Three Families of Oro Township: the Cavanaghs

The Cavanaghs arrived in North America in about 1832 and soon settled in Oro Township thereafter. Patrick Cavanagh was about 3 when he arrived in Canada and he married Mary Kennedy.

Here are Patrick and Mary as they appear in the Oro Township censuses:
1851 Oro Township, Ontario Census is missing

1861 Oro Township, Ontario Census


1871 Oro Township, Ontario Census


1881 Oro Township, Ontairo Census


1891 Oro Township, Ontario Census


1901 Oro Township, Ontario Census (part 1)


1901 Oro Township, Ontario Census (part 2)


Patrick lived until 1903 when he passed away at age 74. His wife Mary also made it to age 74 before she passed away in 1906. Both are buried in Bethesda Congregation Cemetery in Oro Township, Ontario.

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