enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Irish Canadians - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Canadians

    Irish Canadians (Irish: Gael-Cheanadaigh) are Canadian citizens who have full or partial Irish heritage including descendants who trace their ancestry to immigrants who originated in Ireland. 1.2 million Irish immigrants arrived from 1825 to 1970, and at least half of those in the period from 1831 to 1850. By 1867, they were the second largest ...

  3. Canada–Ireland relations - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada–Ireland_relations

    The first Irish settlers arrived in Canada in the 17th century when the French began to arrive in present-day Canada and brought with them Irish soldiers. [3] In the 18th century, Irish fisherman would sail to Newfoundland and Labrador to fish off the coasts and many settled in the province. [ 3 ]

  4. John Johnston (fur trader) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Johnston_(fur_trader)

    John Johnston (1762–1828) was a wealthy and successful British fur trader for the North West Company at Sault Ste. Marie when it was still Canadian territory before the War of 1812. After the border became redefined, Johnston was a prominent citizen and leader in the Michigan Territory of the United States, although he never became a US citizen.

  5. Authors to share stories about Michigan's Irish immigrants ...

    www.aol.com/news/authors-share-stories-michigans...

    For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us

  6. Irish Hills - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Hills

    The Irish Hills Towers on US-12 west of Walter J. Hayes State Park. Irish Hills is an area of land located roughly in southeastern Jackson County and northwest Lenawee County in Southeast Michigan. It was named after the numerous Irish immigrants who settled there from 1830 until 1850. Today it is known throughout the state for its scenery ...

  7. Ethnic origins of people in Canada - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_origins_of_people...

    The Irish population, meanwhile, witnessed steady, slowing population growth during the late 19th and early 20th century, with the proportion of the total Canadian population dropping from 24.3 percent in 1871 to 12.6 percent in 1921 and falling from the second-largest ethnic group in Canada from to fourth − principally due to massive ...

  8. History of Michigan - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Michigan

    The history of human activity in Michigan, a U.S. state in the Great Lakes, began with settlement of the western Great Lakes region by Paleo-Indians perhaps as early as 11,000 B.C.E. One early technology they developed was the use of native copper, which they would fashion into tools and other implements with "hammer stones".

  9. AOL Mail

    mail.aol.com

    Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!