My second great grandfather, Michael Pickett, came to Canada from Ireland during the famine. I found an emigration record indicating he arrived in July 1947and landed at Quebec. (if this is him). My second great grandmother, Margaret O'Brien, may have arrived in '46 or'47. I have found 2 emigration records for her and not sure which is her. They both ended up in Wellington, Ontario and settled and farmed the land in the Arthur/Kenilworth area. They married in 1848 and had 10 children together ( Ellen, John, Margaret, Ann, Michael, Mary Jane, Elizabeth, Patrick, Timothy and Agnes Catherine).&Timothy. I'm not sure where Michael and Margaret came from in Ireland though some think Cork and Clare.
I really want to know if I have any relatives left in Ireland. Who were Michael and Margaret's family members and what happened to them? I would love to come to Ireland soon and stand on the soil that my ancestors stood on!
This is such a great idea and I so hope that someone in Ireland says "oh my goodness, Michael Pickett!!"
Thank you for this opportunity and holding breath to hear back.
Sincerely, Michelle Pickett
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| Date of Birth | 1st Jan 1823 | |
| Date of Death | 6th Sep 1903 | |
So after further investigation I believe Michael was born either 1817 or 1818. His headstone says he died 1903 and was 85 or 86 years old, so that's simple math.
I now believe the record that I found showing Michael arrived in Canada in 1846 is not my second great grandfather. Further investigation of that record indicates that he came with a wife and 3 children. I believe Michael was single and married Margaret O'Brien in Canada in June 1848 (I have a copy of the marriage certificate).
