Like many I am trying to find some ancestral history. My grandfather was Patrick and he worked on the railway near Mattawa. He died in he early 1960's at the age near 82. My grandmother passed away in 1935. They settled in Eganville in the Ottawa valley around probably in the early 1900's.
Their children included 5 boys & 2 girls. The boys were Gerald, Kevin, John, Lawrence and Richard (my dad). Richard is now 82 and the lone surviving brother. The girls were Grace and Theresa. Theresa is the surviving sister and is 80.
Kevin became an OMI priest. He had started a tree but it was lost. He passed away a few years ago.
Trusting this will help someone who may know some of the family history. More information will be forwarded upon request.
With many thanks,
John McNamara