George Flynn
1831 - 1870 (39 years)-
Name George Flynn Born 1831 Boley Townland, Clonmore, County Wicklow, Ireland 
Gender Male Baptism 1 Dec 1831 Kilquiggan, Clonmore Parish, Wicklow, Ireland _UID 0F8FB350D912034883AC5878F101250DFA15 Died Mar 1870 Sheffield Township, Lennox & Addington County, Ontario, Canada Buried 8 Mar 1870 Sheffield Township, Lennox & Addington County, Ontario, Canada Person ID I123 Victoria Boutilier's Genealogy Pages Last Modified 12 May 2010
Father John Flynn, b. Abt 1799, Ireland , d. Bef 1850, Ireland? (Age ~ 50 years) Mother Mary Byrne, b. Abt 1807, Ireland , d. Between 1891 and 1901, [Belmont, ] Peterborough East, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 84 years) Married 22 Aug 1831 Kilquiggan, Clonmore Parish, Wicklow, Ireland Witnesses Honor Murphy and Mary Simpson witnessed the Flynn-Byrne marriage Family ID F548 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Bridget Catherine Flanagan, b. Abt 1831, Straide, Mayo, Ireland , d. 30 Jan 1910, Richmond Township, Lennox & Addington, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 79 years) Married Abt 1853 Ontario, Canada Children 1. John Flynn, b. 2 Aug 1853, Sheffield Township, Lennox & Addington County, Ontario, Canada , d. 23 Jan 1885, Camden Township, Lennox & Addington, Ontario, Canada (Age 31 years)2. Patrick Flynn, b. 22 Sep 1856, Hungerford Township, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada , d. 18 May 1929, Sheffield Township, Lennox & Addington, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)3. Mary Flynn, b. 8 Apr 1858, Hungerford Township, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada , d. Bef 1859, Hungerford Township, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada (Age < 0 years)4. Mary Flynn, b. 18 Oct 1859, Hungerford Township, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada , d. Between 1861 and 1870, Hungerford Township, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada (Age 1 years)5. Margaret Flynn, b. 17 Jul 1861, Hungerford Township, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada , d. 20 Feb 1945, Richmond Township, Lennox & Addington, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years)6. George Flynn, b. 29 Apr 1863, Hungerford Township, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada , d. 16 May 1890, Sheffield Township, Lennox & Addington County, Ontario, Canada (Age 27 years)7. Thomas Flynn, b. 27 Aug 1865, Hungerford Township, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada , d. 11 Mar 1955, Sheffield Township, Lennox & Addington County, Ontario, Canada (Age 89 years)8. Michael Vincent Flynn, b. 16 Oct 1866, Hungerford Township, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada , d. 13 Feb 1940, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years)9. Philip Flynn, b. 2 Sep 1869, Hungerford Township, Hastings East, Ontario, Canada , d. 29 Dec 1953, Sheffield Township, Lennox & Addington County, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)Last Modified 23 May 2017 Family ID F32 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - baptism sponsors were Martin and Alley Keeley, of Boley
"The Farrell Settlement" from History of Erinsville Parish, Mrs. [Lillian Harpell] Hopkins, 1935: "There were also four Flynn brothers. Michael where James Horrigan lives, George owned the farm now the property of Michael Dolan. James whose farm descended to his son Tim, the present occupant and John who sold to Thomas Doyle. Another George Flynn a cousin of the four brothers married Bridget Flanagan of Clare River and later sold his farm to Richard Taylor father of the present occupant Richard Jr."
1861 Agricultural Census of Ontario
George Flynn occupies Lot 29, Concession 5, Hungerford Township west of Marlbank near the northern border of Hungerford Township.
Hungerford Township deed no. 248 deed book E, FHL Film # 197,881
registered 10 March 1869
dated 4 March 1856
Benjamin Way Sr. and wife Catharine of Murray Twp, Northumberland, Canada yeoman to George Flinn of Hungerford Twp, Hastings, Canada farmer.
Consideration 43 pounds 15 shillings
100 acres South 1/2 Lot 29, Con 5
Signed Benjamin Way, Catherine Way, witnesses (sign) Joseph F. Way of Belleville, Jane C. Way. Sworn at Belleville, 10 March 1869.
Hungerford Township deed no. 252 deed book E, FHL Film # 197,881
registered 17 March 1869
dated 16 March 1869
George Flinn and wife Bridget of Hungerford Twp. mortgage 100 acres, South 1/2 Lot 29, Con 5 to Lawrence Russell of Belleville, Hastings, tailor, for $200. George Flinn and Bridget Flinn make their marks. Witness Patrick Michael Nulty, Esq. of Belleville sworn in Belleville, 17 March 1869, witness Duncan MacLellan.
Clergy Reserve sales, AO series C-III-3 (FHL Film # 1,376, 305) records a crown sale # 19,684 to "George Flinn" of the S 1/2 Lot 28, Con 5, 100 acres being the dry land portion of that lot, dated December 27, 1869.
George Flynn was buried in the presence of Thomas and Patrick Flanigan. (Erinsville parish registers, burial no. 4 p. 255, year 1870, FHL Film #1,298,806)
Following the death of George Flynn, Bridget (Flanagan) Flynn obtained a Crown Land grant for Lot 19, Concession 1 Sheffield Township (perhaps from Francis Hurst, who had originally received permission from the crown to settle on the land- see OLRI for Sheffield Township) near her brothers' farms and moved to this location.
1884-1885 Farmer's & Business Directory
Sheffield Township
George Flynn Erinsville 1-19
Patrick Flynn Erinsville 1-19
1886 Farmer's & Business Directory
Hungerford Township
Timothy Hunt 7-34
John Hunt 7-37
David Henry 7-35 [Stoco PO]
John Kavanagh 6-34
James Byrne Sr & Jr
Patrick Burns were other neighbors
1899 Farmer's & Business Directory
Camden East Twp. Bridget Flynn Erinsville PO f 7-1
Sheffield Township
Bridget Flynn f Clareview 1-19
Patrick Flynn f 1-19
Philip Flynn f 1-19
Thomas Flynn tenant 2-19 (this was Thomas Hopkins' land. John Hopkins lived at 2-20)
Hungerford Township
Flynn Michael 8-g35 Erinsville PO [Lawrence & Lucy Flynn Donahue lived on this property since at least 1861 (1861 census)]
Patrick Flynn 8-g35 Erinsville PO (This was also next to James McGrath's property 9-34; Mrs Felix Quinn (Margaret Flynn) lived at 6, 35)
- baptism sponsors were Martin and Alley Keeley, of Boley