Denis
McCarthy
Born about in Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Johanna (Dillon) McCarthy
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary (McCarthy) Torpey, Owen McCarthy, John McCarthy, Patrick McCarthy, William McCarthy, Johanna (McCarthy) Walsh and Ellen (McCarthy) Torpey
Died
at about age 64
in Douro Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Mar 2016
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Biography
Denis, born about 1775 in Ireland, emigrated to Upper Canada (Ontario) with his family in 1825 aboard the Fortitude as part of the Peter Robinson Settlers group. The ship's records indicate that he had been a laborer in Brigown, County Cork. He was travelling with his wife Johanna and seven children.[1]
He passed away in 1839.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Ships List, Peter Robinson Settlers
- ↑ A source for this information is needed.
See also:
- Selecting Peter Robinson's Irish Emigrants; Wendy Cameron, Oxford, 1972. https://hssh.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/hssh/article/view/40853/37037
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Denis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Denis:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Denis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Denis:
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~6.25%
Maureen McCarthy
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