Daughter of: John FRANCEY1 (b. May, 1826, County Cork, Ireland, d. 28 Apr, 1908, Smithfield, AB). m. 30 Dec, 1863, Cobourg, ONT, Mary (Staples) DAVEY2 (b. 1825, Baltimore, ON, d. 1909, Smithfield, AB)1John FRANCEY arrived in Cobourg in 1857 and worked for Peter DAVEY on his farm on Lot 14 Concession II in Hamilton Township. He was listed as working this 112 acre farm north of Cobourg (owner of record, J.H. Staples),in the 1878 edition of "The Illustrated Historical Atlas of the Counties of Northumberland and Durham, Ontario" (ISBN #0-919302-18-1) (Ontario Provincial Archives #912.713 - N68 - 1878A)
From the National Archives of Canada: Ontario Census - 1871
FRANCEY , JOHN - Sex:Male - Age: 45
Birthplace:IRELAND - Religion:Wesleyan Methodist - Origin:IRISH - Occupation:FARMER
District:NORTHUMBERLAND WEST ( 054 ) - Sub-district:Hamilton Township ( A )
Division: 2 - Page:49 - Microfilm reel:C-9983 - Reference:RG31 — Statistics Canada
1901 Census of Canada
District: ON NORTHUMBERLAND (West/Ouest) (#96)
Subdistrict: Hamilton D-2 Page 6
Images are from National Archives Web Site
Details: Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6486
Transcriber: NLF
Proof reader: Cheryl Martyn
Francie John M Head M May 30 1829 71
Francie Mary E F Wife M Oct 14 1825 75
2Mary DAVEY was the daughter of James STAPLES (1795 - 7 Jan, 1867) b. Cty. Wexford, Ireland, who came to Canada in 1817, he was the 9th child of Thomas STAPLES and the first of his second marriage, to Jane BELL. Her mother was Elizabeth EPLETT (EPLATT) (1796-26 May, 1882) b. Cornwall, England.
Her first marriage (14 Jan, 1847) was to Peter DAVEY(b. 25 Apr, 1819, St. Neots, Cornwall, UK, d. 31 Jan, 1861, Cobourg, ON) , they had eight children, (Mary Elizabeth, Sara Jane, Maria, James John, Peter, Peter Richard, William Lawson, William, DAVEY).
Mary (1825-1909) and John (1826-1908) FRANCEY
"The Thomas Staples Family in Canada, The United States of America & Elsewhere", was compiled by Thomas Christopher Staples and published June 1, 1966. There was an earlier edition published in the 1950s. It is the genealogy of Thomas Staples, (1748-1825) who arrived in Cavan Township, Ontario, Canada from County Wexford, Ireland. I don't know where the book would be available but you might find it in your local library where it could be in their collection or possibly available through inter-library loan.
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The Staples Family History Assn. published newsletters for a period of ten years starting in 1977. The Jan 1984 issue features Thomas Staples who came from Gorey, (County Wexford, 50 mi. S. of Dublin) Ireland to Cavan Twp, Ontario, in 1823. He emigrated to Canada to join his sons and other members of his family who had sailed during the previous ten years.
Thomas(1748/5-8-1825) married Jane Bell (1757/5-1-1823) in 1775; he 27, she 18.1
They had ten children: John(1771-1849), Thomas(1777-1871), Ann(Nancy)(?-1872), Samuel(1780-1874), Mary(1784-1883), Elizabeth(c1786-?), Sarah(?-1876), Richard(c1790-?), James(c1795-1867) and Jane(c1798-1853).
This issue contains a generation chart to the third generation, which is all there was room for, since the family was so prolific! (78 grandchildren, 53 Staples surname, 215 Staples gg children.) It also contains an article about the difficulties that led to immigration and their beginnings in Canada.
Jane Bell became ill on the crossing from Ireland to Canada and is believed to have died shortly before the ship reached land, and was buried ashore. Elizabeth was the only one who remained in Ireland.
With so many descendants, his branch is the third largest in America, after Peter of Kittery, ME and John and Jeffery of MA.
Nothing definite seems to be known about the life of Thomas Staples in Ireland pre-1800 or about his ancestors.
- Fred Staples
1These numbers on Jane Bell are questionable, some sources have her 56 at death, (b. 1767). If James (1795) was her first child she was likely married to Thomas sometime between 1792-94, age 25-27. -(gw)