I am searching for the parents/family of Catharine Kirk. She immigrated to the United States by June 1806 at the latest, probably at least one year before that but maybe as early as 1802.
The first record of Catharine in the United States is of her wedding on 29 JUN 1806 in Hunderton County, New Jersey. Catharine married an Irishman, Alexander Cochran, from County Antrim. Alexander Cochran immigrated to the United States around 1802.
I am unable to find immigration records, naturalization records or a Kirk family in Ireland to connect Catharine to. The assumed birth year range for Catharine is 1775 to 1790. She had her first known child in 1806 also. Thus we assume she was at least 16 years old at that time but of course she could have been older. I listed her birth year below in the middle at 1783.
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| marriage of Alex Cochran and Catherine Kirk 29 June 1806.jpg (2.41 MB) | 2.41 MB |
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| Date of Birth | 1st Jan 1783 (circa) | |
| Townland born | Catharine was married by a Justice of the Peace in Hunderton, New Jersey on 29 JUN 1806. The JP wrote that she was from Cavan, Ireland. A copy of the record is attached below. | |
| Place & Date of Marriage | Catharine Kirk married Alexander Cochran, from County Antrim, Ireland, on 29 JUN 1806 in New Jersey, USA. A copy of the record is below. | |
