Irish Canadian Cultural Association of New Brunswick - genealogies

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In 1784,
Fredericton: Thomas Carleton, born in County Tyrone, Ireland, a Colonel of the British 29th Regiment in the American Revolutionary War and appointed New Brunswick's first Governor in 1784. Thomas was the younger brother of Sir Guy Carleton, Lord Dorchester.

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DENNIS:

Joseph Dennis b. c1805 in Ireland, d. 18 Jan 1866: came to NB in 1832 and settled at Spriggs Brook, North Esk Parish, Northumberland County. Married 23 Jun 1837 Margaret Sullivan b. 1820, in Ireland, d. 25 May 1876.

children:
1) John Dennis b. Apr 1838, died 21 Jun 1903, m. 1871 Elizabeth Foran born c1840, d. 5 May 1905 d/o James and Catherine (Flynn) Foran: settled at Upper Halcomb.
2) Daniel Dennis b. 1840, d. 14 Sep 1914, m. Mary Ann Mullin born 6 May 1839 d/o Robert and Sally (Shannon) Mullin: first settled at Wayerton, NB: went to Fall River, MA in 1880’s
3) Catherine Dennis b. 1842, d. 2 Apr 1916, m. James Foran b. Feb 1843, d. 30 Sep 1915: brother of Elizabeth
4) Judith Dennis b. 1843
5) Margaret Dennis b. c1846
6) Joseph Dennis b. c1848
7) Hannah Dennis b. c1851
8) Ellen Dennis b. c1853, d. after 1932, m. George Foran b. 10 Oct 1846, d. 11 Nov 1932: brother of Elizabeth
9) Mary Ann Dennis b. c1856, d. 13 Jan 1927, m. John Foran b. Apr 1849, died 14 Mar 1922: brother of Elizabeth
10) Elizabeth Dennis (adopted) b. c1868, died 23 Jul 1921, married (1st) William Hamilton b. 22 Jan 1832, d. 18 Sep 1910 s/o Robert and Anna (Brown) Hamilton: m. (2nd) William Alexander Leach b. 5 Mar 1854, d. 1926 s/o Alexander and Zilpha (Rogers) Leach.

PANB:MC80/359 W.D. Hamilton’s Old North Esk: Revised, pages 118-119.
Also see Northumberland County census returns.

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