Oney was born 12th December 1829 in County Mayo, Ireland. This information was from her obituary in 1899. Her parents are not listed.
She came to Canada in 1847 locating in Scarboro Township in Ontario. There she married Frank Foote in 1858. They lived in the Amherstburg Township since 1860.
She had 8 children that are known: Martin Thomas, Wellington John, Sarah Jane, Henry Franklin, George Edward, Albert James, Alenira, and one child name unknown.
Oney died on 5 Mar 1899 in Colchester South, Ontario, Canada after an illness that lasted two years.
That is most of what I know about Oney. But who were her parents? Did she come to Canada alone? Where was she from in County Mayo?
Well here's hoping that the Luck of the Irish will be with me today. Let the search begin!
Started at one of my most used websites...Ancestry. Would you believe it there was a leaf beside Oney's name! I took that as a sign I was doing what I should be doing. Though the lead was for a piece of information (1881 Canadian Census) which I already had. It reminded me of Oney's religion. She was listed as Catholic. Not find much in a general search for Oney.
I decided to switch websites.... why not a different religion.... Mormon.So I went to FamilySearch.org. On the main screen, the word "Trees" stuck out to me. I realized I had not narrowed my Ancestry search to look only at other public member trees. Would a search there provide any links? I saw several family trees that basically were stuck at the same place as I was. Time to head back to FamilySearch. org for a true search.
Decided on just a general record search for Oney Frane 1829-1899. One record which did relate to Oney was her son's, Martin, Marriage Register Entry. Which led to two marriage records for her son, Martin. It would appear he was married twice to two different women with the same name. Each marriage record indicates that the wife's parents were different. But as he is a collateral line, I will leave that for another day.
FamilySearch website has turned up nothing to help me. Canadian Archives?? From the Library and Archives Canada main website, I choose "Ancestors Search." A search on Oney Frane turns up nothing. Nothing for Oney Foote either. I'll try dropping the "e" at end of Foote. That got two hits. Unfortunately, both the 1881 and 1891 Canadian Census which I already had documented.
Thus far the luck of the Irish has not been with me. Tried to do a random Google search. But the only entries link back to myself.
Dear 2nd Great Grandmother Oney, This lass needs your help to find out more about you and your family. I would appreciate any help.
Happy St Patrick's Day
