Martin Michael Dunn

ID# 2368, (1866-1948)
Pedigree
Charts
Descendants of Martin Dunn (died c 1847)
1st cousin 3 times removed of Faye Louise Doyle
     Martin Michael Dunn was born on 4 September 1866 in South Crosby Twp, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario.1 He was the son of James Dunn and Eliza Dunn.1 He was baptized on 1 January 1867 in St Edward the Confessor Church, Westport, Leeds & Grenville County, OntarioG.1 Martin Michael Dunn and his sister Sarah Ann Dunn farmed just on the outskirts of Elgin, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario. They inherited 300 acres West of Indian Lake from their father.2,3 He was never married. He died in 1948 in Elgin, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario, after he was kicked by his horse. Jim Doyle was staying with them and going to fifth form. Jim was coming home from school when he saw the horse kick Martin in the chest.4,2 He was buried in St Columbanus Cemetery, Elgin, Leeds & Grenville County, OntarioG.4

Census Records

YearPlaceHead of Household
1871South Crosby Twp, Leeds County, OntarioJames Dunn5
1881South Crosby Twp, Leeds County, OntarioJames Dunn6
1891Crosby South, Leeds South, OntarioJames Dunn7
1901South Crosby Twp, Leeds South, OntarioJames Dunn8
Last Edited=18 Aug 2018

Citations

  1. [S1427] Volume A, Baptisms, marriages, burials 1846-1868: baptism of Martin Michael Dunn; np, St Edward the Confessor RC Church, Westport, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario. Viewed 2012-2018, at familysearch.org, database: Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923, img 169.
  2. [S333] Letter from Gertrude Phelan (Richmond Hill, Ontario) to Faye West, 29 Mar 2004; privately held by Faye West (Edmonton, Alberta). file: Doyle, general.
  3. [S297] Susan Warren, Hub of the Rideau - a History of South Crosby Township (Township of South Crosby: The Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee, 1997).
  4. [S287] Martin & Sarah Dunn Tombstone, St Columbanus Cemetery, Elgin, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario; recorded/photographed by Faye West, May 2003.
  5. [S72] 1871 Census (Crosby South, Leeds, Ontario), Library & Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario C-10001.
  6. [S73] 1881 Census (South Crosby, Leeds, Ontario), Library & Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario C-13232.
  7. [S457] 1891 Census (South Crosby, Leeds South, Ontario), Library & Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario T-6350.
  8. [S308] 1901 Census (Crosby South, Leeds South, Ontario), Library & Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario T-6478.