Hi;

Each year the St. Patrick's Society of Montreal has a St. Patrick's Day Luncheon. For the least few years 5 or 6 of us from the St. Columban group have attended. If any of you are interested in joining us this year, here is the info

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to attend the 2008 Annual St. Patrick?s Day Luncheon, to be held in the Main Ballroom of the Hilton Montreal Bonaventure Hotel on Monday, March 17th, 2008. ?



Our guest speaker is the Hon. Jean Charest.



This year you also have the option of making a voluntary contribution to the Patron?s Fund. Any contribution is welcome, but we are inviting sums of $100 to $250 as a fitting Patron?s gift. ?We are pleased to announce that the net revenues of this year?s Patrons? Fund will support two charities held in high regard by our Society. ?Our targeted charities are the Benedict Labre House, and The Montreal General Hospital Foundation, Palliative Care Unit. ?A charitable donation tax receipt will be issued for the full amount. ?If you would like further information about the Patron?s Fund, please contact the Society at (514) 481-1346.



There will be the customary cash bar from 11:15 to 12:15 and the lunch is from 12:15 to 14:15. ?



Individual tickets are $70 each, but members of the Society are eligible for a reduced price of $60. ?A limited number of Corporate Tables are available at a cost of $1000, the benefits of which are outlined in the order form.



Please fill out the attached form to order your tickets and forward it as indicated.



We look forward to welcoming you on March 17th.



Sincerely yours,





Dan Zangwill
Luncheon Chair

Still seeking any information on:
Michael Grace  b abt. 1763.  Where did he die and where is he buried. He left his native Ireland (abt. 1825) and came to St. Columban with  Mary Gordon ? /Gavin spouse and children       Children:            
     John
     Judith
     Patrick              
     Thomas
     Honora            
               Bridget
and ?

Mary Gordon ? /Gavin at 79 years died 1841 June 20  and was buried July 23 in St. Columban.
                       
I am seeking any information on Michael and Mary, how they came to St. Columban and where they are buried.  I appreciate any and all corrections.  Thanks for any and all information.

Hi;

Just a reminder that in today's Montreal Gazette (Sunday, February 24th 2008) on Page A14, there is an article about St. Columban's Father Falvey written by John Kalbfleisch. He even manged to slip in a line or two about our Cemetery restoration project. I think you can also see a copy of the article on-line at the following link

http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/co...7c344e9344

We did have a small meeting yesterday about the restoration project and should be able to offer you a report on our efforts in the next day or two.

In the meantime, take care

Fergus

Hi;

We will be having a meeting this Saturday, February 23rd, to update our Cemetery restoration project. If you would like to attend, please let me know. This meeting will take place at 523 rue Charon, Montreal (Point St. Charles) and will start at 10:00am - For directions or any other information please send me an e-mail to [b]http://fergus@panamsec.com

Thanks

Fergus[/b]

Here is a note about a St. Columban Event scheduled for March 12th that Claude is presenting...

Just a quick note to watch your Montreal Gazette newspaper on Sunday, February 24th 2008 which is the tentative date when there will be an article mainly about Father Falvey and certainly touching on St. Columban. It will likely be a history article that normally appears on the Sunday editorial page.

There is also the possibility of a 2nd article that might appear on March 16th

Take Care & Happy Valentine's Day to you all

Fergus

Hi Everyone...

We would like to have a meeting on Saturday, February 23rd 2008 to discuss our progress, and the next steps needed, to start our St. Columban Monument project - hopefully this spring.

The location for the meeting will be decided toward the end of next week and we will let you all know when and where. (It will likely be on Saturday morning around 10am)

In the meantime, can you mark your calenders, and let either Kelley ( http://kelley.orourke@videotron.ca) or me ( http://fergus@panamsec.com) know if you will be able to attend.

Thanks

Fergus

Hi Everyone...

We would like to have a meeting on Saturday, February 23rd 2008 to discuss our progress, and the next steps needed, to start our St. Columban Monument project - hopefully this spring.

The location for the meeting will be decided toward the end of next week and we will let you all know when and where. (It will likely be on Saturday morning around 10am)

In the meantime, can you mark your calenders, and let either Kelley ( http://kelley.orourke@videotron.ca) or me ( http://fergus@panamsec.com) know if you will be able to attend.

Thanks

Fergus

Many of you know, of course, that there was a "Rebellion" in Lower Canada in 1837-8. There is a web page (in French) dedicated to the Patriots of this Rebellion. It is interesting to note that the Irish of St. Columban seemed to support the Patriots (who were mostly French) against the Loyalists (who were mainly English)...Here are a couple of examples of my ancestors and other St. Columban residents that were attending meetings leading up to the Rebellion[/b]


Type d'?v?nement :      Nomination      
Date :      19 juil 1835      
Lieu pr?cis :            
Localit? :      St.colomban      
Comt? :      Deux-monts      
Organis? par :            
Source :      VIND 31-07-1835            

     
[b]Outre Patrick Keys, ont aussi particip? ? cette Nomination du mouvement patriote : J. U. Ahern, N. J. Alleyn, Richd. Blanchville, E. Bowen, Thos. Brien, John Brown, Wm. Burke, H. Caldwell, E. G. Cannon, A. W. Cochran, Charles Coller, G. R. Cullin, Dominick Daly, W. Downs, Brien Finnigam, Charles Gethings, H. N. Jones, James Kelly, John Kennedy, Patrick Keys, Paul Lepper, James Madden, Thos Mckenna, J. M. Muckle, James Murphy, J. P. O'Meara, John O'Niell, Hugh O'Reilly, G. H. Parke, H. Pemberton, Walter Plunket, Sam. Rourke, Patrick Ryan, Thos. Ryan, S. Waller,
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Nomination      
Date :            19 juil 1835
Lieu pr?cis :            
Localit? :            St.colomban
Comt? :            Deux-monts
Organis? par :            
Source :            VIND 31-07-1835            


Outre John Ryan, ont aussi particip? ? cette Nomination du mouvement patriote : Michael Falley, Felix Murphy, Daniel Phelan, John Phelan, John Ryan,

Nomination ?
Date : 19 juil 1835
Lieu pr?cis : ?
Localit? : St.colomban
Comt? : Deux-monts
Organis? par : ?
Source : VIND 31-07-1835


Outre Patrick Ryan, ont aussi particip? ? cette Nomination du mouvement patriote : J. U. Ahern, N. J. Alleyn, Richd. Blanchville, E. Bowen, Thos. Brien, John Brown, Wm. Burke, H. Caldwell, E. G. Cannon, A. W. Cochran, Charles Coller, G. R. Cullin, Dominick Daly, W. Downs, Brien Finnigam, Charles Gethings, H. N. Jones, James Kelly, John Kennedy, Patrick Keys, Paul Lepper, James Madden, Thos Mckenna, J. M. Muckle, James Murphy, J. P. O'Meara, John O'Niell, Hugh O'Reilly, G. H. Parke, H. Pemberton, Walter Plunket, Sam. Rourke, Patrick Ryan, Thos. Ryan, S. Waller,

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So, it looks like a who's who of St. Columban in the 1830's

En septembre 1842, le cur? de Saint-Colomban, M. John Falvey, quitte temporairement sa paroisse  jusqu'en novembre 1844 pour s'occuper des ouvriers irlandais  du canal de Beauharnois, secteur de la paroisse de St-Timoth?e.

Le r?pertoire des marriages, bapt?mes, s?pultures de la paroisse de St-Timoth?e fait voir que des colombanois se trouveraient sur place durant cette p?riode. Le document pr?sente au moins un cas, celui de Mary Sales. Elle a ?t? baptis?e le 9 septembre 1843 ? l'?ge de 18 ans. Son lieu de naissance est St-Colomban. Son p?re est John Sales et sa m?re Mary Cook. Le parrain et la marraine sont Peter Whelan et Mary McGuire. Elle se marie le lendemain avec Rogers Patrick, un journalier. Le p?re du mari? est John et sa m?re Mary Judge. Ils viennent du comt? de Mayo en Irlande. Les t?moins sont Peter Whelan et John Murphy.

Source: R?pertoire des naissances, marriages et s?pultures du registre du R?v?rend John Falvey, Publication de la Soci?t? d'histoire et de g?n?alogie de Salaberry.

Claude Bourguignon