Patrick Keeffe (or O'Keeffe) and Mary Casey

Hello,

My 3rd great grandparents Patrick Keeffe and Mary Casey were married in Kilworth, County Cork on 21 February 1841.  Shortly after, they must have moved to Glanworth because their 2 eldest children Mary and Thomas (my 2nd great grandfather) were born there.  I'm guessing they came to the US between 1845 -1847 because their 3rd child William was born in Boston in June of 1848.

I have birth information for Patrick - born in Kilworth on 16 March 1805.  On his death record in 1879, his parents are listed as John Keefe and Mary.  Whether or not these names are accurate I do not know.  I would love to know if Patrick had siblings and their names and if the surname was Keeffe or O'Keeffe - the family seemed to use both variations.  Once I did find a Michael O'Keeffe living at the same residence as Patrick in 1854 but I didn't find anything else on this person.

I also wondered if Patrick Keeffe was a widower before he married Mary Casey.  He was 35 at the time of their marriage and I thought that was a little older than usual for that time period.  Not sure, but I think Mary was around 20 years old.

Mary Casey is the person I'm most curious on finding information.  I have no birth date for her, nor do I have her parent's names.  I'm not even sure if she was born in Kilworth or Glanworth or one of the surrounding areas (Mitchelstown?)  I was contacted by someone whose ancestor is named Catherine Casey (she married Dennis Sheehan in Kilworth 16 July 1836.)  Because this 3rd cousin and I have common DNA we think they may be sisters, but there's no information on Catherine either.

I've looked at the baptismal records for Patrick's and Mary's children hoping to find a Keeffe or Casey name but no luck. If anybody has any suggestions I would love to hear!

Carolyn Sano