1. MICHAEL 1 FYNN. He married JULIA GRIFFIN. Generation 1 Michael Fynn and Julia Griffin had the following child: 1.1. MICHAEL 2 FYNN II was born in 1824 in Co Galway Bawney, Ireland. He died before 1901 in Westmeath, WestmeathTownship, Renfrew County, Ontario. He married Winnifred Mitchell, daughter of Patrick Mitchell and Bridgit Flynn on 01 Aug 1859 in Pembroke Ontario. She was born in 1835 in Clourainee Roscommon, Ireland. She died before 1901 in Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario. Generation 2 1.1. MICHAEL 2 FYNN II (Michael 1 ) was born in 1824 in Co Galway Bawney, Ireland. He died before 1901 in Westmeath, WestmeathTownship, Renfrew County, Ontario. He married Winnifred Mitchell, daughter of Patrick Mitchell and Bridgit Flynn on 01 Aug 1859 in Pembroke Ontario. She was born in 1835 in Clourainee Roscommon, Ireland. She died before 1901 in Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario. Notes for Michael Fynn II: Renfrew County Marriages, 1859; microfilm MS 248, reel 14, vol. 59, Renfrew Co. marriages 1858-68 Michael FYNN, 35, Co Galway Bawney, Westmeath, s/o Michael FYNN & Julia GRIFFIN married Winifred MITCHELL, 24, Clourainee Roscommon, Pembroke, d/o Patrick MITCHELL & Bridget FLYNN, witn; Joseph BOURKE & Ann MCMULLEN of Pembroke, 1 Aug 1859 Based on accessible Census records, Michael Fynn settled on lot 13 of concession 7 of Westmeath Township after 1851 but before 1861. Concession 7 is currently referred to a Lookout Road. Based on current landmarks, it would have been the 4th farm house on the right hand side of the road after turning left off of LaPasse Road heading to the Village of Westmeath. Michael Fynn and Henry Little " Lyttle" were next door neighbours (lot 12 acres of concession 7, http://hwtproject.ca/directory/lyttle-henry-and-jane/) Even though the spelling and some of the names appear to differ, I do think that this is the correct family origin of Edward and "Mack" Michael D. Fynn. 1861 census district on368a page 007 line 44 @ca.on. renfrew_county. westmeath_township_agricultural film C1071 lds0349319 44 FINN Michael concession 7 lot 13 acres 200 Mikle 40 and wife Sarah 30 Westmeath Township 1861 census on367 page 006 line 19 1861 Census Menu Welcome Home 1861 census district on367 page 006 line 19 @ca.on. renfrew_county. westmeath_township film C1071 lds0349319 19 FINN Mikle m 40 Ire RC farmer married Westmeath Township agricultural 1861 census on368a page 007 line 44 20 FINN {?} Sarah f 30 Ire RC married 21 FINN Bridget f 29 Ire RC 22 BROWN Marey f 27 Ire RC 23 BROWN Charlay m 32 Ire RC 24 FINN John m 1 Ire RC Information concerning Edward Fynn and his family was available in the 1901 and 1911 Census for Westmeath Township as F????. When the records were transcribed the family name was not legible. Page 1 of 6
Generation 2 (con't) Edward and Janet Fynn are bured in the LaPasse Roman Catholic Cemetery. Other family members are buried in Our Lady of Grace Cemetery in Westmeath, Ontario. Grave markers could not be located for Michael and Winnifred Fynn. Message Boards > Surnames > Fynn URL: http://boards.ancestry.ca/surnames.fynn/48.1/mb.ashx Date: November-23-04 Classification: Query Surnames: Some FYI on some of the FYNNs, information was received from great-aunt on our family history. Micheal Fynn born in 1808, County Galway. Came to Canada with others of family and settled in Nova Scotia. He died in 1893 (85yrs). He worked down east for a man called Mcdonald, who gave him 200 acres of land in lieu of wages, this became the Fynn farm in Westmeath Twp. (Ontario, Canada)He married Winnifred Mitchell from County Rosscomman, Ireland, she came to Canada with 3 sisters, Ann (married to Charles Brown), Ellen and Bridget Mitchell (all lived on Fynn farm). Micheal and Winnifred had 4 sons-john, Micheal, Patrick and Edward (writer's great-grandfather). Patrick died at age 14. Edward married Janet McGregor of McGregor's Hill (west of Pembroke, ON, CAN). Their family consisted of 7 children Anna, Muriel, Micheal, James, Patrick, Mabel and Herbert(writer's grandfather). James married Eleura Morrison (5children). Micheal married Betty Brown (1 child). Patrick married Gertrude Walsh (7children) Hebert married E. Gervais (3 children) Notes for Winnifred Mitchell: Renfrew County Marriages, 1859; microfilm MS 248, reel 14, vol. 59, Renfrew Co. marriages 1858-68 Michael FYNN, 35, Co Galway Bawney, Westmeath, s/o Michael FYNN & Julia GRIFFIN married Winifred MITCHELL, 24, Clourainee Roscommon, Pembroke, d/o Patrick MITCHELL & Bridget FLYNN, witn; Joseph BOURKE & Ann MCMULLEN of Pembroke, 1 Aug 1859 Winnifred Mitchell from Clourainee Roscommon, Ireland, she came to Canada with 3 sisters, Ann (married to Charles Brown), Ellen and Bridget Mitchell (all lived on Fynn farm). Renfrew County Marriages, 1860 & 1861 microfilm MS 248, reel 14, vol. 59, Renfrew Co. marriages 185868 part 1 of Renfrew 1860 birth place is given before residence Page 24, return 33, by Rev. John Gillie, priest of the Mission of Pembroke Charles BROWN, 23, Co. Mayo Ireland, Pembroke, s/o Robert BROWN & Elizabeth PIERCE, married Ann MITCHELL, 26, Clouraine? Roscommon Ireland, Pembroke, d/o Patrick MITCHEL & Bridget FLYNN, witn: Terence KELLY & Ellen MITCHELL, both of Pembroke, 15 Aug 1860 Michael Fynn II and Winnifred Mitchell had the following children: 1.1.1. EDWARD 3 FYNN was born on 12 Jul 1869. He died on 05 Oct 1955 in Westmeath, WestmeathTownship, Renfrew County, Ontario. He married Janet McGregor, daughter of Duncan McGregor and Nancy McMullen on 09 Jul 1901 in Pembroke, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. She was born on 13 Sep 1875 in McGregor's Hill - Petawawa, Ontario. She died on 11 Nov 1957 in Westmeath, WestmeathTownship, Renfrew County, Ontario. 1.1.2. JOHN FYNN was born on 10 Jun 1860 in Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Page 2 of 6
Generation 2 (con't) 1.1.2. J F was born on 10 Jun 1860 in Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. He died after 1911 in Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Notes for John Fynn: As per Canada Census records for 1901 and 1911, it appears that Micheal Fynn III and his older brother John remained bachelors and stayed on the family homestead, lot 13, Concession 7 - Lookout Road, Westmeath Township of Renfrew County. A tombstone for John has not be located to date. 1.1.3. MICHAEL FYNN III was born on 18 Nov 1862 in Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario. He died in 1945 in Westmeath, WestmeathTownship, Renfrew County, Ontario. Notes for Michael Fynn III: As per Canada Census records for 1901 and 1911, it appears that Micheal Fynn III and his older brother John remained bachelors and stayed on the family homestead, lot 13, Concession 7 - Lookout Road, Westmeath Township of Renfrew County. 1.1.4. PATRICK FYNN. He died about 1880. Notes for Patrick Fynn: Patrick died when he was 14. Generation 3 1.1.1. EDWARD 3 FYNN (Michael 2 II, Michael 1 ) was born on 12 Jul 1869. He died on 05 Oct 1955 in Westmeath, WestmeathTownship, Renfrew County, Ontario. He married Janet McGregor, daughter of Duncan McGregor and Nancy McMullen on 09 Jul 1901 in Pembroke, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. She was born on 13 Sep 1875 in McGregor's Hill - Petawawa, Ontario. She died on 11 Nov 1957 in Westmeath, WestmeathTownship, Renfrew County, Ontario. Edward Fynn and Janet McGregor had the following children: 1.1.1.1. "MACK" MICHAEL DUNCAN 4 FYNN was born on 24 Sep 1905 in Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. He died on 20 Sep 1974 in Pembroke, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. He married "Betty" Anna Elizabeth Brown, daughter of John Wellington Brown and Clara May Lyttle on 01 Sep 1943 in LaPasse, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario. She was born on 07 Jun 1918 in Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario. She died on 17 Feb 1997 in Beachburg, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. 1.1.1.2. ANNA WINNIFRED FYNN was born on 19 Sep 1902 in Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. She died in 1981 in Westmeath, WestmeathTownship, Renfrew County, Ontario. Notes for Anna Winnifred Fynn: Anna and Muriel lived in Eganville prior to their deaths. 1.1.1.3. MURIEL FRANCES FYNN was born on 08 Feb 1904 in Westmeath, WestmeathTownship, Renfrew County, Ontario. She died in 1988 in Westmeath, WestmeathTownship, Renfrew County, Ontario. Page 3 of 6
Generation 3 (con't) Notes for Muriel Frances Fynn: Anna and Muriel lived in Eganville prior to their deaths. 1.1.1.4. JAMES EDWARD FYNN was born on 14 Nov 1906 in Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. He died after 1971 in Sudbury Ontario. He married ELEURA MAY MORRISON. She died after 1971 in Sudbury Ontario. 1.1.1.5. PATRICK JOHN FYNN was born on 09 Nov 1908 in Westmeath, WestmeathTownship, Renfrew County, Ontario. He died in 1980 in Westmeath, WestmeathTownship, Renfrew County, Ontario. He married M. GERTRUDE WALSH. She was born in 1912. She died in 1983 in Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. 1.1.1.6. MABEL ELIZABETH FYNN was born on 18 Jan 1910 in Westmeath, WestmeathTownship, Renfrew County, Ontario. She died in 1978 in Westmeath, WestmeathTownship, Renfrew County, Ontario. Notes for Mabel Elizabeth Fynn: Mabel was a registered nurse and worked in Ottawa. 1.1.1.7. HERBERT GRAHAM FYNN was born on 08 Jun 1911 in Westmeath, WestmeathTownship, Renfrew County, Ontario. He died in 1966 in Westmeath, WestmeathTownship, Renfrew County, Ontario. He married Evelyn Gervais, daughter of Eulysse Gervais and Celestine Labine on 20 Oct 1937 in LaPasse, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario. She was born in 1914 in LaPasse, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario. She died on 21 Jan 2009 in Pembroke, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Generation 4 1.1.1.1. "MACK" MICHAEL DUNCAN 4 FYNN (Edward 3, Michael 2 II, Michael 1 ) was born on 24 Sep 1905 in Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. He died on 20 Sep 1974 in Pembroke, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. He married "Betty" Anna Elizabeth Brown, daughter of John Wellington Brown and Clara May Lyttle on 01 Sep 1943 in LaPasse, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario. She was born on 07 Jun 1918 in Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario. She died on 17 Feb 1997 in Beachburg, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. "Mack" Michael Duncan Fynn and "Betty" Anna Elizabeth Brown had the following child: 1.1.1.1.1. DONALD 5 FYNN was born in 1947. 1.1.1.4. JAMES EDWARD 4 FYNN (Edward 3, Michael 2 II, Michael 1 ) was born on 14 Nov 1906 in Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. He died after 1971 in Sudbury Ontario. He married ELEURA MAY MORRISON. She died after 1971 in Sudbury Ontario. Notes for James Edward Fynn: James Fynn married Eleura May Morrison of Beachburg in Pembroke, Ontario in 1930 and then moved to Copper Cliff Ontario to work for Intertional Nickel. James Fynn In spite of being retired, Jimmy Fynn will have no trouble keeping "in the know about Intertional Nickel. His s o n, M e r v i n, works as a motorman at Copper4 Cliff North Mine - and three of his daughters are also married to Page 4 of 6
Generation 4 (con't) works as a motorman at Copper4 Cliff North Mine - and three of his daughters are also married to Company employees - Roberta is the wife of construction co-ordinator Wayne Taylor, Joyce is married to Copper Cliff maintenance foreman George McDonald, and Junes husband, Bob McLaughlin, works as a maintenance foreman at Crean Hill Mine. Both Jimmy and his wife, the former Eleura Morrison, are from Westmeith in the Ottawa Valley. They were married at Pembrokein 1930 and have five children. 10 grandchildren and one great grandchild. 1930 was also the year that Jimmy joined Inco. He worked as a skimmer in the Copper Cliff Smelter converter building. Although the Fynns lived many years in Copper Cliff, they arenow Sudbury residents. Source:http://www.sudburymuseums.ca/triangle/data/INCOTriangle-19711201.pdf Notes for Eleura May Morrison: James Fynn married Eleura May Morrison of Beachburg in Pembroke, Ontario in 1930 and then moved to Copper Cliff Ontario to work for Intertional Nickel. James Edward Fynn and Eleura May Morrison had the following children: 1.1.1.4.1. MERVYN 5 FYNN. 1.1.1.4.2. ROBERTA FYNN. She married WAYNE TAYLOR. 1.1.1.4.3. JOYCE FYNN. She married GEORGE MCDONALD. 1.1.1.4.4. JUNE FYNN. She married BOB MCLAUGHLIN. 1.1.1.5. PATRICK JOHN 4 FYNN (Edward 3, Michael 2 II, Michael 1 ) was born on 09 Nov 1908 in Westmeath, WestmeathTownship, Renfrew County, Ontario. He died in 1980 in Westmeath, WestmeathTownship, Renfrew County, Ontario. He married M. GERTRUDE WALSH. She was born in 1912. She died in 1983 in Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Notes for M. Gertrude Walsh: 1 sister Marilyn Pecore, 4 brothers Mike, Jim, Dave, and Dwight. Patrick John Fynn and M. Gertrude Walsh had the following children: 1.1.1.5.1. BARRY 5 FYNN was born in 1935 in Westmeath, WestmeathTownship, Renfrew County, Ontario. He died in 1984 in Westmeath, WestmeathTownship, Renfrew County, Ontario. 1.1.1.5.2. BRYAN FYNN was born in 1946 in Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. He died in 1946 in Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Notes for Bryan Fynn: Bryan died at 6 weeks old. 1.1.1.5.3. WILLIAM "BILL" J. EDWARD FYNN was born on 26 Jun 1933. He died on 03 Oct 2014 in Cobden, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. He married MARY FRANCES KELLY. She was born in 1935. She died in 1997 in Cobden, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. 1.1.1.5.4. MARILYN FYNN was born in 1934. She married JOSEPH W. PECORE. He was born in 1922. He died in 1980 in Killaloe Station, Hagarty Township, Renfrew County, Ontario. Page 5 of 6
Generation 4 (con't) 1.1.1.5.5. MIKE FYNN. 1.1.1.5.6. JIM FYNN. 1.1.1.5.7. DAVE FYNN. 1.1.1.5.8. DWIGHT FYNN. 1.1.1.7. HERBERT GRAHAM 4 FYNN (Edward 3, Michael 2 II, Michael 1 ) was born on 08 Jun 1911 in Westmeath, WestmeathTownship, Renfrew County, Ontario. He died in 1966 in Westmeath, WestmeathTownship, Renfrew County, Ontario. He married Evelyn Gervais, daughter of Eulysse Gervais and Celestine Labine on 20 Oct 1937 in LaPasse, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario. She was born in 1914 in LaPasse, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario. She died on 21 Jan 2009 in Pembroke, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Notes for Herbert Graham Fynn: Herb Fynn farmed the original family homestead on Lookout Road until his death in 1966. Herbert Graham Fynn and Evelyn Gervais had the following children: 1.1.1.7.1. MURRAY 5 FYNN. He married Bonnie Lee Buchanan, daughter of Bryson Buchanan and Shirley Howard on 07 Sep 1968 in LaPasse, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario. 1.1.1.7.2. JOHN FYNN. He married LYNDA. 1.1.1.7.3. ALMIRA FYNN. She married NEIL MCGUIRE. Generation 5 1.1.1.5.3. WILLIAM "BILL" J. EDWARD 5 FYNN (Patrick John 4, Edward 3, Michael 2 II, Michael 1 ) was born on 26 Jun 1933. He died on 03 Oct 2014 in Cobden, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. He married MARY FRANCES KELLY. She was born in 1935. She died in 1997 in Cobden, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. William "Bill" J. Edward Fynn and Mary Frances Kelly had the following children: 1.1.1.5.3.1. TIM 6 FYNN. He married CINDY. 1.1.1.5.3.2. DANIEL FYNN. He married KRISTIE. 1.1.1.7.1. MURRAY 5 FYNN (Herbert Graham 4, Edward 3, Michael 2 II, Michael 1 ). He married Bonnie Lee Buchanan, daughter of Bryson Buchanan and Shirley Howard on 07 Sep 1968 in LaPasse, Westmeath Township, Renfrew County, Ontario. Murray Fynn and Bonnie Lee Buchanan had the following children: 1.1.1.7.1.1. KIMBERLY 6 FYNN. 1.1.1.7.1.2. STACY FYNN. Page 6 of 6