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William Lucius Teskey 1787 – 1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1787

Birth Location: Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland

Death Date: 15 Apr 1867

Death Location: Tamworth, Ontario, Canada

Father: Christopher Teskey

Mother: Sarah Bowen

Spouse(s): Mary Reedy

Children(s): Joseph Teskey, Hardress Teskey, Solomon Teskey, Mary Teskey, Benjamin Teskey, Sarah Teskey, James Teskey, John Teskey, Joseph Teskey

The story of William Lucius Teskey began in 1787 in Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland. William Lucius Teskey married Mary Ann Reedy, and had children including Joseph Teskey, Hardress Teskey, Solomon Teskey, Mary Anne Teskey, Benjamin Hadras Teskey, Sarah Teskey, James Hamilton Teskey, John Teskey, Joseph Teskey. William Lucius Teskey passed away in 1867 in Tamworth, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lucius Teskey began in 1787 in Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland.
  • William Lucius Teskey married Mary Ann Reedy, and had children including Joseph Teskey, Hardress Teskey, Solomon Teskey, Mary Anne Teskey, Benjamin Hadras Teskey, Sarah Teskey, James Hamilton Teskey, John Teskey, Joseph Teskey.
  • William Lucius Teskey passed away in 1867 in Tamworth, Ontario, Canada.

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William Teskey's Ancestors

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William Teskey
1787 – 1867
Birth Place: Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland
Parents
Christopher Teskey
1752 – 1837
Limerick, Ireland
Sarah (Ann) Bowen
1761 – 1846
Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland
Grandparents
Joseph Teskey
1720 – 1808
Limerick, Ireland
Julianna (Joanna) Switzer
1726 – 1783
Limerick, Ireland
John Bowen
1728 – 1763
Ireland
Ann (Barbara) Teskey
1730 – 1814
Ireland
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Teskey
1659 – 1764
Anna Oliens
1664 – 1709
Samuel Daniel
Margaretha Sickelin
Johann Schweitzer
1658 – 1746
Kaspar Ruckle
1660 – 1751
Angelina (Wyss)
1660 – 1750
Jacob Teskey
1659 – 1764
Anna Oliens
1664 – 1709
Jacob Hedrick
1682 –
Anna Kohr
1686 –

William Teskey's Descendants

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William (Lucius) Teskey (5 May 1787 – 15 Apr 1867) m. Mary (Ann) Reedy (abt 1795 – 13 Sept 1841)
  1. 1. Joseph Teskey (27 Nov 1813 – 24 Nov 1890) m. Elizabeth Supple (11 Mar 1811 – 24 Mar 1899)
    1. 1. Mary (Anne) Teskey (1840 – 12 Aug 1925) m. John Jamieson (20 Nov 1832 – 11 Nov 1915)
      1. 1. Eliza (Ann) Jamieson (abt 1863 – 21 July 1946)
      2. 2. Thomas (J) Jamieson (abt 1865 – 1913) m. Edith (Esselina) Breault (11 Oct 1882 – 21 Sep 1945)
        1. 1. Gordon (Shields) Jamieson (26 Jun 1907 – 18 Sep 1975) m. Mary (Elizabeth) McMurray (16 December 1913 – 22 February 1994)
      3. 3. Catherine (Mary) Jamieson (Nov 1868 – aft 1910)
      4. 4. William (John) Jamieson (Mar 1874 – Dec 10 1967)
      5. 5. Mary (A) Jamieson (14 Aug 1884 – )
    2. 2. Lydia Teskey (1842 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth Teskey (16 Mar 1842 – 18 May 1923)
    4. 4. Sarah (Anne) Teskey (16 Jun 1844 – 16 Dec 1927)
    5. 5. Margaret (Jane) Teskey (13 Oct 1846 – 27 Jan 1925) m. William (Edward) Brooks (05 Nov 1846 – 25 Oct 1925)
      1. 1. Agnes (Hannah) Brooks (19 Dec 1868 – 6 Jan 1937) m. Quickfall
        1. 1. Alice Quickfall (1894 – 1982) m. Hancock
      2. 2. Lydia (Ann) Brooks (19 Dec 1869 – 25 Jul 1882)
      3. 3. Maitland Brooks (05 Feb 1873 – 28 Feb 1951)
      4. 4. Frank Brooks (19 Dec 1880 – )
      5. 5. Mary Brooks (14 Jul 1884 – 1 May 1967)
      6. 6. Effie Brooks (09 Apr 1888 – 1989)
    6. 6. William (James) Teskey (1849 – 30 January 1910) m. Susan (Amelia "Annie") Keller (8 Oct 1858 – 1929)
      1. 1. William (H.) Teskey (26 Sep 1882 – 29 Dec 1949) m. Martha (Wyatt) Walker (1888 – Oct 1968)
        1. 1. Teskey (Abt. 1908 – )
        2. 2. Evelyn (W) Teskey (1909 – 11 Apr 1996)
        3. 3. Margert (R) Teskey (1910 – 2 Mar 2002) m. Thomas Partington
        4. 4. George (H) Teskey (29 Sep 1911 – 23 Sep 1948) m. Winnifred (Ivy "Florence") Welch (13 Jul 1911 – )
        5. 5. Lillian (Bernice) Teskey (10 Dec 1914 – 7 Oct 2010) m. Donald (Clyde) Small (20 Aug 1911 – 30 Jan 2005)
        6. 6. James (Russell) Teskey (7 May 1918 – 14 May 1918)
        7. 7. Helen (Grace) Teskey (abt 1919 – 19 Oct 2004) m. Donald (James) Akitt (1917 – 2006)
        8. 8. Mildred Teskey
      2. 2. Frank (Arthur) Teskey (29 Mar 1886 – 11 Aug 1949) m. Annie (Gertrude) Norris (22 Nov 1882 – 15 Aug 1958)
        1. 1. Elaine (Mildred) Teskey (1910 – )
        2. 2. William (Arthur) Teskey (24 Feb 1911 – 6 May 1973) m. Valerie (Vida) Bennett
        3. 3. Francis Teskey (5 Sept 1923 – 6 Oct 1928)
      3. 3. Marcus Teskey (11 Oct 1887 – )
      4. 4. Frank (Clifton) Teskey (30 Mar 1891 – 1977)
    7. 7. John Teskey (14 Jan 1851 – 21 Mar 1922) m. Sarah (Ann) Frizzell (Jul 1851 – 3 Jan 1925)
      1. 1. Estella (Armentha) Teskey (30 Sep 1877 – ) m. Charles (Archibabald Chown) Osborne (9 Jun 1874 – )
        1. 1. Irene Osborn (abt 1893 – )
        2. 2. Annie (Frances) Osborne (19 Oct 1901 – 27 Sep 1988) m. George (H) Binch (Jan 1898 – )
        3. 3. Isabel (Irene) Osborne (May 1905 – )
        4. 4. Herald (Archibald) Osborne (April 1911 – )
      2. 2. William (Herbert) Teskey (13 Jul 1879 – 9 Apr 1946) m. Maggie (Jane) Wiggins (8 APR 1885 – )
      3. 3. Margaret ("Maggie" Eliza) Teskey (22 Sep 1881 – 17 Dec 1928) m. Charles Carter (8 DEC 1876 – )
        1. 1. Finley (Burton) Carter (21 JAN 1903 – 12 APR 1903)
        2. 2. Evelyn (Eileen) Carter (16 JUN 1905 – )
        3. 3. Ethel (Mary) Carter (22 Sep 1907 – )
        4. 4. Majorie (Elizabeth) Carter (16 Sep 1909 – 15 Jul 1982) m. George (Basil) Harris (1911 – 1980)
      4. 4. Joseph (Franklin) Teskey (08 Aug 1883 – 1 May 1965) m. Mary (Luella) Dorland (18 Feb 1889 – 4 Jul 1952)
        1. 1. Ellenor Teskey (about 1917 – 2000) m. Donald Garrettsee (abt 1916 – )
        2. 2. Baby Teskey (13 Feb 1918 – 13 Feb 1918)
        3. 3. Sarah (Eleanor) Teskey (abt 1919 – Abt. 1998)
        4. 4. George (Franklin) Teskey (13 Oct 1919 – 18 Oct 2013) m. Bessie (Ilene) Brown (4 Apr 1921 – Aug 18 2005)
        5. 5. Harold (Dorland) Teskey (20 Jan 1923 – 06 May 1994) m. Marguerite (Lucy) Clarke (08 Feb 1927 – 28 Dec 2022)
        6. 6. Ernest (John) Teskey (1926 – 4 Mar 2011) m. Eleanor Lunn ( – bef 2011)
        7. 7. Isobel Teskey (14 Sep 1930 – 15 Jul 2014) m. Roy Mowbray
      5. 5. Amos Teskey (17 Aug 1886 – 20 Apr 1897)
      6. 6. Bertha (Ann) Teskey (10 May 1888 – 7 Oct 1913)
    8. 8. Catherine Teskey (08 Dec 1852 – 31 Aug 1923)
    9. 9. Joseph Teskey (4 Mar 1855 – 6 Oct 1934) m. Marjorie (Diane) York (15 Jul 1859 – 1948)
      1. 1. Ethel Teskey (1883 – )
      2. 2. Claude (Berton) Teskey (Sept 1886 – 1955) m. Maud (Hannah) Hardy (18 Mar 1888 – 1959) m. Maud (Hannah) Teskey (abt 1891 – )
        1. 1. Bernice Teskey (1916 – 1981) m. Robert (Clarke) Alexander (25 Dec 1916 – Dec 1972)
      3. 3. Stanley (H M) Teskey (07 Oct 1889 – 1977) m. Mirrium (Roberta) Morrison (20 Apr 1886 – 1977)
        1. 1. Earl (Arthur) Teskey (1916 – 2013) m. Ragnhild G. (1906 – 1990)
        2. 2. Keith (Morrison) Teskey (04 Sep 1917 – 06 Sep 2001) m. MacLean
      4. 4. Maria (Eliza) Teskey (24 Mar 1895 – 16 Feb 1920) m. Willard (Ernest) Pierson (05 Nov 1892 – 1958)
      5. 5. Wellington (Ernest) Teskey (12 Jun 1901 – 24 Mar 1986) m. Pearl (Irene) Gay (25 Jul 1901 – 23 Jul 1934)
        1. 1. Mae (Helena) Teskey (20 Apr 1923 – 1997) m. Murray
    10. 10. Benjamin Teskey (01 Dec 1856 – 1947) m. Christine Campbell (4 JUN 1860 – 1943)
      1. 1. William (Albert) Teskey (1884 – 1963) m. Jennie Irving (1887 – )
        1. 1. William (Irving) Teskey (29 May 1910 – Dec 1969) m. Hazel (Florence) Robb (abr 1912 – )
        2. 2. Helen (Margaret) Teskey (19 Jul 1919 – ) m. Jeff Cram
      2. 2. Mable (E) Teskey (1886 – 6 JAN 1973)
      3. 3. Christina Teskey (16 Sep 1889 – 18 Feb 1966) m. Everett Whitley (19 Nov 1885 – 29 January 1949) m. Edward Whitley (abt 1883 – )
        1. 1. Mary (L) Whittey (abt 1911 – )
        2. 2. Norah Whittey (abt 1912 – )
        3. 3. John (Mansfield) Whitley (abt 1916 – )
        4. 4. Jack Whitley (abt 1917 – )
        5. 5. George Whitley (abt 1924 – )
        6. 6. Alice (Ruth) Whitley (10 Nov 1920 – )
      4. 4. Margaret (Jane) Teskey (13 Jan 1891 – 1909) m. Henry (Samuel) Johnson (19 SEP 1879 – 7 Sep 1936)
        1. 1. James (Henry) Johnson (ABT 1922 – ) m. Velma (Marguerite) Noble
      5. 5. Mary (Isabel) Teskey (29 July 1894 – 1985)
      6. 6. Benjamin (John) Teskey (22 Feb 1896 – 19 Sep 1972) m. Phyllis (Gwenema) Aldridge (1913 – 19 Oct 1999)
        1. 1. Dennis (John) Teskey (28 Oct 1939 – ) m. Barbara (Dawn) Newby (ABT 1942 – )
        2. 2. David (Wayne) Teskey (19 Nov 1940 – ) m. Joyce (Irene) Jensen (7 Sep 1939 – )
        3. 3. Sharon Teskey (1942 – )
      7. 7. James Teskey (9 Dec 1897 – 1917)
      8. 8. Islay Teskey (1900 – 1985)
      9. 9. Alice (I) Teskey (1904 – )
      10. 10. Peter (Donald) Teskey (21 Sep 1906 – 1983) m. Evelyn Campbell (1907 – 1987) m. Marjorie ( – 1971)
        1. 1. Donald Teskey (1927 – )
        2. 2. Geraldine (Evelyne) Teskey (19 Mar 1929 – 29 Apr 2021) m. Edward (Christopher) Lorenz (1933 – )
        3. 3. Valerie Teskey m. Kevin Branch
    11. 11. Lucy Teskey (09 Aug 1859 – 01 Sep 1929) m. Clark Johnston (1850 – 1910) m. James Clancy
      1. 1. Iva (Mabel) Johnston (1879 – )
      2. 2. Aggia (Gertrude) Johnston (1881 – )
      3. 3. Mary (Albertha) Johnston (1881 – )
      4. 4. Estella Johnston (1887 – )
      5. 5. Eliza (Edith) Johnston (1889 – )
      6. 6. Arthur (Kenneth) Johnston (1900 – )
    12. 12. Agnes Teskey (5 Nov 1861 – 29 Feb 1940)
  2. 2. Hardress Teskey (12 Oct 1817 – 13 Mar 1886) m. Anne Alfred (1826 – )
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Teskey (1842 – 1916) m. Thomas Stevenson
    2. 2. William Teskey (1845 – )
    3. 3. Catherine Teskey (1848 – )
    4. 4. Eliza Teskey (1852 – 7 Oct 1881)
    5. 5. Theresa Teskey (1856 – 27 March 1900)
    6. 6. Elisha Teskey (1858 – )
    7. 7. Amelia Teskey (22 May 1861 – 9 Jan 1930)
  3. 3. Solomon Teskey (1818 – )
  4. 4. Mary (Anne) Teskey (29 Jun 1823 – 24 Jun 1904) m. John Hartin (1821 – )
    1. 1. William (John) Hartin (8 Jul 1858 – 18 Nov 1927) m. Margaret Sedore (abt 1859 – )
      1. 1. Orval (Lesley) Hartin (abt 1887 – )
  5. 5. Benjamin (Hadras) Teskey (1824 – 22 Nov 1893) m. Helen (Mary) Young (1839 – 1878) m. Sarah Coulter m. Sarah Coulter
  6. 6. Sarah Teskey (1825 – 17 Dec 1916)
  7. 7. 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)
        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
      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)
  8. 8. John Teskey
  9. 9. Joseph Teskey (Feb 1807 – 18 Oct 1878)

William Teskey's Timeline

4 Records

1787
5 May 1787
Birth of William Lucius Teskey in Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland
Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland
1787
10 Jun 1787
William Lucius Teskey was baptized in Limerick, Ireland
Limerick, Ireland
1804
1804
Age 17
William Lucius Teskey was married in Limerick, Ireland
Limerick, Ireland
1867
15 Apr 1867
Age 80
Death of William Lucius Teskey in Tamworth, Ontario, Canada
Tamworth, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1787
    Event Place: Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1787
    Event Place: Limerick, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Limerick, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1867
    Event Place: Tamworth, Ontario, Canada

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