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The Black Donnellys versus Biddulph Township
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Setting
The fued was set in the Canadian province of Ontario in the town of Township. The Donnelly family moved there in the mid- 1840s, and in 1857 James Donnelly killed a man.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Township_(Canada)
http://www.toptenz.net/top-ten-famous-feuds-and-vendettas.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Donnellys
http://www.donnellys.com/Genealogy.html
How it ended
Cause of Feud
Introduction
The Donnelly/township fued ended with an angry mob that stormed their house on February 4, 1880. The crowd entered the house and attacked the family with sticks, shovels and other objects. The crowd killed five members of the family, before they burned the house to the ground. Not one person in that crowd was charged for their murder.
The cause of the feud between the Black Donnellys and the Biddulph Township was because the Black Donnellys were very rough family and they got arrested a lot. James Donnelly eventually got in a pub fight and killed a local man while drunk. After that the fuel escalated to beatings, livestock murders, and different fights.
This feud took place in Ontario, Canada around the 1840s. The Biddulph Township is located is located in London, Ontario, Canada. The Donnelly family integrated from Ireland in the 1840's, that is when the feud began
Background of Biddulph Township Family
Township: A division of a county with some corporate powers.
The Biddulph Township was established in 1828 by John Biddulph. The townships was around 39,000 acres large. The Biddulph Township's population was 2196. The townships was a purely agricultural township. It's soil surpassed any other region in Canada.
Background of the Black Donnelly family
The Black Donnelly family migrated from Ireland in the 1840's. The family consisted of James Donnelly and Johanna Magee, whom had 8 kids. They had 7 boys; James, William, John, Patrick, Michael, Robert, and Thomas. They also had one girl named Jenny.