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Descendants of William McQuaid

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM¹ MCQUAID¹ was born Abt. 1811 in Ireland ², and died March 1856 in Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada^2,^3,⁴. He married MARY O'NEILL^5,⁶ Bef. 1837 in Ireland. She was born Abt. 1812 in Ireland⁶, and died August 14, 1877 in Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada ⁷.

Notes for WILLIAM MCQUAID:
"William McQuaid and his wife Mary O'Neill settled in Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada. It is quite probable that they emigrated here due to the plight of the "Potato Famine" which had been disrupting life in Ireland. Both the McQuaid and O'Neill lines originate from some of the ancient stock in Ireland. Along with William and Mary, five children arrived in Kingston Ontario. From these humble beginnings a large family grew whose members now live in various areas of the North American continent. William McQuaid who died in 1856 has the dubious honor of being the first man recorded as buried in the then new St. Mary's Cemetery at Kingston. A woman holds the title of the first interment. (C.W. at St. Mary's Cemetery)" (Robert A. Little) In a letter from Rob Little, June 21, 1999, he believes that our McQuaids come from County Tyrone in Ireland. William's headstone is broken in several places and is in fact buried in the family plot. It has "native of" but the county and parish are no longer legible due to the break line and the crumbling edges. I am sure by now it is badly worn. It is too bad no one ever went and took a photo or wrote down what the stone said. There are no church records to indicate what was transcribed on the stone. Rob suspects that Waterford could have been their port of departure from Ireland and Quebec their port of entry to Canada. Two things suggest Tyrone as their homeland: 1. the origin of Bishop Bernard J. McQuaid's parents; 2. the other McQuaids who lived in and about Kingston. It is quite possible that the Bishop's father and and William McQuaid where brothers. " There was a tiny entry in the Kingston British Whig newspaper in August 1919... " Deaths McQUAID at Rochester, NY Bernard McQuaid formerly of Kingston. Funeral will take place at Rochester... In Rochester he was known as John P. or John Bernard McQuaid. He was a cabinet maker who had a shop on Slate St. and Main St and lived at LaSalle St. His wife was Margaret... The other two contemporaries of William here in Kingston were Patrick and Owen." In the 1851 Census records there was a Patrick McQuade in Loughborough Twp., page 35 line 38. (note: From Surrogate Court Index of Ontario 1859-1900 Frontenac Co., Patrick McQuade, Loughborough twp, #1111 in 1886) Owen's children left records with St. Mary's Cathedral stating they were from Killestral and / or Donoughmore parishes. Owen and Patrick may have been older brothers to William. This is only a theory thus far. I have searched out some church records in Tyrone and did not come across William McQuaid and Mary O'Neill. However, I have a copy of the correspondence of Father McNamara and Patrick McQuaid of County Lough and their information indicates that the Bishop's father, Bernard McQuaid, was likely born in the town of Tummery in the County of Tyrone and his mother, Mary McGuire, was likely born in the town of Trillick in the County of Tyrone. Greg McKegg shared with me on July 3, 2002, that his mother had told him that the McQuaid family came from County Armagh. Ellen Bishop, in a phone conversation on July 9th, 2002, also says that when she was young, Helen Olive pointed out on the map where County Clare and County Armagh were and said that her ancestors were from these counties. I hope some additional clues will surface to help us claim a county in Ireland for our McQuaid family. The St. Mary's Interment register page 302 reads, " William McQuaide, entry #44 On the twenty eighth day of March one thousand eight hundred and fifty six, I, the undersigned Priest have interred in St. Mary's Cemetery, near this city, the remains of William McQuaide, aged 46 years in the presence of his son P------- McQuaide, Patrick Purcell, and others. John S. O'Connor Priest " Elizabeth Mooney, Edward McQuade and, James McQuade are mentioned in the court records of the vesting papers of John McQuaid. the vesting order for John McQuaid. We don't have any documentation from the court case. The list of defendants includes Elizabeth Mooney- who we think is one of the heirs of William McQuaid and Mary O'Neill. She would be under 21 in 1882 (born after 1861). There is no baptism for her at St. Mary's RCC in Kingston and she was not found in the Census records for Kingston. I believe that two other defendants James and Edward did not live in Kingston but happened to be visiting and are found as sponsors to some of the children baptized at St. Mary's Cathedral. A Note on Irish Parish Registers from an e-mail of Lorna Peel, lpeel@gofree.indigo.ie, May 24, 2002: Parish registers officially started in 1634 though some go back to 1619. Most commence after 1770. Because of religious persecution i.e. the Penal Laws, many Roman Catholic registers only commence in the 19th century since seizure of records prior to this was too great a risk. Relaxation of religious and civil restrictions only began in 1793 and full emancipation only came in 1836. The great majority of RC Parish Registers do not contain Burials. The vast majority of RC Parish Registers for all 32 counties of Ireland are held at the National Library in Dublin. When I went to Jane Lyon's website: http://www.from-ireland.net/plusdeds/ballycastle.htm I found this: "Townlands in Ballycastle Civil Registration District or Poor Law Union" 1885 "The townlands listed here belonged to the Civil Registration District of BALLYCASTLE in 1885, some may have been moved to other districts or the name may have changed since then. Also listed are the Civil Parish, Registrar's District, Electoral District and Barony that each townland belonged to. While these divisions do cause confusion amongst family history researchers unfamiliar with Irish geography, and while parts of some townlands may belong to more than one of these various divisions, the important thing to remember is that each division under which a townland may be listed can be considered a reference to a genealogical resource and that division or reference is the way or means by which you can find more information on that townland or the people who lived in it. The most important divisions listed on this page are really the townland name, the civil parish and the electoral division. The importance of the civil parish lies in searching through the Tithe Applotment books, the Griffiths Valuation and for parish records. The Tithes and Griffiths are indexed by Civil Parish. Church of Ireland parish records generally retain the name of the Civil parish. So, if your ancestors came from a townland...then you know which civil parish they may have come from."
(From the Website: www.goireland.com) The origin of the name MacQuaid, of which Mac Uaid is the form used in Irish, is obscure. It has long been well known in Co. Monaghan which is its principal location to-day. As MacQuaid, MacQuade and MacQuoad it appears frequently in the Hearth Money Rolls for Co. Monaghan and for Co. Armagh (1664-1667). In Irish it is Mac Uaid (son of Wat). It has been borne by two notable churchmen: Bernard John MacQuaid (1823-1909), first bishop of Rochester, U.S.A., whose parents, Irish emigrants, were murdered; and Most Rev. John Charles MacQuaid, late Archbishop of Dublin, of County, Cavan.
FHL #1819277& 1819278-Ontario Death Index: (misc. MCQUAID/ MCQUADE entries- not yet confirmed if related)
James McQuade, Essa Twp. Feb. 23, 1883, #015726, filed 1883
Michael McQuade, McKillop Twp., Sept. 6, 1883, #006980, filed 1883
Patrick McQuade, Loughborough Twp., March 02, 1886, #014083, filed 1886
James McQuaid, Kingston, July 4, 1888, #005146, filed 1888
Elizabeth Mooney, Petersborough, March 15, 1903, #022441, filed 1903
McQuaid, Kingston, Feb. 16, 1907, #011096, filed 1907
Owen McQuaid, Kingston, Jan. 17, 1890, #005144, filed 1890
Kathleen McQuaid, Kingston, June 1, 1892, # 005254, file 1892
James McQuade, Cardinal, April 9, 1916, # 019757 1916
Edward McQuade, Niagara Falls, Aug. 20, 1916, # 035348, 1916
James McQuade, Stratford, July 2, 1916, # 027135, 1916
Julia McQuade, Niagara Falls, Aug. 8, 1916, #035342, 1916
James McQuade, Kingston Dec, 13, 1912, #013391, 1912
From the Canadian Dominion Directory- Kingston 1871, Ontario I-R v. 3 p. 421 FHL fiche # 6046766 3/1 page 440, Calvin & Breck, shipbuilders, proprietors of Government tug line of steamers, Ontario Street. (John McQuaid worked for this company.) page 449, McQuade, William, of Rappe & Co., bds King St.; McQuaid, John, mariner, John St.; McQuaid, Mary, wid. John St.; McQuaid, Owen, sailor, Barrack St.

More About WILLIAM MCQUAID:
Burial: March 28, 1856, St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
Cause of Death: Bronchitus and Myocarditis
Medical Information: age: about 46 ⁸

Notes for MARY O'NEILL:
SURNAME HISTORY (http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/) "O'Neill is in Irish Ó Néill, from the personal name Niall, possibly meaning "passionate" or "vehement". A clear distinction needs to be kept in mind between the family bearing this surname and the Uí Neill, the powerful tribal grouping claiming descent from Niall of the Nine Hostages, the fifth century monarch supposedly responsible for kidnapping St. Patrick to Ireland. Out of the Uí Neill came many other well-known surnames, including O'Doherty, O'Donnell, O'Hagan and others. Within the Uí Neill the two principal sub-groups were the Cenél Eoghain and the Cenél Conaill, claiming descent from two of the sons of Niall, Eoghan and Conall respectively. The O'Neills were the leading family of the Cenél Eoghain, ruling the ancient territory of Tir Eoghain, comprising not only the modern Co. Tyrone, but also large parts of Derry and Donegal. The first to use the name in recognizable hereditary fashion was Donal, born c.943; the individual on whom he based his name was Niall Glun Dubh ("Black Knee"), High King of Ireland who died in 919. In the fourteenth century a branch of the Tir Eoghain O'Neills migrated eastwards and, under the leadership of Aodh Buidhe ("Yellow Hugh"), wrested large areas of Antrim and Down from Norman control. The territory at the centre of their power, Clandeboy, took its name from them (Clann Aodh Buidhe),and they in turn became known as the Clandeboye O'Neills. Their principal castle was at Edenduffcarrig, northwest of Antrim town, still occupied by an O'Neill. The present titular head of this branch of the family is Hugo O'Neill, "O'Neill of Clandeboy", a Portuguese businessman descended from Muircheartach, chief of the family from 1548 to 1552. The descent of the original Tyrone family has also continued unbroken, down to the present holder of the title of Ó Neill Mor, Don Carlos O'Neill of Seville, who also holds the Spanish titles of Marques de la Granja, Marques del Norte and Conde de Banajir. He is descended, through the O'Neills of the Fews in Co. Armagh, from Aodh, second son of Eoghan, inaugurated as chief of the name in 1432. Dramatist Eugene O’Neill (1888-1953) winner of the 1936 Nobel Prize for Literature, was the son of an emigrant from Co. Kilkenny. Conflicts with his family and cultural heritage formed the basis of much of his work. Superintendent Francis O’Neill (1848-1936) of the Chicago Police, originally from Bantry is renowned in traditional music circles for the enormous collection of melodies he published in 1903, Music of Ireland - 1850 Melodies: Airs, Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes, Long Dances, Marches etc. ... Terence O’Neill (1912-90) was Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1963 until his resignation in 1969. His efforts at reform failed to prevent the violence which has continued up to the present. "

More About MARY O'NEILL:
Burial: August 16, 1877, St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada ^9,^10,¹¹
Cause of Death: 'Appoplectic Fit' duration 36 hours
Census: 1871, Mary lived with John and his family ¹²
Death Certificate: 1877, Oct. 3, 1877- #003173 filed 1877 (Ontario Death Index)
Kingston City Directory: 1857, Mrs. William McQuaid, Kingston, Frontenac, off Rideau st.¹³
Medical Information: Mary McQuaid, death registered Aug. 15, 1877 66 yr. widowed, Wm. McQuaid, butcher Physician: Dr. Sullivan Informant: Wm. McQuade, butcher, Kingston Religion: Roman Catholic ¹⁴

Children of WILLIAM MCQUAID and MARY O'NEILL are:

2.	i.	JOHN² MCQUAID, b. June 24, 1837, Ireland; d. May 16, 1919, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.
3.	ii.	CATHERINE MCQUAID, b. Abt. 1838, Ireland; d. October 23, 1887, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
	iii.	JOSEPH MCQUAID, b. Abt. 1840, Ireland; d. Unknown.

Notes for JOSEPH MCQUAID:
Joseph, about age 10, apparently died aboard ship as his family made the voyage across the ocean. He may have been buried at sea. Bobbie Hoggatt's notes mentions a James born in Ireland about 1845. Don't know if this is the same person she is referring to or another sibling.

4.	iv.	MARGARET MCQUAID, b. Abt. 1841, Ireland; d. March 08, 1892, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.
5.	v.	ELIZABETH MCQUAID, b. Abt. 1846, Ireland; d. September 26, 1921, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon d/c # 2080.
6.	vi.	WILLIAM MCQUAID, b. March 17, 1852, Ireland; d. October 07, 1904, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

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