Tompkins-Dyer-Boyer-Stitham-Riordan
Thanks to Bob Davis
In North America, among the first immigrants is found John Tompkins, who settled in Virginia
in 1636, along with Thomas and William. Ralph, Samuel, Mary and Katherine Tompkins settled
in Boston in 1635.
John Tompkins,Senior John came from the north of England and landed in Plymouth,Colony
of Massachusetts. From Plymouth he moved to Concord,Mass. and to Fairfield,Conneticut,
where in 1649 John Tompkins is listed as a proprietor of land.
His known children:1.Ruth - 1640 -?Concord,Mass
2.John Tompkins, Junior - 1642 -?
The family moved once again,this time to Eastchester,Westchester County,New York
Family of John Tompkins Jr.
John Tompkins of Eastchester
Nathaniel Tompkins of Eastchester - m. Elizabeth
Edmund Tompkins of Scarsdale - m. Hannah Barton
Hannah Tompkins
Family of Edmund Tompkins & Hannah Barton
Linked to Scarsdale, New York
Stephen - died before 1719
Edmund
John -married Jemima ?
Family of John Tompkins 1696 - 1802 & Jemima
1.Obadiah 1740 - 1810 m. Elizabeth _______
2.Elijah
3.Edmund 1756 - 1 May 1835 m. Eunice
4.Joseph (enlisted 27 Mar 1777 . Died in service 17 Apr. 1778)
5.John Roger m. Abigail Brewer
John enlisted in the Loyal American Regiment on the 27th March 1777 and was a prisoner
of war of the Americans from 16 July 1779 - 1 Dec, 1782.Just before coming to New Brunswick
in 1783,John Roger Tompkins married Abigail Brewer, of Dutch ancestry.By 1839 John Roger
Tompkins had died and his wife ,Abigail, was still living and listed as a widow of a veteran
and receiving a pension. In 1843,her age was given as 79 years old,which would put her
birth date at 1764.( The Tompkins Roots)
From The Tompkins Roots
During the War of American Independence, many loyalists made their way to Canada, arriving
at St John during the spring,summer and fall of 1783.TheTompkins brothers were United Empire
Loyalists and came to New Brunswick in 1783 from Westchester County,New York.
All of the Tompkins brothers served in the Loyal American Regiment where Edmund,John
and Obadiah were sergeants and Roger was a drummer boy. In 1786 John and Roger Tompkins
were given land grants in the present parish of Southampton.In 1787, Edmund, John and
Obadiah Tompkins were granted Lots 20 ,21 23, and 25, in the present parish of Canterbury,
along the St John River. Later they all moved up the St John River, to Carleton County,
where they received land grants.Today their many descendants are scattered around the world.
A deed dated 16 Nov.1824, of James Tompkins, 1796-1824, fifth child of John Roger Tompkins
and Abigail Brewer of Dutch ancestry says that in a death bed wish James wanted the land
he owned, Lot #89 on the River St John, in the new parish of Peel, to go to his two younger
brothers, Joseph and Elisha Tompkins.The grantors of the deed all lived in Wakefield
parish,later divided into Brighton,Peel,and Simonds parishes. The deed was signed by
the following brothers and sisters of James:JohnJr,Roger,Nehemiah,Abigail,Sarah,
Elizabeth, Mary and their spouses.\rdblquote
John Roger Tompkins 1750 -1833 m. Abigail Brewer 1764-18___
John 1784-1872 m. Esther Gee 1791-1877
Roger 1790-1885 m. Elizabeth Guiggy 1793 - 1879
Abigail 1791-1874 m. Samuel Farley (bapt.Woodstock 1791)
Nehemiah 1794 - 1884 m. Margaret Hopkins** 1793-1859
James 1796 - 1824
Sarah 1799 - 1887 m. John Donnelly 1798
Elizabeth (twin) 1801 - 1897 m. Charles Boyer 1799-1881
(Parents of Ruth Boyer who married George Dyer.)
Mary (twin) 1801 - 1871 m. Christopher Guiggy
Joseph 1804 - 1860 m.Hannah Farley
Elisha 1807 - 1878 m.Frances Hunter
**Margaret Hopkins was a daughter of the legendary Mamie Hopkins:
The following memorial or petition provides us with Mamie' s history.
It is an extract from the Edinburgh Evening Courant of 9th Sep 1816:
Lord Palmerston's Reward of a Venerable Amazon
To the Right Honourable the Secretary or War &c.
The memorial of Elizabeth Hopkins, wife of Jeremiah Hopkins, serjeant of the 104th (NewBrunswick) Regiment of Foot.
Most humbly showeth;
That she was born of British parents at Philadelphia, in the year 1741; has her husband,
six sons, and a son-in-law, viz. Jeremiah Hopkins, (husband) Samuel Woodward,Timothy Woodward,
Robert Woodward, Nathaniel Woodward, Archibald Woodward, Nish Hopkins (sons,)James McDonough
(son-in-law,) serving his majesty in the 104th; and during the course of her life, from her
zeal and attachment to her king and country, she has encountered more hardships than commonly
fall to the lot of her sex.
That in the year 1776, being with her first husband (John Jasper,) a serjeant of marines,
on board the brig Stanley, tender to the Roebuck, she was wounded in her left leg, in an
engagement with three French vessels, when she was actually working at the guns.
That the marines having been landed at Cape May, in America, her husband was taken prisoner
by a Captain Planket, of the rebel army, near Mud Fort Nied, and sentenced to suffer death;
That by her means he was enabled to escape, with 22 American deserters, to whom she served
arms and ammunition; and on their way to join the army their party was attacked by the enemy's
light horse; she was fired at, and wounded in her left arm; but, undismayed, took a loaded
firelock, shot the rebel, and brought his horse to Philadelphia (the head-quarters of the army),
which she was permitted to sell to one of General Sir WIlliam Howe's Aide-de-Camps.
That after many fatigues and campaigns, her first husband died, and she married (Samuel Woodward,)
a soldier in Colonel Chambers' corps; was with the troops under the command of General Campbell,
taken at Pensacola, having, however, during the siege, served at the guns, and tore her very
clothes for wadding.
That having been exchanged at the peace of 1783, from attachment to the royal cause, she
embarked on board a transport with part of Delancy's and Chambers' corps, was shipwrecked on
Seal Island in the Bay of Fundy, when near three hundred men, and numbers of women and
children were lost;
That she suffered unparalleled distress, being pregnant, with a child in her arms; remained
three days on the wreck; was taken up with her husband and child by fishermen off Marble-head
and shortly after being landed, delivered of three sons; two of whom are in the 104th,
the other dead;
Lastly, that she has the honour of being mother of 22 children, viz. 18 sons and four
daughters, seven of the former being alive, and three of the latter.
That memorialist humbly prays, that you may consider her a fit object for some allowance
from the compassionate fund, towards her maintenance in her old age, having lost all her
property,and as a reward for her long and faithful services to her king - and as duty bound,
shall ever pay.
Frederickson, New Brunswick, 12th April 1816.
The subject of this memorial is a wonderful old woman, much above 70, and was well and hearty
at Quebec two months ago. In consequence of her memorial, she obtained a pension of 100 a year.
The following is another instance of strength of mind: at Fort Erie the pride of her heart,
her twins, fell: also McDonough, her son-in-law. On hearing the news, she called her children
around her, made them an animated speech, charged them to be revenged on the Yankees for their loss;
and next time they went into action they were cheered and encouraged by Mammy Hopkins, the
name she goes by with the regiment.
Nehemiah Tompkins 1794-1884 Margaret Hopkins ** 1793-1859 m.Wakefield 29 Nov 1815
Jeremiah H 1816-1900
m.1st: Phebe Tompkins 1820-1876 8 children
m.2nd: Jane Hatfield
Delancey m. 1st Mary Lovely no family
m. 2nd Jane Lovely 1825-1913 6 children
Elizabeth 1821-1905
m. George S Tompkins 2 children
Charlotte 1824-1914
m. Joseph F Foster 1819 - 1884 6 children
Salome 1826-1920
m.Benjamin Rideout 5 children
Bradstreet 1829-1904 3 Marriages
Albert 1836-1914 m. Mary Ann Tompkins.
Robert Wiley 1839 - 1906 m. Mary Elizabeth Phillips
Bradstreet Tompkins
29 Apr 1829 - 15 Oct 1904
Married(1)1856 Isabella Banks 1836-1858 son: Jay Bunyan Tompkins b. 1857 Family: William, Milton,Verna,Gretchen
Married(2)1860 Caroline A Lloyd b. 1836
daughter: Margaret Amelia 1860-1945 m.Charles Raglan Inman
Married (3) 31 May 1866 Mary Swim** 1844 -1 Apr 1899
Children of Brasdstreet Tompkins and Mary Swim
a.Inglis McLeod 1868 - 9 Dec1921 m. Maud Dyer
b. SamuelWatts 1870 -1927
m.1. (1895) Flora Van Dine
daughter: Dora Pauline b.1896
m. 2.(1905) Elizabeth B Hartley (1882-1977)
c. Edith I 1872 -1894 m(1892) Robert E Hunter
d. Alanda 1875 m. Phillip Churchill
e. Wiley C 1877 - 1947
f. Hattie Lena 1884 -living in Grand Falls in 1921 m(1906)Walter Alden Smith (b.1888) \'80\'80\'80\'80\'80\'80\'80\'80\'80\'80\'80\'80\'80\'80\'80\'80\'80\'80\'80\'80\'80\'80\'80\'80\'80\'80\'80
Ancestry of Mary Swim
*Samuel Swim 1819 - & Prudence 1824 -
Coldstream(Rockland)NB
Deborah 1840
Duncan 1842
Mary E 1845 - 1898 James G 1847
Samuel 1850(not in 1861 census)
Harriet E 1853
Susan M 1858
Rhoda E 1861 (Aunt Rhodie!) m.Edward Clark
John 1862
Amanda Jane 1869
INGLIS MCLEOD TOMPKINS 1868-1921 Dec.9
m.Sept 6,1891
MAUD BERTIE DYER Jan 26 1873-1939 Mar 20
Amy Gladys b. MarsHill,Me 15 Dec 1892-13 May 1955
Massachusetts,Vermont,New Hampshire - nursing
Jay Allen b.Stickney 14 July 1894- 14 Nov 1945
East Florenceville....Detroit.....garage owner
Bradstreet b.July 301897-1975 Aug 18
Fredericton,GrandFalls,Florenceville.WWI,Detroit
George Weldon b. June 5 1899-1943 Apr 20
Moncton , Houlton ,Florenceville RCMP,WW 1
Mildred Ruby b.Riverbank,NB 21 July 1901- 23 May 1937
Wilbur Almon b.24 Apr 1903-13 Dec 1954
Houlton Montreal Moncton
Clarence Inglis b. June 11 1905-1944 Mar 25
East Florenceville Detroit
Jack JAN-JULY 1909
Averil Belyea b.18 Jan 1911- 27 April 1980 Cdn Army Alberta BNS
Marriages
Amy (1892-1955) never married
Jay (1894-1945) m(1934) Yvonne Elsie Brown 26Jan1910 - 3 Feb 2001
1.Living son
2.Neville George b.Nov.13,1943-1997
Bradstreet(1897-1975) m. Josephine Murray d.1953 (9 children)
George Weldon (1899-1943) m. Alberta Knox (1901-1947)
1.Lois 1929 - 1997
2.Living daughter
Mildred m. James A Davis (7 children)
Wilbur m. (1).Verda Adams
a.Living son b.1927
b.Inglis Mcleod b.1928-1987
m. (2).Lucille Desjardins
Clarence never married
Averil m.Elaine Hayden BC & Alberta) (2 children)
Dyer Ancestry
Like the Tompkins family, John Dyer arrived in New Brunswick from New York City in the spring
of 1783.The Tompkinses settled first in the Meductic area, then Lower Woodstock,Wakefield
and then in what is now Wicklow,Brighton and Peel. I believe John Dyer settled first in
Queensbury (Northampton) and later he and his sons moved to Kent Parish.From there his family
spread through the area.They were the first Dyers in North Eastern New Brunswick.
James Dyer was born in 1745 or 1747,probably in New York State or in Connecticut. It is
possible that he had been an immigrant from Ireland.He probably enlisted in Orange County,NY.
He was a man enlisted in Capt Francis Stephenson's Light Infantry Company, Queen's Rangers,
commanded by J.Graves Simcoe, Lieut.Colonel Commandant.
At the close of the war,in 1783, the Queen's Rangers came to New Brunswick and in 1787 received
grants of land in the parish of Queensbury, (which derives its name from the Queen's Rangers. )
The parish is now known as Northampton parish. In all, three tracts of land were laid out for
the accomodation of the corp, one on the Main river above Bear Island in Queensbury, another
above the mouth of the Nackawick, and a third on the opposite side of the St John between the
Meductic rapids and Eel River.
James was married on July 1, 1797, in Woodstock, to Margaret Field (b. 1777),by banns.
Over the next twenty-three years the baptisms of this family were recorded in the books of
the Woodstock Church of England.
Family of James Dyer and Margaret Field
June 20,1799:baptized George Field (b.21May 1799)m.Mary Ann Dixon
Aug 16,1801 bapt James (b. 29Mar1801) m.1832 Lucinda Field(?)
Mar 10,1804 bapt Catherine (b. 4 Mar1804) m.1819 Martin Gallagher
Aug21,1808 bapt Mary Guerier (bapt.21 Aug 1808)
July 21,1811 bapt Elizabeth (b.16May1811)m.1832 Frederick Guiggey
July 8,1811 bapt Charles (b. 20 July1810)
Sept16,1819 bapt Jane (b1814)Wakefield m.1832 John Brooker
Sept16,1819 bapt Salome(Sally) b.6Apr 1819) Wakefield
Oct 3,1820 bapt David Brooks bpt Oct 1820 (Military Settlement)
George Field Dyer b. 21 May 1799 - d. c.1882 Mary Ann Dixon b. 1805-d. 6 Sept 1885
Married Woodstock,Anglican,12 August 1822.
Family :
John 1825 - (1875-81) m. Ruth Boyer
Thomas 1827 - 1892 m. Helen -- ?--
James S 1830 - 1870(?) m. Ruth Ann Rogers
Temperance 1832 - 1902 m. Austin Kinney
Mary 1835 m. Michael Cullin
George A 1837 - 1929 m. FrancesTompkins
Elenor 1839- 1908 m. John Hamilton
Martha 1843 m. Edwin Phillips
Hannah 1845 m. George Brittain
Isaiah 1848 m. Martha - ?-
Emily 1850
John Dyer 1824 -aft1875( m.15 Nov,1849) Ruth Boyer 1831 - aft 1881
Family:
George B 1850-1911 m.Sarah Stitham1854-1923
Charles 1853(d. 31July 1924) m. Nancy (Agnes) O\rquote Neil
Mary 1854
Winslow N 1855 (d.6 Feb 1929)mason m.Jane C DeMerchant (1852-1920)
Wilmot 1858 m. Alice Campbell
Louis 1860
Blanch 1862
Douglas 1865
Eugene M 1867
James T 1870
John A 1872
William 1875- 1893 (pneumonia)
E.W. Bell in Israel Kenny,His Children and Their Families, says the Boyers were of
Hugenot descent. John had apparently died in New York, and Mary with two of her sons,
James and Charles, arrived in St John with the loyalist refugees in May 1783.
John Boyer 1730 -? & Mary Simms 1734 - 1811 (?)
James b. c.1770 died at sea,on a return trip to New York, possibly 1790.
Charles b. 1768 (New York) - d. 4 February 1861(Victoria Corner,Wakefield Parish,
Carleton Co.) The 1851 census notes that he was blind, age 83,
formerly a farmer.
Charles married(26 Feb 1796) Elizabeth Kinney (b. 1780, Oromocto, N B -d. 13 April 1864 ,
Victoria,Carleton Co. )This Elizabeth was the daughter of Israel Kinney and Susannah Hood.
Charles and Elizabeth first settled at Grand Lake,Queen\rquote s County and moved to Victoria,
Wakefield Parish,Carleton Co. in 1805.
Charles died at age 93; Elizabeth was 84 when she died. Both are buried in Victoria Cemetery
Family of Charles Boyer and Elizabeth Kinney:
1. John 1796 -1879 m. 1 Ruth Partridge
m. 2 Naomi Wheeler
2. Charles E 4 April 1799 Victoria ,C.C. - Jan 1881 Florenceville
m. 18 Sept. 1820 Elizabeth Tompkins (1801-1897),
sister of Nehemiah Tompkins
3. George Rex 1801 - 1886 : Farmer & Currier, French, mechanic.
m. Chloe Ann Churchill b.1810,Hartland,NB
d/o Lemuel & Lois (Foster)Churchill 4. Asa Kinney 1805 - 1857 1851 census:Boot and Shoemaker.
m. 1 Prudence Rideout
m. 2 Letitia ___?____(Irish)
5. Edward Neil 1807 - 1879 m. Miriam L.____
6. Esther 1811 m. David Phillips
7. Victoria b.c. 1812
8. Mary(Polly)1813 - 1858 m. Charles Rideout
9. Jane b.c. 1815
10. William J 1817 - 1892 m. Susannah H Shaw
11. Moses 1819 - 1887 m.1 Martha Shaw m. 2 Amelia Shaw
12. Sally m. William Shaw
Only E.W.Bell lists Victoria, Polly and Jane. Esther is not on his list. Bell's dates
do not match the above dates, most of which I copied from a family genealogy held at the
New Brunswick archives.
Family of Charles Boyer (1799-1881) and Elizabeth Tompkins (1801-1897)
They were married in the Anglican Church at Woodstock, 18 September 1820 .
1. Maria 1821-1912 m. George Hartley
2. James 1823 m. Ellen Banks
3. Dorcas 1824 m. Elisha Dickenson
4. Huldah 1827 m. Drummond Tompkins
5. George Nelson 1829 - 1905 m. Kezia Tompkins
6. Ruth 1831 m. John Dyer
7. Mary 1832 m.Thomas Bell
8. Edward Shepherd 1835-1908 m. Grace Thomas
9. Hilkiah 1838 m. Mary Ann Finnigan
10. Catherine m. Millage Styles
11. Lois Jane 1845 - 1933 m. Walter B Tompkins
12. Wesley 1840
13. Charles Trafton 1847-1923 m. Emily Kenney
George B Dyer 1850-1911 & Sarah J Stitham 1854-1923
Maud 1873-1939 m.Sept 16,1891 Inglis Tompkins
Nellie B 1875 - 1952(?)
m. Albert George Lawrence b.1863
Bridgewater,Me
1. Elmer B b 1897 m.Irene
2.
3 .Donald D b.1908
4 unnamed daughter 1915
Kate(Flallard)1877
m. ? William Bartlett
1. Kate b. 1897
2. ?
3. Alyce Belle b.1901
4. Easter L b.1902
Wilbur A Apr 1880-1957
m. Grace Darling Smith 1883-1957
Falmouth,Cape Cod
1.Arnold Walton (1901-1996)
m.Ruth Wheeler (1911-1995)
(1) Arnold Jr
(2) Wilbur (letter on file)
(3) Anne
2.Hollis Averill "Bob" (1908-1984)
m.Adelaide Waterman (b.1909)
(1) Virginia (1932-1988)
In 1784 James and his Scottish bride Mary Statham sailed from England to America.James was lost
at sea and Mary arrived alone. On March 26,1785 Mary gave birth to twin boys Alexander and
Andrew and then was supposed to have died. Still some question about this.The boys were taken
in by the Studholm families.In later years Alexander spelled his name with an "e" and Andrew
spelled it with an "a".
Alexander lived in Maine,New Brunswick,Vermont and finally settled in Ohio.He married Elizabeth
Hatch in New York State. He died in January 1867 and is buried near Marysville,Ohio.
Andrew raised his family in Canterbury,NB.His last known residence was the Hartin settlement.
Andrew died sometime after 1861, but I haven\rquote t been able to locate his grave.Andrew is
listed as a loyalist so I believe they were born in Maine and then taken to Canada.
(Source:Norman Stitham,genealogist)
Family of Andrew and Dorothy Colby(Canterbury,NB)
1.Amos b. 1817 m. Catherine Riordan
2.Nathaniel b.8 February 1819 - 1908 m. Catherine Hersey 1828 - 2/1/1921
d/o Ann Bell & Elijah Hersey
3.John b.1821 - d. 27 September 1859
m. (10July 1847,Houlton,Me)) Ruth Dougherty
4.Lydia b.1825(1829?) m. Darius Dickinson
5.Alexander b. 1825 m. Elizabeth Dickerson (possibly Dickenson) b.1829
6. Hettie Anne b.1827 m. Marcus Hartin ,Canterbury
Amos Stitham b.1817 - d. after 1861 & Catherine Riordan 25/12/1824-1905(?)
m.29Nov 1845 at St Gertrude's Roman Catholic Church ,Woodstock
Family:
The book An Honourable Independence,The Irish Catholic Settlers of Johnville, by William
and Mary Kilfoil says :Family lore has it that there was an agreement between
the couple regarding the religious upbringing of their children: the boys were to be raised
as members of the Baptist faith, and the girls, as Roman Catholics.Though all the baptisms
were found in theCatholic church records, the boys in the family appear to have all embraced
the Baptist faith as adults.\rdblquoteNearly all the children were baptized at St Gertrude' s.
1.Mary Ann 27 June 1846 - 10 July 1925. bpt. @ 5 yrs. -8 Mar 1852
m. (27June1871) John Gallivan (d. 1891) .
2.Emiline Margaret 1848- September 1924(1901 census:b.31Jan1850)
Bpt. 20 May 1846 Margaret Amelia(aka Emma)
m. Alex Sproule at the Anglican church in Woodstock by licence with consent of guardians.
Emiline death is recorded at St Gertrude's RC church :the body of Emma Sproule aged
83 years was interred in Calvary Cemetery, the last sacraments were not received.
She died of apoplexy and arteriosclerosis.
3.John 14 Feb 1849 - 1920 (buried in Bath) m. Jane Kenny - 5 children
4.Ellen Esther 1850 Bapt. @ 9 years 20 Nov 1860 d.26 Jan 1912
m.1870 William Boyd, Johnville , b.St Andrews,NB 1845 - d.Bangor,Me. 1923 .
5.Sarah Jane1854 - 1924 Bpt. @ 2 yrs, 27 Oct 1856 m. George Dyer
6.Frances Elizabeth 1856 -1927 died in Johnville. Bpt.@ 1 yr 2 mo.28 Oct .1858 m. 1881 Alex Hall b. St John 1858- d.1949
7.Catherine (Cassie?)-twin 1859 m.Hansford Giberson , Bath
8.Wilbert Amos- twin 1859 -1923 His gravestone says he was born 1853. Died of apoplexy.
m.1.1880 Krish(Mary L) Hatch
m.2. Pauline March Lloyd
9.James 1860 - 1938 Bapt. @ 2 wks. 21 Feb 1862 m. Lina Green
10Agnes 1862 Bapt.May 1878 - age 15 y.1m.(m.James Tattery?)
11Josephine 1864 (not in any family census list but a death return in the 1871 census says
Josephine Studden,age2, died in October of the previous year. Cause of death: Inflamation of the lungs.
12.Julia Raredon -adopted 1859 (1861 census only)
13.William Raredon - adopted (1861 census only)
My guess is that Julia and William Raredon were children of Catharine's brothers.
Ancestry of Catherine Riordan
John and Mary Riordan arrived from Ireland in 1819 and settled in Northhampton Parish in
Carleton County (then Queensbury, York Co.)
John Rairdon b.1788 d.29 June 1860,72 years-buried in the Roman Catholic Cemetery in
Woodstock.
The 1851 census states that he was a blacksmith and a farmer.
Calculating from the 1851 Northampton census where John is listed as 57 years old,he was born
in1794.His tombstone indicates he was born in 1788.
In the book An Index to Irish Immigrants in the N B Census of 1851 ,although
there is no note of John and Mary origins opposite their names on the list, all the
other Riordans on the list are from County Cork.It seems that a majority of the surname
Riordan came from county Cork.Other Irish counties with a significant proportion of
Riordans are Kerry and Limerick.
Mary Rairdon b.1794 d.1878 -buried beside John,Woodstock.
Family of John and Mary Riordan:
1. John Jr. b.1819 d. 1912 1851 census: boatman m.1846 -Catherine Roach 1829-1875 (10 children)
2. Catharine b.1824 - ? m.1845 - Amos Studham (11 children)
3.Elizabeth b.1822 m.Stephen Crowley (1 child)
4.Mary b.1824 m.1852 Michael McGowan
5.Elizabeth Ann b. 1830 - d. May 1920. Her obituary in The Press, Woodstock,
says"for thirty or forty years ,during his pastorate in Woodstock and until his death
in St John she was the housekeeper for the late Mgr. Thomas Connolly,V G."
6. Jeremiah b.1833-1876 m.1862 Ellen Hilly/Healy b. 1840 -d. 1895
(8 children)
7.Dennis b.1835 - 1911 Died of Consumption.
m.1 1854 Mary Connel (4 children)
m.2 Aug 1879 Honora Connell b.1840 (3 children)
8.Bartholomew b.1837 - 1920 .m.(1)1859 Ellen Doherty( d. bef 1870)3 children
m. (2)1870 Jane McGinley 1850 - 1927(5 children)
9.Ester b.1839 m.1862 William Lovely
I have developed some real affection for the Riordans.They were a very large loyal
Catholic family.They are scattered throughout the records of St Gertrude's for over a
century and a half.It is common to find a child living in the home of an uncle or aunt.
As the parents,John and Mary, grew older they were cared for by one or other of the sons.
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