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James Hamilton Teskey 1830 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1830

Birth Location: Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland

Death Date: 25 Nov 1908

Death Location: Tamworth, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Teskey

Mother: Mary Reedy

Spouse(s): Mary Thompson

Children(s): Benjamin Teskey, Robert Teskey, John Teskey, William Teskey, Margaret Teskey, Gladys Teskey, Ernest Teskey

James Hamilton Teskey was born in 1830 in Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland, the child of William Lucius Teskey and Mary Ann Reedy. In 1891, James Hamilton Teskey resided in Addington, Ontario, Canada. In 1901, James Hamilton Teskey resided in Camden, Addington, Ontario, Canada. James Hamilton Teskey married Mary Ann Thompson, and had children including Benjamin James Teskey, Robert John Teskey, John Peter Hamilton Teskey, William Edward Lucius Teskey, Margaret Matilda Teskey, Gladys "Lily" Teskey, Ernest Teskey. James Hamilton Teskey passed away in 1908 in Tamworth, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Hamilton Teskey was born in 1830 in Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland, the child of William Lucius Teskey and Mary Ann Reedy.
  • In 1891, James Hamilton Teskey resided in Addington, Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1901, James Hamilton Teskey resided in Camden, Addington, Ontario, Canada.
  • James Hamilton Teskey married Mary Ann Thompson, and had children including Benjamin James Teskey, Robert John Teskey, John Peter Hamilton Teskey, William Edward Lucius Teskey, Margaret Matilda Teskey, Gladys "Lily" Teskey, Ernest Teskey.
  • James Hamilton Teskey passed away in 1908 in Tamworth, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Teskey
1787 – 1867
Birth Location: Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland
WT
Mary Reedy
1795 – 1841
Birth Location: Ballycahane Kilcornan Ardcanny Parish Limerick Ireland
MR

Spouses(s)

Mary Thompson
1844 – 1924
Birth Location: Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
MT

Children(s)

Benjamin Teskey
1868 – 1884
Birth Location: Camden, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario
BT
Robert Teskey
1870 – 1957
Birth Location: Camden, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
RT
John Teskey
1871 – 1933
Birth Location: Croydon, Ontario, Canada
JT
William Teskey
1874 – 1880
Birth Location: Camden, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
WT
Margaret Teskey
1878 – 1968
Birth Location: Camden, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario
MT
Gladys Teskey
1880 – 1941
Birth Location: Camden, Ontario, Canada
GT
Ernest Teskey
1883 – 1981
Birth Location: Camden, Ontario, Canada
ET

James Teskey's Ancestors

Self
James Teskey
1830 – 1908
Birth Place: Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland
Parents
William Lucius Teskey
1787 – 1867
Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland
Mary (Ann) Reedy
1795 – 1841
Ballycahane Kilcornan Ardcanny Parish Limerick Ireland
Grandparents
Christopher Teskey
1752 – 1837
Limerick, Ireland
Sarah (Ann) Bowen
1761 – 1846
Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland
James Reidy
1768 – 1840
County Limerick, Ireland
Young
County Limerick, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Teskey
1720 – 1808
Julianna Switzer
1726 – 1783
John Bowen
1728 – 1763
Ann Teskey
1730 – 1814
John Young
1726 – 1809
Mary Cripps
1732 – 1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Teskey
1689 – 1760
Barbara Daniel
1701 – 1762
Johann Schweitzer
1685 – 1755
Katherine Ruckle
1690 – 1755
Wendel Bowen
1700 – 1800
Jacob Teskey
1693 – 1764
Catherine Hedrick
1708 – 1798
Hans Krebs
1702 –

James Teskey's Descendants

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James (Hamilton) Teskey (8 May 1830 – 25 Nov 1908) m. Mary (Ann) Thompson (6 Apr 1844 – 24 Sep 1924)
  1. 1. Benjamin (James) Teskey (1868 – 1884)
  2. 2. Robert (John) Teskey (2 Feb 1870 – 26 Dec 1957) m. Mabel (Irene) Kellar (21 Feb 1880 – 06 Oct 1950)
    1. 1. Benjamin (James) Teskey (10 Oct 1901 – abt 1917/1944) m. Lydia (Agathay) Lowery (9 May 1920 – 4 Apr 1990)
      1. 1. James (Robert) Teskey (15 Jun 1938 – )
      2. 2. Myrtle (Irene) Teskey (7 Jan 1940 – ) m. Douglas (Keith) Crouch (12 Jul 1934 – )
    2. 2. Etta (May) Teskey (05 Mar 1903 – ) m. Andrew Hoffmann
    3. 3. Mildred (Marie) Teskey (28 May 1905 – 1 Feb 1979) m. Norbert (Albert) Simpson (1888 – 1982)
      1. 1. John Simpson (26 May 1933 – 11 Jul 1938)
      2. 2. Ralph (Manly) Simpson
      3. 3. Florabell (Rose) Simpson
      4. 4. Mary (Clarabell) Simpson
      5. 5. Frank (Albert Nelson) Simpson
      6. 6. Bernice (Beverly May) Simpson
    4. 4. William (Nelson) Teskey (1 Jun 1908 – 11 Jan 1979) m. Lucille Hedstrom (23 May 1928 – 1 Jun 2016)
      1. 1. Hazel Teskey
      2. 2. John Teskey
    5. 5. Ernest (Robert) Teskey (28 Feb 1910 – 6 May 1994) m. Myrtle (Evelyn) Hedstrom (3 Feb 1923 – 9 May 2001)
      1. 1. David (Moller) Teskey (Abt 1930 – )
      2. 2. Barbara (Fay) Teskey (25 Dec 1943 – ) m. Garth Gunrud (Abt. 1940 – ) m. Colin (Lenley) Coe m. Ross Allan m. Benjamin (Harold) Wickware m. Joseph (Pierre Phillipe) Bouffard (26 05 1938 – 7 May 2010)
        1. 1. Garth (Eugene) Teskey (11 Jun 1960 – 1980) m. Karen m. Jackie
        2. 2. Dwayne (Darrel) Coe (28 mar 1967 – )
        3. 3. Calvin (Lorne) Coe (12 Mar 1968 – )
        4. 4. David (Mollier) Teskey (2 Jun 1964 – ) m. Michelle (Wauckeen) Andersen
        5. 5. Adeline (Lynn) Teskey (1 June 1961 – 9 June 2019) m. Bill Gabaree
      3. 3. Rose (Marie) Teskey (1960 – ) m. Richard (Allan Tanner) Friesen (1956 – )
      4. 4. Ernest (Robert) Teskey ( – 8 Jun 2013) m. Fern (Hazel) Cameron
      5. 5. Aleline (Lynn) Teskey
      6. 6. Kenneth (William) Teskey
      7. 7. Philip (Edwin) Teskey
      8. 8. Morris (Boyd) Teskey
    6. 6. Anna (Mary) Teskey (1912 – 21 Jan 1937)
    7. 7. Marjorie (Irene) Teskey (1914 – ) m. Dewy Evans m. George Bowers
    8. 8. Violet (Louise) Teskey (4 Jan 1919 – 1976) m. Herhel Parsons
      1. 1. Jessie (Madge Ellen) Parsons (27 Aug 1940 – )
    9. 9. Clarence (Kenneth) Teskey (10 May 1923 – ) m. Esther (Mary) Nelson
  3. 3. John (Peter Hamilton) Teskey (28 Sep 1871 – 16 Nov 1933) m. Edna (Angeline) McKeown (25 Dec 1881 – 30 Mar 1950)
    1. 1. Angus (Earle) Teskey (19 June 1906 – Feb 11 1944) m. Kathleen (Nita) Brown (24 Sept 1910 – 1972)
    2. 2. Elsie (Eloy Marion) Teskey (27 Jun 1908 – 24 Jul 1999) m. Charles (Miguel) Fairbanks (1 May 1902 – March 1985)
    3. 3. Marjorie (Alice) Teskey (Nov 9 1910 – ) m. Borden (Allan) Benn (9 Jul 1911 – )
    4. 4. Edna (Kathleen) Teskey (23 Apr 1918 – 16 Nov 1998) m. James (Warren) Wagar (1 Nov 1904 – 1 Jul 1972) m. Arthur Moore (about 1915 – 1995)
      1. 1. Keith Wager m. Cecile
        1. 1. Andrée Wagar
    5. 5. John (Bruce) Teskey (1921 – 11 Dec 2006) m. Anna (May) Wagar (13 Feb 1918 – 17 Feb 2012) m. Nina Schamehorn
      1. 1. Carol Teskey (Abt. 1944 – )
      2. 2. Donna Teskey (Abt. 1945 – )
    6. 6. James (Lawrence) Teskey (7 Dec 1928 – 11 Aug 1996) m. Elsie Deshane (2 Nov 1932 – 11 Sep 2001)
      1. 1. Peter (Richard) Teskey (10 Jul 1952 – 29 Sep 2016)
      2. 2. Elsie (R) Teskey
  4. 4. William (Edward Lucius) Teskey (11 Mar 1874 – 5 Jul 1880)
  5. 5. Margaret (Matilda) Teskey (10 Feb 1878 – 1968) m. William (Albert) Burleigh (February 1873 – 1958)
    1. 1. James (Grantley) Burleigh (1908 – 1971) m. Bernice (Mildred) Harrison (abt 1908 – )
    2. 2. Edgar (A.) Burleigh (1921 – 1987)
  6. 6. Gladys ("Lily") Teskey (28 Apr 1880 – 1941) m. William (Henry) Piper (12 Sep 1866 – 26 Oct 1926)
    1. 1. Carrie (Elizabeth) Piper (26 Nov 1901 – 1963) m. John (Aiken) Goodfellow (about 1886 – 1973)
    2. 2. Olive Piper (Sep 1903 – )
    3. 3. Gertie (G) Piper (Oct 1906 – )
  7. 7. Ernest Teskey (9 Dec 1883 – 1981) m. Mary (Robertson) Dargavel (9 May 1882 – 1967)
    1. 1. John (Dargavel) Teskey (30 April 1921 – 27 Jan 1944)

James Teskey's Timeline

4 Records

1830
8 May 1830
Birth of James Hamilton Teskey in Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland
Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland
1891
1891
Age 61
James Hamilton Teskey resided here in Addington, Ontario, Canada
Addington, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 71
James Hamilton Teskey resided here in Camden, Addington, Ontario, Canada
Camden, Addington, Ontario, Canada
1908
25 Nov 1908
Age 78
Death of James Hamilton Teskey in Tamworth, Ontario, Canada
Tamworth, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1830
    Event Place: Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada
    [2] Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869
    [3] 1901 Census of Canada
    [4] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: .
    [5] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Addington, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Camden, Addington, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Camden Township, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1908
    Event Place: Tamworth, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: .
    [2] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tamworth, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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