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Family History Circle
Family History Circle
June 10 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
This month, Rick Hill will share Four Brothers from Yorkshire: Stories of the Irelands of Murray and Brighton Townships.
About two centuries ago, brothers William, Francis, Michael and Richard Ireland left their native Yorkshire and settled in Murray Township in Upper Canada’s Northumberland County. They all married (in William’s case, in spite of the active opposition of his eventual father-in-law) and had many children, who also all married and had many children… By the end of the century, there were a lot of Irelands in Murray Township, the new Brighton Township, and farther afield. The stories of these four brothers and their families include an intercepted elopement, a gold-hunting bigamist, a priest who invented dry breakfast cereal, two pairs of uniquely named twins, and a hop grower who had 16 children and whose third wife was his second wife’s niece.
Join other local history & genealogy fans to learn more about the tools available for unearthing your past! This group meets each month at the Brighton Public Library, on the second Tuesday of the month. Feel free to bring your questions and findings, as we work along together.
No registration is required.
