Christopher and Jane's children were born in Montreal:
Michael James Connolly
(April 27, 1847, married Keziah Adeline Buell),
Maria Connolly Dwinnell (June 1, 1848, married David Dwinnell),
Christopher Connolly, Jr. (December 22, 1851, married Catherine McLaughlin),
and Ann Jane Connolly (1854, died young).
A Christopher Connolly appeared in the 1852 Montreal Directory. He was a "marketman on the south side canal."
Anne died in 1855 in Montreal and Christopher died in 1856.
In 1869 Christopher, Jr. and Maria were sponsors at the baptism of Charles Alfred Byrne, son of Sophia Dwinnell Byrne.
Yonge Mills, Ontario was in Front of Yonge Township near Brockville. It is north east of Kingston and north of Watertown, New York. It is now a ghost town. In the mid 19th century, Yonge Mills, was a busy and prosperous village with a population of about 175. It had a sawmill and a fulling mill. There were hotels with taverns and a general store. The village also included two blacksmiths and a church.
The peak period of Irish immigration to Canada was during the Great Famine between 1845-1849. Most immigrants went to Canada because the fares were lower. Ships that reached Canada lost many passengers and even more died while in quarantine. From the reception station at Grosse-Ile, most survivors were sent to Montréal. The typhus outbreak of 1847 and 1848 killed many of the new immigrants. An economic boom following their arrival allowed many men to work in on the expanding railroad, in construction, in the logging industry, or on farms.
The Province of Quebec was founded in 1763 after the Treaty of Paris transferred the colony of Canada from France to Britain.
