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I'm a brand-new member. I'm not quite sure how to navigate this search for my great-grandparents. I've also posted this search for Patrick Foster on the general message board. My sister, cousin, and I are planning a trip to Ireland in Sept. 2019, and we're hoping to visit the birthplaces of our Irish ancestors, if we can find them. So any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated
PATRICK FOSTER (MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER)
- -- Born 1827, County Monaghan.
- -- Emigrated to the US on Sept. 9, 1848, with brothers John and James on ship Diogenes from Liverpool.
- -- At first lived in Philadelphia, working as a pudler.
- -- Married Sarah Brady, from County Fermanagh, in 1853, presumably in Philadelphia (no marriage record has been found).
- -- The family lived for a time in Wareham, Massachusetts, before returning to Philadelphia.
- -- Had 8 children, all baptized Catholic.
- -- The second son, Robert, raised his younger brother, Joseph (my grandfather) after their parents died.
- -- Died July 12, 1880, at age 53 in Philadelphia when he fell from a vehicle.