McCanna family
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==Before Miles City== | ==Before Miles City== | ||
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About 1848, Myles McCanna (1810?-1879) and his wife, Bridget McDevit (1849-1890) emigrated from Ireland (possibly Waterford) to Canada with four children: Elizabeth (12/29/1837), James S. (1842), Mary Ann Lavina (8/1/1844), and Michael Bernard (1849). They settled in the "Queen's Bush" area of Ontario until 1868. Three more children were born to them there: Bridgette (1854), '''Katherine Bridgette "Madge"''' (1856), and '''Margaret Jane "Bridget"''' (3/1858). | About 1848, Myles McCanna (1810?-1879) and his wife, Bridget McDevit (1849-1890) emigrated from Ireland (possibly Waterford) to Canada with four children: Elizabeth (12/29/1837), James S. (1842), Mary Ann Lavina (8/1/1844), and Michael Bernard (1849). They settled in the "Queen's Bush" area of Ontario until 1868. Three more children were born to them there: Bridgette (1854), '''Katherine Bridgette "Madge"''' (1856), and '''Margaret Jane "Bridget"''' (3/1858). | ||
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Bridget left with her two married sons, James and Michael, and her two unmarried daughters, '''Katherine Brigette “Madge”''' and ''' Margaret Jane “Bridget”'''. They made it as far as Bismark in 1876 where they leased a building and ran a boarding house for about a year. It is likely that Michael's second child, James, was born there on December 16th. Miles City was the hot new frontier. Margaret Jane met a salesman for the [[Jordan and Leighton]] store in Ft. Buford who she would marry four years later. By the end of 1876, plans were underway to build a fort there, and Bismarck would be a major supply point. Construction of the fort would need a lot of workers and both the soldiers and the workers would need supplies and lodging. | Bridget left with her two married sons, James and Michael, and her two unmarried daughters, '''Katherine Brigette “Madge”''' and ''' Margaret Jane “Bridget”'''. They made it as far as Bismark in 1876 where they leased a building and ran a boarding house for about a year. It is likely that Michael's second child, James, was born there on December 16th. Miles City was the hot new frontier. Margaret Jane met a salesman for the [[Jordan and Leighton]] store in Ft. Buford who she would marry four years later. By the end of 1876, plans were underway to build a fort there, and Bismarck would be a major supply point. Construction of the fort would need a lot of workers and both the soldiers and the workers would need supplies and lodging. | ||
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==Miles City== | ==Miles City== | ||
