The Normans

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French-Canadian Voyaguers

The Border Reivers

Native Irish Presbyterians

(information is borrowed from Magoo)

In the early decades of the seventeenth century, intermarriage of the Ulster Irish with the newly arriving Scots, and conversion of the Irish of Ulster to Presbyterianism, seem to have been common. In her book, The Catholics of Ulster (Basic Books 2001), Professor Marianne Elliot implies that much of the Catholic gentry disappeared from Ulster, not because they were exiled and dispossessed by their Protestant neighbors, but because they were converted.

A study by G. B. Adams concludes that a significant number of the native Irish population of east Ulster converted to Presbyterianism shortly after the early infiltration by the Scots—even before the plantation of Scots. Adams, in his article Aspects of monoglotism, at page 84, says:

"a considerable part of the old irish population [in east Ulster] seems to have been absorbed into one or other of the reformed churches, usually into presbyterianism, which in the seventeenth and early eighteenth century must have had a considerable Irish-speaking membership. The association of Irish language survival with strongly Roman Catholic area belongs to a later period and to central and west Ulster."

Aodh de Blacan, in The other hidden Ireland, in Irish Studies, xxiii (1934), pages 439–454, supports the same conclusion:
"The schism of the sixteenth century cut geographically across the Gaelic world, Scotland and that part of Ulster which was infiltrated, not planted, became Protestant even before the plantation of Ulster."

The last two citations and quotations are from The Irish Language in County Down, by Ciaran Devine (Ciaran O Duibhinn), which is chapter 17 of Down—History & Society edited by Lindsay Proudfoot (Geography Publications 1997) (page 438).

Charter schools are an example of efforts made at converting Catholics to Presbyterianism in Ulster. The schools were entirely Protestant in management, and the children were reared as Protestants. History of the Catholic Church: From the Renaissance to the French Revolution by Rev. James MacCaffrey, S.J., 1914 (volume II, chapter X, The Penal Laws). In 1734, The Incorporated Society in Dublin for Promoting English Protestant Schools in Ireland was established by a charter of George II.

Other sources indicate that a substantial number of native Irish Catholics in Ulster converted to Presbyterianism. For example, see Ower the Sheugh:

"There is evidence however that a number of 17th century Scots settlers took the Gaelic language with them to Ulster. In his book 'Presbyterians and the Irish Language', Roger Blaney quotes evidence supplied by various historians and states that many of the lowland Scots settlers in Ulster were probably bi-lingual in both Scots and Gaelic.
"The Reverend James Stothers in his unpublished work, 'The Use of the Irish Language by Irish Presbyterians' comments that a significant number of the Presbyterians who settled in Ulster, spoke Gaelic. These Presbyterian immigrants to Ulster would have continued to use their Gaelic language at least for the first generation and possibly longer.

"There was a policy of recruitment and encouragement by the Synod of Ulster of Irish speaking Presbyterian ministers of both native Irish and Scots origin, e.g. Jeremiah O’Quinn and James Wallace. Stothers comments that with the presence of such Ministers and a large number of Gaelic speaking Scots settlers present, the conversion of many Irish Catholics to Presbyterianism is easier to understand.

"There would not have been the same cultural disparity felt between the native Irish and the Scots settlers as there would have been between the native Irish and the English settlers.

Biogeographical DNA Results - Family Finder - from FamilyTreeDNA

Europe (Western European) French, Orcadian, Spanish 94.35% ±7.99%

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Francis Locklien

Birth: 1811

Death: Dec., 1885

Saginaw

Saginaw County

Michigan, USA

Age: 74 Years

Cause of Death: Old Age

Burial: 12/14/1885

Oakwood Cemetery

Saginaw

Saginaw County

Michigan, USA

Plot: Pottersfield Lot 1037

Find A Grave Memorial# 37601847

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MARCH into the Monroe Museum for these Civil War Events:

*Thur. Mar. 17th, Learn more about the “fighting” Irish in America through “The Irish in the Civil War”, a special program given at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 17th at the main Museum downtown, 126 South Monroe Street. Museum Director and Civil War Historian John Gibney will present this look at these ethnic soldiers (both North and South) who fought in the Civil War 1861-1865. Everyone has heard of the renown “Irish Brigade” but just who were these soldiers and what did they do to claim such fame? What famous stories were repeated again and again about the bravery and prowess of the Irish soldier? Director Gibney will give an insightful and colorful program. Pluck some green and join us for what will be a very interesting program. (See flyer below)

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From Langlois to Lochleen to Lochlin (Anglicization of French Canadian surnames in Ontario and Michigan)

Thanks for this interpretation of the name. On a record of my great grandmother's family the english speaking authorities wrote out the name "LocRlauce or "Locklauce" which I believe was originally Langlois. My GG Grandfather - Francis was born I believe at Oka, Quebec in 1824. He was brought up by a group of Catholic Priests but ran away making his way down to Toronto, Ontario where he adopted the name Lochlin which he was pronouncing Lochleen becuase pronouncing Long-glah was too difficult for the English speakers to understand. He met and married 2 women - Sarah (Sally A.) and Margaret Boucher (and her name became Usher). They moved to Michigan about 1860 and first moved to Ada then to Birmingham and later to Saginaw.

Lecture on Native American Lore of the Detroit Area, 1701-1842

Native American Lore of the Detroit Area, 1701-1842


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