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Mary Herron or Hearn

Mary Herron or Hearn

Born
1812-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1893-01-01 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to /Born in Canada

Mary Herron was born 1812 in Co. Kilkenny, and that's almost all I know. Her mother's maiden name was probably Henerby. She had sisters Catherine and Anastasia, and a brother William. I'm not sure when she arrived in Canada, or which of her family, if any, were with her. About 1830 she married William Lightheart, the son of a United Empire Loyalist of German descent (his family's original name was Lückhard); the first of their nine children was born 1833 in Chinguacousy, Peel County, Upper Canada (now Ontario). The census of 1861 found them living in Nottawasaga, Simcoe County, where Mary died 1 January 1893. She is buried with William in Collingwood, Ontario.

Mary's surname was either Herron or Hearn - it's Herron on her headstone, but several of her children's wedding records gave their mother's name as 'Hearn'.

Children

  • John Lightheart (1833-1902)
  • Rachel Lightheart Wyant (1834-1878)
  • Daniel Lightheart (1837-1846)
  • William Lightheart (1839-1862)
  • Aaron Lightheart (1843-?)
  • Benjamin Lightheart (1846-1927)
  • Johanna Lightheart Parks (1847-1902)
  • Joseph Lightheart (1848-1912)
  • Vincent Lightheart (1856-1939)

Associated communities

Kilkenny

County Kilkenny, or Cill Chainnigh in Irish, is located in the south-east region of Ireland.  It is known as the Marble City because of its distinctive black marble.  We have a population of approximately 95,419.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.  

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • The church where James and Bridget were married-April 27th 1827

    Location: Kilkenny

  • O'Loughlin Memorial Church of St John the Evangelist

    Location: Kilkenny

    Dublin Road, Kilkenny

  • Kilfane House

    Location: Kilkenny

    Kilfane House, Between Gowran and Thomastown

  • Kilkenny Castle

    Location: Kilkenny

    Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland

Timeline events in this community

  • 1930s

    Travelling Folk in the 1930s

    <p>Between 1937 and 1939, primary school pupils across the Republic of Ireland interviewed the elderly in their neighborhood to collect and record local stories and folklore from the 19th century. "The Schools Collection" as it became known is held by the Dúchas Folklore Collection in UCD and is and has been digitized online at duchas.ie. One of the topics schoolchildren were asked to write about were "Travelling Folk" or An Lucht Siúil. </p> <p>Here is a selection of what "settled" children wrote about travelers in the late 1930s.</p>

    1938-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1890s

    1893 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final

    1894-06-24 12:00:00

  • 1890s

    1895 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final

    1896-03-15 12:00:00

  • 1890s

    1897 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final

    1898-11-20 12:00:00