Francis  Burrows in about 1870 in Canada.

  He emigrated from Ireland about 1836 and married Martha Potts in New York City in 1837/38.  He obtained land in Canada in 1837 when he was age 21. 

He worked as a furnisher polisher and gilder (finisher) at Jacques and Hay in Toronto for several years and  cleared his land and farmed on weekends.  He and Martha lived near King City, King Township, York County, Ontario.
They are my great-great grandparents.

Frederick in a snowy hat.  Taken about 1880 in King, York County, Ontario.

Martha Potts Burrows about 1880 in King, York County, Ontario.

She was born in 1810 in Ballybay, County Monaghan, Ireland, the daughter of James Potts and Jane Hawksby, and was one of 15 children, many of whom died when small.  Her grandparents were George Hawksby and Frances Jackson of Little Skreeny, County Leitrim and Sligo Town, County Sligo, Ireland. 
She and Frederick had 5 children. 
The eldest, James, born 1839 in Toronto, is my great-grandfather.

  A village in Ireland in the mid-1800s.

Gravestone of Francis/Frederick and Martha Potts Burrows at King City Cemetery, King City, York County, Ontario.  Frederick died 25 Feb 1893 and Martha died 9 Aug 1885. 

James Burrows married Joann 'Ann' Young, the eldest daughter of Robert Young and Grizel Gillies, on 18 March 1859 at Eversly near King City, Ontario. 
She was born 21 Dec 1839 in Galston parish, Ayrshire, Scotland. 
They moved to Keppel Township, Grey County,  Ontario in 1869. 
They had 14 children. 
The youngest, Lucinda 'Cindy' is my grandmother.

Lucinda 'Cindy'  with her parents in 1891. 

This is her first day of school and she told me she didn't want to go and so her parents bribed her with the stick of peppermint candy she's holding in her hand.

Note that this is a backdrop and they are standiing in the grass!

 
Lucinda and her sister Nellie Burrows, in great hats.  1896, in Keppel.

James Burrows and Joann Young's  Family about 1900 in Keppel Township, Grey County, Ontario.

Back: 
Annie Vinnell, lived Franklin, Manitoba.
Fred lived Farmers, Kentucky, USA.
Margret Huston lived Sarawak, Ontario, then Mannville, Alberta.
Lucinda Davidson lived Boulton Municipality near Russell, then Russell, Manitoba.
Bob lived Russell, Manitoba.
Ellen 'Nellie' lived Tomahawk, Alberta.

Middle:
Ida Caldwell, lived Clumber & Bredenbury, Saskatchewan, then Victoria, B.C. James and Joann
Will was a lumberman and lived in various camps

Front: 
Jim lived on the home farm in Keppel, near Brampton, then Owen Sound, Ontario
Martha Davidson lived Boulton near Russell and then Russell, Manitoba
 

James Burrows, age 70, 1909.  Gramma's dad.  He lived with Gramma and Grampa at the farm at Boulton after Joann died.  

Frank and Marjorie Burrows Madill - Dec 17, 1993
Marjorie is the daughter of Jim Davidson and Edith Kinch.

The very best of cousins.