John Cullen

Abt 1776 - 1858  (~ 82 years)

• Photos » Slide Show		St. François de Sales church, Pointe-Gatineau This was the first church in the parish, erected c1840. John Cullen and three other colonists were instrumental in promoting a new Catholic parish in Templeton Township.
  		John Cullen - site of original homestead Range 2 Lot 8 Templeton Township The location is Blvd. St. René at Rue Cheval Blanc in Gatineau, Quebec. the trees have been replaced by a housing subdivision.
  		John Cullen - Map of Bytown area showing location of original Cullen homestead at Range 2 Lot 8 Templeton Township
  		John Cullen's signature 1828 Excerpt from Point Fortune merchant John Macdonell's 1828 journal. It seems that John Cullen guaranteed purchases of two individuals, probably his workers. There are 3 signatures, the first two are likely made by clerks and the third is believed to be John Cullen's signature.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		John Cullen Land deed Templeton Township, 1833 page 1
  		John Cullen Land deed Templeton Township,1833 page 2
  		John Cullen's Location Ticket, Templeton Township John Cullen's location ticket for the land grant to 200 acres at Range 2 Lot 8 in Templeton Township, issued November 11, 1827; the grant of 200 acres was rare and had to be approved by Colonel By.
  		John Cullen's land grant petition 1830 John Cullen and two of his fellow settlers, Francis and Peter McGuire, petitioned the colonial government in 1830 to obtain deeds for their property in Templeton Township. The deeds were granted in 1833.
  		John Cullen burial 1858 St. Francois de Sales, Pointe-Gatineau 1858

  
  

  Histories		Cullen, John (c1776-1858) and Elizabeth Carolan (1879-1862) The emigration of John Cullen and Elizabeth Carolan from County Cavan to Canada in 1826 and settlement in Templeton Township. John and Elizabeth were our first generation of Cullens in Canada. Excerpt from The Cullens of Templeton A Two Hundred Year Journey, Mark Cullen, 2010, Chapter 1, pp 10-37 plus notes and appendices
  		Cullen, John and Elizabeth Carolan's Children Biographical sketches of John and Elizabeth Cullen's 7 children, notes and appendices. Excerpt from The Cullens of Templeton A Two Hundred Year Journey, Mark Cullen, 2010, Chapter2, pp 40-63, 268-271 and 203-225
  		Cullens of Templeton - Book introduction Table of contents, introduction, acknowledgements and bibliography Excerpt from The Cullens of Templeton A Two Hundred Year Journey, Mark Cullen, 2010
  		Cullen, John - The John Cullen Road John Cullen was Overseer of the project that became known as the John Cullen Road. The road to was connect Perkins (La Blanche), Wilson's Corners and west to the Gatineau River at Wakefield. By John's death in 1858, the project was half completed. Other contractors continued the road north to Lot 7, Range 9 of Wakefield Township.

  
  

  Albums		Cullen, John & Elizabeth Carolan (11)
  		Cullen, John & Elizabeth Cullen's Children (21) Album for John and Elizabeth's seven children

  
  

• Name	John Cullen
  Born	Abt 1776	County Cavan, Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Aug 1858	Templeton Township, Canada East   [1]
  Buried	22 Aug 1858	St. Francois de Sales, Gatineau, Quebec   [2]
  Notes	John Cullen emigrated with his family from Killinkere, Co. Cavan to Bytown, Upper Canada in 1826. He and his eldest son Anthony worked on the construction of the Rideau Canal and c1829 settled in Templeton Township, Lower Canada as one of its early pioneers. By the mid 1850s, John and his family had become important farmers and squared timber operators in the Township and were leaders in church and community affairs. A complete biography is featured at www.cullenancestry.ca (Feature Story 1) and his biography and those of his descendants are the subject of the book "The Cullens of Templeton, A Two Hundred Year Journey".
  Person ID	I80	Cullen family tree

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Carolan,   b. Oct 1779, Doone, Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland ,   d. 04 Mar 1862, Templeton Township, Canada East  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Married	1805	County Cavan, Ireland
  Children	1. Anthony Cullen,   b. Abt 1806, County Cavan, Ireland ,   d. 24 Nov 1870, Templeton Township, Quebec  (Age ~ 64 years)  [natural]   2. Mary E Cullen,   b. Abt 1807, County Cavan, Ireland ,   d. 28 Nov 1897  (Age ~ 90 years)  [natural]   3. Michael Cullen,   b. Abt 1812, County Cavan, Ireland ,   d. 11 Jul 1857  (Age ~ 45 years)  [natural]   4. Mary Elizabeth Cullen,   b. Abt 1816, County Cavan Ireland ,   d. 27 Feb 1863, Curran, Ontario, Canada West  (Age ~ 47 years)   5. Bernard Cullen,   b. Abt 1816, County Cavan, Ireland ,   d. 09 Dec 1883, Templeton Township, Quebec  (Age ~ 67 years)   6. Catherine Cullen,   b. Abt 1821, County Cavan, Ireland ,   d. 28 Dec 1856, Templeton Township, Canada East  (Age ~ 35 years)  [natural]   7. John Cullen,   b. 24 Jun 1824, County Cavan, Ireland ,   d. 19 Aug 1885, Millbrook, Michigan  (Age 61 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F2289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] Regroupement des Familles de Saint-Francois-de-Sales de Gatineau SGO1988, 237. [S57] Ancestry.ca Drouin Collection, St. Francois de Sales, Pointe-Gatineau.