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Patrick married Bridget Davis (born 1823 in Kells to Thomas Davis and Mary Halpin) February 22, 1846 in Kells, Meath. The marriage is the only definitive record I find for Patrick in Ireland. Family said the Farrellys came from Westmeath, Cavan or Meath. I don't know either of his parent's given names, his mother's maiden name nor his birth date. In baptism records of the 3 counties I've found many possibilities for Patrick. Was hoping someone might know of him via the Davis family. Patrick and Bridget immigrated to Troy, New York in 1851 or 1852. 

Searcher507

Monday 8th Nov 2021, 04:00PM

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  • Searcher507:

    I assume all of the USA records (death, possible obit) do not show his parents names. Did he have any siblings with a somewhat unique first name?  Have you considered DNA testing? 

    Roger McDonnell

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Monday 8th Nov 2021, 06:20PM
  • You are assuming correctly. New York State didn't keep any records in their era. I was fortunate to find via their Troy, NY parish church a reference to their deaths simply as "Mrs Bridget Farley" (d. 1899) and "Patrick Farley" (d. 1892) with no further information than that! (They used the spelling Farley once in NY). I used the city directory to find when Bridget was first listed as the widow of Patrick to ensure I had the correct Patrick in the church records.  I could find no obituaries. Patrick's approximate year of birth in state and federal censuses was never consistant. The generation before me didn't even know Patrick and Bridget's names ! so knowing his siblings/parents names was not available. Bridget did have some Davis kin in Troy, but whether Patrick had relatives there I was never able to discern. One of Patrick's grandsons became a celebrated Irish tenor, Nicholas Farley 1903-1984. I was told he was knowledgable about the Farrellys. I reached out to his descendants and received no reply. Yes, I've done the DNA with 2 companies and placed it on Ged Match. But that hasn't helped my research. Thanks for your interest.

    Searcher507

    Tuesday 9th Nov 2021, 03:17PM

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