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Grey Co., Ontario


1871 Ontario, Canada census:
Proton Township, Grey Co.
D-1, pg. 20

Michael Cosgrove       70 (b.c1801)  Ireland   Farmer
Catherine              45 (b.c1826)  Ireland   wife   (Catherine O'Keefe)
 Denis                 22 (b.c1849)  Ireland   Farmer
 Morris                19 (b.c1852)  Ont.      Farmer
 John                  17 (b.c1854)  Ont.      Labourer  b. in Guelph, Wellington Co.
 Ellen                 15 (b.c1856)  Ont.      -
 Jeremiah              13 (b.c1858)  Ont.      School
 Margret               11 (b.c1860)  Ont.      School
 Patrick                8 (b.c1863)  Ont.      School

Michael and Catherine lived in Arthur Twp, Wellington Co. in 1861

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1881 Census Ontario, Grey Co.,  Proton Twp, dist 155 East Grey reel C13261 G-2, Div.2,
pg. 14 con 1, lot 26

66 Michael Cosgriff   M M 65  (b.c1816) Irish Ireland RC farmer  Cosgroff
   Catherine          M F 56  (b.c1825) Irish Ireland RC         (nee Catherine O'Keefe)
   Maurice              M 27  (b.c1854) Irish Ontario RC mason   (sic census says Ireland)
   Jeremiah             M 21  (b.c1860) Irish Ontario RC farmer  (sic census says Ireland)
   Patrick              M 17  (b.c1864) Irish Ontario RC farmer  (sic census says Ireland)

67 John Cronin        M M 55  (b.c1826) Irish Ireland RC farmer   Cronon Cronan
   Catherine          M F 44  (b.c1837) Irish Ireland RC
   Richard              M 24  (b.c1857) Irish Ontario RC farmer
   Margaret             F 20  (b.c1861) Irish Ontario RC
   Ellen                F 17  (b.c1864) Irish Ontario RC
   Abby                 F 15  (b.c1866) Irish Ontario RC  Abigail
   Catherine            F 13  (b.c1868) Irish Ontario RC
   Bridget              F 10  (b.c1871) Irish Ontario RC


1881 Census Ontario, Grey Co., Proton Twp., G-1, div. 1, pg. 57 con 1, lot 26

John Cosgrove       M M 26  (b.c1855) Irish  Ontario RC  farmer
Mary                M F 20  (b.c1861) Irish  Ontario RC  (nee Mary Rice)

11745
John Cosgrove 25 res. Proton Twp. Born Guelph, Wellington Co.
s/o Michael & Catherine O'Keefe
Married July 26, 1880 in Mt Forest
Mary Rice 19 res. & born Proton Twp.
d/o John & Ellen Kelly
Witness: James Milligan & Mary Kelle both of Proton Twp.

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1891 Census Proton, Grey Co. Ontario  reel T6338 p.28 G-1

Michael Shar    M  70  Widower     Ireland  RC  farmer   Shea?
Bridget Shar    F  28          dau Ontario
Dian Shar       M  32              Ontario

Denis Cosgriff  M  37  Married     Ireland  RC  farmer    (b.c1854)
Mary            F  27  Married     Ontario       Ire Ire  (b.c1864)
Michael         M   2          son Ont                    (b.c1889)


pg.35/36
W1/3 156  John Cosgroff  M 32  (b.c1859) mar Ont Ire Ire RC farmer
          Mary           F 29  (b.c1862) mar Ont Ire Ire (Mary Rice)
          Michael        M  8  (b.c1883) son Ont Ont Ont
          Minny          F  6  (b.c1885) dau Ont Ont Ont
          John           M  4  (b.c1887) son Ont
          Jeremiah       M  1  (b.c1890) son Ont

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1901 Census Ontario, Grey Co., Proton, reel T6468  G-6 pg.13

19 110 111 John Cosgrove M   head  M  02 Jul 1854  46  Ontario  farmer
           Mary          F   wife  M  01 Feb 1861  40  (Mary Rice)
           Michael       M   son   S  29 Jun 1883  17 (b.rec has 06-22-1883)
           Mary          F   dau   S  03 Sep 1885  15
           John          M   son   S  15 Oct 1887  13
           Jeremiah      M   son   S  15 Nov 1889  11
           Catherine     F   dau   S  10 Sep 1893   7
           Ellen         F   dau   S  12 Sep 1895   5
           Agnes         F   dau   S  15 Jan 1899   2

           Daniel   b.27 May 1892 Proton, registered 15 Apr 1893, s of John Cosgriff & Mary Rice


1901 Census Ontario, Grey Co., Proton, g-6, p.1


 1         John Cronin      M  head  M 11 Apr 1830 70 Ireland farmer
 2         Catherine        F  wife  M  5 May 1840 60 Ireland
 3         Mary             F  dau   S  2 Feb 1876 25 Ontario

 4         Richard Cronin   M  head  M 17 May 1860 40 Ontario farmer
 5         Bridget          F  wife  M 15 Feb 1866 35 Ontario
 6         Abbie            F  dau   S 24 Jan 1888 13
 7         John             M  son   S 25 Oct 1891 11
 8         Annie            F  dau   S 13 Nov 1893  8
 9         Thomas           M  son   S 28 Oct 1894  7
10         Katie            F  dau   S  5 Nov 1895  5
11         Mary             F  dau   S  6 Apr 1898  3
12         Lewis            M  son   S 26 May 1900  1

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1911 Census Ontario, Grey East, Proton

 8 2 2 John Cosgrove  M head M 50   Jul 1861 Ont  con 1 lot 27 farmer
 9     Mary           F wife M 44   Feb 1867 Ont
10     Michael        M son  S 28   Jun 1883 Ont
11     John           M son  S 23   Sep 1888 Ont
12     Jerry          M son  S 21   Oct 1890 Ont (Jeremiah Cosgrove)
13     Catherine      F dau  S 17   Jun
14     Nellie         F dau  S 14   Sep 1893 Ont
15     Annie          F dau  S 12   Jan 1898 Ont
16     George         M son  S  7   May 1904 Ont
17     Stella         F dau  S  4   Apr 1907 Ont

1871 Ontario - Grey Co. - Proton     1881 Ontario - Grey Co. - Proton

Michael   b.c1801  Ire                       Michael    b.c1816  Ire
Catherine b.c1826  Ire                       Catherine  b.c1825  Ire
  Denis   b.c1849  Ire  Margaret b.c1860       Maurice  b.c1854  Ont
  Maurice b.c1852  Ont  Patrick  b.c1863       Jeremiah b.c1860  Ont
  John    b.c1854  Ont                         Patrick  b.c1864  Ont
  Ellen   b.c1856  Ont                      John        b.c1855  Ont
  Jeremiah b.c1858 Ont                      Mary        b.c1861  Ont


Denis Cosgriff    b. Ire    37 (b.c1854)      Proton Twp
Mary                 Ont    27 (b.c1864)
1. (Michael                     b.c1889)


one child

John Cosgriff      b. Ont   32 (b.c1859)     Proton Twp
Mary                  Ont   29 (b.c1862)
1.(Michael                      b.c1883)
2.(Minny or Mary                b.c1885)
3.(John                         b.c1887)
4.(Jeremiah                     b.c1890)

4 children

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1920 Soundex Census  Michigan   vol. 126 ed 511 sh 16 line 1

Michael Cosgriff     31  Canada   1894 Al    (b.c1889)
Clara            W   32  Michigan            (b.c1888)
Roger            S    8  Michigan            (b.c1812)
William R        S    2  Michigan            (b.c1818)                        H
Hattie Rogers   ML   55  Michigan            (b.c1865)

Wayne Co., Detroit    248 Seebalt? Ave


Most likely Michael J. Cosgriff who was born in Proton, Ontario on 09-18-1888
and died at Walled Lake, Wayne Co., Mich 01-25-1981.  He was the son of
Dennis and Mary Ann Cosgriff.

Patrick Cosgrove   b. Abt 1853-1886  Proton, Ontario
                   md. Abt 1882-1919  died 1945 East Angus, Quebec, Canada
Mary Ann O'Mara    b. 1867 St. Agaste, Quebec  dau of James O'Mara & Mary Ann
                   Corrigan
                   died 28 Sep 1950 Rock Island, Quebec
  Dorothy Frances  b. 6 Oct 1909  East Angus, Quebec
                   md. 31 Jul 1937 Sherbrooke, Quebec  d. Feb 1979 Tucson, AZ
  Stanley          b. Abt 1885-1908  Cookshire, Quebec d. 1944 East Angus
  Mary             b. 1909 East Angus  d. Abt 1910-1997 Boston, MA
  Rita             b. 27 May 1904 East Angus  md. Abt 1918-1951 to Frank Mitton
                    died 22 May 1987 Sherbrooke, Quebec
  Helen Margaret   b. 20 Oct 1901 East Angus  died 6 Mar 1993 Sherbrooke, Quebec
  Mamie            b. private

Patrick may be Patrick Cosgriff b.c1864 Proton, Ont to Michael Cosgriff
(b.c1816) and Catherine (b.c1825). Brothers & sisters would be Denis (b.c1849
Ire), Maurice (b.c1853 Ont), John (b.c1854 Ont), Ellen (b.c1856 Ont),
Jeremiah (b.c1859 Ont), and Margaret (b.c1860 Ont).

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 Marriage Index

Cosgrove, M Bridget  Durham (Glenelg Twp, Grey Co)        Sep 06, 1916  10132
Cosgrave, John       Mt Forest (Egremont Twp, Grey Co)    Jul 26, 1880  11745
Cosgrove, Denis      Mt Forest (Egremont Twp, Grey Co.)   May 01, 1876  11820

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Ontario Marriages

11745
John Cosgrove 25 res. Proton Twp. Born Guelph, Wellington Co. s/o Michael Cosgrove
   & Catherine O'Keefe
Married July 26, 1880 in Mt Forest
Mary Rice 19 res. & born Proton Twp. d/o John Rice & Ellen Kelly
Witness: James Milligan & Mary Kelle both of Proton Twp.

1/122 (Grey Co):
John PRUTHER, 20, farmer, Germany, Brant, s/o John & Mary, married
Elizabeth CRAWFORD, 21, Canada, Brant, d/o David & Margaret,
witn: William COSGROVE & Mary LEIFSO, both of Brant, 11 Oct 1869 at Hanover

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Grey Co., Ontario - Assessment Rolls for 1864

West of Garafraxa Road.
			Con.    Lot
Coskery, Francis            2       47

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IGI

Denis Cosgriff
Catherine Hughes
  Catherine Mary   b.1892 Proton, Grey Co., Ontario  C019372

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Marriages 1869 Grey Co.

1/122 (Grey Co): John PRUTHER, 20, farmer, Germany, Brant, s/o John & Mary,
married Elizabeth CRAWFORD, 21, Canada, Brant, d/o David & Margaret,
witn: William COSGROVE & Mary LEIFSO, both of Brant, 11 Oct 1869 at Hanover

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