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 Mary DowdBorn 20 Aug 1836 Ste-Madeleine, Rigaud, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, died 21 Dec 1902 St-Eugene, Prescott, Leeds, Ontario, age 66 years Married 24 Nov 1856 Ste-Marthe, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada, age 20 years (married 4 years) to:  John Thomas Rooney, age by marriage 22 years, son of John Rooney and Helen Anna "Anna; HENEGAN; HANAHAN" Hennigan.Born 20 Aug 1834 Rigaud, Quebec, Canada, died 19 Dec 1860 St.-Eugene, Prescott, Ontario, Canada, age 26 years The baptismal record appears to some to be written as John "Kareen" Rooney, but I think it's really "Thomas." The faded French: "The 23rd August 1834 the parish priest undersigned baptized John Thomas who was since born of the legitimate marriage of John Rooney farmer and his spouse Helène Hanahan. Thomas Lashinte (spelling?) and Catherine Hanahan have signed as sponsors." John Rooney (junior) is not in the 1861 census of Canada – he died a year earlier. His brother Patrick Rooney was a witness to the church death record. Children: 1. Mary RooneyBorn 14 Aug 1857 St-Eugene, Prescott, Leeds, Ontario, died after 1882, age at least 25 years Mary was one of the witnesses to her sister Catherine's marriage in Montréal in 1882. 2. Ellen RooneyBorn 25 Mar 1859 St Eugène, East Hawkesbury Twp, Prescott Co, Ontario, Canada, died 17 Feb 1920 Stormont, Ontario, Canada, age 60 years Ellen ("Helen") is listed with two of her siblings, Catherine and William, and her grandparents in the 1861 Canada census of Rigaud, Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada. 3. Catherine Ann RooneyBorn 2 Apr 1861 St-Eugene, Prescott, Leeds, Ontario, died 31 Dec 1936 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Event Description: Mt. Carmel, Hillside, Cook CO., IL, age 75 years | |||