Webmaster Notes: Mr. Frank Geary, who submitted this work on his family, is no longer available by email. We lost touch with him sometime after his contribution. In the meantime, Mr. Francis Watters has done extensive research on this family as well, and has some additions, corrections and notes that he has contributed. Please see the bottom of this page for all of his fine research.

Descendants of Henry Geary



Generation No. 1

1. HENRY1 GEARY was born January 28, 1739/40 in Hawridge, Buckingham, England, and died Unknown in Hertford, England. He married ANN WATTS August 02, 1758 in Northchurch, Hertford, England. She was born Abt. 1740 in England, and died Unknown in Hertford, England.

Child of HENRY GEARY and ANN WATTS is:
2. i. JEREMIAH2 GEARY, b. January 21, 1774, Northchurch, Hertford, England; d. Unknown, Hertford, England.



Generation No. 2

2. JEREMIAH2 GEARY (HENRY1) was born January 21, 1774 in Northchurch, Hertford, England, and died Unknown in Hertford, England. He married CAROLINE April 08, 1795 in Northchurch, Hertford, England. She was born January 22, 1774 in Northchurch, Hertford, England, and died Unknown in Northchurch, Hertford, England.

Child of JEREMIAH GEARY and CAROLINE is:
3. i. DANIEL3 GEARY, b. December 20, 1795, Northchurch, Hertford, England; d. Unknown, Northchurch, Hertford, England.



Generation No. 3

3. DANIEL3 GEARY (JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born December 20, 1795 in Northchurch, Hertford, England, and died Unknown in Northchurch, Hertford, England. He married SUSANNA February 13, 1822 in North Church, Hertford, England. She was born September 21, 1800 in Northchurch, Hertford, England, and died Unknown in Northchurch, Hertford, England.

Child of DANIEL GEARY and SUSANNA is:
4. i. JOSEPH4 GEARY, b. May 14, 1826, Northchurch, Hertford, England; d. February 02, 1879, Campbellford, Seymour Twp., Ontario Canada



Generation No. 4

4. JOSEPH4 GEARY (DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born May 14, 1826 in Northchurch, Hertford, England, and died February 02, 1879 in Campbellford, Seymour Twp., Ontario Canada,. He married RACHEL EMMALAU Abt. 1850 in Campbellford Ontario Canada. She was born 1828 in Canada, Seymour Township, and died 1904 in Midland County, Geneva (Union) Twp. Cemetery. Age 76.

Children of JOSEPH GEARY and RACHEL EMMALAU are:
5. i. ISABELLE5 GEARY, b. 1851, Campbellford, Ontario Canada. Immigrated 1876; d. 1926, Antrim,County, Michigan ( Southern Cemetery).

ii. ALICE GEARY, b. October 09, 1854, Campbellford Ontario Can Immigrated 1877; d. January 04, 1934, Geneva township. Cemetery, Midland county, Michigan; m. LESLIE F. BABCOCK, August 09, 1878, Grand Traverse County, Michigan; b. May 19, 1853, Grant Co. , WIC.; d. December 05, 1939, Geneva township. Cemetery, Midland county, Michigan.

6. iii. JOSEPH VINCENT. GEARY, b. March 27, 1856, Campbellford Ontario Can Immigrated 1876; d. March 21, 1903, Old Jerome Township. Midland Cnty. Mich. There is a grave marker next to Joseph marked "Geary".

7. iv. ALFRED MCARTHUR GEARY, b. 1857, Campbellford Ontario Can Immigrated 1877; d. 1953, Rapid City, Kalkaska Cnty., Michigan.

8. v. HATTIE R. GEARY, b. October 09, 1859, Campbellford, Ontario, Canada.; d. 1945, Antrim County.

9. vi. GILBERT JAMES GEARY, b. January 02, 1863, Campbellford Ontario Can Immigrated 1879; d. November 25, 1947, Lansing Michigan, Buried Antrim County, Michigan.

vii. JESSIE GEARY, b. 1869, Canada; m. ALDERMAN, Unknown, Central Lake Michigan.



Generation No. 5

5. ISABELLE5 GEARY (JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born 1851 in Campbellford, Ontario Canada. Immigrated 1876, and died 1926 in Antrim,County, Michigan ( Southern Cemetery). She married GEORGE D WASHBURN Abt. 1873 in Campbellford Canada. He was born 1851 in Campbellford, Seymour Twp., Ontario Canada,, and died 1919 in Antrim,County, Michigan (Southern Cemetery).

Children of ISABELLE GEARY and GEORGE WASHBURN are:
10. i. GEORGE V. WASHBURN6 JR., b. March 27, 1874, Campbellford Ontario Can Immigrated 1876; d. March 22, 1952, Bellaire Michigan (Lakeview Cemetery).

ii. ALFRED L. WASHBURN, b. 1877, Sanford Village, Jerome Township, Midland; d. 1958, Antrim,County, Michigan.

iii. EDWARD WASHBURN, b. 1880, Sanford Village, Jerome Township, Midland.


6. JOSEPH VINCENT.5 GEARY (JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born March 27, 1856 in Campbellford Ontario Can Immigrated 1876, and died March 21, 1933 in Old Jerome Township. Midland Cnty. Mich. There is a grave marker next to Joseph marked "Geary". He married FRANCIS M. Abt. 1881 in Sanford Village, Jerome Township, Midland. She was born September 07, 1860 in Michigan, and died January 27, 1945 in Old Jerome Township. Midland Cnty. Mich.


Children of JOSEPH GEARY and FRANCIS M. are:
i. EDITH6 GEARY, b. 1882, Sanford Village, Jerome Township, Midland.

ii. LESTER GEARY, b. 1884, Sanford Village, Jerome Township, Midland.

iii. SARAH GEARY, b. 1887, Sanford Village, Jerome Township, Midland.


7. ALFRED MCARTHUR5 GEARY (JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born 1857 in Campbellford Ontario Can Immigrated 1877, and died 1953 in Rapid City, Kalkaska Cnty., Michigan. He married FLORENCE ALFRETTA SWIFT March 30, 1881 in Central Lake, Antrim, Michigan, daughter of ROBINSON SWIFT and LAURA HUNTING. She was born September 05, 1863 in New York, and died 1907 in Charlevoix, Charlevoix Cnty., Michigan.


Children of ALFRED GEARY and FLORENCE SWIFT are:
i. NINA6 GEARY, b. January 1882, Central Lake Twp., Antrim Co., Michigan; m. SCOVILLE.

ii. BESSIE GEARY, b. May 1883, Central Lake Twp., Antrim Co., Michigan.

iii. GERTRUDE GEARY, b. March 1887, Central Lake Twp., Antrim Co., Michigan.

iv. FLOYD GEARY, b. February 25, 1894, Charlevoix, Charlevoix Cnty., Michigan; d. July 25, 1973, Charlevoix, Charlevoix Cnty., Michigan(Maple Grove Cem.).

11. v. ERNEST ALFRED GEARY, b. November 14, 1897, Charlevoix, Charlevoix Cnty., Michigan; d. April 1960, Charlevoix, Charlevoix Cnty., Michigan.

vi. EMMA GEARY, b. 1907, Charlevoix, Charlevoix Cnty., Michigan.


8. HATTIE R.5 GEARY (JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born October 09, 1859 in Campbellford, Ontario, Canada., and died 1945 in Antrim County. She married PATRICK J. SWEENEY 1879 in Antrim County, Michigan. He was born September 21, 1853 in Canada, and died January 01, 1901 in Antrim County.


Children of HATTIE GEARY and PATRICK SWEENEY are:
12. i. JOHN6 SWEENEY, b. July 20, 1881, Antrim,County, Michigan.

ii. HELLENA SWEENEY, b. January 08, 1884.

iii. JAMES C. SWEENEY, b. August 28, 1885, Antrim,County, Michigan; d. 1957, Antrim,County, Michigan.

13. iv. FOSTER SWEENEY, b. July 26, 1892, Antrim County; d. 1917, Bellaire, Antrim Co. Michigan.

v. LESLIE SWEENEY, b. February 28, 1896, Antrim County, Michigan; d. April 14, 1993, Antrin County, Michigan.


9. GILBERT JAMES5 GEARY (JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born January 02, 1863 in Campbellford Ontario Can Immigrated 1879, and died November 25, 1947 in Lansing Mich, Buried Antrim County, Michigan. He married EVALINE PATRICK July 01, 1883 in Central Lake, Antrim Co., Michigan, daughter of ABRAM PATRICK and RACHEL BARD. She was born April 02, 1868 in Mayfield Twp., Lapeer Cnty. Michigan, and died May 29, 1909 in Bellaire, Antrim County, Michigan.


Marriage Notes for GILBERT GEARY and EVALINE PATRICK:
Married by Joseph McKay, Justice of the peace and witnessed by Ezra Patrick and William Patrick. her brothers. William was 23 and Ezra 21. Both shown to be from Central Lake in the Antrim County Marriage record book.

Children of GILBERT GEARY and EVALINE PATRICK are:
14. i. FRANKLIN FOSTER6 GEARY, b. April 14, 1885, Kearny Township, Antrim CO., Michigan; d. April 13, 1944, Central Lake Michigan (Southern Cemetery).

15. ii. EARL JAY GEARY, b. March 26, 1889, Kearney Township, Bellaire Mich; d. June 10, 1974, Bellaire Michigan WW 1 Vet Buried at Lakeview cemetery, Bellaire, Mich.

iii. VARLET GEARY, b. January 13, 1890, Bellaire Michigan; d. January 13, 1890, Bellaire Michigan.

iv. ALICE GEARY, b. October 08, 1892, Bellaire Michigan; d. October 08, 1892, Bellaire Michigan.

16. v. HAZEL LULA GEARY, b. August 31, 1896, Snowflake, Antrim County, Michigan; d. April 24, 1934, Bellaire, Antrim County, Michigan.

17. vi. ELVERA LEONA GEARY, b. September 03, 1903, Bellaire Michigan; d. August 25, 1948, Bellaire Michigan.

18. vii. CECIL LEROY GEARY, b. September 29, 1907, Bellaire Michigan; d. 1999, Lansing, Michigan.

viii. GEORGE A. GEARY, b. May 26, 1910, Bellaire Michigan; d. May 26, 1910, Bellaire Michigan.



Generation No. 6

10. GEORGE V. WASHBURN6 JR. (ISABELLE5 GEARY, JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born March 27, 1874 in Campbellford Ontario Can Immigrated 1876, and died March 22, 1952 in Bellaire Michigan (Lakeview Cem). He married DORA MURTLE Unknown. She was born July 15, 1886 in Michigan, and died October 26, 1954 in Bellaire Michigan (Lakeview Cemetery).

Child of GEORGE JR. and DORA MURTLE is:
i. IRENE7 WASHBURN, m. BERT LAMB.


11. ERNEST ALFRED6 GEARY (ALFRED MCARTHUR5, JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born November 14, 1897 in Charlevoix, Charlevoix Cnty., Michigan, and died April 1960 in Charlevoix, Charlevoix Cnty., Michigan. He married MAJORIE R. GHERING 1920, daughter of THOMAS GHERING and MARY SWANEY. She was born April 22, 1900 in Old Mission Peninsula, Grand Traverse Co., Michigan, and died June 02, 1992 in Traverse City, Michigan.


Children of ERNEST GEARY and MAJORIE GHERING are:
19. i. THOMAS A.7 GEARY, b. October 19, 1921, Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan; d. November 1984, Wisconsin.

ii. WILLARD S. GEARY.

20. iv. KATHRYN R. GEARY.


12. JOHN6 SWEENEY (HATTIE R.5 GEARY, JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born July 20, 1881 in Antrim,County, Michigan. He married FANNIE GRANNIS Unknown.


Child of JOHN SWEENEY and FANNIE GRANNIS is:
21. i. NELLIE L.7 SWEENEY, b. September 26, 1900, Bellaire, Antrim Co., Michigan; d. January 06, 1990, Bellaire, Antrim co., Michigan.


13. FOSTER6 SWEENEY (HATTIE R.5 GEARY, JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born July 26, 1892 in Antrim County, and died 1917 in Bellaire, Antrim Co. Michigan.


Children of FOSTER SWEENEY are:
i. LESLIE7 SWEENEY.

ii. JIM SWEENEY.


14. FRANKLIN FOSTER6 GEARY (GILBERT JAMES5, JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born April 14, 1885 in Kearny Township, Antrim CO., Michigan, and died April 13, 1944 in Central Lake Michigan (Southern Cemetery). He married ELZORA HABE 1929 in Unk..


Children of FRANKLIN GEARY and ELZORA HABE are:
i. PHYLLIS HABE(MRS BASIL7 WILSON), b. Unknown.

ii. BILLY HABE, b. Unknown.


15. EARL JAY6 GEARY (GILBERT JAMES5, JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born March 26, 1889 in Kearney Township, Bellaire Mich, and died June 10, 1974 in Bellaire Michigan WW 1 Vet Buried at Lakeview cemetery, Bellaire, Mich.. He married EDNA MAY BOTT April 17, 1928 in Grand Rapids Michigan, daughter of FRANK BOTT and ANNA RIVETTE. She was born November 14, 1907 in Grand Rapids Michigan, and died August 27, 1997 in Holland Michigan.


Child of EARL GEARY and EDNA BOTT is:
22. i. FREDERICK JAY7 GEARY, b. May 07, 1930, Grand Rapids Michigan.


16. HAZEL LULA6 GEARY (GILBERT JAMES5, JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born August 31, 1896 in Snowflake, Antrim County, Michigan, and died April 24, 1934 in Bellaire, Antrim County, Michigan. She married SHIRL HUDSON THAYER 1915 in Bellaire, Antrim Co., Michigan, son of CHARLES THAYER and DOLLY POWELL. He was born July 26, 1896 in Bellaire Michigan, and died November 15, 1972 in Traverse City; Buried, Bellaire Michigan.


Child of HAZEL GEARY and SHIRL THAYER is:
23. i. VIRGIL GILBERT7 THAYER, b. August 16, 1917, Forest Home Twp., Antrim Co. Michigan.


17. ELVERA LEONA6 GEARY (GILBERT JAMES5, JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born September 03, 1903 in Bellaire Michigan, and died August 25, 1948 in Bellaire Michigan. She married ORVILLE C. SOMERVILLE Unknown in Bellaire, Antrim Co., Michigan. He was born April 20, 1899 in Belliare, Michigan, and died September 1975 in Bellaire, Michigan.


Children of ELVERA GEARY and ORVILLE SOMERVILLE are:
i. ARYELLA JOYCE7 SOMERVILLE, b. Unknown.

24. ii. DALE SOMERVILLE, b. Unknown.

iii. ORVILLE SOMERVILLE JR., b. Unknown; m. DELORES VANSICE.

25. iv. DARLENE SOMERVILLE, b. Unknown.

26. v. DIXON RODNEY SOMERVILLE, b. Unknown.


18. CECIL LEROY6 GEARY (GILBERT JAMES5, JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born September 29, 1907 in Bellaire Michigan, and died 1999 in Lansing, Michigan. He married LERENA E. BOOTH August 11, 1928 in Lansing, Eaton Co. Michigan., daughter of EDWARD BOOTH and STARLIE BACHUS. She was born October 08, 1909 in Howell, Livingston Cnty., Michigan, and died October 11, 1985 in Lansing, Eaton Co. Michigan.


Children of CECIL GEARY and LERENA BOOTH are:
27. i. GERALD LEROY7 GEARY, b. 1930, Lansing, Eaton Co. Mi.; d. Charlotte, Eaton Co., Michigan.

28. ii. BEVERLY JOYCE GEARY, b. January 31, 1928, Lansing, Eaton Co. Mi.; d. July 1971, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.

29. iii. PATRICIA JOANNE GEARY, b. 1937, Lansing, Eaton Co. Mi.

30. iv. RUTH ANNE GEARY, b. 1940, Bellaire, Antrim county, Michigan; d. Lansing, Eaton Co. Mi.



Generation No. 7

19. THOMAS A.7 GEARY (ERNEST ALFRED6, ALFRED MCARTHUR5, JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born October 19, 1921 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, and died November 1984 in Wisconsin. He married ALLYN SCOVILLE.

Children of THOMAS GEARY and ALLYN SCOVILLE are:
i. THOMAS8 GEARY

ii. TIMOTHY GEARY

iii. JENNIFER GEARY m. ROBERT SALISBURY

iv. MICHELLE GEARY


20. KATHRYN R.7 GEARY (ERNEST ALFRED6, ALFRED MCARTHUR5, JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) She married ROY BLAND


. Child of KATHRYN GEARY and ROY BLAND is:
i. STEVE8 BLAND


21. NELLIE L.7 SWEENEY (JOHN6, HATTIE R.5 GEARY, JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born September 26, 1900 in Bellaire, Antrim Co., Michigan, and died January 06, 1990 in Bellaire, Antrim co., Michigan. She married ALFRED BURNETT September 02, 1919 in Port Huron, Michigan. He was born Unknown.


Children of NELLIE SWEENEY and ALFRED BURNETT are:
31. i. LAURA B.8 BURNETT

ii. JACQUELINE D. BURNETT

iii. ORTHELLA M. BURNETT


22. FREDERICK JAY7 GEARY (EARL JAY6, GILBERT JAMES5, JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born May 07, 1930 in Grand Rapids Michigan. He married JOANNE MARIE SCHUMAKER April 18, 1953 in Blessed Sacrament, Grand Rapids Michigan, daughter of WILLIAM SCHUMAKER and CLARA VOGT. She was born October 10, 1932 in Grand Rapids Michigan.

Children of FREDERICK GEARY and JOANNE SCHUMAKER are:
32. i. KATHLEEN MARY8 GEARY

33. ii. FREDERICK WILLIAM GEARY

34. iii. LAURA ANN GEARY

35. iv. TIMOTHY PAUL GEARY

v. TERESA JOANNE GEARY

36. vi. BRIAN PATRICK GEARY


23. VIRGIL GILBERT THAYER (HAZEL LULA6 GEARY, GILBERT JAMES5, JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born August 16, 1917 in Forest Home Twp., Antrim Co. Michigan. He married FERN VIOLA SOMERVILLE August 09, 1939 in East Jordan, Charlevoix, Michigan, daughter of WILLIAM SOMERVILLE and JULIA HESS. She was born May 07, 1924 in Central Lake Twp., Antrim Co., Michigan.


Children of VIRGIL THAYER and FERN SOMERVILLE are:
37. i. JACKELYN ELAINE8 THAYER

ii. STEPHAN LEROY THAYER

38. iii. JANICE LOUISE THAYER

iv. SHELLEY IRENE THAYER


24. DALE7 SOMERVILLE (ELVERA LEONA6 GEARY, GILBERT JAMES5, JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born Unknown. He married (1) BARBARA WARD. He married (2) BETTY GALLEY


. Children of DALE SOMERVILLE and BARBARA WARD are:
i. BARBARA8 SOMERVILLE, m. DON WOLLEN.

ii. PATRICIA SOMERVILLE.


25. DARLENE7 SOMERVILLE (ELVERA LEONA6 GEARY, GILBERT JAMES5, JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born Unknown. She married CHARLES SCOTT.


Children of DARLENE SOMERVILLE and CHARLES SCOTT are:
i. DEBRA8 SCOTT, m. JOHN.

ii. LINDA SCOTT, m. BILL.

iii. KARLA SCOTT.


26. DIXON RODNEY7 SOMERVILLE (ELVERA LEONA6 GEARY, GILBERT JAMES5, JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born Unknown. He married WILFREDA.

Children of DIXON SOMERVILLE and WILFREDA are:
i. VERA8 SOMERVILLE, m. SHOOK. 39. ii. JACQUELINE SOMERVILLE.

40. iii. MICHAEL J. SOMERVILLE.


27. GERALD LEROY7 GEARY (CECIL LEROY6, GILBERT JAMES5, JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born 1930 in Lansing, Eaton Co. Mi., and died in Charlotte, Eaton Co., Michigan. He married JUNE M. GRIFFITH Unknown in Unk. She was born August 15, 1933 in Bellaire, Antrim co., Michigan, and died March 1978 in Dewitt Michigan.


Children of GERALD GEARY and JUNE GRIFFITH are:
i. ROBERT8 GEARY, b. Unknown.

ii. CHERYL GEARY, b. Unknown.


28. BEVERLY JOYCE7 GEARY (CECIL LEROY6, GILBERT JAMES5, JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born January 31, 1928 in Lansing, Eaton Co. Mi., and died July 1971 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan. She married HAROLD CUNNINGHAM. He was born June 02, 1924 in Michigan, and died June 1976 in Florida.


Children of BEVERLY GEARY and HAROLD CUNNINGHAM are: i. MIKE8 CUNNINGHAM ii. GARRY CUNNINGHAM iii. BETH CUNNINGHAM


29. PATRICIA JOANNE GEARY (CECIL LEROY6, GILBERT JAMES5, JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born 1937 in Lansing, Eaton Co. Mi.. She married DALE TICNOR.


Children of PATRICIA GEARY and DALE TICNOR are:
i. LOU ANN TICNOR

ii. RHONDA TICNOR

iii. LINDA TICNOR

iv. GAIL TICNOR


30. RUTH ANNE GEARY (CECIL LEROY6, GILBERT JAMES5, JOSEPH4, DANIEL3, JEREMIAH2, HENRY1) was born 1940 in Bellaire, Antrim county, Michigan, and died in Lansing, Eaton Co. Mi.. She married (1) DONALD FRANK MILBOURNE. He was born 1940 in Charlotte, Eaton Co., Michigan. She married (2) GERALD MYERS.


Children of RUTH GEARY and GERALD MYERS are: i. JEFF MYERS MYERS

ii. GINNY MYERS

iii.BRENDA MYERS

iv. BARBARA MYERS

With thanks to Fred Geary for contributing his family tree to the Antrim County web site. I am sorry but I no longer have an email address for Mr. Geary.




Notes from Mr. Frank Watters, Geary family genealogist:

What I wanted to correct were the parents of Joseph Vincent Geary married to Rachel Emmalau. I have his parents as Joseph Vincent Geary (whom I call senior) and Isabella McArthur, both born in England. This Joseph Vincent Geary senior was a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and sied in Crow Bay, Northunberland County on 13 March 1844 (Source: The Church Records, The Ontario Register, 1780's-1870's). I explain below how I determined the correct name of Joseph Vincent junior's parents.

I also wanted to correct the likely place of marriage of Joseph Vincent Geary junior's wedding to Rachel Emmalau. Rachel was from Amherst Island where her parents still lived until about 1864 at which time they moved to Seymour Twp. Northunberland County, On. where it appears Joseph Vincent and Rachel were already living on Crow Bay. Both Joseph Vincent Geary junior and Rachel were found in Ernestown (aka Bath), Lennox and Addington County, On. in the 1851 census, so it's likely they married there. Ernestown or Bath is just across a narrow strip of water from Amherst Island. (Source: 1851-52 census for Canada West, Addington County, Earnestown Twp, part 1, page 49) I speculate that they were married in the Anglican Church there as Joseph Vincent was of Anglican faith and all the children were raised in that denomination. I have no access to the Ernestown church records for that period. Since their oldest child, Isabella was born in 1851 per the above census, it follows that they must have married either in 1849 or 1850.

I show the place of birth for Joseph Vincent who was married to Rachel as simply "England" based on the 1851 and 1861 censuses in Addington and Northumberland counties respectively. I think that Fred Geary showed Joseph Vincent junior's place of birth as Northchurch, Hertfordshire, England from data he took off the IGI on the Internet. IGI also shows that Joseph Vincent's father as Daniel Geary and Suzannah which Fred uses in his Family web site. But I believe that this refers to another Joseph Vivcent unless the unknown author to that data simply speculated.

However, my data shows Joseph Vincent junior (married to Rachel) as the son of Joseph Vincent Geary, Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, and Isabella McArthur. Note that a son of Joseph Vincent and Rachel is christened Alfred MCARTHUR, probably in memory of the child's grandmother (and of course J.V. and Rachel's first daughter was named Isabella also in memory of his mother).

Here are my notes in connection with the above:

From microfilm: MS 693 reel 159, page 225, March 16, 1835, 2 lots to Joseph Vincent GEARY, Lot #17, Concession:# 9 ,200 acres; part of Lot #18, Concession #9, 169 acres, Seymour Township. under Remarks: it says : Lieut., Royal Navy:

"On or about Sept. 30, 1850 Geary Sr. died & his son got his father's land. At that time Geary Jr. stated that he was living in (Residence) the Village of Bath, in Lennox & Addington County. This instrument was registered on Feb. 17, 1852. Geary Jr. was listed as the only son of the Late Joseph Vincent Geary. There was no Will or Letters of Administration, they just transferred the land to his son Joseph Vincent Geary, husband of Rachel Emlaw".

Abraham AMLAW bought the farm next to him on April 7, 1864". (End of message from Jacques)

According to the Geary Family Migration - Antrim County, MI on the web, Joseph Vincent's parents were Daniel and Susannah Geary. The writer does not say where he got that info, and he cannot be contacted, but it probably came from the IGI. I knew that Joseph Vincent and Rachel did not marry in Campbellford as the web site says. That lead me to question the accuracy of the info contained therein. That is because according to information I picked up in The Ontario Register, 1780's-1870's, Deaths Notices of Ontario, The Church, Toronto, there was a Joseph Vincent Geary, R.N. Lieutenant who lived on Crow Bay, Seymour East, with his wife Isabella McArthur. In a notice appearing on 29 March, 1844, Joseph Vincent died at the age of 51 on 3 March, 1844, while his wife, Isabella McArthur, in a notice appearing on 14 Jan., 1843 in Brockville, died on Wednesday, 21 December, 1842 at the age of 45. That is quite a coincidence: The Jos. V. Geary who died in 1844 had the same given names as the Jos. V. who married Rachel, and he also lived on Crow Bay, Seymour East, just like the former. Both Gearys were sailors, which is another coincidence. In 1842, Joseph V. junior would have been 18 yrs old, thus Isabella would have been old enough to be his mother. The incorrect parents were confirmed by Jacques from his search of the land records per the above.

According to family history, Abraham Amlaw or Emlaw as the name is more commonly spelled was Rachel's twin brother. Since we don't have either Rachel's or Abraham's birth record, that is speculation, but it seems they were indeed siblings.

One last correction, Joseph Vincent Geray junior died in Campbellford, Northumberland County, on 2 February, 1877, not on the same date in 1879. (Source: Ontario Archives, MS 935 reel #16, reg'n No.10108, year:1877)

I leave it up to you to add what you think would be of interest to those who might be interested in that Geary Family web site.

Many thanks for your earlier answer. If things are not clear, please don't hesitate to let me know.

Francis (Frank) T. Watters St Bruno, Qc.

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