East India Company Coin

A couple of days ago when the rains kept us indoors, Mr. Ed started working on cataloging his coin collection. This is an occupation that’s ongoing in much the same way genealogy and family history persuits tend to be for me. So he gets his head into looking at coins and [...]

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Descendants of Alexander Daly

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Alexander Daly, born abt. 1789, in Ireland, died 6 October, 1868 in Ontario married Jane (unknown) born abt: 1791 in Ireland

Children of Alexander Daly and Jane (unknown):
Generation I
Ann Sophia Daly,* born abt. 1821
married (1) Frizelle, (2) James Bagent, (3) William Goble
Margaret Amelia Daly, born February, 1824 in Calcutta, India
married William George Walker, 25 [...]

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Daly Marriages – Delaware

Good evening,
Ancestry recently posted some marriage records from Delaware and three of them are descendants of our ancestor Captain Alexander Daly. Daly names names in the index include Alexander Malcolm Daly, Clara C. Daly and Marietta Alberta Daly. It’s fun to see the old ledgers, but they’re pretty well unreadable for a post [...]

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Introducing…. My Canadian Ancestors

My Canadian born grandfather, George Alexander Walker is directly responsible for my interest in genealogy and family history. Why? (you ask)… well, my husband and I were vacationing in Northern Minnesota, and on a whim we went into the Bemidji courthouse and asked if it would be possible to have a look at [...]

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Old Sotheran Cemetery

These pictures were taken about four years ago (2003) on a genealogy research trip. Old Sotheran Cemetery is named for a family of early settlers in Fordwich, Huron County Ontario. Margaret Amelia (Daly) Walker is buried in this cemetery and even though there’s no marker it’s assumed that her husband, Willam George Walker is [...]

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Last Will and Testament of Frederick Ferris Daly

This Last Will and Testament for Frederick F. Daly includes a final accounting of his assets, and an Indexed Death Record. Where spelling is incorrect I’ve typically left it “as is.” and you’ll see that there are also some inconsistencies, i.e. Frederick vs Frederic, inconsistent capitalizations, etc.
Death Index:
Name: Frederick F. Daly
Age 66
Color: White
Born in Canada
Occupation: [...]

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Daly Family Marriage Records

11 December, 1841, On November 25, William George Walker, printer and joint proprietor of the Woodstock Herald to Margaret Amelia, second daughter of Captain Daly, East Oxford. Rev. Wm. Bettridge.
SOURCE: Marriage Notices of Ontario, 1813-1854 by William D. Reid.
16 December, 1848 At East Oxford, on 15th ult. Thomas Sherred to Catherine Louisa, third daughter [...]

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Daly Family Records and Stories

Hello Friends,
While a few Daly records have been floating around on this blog, tonight I begin a concerted effort to bring all the information I have onboard. This is going to take awhile! But I’m anxious to get the information published for the use of other researching this family so tonight I’m [...]

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The Daly Family of Ontario, Canada

The Daly family made their home in the hamlet of Vandecar, Township of East Oxford, just a few short miles to the south of Woodstock in Oxford County, Ontario. Their home in 1851 was listd as a “Frame Cottage” indicating that they were probably people of some means, and in 1853 they were one of [...]

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Gravestone of Alexander Daly

SOURCE: Gravestone of Alexander Daly, Christ Church Anglican cemetery
East Oxford, Oxford County Ontario. Photographed by Susan Edminster, 2004
Alexander Daly, or George Alexander Daly as some records show, was born in Ireland about 1867. He was my Great-great-great-grandfather. Alexander and his wife Jane (maiden name unknown) lived for a [...]

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