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I would like to find information for my 3x grand parents John and Margaret Katherine Shea. I could not find any records of her maiden name. Their daughter Mary Elizabeth obituary said she was born in County Kerry. I can not find any death records for John. I even checked the Diocese of the Catholic church in the but would like to find birth records. area with no success however the search years I gave to the archivist may be off so I will keep searching for his death

Here's what I have found. In US Federal Wisconsin census' 

1850  the birth year for John 1815, for Margaret Katherine 1810

1860 the birth year for John 1810, for Margaret Katherine 1801

1870  the birth year for John 1816, for Margaret Katherine 1793

1880 the birth year for John 1807, for Margaret Katherine 1798 

Margaret Katherine dies in 1883 and the newspaper post said she was almost 90 years old.

Their first child a daughter born March 1829 in Ireland. This might help with the marriage year.

They immigrated in about 1840. Two more daughters born in US 1845 and 1848

I would love to find parents of both John and Margaret Katherine and their marriage date and possible immigration records.

Thank you for any information

Renee

reneeteigen

Tuesday 10th Sep 2024, 08:16PM

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  • Renee:

    I searched the free site irishgenealogy.ie  for a Mary Shea baptism with father John and mother Margaret. The only record that came up was a Mary Shea baptized in Killarney August 31 1829. The mother was Margaret Norris. John and Margaret married August 23 1828 in Killarney. No other siblings to Mary located.

    Roger McDonnell

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Wednesday 11th Sep 2024, 04:18PM
  • Thank you so much. I believe Mary Shea was born March 1829 per census in Wisconsin so this makes sense. I apologize for not replying sooner. I wasn't able to retrieve my  responses until today.

    Many Thanks,

    Renee

    reneeteigen

    Tuesday 24th Sep 2024, 05:49PM

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