1  	Morris John Dewan	1791 - ?  born Clonmel, Tipperary
..		+Alice Prout		County Down
.......	2  	Patrick Dewan	1820 - 1906 (first wife was Catherine JOHNSON)
...........		+Mary McGee	1830 - 1906 d/o Bernard McGEE and Bridget FLANAGAN
................	3  	Patrick Edmund Dewan	1849 -
....................		+Ellen Jane Blanchfield	
.........................	4  	Teresa Dewan	
.........................	4  	Edmund P. Dewan	1888 - 1967
.............................		+Violet C. Kelly	
.........................	4  	Mary Dewan	
.............................		+Packy McEvoy	
.........................	4  	Eliza Dewan	
.............................		+Tom McEvoy	- 1919
.........................	4  	Thomas Dewan	1892 - 1919
.........................	4  	Lena Dewan	1893 - 1973
.............................		+Ambrose Kelly	
.........................	4  	Bernard Dewan	
.............................		+Margaret Muir	
.........................	4  	Colette Dewan	1898 - 1976
.............................		+Earl McGuire	1901 - 1959
.........................	4  	William Dewan	
.............................		+Marge Kealey	
.........................	4  	Alice Dewan	
................	3  	John Dewan	1862 -
....................		+Margaret Shields	1867 -
.........................	4  	Patrick Michael Dewan	1890 -
.............................		+M. Olive Tierney	1892 - 1970
.........................	4  	James Dewan	
.............................		+Evelyn Blanchfield	
.........................	4  	Mary Dewan	
.............................		+Thomas O'Rourke	
.........................	4  	Margaret Dewan	
.........................	4  	Emma Dewan	
.............................		+XXX Gauvin	
................	3  	Morris Dewan	1843 -
................	3  	Bernard Dewan	1851 -
....................		+Elizabeth Lowrey	1857 -
................	3  	Alice Ann Dewan	1855 -
....................		+William O'Brien	
.........................	4  	Michael O'Brien	
.........................	4  	Dominic O'Brien	
................	3  	Bridget Dewan	1857 -
....................		+Thomas Shields	
.........................	4  	Patrick Shields	
.........................	4  	Steve Shields	
.........................	4  	Thomas Shields	
.........................	4  	Bridget Ann Shields	1876 - 1918
.............................		+David Kelly	1864 - 1932
.........................	4  	Alice Shields	
.........................	4  	Ida Shields	
.........................	4  	Bertha Shields	
.........................	4  	Mary Shields	
................	3  	Michael Dewan	1859 -
................	3  	Joseph James Dewan	1863 -
................	3  	Bernard Dewan	
....................		+Elizabeth Lowrie	1857 -
.........................	4  	Mary Elizabeth Dewan	1877 -
.......	2  	Francis Dewan	
.......	2  	Maurice John Dewan	

Dear Al--
Some years ago I spent a lot of time as well researching Osgoode and
Nepean, as did my father before me. The Dewans, of course were from
Osgoode and the Tierney's, my mothers side were from Nepean.

To answer some of your questions--
  In Nepean and Fallowfield parish in particular, there were two
unrelated Tierney families. Our original Nepean ancestor was Ellen 
[Waters] Tierney, who as a widow came to Nepean about 1835/38 with 
her six children. Three of the children moved to the US and the other
three stayed in Canada. John stayed and farmed in Nepean--married
Bridget NASH from Gloucester. My mother was Olive Tierney d. Timothy
[John's son] and Catherine Houlahan. (HOULIHAN also)

There was another Tierney family in Gloucester who were also unrelated.
Our Tierney's came from Tipperary, but sofar I haven't found the parish
from which they came.

Maurice Dewan, probably Dwan, Duan or Duane came with his wife Alice
Prout, in 1827. The oldest son Patrick was born in Fetherd, Tipp. in
1820. They originally were market gardeners at Hogs Back. Patrick moved
to Osgoode in 1840, married a Catherine Johnson, who died a few years
later and then married Mary Magee, d. Bernard Magee and Bridget
Flanagan.

Regading the Burns, I have a copy of the Belden Atlas so am familar with
where the Burns farmed. There are also some references to Burns in the
Osgoode Newsletters, of which we have many years copies. If you have
talked to Michael Daley [a cousin on both sides], I'm sure he has filled
you in on what information is available at the museum .

Of the family names mentioned in your website we are related to the following:
Blanchfield, Daly, Herbert, Kelly, McEvoy, Nash, Power, Shields
and Kennedy as well as many more in Nepean.

By the way both Maurice Dewan (as DUAN) and Bernard Magee (McGEE) are on the 
McCabe List

Once again thank you for your interest and congratulations on your
website, I will stay in touch with it.

One other note of interest--I just finished a book on the Titanic and
was surprised to see that a James Dewan perished in that disaster. I
have no idea who he was.

Best regards, 
David Dewan

DEWAN exerpt from The Kennedy Story in the words of Desmond Kennedy:

"Dad was secretary-Treasurer of the Jockvale School, which had 2 rooms, one 
to grade eight and the other grades 9 & 10.  It was Dad's responsibility to 
hire new teachers and see that they were paid. In the primary school, 
dealing with eight or more classes in the same room made heavy demands on 
the teacher. At the same time this arrangement provided a wide range of 
opportunities for the pupils, ranging all the way from loafing to advancing 
one's education by listening in on the higher classes. OLIVE TIERNEY (later 
Mrs. Mike Dewan) was my teacher through middle grades and Gertie (Hanora 
Gertrude) Gleason in the later grades, including Senior Fourth (The Entrance 
Class)."

"McKenzie King, though a Liberal, never ranked very high in Dad's esteem. 
Nobody could measure up to Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Mitch Hepburn, as Liberal 
premier of Ontario, was highly regarded at home mainly because he showed 
good judgement in selecting as MINISTER of AGRICULTURE, MIKE DEWAN, of 
Osgoode and later, in Woodstock, a close friend of Uncle Martin Brophy".

"By 1942, the network of military forecast offices had grown to a point 
where an inspection by the headquarters staff was needed, and I was given 
that assignment. It was arranged that Edna and Paul would stay at her UNCLE 
BERNARD DEWAN'S farm in Osgoode during the time I would be out west on the 
inspection trip".

... the above was sent by Taylor Kennedy on Dec. 23, 2000



Hi Al
I was looking over the above email that you got. The folks described in the 
first paragraph are buried at St Patricks, Nepean:

John Tierney b.1833 d.Feb. 24, 1904
+ Bridget Nash b. 1834 d. May 31, 1912
    also F.E. d.Sept. 14, 1889 aged 5 months

Ellen [Waters] Tierney b. 1801 d. Oct 23, 1888

Timothy Tierney b. 1857 d. May 02, 1933
+ Catherine Houlahan b. 1860 d. Nov. 09, 1940
below them Edna Tierney b. 1903 d. June 09, 1909

Richard Tierney b.1866 d.Dec. 05, 1936
+ Catherine Brophy b. 1869 d. Nov. 20, 1919

He would be probably related to Timothy Kennedy mother Anne who farmed in 
Nepean. If so, her daughter was married to Fitzsimmons and so was John 
Cunningham daughter married a Fitzsimmons. hmmmmmmmmm

Taylor:

My eyes are glazing over looking at all these names. I see many of the same surnames 
on an 1879 map of Nepean and across the Rideau River at Bowesville, in Gloucester.
Bowesville was expropriated to make way for the Ottawa International Airport.
It seems some of the Gloucester families crossed the river and attended church at 
Fallowfield and vice versa. Here are some of the surnames in 1879 in Gloucester, 
all living within walking distance of each other: GLEESON / GLEASON, O'CONNOR, 
McCARTHY, KEALY / KEALEY, NOLAN, SHEEHAN (could some of these be SHANE ?), 
McEVOY, QUINN, CUNNINGHAM, McBRIDE, STRATFORD, NELLIGAN, 
DAVY / DAVEY, TIGHE, BURNS, LARKIN, BIRT and BRITT, FITZSIMMONS, 
GILLIGHAN / GILLIGAN, BRADY, WALSH / WELSH, 
O'MEARA / O'MARA, MURRAY, LENNOX, FINDLAY. Many of these names show up in
 Osgoode Township (probably next generation).

John CUNNINGHAM had a tavern / inn at Bowesville from the 1830's. This may have been 
a gathering place for the men-folk. By 1855, it was on the railway line going into 
downtown Ottawa. I'm going to put a picture of Cunningham's Inn on the 
John Cunningham page.


... Al

October 7, 2001:
I just came across your site and found some names that were familiar to me. My grandfather 
John Gaffney was born in West Osgoode, Ontario in 1866. He emigrated with his family to 
Watertown , NY in 1878. I remember a cousin by the name of Tessie (Teresa) Dewan , who came to 
visit him occasionally . I think I was told that she worked in the Parliament in Ottawa . 
I was wondering if Tessie would be in your Family Tree. My grandfather's parents were James 
& Ellen Blanchfield Gaffney. I recently have started a search on this family .
Catherine Loftus Case

Katherine Gaffney
			
	1  	Katherine Gaffney	? - 1918
.		+James Francis Warnock	1854 - 1941
......	2  	Anne Warnock	
..........		+Thomas Starkey
Source: John Kenny's Database	
Note: I believe John Kenny may have more info on the Gaffney family. There's a link to his 
Web Site from my main page (below).
Today, there's a "Beryl Gaffney Park" just outside Manotick. It's across the road from 
one of the Warnock farms.
... Al
June 18, 2003:
The original farm settled by Morris Dewan in Concession 2 (100 acres in 1863) was augmented
by two more farms, each 100 acres, across the road, by 1879.
Source: Belden
_______________________________________

1881 Census Place:	Osgoode, Russell, Ontario, Canada
	Source:	FHL Film 1375865  NAC C-13229  Dist 104  SubDist G  Div 1  Page 55  Family 237
	Sex	Marr	Age	Origin	Birthplace

Patrick DEVEN	M	M	60	Irish	Ireland (son of Morris Dewan and Alice Prout)
	Occ:	Farmer	Religion:	Catholic	
Mary DEVEN	F	M	50	Irish	Ireland
			Religion:	Catholic	
John DEVEN	M		18	Irish	Ontario
			Religion:	Catholic	
Joseph J. DEVEN	M		15	Irish	Ontario
			Religion:	Catholic
_________________________________
1881 Census Place:	Osgoode, Russell, Ontario, Canada
	Source:	FHL Film 1375865  NAC C-13229  Dist 104  SubDist G  Div 1  Page 55  Family 238
	Sex	Marr	Age	Origin	Birthplace

Patrick DEVEN	M	M	30	Irish	Ontario (grandson of Morris Dewan and Alice Prout)
	Occ:	Farmer	Religion:	Catholic	
Ellen DEVEN	F	M	21	Irish	Ontario
			Religion:	Catholic	
June 23, 2003:
The June 2003 Newsletter of the Osgoode Township Historical Society has a very complete and
interesting article about Patrick Michael DEWAN, Minister of Agriculture and his ancestors 
and descendants.
 July 6, 2003:
Hello,

I caught your web site while surfing the Genealogy web site.  My father did a
lot of research regarding the Dewan name and I would like to share with you some
information he had obtained as well.  I've attached a couple of letters, one
from a Mary Catherine Dewan and another from P. Michael Dewan.  I think you
should read the Mary Catherine letter first as it explains the P. Michael
letter.

The part of the Dewan tree my family descended from seems to originate from
Martin Dewan.  However, I can't help but think we're somehow related.

I've also enclosed some info my father obtained from the Genealogical Office,
Dublin Castle.

All is in PDF (ADOBE) format.  My assumptions are this would be the most
commonly used format.

I hope this information can be of some use/interest to you.  I have more notes,
etc. if you have any questions.

Respectfully,

Ed Dewan
Colorado Springs CO