Patrick CASSIDY b. circa 1804 near Derrygonnelly, Co Fermanagh (parish of
Devenish)
m. Mary McCAFFREY circa 1832 in Ireland.
Had children in Ireland:
Mary E. (1833)
Peter Joseph (1838)
Charles I. (1840),
Patrick Francis ("Frank" ) (1841) born in Ireland
The family emigrated to US about 1842, supposedly first to Emmitsburg MD.,
then on to WashDC.
Had more children born in WashDC:
Ann Virginia ("Jennie") (1845) m GANNON
Catherine (1848) died in infancy
Elizabeth Ann (Lizzie) ( July 5, 1850) m. James BOYCE
Mary Catherine (1852) died in infancy
Edward Francis ("Frank" (1854)
Mary McCAFFREY's cousin Rev. Peter B. O Flanagan, S.J., was pastor of Holy
Trinity RC parish in Georgetown, DC. Patrick CASSIDY was sexton of the
church.
I have traced the descendants of all the above except for Charles and Edward.
I do know that Charles married Alicia MacDONALD, and served in the Union
Army (as did Patrick Francis) during the Civil War and is buried in Soldiers
Home cemetery
in DC. They had 8 children.
Edward Francis CASSIDY b 1854 WasDC m. Mary MURRAY and had four chidren.
One of them, Regina CASSIDY m __ DOUGHERTY and moved to Brooklyn NY . They
had several children.
Anyone related, please contact me.
Janet C-S