My great-great grandfather's death record states he was born in County Cork, Ireland.
This is what I know of him:
Samuel P. Allen (His parents names are possibly William and Nancy, but I have no proof)
born 1807 in County Cork, Ireland
died 1893 in Manitowoc Rapids, Wisconsin (USA)
immigrated around 1833 to Maine, USA and settled in New Brunswick, Charlotte County, Canada
married Martha Slater on 09 Nov 1841 in New Brunswick, Charlotte County, Canada
Their children born in New Brunswick, Charlotte County, Canada
Elizabeth (1) born and died 1842
William Neil born 1843
John Slater born 1845
Elizabeth (2) born 1847
Rose born 1849
James born 1854
Robert born 1855 in Michigan, USA
Mary Ann born 1861 in Manitowoc Rapids, Wisconsin, USA (my great grandmother)
Saturday 18th Aug 2012, 11:12PM
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Hi Judy,
Do you know much about their emigration? Dates, the reason why they left, etc.? Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. If you knew which city they arrived at (e.g. Liverpool, Castle Garden etc....), this could be a good place to find more information, and perhaps even find out an exact place of origin. Some useful sites include: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/immigrants.htm http://www.castlegarden.org/
You could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64). The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38): Microfilm copies of the books for all of Ireland are available at the National Archives of Ireland (NAI) http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/tithe-applotment-books-and-the-primary-griffith-valuation/ or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS). Griffith's is freely available here: www.askaboutireland.com or here: www.failteromhat.com Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at. The Tithe Applotment List might be of use to you, or at least interesting for you. These lists constitute the only nationwide survey for the period, and are valuable because the heaviest burden of the tithes to the Established Church, the Church of Ireland, fell on the poorest, for whom few other records survive. The information in the Tithes is quite basic, typically consisting of townland name, landholder's name, area of land and tithes payable. Many Books also record the landlord's name and an assessment of the economic productivity of the land. The tax payable was based on the average price of wheat and oats over the seven years up to 1823, and was levied at a different rate depending on the quality of land. For Parishes where the registers do not begin until after 1850, this information can be useful, as they are often the only surviving early records. They can provide valuable circumstantial evidence, especially where a holding passed from father to son in the period between the Tithe survey and Griffith's Valuation.
Church records may be of some use to you. You can check the National Library of Ireland site at http://www.nli.ie/en/parish-register.aspx
I wish you the best of luck in your search.
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