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Leeds Co, Ontario


1851 Census Ontario, Leeds, Elizabethtown, p.178

26 Michael Cosgrove  47 (b.c1805) Ireland Church of England joiner  C10 L7
27 Elizabeth         37 (b.c1815) Ireland Church of England
28 Thomas            19 (b.c1833) Ireland
29 Katherine         17 (b.c1835) Canada West
30 Elinor            15 (b.c1837) Canada West
31 Mary              12 (b.c1840) Canada West
32 Jane               6 (b.c1846) Canada West
33 Rebecca            4 (b.c1848) Canada West
34 Elizabeth          1 (b.c1851) Canada West


1851 Census Ontario, Leeds, Brockville, p.29

30 Patrick J. Cosgrave  34 (b.c1818) Ireland RC school teacher
31 Jane L               23 (b.c1829) Ireland RC
32 Elizabeth             1 (b.c1851) Canada West
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1861 Census Ontario, Leeds, Escott, p.22
Log house built 1851

Patrick Cosgriff      34 (b.c1827) Ireland Farmer
Margret               24 (b.c1837) Ireland
  John                 8 (b.c1853) Upper Can
  Ellen                6 (b.c1855) Upper Can
  Thomas               4 (b.c1857) Upper Can
  Margret              1 (b.c1860) Upper Can

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1871 Ontario, Canada census:
South Leeds, Escott Front
D-1, pg. 19

Patrick Cosgriff        44 (b.c1827) Ireland  Farmer  325 acres
Margret                 40 (b.c1830) Ireland
 John                   17 (b.c1854) Ont.
 Ellen                  15 (b.c1856) Ont.     school
 Thomas                 13 (b.c1858) Ont.     school
 Margret                11 (b.c1860) Ont.     school
 Michael                 9 (b.c1862) Ont.     school
 William                 7 (b.c1864) Ont.     school
 Patrick                 5 (b.c1866) Ont
 James                   2 (b.c1868) Ont.

Ontario Death Records #23557

Patrick Cosgriff, son of Patrick Cosgriff & Margaret Hyde, was born about 1868
in Mallorytown, Ontario.  He died on 10 Jan 1918 in Brockville, Ontario at age
50.

Mallorytown, Yonge Township, Leeds Co. is located between Gananoque and
Brockville in the Thousand Islands.

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1881 Ontario Canada census:
South Leeds, Escott front
J-1 pg. 32

Patrick Cosgriff      55  Ireland Irish  farmer              (b.c1826)
Margret               46  Ireland Irish  wife                (b.c1835)
  Margret             20  Ontario Irish                      (b.c1861)
  Michael             19  Ontario Irish                      (b.c1862)
  William             16  Ontario Irish  school              (b.c1865)
  Patrick             12  Ontario Irish  school              (b.c1869)
  James               10  Ontario Irish  school              (b.c1871)
  Mary                 8  Ontario Irish  school              (b.c1873)
  Julie                6  Ontario Irish                      (b.c1875)
  Elizabeth            2  Ontario Irish                      (b.c1879)


1881 Ontario Canada census:
South Leeds, Escott front
J-1 pg. 36

John Cosgriff         26  Ontario Irish  Farmer              (b.c1855)
Elizabeth             22  Ontario Irish  Wife                (b.c1859)

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1881	Census Place:	East Ward, Brockville, Brockville, Ontario, Canada
	Source:	FHL Film 1375868  NAC C-13232  Dist 109  SubDist E  Page 64  Family 336
	Sex	Marr	Age	Origin	Birthplace

Margrate CASGROVE	F	W	35	Irish	O 
			Religion:	Catholic
Bridget CASGROVE	F		12	Irish	O 
			Religion:	Catholic
William CASGROVE	M		8	Irish	O 
			Religion:	Catholic
Mary Ann CASGROVE	F		7	Irish	O 
			Religion:	Catholic
Maggey CASGROVE	F		5	Irish	O 
			Religion:	Catholic
Thomas CASGROVE	M		2	Irish	O 

1881 Census Place:	Escott Front, Leeds South, Ontario, Canada
	Source:	FHL Film 1375868  NAC C-13232  Dist 110  SubDist I  Page 32  Family 160
	Sex	Marr	Age	Origin	Birthplace

Patrick COSGRIFF	M	M	55	Irish	Ireland
	Occ:	Farmer	Religion:	Catholic
Margaret GOSGRIFF	F	M	46	Irish	Ireland
			Religion:	Catholic
Margaret GOSGRIFF	F		20	Irish	O (Ontario)
			Religion:	Catholic
Micheal COSGRIFF	M		19	Irish	O (Ontario)
	Occ:	Farmer Son	Religion:	Catholic
William COSGRIFF	M		16	Irish	O (Ontario)
	Occ:	Farmer Son	Religion:	Catholic
Patrick COSGRIFF	M		12	Irish	O (Ontario)
			Religion:	Catholic
James COSGRIFF	M		10	Irish	O (Ontario)
			Religion:	Catholic
Mary COSGRIFF	F		8	Irish	O (Ontario)
			Religion:	Catholic
Julie COSGRIFF	F		6	Irish	O (Ontario)
			Religion:	Catholic
Elizabeth COSGRIFF	F		2	Irish	O (Ontario)


1881 Census Place:	Escott Front, Leeds South, Ontario, Canada
	Source:	FHL Film 1375868  NAC C-13232  Dist 110  SubDist I  Page 36  Family 175
	Sex	Marr	Age	Origin	Birthplace

John COSGRIFF	M	M	26	Irish	O (Ontario)
	Occ:	Farmer	Religion:	Catholic
Elizabeth COSGRIFF	F	M	22	Irish	O (Ontario)
			Religion:	Catholic


1881 Census Place:	Elizabethtown, Brockville, Ontario, Canada
	Source:	FHL Film 1375868  NAC C-13232  Dist 109  SubDist F  Div 3  Page 14
	Family 65	Sex	Marr	Age	Origin	Birthplace

Micheal COSGROVE	M	W	73	Irish	Ireland
	Occ:	Farmer	Religion:	Catholic
Mary COSGROVE	F		30	Irish	O (Ontario)
			Religion:	Church of England

1881 Census Place:	West Ward, Brockville, Brockville, Ontario, Canada
	Source:	FHL Film 1375867  NAC C-13231  Dist 109  SubDist A  Page 2  Family 10
	Sex	Marr	Age	Origin	Birthplace

John MYERS	M	M	40	English	Ontario
	Occ:	Not Given	Religion:	Church of England
Elizabeth A. MYERS	F	M	30	Irish	Ontario
			Religion:	Church of England
Blanche E. MYERS	F		10	English	Ontario
			Religion:	Church of England
Jane L. COSGROVE	F	W	50	Scottish	Ireland
			Religion:	Church of England

1881 Census Place:	Kemptville, Leeds & Grenville North, Ontario, Canada
	Source:	FHL Film 1375867  NAC C-13231  Dist 107  SubDist F  Page 23  Family 113
	Sex	Marr	Age	Origin	Birthplace

Thomas G. COSGROVE	M	M	48	Irish	Ireland
	Occ:	Cabinet Maker	Religion:	C. Presbyterian
Margaret COSGROVE	F	M	37	Irish	O 
			Religion:	C. Presbyterian
Mary E. COSGROVE	F		4	Irish	O 
			Religion:	C. Presbyterian
George R. COSGROVE	M		2	Irish	O 
			Religion:	C. Presbyterian

1881 Census Place:	Centre Ward, Brockville, Brockville, Ontario, Canada
	Source:	FHL Film 1375868  NAC C-13232  Dist 109  SubDist C  Page 14  Family 81
	Sex	Marr	Age	Origin	Birthplace

James COSGROVE	M	M	30	Irish	O (Ontario)
	Occ:	Labourer	Religion:	Catholic
Annie COSGROVE	F		19	Irish	O 
			Religion:	Catholic


1881 Census Place:	Crosby South, Leeds South, Ontario, Canada
	Source:	FHL Film 1375868  NAC C-13232  Dist 110  SubDist K  Page 4  Family 13
	Sex	Marr	Age	Origin	Birthplace

Alexander RANKEN	M	M	26	Scottish	O (Ontario)
	Occ:	Farmer	Religion:	Presbyterian
Margaret RANKEN	F	M	23	Irish	O 
			Religion:	Presbyterian
Alexander RANKEN	M		1	Scottish	O 
			Religion:	Presbyterian
Jane COSGROVE	F		15	Irish	O 
	Occ:	Servant	Religion:	Church of England

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1901 Census Canada, Ontario
Leeds South, Younge-Escott front
Con 3, lot 24 80 acres

3 2 2 John Cosgriff     head  09 Jul 1853   47   Ont.        -    farmer
      Elizabeth H.      wife  15 Aug 1859   41   Ont.
      Mary E.           dau   21 Nov 1886   15   Ont.             3 mos. School
      Loretta Hatie     dau   06 Jan 1888   13   Ont.             3 mos. School
      Wm Clark          son   15 Aug 1890   11   Ont.             4 mos. School
      A. Patrick        son   07 Sep 1892    9   Ont.             4 mos. School
      Florance Gerturde dau   02 Mar 1896    4   Ont.
      James Bennet      son   11 Jun 1899    1   Ont.

1901 Census Canada, Ontario, Leeds Co., Yonge & Escott (Front) i-6, p.2

32 15  	15 	Cosgriff Patrick C  M 	  	Head 	S 	Mar 24 	1867 	34 Ontario
33 15	15 	Cosgriff Margaret   F 	  	Mother 	W 	    	1837 	64 Ireland immig 1844
34 15  	15 	Cosgriff Margaret   F 	  	Sister 	S 	May 27 	1860 	40 Ontario
35 15  	15 	Cosgriff William    M 	  	Brother S 	Mar 19 	1868 	36 Ontario
36 15  	15 	Cosgriff Mary       F 	  	Sister 	S 	May 15 	1872 	28 Ontario
37 15  	15 	Cosgriff Elizabeth  F 	  	Sister 	S 	Nov 1 	1878 	22 Ontario

1901 Census Canada, Ontario, Leeds & Grenville (North) #82, Kemptville (Village), c-2, p.12

10 132 136 Thomas Cosgrove   M head       M 28 Jan 1833 68 Ontario rural Presbyterian Irish janitor
11         Margaret          F wife       M 12 Sep 1844 56 Ontario rural Presbyterian Irish
12         Eleanor R.        F dau        S 14 Aug 1885 15 Ontario urban Presbyterian Irish student
13         Martha Culley     F sis-in-law S 24 Sep 1849 51 Ontario rural Presbyterian Irish
14         Mary E. McDiarmid F boarder    S  9 Feb 1877 23 Ontario urban Presbyterian Scotch s. teacher
15         Olive Thompson    F boarder    S 15 Aug 1879 21 Ontario rural Presbyterian Irish  s. teacher
16         Hugh McMaster     M boarder    S 18 Jan 1880 21 Ontario rural Baptist      Scotch  student
17         Charles F. Lindsay M boarder   S  8 Dec 1884 16 Ontario urban Presbyterian English student

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 Ontario  Leeds Co  Escott

                      1861  1871  censuses

 Patrick Cosgriff Ire  34    44   (b.c1827)
 Margaret (Hyde)  Ire  24    40   (b.c1837 or c1831)
 John Cosgriff    Can   8    17   (b.c1853)
 Ellen            Can   6    15   (b.c1855)
 Thomas           Can   4    13   (b.c1857)
 Margaret         Can   1    11   (b.c1860)
 Michael          Can         9   (b.c1862)
 William          Can         7   (b.c1864)
 Patrick          Can         5   (b.c1866)
 James            Can         2   (b.c1869)

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 Film 1301767  Brockville, Ont.  St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
                     [lived in Escott]
 Patrick Cosgriff
 Margaret Hyde
      John Cosgriff md. Norah Elizabeth Burns - wits: James Lappan & Mgt Cosgrif
      Ellen Cosgriff md. Robert Leader - wits: James Dillon & Margaret Cosgriff
      Thomas Cosgriff born 26 Oct 1857 - spns: Denis Donovan & Bridget O'Brien
      Margaret Cosgriff born 27 May 1860 - spns: Denis Donovan & Emily Shields
      Michael
      William Cosgrave born 19 Mar 1865 - spns: Patrick Doyle & Ellen Donovan
      Patrick
      James Cosgriff born 28 Feb 1870 - spns: John Kavanagh & wife
      Julie Ann Cosgrove born 13 Aug 1874 - spns: Robert Leeder & Julia Hillier

 Robert Leader
 Ellen Cosgriff
      Herman James Leader born 01 Feb 1882 - spns: Thos. Cosgrove & Bridget Tobin
      Robert Leader born 21 Apr 1884 - spns: Wm. Cosgrove & Eliz Ann Clair

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 Film 1301767  Brockville, Ont.  St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

 confirmations  13 Jul 1869     John Cosgriff  = Jno Cosgriff
                                Thos Cosgrove
                                Ellen Cosgrove

 6  marriage 22 May 1875 Robert Leader of Escott, son of Robert Leader and
 Elizabeth Gavan to Ellen Cosgriff of Escott, dau of Patrick Cosgriff and
 Margaret Hyde.  Witnesses: James Dillon and Margaret Cosgriff


Provincial Marriage Records
file 4723
12 May 1875
Robert Leader, age 25, Escott, b. in Escott, son of Robert Leader &
Elizabeth Gavie?
Ellen Cosgrove, age 19, Escott, b. in Escott, dau of Patrick Cosgrove &
Margaret Hyde
wit: not available
rel: RC

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film 1305639  St. Patrick's, Toronto


 p.60 Baptized 06-11-1905 Joseph Bernard Meehan b. 05-22-1905 in Toronto to
 Michael J. Meehan of Woodbridge, Ontario and Margaret Cosgrove of Brockville,
Ontario. Sponsors: J? M. Meehan and Mary? Cosgrove.

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Film 1301767  Brockville, Ont.  St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

John Cosgriff (Cosgrove)
Hannah Elizabeth Burns
     Michael James      b. 06 Mar 1883 spns: Lawrence & S. Jane Leader
     Florance Gertrude  b. 28 Mar 1897 spns: Mike & Lizzie Cosgrove

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Film 1301767  Brockville, Ont.  St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

James Cosgrove
Ann Delaney
     Rose Della        b. 22 May 1874 spns: Catherine Delaney
     Bridget Ellen     b. 03 Jun 1888 spns: William & Bridget Cosgrove
     Catherine Julie   b. 05 Feb 1893 spns: James Horan & Cath Ennis
     James Patrick     b. 11 June 1891 spns: George & Mary Delaney


Robert Parry (Perry)
Catherine Cosgriff
     Mary Agnes Perry  b.22 May 1892 spns: William & Berthe Gallagher

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Film 1301767  Brockville, Ont.  St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

William Shaw
Margaret Cosgrove
     Joseph Peter      b. 19 May 1883  spns: Peter Shaw & Bridget Cosgrove
     Mary              b. 11 May 1886 spns: James Shaw & Isabella Hudson
     Ann               b. 14 Jan 1889 spns: James Shaw & Mrs. Horan

Thomas Cosgrove
Margaret Cullen
     Margaret Eaisha   b. 28 June 1876 spns: Wm. Shaw & Eleanor Tobin
     Thomas            b. 20 Feb 1879 spns: Edward Kelly & Margaret Kelly

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Film 1301767  Brockville, Ont.  St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

p.4 26th March 1865 baptized William Cosgrave born 19 March 1865 to Peter
[sic Patrick] Cosgrave and Margaret Hyde.  Sponsors: Patrick Doyle and
Ellen Donovan.

p.600 15 May 1885  confirmation of William John Cosgrove

p.308 28 March 1897 baptized Florence Gertrude Cosgrove born 02 Mar 1897 to
John Cosgrove and Hannah (Norah) Eliza Burns.  Sponsors: Michael Cosgrove and
Lizzie Cosgrove.

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Film 1301767  Brockville, Ont.  St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

p.96 05 Feb 1893 baptized Catherine Julia Cosgrove born 19 Jan 1893 to James
Cosgrove and Ann Delaney.  Sponsors: James Horan and Catherine Ennis?

p.92 22 May 1892 baptized Mary Agnes Perry born 29 Apr 1892 to Robert Perry and
Catherine Cosgriff.  Sponsors: William Gallagher and Berthe Gallagher.

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Database: Brockville District, Ontario Canada 1901 Census: Brockville Centre & Brockville North Ward
Name Birth Date Birth Place Census Year Location Film # Division # Page # Entry # Family # Relationship to Head of Household Immigration

Margaret Cosgrove b. Nov 15 1851  Ontario  1901  Brockville North Ward  T-6460 2  11  37  117  head -
Briget            b. Mar 07 1873  Ontario  1901  Brockville North Ward  T-6460 2  11  38  117  daughter -
Mary A            b. Aug 24 1877  Ontario  1901  Brockville North Ward  T-6460 2  11  39  117  daughter -
Margaret A        b. Jun 28 1880  Ontario  1901  Brockville North Ward  T-6460 2  11  40  117  daughter -


Database: Brockville District, Ontario Canada 1901 census: Brockville East Ward & Brockville South Ward
Name Birth Date Birth Place Census Year Location Film # Division # Page # Entry # Family # Relationship to Head of Household Immigration

Michael W. Cosgrove b. Aug 27 1856  Ontario  1901  Brockville Town, East Ward  T-6460 2  3  7  25  head -
Roxanna             b. Nov 01 1858  Ontario  1901  Brockville Town, East Ward  T-6460 2  3  8  25  wife -
Joseph M            b. Dec 13 1887  Ontario  1901  Brockville Town, East Ward  T-6460 2  3  9  25  son -
John J              b. Feb 21 1896  Ontario  1901  Brockville Town, East Ward  T-6460 2  3  10  25  son -


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Marriage Index

Cosgrove, Mary      Brockville (Elizabethtown Twp, Leeds Co)      Aug ?, 1919  16117
Cosgriff, John      Brockville (Elizabethtown Twp, Leeds Co)             1880   5871
Cosgriff, Catherine Brockville (Elizabethtown Twp, Leeds Co)     May 19, 1891   6763
Cosgriff, Ellen     Brockville (Elizabethtown Twp, Leeds Co)     May 12, 1875   4723
Cosgrove, Mary      Elizabeth Town (Elizabethtown Twp, Leeds Co) May 08, 1883   6163

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Marriages

19 May 1891  file number 6763
Robert Samuel Perry, 28, Brockville, b. in Prescott, Ont., son of Thomas Perry
& Mary Mac Gowan
Catherine Cosgriff, 29, Brockville, b. in Ireland, dau of Lawrence Cosgriff
& Nora Hurley
wit: Edward Kelly of Brockville & Agnes McNally of Brockville
rel: RC

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Naturalizations....Beadle County, South Dakota....
C261 Thomas F.      COSGRIFF      1857 b     Can               p  -                         34

Thomas F. Cosgriff  b.1857 in Canada (may be the same as Thomas Cosgriff, the
son of Patrick Cosgriff & Margaret Hyde of Escott).

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1875 / 1880 Census Index

T. F. Cosgriff  Lawrence County, South Dakota  253  Deadwood City  1880 / 1875

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12-10-1999 Letter from my cousin Don Chisholm

I have been doing a bit more work on the David (Cosgriff) and Annie's years in Wardner (Idaho)--
particularly trying to locate where they lived.  The only reference I have
is to a property in David's name on Sierra Nevada Road in Wardner which would
have been near the mine.  It was sold for unpaid taxes at auction in 1902 but
I can't find any record of when he might have owned it.  I did note, again,
that Con (Cornelius Cosgriff) sold a house and lot on Kellog [Kellogg] Street,
Wardner, in Dec. 1889 for $175.00.  Apparently he was still in the area in
1892 as he, along with David and many others was named on an injunction against
the union and individual miners.  He appears to have been at the Gem mine in
Burke, about 10 miles from Wardner.  A Thomas F. Cosgriff also shows up in a
land transaction but I don't know who he was.

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http://www.rootsweb.com/~onleedsg/docs/ld_mar.htm

Leeds & Grenville GenWeb, Leeds County Marriages, 1869 - 1875

Transcribed from Ontario Vital Statistics
by Eileen Truesdell


Film No 1862694 Vol 11 - 14

Thomas George Cosgrove  33  Ire  Michael / Elizabeth
Margaret McCully  27  Aug  Thomas / Isabella
Feb 23, 1871  Aug  292

Film No 1862892

Robert Leeder  28  Escott  Robert / Elizabeth Gavin
Ellen Cosgriff  19  Escott  Patrick / Margaret Hyde
May 12, 1875  Brock  4723

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Deaths

COSGROVE, Michael, m, March 6, 1901, 97 years, Ireland, cause – senile decay, farmer, infm –
Dr. Dunn, Elizabethtown (Leeds Co.) 015596-01

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