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, t of Kingston, Ont. , the fathe r of Sir
d John 1\-lo\\ a
ter Helen m · . daughters of George Levack, factor
t They weie .
Oliver l\Iowa · lehill and Rattar, in the partsh of Dunnet,
to the Traills of Cast
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Caithness-s . e scotland. IMMIGRANTS IN OPS, 18 29

Children of Jo h n & l\IarJ (Cohoe) Manson: C. Gordon Cr ouse, G. R. s.,
Shawville, Que.

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· Jeanette L l\·I son 1847- 1883, married George G.
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1. Farnng on, son of Harvey & Ann (Faville) Farr- The following r~cord, found in the Upper Canada Sundries
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H erved three years durmg the Ct vil War
. mgton. es . at the Public Archtves of Canada, Ottawa, is headed "List of
with the 121st N. Y. infantry unttl he was wounded Emigrants located in the Township of Ops by Mr. A. McDoneU
t 1 anl ·a in May 1864. (His twin brother John
at Spo sy v . . . up to the 15th of October 1829." The paper is endorsed: "Num-
was killed in 1864). After the war he JOt~ed hts ber of persons located on 100 acres each, 39. Total number of
father in a cheese factory business at Norwteh and per sans about 127. York, 29th October 1829, Peter Robinson."

retired to Buffalo in 1895. He and his wife are bur- Ops is a township in Vic toria County; the Town of Lindsay
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ied at Norwich. nearly in its centre. The document states the number of the
G Ma son b 1850 md. Mary Alice Martin dau
ii. eorge n ' · ' . f t lot and concession granted to each settler and in many instances
of William & Elizabeth (Snyder) Martm o Eas 0 x- adds sorne details regarding the settler's family.

ford Tp., and they farmed in East Oxford until they
moved to South Dakota in 1883.
FRANCIS McCABE, w! Lot 11, Con 10; Family in Ireland,
m. Lydia Manson, b. 1853, died young. will join him next spring.
iv. Emma Manson, b. 1856, md. Henry Park.
DUNCAN FISHER, s! Lot 13, Con 8; Catharine, his mother;
v. Ella Manson, b. 1856, md. Richard Leonard Burgess Anne his sis ter; Margaret, wife; Peter 4!; Donald 2!; John 1.
son of Edward & Ann M. Burgess of Burgessville. PETER MORRISON, w! Lot 14, Con 8; .1\Iargaret, wife; John

10; Hugh 3!; James 1. .
45. William Cohoe, 1824-1914, md. Eliza Griffin. They re-
ALEXANDER McCARTHY, e! Lot 15, Con 5; Elizabeth, his
mained on his father's homestead, Lot 9 Con 2 of Norwich Tp. wife; John 19 yrs; Margare t 15. .
They bad children:
JAMES NARNEY, w! Lot 15, Con 5; Catharine, \nfe; Jane
19; Anne 18 (d. 24th Sept); Charles 14; Thomas 6; Ma_ry 3· .
i. Ambrose Cohoe, 1846-1911, md. Mary Wilson, 1843-
SAMUEL PARKINS, n! Lot 14. Con 4; .1\Iary, his wif:; Ma.IJ
1906, dau of Andrew & Mary A. Wilson.
19; Anthony 11· Anne 9· Martha 7· Charles 3: Hannah 1~ · .
ii. Lydia Cohoe, 1848-1933, md. John Park.
WILLIAM L~E. s~ ~ot 14, Co~ 4. (d. Oct 1): Elizsbeth his
iii. Seth Cohoe, 1851-1939, md. Carrie Petch.
Wife; Mary 15 · Sam 'l- & Hannah 8 (twins); John 3.ged 6· . t
iv. Jackson Cohoe, 1853-1932, md. Hannah Corbin, born JOHN FALLEN, si Lot 10, Con 5; 1\Iary. 18 ' '
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h. \ife· 1\Iargs.Ie
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1855, dau of John & Sarah Corbin of Norwich Tp. 5
Yrs; Bertrand 2. " .• wife: Thomas
v. Mary E. Cohoe, born 1862, md. Arthur Briggs. TheY TERENCE BRADY, n! Lot 10. Con v; Mai~ ·
moved to Saskatchewan, and descendants are living
in Vancouver, B. c. aged 3; Michael aged 1 and 3/ 4. . ·• wife· James
t . c·~tharine
JAlVIES PAYNE Lot 12. Con ~~: Cathnnne. 1 118
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a • ,.., 1\i 'l ro-·l re. 9 , . •
ge 19; William 18; John 13: Thomas t; l
S; Johanna 11
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