1815 - 1855 (40 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Thomas Byers was born in 1815 in Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (son of Thomas Byers and Jane Anderson); died on 31 Mar 1855 in Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Douglas Public Cemetery, Douglas, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Notes:
Resided in Douglas, Ontario. Shot & died from a gunshot wound on February 7, 1860 by a constable named Hector McKay for refusing to appear as a witness against his daughter, who had been indicted for scalding a dog belonging to Mr. R.R. Smith of Eganville. McKay was found guilty of murder & sentenced to be hung on June 12, 1860. (On May 21, 1860
McKay's sentence was commuted to 7 years in prison)
Birth:
Down, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Family/Spouse: Anne ?. Anne was born in 1817 in Éire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Thomas married Agnes Nancy McCauley on 23 Feb 1833 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Agnes was born in 1812 in Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died on 7 Apr 1895 in Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Douglas Public Cemetery, Douglas, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Nancy Jane Byers was born in 1834 in Canada.
- Mary Jane Byers was born in 1835.
- Robert Byers was born on 5 Jul 1837 in North Algona Wilberforce Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 1 Aug 1917 in North Algona Wilberforce Township, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Douglas Public Cemetery, Douglas, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
- Margaret Byers was born in 1841.
- James Byers was born in 1844.
- John Byers was born in 1847.
- Thomas Byers was born in 1850.
- Agnes Byers was born in 1854.
- William Byers was born in 1854.
- George McAuley Byers was born on 1 Aug 1855 in Douglas, Ontario, Canada; died on 16 Aug 1934 in Douglas, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St John's Anglican Cemetery, Eganville, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
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Generation: 2
2. | Thomas Byers was born in 1777 in Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (son of Thomas Byers); died on 31 Mar 1855 in Admaston/Bromley Township, Ontario, Canada. Notes:
was living in Holywood town, County Down in Northern Ireland with his son William prior to coming to Canada.
Birth:
Antrim, Kingdom of Ireland
Died:
Bromley Township, Canada West
Thomas married Jane Anderson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Jane AndersonChildren:
- Agnes Byers was born on 24 Feb 1800 in Éire; died on 26 Mar 1887 in Lampton Township, North Dakota, USA; was buried in Lampton Cemetery, Edinburg, Walsh County, North Dakota, United States.
- William James Byers was born in 1806 in Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died on 19 Nov 1872 in Ontario, Canada.
- Mary Byers was born on 16 May 1807 in Éire; died on 23 Nov 1900 in North Algona Wilberforce Township, Ontario, Canada.
- Robert Henry Byers was born in 1810 in Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died on 12 Aug 1889 in Bailieboro, Ontario, Canada.
- William Byers was born in 1810 in Éire; died on 10 Mar 1885 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- Margaret C. Byers was born on 22 Aug 1815 in Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died on 22 Jun 1891 in Admaston/Bromley Township, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Douglas, Ontario, Canada.
- 1. Thomas Byers was born in 1815 in Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died on 31 Mar 1855 in Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Douglas Public Cemetery, Douglas, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
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Generation: 3
4. | Thomas Byers was born in 1760; died on 21 Dec 1838 in Holywood, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Notes:
Died:
Holywood, Down, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Children:
- 2. Thomas Byers was born in 1777 in Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died on 31 Mar 1855 in Admaston/Bromley Township, Ontario, Canada.
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