<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Pioneer Genealogy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every family has a story - what's yours?]]></description><link>https://samanthamckeag.wixsite.com/pioneer-genealogy/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:36:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://samanthamckeag.wixsite.com/pioneer-genealogy/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Evans Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm not sure if I've ever done a trace of the Evans family, but now that I see that there were some locksmith Evans, I think it's high time to be tracing their lineage. As a reminder. Robert Hardy (1800-1888) married Mary Evans in Ireland in 1822 and they moved to Canada with their family (minus Robert Evans Hardy) in 1832. Mary died in 1835. WHAT I HAVE SO FAR: (This is the Robert Hardy tree) Birth: April 15, 1798, Ireland Death: Nov 17 1835 - her grave is mentioned in some newspaper...]]></description><link>https://samanthamckeag.wixsite.com/pioneer-genealogy/post/the-evans-family</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695bd5e7ef35928416afad76</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 21:42:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/20b5fc_81a5d65a7d78457e8898601e61e243d5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_208,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samantha McKeag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert Hardy 1800-1888]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm sure I've done a Robert Hardy article but since it's been so long, I'm going to do a refresher ROBERT'S TIMELINE 1800 - born 1802 - Mary Theresa born (sister) - died same year - maybe 1804 - William Hardy born (brother) - died 1898 1805 - Elizabeth "Eliza" born (sister) - died ? 1809 - Francis born (brother - my Francis) None of the birth dates have been verified Marriages: Mary Evans - 1822 - Listed in the Ireland, Indexes to Wills, Probate Administration, Marriage Bonds and Licences,...]]></description><link>https://samanthamckeag.wixsite.com/pioneer-genealogy/post/robert-hardy-1800-1888</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6957f944564ad52a958f18ab</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:15:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/20b5fc_f92a3573b66541b78ada026e217c9c6f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_343,h_460,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samantha McKeag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mitchell and Co’s Ottawa City and County of Carleton Directory, 1864-1865]]></title><description><![CDATA[I found this document while research Robert Evans Hardy (see article for details), but now I am going to search: Hardy Grant Armstrong Bayly Davy If I don't put a year, there are over 7000 Hardys. For now, I will put 1865 and go from there HARDY I'll search Francis first: FRANCIS HARDY: 1865 - r f Concession 2, lot 14 1867 - William and Francis listed, same lots Neighbours: Halfpenny Hall GambleGraham 1868 - r f 2, 14, son William is also there, lot 15. Neighbours Samuel Evans William Evans...]]></description><link>https://samanthamckeag.wixsite.com/pioneer-genealogy/post/mitchell-and-co-s-ottawa-city-and-county-of-carleton-directory-1864-1865</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695827832cf40d5f8b84b911</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:15:01 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Samantha McKeag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clan Armstrong of The Border]]></title><description><![CDATA[OK - I have done A TON of Armstrong research, but I couldn't write anything down as I was going (in this blog) because it was too...]]></description><link>https://samanthamckeag.wixsite.com/pioneer-genealogy/post/clan-armstrong-of-the-border</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66842d395051b94780039082</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 19:49:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/20b5fc_7bd15c96d94a4955959e49513739c4e2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_994,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samantha McKeag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Armstrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, I've been doing a little more research on the Armstrong line because I still really would like to link my Armstrong family to the...]]></description><link>https://samanthamckeag.wixsite.com/pioneer-genealogy/post/john-armstrong</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6660883d965b05284357b07c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 17:24:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/20b5fc_d81f96ff7b414ae9982d0f02901f0603~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samantha McKeag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armstrong Family History]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am going to re-trace my Armstrong ancestry - mostly because I know that they go back pretty far, and also because I want to see if I'm...]]></description><link>https://samanthamckeag.wixsite.com/pioneer-genealogy/post/armstrong-family-history</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65fdb754a4eda069760e1c72</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 18:24:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/20b5fc_32043975d1534945ba3cb9a8e6c32e12~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_421,h_430,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samantha McKeag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert Carew Armstrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't know what happened, because I'm pretty sure I have done research for Robert Armstrong many times, but I realize now that I don't...]]></description><link>https://samanthamckeag.wixsite.com/pioneer-genealogy/post/robert-carew-armstrong</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65f5e46b373a65d1f8232dbc</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2024 22:00:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/20b5fc_9c67143c9e144c158fe98f7ed2bcd5f2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_642,h_328,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samantha McKeag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancestry Stories Hint]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know, I know, it's been a while. This is how I am with genealogy. I exhaust all of my avenues and then I take a break. Although I have...]]></description><link>https://samanthamckeag.wixsite.com/pioneer-genealogy/post/ancestry-stories-hint</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65ef596ea5d9982ce5b7b632</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 19:57:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/20b5fc_0258cabbafed4eb6956aa823dd16f4fc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_460,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samantha McKeag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland Catholic/Protestant Churches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jesus, Mary, and Joseph - this ENTIRE time - it never clicked in my head that a Diocese belongs only to the Catholic Church. Protestant...]]></description><link>https://samanthamckeag.wixsite.com/pioneer-genealogy/post/ireland-catholic-protestant-churches</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64c562ed198bcfd0821499fa</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:21:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/20b5fc_8e7291b341f240048d159cc704ac598e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_573,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samantha McKeag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hogan Family of Borrisokane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luke Hogan, according to Elliott, emigrated from Borrisokane in 1832 and settled first in Nepean and then in Pontiac, where he died. In...]]></description><link>https://samanthamckeag.wixsite.com/pioneer-genealogy/post/hogan-family-of-borrisokane</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64bc292e157a2d2ba85a7150</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 14:55:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/20b5fc_b47672cc72bb49a6a9a3cfba51dc482d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_478,h_385,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samantha McKeag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regrouping - Take 2657]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's important - to me anyways - that after I've taken in a lot of new information that I sit down and regroup. Having so many names and...]]></description><link>https://samanthamckeag.wixsite.com/pioneer-genealogy/post/regrouping-take-2657</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64bc1062ce5fa60cc07b9e24</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2023 19:07:13 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Samantha McKeag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summary and Questions from the Talbot Article - Part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since there was so much information written in the last Talbot article, I have gone ahead and made notes of the things I find to be most...]]></description><link>https://samanthamckeag.wixsite.com/pioneer-genealogy/post/summary-and-questions-from-the-talbot-article-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b82c09b38db0e3f64be597</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 23:54:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/20b5fc_5aa1e514cb8844268da83e80693c4926~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_543,h_386,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samantha McKeag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analysis of Previous Article - The Talbot Expedition]]></title><description><![CDATA[I tried really, really hard to focus and jot down as many notes as I could from Elliott's book about the expedition of 1818 before going...]]></description><link>https://samanthamckeag.wixsite.com/pioneer-genealogy/post/analysis-of-previous-article-the-talbot-expedition</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b59279653d7f994e3682c7</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 00:15:38 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Samantha McKeag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grants of Templemore]]></title><description><![CDATA[At Grant Online (grantonline.com) there are a bunch of family trees for different extensions of the Grant family. I did look through the...]]></description><link>https://samanthamckeag.wixsite.com/pioneer-genealogy/post/grants-of-templemore</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b897112e5ac334e3a82fb3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 04:51:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/20b5fc_2471ba3bbecc443b87e9b491a3aa2777~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_598,h_494,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samantha McKeag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Francis A. Evans]]></title><description><![CDATA[He was the first man to attempt a mass emigration from Ireland to Canada in 1815 - and it was a terrible failure. However, the only thing...]]></description><link>https://samanthamckeag.wixsite.com/pioneer-genealogy/post/francis-a-evans</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b5976022a7fd5c6c90d5b3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 17:08:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/20b5fc_10643a25df284be2bfc33dec640f2f5c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_548,h_200,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samantha McKeag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roots Chat and CSORP, National Archives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roots Chat is a forum for people who are performing genealogical research. You can go in and search up a name and it gives you a bunch of...]]></description><link>https://samanthamckeag.wixsite.com/pioneer-genealogy/post/roots-chat-and-csorp-national-archives</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b58d5fa6c72c233626dae5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 19:11:03 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Samantha McKeag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[July 17 - Random Research]]></title><description><![CDATA[The other night while I was doing research as I went to sleep, I found some information on Richard Birch which I thought would be...]]></description><link>https://samanthamckeag.wixsite.com/pioneer-genealogy/post/july-17-random-research</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b56cd36313ade6e1350d49</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 18:49:47 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Samantha McKeag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster Plantation]]></title><description><![CDATA[After going through all the memorial deeds and researching more about Templemore, I am certain that the Hardys came from either Cork or...]]></description><link>https://samanthamckeag.wixsite.com/pioneer-genealogy/post/ulster-plantation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b569f8e64e05df8862341c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 16:30:35 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Samantha McKeag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surnames of the Adventurers for Lands in Ireland, under the  various Acts and Ordinances ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I found a list of the soldiers who went with Cromwell...it's a transcription of what is in the book (which I cannot find)... Birch Bird...]]></description><link>https://samanthamckeag.wixsite.com/pioneer-genealogy/post/surnames-of-the-adventurers-for-lands-in-ireland-under-the-various-acts-and-ordinances</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b55e59a6c72c233626bbd6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 16:17:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/20b5fc_d2d7444999e34f958475faa836dfa229~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_646,h_434,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samantha McKeag</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Information To Understand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Land: Each county was divided into Baronies; in Co.Cork there were 20, including Kinalmeaky Each Barony was divided into Parishes, e.g.,...]]></description><link>https://samanthamckeag.wixsite.com/pioneer-genealogy/post/irish-information-to-understand</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b30235d36a23bc2671a4fb</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2023 20:33:15 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Samantha McKeag</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>