Jeremiah Quinlan

I found a letter that my grandmother, Florence Elizabeth (nee Williams) Vance and her cousin, Dr. Henry Clyde Werts, typed up on August 20, 1950 in Los Angeles. The letter was titled Quinlans. It was the key to discovering my Quinlan roots.

The letter begins...

"Jeremiah Quinlan and his wife and family left Ireland and settled in Canada near Walkerton about 1853. Then left Canada and settled in Kansas U.S.A, near St. Mary's, about 1867. Leaving part of the Family in Canada."

In the 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia I found the following:

Jory Quinlan, Male, age at next birth date 45, abt 1807 Ireland
Bridget Quinlan, Female, age at next birth date 37, abt 1815 Ireland
Mary A Quinlan, Female, age at next birth date 16, abt 1836 Ireland
Patrick Quinlan, Male, age at next birth date 11, abt 1841 Ireland
Bridget Quinlan, Female, age at next birth date 9, abt 1843 Ireland
Margt Quinlan, Female, age at next birth date 7, abt 1845 Ireland
Catherine Quinlan, Female, age at next birth date 5, abt 1847 Ireland
Willm Quinlan, Male, age at next birth date 3, abt 1849 Ireland

All the family members are listed as Yeoman and Roman Catholic.