Descendants of John FLOOD & Margaret FOLER / Jane McMULLIN


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1. John FLOOD was born about 1811 in , , , Ireland1 and died on August 20, 1892 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada2 aged about 81.

John Flood's first wife Margaret Foler apparently died in Guelph Township, Wellington County. John then married Jane McMullen (McMillan) and they relocated to Brant Township, Bruce Countyabout 1850 and settled on Lot 5, Concession 15 of Brant, near the hamlet of Vesta on the Town Line between Brant and Elderslie Townships. John and Margaret'sson son Francis and his wife Lovina lived one concession north and slightly east on Lot 2, Con. 12 of Elderslie Twp., His daughter Elizabeth Flood married Pascho Saunders and lived one concession behind her father on Lot 13, Con. 14 of Brant Twp. John and Janes's son William and his wife Catherine lived in the village of Paisley. John and Jane left this area in 1881 with their youngest 2 sons, to claim a homestead in Fairview, Pickford Twp., Chippewa co. which was in Northern Michigan. Elizabeth and Pascho moved the same year to claim a homestead in North Dakota. William and Jane remained in Paisley until many years later when they moved to Regina Sask. Francis and Lovina remained retired to Chesley until their death and are buried in the Chesley Cemetery.

John married Margaret FOLER about 1834.1 Margaret was born about 1815 in , , County Antrim, Ireland1 and died about 1839 in , Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada1 aged about 24.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 2 M    i. Francis FLOOD was born on August 1, 1834 in , , Lower Canada3,4 and died on April 23, 1916 in Chesley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada5 aged 81.

+ 3 F    ii. Elizabeth FLOOD was born in November 1838 in , , , Canada1 and died on September 2, 1922 in , Lane Co, Oregon, United States1 aged 83.

John next married Jane McMILLAN. Jane was born in 1821 in , , , Ireland1 and died in 1922 in , , Ontario, Canada aged 101. Another name for Jane was Mary.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 4 M    i. William FLOOD was born on September 10, 1843 in , , Selkirkshire, Scotland4,6 and died before 1924 in Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada.6

   5 M    ii. Abel FLOOD was born in 1845 in Guelph Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada.7

   6 M    iii. John FLOOD was born on November 11, 1846 in Guelph Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada7 and died on June 24, 1924 in Alliance, Stark, Ohio, United States7 aged 77.

John married Almira HONSINGER, daughter of Frederck R HONSINGER and Mary Ann GILBERT, on October 1, 1872 in Hanover, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada.7 Almira was born in 1861 in , , Ontario, Canada7 and died on November 10, 1888 in , Wentworth Co, Ontario, Canada7 aged 27.

   7 F    iv. Mary FLOOD was born in 1847 in Guelph Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada.7

   8 M    v. Adam FLOOD was born on November 23, 1850 in Guelph Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada7 and died on April 28, 1936 in St. Catherines, Lincoln Co, Ontario, Canada7 aged 85.

   9 M    vi. Alexander James FLOOD was born on May 23, 1853 in Guelph Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada7 and died on August 4, 1931 in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa, Michigan, USA7 aged 78.

   10 M    vii. Edward John FLOOD was born on December 24, 1857 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada7 and died on April 25, 1941 in Pickford, Chippewa, Michigan, USA7 aged 83.

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