was the seventh son in his family. So, among his siblings he had six older brothers. Their names are not known.

John Quinn, who was one of the area's pioneers, was the first person to be buried in the cemetery beside the St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Ferguson Falls. Parishioners who had died before this had been taken to Perth for burial. Several of these bodies were eventually brought back to St. Patrick's for burial in Ferguson Falls. The first chuch was constructed on land opposited the home of John Quinn in 1856. Father McDonagh was the first pastor of this church although there were several missionary priests who said Mass in Ferguson Falls beginning in the 1820s.

In a letter from Doris Quinn (wife of Jim Quinn) to Bill and Marilyn Bauriedel dated Sunday, Jan. 19, 1975, RR #2, Almonte, Ontarion KOA1AQ Doris writes: ... We live on part of the lot that was drawn by John Quinn, Jim's great-grandfather who was married to Catherine Whalen. He came here first from Ireland, and worked in the States a few years in a flour mill in Baltimore. His brother Pat cam to the States from Ireland and coaxed him to come to Canada to draw free land from the government (Crown land). There were 7 Irishmen who came, 2 were John and Pat Quinn, 2 were Doyles. Later Catherine and Mary Whalen came to Montreal from Waterford, Ireland. They walked from Montreal to here approximately 150 miles through the bush. There are some Whalens here yet. Catherine and Mary's brother came later and brought his mother. I think his name was Dan Whalen. He (Dan) drew a hundred acres of land (we own that property now) next to the Quinns. He lived there until his mother died at the age of 104. He later moved to Pembrooke. At that time all the dead were carried to Perth, a distance of 17 miles to the nearest Catholic church. In later years they were taken by oxen.

Excerpt from THE IRISHMAN IN CANADA (The Seven Irishmen Settlement, p. 316-317)

The founders of a settlement in Lanark came from the south of Ireland. If ever any author should take it into his head to write "Remarkable Men of Canada," as a companion volume to the "Celebrities of Canada," these seven Irishmen must be given a prominent, if not a foremost place in the volume. John Quinn, Patrick Quinn, Terence Doyle, James Power, John Cullen, William Scanlen, and James Carberry -- six from the County of Waterford and one from the County of Limerick, all young energetic men decided to emigrate to this country in the year 1820. Previously to doing so, they made a compact that they would stick together through every trial and vicissitude, in evil report and good report, in sickness and in health. Where all could not get work none would remain. They were determined to fight the battle of life together, and fought their way through all sorts of difficulties till they got to Perth, they a military station with only a few houses. They immediately got the job of clearing up ten acres of land, fit for cropping with grain the following fall. This job was given them by Col. Powell, father to the present Sheriff of Carleton, and true to their agreement, they would not separatae, but built a log shanty on their lot and all lived together. Col. Powell, learning their secret, procured for them a lot of land, 200 acres for each, all in one block. They built a house upon one of the lots and lived together. Each was cook in rotation. They took their turns at carrying provisions from Perth, a deistance of fourteen miles -- two of them going to Perth for a barrel of flour and relieving each other on the road, which was only a blaze through the bush. One of them used, when old, to tell a story of how he went to Perth for seed corn, but unfortunataely on his way back he lost the blaze. Putting down his corn, he went to seek his lost blaze. He found the blaze but never found his corn. Old government rum had plerhaps something to do with this. They thus worked together until they secured enought for each one to settle on his separatea lot, and having done so, they toiled indefatigably, but always together, and always successfully, until finally the settlement became known as that of the Seven Irishment. Their hospitality became proverbial. Every person had a hearty welcome; new settlers being objects of special attention. They gave them information; showed them the best lands; how, where, and when to plant the different seeds. Their descendants have spread out and flourish. The settlement has become a large and important one in the county of Lanark. All the original seven settlers arae dead. The las, John Quinn, died in the year 1869, after having passed the allotted span. They were all Roman Catholics.

(Authorities for Chapters VII and VIII. -- Original information gleaned from all parts of the country. McMullen's "History." D'ARcy McGee's "Irish Position in British and Republican North America." "Five Years' Residence in the Canadas," by ED. Allen Talbot. Mrs. Jameson's "Winter Studies." Green's "History of the English People." Scadding's "Toronto of Old." The Gazette. Almanacs fro 1821, 1825, 1832, 1837, 1830. Fotheringill's "Sketch of the Present State of Canada." Lambert's "Travels." Morgan's "Celebrated Canadians.": Morgan's "Parliamentary Companion." The Globe. The Mail. Poole's "Early Settlement and Subsequent Progress of the Town of Peterborough." David's "Biographies and Portraits.:)



Facts about this person:

Occupation
miller and later a farmer in Lanark County, Ontario

Immigration 1813
from Waterford County, Baltimore, Maryland

• Married: 1816

1. Patrick QUINN b: 17 MAR 1842 in Furgeson Falls, near Perth, Ontario
2. Charlie QUINN b: WFT Est. 1811-1839
3. John QUINN b: WFT Est. 1811-1839 in Ferguson Falls cemetery, Lanark Co. Ontario, Canada
4. Thomas QUINN b: WFT Est. 1811-1839
5. James Edward QUINN b: ABT. 1834 in Ferguson Falls cemetery, Lanark Co. Ontario, Canada
6. Patrick #1 QUINN b: BEF. 1842
7. Patrick #2 QUINN b: BEF. 1842
8. Catherine QUINN b: ABT. 1847
9. Alice QUINN b: WFT Est. 1811-1839
10. Julia QUINN b: WFT Est. 1811-1839
11. Mary QUINN b: ABT. 1829 in Ferguson Falls cemetery, Lanark Co. Ontario, Canada
12. William QUINN b: WFT Est. 1811-1839
13. Bridgette QUINN b: ABT. 1843 in Ferguson Falls cemetery, Lanark Co. Ontario, Canada
14. Ellen QUINN b: WFT Est. 1811-1839 in Ferguson Falls cemetery, Lanark Co. Ontario, Canada