Joseph Sr Strain

1808 - 1897  (~ 88 years)

• Name	Joseph Sr Strain
  Birth	Jun 1808	Newbliss, Monaghan, NIR
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1849	To Markham, ON, CAN with 7 children
  Death	24 Apr 1897	Flesherton, Artemesia, Grey Co, ON, CAN
  Burial	27 Apr 1897	Flesherton Cemetery, Artemesia, Grey Co, ON, CAN
  Person ID	I328	Dougherty
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2002

  
  

  Father	Father of William and Joseph Strain,   b. Co Monaghan, NIR,
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Mother of William and Joseph Strain,   b. Abt 1765, Co Monaghan, NIR
  Relationship	Natural
  Marriage	Abt 1828	Co Monaghan, NIR
  Family ID	F054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Little,   b. 1 Apr 1808, Co Monaghan, NIR d. 1 Feb 1889, Flesherton, Artemesia, Grey Co, ON, CAN (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	24 Jun 1830	Co Monaghan, NIR
  Children	1. Margaret Strain,   b. 1830, Co Monaghan, Ireland  [Natural]   2. William Strain,   b. Abt 1832, Co Monaghan, NIR d. 26 Aug 1908, Great Falls, Montana, US (Age ~ 76 years)  [Natural]   3. Mary Jane Strain,   b. Abt 1835, Co Monaghan, Ireland d. 8 Sep 1880, Flesherton, Grey Co, Ont (Age ~ 45 years)  [Natural]   4. Joseph Strain,   b. 10 Feb 1838, Co Monaghan, Ireland  [Natural]   5. CHARLOTTE STRAIN,   b. 9 Mar 1843, Co Monaghan, NIR  [Natural]   6. Eliza Strain,   b. 1843, Co Monaghan, Ireland  [Natural]   7. Clemena Strain,   b. 1846, Co Monaghan, NIR  [Natural]   8. Sarah Strain,   b. 1849, Artemesia, Grey Co  [Natural]   9. Richard Strain,   b. 1851, Artemesia, Grey Co  [Natural]
  Family ID	F055	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2014

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph Strain, Sr was born in Newbliss, County Monaghan. He and his wife and children emigra ted to Canada in 1849. They settled first in Markham, thn moved to Artemesia Township, Gre y County in 1849. Joseph's son, William, stayed in Ireland with his uncle, William, a coal merchant in Dublin. Joseph and William later joined the family, with William settling in Essa Township, Simcoe. A good deal of the information about the Joseph Strain families can be found in a book callle d 'Makdale and Flesherton, A Written Heritage ,published in 1979.