Later she married Mr. Symons who
died
>leaving two daughters, Mary Ann, and Prudentia. Margaret and her four
>daughters followed her relatives to Canada in 1849, where she married
Thomas
>West of Cartwright Township. Margaret died in 1851 or 1852 and was buried
>near Blackstock, Ontario.
>
>** indicates my direct lineage.
>
>Looking for:
>1. contact with and information about descendants of any of these
branches.
>2. information on parents of both William Campbell and Jennie Ferguson
>3. name of ships that they emigrated to Canada on. Is it a fair
assumption
>by the dates that they would have come through Grosse Ile?
>4. information about the living conditions in both Ontario and Ireland at
>the time of emigration
>5. internet and otherwise sources for information about the above
>

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