| 1. | John B. Halpenny was born in Jul 1794 in County Carlow, Leinster, Ireland (son of Joseph Halpenny and Catherine Styles); died on 24 Apr 1867 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Boyd's Methodist Cemetery, Innisville, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- FamilySearch ID: K2Y8-9SX
- FindaGrave Memorial ID: 127977409
- _UID: 8DB46589FEF749808C8515C54A6D5D291562
- Location: 1823, Ramsay Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Concession 1 Lot 5
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the Halpennys, the Chamneys, the James, the Hopkins, the Codds, the Twamleys, the Jacksons, the Dowdalls had all been members of a single (Church of Ireland i.e. Anglican) church in Ireland - St. Michael's Church in Aghold Parish in Wicklow County near the villages of Shillelagh and Coolkenno, and the town of Tullow just across the County Carlow border.
To this day, St. Michael's church ministers to members of these same families - who at the turn of the nineteenth century were served by Rector - James McGhee. Yet, the family members who came between 1820 and 1823 had largely become Wesleyan Methodists.
Records of St. Michael's are, unfortunately, partial, and in some cases - missing - but they often mention some of the above-named emigrants specifically - and while there are no apparent Boyds, McCreerys or McGees - who were said to have come from Armagh - clearly the Lanark County community had been laergely built around these former members of St. Michael's - in Wicklow.
To the right is a painting I did of St. Michael's Church as it might have looked when my ancestors attended here in the early 19th Century.
Below is one of several pages which list, among others, the families who emigrated. On this fascinating (to me) page we see the marriage of Edward Chamney to Jane Twamley in 1762, the baptism of their son, John a year later and the baptism of Lancelot and Abigail Jackson's daughter Margaret. We also see a plethora of Codds , Chamneys, Twamleys and Halpennys, whose families had been caught up in the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
Rector James McGhee had, in 1798, led a valiant defense of the embattled Protestant community, a Captain Chamney had lost his life alongside Halpennys, Codds and Twamleys - who had also died in the fighting. A one-page extract naming Codds and Twamleys appears below. Further records from this rather large collection can be perused at: http://www.halpenny.net/general/aghold.html
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FindaGrave Memorial ID:
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John married Abigail Jackson on 14 Jul 1859 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Abigail (daughter of John Jackson and Sarah Esther Kersey) was born about 1797 in Coolkenna Townland, Aghowie Parish, County Wicklow, Ireland; died on 11 Feb 1875 in Fitzroy Harbour, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Boyd's Methodist Cemetery, Innisville, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Catherine Halpenny was born on 8 Jan 1822 in Ireland; died on 28 Feb 1843 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
- Joseph Halpenny was born on 1 Oct 1823 in Wicklow, County Wicklow, Ireland; died on 7 Dec 1910 in Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Pakenham Union Cemetery, Pakenham, Pakenham Twp,.
- John Halpenny was born in 1825 in Ireland; died on 4 Sep 1853 in Pakenham, (Mississippi Mills) Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Boyd's Methodist Cemetery, Innisville, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
- William Halpenny was born on 21 May 1827 in Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland; died on 13 Feb 1871 in Pembroke, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Boyd's Methodist Cemetery, Innisville, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
- Abigail Halpenny was born on 23 Dec 1827 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Jul 1853 in Boyd's Settlement, Lanark Township, Lanark, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Boyd's Methodist Cemetery, Innisville, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
- Abraham Halpenny was born on 10 Feb 1832 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Apr 1898 in Fitzroy Harbour, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Albert Street Cemetery, Arnprior, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
- Isaac Halpenny was born on 28 Dec 1834 in Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland; died on 13 Mar 1898 in Ramsay Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Saint George's Anglican Cemetery, Union Hall, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
- Jacob Halpenny was born on 13 Nov 1835; died on 4 Dec 1913; was buried in Pakenham Union Cemetery, Pakenham, Pakenham Twp,.
- Elijah Halpenny was born on 4 Feb 1837 in Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 Sep 1922 in Minnedosa, Western Manitoba Census Division, Manitoba, Canada.
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1794 - 1867 (~ 72 years)
