Still working to confirm the exact lot of where William settled however there are Hooey farms everywhere (look for the blue highlighted areas). There are also Muirheads which is who William married.
Mclaughlins are also close by which leads to how the Hooey's and Mclaughlins knew one another.
As the story goes, when Wilbert retired he bought a Mclaughlin Buick from Colonel Sam Mclaughlin (born in Enniskillen on September 8th, 1971) who worked for his Father Robert Sr. in Enniskillen and then partned with his brother to start the McLaughlin Carriage Works building carriages prior to starting the Mclaughlin Buick company and selling "horseless carriages". Colonel Sam sold his company to GM in 1910 and then became the President of General Motors Canada in 1918. Apparantely Colonel Sam wanted Hubert to marry one of his 5 daughters.
My ggg grandparents Richard and Christian Johnston emigrated from County Fermanagh, Ireland in either 1848 or 1849 and settled on William Hooey's farm (Lot 11, Con. 5) at Blackstock in Cartwright township. They are enumerated with William Hooey on the same property in the 1850 and 1851 assessments/censuses of Cartwright township. I am trying to figure out what their connection to William Hooey was. Richard and Christian appear to have come from the town of Enniskillen in Fermanagh. Do you know where in Ireland William Hooey lived? I also have information on the early settlement of the Hooeys in Cartwright Township if you are interested. You can contact me at kjohnston@bigelowhendy.com.
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