Patrick McCormick (abt. 1831 - 1878)

Born about 1831 in County Donegal, Ireland

Husband of Joanna (Linehan) Bisch — married 16 Feb 1863 in St. Josephs Roman Catholic Church, Macton, Wellington, Canada West

Descendants

Died 31 Dec 1878 at about age 47 in Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario

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Patrick McCormick was born in Ireland.

Biography

Patrick was the second of seven children in the family of John and Cecily Gallahan McCormick. He was born in County Donegal, Ireland, and immigrated to Canada with his parents as a child.^[1]The family lived for a time in Simcoe County, before obtaining land in Peel Township, Wellington County about 1847.

Patrick married Johanna Linehan when he was about 32 years old.^[2]

He farmed with his father in Peel Township, Wellington County, Ontario,^[3] before establishing his own household on land he purchased from his father (Lot 11 east, Concession 1).^{[4] [5]}

He died of lung disease in 1878 when he was thought to be 48 years old,^[6] leaving his widow with three young children.

He is buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Macton.^[7]

Research Notes

Ancestry has a birth record for Patrick McComick son Patrick McCormick and Cicily McGeohagen in Donegal in 1869.^[8]Of course, too late for this Patrick, but possible key to location in Donegal.

Sources

1. ↑ 1851 Census, Canada West
2. ↑ "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q2YM-V837 : 17 March 2018), Patrick Mccormick and Jane Lanahan, 16 Feb 1863; citing Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,066.
3. ↑ 1861 Canada West Census
4. ↑ "Good Neighbors to Have: The Macton Community, 1845-2005, Julie Schnurr and Marjorie Mertzger, eds., p. 17.
5. ↑ 1871 Canada Census
6. ↑ "Ontario Deaths,1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JK7N-C29 : accessed 02 Apr 2014), Patrick Mccormick, 31 Dec 1878; citing Wellington, Peel, Canada, p 65, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1853228.
7. ↑ Records of St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Macton, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, published by Waterloo Wellington Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, no. B2-44.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620–1911. Index. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family Search. FHL Film Number: 101191