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Author: georgiac1
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Wow, I must have caught you at the computer; never had that quick of a reply before. I
sure know what you mean about those microfilm records. Once I got to reading one and the
older parts of it were in Latin! It is very frustrating to find gaps in the records where
you really needed those years, to say nothing of the parts that you just can't read
for various reasons.
The lineage I posted belonging to one of our DNA matches had "My Great Granddad
Kavanagh, no first name, born 1816, d 1886 assumed buried in Ballinchalla, Neale."
This is from a Thomas Kavanagh we met a couple of years ago while they were visiting their
son in Seattle. If you happen to see 1816 entries in a parish register, would you post the
first names of the Kavanaghs? This might help (from him, also), "My Granddad, John,
1860-1938 was born in Kilmaine, Co Mayo. His brother Patrick 1857-1927 is assumed buried
in the family grave in Ballinchalla, Neale, Co. Mayo."
Here are a few more of my miscellaneous notes:
Found on the ship Bark Chenango 21 Feb 1849 New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland, to
Baltimore, Maryland:
121 Kavanagh, John age 23 Male labourer (1 trunk)
141 Kavanagh, Bridget age 19 female (1 chest)
Note: New Ross is a port city, but most ships came there from Liverpool, then on to the
U.S. If this is our John and Bridget, their birth years would be 1826 and 1830. They may
not be ours.
Also of interest: a John Cavanaugh arrived 1 Jul 1848 NY on the ship Magna Charter, age
30, departed Dublin, Ireland. Fam. ID 1121846, Microfilm M237, roll #73. If this one is
ours, he may not have been married to Bridget yet. I wish it were a little easier to get
marriage records from PA; they may have been married in Scranton 1848-1849. Holy Rosary
says their early records are lost. Well, that's all for now. Thanks for the reply.
Georgia
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