Thomas Byers

1815 - 1855  (40 years)

• Name	Thomas Byers
  Born	1815	Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
  	Down, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Mar 1855	Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada
  	Shot & died from a gunshot wound by police.
  Buried	Douglas Public Cemetery, Douglas, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I00831	Family Tree | Byers Side of My Family
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas Byers,   b. 1777, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom ,   d. 31 Mar 1855, Admaston/Bromley Township, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Jane Anderson
  Family ID	F0408	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes Nancy McCauley,   b. 1812, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom ,   d. 7 Apr 1895, Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1833	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  Children	+ 1. Nancy Jane Byers,   b. 23 Aug 1834, Canada ,   d. 26 May 1915, Dalton, New Hampshire, USA  (Age 80 years)   2. Mary Jane Byers,   b. 1835  [Natural] + 3. Robert Byers,   b. 5 Jul 1837, North Algona Wilberforce Township, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Aug 1917, North Algona Wilberforce Township, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   4. Margaret Byers,   b. 1841  [Natural] + 5. James Byers,   b. 1844   6. John Byers,   b. 1847  [Natural]   7. Thomas Byers,   b. 1850  [Natural]   8. Agnes Byers,   b. 1854  [Natural]   9. William Byers,   b. 1854   10. George McAuley Byers,   b. 1 Aug 1855, Douglas, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Aug 1934, Douglas, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F0286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1815 - Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Married - 23 Feb 1833 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Died - 31 Mar 1855 - Wilberforce, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Douglas Public Cemetery, Douglas, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Thomas & Agnes Byers In Loving Memory of Thomas Byers Died 31 Mar 1855 AE 40 Yrs And his wife Agnes McCauley Died 7 Apr 1895 AE 86 Yrs BYERS

  
  

  Census

  1851 Canada Census Bromley Township, Canada West

  
  

• 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. (Robert Robertson) 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)