General Notes

Info from Andree Balfe Fergus.  She supplied most the Balfe information.
Kenny Summers said;
Thomas  came to Canada in 1847 from County Wicklow.

FW ID # 18  showed he had 11 acres from Richard Kenny, in the Carnew area.
Lived in Kitley Ontario on the 1848 census, with aledged brothers, John and Nicholas\
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From:
> South Elmsley in the Making: 1783-1983  by James R. Kennedy:
>
> References to the BALFE name:
> In Chapters:
> "The Rideau Canal and New Communities":
> P 57-58: "Irish immigrants also added to the existing concentration of
> Catholics at Poonamalie.There, they were among people of the same
> country of origin and religious convictions...A later arrival who
> chose to settle near
> this community was Michael KING . He came to Canada in 1840 ..[and] a few
> years later  King settled on a 50-acre portion of Lot 7 Concession Four
> then
> owned by the widow of Thomas SMYTH , the Loyalist landowner of Smiths
> Falls.
> King [then moved ]across the road to a small lot on the banks of the
> Rideau
> next to the KELLY farm. King shared the first lot that he held with
> another
> newcomer, Martin KENNY [who acquired] all 200 acres of the lot from the
> SMYTHs in 1844.                                     .
> Closer to Lombardy, Thomas BALFE settled on land that became known as the
> Four Mile Bush. He came to Canada in 1846 from County Wicklow and lived
> briefly in Western Ontario before settling in South Elmsley. Between
> Thomas
> and his son, Thomas Jr., the BALFEs once had 300 acres along what became
> Highway 15. Later in the centruy, Thomas Jr. bought the ROSE Farm , the
> future site of the Smiths Falls Golf and Country Club. [ Note: the Club
> was
> built on 114 acres purchased ca 1953 from Miss Gertrude BALFE. See pg
> 455]
> Joining the BALFEs was another KELLY family. Lawrence KELLY who may or may
> not have been related to the Kellys at Poonamalie..
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in 1851, They are on Concession 3, Lot E13 - 100 Acres.
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Dave Allatt's notes say
1871 census lists Thomas Balfe Sr, age 69, born Ireland, R Catholic, Farmer,
married to Sarah Balfe, living with his wife and two children in Elmsley Twp.
Leeds Cty on Concession 3 Lot 13, owner, 200 acres. The children living with
them are Mary Balfe, age 13, born Ontario & M(?) Thomas (male), age 8 born
Ontario attending school.
1881 census lists Thomas Baulf, Farmer, age 76, born Ireland, Catholic, living
with Sally Baulf 60, Mary Burns 17, & Nickolis Baulf 87 in Elmsley, Leeds &
Grenville North Cty., Ontario.
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