Searching foor information on Edward James Martin, who according to his naturalization papers, was born in Brookeborough, Fermanagh in 1818, and emigrated to New York in 1832. Given that he would only have been 14 years old at the time, my guess is that he came with an older sibling, possibly a sister married to a McCaffrey. The "New York" that Edward came to was most likely Ft. Covington, NY on the New York-Quebec border. McCaffreys had three large farms in Ste. Agnes Dundee, Quebec, and a number of McCaffreys may be found in Ft. Covington cemetaries. Edward was in Lowell, Massachusetts by 1840 where he was a carpenter. He married first Ann Garrity who died of tuberculosis, and second, Mary Dineen from Ste. Agnes Dundee. Edward James Martin was my ggg-grandfather.
Kevin Martin
Thursday 25th Oct 2012, 01:20PM
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Hi Kevin
Remember to post as much information as you can regarding the people you are researching. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.
Have you tried try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp
Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at ). www.failteromhat.com
Some sites that may be useful are:
http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/ulster/index_fe.htm#…
British parliamentary papers on Ireland http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/9824/eppi_pages/215093
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Monday 26th Nov 2012, 01:56PM