Individual Details
Rachel Lyons
(Abt 1835 - 1872)
It is not clear whether her birth year is in 1835, 1836 or 1837.
In the 1871 Federal Census of Ontario she is listed as age 36, born in Ireland and living with her husband and family in Mulmur Township, Dufferin/Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
In family hand-down tradition, it is believed Rachel was scared by a bull in 1872 when pregnant with Louisa and went into labor. Louisa survived but Rachel did not.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1835 | Ireland | |||
| Marriage | 1853 | Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada - Josiah (Jesse) Flatt |  | ||
| Death | 1872 | Ontario, Canada | |  | |
| Burial | Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, aka Bond Head United Church Cemetery, aka First Canada Presbyterian Church Cemetery, aka West Gwillimbury Cemetery |
Families
| Spouse | Josiah (Jesse) Flatt (1828 - 1910) |
| Child | Elizabeth Flatt (1854 - 1941) |
| Child | Margaret Ann Flatt (1854 - ) |
| Child | John Henry Flatt (1856 - 1923) |
| Child | Rachel Anne Flatt (1859 - 1895) |
| Child | Sarah Jane Flatt (1863 - 1947) |
| Child | Joseph James Flatt (1864 - 1927) |
| Child | Emma "Emmey" Flatt (1867 - 1953) |
| Child | Matilda (Tilda) Flatt (1868 - 1871) |
| Child | William Flatt (1869 - ) |
| Child | Louise Flatt (1868 - 1951) |
| Child | Charline Flatt (1871 - ) |
| Father | John LYONS ( - ) |
| Mother | Elizabeth (Betty) IRELAND ( - ) |
| Sibling | Margaret Ann Lyons (1840 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Lyons (1841 - ) |
| Sibling | Anne Lyons (1843 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Jane Lyons (1845 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas Lyons (1847 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Josiah told the marriage clerk his parents were James and Julia but to date there is no other known record connecting him to Julia, only Mary Ann.
Death
The Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid (OFCA) lists a Rachel Lyons in the Emmanuel United Church/Bond Head United Cemetery, Simcoe County, Gwillimbury West Township, Reference: LDS971.317V3c.Endnotes
1. Gregory Storey.