Little is known of Richard other than he is listed with his spouse Bridget Cronan on the marriage records of their son, John A. Cahill to Annie Purcell, October 1872 (NS Vital Statistics). In the 1871 Canada Census there is a listing for a Richard (60) Bridget (50) and John (23). see below for the source. John and Annie are confirmed as parents of Alice Cahill, mother of William Matthew Dalton (b 1920, Nov 9).
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