Catherine Lewis (Empey) - Who are the correct parents of Caroline Lewis (Empey)?

Started by Terry Jackson (Switzer) on Monday, October 22, 2018
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10/22/2018 at 5:16 AM

Thomas Empey
Thomas Empey
Anna Marie Empey
Caroline Empey
are currently listed as her parents. There are issues with dates that need to be addressed when discussing this.
Thomas Empey, (1754-1819) is under 14 years old for his marriage.Caroline Empey (Crawley) is under 12 years old for the birth of her child John Embury Empey.

5/14/2019 at 10:09 PM

There are several issues here but I think I have it mostly figured out. There are two different Thomas Empeys who emigrated to Canada from Ireland. They were born 15 years apart and were probably related. All the profiles of them and their families were added by the same person. I think maybe when he added some of the kids he got the two Thomases mixed up.

I found a source at bgibbard.ca showing the younger Thomas (b. 1778) and his family. He was married to Mary Switzer and had a daughter named Catherine born in 1803 although she died at the age of two. This Catherine was also born around that time. I'm guessing that both Thomases had daughters named Catherine who were born around the time time and the manager noticed the 'duplicate' and merged the two profiles.

Thomas Empey
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99703828/thomas-empey

Thomas Empey
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152177280/thomas-empey

Also, the younger Thomas has two daughters, Elizabeth and Nancy who were born when he was 6 & 7. I think they belong to the other Thomas and got added to the wrong profile.

5/14/2019 at 10:17 PM

I meant to add this link too which is the listing for the younger Thomas and his family.

https://bgibbard.ca/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I236306&tr...

5/15/2019 at 8:34 AM

The profile manager has fixed this problem.

8/15/2020 at 3:37 PM

Adding profiles for Elizabeth and Nancy who are probably linked to the wrong father.
Nancy Embury
Elizabeth Carscallen
Nancy Embury

Here's something that shows a George Carscallen born in 1763 marrying an Elizabeth Empey but that seems to make George the sage of her parents.

8/17/2020 at 2:06 PM

Here's the link I meant to post in my earlier comment.
http://www.uelac.org/Saskatchewan/biographies.php#EdwardCarscallen

8/17/2020 at 3:12 PM

Here's another theory. Maybe these girls are attached to the right person but they're his sisters, not his daughters. This UEL history shows an Edward Carscallen who died in Fredericksburgh, Ontario. This is near Ernestown where Thomas was buried. Edward's son George was born in 1763 and married Elizabeth Embury. That makes George 15 years older than Thomas.
http://www.uelac.org/Saskatchewan/biographies.php#EdwardCarscallen

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