Laurence McCann

1811 - 1890  (~ 79 years)

• Name	Laurence McCann
  Born	About 1811	Ballykeel, Forkill, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Mar 1890	Eganville, Renfrew Co., Ontario
  	Probate record gives date of death as March 8, 1890.
  Obit	20 Mar 1890	Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario
  	"Lawrence McCann died at Eganville a few days ago." [The Weekly British Whig, March 20, 1890, p. 4]
  Probate	12 Jun 1894	Renfrew Co., Ontario   [1]
  	Left an estate of $250. Last will and testament dated August 18, 1887. Left $200 to his granddaughters Frances Ann McCann and Margaret Addie McCann, "both of the Town of Perth,...Orphan Daughters of my late son James McCann."
  Buried	Cannot find burial record. Was he buried at St John the Baptist RC Cemetery in Perth?
  Person ID	I4977	Moran
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Bryan McCann,   b. About 1764, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland ,   d. 5 Feb 1837, Ballykeel, Forkill, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Mother	Bridget Bennett,   b. About 1771, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland ,   d. About 1839, Ballykeel, Forkill, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Married	About 1788	Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland
  Family ID	F558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann O'Reilly,   b. About 1814, Ireland ,   d. 24 Apr 1881, Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Married	About 1837
  Children	1. Bernard McCann,   b. About 1838, United States ,   d. Before 1881?   2. Mary McCann,   b. About 1843,   d. 16 Oct 1858, Cornwall, Stormont Co., Ontario  (Age ~ 15 years)   3. Frances Ann McCann,   b. 9 Apr 1846, Cornwall, Stormont Co., Ontario ,   d. 3 Jul 1883, Bathurst township, Lanark Co., Ontario  (Age 37 years)   4. Bridget McCann,   b. 26 Aug 1848, Cornwall, Stormont Co., Ontario ,   d. 1 Dec 1883, Saint-Basile, Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 35 years) + 5. Michael John McCann,   b. 30 Aug 1850, Cornwall, Stormont Co., Ontario ,   d. 1 Jun 1940, Eganville, Renfrew Co., Ontario  (Age 89 years) + 6. James McCann,   b. 16 Sep 1856, Cornwall, Stormont Co., Ontario ,   d. 25 Nov 1886, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario  (Age 30 years)
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2015
  Family ID	F1691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Letter from Ballykeel Letter from John McCann to his brother Laurence McCann, May 29, 1838 Note: "Patrick Wylwale" (husband of Mary Bennett) might be a mistranscription of "Patrick Hammill"? Source: This transcription of John McCann's letter to his brother Laurence was given to me by Gerard McCann (d. March 30, 2024)

  
  

• Sources

  [S548] Renfrew, Ontario. Probate Estate Case Files 1893-1895. Images 540 to 554