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Martha <I>Dempsey</I> Carmichael

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Martha Dempsey Carmichael

Birth
Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Death
21 Feb 1899 (aged 73)
Ridgway, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Ridgway, Ouray County, Colorado, USA Add to Map
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Martha was the second of five children born to weaver Edward Dempsey and his first wife Jane Hay in Drumack, Rasharkin Parish, Portglenone, Co Antrim, just east of Kilrea, Co Derry in what is now Northern Ireland.

Martha, her parents and four brothers emigrated from County Antrim 5 July 1832, sponsored by the Montreal Emigration Society, settling near Prescott, Ontario.

Her two younger brothers were baptised at First Kilrea Presbyterian, Co Derry, where her future sister-in-law was married in 1836, so perhaps the families knew each other in Ireland.

In March 1845 Martha married James Carmichael and began their family of 10 children. About 1866 the family immigrated to Illinois where their youngest son was born in 1871.

Their second daughter Agnes stayed behind in Oxford County, Ontario, living with Martha's brother and his wife, next door to Agnes' future husband.

James and Martha moved on to Nebraska and then settled in Ridgway, Colorado, where James continued to farm and later work as a miner.
Martha was the second of five children born to weaver Edward Dempsey and his first wife Jane Hay in Drumack, Rasharkin Parish, Portglenone, Co Antrim, just east of Kilrea, Co Derry in what is now Northern Ireland.

Martha, her parents and four brothers emigrated from County Antrim 5 July 1832, sponsored by the Montreal Emigration Society, settling near Prescott, Ontario.

Her two younger brothers were baptised at First Kilrea Presbyterian, Co Derry, where her future sister-in-law was married in 1836, so perhaps the families knew each other in Ireland.

In March 1845 Martha married James Carmichael and began their family of 10 children. About 1866 the family immigrated to Illinois where their youngest son was born in 1871.

Their second daughter Agnes stayed behind in Oxford County, Ontario, living with Martha's brother and his wife, next door to Agnes' future husband.

James and Martha moved on to Nebraska and then settled in Ridgway, Colorado, where James continued to farm and later work as a miner.

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Died Feb 21, 1899
Aged 73 Yrs 5 Days
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