helen ames <ames.acres@hotmail.com>
To: Stephen Johnson <steve@ponderroses.com>, granshir@hotmail.com
George & Jessie Burgess

Hi Guys; My name is Helen McLaren and I guess we are related. Jessie Burgess maiden name was McLaren. She was the daughter of Mathew McLaren & Susannah Cassidy. Mathew was the son of James McLaren & Ellen Evoy. James was born in ontario, 1812, died Dec. 25 1899 westmeath Twp. Renfrew. Ellen born in Ireland about 1815, died 1894 Ontario.
Here is a list of Mathews brothers and sisters.
Elizabeth 1842, James McLaren, (my gg father) Nancy 1844, Susan 1874, Ellen 1850, Margaret 1853, Albert 1855, Sarah Jane 1857, Caroline 1861, and Mary 1864.
Just to recap - James & Ellen McLaren, Mathew & susannah (Cassidy) McLaren, Jessie & George Burgess.
If you google Beachburg Union Cemetery, Westmeath Twp. Renfrew County, it will bring up the Headstones for a lot of these people.
If you have been able to find out information about James McLaren and Ellen Evoy, please send it to me. I grow up in Rutherglen, Bonfield Twp. My family goes James McLaren& Ellen Evoy, James McLaren & Sarah Brown, Alexander McLaren & Isabella (Dollie) Rose, Alvin McLaren & Ruby Sperberg, Helen McLaren & Gary Ames.
Hope this infro helps. If you already have it, it was nice to connect.
Helen McLaren Ames