I have this .................... One James Behany, born 1830 in Castlerea, County
Roscommon, Ireland the son of James Brehany and Bridget Bailey was courting one Catherine
Cain, born 1834 in Castlerea the daughter of John Cain and Catherine Cassidy.
Catherine Cain's father, John, wasn't too fond of James Brehany and forbad
Catherine to see him. So, when Catherine became sixteen she ran away with John Brehany to
Galway, Ireland and they were married there and never had any contact with there parents
again.
The first three children, Bridget, Mary Ellen and John were born there in Galway, Bridget
died in Galway before John, Catherine and the two surviving children sailed for America.
They settled in a small town in the coal belt of Western Maryland called Pekin where nine
more children were born and John worked the coal mines there till his death in 1900 at age
70.
Can anyone on the list connect with this family's ancesters in Ireland?
Thank you,
Jack Berkenbaugh, the great grandson of James & Catherine (Cain) Brehany