When I found my husband's great-grandparents' gravestone it said, John O'Brien June 10, 1904 age 67 and Rose O'Brien (nee Kelly) Oct 9, 1905 age 70 natives of Parish Dromore County Tyrone, Ireland. The grave is in Calvary Cemetery in New York City. They lived in Brooklyn, NY. I have no knowledge of when they emigrated to the US, when they met and married. I know of only one daughter Sarah Jean - born in New York in July 1870, died April 1907. I am looking for any information about their lineage in Ireland.
Friday 16th Mar 2012, 10:13AM
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Hi there,
Could you please post your message on the parish profile page for Dromore here: http://www.irelandxo.com/group/dromore-tyrone
You should try looking for your relatives in the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) and also the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64). Griffith's is freely available here: www.askaboutireland.com
You could also check the death noties of the newspapers in New York from the date he died. There might be additional information here written by their relatives.
Roman Catholic church records are available from 1833 for the Dromore area. These can be accessed through the Church of Latter Day Saints, ref. no. 09265052. The National Library of Ireland, Pos. 5568. The online website Genweb, Tyrone. Or the Public Records of Northern Ireland (PRONI), MIC.1D/11
Perhaps someone in the Dromore area will be able to help you with more information.
Please make sure you link anyone else in your family who is interested in their Irish heritage to our site - and indeed anyone else you know of Irish heritage.
Kind regards,
Sinead Cooney
Genealogist (Ireland XO)
Friday 16th Mar 2012, 03:01PM