I'm another Michael Carr whose Carrs came from Donegal. My immigrant ancestor was
Arthur Carr who came to New York at 12 or 14 years, perhaps by himself, perhaps with a
younger sister, in 1855.
These Carrs lived in Brooklyn for generations, until the mid-1970s.
From: <michael_carr(a)verizon.net>
Date: 2008/01/29 Tue PM 06:12:00 CST
To: carr(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: Re: [CARR] Help with finding my Irish side of my family.
>From: CARRS4(a)aol.com
>Date: 2008/01/29 Tue PM 06:12:00 CST
>To: santee(a)dailypost.com, gc-gateway(a)rootsweb.com, carr(a)rootsweb.com
>Subject: Re: [CARR] Help with finding my Irish side of my family.
>Gene & Bill:
>My great-grandfather, Patrick Carr, was from Donegal. His parents were John
>Carr and Mary Cassidy.
>Patrick left to go to Glasgow and there married Emma Williams. After two
>children were born there, they moved to Trenton, NJ around 1882. My grandfather
>was John T. Carr, Sr. who worked his entire career for the NJ Dept. of
>Transportation.
>
>Patrick worked in the pottery mills as many Irish did. The Carrs lived on
>Ferry Street and eventually moved to Hamilton Avenue near Newkirk in Hamilton
>Twp.
>
>Check out the Mill Hill Historical Society for links to census info about
>that area of old Trenton.
>
>If you think there is any connection, contact me.
>
>Good Luck!
>Mike Carr
>
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