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Subject: [Montreal-Irish] Whelan, Sullivan, Boyle, Tuite, Co. Kerry,Co. Galway
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:36:14 EDT

This Patrick James Whelan was the person who hanged for the murder of D'Arcy
McGee.

Sheila, ON.

This is transcribed from the microfilm.
St. Patrick's, Montreal
Feb. 13, 1867
Patrick James Whelan, tailor, of this parish son of age of dec. William
Whelan and of Mary Sullivan of Co. Galway, Ireland
TO: Bridget Boyle of this parish daughter of age of dec. Donald Boyle and
dec. Catharine (looks like) Tuite of Co. Kerry, Ire.
Signed: Patrick James Whelan and Edward Condon.

Bridget Boyle lived on 37 St. Alexander St. Montreal and died Nov. 30, 1904
and buried at NDDN, Montreal, Dec. 12, 1904

>From the book, "They Got To Find Mee Guilty Yet" by . T.P. Slattery, 1972,
Page 302

When friends and wife went to claim the body, they explained that he wanted
to be buried in Montreal at NDDN with Patrick Doody who was also arrested and
had died in January 1869. They were not given the body and Whelan is buried
in jail yard in Ottawa. Sheila's Note: Doody is my ancestor.

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