Re: CREIGHTON Family / Fermanagh, Ireland to Ontario
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CREIGHTON Family / Fermanagh, Ireland to Ontario
Pete Waller 1/10/04
I am seeking information on a William Creighton, b. abt. 1808, in Ireland, d. 11-11-1872, Toronto.Married 4-23-1850, Toronto, Margaret Rose Mountjoy, b. abt. 1827, in Ireland, d. 4-18-1868, Toronto.Both are buried in St. James Cemetery, Toronto.Records indicate he was a merchant and a "gentleman".Margaret was the daughter of John Dobbs Mountjoy of Cork, Ireland.John D. Mountjoy is listed as a watchmaker in the 1824 Cork city directory.His wife may have been a "Travers".A Travers is listed in the 1824 directory as "Captain N. Travers at the old custom house".William and Margaret Creigton had 8 children, one, Elizabeth Wilhelmina is my g-grandmother, married a Jesse Barber Gordon.Margaret Rose Mountjoy Creighton had 2 brothers living in Toronto, John Robert Mountjoy and Robert Travers Mountjoy.Both are buried in St. James Cemetery, Toronto.Both were merchants.