Daniel
Sheehan
aka Shehan
Born about in Churchtown, County Cork, Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Unknown) Sheehan
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 93
in Douro, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Feb 2021
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Biography
Daniel, his wife Mary, and five of their children were immigrants from County Cork to Upper Canada, part of a project led by Peter Robinson. They sailed on the Star in 1825 and were settled in Douro Township, W Lot 1, Concession 5.
Research Notes
The 1861 census page listed under sources shows numerous Shehans. In addition to Daniel's household, it appears to show the families of Daniel's sons Patrick and Henry.
Sources
- Sheehan family on the passenger list for the Star. Ancestry.com. Canada, Immigration and Settlement Correspondence and Lists, 1817-1896 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Emigration, Original Correspondence, 1817–1857 and 1872–1896. CO 384. War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: Emigration Original Correspondence. The National Archives of the United Kingdom, Kew, Surrey, England. 1817-1851, (Volume 13) Second emigration to Canada(Irish), 1824-1825. Image 64 of 523.
- Embarkation certificate for the Star
- Bennett, Carol. Peter Robinson’s Settlers. Refrew, Ontario, Canada: Juniper Books, 1987. Page 140.
- Census of Canada, 1861, Canada West (Ontario), Peterborough, Douro, item number 826785, image number 4391568_00497 [1]
- "Canada Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVXR-M4Z : Sat Mar 09 23:28:55 UTC 2024), Entry for Daniel Sheehan and Mary Sheehan, 1881.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Daniel 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 Daniel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Daniel 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 Daniel:
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~1.56%
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