Hello! I'm hoping to find records for my 3rd great grandparents, Timothy O'Brien and Mary Fitzgerald. I have a census report for Mary and children, John, Michael, Mary, Catherine, Patrick, Timothy, Edmond (or Edward), and Elizabeth in Somerville, Mass in 1860. All of them were born in Ireland. Possible record matches were in Aghada, Co Cork, but I haven't been able to confirm that link. As Timothy doesn't show up after the family emigrates, I assume he died in Ireland. Nothing I've searched has turned up records of them (other than on marriage certs for their children).
John married Catherine Burke; Michael married a Catherine; Mary married William Foley; Catherine married Thomas Haley; Patrick married Ellen Hoar (sp?); Edward married Nellie Fleming; Elizabeth married James J Shea.
It would mean so much as my father passed recently and I want to record our family history for future generations.
Tuesday 16th Sep 2014, 12:48AM
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S O'Brien:
I checked Roots Ireland www.rootsireland.ie has an 1825 marriage for Timothy O'Brien and Mary Fitzgerald in the Aghada RC records. I also found baptismal records for John (1826) and Mary (1829).
I didn't look for the other children.
Roots is a pay site to view a transcription of a church record.
Roger McDonnell
Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Tuesday 16th Sep 2014, 01:04AM -
Wow, that was fast. Looks like I'm headed over to Roots. Thank you so much, Roger, for the confirmation and direction. Very much appreciated.
I'm also hopeful to find cousins, so please reply if surnames are familiar.
Tuesday 16th Sep 2014, 01:27AM