Patrick Lynch and his wife Ellen (Helen) Green were early settlers of Puslinch Township, Wellington County, Ontario. They settled southeast of the town of Guelph and began to raise a family. After the premature death of his first wife, Patrick remarried to Julia Ann (Johanna) Kennedy and had several more children.  Some Lynch descendants stayed in Ontario, while others sought opportunity in other Canadian provinces or the United States.

     Activities of the Lynch family in Canada can be traced through nineteenth century records. The first mention of the Lynches is found in the church register of St. Augustine's Parish at Dundas, near Hamilton. Here, Patrick and Ellen's marriage was recorded on 10 Apr 1837.¹  In these early years, the parish priest at Dundas traveled by horseback to parishioners scattered throughout a vast area that included Guelph;a grueling task. ² The marriage record states that Patrick was a son of Thomas Lynch and Bridget Downey of County Meath, Ireland, and that Ellen was a daughter of Thomas Green (deceased) and Catherine Kelly of County Longford, Ireland. By this time, Ellen's widowed mother, Catherine (Kelly) Green, had remarried to Patrick Clifford, a widower. Their marriage had occurred in Guelph on 8 Nov 1832.³

     Another record, the 1840 Puslinch Township, Gore District Census, includes a Patrick Linch in its nominal list.* The Gore District Census and Assessment of 1842, also lists Patrick Lynch in Puslinch Township, between John Cockburn and Hugh Cockburn. ⁴  The census also records that he had been in the province for eight years, which would put his approximate year of arrival at about 1834. The Ontario Archives Computerized Land Record Index names Patrick Lynch as purchaser of the south half of Lot 15 Concession 9 Puslinch Township on 15 Feb 1850.⁵  This is in the same vicinity that several persons named John or Hugh Cockburn⁶ are also located, southeast of Farnham, as shown on an 1861 map.  The Annals of Puslinch 1850-1859 states that Patrick Linch was an early settler in the area known as School Section No. 10, but that the area was very hard to farm. After the forest had been cleared away, many settlers were forced to move elsewhere in order to support their families.⁷

     Census and church records provide additional information about Patrick and Ellen's family. All of the children were born in Canada West and their approximate years of birth can be calculated from age next birthday, as given in the 1851⁸ and 1861⁹ census records (see Appendix A). Additionally, a baptismal record exists for one child. The family members were Patrick, a farmer and widower born in Ireland abt 1814; Ellen born in Ireland abt 1817 (deceased during the 1851 census year); Elizabeth born abt 14 Jan* 1837; Thomas born abt 4 Nov* 1838; Catherine born abt 17 Jan¹⁰ 1842; Bridget born abt 1844; Ellen born 8 Aug 1847; ¹¹ and Patrick born abt 1851. They lived in a log house in Puslinch Twp. at the time of the census.  Tragically, Patrick's wife Ellen died on 9 Nov 1851 ¹² of dropsy (edema) ¹³ , a swelling of the joints and body cavities due to accumulation of fluid in the tissues. This loss left Patrick to care for six motherless young children, including a baby, who it seems might have died at a young age.

     Patrick and Ellen's oldest daughter, Elizabeth, married Matthew Brady (1834-1891)* on 1 Apr 1872 at Guelph, Wellington Co.* Elizabeth died on 6 Sep 1916 and was buried at Mount Forest. The Brady children were:

• Margaret born 1873, died 1891, buried Mount Forest, Wellington Co., Ont.
• Elizabeth born abt 1874, married Patrick Furlong on 22 Oct 1917, died 1960, buried at Mount Forest
  
• Rachael born 22 Nov 1876 at Guelph.
• James Bernard P. born 24 Jan 1879 at Guelph, died 1950, buried at Mount Forest.
  

They lived in Arthur Township and later in the village of Mount Forest. The family gravestone is located in the Holy Cross R.C. Cemetery at Mount Forest.

    The Lynch's oldest son, Thomas, was born 4 Nov 1838¹⁴ and married Lucinda Warner. He died 20 Dec 1920 at Washington, Sanilac County, Michigan, USA, and was buried at Zion Cemetery, Sandusky, Watertown Twp., Sanilac Co., MI. ¹⁵ Their marriage was recorded in the Wellington County Marriage Register (1858-1869) on 26 Nov 1862, with Thomas listed as age 22 of Eramosa, born Puslinch, son of Patrick/Ellen.  Lucinda (Worner) was recorded as age 25 of Eramosa, born Crowland, dau of James/Sarah Ann. They were married by Rev. Eli Bartram of Eramosa, Methodist Episcopal Minister. ¹⁶  Lucinda was born in Crowland Twp., Welland Co., Ont. on 12 Jun 1837, ¹⁷ died at Washington, Sanilac Co. on 26 June 1923, and was buried at Zion Cemetery, Sandusky, MI.  Her mother's maiden name was Sarah Ann (Snively) Sonalvely. ¹⁸  At the time of the 1871 census, Thomas and Lucinda lived northwest of Ventry, on Lot 28 Concession 13 of Proton Township, Grey County, with the family listed as being Wesleyan Methodist and Scotch.¹⁹   ( See Appendix B)

     The agricultural census showed that Thomas Lynch owned 100 acres of land with 50 acres improved- 6 acres pasture, 5 acres wheat, 5 acres hay and 1½ acres potatoes with production of 25 bu. spring wheat, 25 bu. fall wheat, 150 bu. barley, 600 bu. oats, 60 bu. peas, 200 bu. potatoes, 400 bu. turnips and 6 tons hay.  The farm had 1 house, 2 barns/stables, 1 car/waggon/sled, 1 plough/cultivator and 1 fanning mill.  There were 2 working oxen, 3 milch cows, 3 other horned cattle, 8 sheep, 2 swine, 1 cattle and 5 sheep killed for export, 200 lb. butter, 36 lb. wool, 40 yds. homemade cloth. ²⁰  They moved to the Capac, MI area in 1873 and resided on the S.W. corner of Section 24 of Watertown Twp., Sanilac Co.
     Children of Thomas and Lucinda were:²¹

• James H. born Sept 1864 in Ont., married Agnes Marilla Snyder (1860/66-1909) on 31 May 1885 at Watertown Twp., Sanilac Co., Michigan, died 22 July 1922 at Sanilac Co., buried Zion Cemetery, Sandusky, Watertown Twp., Sanilac Co. James H. married again on 10 Apr 1910 at Port Huron, St. Clair Co., MI to Nettie Dodge Meyers.

• Thomas William born 1866 in Ont., married Emily Cudney abt 1888 in MI, died in 1933 at Port Huron, St. Clair Co., MI.

• Ellen born 1868 in Ont., married George (Backhouse) Backus abt 1888 in MI and Lewellyn (Pat) (Backhouse) Backus, died 1924 in Sandusky, MI., buried Zion Cemetery, Sandusky, MI.

• Sarah Elizabeth born 6 Apr 1870 in Proton Twp.,Grey Co., married Manley Bruce McConnell on 21 Dec 1888 at Port Huron, MI, died 7 Jan 1945 at Dearborn, Wayne Co., MI, buried Carsonville, Washington Twp., Sanilac Co., MI.

• Lucinda born 3 Mar 1872 in Proton Twp., Grey Co., married Ernest (Backhouse) Backus abt 1889 in MI, died 1941 Sanilac Co., MI, buried Zion Cemetery, Watertown Twp.

• David born 1874 near Capac, St. Clair Co., MI, married Susan Blanch Murley (1875-1911) abt 1895 in MI, died 1910 in Watertown Twp., Sanilac Co., buried Zion Cemetery, Sandusky, MI.

• Martha Matilda born 7 Mar 1877 near Capac, MI, married James H. Stone on 1 May 1894 in MI, died 1 Apr 1938 at Sandusky, MI., buried Greenwood Cemetery, Sandusky, MI.

• Louise (Louisa) born 1879 Watertown Twp. Sanilac Co., a Sanilac County clerk, married Lewis (Lew) Truemner abt 1897 in MI, died in 1967 in California, cremated.  Her husband died in 1927 at Detroit.

    Patrick and Ellen's daughter, Catherine, married Alexander Stephen (1810-1876), a widower, on 12 Oct 1861.  The Grey County Marriage Register (1858-1869) contains details about the couple.  He was Alexander Stephen, age 39 of Proton, born Scotland, son of George Stephen/Margaret Jeffrey.  She was Catherine Lynch age (blank) of Guelph, born Canada West, dau of Patrick Lynch/Helen Graham.  Rev. John Hay, Presbyterian Church of Canada, was the minister.²²

     The Stephen family lived on Lot 19 Concession 4 of Proton Twp., Grey Co., which Alexander had purchased in 1857, at one of the first land sales of the township.²³  In the surrounding neighborhood, St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church had been constructed of logs by 1861, nearby on Lot 21 Conc 3.  It was also used as a school.  Known as Separate School #6, it was the only school in the area for many years.  In 1881 the original building that housed the church and the separate school was replaced by a new church on Lot 24 Conc 3 and a frame building for a school on Lot 22 Conc 4. ²⁴

     Farming was often difficult for early pioneers in Proton Township. Unfortunately, Stephen’s land was low-lying and may have tended to be swampy, seldom producing a good crop.²⁵  The 1860s brought crop failure and losses of livestock.  A number of his cattle and a horse died.  The year 1864 was known as the "Starvation Year" because the entire wheat crop was frozen, and settlers had to buy bread, corn and meal.²⁶   Few deer or birds were seen in the area, since their food supply was so scarce.  Alexander Stephen lost his entire harvest of twelve acres of wheat to frost in 1868.²⁷

     The family was listed in the 1871 census of Proton Township (See Appendix C).  The 1871 agricultural census showed that Stephen owned 1 dwelling on 100 acres with 55 acres improved- 10 acres pasture, ½ acre wheat, 1 acres potatoes, 13 acres hay.  Production was 2 bu. spring wheat, 100 bu. oats, 100 bu. potatoes, and 12 tons hay.  Also recorded were 2 barns/stables, 2 cars/waggons/sleds, 2 ploughs/cultivators and 1 fanning mill with 1 horse over 3 years old, 3 milch cows, 6 other horned cattle, 5 sheep, 3 swine, 2 cattle killed for export, 3 swine killed for export, 200 lb. butter, 13 lb. wool, 39 yds. homemade cloth and 20 cords firewood. ²⁸

     The job of improving the land took a toll on the settlers. By 1873, Stephen had managed to chop down much of the heavy forest that covered his land through hard manual labour, although twenty-five acres of timber were saved for firewood and fencing.  The stumps and roots were almost rotted away by this time, and the whole place was now lying under grass.  At the age of sixty-three, he was worn out from the cruel physical demands of clearing the land and was too exhausted to plant more crops. ²⁹   He died at Mount Forest, Wellington Co. in 1876, at sixty-five years of age.³⁰

     Alexander and Catherine had the following children:

• Elizabeth Ellen born 6 June 1863 in Proton Twp.,³¹ married John Manion (1862-1940) 18 Aug 1887 at Church of St. Mary, Mount Forest, Ont., ³² moved to Alberta in 1910,³³ died 21 Dec 1943 Little Gem, Alta., buried 24 Dec 1943 at Youngstown Cemetery, Youngstown, Alta. ³⁴

• Jane Cecelia born 10 Feb 1865³⁵ in Proton Twp., married John J. Kelly (1862-1947) 30 Sept 1885, died about Apr 1945, buried St. Patrick's Cemetery, Proton Twp.

• Alexander P. (Sandy) born 25 Oct 1866 in Proton Twp., died 26 Jun 1937 Buffalo, New York,³⁶ buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Lackawanna, NY.³⁷
  

• Arthur Joseph born 18 Jan³⁸ 1873 in Ont., married Mary Tone (1875-1942) in 1899,³⁹ died 28 Mar 1953,⁴⁰ buried St. Patrick's Cemetery, Proton Twp.
  

        After the death of her first husband in 1876, Catherine married John ⁴¹ Buckley,⁴² who was born in Ireland.⁴³   He also predeceased Catherine.⁴⁴  They had two daughters:

• Margaret (Rose) born 14 May 1878,⁴⁵ married Frederick Charles Hodge (1833-abt 1917)⁴⁶ on 22 Nov 1905 ⁴⁷

• Catherine (Katie) born 8 Oct 1883⁴⁸ (See Appendix C); died of diphtheria on 30 Oct 1904 at Toronto.
  

ALEXANDER STEPHEN (1866-1937)	MARGARET AND CATHERINE BUCKLEY (L to R)

                                                     

      Catherine (Lynch Stephen) Buckley died on 24 Jul 1904 in Toronto, Ont.  The registration of her death gives her age as 62 years, residence 34 Hayter, occupation confectioner, and cause of death cerebro spinal meningitis. ⁴⁹  She was buried at St. Patrick’s R.C. Cemetery in Proton Twp. ⁵⁰ According to her will, Alexander Stephen received the west half of Lot 19 Conc 4 and Arthur Stephen received the east half of the lot, subject to payments to their sisters.⁵¹

ST. PATRICK'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH LOT  24 CONCESSION 3 PROTON TOWNSHIP, GREY COUNTY, ONTARIO	GRAVESTONE OF CATHERINE LYNCH STEPHEN BUCKLEY (1838*-1904) WIFE OF ALEXANDER STEPHEN & GRANDSON  ARTHUR STEPHEN (1913-1917) *Note: Year of birth does not correspond to other sources

                                                                              

     Patrick and Ellen's daughter, Bridget, married Dennis O'Keefe on 1 Sept 1870 at Guelph, Ont. He was born in Ireland in about 1835 and died before 1881. Their children were:

• Ellen born 1 Sep 1870 at Puslinch Twp, Wellington Co.
  
• John born abt 1873
  
• Catharine born 16 Jul 1874 at Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co.
  
• Jeremiah born 26 Jan 1877 at Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co.
  
• Patrick born 12 Feb 1879 at Elora, Wellington Co.
  

    After the death of her first husband, Bridget remarried to James Cannon (born about 1831 in Ireland), a widower, at Elora on 21 Oct 1884. He is likely the James Cannon who died on 29 Mar 1889 and whose death was registered at Fergus, Ont.  Bridget was living with her son, John O'Keefe, in Toronto in 1901 and died in that city on 1 Sep 1909. John and Bridget Cannon's daughter was

•  Bridget Cecelia born 6 Jan 1886 at West Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co.

     Patrick and Ellen's youngest daughter, Ellen, married Martin McMahon at Guelph on 3 Jun 1873. He was born in Ont in about 1851 and worked as a stone mason at Guelph. Their children were:

• Patrick I. born 7 Mar 1874 in Ont.
• Mary E. born abt 1875 in Ont.
• John D. born abt 1877 in Ont.
• James F. born abt July 1880 in Ont.
  

     On 10 Apr 1853, Patrick Lynch remarried to Julia Ann (Johanna) Kennedy, a daughter of Thomas Kennedy and Julia Ryan of County Tipperary, Ireland.⁵²  Johanna was born in Ireland in about 1821.⁵³ She had children named Patrick and Julia Ryan, born in Ireland during a previous marriage to Bernard Ryan, ⁵⁴ and there might have been other Ryan children as well.⁵⁵ Patrick Ryan and his wife Margaret Brown settled in Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York where he was a policeman for thirty years. ⁵⁶ He died 6 Dec 1932 in Syracuse, NY, and was buried at St. Agnes Cemetery, Syracuse, NY NY. ⁵⁷According to the 1861 census of Ontario, Johanna's daughter, Julia, was born abt 1850. ⁵⁸ She married Martin Hogan?, died 5 Mar 1903 in Ithaca, NY, and was buried at St. Anthony's Cemetery, Groton, NY. ⁵⁹

     The register of of Church of Our Lady in Guelph records the baptism of Patrick and Johanna Lynch's four children.⁶⁰  They were Patrick born 30 July 1854 Puslinch Twp., died 8 Jun 1894 Cortland, NY,⁶¹ buried St. Anthony's Cemetery, Groton; Mary Ann born 29 Aug 1855 Puslinch Twp., married James Dalton 15 Apr 1877 St. Lucy's R.C. Church, Syracuse, NY, died 2 Aug 1934 Auburn, Cayuga Co., NY, buried St. Joseph's Cemetery, Auburn; Jane born 21 Aug 1858 Puslinch Twp., died 13 Jan 1893 Groton, NY,⁶² buried St. Anthony's Cemetery, Groton, NY; Martin born 2 Mar 1860 Puslinch Twp.

     Church records from Guelph show that Patrick Lynch Sr. died on 7 Jan 1864 and was buried on 9 Jan.⁶³ His wife Johanna died in May 1870. ⁶⁴

     Patrick, Mary Ann, and Jane were involved in a land sale in 1887 regarding fifty acres of the half lot that had been owned by their father in Puslinch Twp.⁶⁵  Related documents indicate that at this time Patrick was a miner at Clifton, Arizona, where copper was mined, while Mary Ann and her husband lived at Groton, NY, and Jane, a spinster, lived in the city of Syracuse, NY.

    Mary Ann Lynch moved to Syracuse, NY in 1873.⁶⁶ Later, she and her husband James Dalton (Apr 1851-15 Apr 1915)⁶⁷  had a family of eleven children at Groton, NY.⁶⁸ They were:

• ^{Jane L. born 20 Apr 1878 Groton, NY, married Ernest Swan 31 Dec 1907 St. Aloysius Church, Auburn, Cayuga County, NY, died 20 Mar 1973 Santa Barbara, California}

 
• ^{Ellen (Nellie) born 9 Jul 1879  Groton, NY, died 26 Sept 1881, buried McGraw, NY}

 
• ^{Mary born 9 May 1881 Groton, NY, died 1913 Wayland, NY, buried Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, NY}

 
• ^{Daniel Jacob born 7 Jan 1883 Groton, NY, died 19 Nov 1914 Fleming, NY, buried St  Joseph's Cemetery, Fleming,  NY}

 
• ^{John born 1 Jul 1884 Groton, NY, died 19 Mar 1923 Auburn, NY, buried St. Joseph's Cemetery, Fleming, NY}

 
• ^{Charles Patrick born 30 Jul 1885 Groton NY, died 15 Nov 1913 Auburn, NY, buried St Joseph's Cemetery, Fleming, NY}

• ^{Nora born 20 Dec 1887 Groton, NY, married Raymond Bouck 1916 St. Aloysius Church, Auburn, NY, died 25 Mar 1972 in Syracuse, NY, buried St. Joseph's Cemetery, Fleming, NY}

 
• ^{Julia born 17 May 1890 Groton, NY, married Edward Oberrecht (died 10 May 1940) 1935 at St Aloysius church, Auburn, NY, died 31 Jan 1977 Auburn, NY, buried St. Joseph's Cemetery, Fleming, NY}

 
• ^{Albert born 15 Aug 1892  Groton, NY, died 9 Jun 1924 Auburn, NY, buried St. Joseph's Cemetery, Fleming, NY}

 
• ^{Leo Aloysius born 23 Apr 1894 Groton, NY, died 24 Jan 1913 Auburn, NY, buried St. Joseph's Cemetery, Fleming, NY}

 
• ^{Lawrence Stanselaus born 26 June 1896 Groton, NY, married Florence C. McCabe (8 Dec 1897 - 19 Apr 1985) 11 September 1922 St. Mary's Church, Auburn, NY, died 28 Aug 1992 Decatur, Georgia, buried St Joseph's Cemetery, Fleming, NY}

 

     The Lynch family arrived in Canada relatively early, considering that the mass exodus of emigrants from Ireland did not occur until the time of the Great Famine that began in 1845.  The political instability in Ireland and famines of the 1820s with continuing social and economic problems of the 1830s may have prompted them to seek a better future for themselves and for their descendants in Canada.  Although the first Lynches in Canada evidently suffered considerable hardship while pioneering in early Ontario, many of their progeny have found opportunities in diverse fields in many different geographic locations of North America.

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