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    My great grandfather Danial Cryan was born in 
Ireland in 1804.Their children wereHe married Margaret McDonagh,they
had three children who where born in Ireland,..
 Martin
born 4-8-1823(Baptized 1-7-1824) 
 Margaret baptized
12-26-1826
 
 John Baptized 9-7-1829.
 
 
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    Danial Cryan died march 28, 1885 at Grantley,
located in Osnabruck township,Stormont county 
Ontario Canada. Not far from Chesterville) 
 
John Died in Glasgow Scotland in 1877...... 
 
    John married Mary Christie in Scotland (1859)?
 in the district of Abbey the Bura`h of Paisley, 
It gives the date as 24th day of october
 1859,The 1859 is hard to make out,and it doesn`t add up with some of my other info..
 
   John is listed as 26 yrs old and mary 22.There
 address is the same-at 26 Castle street,Paisley.The address where they were married by a Catholic
 clergy is 3 east street,Paisley.
 John is said to be a
 Iron miner and Mary a Mill worker.
 John`s parents are Danial Cryan (farmer)and Margaret
 Cryan Maiden name McDonagh. 
 Mary`s parents were Henry Christie (Harness Weaver) 
and Janet Christie maiden name Bigger-OR Biggor 
Biggar..
 John Conlon was witness for John, and Mary 
Breedley For Mary.The priests name was Hugh 
Gallaghor.This is all in Renfrew Scotland.....
 
 
  Mary born-6-15-1860.. 
 Margaret born 3-5-1862..
 
 Danial born 12-12-1863..
Place of birth or baptism-  High church,paisley..
 
 Patrick born 3-17-1866 at New Kilpatrick,Dunbarton,Scotland.
 
 Henry born 3-25-1868..
 
 John born 4-25-1870..both at
high Church Paisley..
 
 Catherine Born 8-27-1872 at
high-low-middle churches-Paisley..
 
    In a 1921 probate will of one of 
John and Martin`s half brothers (danial`s sons) in North Dakota Sargent county..it mention an older 
son of John`s named Martin,born in 1854??   Also it 
lists Margaret "Cryan" Chapman--living in 
Glasgow-- 
 Mary "Cryan Quin at Cordonal Glasgow 
Scotland..
 
 Danial Cryan at Paisley..
 
 Henry Cryan living in Southport England
 
 Patrick at Paisley....
 
 
    Martin Cryan (Danial`s other son born in Ire 
1823) I am not sure who he married,There was a Martin Cryan who married Maria Conlon (1839) in Sligo, 
Aghanach Ire, R.C. and also a Martin Cryan (1849) in 
Old Monkland, Lanark Scotland married Mary Lennochan 
or Leonard...    Most of the information I got about the 
Cryan`s was at the family history center LDS (mormon 
church) but also other sources... 
    The information I 
got about Martin`s children was mainly from that 1921 
probate will, which I mention earlier,,, John 
Cryan Born about 1853-- in Maryhill,Glasgow. Scot.In 
1900 I believe he was in Nort Dakota, Sargent Co. 
Kingston Twshp---
 
 Michael born about1857 in Scotland... 
I believe- In 1921 he was in San Francisco 
California.---
 
 Martin Cryan Jr. born abt.1861 in 
 Scotland? In 1921 he was also in San Francisco------
 
 Mary Cryan born 1864 in Scotland? She married a 
McGovern and lived in Joliet Illinois in 1921
 
 
   Martin (Danial`s son) Landed In New York in May 1874 
  
   The next record I have of him is when he filed a 
letter of intent to become a citizen, 11- 13-1882 in 
Richland Co. North Dakota... He signed with an X and 
his half brother "Austin Cryan" was Wittness,,.Photo
 Martin died in North Dakota 7-7-1889-- And is buried 
in Geneseo N.Dak. Catholic cemetery..
 Two half brothers 
and his stepmother are also buried there....
      Martin Farmed in Marbo twshp-- Sargent county N.Dak. CANADA
 
    Back to Danial Cryan and wife Margaret, For what 
ever reason, Danial Left Ireland in 1830,or there 
about`s. I would imagine Margaret went with him, 
unless some thing had happen to her,and he 
remarried.But I assume she joined him on the ocean 
voyage,but the two son`s stayed behind (John and 
Martin also a daughter I later discovered.. "Margaret") Martin would have been 7 yrs old at that time. christened 1-7-1824
 
 Margaret christened 12-26-1826 
John christened 9-7-1829 
    This information from the Boyle "Roscommon" R.C. parish records..     Maybe the chance came for them to leave for Canada, and they 
figured the trip to be to dangerous to for these 
young boy`s.. and daughter..What ever the reason it most have been 
a very sad parting for them,as it was for so many other`s leaving their home and loved one`s..
 
    The next record I have of Danial is when he was 
in a land dispute (yr.1840) in Ontario Canada,Dundas 
county,Matilda twshp ,enumeration district 1, 
concession or range 2,lot or part of lot 3,.     He was to live at that site for twenty year`s or more with his family, He built a log cabin there in 1850..., on that site.. 
    The dispute was with a John P Chrysler on one 
side and John Young, Michael McLaughlan, and Danial 
Cryan on the other,.  A Fredrick Kintner was also in on 
it,he and Danial divided a parcel of land,.They were dealing with the Crown land department... This was 
all near Morrisburg Canada, near the St. Lawrence river...Other Cryan`s were dealing on land in that 
part of Canada also..  Toronto York Innisfil in the early 1830-31 etc.
 Crown Land Records
 
 
    In the census records of Canada I have seen the 
Cryan name spelled differrent ways--Cryne and also 
Croyne, but I`m sure there all the same because of the children`s names and dates of birth. 
    In The 1851 census of Matilda twnshp. Dundas Co. Ontario Canada 
Enumeration district 1, this is the way there listed. 
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