Mary Lahey

1790 - 1871  (~ 81 years)

• Name	Mary Lahey
  Born	About 1790	Ballymacegan, Lorrha, Tipperary, Ireland
  Gender	Female
  Emigration	Jun 1824	Ireland to Canada
  	June 1824.
  Land	8 Jan 1826	March Township, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Petition of Mary Horahan (indexed as Horhan)
  Land	12 Mar 1827  [2]
  	H15, Mary Horahan. Petition read in council. Petition denied. "The Council commiserate the Case of the Petitioner but do not feel at liberty to recommend its prayer there being no special reference on the subject."
  Land	4 Jul 1827  [3]
  	H15, Mary Horahan. Petition read again with letter of recommendation from Major Hillier. Recommended for 200 acres of land, "upon the most favorable terms as to fees."
  	Location ticket for Mary Horahan, dated 4 July 1827, found in the township papers for March township, Lot 19, Con 2.
  Census	1851	March township, Carleton Co.   [4]
  	Mary Horican, born Ireland, C. Rome, widow, age 59, with son Thomas Horican (26) and his wife Julia (23; this is Julia Moran, daughter of James Moran and Margaret Jamieson), and Mary Ann (1). Birthplace for Thomas and Julia wrongly listed as Ireland. Dwelling listed as Shanty.
  Census	1861	March Township, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada
  	Found in the household of her nephew John Lahey and his wife Margaret Jane Killeen
  Census	1871	March Township, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada
  	Found in the household of Margaret J. Lahy (Margaret Jane Killeen, wife of John Lahey). John Lahey is missing ("Husband left"). Hourican, Mary, age 80, born Ireland, Widow.
  Died	About 1871	March township, Carleton Co., Ontario
  Association	Ann Kelly (Relationship: Godmother/goddaughter)
  Association	Elizabeth Moran (Relationship: Godmother/goddaughter)
  Association	John Lahey (Relationship: Godmother/godson)
  Notes	Godmother to Elizabeth Moran; John Lahey; and Ann Kelly.
  Person ID	I71	Moran
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Unknown Lahey,   b. About 1750, Ballymacegan, Lorrha, Tipperary, Ireland ,   d. Ballymacegan, Lorrha, Tipperary, Ireland
  Mother	Unknown Unknown,   b. Ireland ,   d. Ireland
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Timothy Hourigan,   b. About 1790, Co. Tipperry, Ireland ,   d. 26 Aug 1825, March Township, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 35 years)
  Married	Before 1816	Ireland
  Children	1. Michael Hourigan,   b. 1816, Lorrha, Co. Tipperary, Ireland ,   d. 9 April 1841, March Township, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 25 years) + 2. Mary Hourigan,   b. About 1820, Lorrha, Co. Tipperary, Ireland ,   d. 11 Aug 1901, Deux Rivieres, Clara township, Renfrew Co., Ontario  (Age ~ 81 years)   3. Patrick Hourigan,   b. abt. 1824, Lorrha, Co. Tipperary, Ireland ,   d. Before 1857?, Carleton Co., Ontario   4. Thomas Hourigan,   b. Feb 1826, March Township, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. About 1857  (Age ~ 30 years)
  Histories		My Maternal Ancestors Alec Lunney's account of James Moran and Margaret Jamieson
  		The Queen vs. Kelly, Part I Murder and mayhem in the township of March
  		The Queen vs. Kelly, Part II Murder and mayhem in the township of March
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Location Ticket for Mary Horahan (Mary Lahey, widow of Timothy Hourigan) For 200 acres, Lot 19, Con 2, March Township, Carleton County

  
  

  Histories		The Queen vs. Kelly, Part I Murder and mayhem in the township of March
  		The Queen vs. Kelly, Part II Murder and mayhem in the township of March

  
  

• Sources

  [S194] Upper Canada Land Petitions (1763-1865). Library and Archives Canada, RG 1, L-3, vol. 233, Canada Land Petitions, H bundle 15, 1827, no. 15 [S481] Upper Canada Land Books: C-104, p. 59. Image 533 of 1001 [S481] Upper Canada Land Books: C-104, p. 130. Image 569 of 1001 [S77] 1851 Census of Canada, (National Archives of Canada). Canada West (Ontario), Carleton County, District 4, March township, page 33.