Person:Amy McCleish (1)

AMY (ANNIE) MCCLEISH
Facts and Events
Name[1] AMY (ANNIE) MCCLEISH
Alt Name[2][3] Amy McClish McCleish
Alt Name _____ McLeish
Gender Female
Birth? 8 Mar 1808 Walsingham twp, Norfolk county, Ontario, Canada
Alt Birth[3] 8 Mar 1808
Alt Birth[2] 8 Mar 1808 Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
Marriage 13 Jan 1829 Walsingham twp, Norfolk county, Ontario Canadato ISAAC PROCUNIER
Unknown 16043
ISAAC PROCUNIER
Death[2] 21 Jul 1890 Crawford, Dawes, Nebraska
Alt Death[3] 21 Jul 1890
Burial? Union Star Cemetery, Crawford, Dawes, Nebraska
Other? C 95Direct line
Reference Number? 1909

From Elaine Allen at worldconnect.rootsweb.com Born-on Long Point Settlement, Ont Cn, EA has 2 books about McClish's and Montross' with good stories. "6000 NEW YORK ANCESTORS" by R. Robert Mutrie & "PIONEER SKETCHES OF LONG POINT SETTLEMENT", by E.A. Owen.

EA has a copy of Amy & Isaac's Bible, listing their births, some marriages, and asome deaths. Procunier spelled FIVE different ways on one page!!

Lived in Canada, IL, Listen Twp, Woodbury co, IA; NE Census lists her birth as Canada A& her Father's as Scotland. 1863- daughter, Martha, married Samuel Carey in Chicago, Cook co., IL. several sources. 1870- Census lists daughter, Mary & Joseph Parks with Peter Welch (c/o) Amy Louise) living in Lee Center, Lee co., IL 1880- Woodbury Co., IA census - Amy, (with son, Andrew as head of house,) & daughter Leah.

Amy went on to Dawes county NE around 1880, probably with son, Andrew whwo married Mary Jane Kyser-Saxton. John Henry's (b 174) wife, Mary Barbara Talley-Saxton Procunier, ran Fort Robinson just southwest of Crawford, Dawes co. Nebraska.

Amy, son Andrew & Wife are buried at the Family cemetery called "Union Star", just west of Crawford on Fer Hall's family land by Fort Robinson. Dean & I looked, but couldn't find it in September 1985. The Fort was closed for theseason. We will go again.

References
  1. WFT Vol 10 Ped 1784.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Elaine Allen.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Carol McKerracher.