Quirks of MA and Canada
I am trying to find out information about my great-grandfather, John Quirk, born approximately 1828/9 in Ireland but I don't know where.He married Margaret Dwyer (born 3/1838) but I don't know where or when.Margaret was also born in Ireland.
According to a cousin, the family settled in Massachusetts via Nova Scotia.I don't know how long they stayed in Canada.
In the 1870 US Federal Census for MA I found John & Catherine with five of their 8 children.Kate, the oldest, was born in Massachusetts in 1863.The rest of the children are William b. 1865, John, Jr., born 1867, George (my grandfather) b. 1869, Fred b. 1871, Lizzie b. 1873, and James b. 1875. Also listed with John and Catherine is Mary Quirk age 70 who I'm assuming is John's mother.There is no record of John and Catherine in the 1860 Census so I'm assuming they came to the US sometime after the 1860 Census but before their daughter, Kate, was born in 1863.
Does anyone know anything about my family?