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Catherine (Savage) O'Connor (1826 - 1894)

Catherine O'Connor formerly Savage
Born in Dromgower, County Kerry, Irelandmap
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Died at age 68 in Huntingdon, Quebec, Canadamap
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Biography

Ireland Native
Catherine (Savage) O'Connor was born in Ireland.
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Catherine (Savage) O'Connor migrated from Ireland to Canada.
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Catherine was born on 6 Aug 1826.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] She emigrated to Canada with her parents and siblings around 1840.

She married Michael O'Connor on 27 Apr 1843.[8] They had 14 children.

Catherine died on 2 Oct 1904 and was buried the next day.[9]


  • Fact: Residence (1851) Godmanchester, Beauharnois County, Canada East (Quebec), Canada
  • Fact: Christening (CENSUS 1901-JG)
  • Fact: Occupation Housewife

Sources

  1. Area - KERRY (RC) , Parish/Church/Congregation - CAUSEWAY Baptism of CATHERINE SAVAGE of DROMGOUR on 6 August 1826
    Name CATHERINE SAVAGE Date of Birth 6 August 1826
    Address DROMGOUR Priest REV E MCCARTHY
    Father THOMAS NR Mother MARGARET CARMODY
    Sponsor 1 MICHAEL SULLIVAN Sponsor 2 JANET MAGEE
    Book NumberPageEntry NumberRecord_Identifier
    1N/R60KY-RC-BA-170014
  2. 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
    Name Catherine Savage Gender Female
    Age 22 Estimated Birth Year abt 1830
    Birthplace Ireland Province Canada East (Quebec)
    District Beauharnois County District Number 1
    Sub-District Godmanchester Sub-District Number 8

    "Canada Census, 1851," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWR3-NTP : 3 August 2016), Catherine Savage, Godmanchester, Beauharnois County, Canada East (Quebec), Canada; citing p. 73, line 45; Library and Archives Canada film number C_1111, Public Archives, Ontario.

  3. 1861 Census of Canada
    Name Catherine Oconnor
    Gender Female Age 34
    Birth Year 1827 Birthplace Ireland
    Home in 1861 Huntingdon, Canada East Religion Church of Rome
    Film Number C-1282-1283 Page number 232
  4. 1871 Census of Canada
    Name Catherine Connor
    Gender Female Age 44
    Birth Year abt 1827 Birth Place Ireland
    Marital Status Married Religion Catholic
    Origin Irish Province Quebec
    District Huntingdon West District Number 114
    Subdistrict Godmanchester Subdistrict Number a
  5. 1881 Census of Canada
    Name Catherine O'Connor Gender Female
    Marital Status Widowed Age 56
    Birth Year 1825 Birthplace Ireland
    Religion Roman Catholic Nationality Irish
    Occupation Female Farmer Province Quebec
    District Number 72 District Huntingdon
    Sub-District Number F Subdistrict Godmanchester
  6. 1891 Census of Canada
    Name Catherine Oconnor
    Gender Female Marital Status Widowed
    Age 65 Birth Year abt 1826
    Birthplace Ireland Relation to Head-of-house moth
    Religion Roman Catholic French Canadian No
    Father's Birth Place Ireland Mother's Birth Place Ireland
    Province Quebec District Number 155
    District Huntingdon Subdistrict Godmanchester
  7. 1901 Census of Canada
    Name Kate Oconnor
    Gender Female Marital Status Widowed
    Age 74 Birth Day & Month 2 Feb
    Birth Year 1827 Birthplace Ireland
    Relation to Head of House Head Immigration Year 1840
    Racial or Tribal Origin Irish Nationality Canadian
    Religion Roman Catholic Province Quebec
    District Huntingdon District Number 156
    Sub-District Godmanchester Sub-District Number D 2
  8. Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968
    Name Catherine Savage Event Type Mariage Marriage Date 1843 Marriage Place St-Anicet, Québec Spouse Michael Ochonor
  9. St. Joseph Parish Registers; Huntingdon, Quebec ; p. 12

See also:

  • "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSVD-8S7 : 10 March 2018), Catherine Savage in entry for Martin O'Connor, 04 Aug 1930; citing Ashuelot, Cheshire, New Hampshire, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 2,111,344.




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Catherine is a blood relation of mine. i also have a daughter named Catherine Connors.
posted by Des Connors

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