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Author: ELHon
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I too am a descendant of John Patrick Cahill Sr & Elizabeth Jane Seward-Cahill.
Then their son, John Patrick Cahill Jr & Lucinda Catherine Cross-Cahill.
Then their daughter, Mattie Melvin Cahill-Stinson.
Her daughter, Dorothy Elizabeth Stinson-Hon.
And finally her son, Joseph Frederick Hon is my Father.
This story of the brothers being separated in New York has also been passed down through
our family.
The story has always included that they came from County Cork, Ireland. However, I just
found John Patrick Sr's daughter, Ella death certificate a couple of days ago & it
states that John Patrick Sr was born in Dublin.
I have a pretty good time frame for when they came over as John Patrick Sr said he was
around 16 years old which would have been around 1848 (earliest) & I have a copy of
his marriage license which was recorded on May 25, 1856.
I am on a quest to try to find descendants of his brothers. They never saw each other
again as you know, but that's not to say that we can't communicate with those
descendants.
It's a daunting task, although I do not feel it's impossible. I've been
scouring the passenger lists :)
So... I would say anywhere between 1847-
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