This is a re-listing.
I'm attempting to find any references to Michael Cassidy (my
ggfather), known to have lived in Longwood, Hill-of-Downs area, Co.
Meath before 1872.
Records in Ireland indicate that Michael married Margaret Hinds on
April 8, 1861, and that they had an only son, Christopher (my gfather),
born November 10, 1861. Nothing further is known of Margaret Hinds
yet. Either they parted or she died, since only Michael and
Christopher emigrated to the United States in 1872 through
Philadelphia. It is probable that they settled in the Shahola-Port
Jervis are of Pike County, Penn., since that is where Christopher later
met and married Mary Elizabeth Englehardt (my gmother).
They later moved to Kingston, N.Y. around the turn of the century,
and eventually settled in Bridgeport, Conn. Christopher died in
Bridgeport on April 13, 1934 and is buried there in St. Michael's
cemetery. I have been unable to find Michael's date or place birth and
death so far.
Any information or link would be gratefully appreciated.
Ray Cassidy
Ashfield, Massachusetts
terryc(a)javanet.com