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I am looking details of the Irish origins of my great-great grandfather James J. Condron. I have also seen it spelled Condren.  He was born, according to his gravestone in Connecticut, in King's County Ireland.  The 1870 U.S. Census for Hartford, CT says he was thirty so I assume his birth year was 1840 give or take a year. I don't know when he came to the U.S. but he enlisted in the U.S. Civil war as a soldier in 1861 (compiled service record says aged 21 which also supports his birth year as 1840).  His Army service record says he was born in "Seven Churches, Ireland".  I don't know what parish of Offaly that would be. 

James married Mary Eloise Campbell.  I don't know when or where.  She was also Irish but I don't know where specifically she came from.  James died at age 38 of pneumonia in Hartford, CT on 4 May 1878.  He was Catholic.

Their children were, I believe:

(all born in Connecticut, USA)

James F.  b. abt. 1871, d. 23 July 1884 age 13

Mary b. March 1872  d. March 1948  never married

Rose O. b. 1874   d. 28 Aug. 1889 age 15

Anne J. b. Sept. 1874 d. Nov. 1939, married James T. O'Day

Margaret E. b. Oct. 1876, d. March 1862, never married

Elizabeth b. 1 Oct. 1877, d. 25 Oct. 1960, married Michael Henry Flynn

Years ago I had correspondence with a man in the Hartford area who had a James Condren in his family tree.  The parents of that James were James Condren and Ann Kilmartin.  I'd love to confirm if this is the family of MY James Condron or not.  

Thanks for any help you can give. 

Marnie Knox Anderson,

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

marnieka

Tuesday 17th Sep 2013, 12:06AM

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  • Marnie:


    Seven Churches would likely be the area around Clonmacnoise civil parish. I looked at the 1853 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Clonmacnoise parish and there were 3 Condrons listed all in Clonfinlough townland (see below). The oldest son (and only son) of James and Mary Eloise was James. If they followed the normal naming patterns, the grandfather in Ireland would be James. Note there is a James in Clonfinlough.


    I also checked the 1901 census and there were three Condron families in Clonfinlough including the Kieran in the Griffiths. (see below)


    Roger McDonnell


    http://www.offalyhistory.com/articles/207/1/Clonmacnois---Seven-Churches/Page1.html


    http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/offaly/clonmacnoise.htm


    http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/King_s_Co_/Clonmacnoise/Clonfinlough/1462532/


    http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/King_s_Co_/Clonmacnoise/Clonfinlough/1462518/


    http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/King_s_Co_/Clonmacnoise/Clonfinlough/1462516/

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Tuesday 17th Sep 2013, 12:35AM

  • Thank you Roger!  The naming pattern seems helpful in one regard but the repetition sure makes things hard to sort out.  I appreciate your help on this journey.  

     

    marnieka

    Friday 11th Oct 2013, 01:00AM

  • Thank you Roger!  The naming pattern seems helpful in one regard but the repetition sure makes things hard to sort out.  I appreciate your help on this journey.  

     

    marnieka

    Friday 11th Oct 2013, 01:00AM

  • Thank you Roger!  The naming pattern seems helpful in one regard but the repetition sure makes things hard to sort out.  I appreciate your help on this journey.  

     

    marnieka

    Friday 11th Oct 2013, 01:00AM

  • Thank you Roger!  The naming pattern seems helpful in one regard but the repetition sure makes things hard to sort out.  I appreciate your help on this journey.  

     

    marnieka

    Friday 11th Oct 2013, 01:00AM

  • Marnie, A good place to check for this branch of the family is Ancestry. go to the database for Historical Newspapers, birth, marriages and death announcements, 1851 -2003. I found many relatives there.

    Roger, These Condrons came from the townland of Clinfinlough, (parish of ) Clonmacnois, (PLU of) Parsonstown, (county of) Offaly. Earlier the county was Kings. The Seven Churches refers to the churches near the cathedral of Clonmacnois. Google those words for more info

    Joan Condron Winters.

    Joan Condron Winters

    Tuesday 17th May 2016, 10:33PM

  • Are you related to this family, Joan? 

     

    marnieka

    Saturday 21st May 2016, 08:01PM

  • Marnie, There is a good chance we are related. I will check further on the Clonfinlough film and get back to you soon. Joan Condron Winters/p>

     

    Joan Condron Winters

    Tuesday 9th Aug 2016, 08:44PM

  • Joan, this would make my day/week/year!   I look forward to hearing from you.  

     

    marnieka

    Wednesday 10th Aug 2016, 09:34PM

  • Hi Joan,  I just wanted to touch base.  I haven't really gotten any further with this but am trying to restart my research.  Are we thinking this family that Roger identified in Clonfinlough is likely my Condren/Condron family?  Have you done DNA testing?  

    marnieka

    Sunday 11th Feb 2018, 04:17AM

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