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John English

John English

Born
1798-12-01 12:00:00
Died
1886-03-01 12:00:00
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to /Born in Canada

John English was born 22 Dec 1798 in Ireland.  He married Catherine Phillips (b. 17 Mar 1790) 4 Feb 1819, Newport Parish, Tipperary, Ireland.  They emigrated to Ontario, Canada sometime between 1829 and 1832.  Five children were born in Ireland - Ellen b. 1820 and d. 1913 in Iowa, USA, Mary b. 1822, Thomas b. 1823, Ann, b. 1827 and William b. 1829.  Son John was born 14 July 1832 in Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada.  John English Sr. died 11 Mar 1886 in Neenah, Winnegabo, Wisconsin, USA.  Wife Catherine died 18 May 1869 In Brockville.  Daughter Ellen married Gershom Olds.  She died 1913 in Iowa.

Associated communities

Tipperary

County Tipperary, or Tiobraid Árann in Irish, is part of the central plain of Ireland.  We are a landlocked, rural county home to mountains, rivers and lakes.  Our county town is Clonmel and we have a population of approximately 160,441. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

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Buildings in this community

  • Castle Fogarty

    Location: Tipperary

    Ballycahill, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, E41 YP68

  • Cahir House Hotel

    Location: Tipperary

    E21H244 TIPPERARY (Ireland)

  • Spring Mount Tipperary

    Location: Tipperary

  • St. Ruadhans Abbey - Lorrha

    Location: Tipperary

Timeline events in this community

  • 1840s

    Hogan/Murphy Emigration to St Louis

    1848-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    Irish press warns against Jamaican Indentured Servitude

    <p>The theme was always the same: the pestilential climate of the island, the reduction of poor emigrants to slaves, the severity and cruelty of the planters (and planter-dominated Assembly clinging to every vestige of oppression) and, of course, the absence of priests and chapels.</p>

    1840-12-01 12:00:00

  • 1880s

    1889 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1889-10-20 12:00:00

  • 1890s

    1895 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1896-03-15 12:00:00