Biographie Tracey Christopher
Baptized Mar 09, 1830 at the age of eight days according to the register of Notre Dame Bascilica, Ottawa, Ontario (Page 23, Record B151)
Sponsors were Joseph Armstrong and Margaret Hedge
Church record states that he was 8 days old at baptism
Witnesses to burial were Lawrence Tracey and John O'Donnell
Christopher acquired 200 acres more or less in North Onslow in 1871 lot 11 A and lot 11 B range 8 Christopher built the house that Larry Tracey lived in. Christopher was the person who but all the red brick on the Curley house were uncle Tom Curley was born he also did several other large houses in the area. Christopher's wife Margaret Curley is the same Curley family that Curley Lake is named after.
Lot 11 TRACEY by 1871 the land was farmed by Christopher Tracey (1830 March Twp-1910) & Margaret Curley (1836 Ireland-1924)
The widowed Margaret Curley transferred the property to her son Lawrence in 1919, and she lived there until she passed away in 1924
Thomas sold to the FDC in 1957.
A painting of the Tracey house was painted by Rev Father J.J. Samon parish priest at the time at St. Brigid north Onslow
The Tracey home would be the first encountered on the Curley Lake Road, sometimes called
Tracey Rd. Curley Lake is named after Margaret Curley's family
all the Curleys, in Onslow and Bristol are related
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