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Joseph Teskey 1805 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jan 1805

Birth Location: Court Matrix, Rathkeale, Ireland

Death Date: 18 Oct 1878

Death Location: Orillia, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Garrett Teskey

Mother: Catherine Dulmage

Spouse(s): Mary Shier

Children(s): Benjamin Teskey, Charles Teskey, William Teskey, John Teskey, Annie Teskey, Joseph Teskey, Henry Teskey

Joseph Teskey was born in 1805 in Court Matrix, Rathkeale, Ireland, the child of Garrett Teskey and Catherine Dulmage. In 1861, Joseph Teskey resided in Medonte, Simcoe, Canada West, Canada. Joseph Teskey married Mary Anne Shier, and had children including Benjamin Teskey, Charles M Teskey, William Teskey, John Charles Teskey, Annie Teskey, Joseph Teskey, Henry Teskey. Joseph Teskey passed away in 1878 in Orillia, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Joseph Teskey was born in 1805 in Court Matrix, Rathkeale, Ireland, the child of Garrett Teskey and Catherine Dulmage.
  • In 1861, Joseph Teskey resided in Medonte, Simcoe, Canada West, Canada.
  • Joseph Teskey married Mary Anne Shier, and had children including Benjamin Teskey, Charles M Teskey, William Teskey, John Charles Teskey, Annie Teskey, Joseph Teskey, Henry Teskey.
  • Joseph Teskey passed away in 1878 in Orillia, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Garrett Teskey
1750 – 1836
Birth Location: Courtmatrix, Limerick, Ireland
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Catherine Dulmage
1750 – 1819
Birth Location: Courtmatrix, 5310, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Shier
1815 – 1906
Birth Location: Courtmatrass, Limerick, Ireland
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Children(s)

Benjamin Teskey
1837 – 1926
Birth Location: Rathkeale, Limerck, Ireland
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Charles Teskey
1842 – 1915
Birth Location: Limerick, Ireland
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William Teskey
1846 – 1937
Birth Location: Medonte Township, Simcoe County Ontario, Canada
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John Teskey
1848 – 1929
Birth Location: Medonte Township, Simcoe County Ontario, Canada
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Annie Teskey
1850 – 1874
Birth Location: Medonte Township, Simcoe County Ontario, Canada
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Joseph Teskey
1851 – 1934
Birth Location: Simcoe Cty, Ontario, Canada
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Henry Teskey
1854 – 1925
Birth Location: Medonte Township, Simcoe County Ontario, Canada
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Joseph Teskey's Ancestors

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Joseph Teskey
1805 – 1878
Birth Place: Court Matrix, Rathkeale, Ireland
Parents
Garrett Teskey
1750 – 1836
Courtmatrix, Limerick, Ireland
Catherine Dulmage
1750 – 1819
Courtmatrix, 5310, Ireland
Grandparents
Jacob Teskey
1693 – 1764
Southern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, Palatinate
Catherine Hedrick
1708 – 1798
Limerick, Ireland
Johann (Jacob) Dulmage
1720 – 1781
Court, Limerick, , Ireland
Anna (Barbara) Switzer
1725 – 1763
County Limerick, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Teskey
1659 – 1764
Anna Oliens
1664 – 1709
Jacob Hedrick
1682 –
Anna Kohr
1686 –
Garret Dulmage
1697 – 1769
Ellenor Powell
1697 – 1763
Johann Schweitzer
1681 – 1768
Maria Kuench
1681 – 1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Teskey
1630 –
Hans Oliens
1635 –
Johannes Dolmetsch
Anna
Richard Powell
Grace
Johann Schweitzer
1658 – 1746
Anna Rhelburg
1663 – 1733

Joseph Teskey's Descendants

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Joseph Teskey (18 Jan 1805 – 18 Oct 1878) m. Mary (Anne) Shier (26 Jan 1815 – 8 Oct 1906)
  1. 1. Benjamin Teskey (28 Oct 1837 – 13 Aug 1926) m. Margarete (MacLeod) Horne (2 Oct 1848 – 2 Mar 1929)
    1. 1. Mary (McLeod) Teskey (25 Jun 1874 – 29 Jan 1959) m. William Beers (1837 – 29 Sep 1919)
      1. 1. Caroline (Teskey) Beers (about 1903 – 30 Jan 1975)
    2. 2. James (Joseph) Teskey (1 Jun 1876 – 29 Jul 1960) m. Adeline (Ella) Wilson (11 May 1874 – 20 Jun 1961)
      1. 1. Grace (Rutherford Eileen Margaret) Teskey (3 Jun 1908 – Mar 02, 2005)
      2. 2. Adeline (Frances "Pansy") Teskey (13 Apr 1910 – 12 May 2001) m. George (Nigel Chedzey) Mayo (06 Jan 1912 – 04 Feb 1994)
        1. 1. Gareth Mayo (1949 – )
        2. 2. Ruth (Eileen Adeline) Mayo
      3. 3. Benjamin (James Enslow) Teskey (15 Oct 1913 – 23 Nov 2004) m. Jane (Henrietta Faith) Steele (28 Feb 1915 – 8 July 1967) m. Betty (Jane) Skinner (1915 – 2005)
        1. 1. Robert Teskey
        2. 2. Dennis Teskey
        3. 3. Maureen Teskey
        4. 4. Patricia Teskey
        5. 5. Donald Teskey
        6. 6. David Teskey ( – 1991)
    3. 3. William (John) Teskey (11 Apr 1878 – 12 May 1962) m. Clara (Ann Clemintine) Brown (1874 – 1958)
      1. 1. Hazel (Maria) Teskey (15 Nov 1906 – 1979)
      2. 2. Marguerite (M.) Teskey (29 Oct 1909 – 01 May 1987)
    4. 4. Margaret (McLeod) Teskey (21 Jan 1880 – 7 October 1947) m. Rufus (Henry) Hill (6 Feb 1878 – 27 Dec 1973)
      1. 1. Norman Hill
      2. 2. Margaret Hill
    5. 5. Benjamin (Norman MacLeod) Teskey (29 May 1882 – 28 Feb 1976) m. Donna ("Dora") Dunlop (8 Aug 1888 – 29 Dec1973)
      1. 1. Clara (Victoria) Teskey (16 Aug 1911 – 1 Jul 1998) m. Frederick (George) Meek (abt 1858 – 1943)
        1. 1. Clara (Dona Lois) Meek (31 Jan 1935 – 1 March 2015) m. Gordon (Albert) Howes (24 February 1931 – 2010)
      2. 2. Bertha (Mae) Teskey (24 Aug 1913 – 5 Oct 1980) m. Winston Davies (18 Sep 1908 – 10 Oct 1967)
        1. 1. Peter Davies
        2. 2. Michael Davies
        3. 3. Patricia ("Patty") Davies m. Bert Useem
      3. 3. Mary (Christina Margaret) Teskey (Abt. 1915 – 4 Feb 2005) m. Richard (Walter) Roe (abt 1911 – )
        1. 1. Norma Roe (Abt. 1943 – ) m. Wayne Slessor
        2. 2. Marion Roe (Abt. 1945 – ) m. LLoyd Bartholomew
      4. 4. Charles (Ronald Benjamin) Teskey (13 Oct 1916 – 1975) m. Dorothea (C.) Mundrell (1921 – 1988)
        1. 1. Donald Teskey (1950 – )
        2. 2. Dianne Teskey
      5. 5. Arthur (Norman) Teskey (26 Sep 1917 – 18 Jan 1995) m. Anne (Mildred) Clegg (5 Dec 1920 – 26 May 2002)
        1. 1. Bruce Teskey (Abt. 1946 – ) m. Anna Czweriznk
        2. 2. Paul (Norman) Teskey (10 Aug 1948 – 31 May 1994) m. Jane (Ruth) Thomson (24 Aug 1949 – )
        3. 3. Kerrie Teskey (9 Mar 1958 – ) m. Margaret Steen
      6. 6. Edith Teskey (6 Aug 1920 – 29 Sep 2006) m. Ernest Botting
        1. 1. Donna Botting
        2. 2. Ronald Botting
      7. 7. Shirley Teskey (4 Apr 1932 – 15 Dec 2006) m. Ewart (Gordon) Clemens (5 Jul 1933 – 9 Mar 2016)
        1. 1. Nancy Clemens m. Vern (Keith) Vivian (abt 1954 – 10 Apr 2012)
        2. 2. Pauline Clemens
        3. 3. Terri-Lynn Clemens
    6. 6. Alexander (Marshall) Teskey (13 Sep 1886 – 27 May 1971) m. Jessie (Catherine) Litster (15 Aug 1891 – 23 Aug 1968)
      1. 1. John (Alexander) Teskey (3 May 1910 – 1986) m. Pearl (Robina) Digby (11 Feb 1913 – 22 Apr 1994)
      2. 2. Alice (Margaret Mae) Teskey (26 Jul 1913 – 24 Jul 2001) m. John Morris
      3. 3. Manley Teskey (3 Jul 1915 – 31 Mar 1998) m. Germaine (Marie "Gerry") Talbot (2 Dec 1924 – 16 Jun 2002)
    7. 7. Marian (Jane Caroline "Minnie") Teskey (28 Jun 1889 – 30 Jan 1975)
    8. 8. George (Reuben) Teskey (3 Feb 1894 – 21 May 1992) m. Lulu (Vivian) Nicholson (1896 – )
  2. 2. Charles (M) Teskey (1842 – 11 SEP 1915) m. Caroline Donaldson (4 Sep 1843 – 1878)
    1. 1. George (William) Teskey (FEB 1870 – 10 Mar 1959) m. Anne Gough (2 Apr 1872 – 30 May 1933) m. Minnie (Florence) Watson (1880 – 20 Apr 1961)
      1. 1. George (Henry) Teskey (26 Oct 1894 – 12 Jul 1977) m. Mary (Ellen Matilda) Smith (28 Sep 1900 – 29 NOV 1990)
        1. 1. Teskey (Abt. 1918 – )
        2. 2. William (Harold (Jim)) Teskey (1920 – 09 May 1997) m. Beryl (Irene) Batchelor (14 Nov 1923 – 5 Nov 2015)
        3. 3. Robert (John) Teskey (28 Sep 1920 – 17 Mar 1924)
        4. 4. Living Teskey
      2. 2. Alvin Teskey (5 AUG 1897 – 6 MAR 1967) m. Christina (Helena) Graham (23 Jul 1897 – 27 Nov 1969)
        1. 1. Helen (Dorren) Teskey (1924 – 7 JUN 2005) m. Ken Parker ( – 1971)
        2. 2. Shirley Teskey (19 Oct 1926 – 20 Oct 1926)
      3. 3. Stanley Teskey (15 Jul 1899 – 30 Aug 1957) m. Gwendolyn Coulter (30 Jun 1905 – 22 Feb 1995)
        1. 1. Robert Teskey (Abt. 1935 – )
      4. 4. Charles (Joseph) Teskey (27 Feb 1901 – 04 Apr 1984) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Peers (27 Feb 1904 – 18 Feb 1966)
        1. 1. Douglas (Charles) Teskey (1922 – 13 Oct 1997) m. Frances (Mary) Warwick (23 Jul 1923 – 7 Dec 2000) m. Dorothy (Olive) Misener (25 Jun 1915 – 11 Apr 2005)
        2. 2. Stanley (James) Teskey (15 Dec 1924 – 25 Apr 1945)
        3. 3. Gordon (Wilfred) Teskey (08 Mar 1932 – 08 Mar 1932)
      5. 5. Earl Teskey (26 Sep 1903 – 15 Oct 1903)
      6. 6. Cyril (Gough) Teskey (15 Oct 1907 – 1978) m. Edna (Kathleen) Cobban (29 May 1907 – 1997)
        1. 1. Carol Teskey (1937 – ) m. Sandy McGregor (abt 1935 – )
        2. 2. Edward (George Walter) Teskey (20 Mar 1940 – ) m. Helen (Alien) Brown (29 Mar 1941 – )
        3. 3. Donald (Ralph) Teskey (11 Aug 1944 – ) m. Helen Schaus
      7. 7. Muriel (Kathleen) Teskey (16 Mar 1908 – 10 Jan 1978) m. Telford ("Tat" John) Biehn (1905 – 18 Nov 1997)
        1. 1. John Biehn (29 Aug 1937 – ) m. Isabell
        2. 2. Judy Biehn (6 Apr 1939 – ) m. Craig
        3. 3. Terry (Sterling) Biehn (6 sep 1940 – ) m. Gayle
      8. 8. William (Lloyd) Teskey (25 Feb 1913 – 20 Jun 1989) m. Olive (Jean) McTavish (2 Mar 1922 – 30 Mar 1990)
        1. 1. Susan Teskey (Abt. 1949 – )
        2. 2. Robert (William " Bob") Teskey (25 Nov 1950 – 12 Apr 2005) m. Barbara Sweeney
        3. 3. Ray Teskey
        4. 4. Larry Teskey
        5. 5. Ron Teskey
        6. 6. Judie Teskey
      9. 9. J. (T.) Biehn
    2. 2. Jennie Teskey (abt 1871 – )
    3. 3. Mary Teskey (abt 1872 – ) m. Bingham (Abt 1870 – )
    4. 4. James (Joseph) Teskey (10 Jan 1875 – 08 Jun 1925) m. Edith (Louise) Walton (30 May 1884 – 04 Jan 1933)
      1. 1. Charles (Carson) Teskey (19 Dec 1902 – 8 Jul 1998) m. Gladys (Maud) Brazier (11 Sep 1902 – 31 Jul 1990)
        1. 1. Kay Teskey
        2. 2. Eireen Teskey
      2. 2. Vera (Sylvia) Teskey (16 Nov 1904 – 15 May 1992) m. George (Frederick) Sweetlove (c1902 – )
        1. 1. Allan Love (20 Jan 1933 – 11 Sep 2003)
        2. 2. Gary Love
        3. 3. Verna Love
      3. 3. Stillborn Teskey (5 Jun 1906 – 05 Jun 1906)
      4. 4. Norman (William) Teskey (18 Jun 1910 – OCT 1973) m. Marie (Eleanor) Musselmann (19 May 1913 – 1975)
        1. 1. James (Joseph) Teskey (23 Aug 1932 – 26 May 1988) m. Diana (Joan) Lee (31 Jan 1940 – 06 Apr 1982)
        2. 2. Marion Teskey (1937 – ) m. Hand
        3. 3. William (Frederick) Teskey (28 Oct 1939 – 8 Jul 2017) m. Lisa
      5. 5. George (Alvin) Teskey (17 Aug 1914 – 05 Jul 1995) m. Mabel (Irene) Davis (12 Apr 1915 – 07 Apr 1993)
        1. 1. James (Alfred George) Teskey (23 May 1935 – 22 May 2009)
        2. 2. Barbara Teskey (1938 – )
        3. 3. Eleanor (Irene) Teskey (31 Oct 1939 – ) m. Donald Verner (4 Aug 1937 – 6 Jan 2018)
        4. 4. Leona (Isabell Grace) Teskey (16 Feb 1942 – 17 Oct. 2001)
        5. 5. Charmaine Teskey m. Gerald Diotte
        6. 6. Norma Teskey
      6. 6. Grace (Edith) Teskey (18 Dec 1915 – 22 Oct 1980) m. William (Burt) Smith (2 Sep 1916 – 11 Apr 1996)
        1. 1. Gordon (Maxwell) Smith (21 Oct 1943 – 20 Oct 2018) m. Barbara Quinton
        2. 2. William (Grant) Smith (21 Aug 1946 – 14 May 2004) m. Maureen
        3. 3. Edith (Marlene) Smith (28 Mar 1948 – ) m. Wayne (Howard) Spath
        4. 4. Graham (Burt) Smith (29 Mar 1951 – ) m. Barbara (Jean) Dee
      7. 7. Evelie Teskey (Abt 1919 – ) m. Garland
    5. 5. Louisa Teskey (10 Feb 1877 – 23 Feb 1877)
    6. 6. Robert (John) Teskey (10 jan 1878 – 1 Aug 1878)
    7. 7. Manley (Benjamin C) Teskey (19 Oct 1880 – 7 Mar 1958)
  3. 3. William Teskey (1846 – 1937) m. Helen Horne (17 Dec 1854 – 6 May 1927)
    1. 1. Annie (Ellen) Teskey (3 Mar 1878 – 14 Dec 1972) m. George (Herbert Grant) MacPherson (03 Apr 1875 – )
      1. 1. Stuart MacPherson
    2. 2. William (Garret) Teskey (19 May 1879 – 28 Apr 1963) m. Johanna Lehane (abt 1870 – ABT 1965)
      1. 1. George (William) Teskey (31 May 1909 – 30 May 1985) m. Anne (M) Mell (22 Sep 1905 – 4 Mar 1999)
    3. 3. Manley (Benjamin) Teskey (19 Oct 1880 – 7 Mar 1958) m. Austa (F) Gilbert (abt 1894 – )
    4. 4. Thomas (Clifford) Teskey (24 Jun 1882 – 01 Mar 1969)
    5. 5. Mary (Tirzah Bertha) Teskey (May 19 1885 – 13 Apr 1981) m. Angus (Matheson) MacDonald (1888 – 16 February 1964)
      1. 1. Charles MacDonald ( – Aug 2006)
    6. 6. Howard (Wilfred) Teskey (4 Sep 1887 – ) m. Margaret (Ruth) Duncan (abt 1893 – )
      1. 1. Charles (Melville) Teskey (22 sep 1912 – 23 Sep 1912)
      2. 2. Angus Teskey (aft 1913 – )
      3. 3. Harold (Grant) Teskey (17 Sep 1913 – 15 Nov 1931)
      4. 4. Evelyn (June) Teskey (aft 1914 – )
    7. 7. Evelyn (Mildred " Eva") Teskey (19 May 1892 – 31 August 1966) m. William (David) MacBride (29 Jan 1888 – 12 January 1973)
      1. 1. John (F.) MacBride (25 Aug 1926 – 4 May 1999) m. Evelyn ( – 1978)
    8. 8. Charles (Harold) Teskey (17 Sep 1894 – 24 Jan 1977)
  4. 4. John (Charles) Teskey (28 March 1848 – 22 May 1929) m. Amelia Williamson (abt 1850 – 8 Feb 1920)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Annie May) Teskey (10 Oct 1889 – )
    2. 2. Charles (Roy William) Teskey (15 Jul 1891 – 3 MAR 1958) m. Mae (Leticia Elizabeth) Robinson
      1. 1. Melville (Charles) Teskey (16 Apr 1923 – 13 Aug 1993)
      2. 2. William (Howard) Teskey (10 Aug 1924 – 01 May 2008) m. Gertrude (Ada) Smith (5 April 1928 – 11 April 2010)
      3. 3. Joan Teskey (26 Apr 1926 – 15 Nov 1997)
      4. 4. George (Henry) Teskey (25 dec 1927 – 26 Dec 2005)
  5. 5. Annie Teskey (1850 – 1874)
  6. 6. Joseph Teskey (5 Feb 1851 – 10 JUN 1934) m. Margaret (Mabella) Scanlan (1859 – 14 Jan 1926)
  7. 7. Henry Teskey (1854 – 19 Sep 1925) m. Mary (Ann) Reynolds (23 Aug 1863 – 20 Aug1940)
    1. 1. Dalton (Aubrey) Teskey (26 Mar 1901 – 1989) m. Kathleen (Muriel) Walker (31 JUL 1905 – 13 Jul 2002)
      1. 1. Alan (Geoge Henry D'alton) Teskey
    2. 2. Marjorie Teskey (6 Feb 1902 – 6 Aug 1990) m. John (Mansell) Hipwell (14 Oct 1901 – 14 May 1992)

Joseph Teskey's Timeline

5 Records

1805
18 Jan 1805
Birth of Joseph Teskey in Court Matrix, Rathkeale, Ireland
Court Matrix, Rathkeale, Ireland
1805
13 Jan 1805
Joseph Teskey was baptized in Limerick, Ireland
Limerick, Ireland
1861
1861
Age 56
Joseph Teskey resided here in Medonte, Simcoe, Canada West, Canada
Medonte, Simcoe, Canada West, Canada
1871
1871
Age 66
Joseph Teskey resided here in Medonte
Medonte
1878
18 Oct 1878
Age 73
Death of Joseph Teskey in Orillia, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
Orillia, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1805
    Event Place: Court Matrix, Rathkeale, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911
    [2] Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871
    [3] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_19.
    [4] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_19.
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1805
    Event Place: Limerick, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Medonte, Simcoe, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1073

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Medonte
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Simcoe County
    Record Source: Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1878
    Event Place: Orillia, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_19.
    [2] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_19.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orillia, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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