Francis Cronsberry (1827 - 1911)

Born 16 Oct 1827 in Rathkeale, Castlematrix, County Limerick, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Sophia (Shier) Cronsberry — married 27 May 1858 in Canada West

Descendants

Died 30 Jan 1911 at age 83 in Georgina, York, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Appeared in the 1861 Canada Census in Georgina, York, Ontario, Canada.

Appeared in the 1871 Canada Census in Georgina, York, Ontario, Canada. The household included: Francis age 45, occupation farmer; Sophia age 36; Catharine age 10; Richard age 9; Rebecca age 8; Diana age 6; Susan age 4; Elizabeth age 2; Sophia age 1.

Appeared in 1881 Canada Census in Georgina, York, Ontario, Canada. The household included: Francis age 53, occupation farmer; Sophia age 46; Richard age 18; Rebecca age 16; Diana age 15; Susan age 13; Elizabeth age 11; Sophia age 10; Francis age 8; John Edwin age 6.

Methodist according to the 1901 census Farmer according to the death certificate

Died of pneumonia.

Sources

• As recounted in “A Family from Court Mattress – The story of the Irish Palatines by Dr. Walter C. Shier”

http://shiergenealogy.ca/p45.htm#i166

• "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q2YM-QM8T : 17 March 2018), Francis Cronsberry and Sophia Shier, 27 May 1858; citing Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,061.

"Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ79-STQ : 9 March 2018), Francis Cronsberry, Georgina, York, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 3, line 38; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1087, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 390,221.

"Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M471-944 : 24 October 2018), Francis Cronsberry, Georgina, York, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

"Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVF4-P3R : 20 May 2019), Francis Cronsberry, Georgina, York, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Francis Cronsberry, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KHP9-CC2 : 18 March 2018), Francis Cronsberry, York (north/nord), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 6, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

• "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JXBZ-VD3 : 9 March 2018), Francis Cronsberry, 30 Jan 1911; citing York, Georgina, Ontario, 34631, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,827.

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRZ-NDCW : 2 August 2020), Frank, ; Burial, Sutton West, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada, Briar Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 192381623, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.