Descendants of Moses Roach and Hanorah Neville



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Moses Roach and Hanorah Neville


Husband Moses Roach 

         Born: Between 1801 and 1802 - , , , Irlande
   Christened: 
         Died: 10 May 1863 - Peel Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
       Buried:  - Peel Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada


       Father: Père Roach
       Mother: 


     Marriage: 1842 - , , Nouveau Brunswick, Canada


Wife Hanorah Neville 

         Born: 27 Aug 1825 - , , , Irlande
   Christened: 
         Died: 13 May 1904 - Peel Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
       Buried: 


       Father: Patrick ??? Neville
       Mother:



Children
1 M John Anthony Roach 

         Born: 1843 - , , Nouveau Brunswick, Canada
   Christened: 
         Died: 17 Oct 1861 - Peel Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
       Buried:  - Peel Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

2 F Bridget Roach 

         Born: 18 Dec 1847
   Christened: 1 Mar 1848 - Rexton, Kent, Nouveau Brunswick, Canada
         Died: 1923 - Arthur, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
       Buried:  - Peel Township, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

       Spouse: Daniel Driscoll
         Marr: 23 Nov 1869

3 F Catherine Roach 

         Born: 1850
   Christened: 
         Died: 
       Buried:

4 M William Roach 

         Born: 1855 - Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
   Christened: 
         Died: 
       Buried: 

       Spouse: Ann Maguinn
         Marr: 18 Jan 1881 - Peel Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

5 M Ellen Roach 

         Born: 1857
   Christened: 
         Died: 15 Feb 1862 - Peel Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
       Buried:  - Peel Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

6 M Michael Roach 

         Born: 19 Mar 1860 - Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
   Christened: 
         Died: 
       Buried:

7 M Joseph Moses Roach 

         Born: 15 Feb 1861 - Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
   Christened: 
         Died: 1930 - Arthur, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
       Buried:  - Arthur, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

       Spouse: Julia Agnes Madden
         Marr: 10 Jun 1889 - Arthur, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

8 M John Roach 

         Born: 1863
   Christened: 
         Died: Sep 1871 - Peel Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
       Buried:  - Peel Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Research Notes (Husband)

Family tradition reports that two brothers came from Wexford, Ireland. One came first, the other one came a few years later, staid for a while and then left New Brunswick.

Moses Roach appears in land petitions in 1825, 1826 and 1844. In 1825, he is said single, 24 years old, native of Ireland, emigrated 2 years since. In 1826, Michael Sheals petitioned for the same land, as Moses had not worked it, so busy he was lumbering.

Moses was granted 200 acres of land on February 7th, 1827 in Carleton parish, Northumberland County, New Brunswick. No other name was quoted on this land grant.

His land is clearly located on an old map shown on the home page of this site. The oldest Roach relatives told us that the old Roach homestead, where they used to visit their grandparents, was located at that very spot.

This means that the Roach descendants, who we found to be William Roach's offspring settled on the land granted to Moses, not on the land granted to William.

Besides, the Roach seniors also reported about Moses Creek (some call it Moses Spring) located in the area and said their family always told them about Moses in a fatherly way.

Surprizingly, the only descendant that has been found is a young Moses Roach, son of Moses and Mary baptized in St Charles l'Ardoucene in Jul 1838. The Roachnewbrunswick group is puzzled by that baptism, as, around the same time, William Roach and Mary Mooney have a child named Moses too.

Also, a Moses Roach and Hanorah Nevills baptized a daughter called Bridget on March 1st, 1848 in Rexton, Kent county, NB. Interestingly enough, a Patrick Neville lives at the Roach household on the 1861 census. He is 65 years old, and the group wonders whether he might be Hanorah's father.

Cheryl traced Moses Roach and Hanorah Neville. Hanorah emigrated from Ireland in 1836. They moved out to Wellington, Ontario, where they raised their family.

Ontario Moses is mentioned in the Historical Atlas of Wellington County, Ontario published in 1906. He is said originating from Wexford county, first settled in New Brunswick where he was engaged for some years in the ship timber business. In 1850, he came to Maryborough where he purchased 100 acres, lot 10, con. 1. He cleared about 50 acres and lived there until his death. He was catholic.

The Roachnewbrunswick group suspects that Moses Roach who married Hanorah Neville is the one who got the land grant in Kent county, where the old Roach homestead was.


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