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American Cousins From LONGFORD ELLEN M. HEAVY b. 1825 GARVAGH, LONGFORD LOUTH FRANCIS TAFFE b. 1883 DROGHEDA, LOUTH KILKENNY ALICE BRIEN b. 1872 INISTIOGE, KILKENNY NELLIE BRIEN b. 1882 THOMASTOWN, KILKENNY ANNIE KELL(E)Y b. ca1862 CO. KILKENNY THOMAS B. KNOX b. 1860 KILEEN, INISTIOGE, KILKENNY WEXFORD MARY FOLEY b. 1858 KILLAN, INNISCORTHY, WEXFORD MOSES H. REDMOND b. ca 1834 CO. WEXFORD ELLEN M. HEAVY Date of Birth/Bap.: 13 June, 1825 Place of Birth: Born at Garvagh, baptized at Ballymacormick, Longford ParentsŐ Names: James Heavy(b. Ireland abt. 1787) & Margaret McGrath SponsorsŐ Names: Not Known Date of Arrival in US: Before Feb., 1849 Port of Arrival: Name of Spouse: Patrick McAleer Place of Marriage: Boston,
MA (North End) (8 Feb., 1849) Date of Naturalization: Place of Naturalization: Occupation in the US: wife
and mother of 10 children Date &Place of Death: 30 March, 1902
at Boston, MA FRANCIS TAFFE(TAAFFE) Frances Taffee and his three daughters: L to R: Helen Agnes, Dorothy Therese and Mary
Frances. Date of Birth/Bap.: 3 Aug.,
1883/Baptized 4 Aug., 1883 Place of Birth: Nuns Walk, Drogheda, Louth ParentsŐ Names: Patrick Ta(a)ffe & Catherine McGuirk *Patrick b. Drogheda Mar., 1845 son of Nicholas married
Catherine (b. 1851 Ireland) at Drogheda lived on Bredin St. then Nuns Walk , Drogheda SponsorsŐ Names: Not Known Date of Arrival in US: 18
Sept., 1891
aboard SS Cephalonia *with
parents and 5 siblings: Mary J., Nicholas, Thomas, Joseph, &Matthew Port of Arrival: Boston, MA Name of Spouse: Mary Agnes Griffin Place of Marriage: New Bedford,
MA (29 June, 1908) Date of Naturalization: Place of Naturalization: Occupation in the US: Sailmaker for whale boats, then
international racing Yachts. WW I & WWII, he worked in Navy yards. He made the last suit of sails for the
Charles Morgan before it was enshrined at Mystic Seaport, CT. Date &Place of Death: 6 Apr., 1972 New Bedford, MA ALICE BRIEN Date of Birth/Bap.: 1 May, 1872 Place of Birth: Inistioge, Kilkenny ParentsŐ Names: Michael
Brien & Ellen Tobin SponsorsŐ Names: Not Known Date of Arrival in US: Sept., 1899 Port of Arrival: Boston, MA Name of Spouse: John Francis Clancy Place of Marriage: Date of Naturalization: Place of Naturalization: Occupation in the US: Date &Place of Death: Lynn, MA NELLIE BRIEN *Pictured with her younger brother Michael b. 1894 Date of Birth/Bap.: 24 Dec., 1882 Place of Birth: Thomastown, Kilkenny ParentsŐ Names: Michael
Brien & Ellen Tobin SponsorsŐ Names: Not Known Date of Arrival in US: Port of Arrival: Name of Spouse: John
Scanlon Place of Marriage: Lynn, MA 29 June, 1913) Date of Naturalization: Place of Naturalization: Occupation in the US: Date &Place of Death: 1972
at Lynn, MA ANNIE KELLY/KELLEY Pictured with husband John Duffy, and children all born in Boston: Mary Ann (b. 1891), Margaret Anna (b. 1894), James Joseph (b. 1896) Date of Birth/Bap.: abt. 1862 Place of Birth: Probably
Co. Kilkenny ParentsŐ Names: James
Kelly/Kelley & Mary Dunn SponsorsŐ Names: Not Known Date of Arrival in US: Port of Arrival: Name of Spouse: John P.
Duffy Place of Marriage: Boston,
MA (23 Nov., 1890) Date of Naturalization: Place of Naturalization: Occupation in the US: Cook Date &Place of Death: 1
June, 1906 at Boston, MA THOMAS B. KNOX Date of Birth/Bap.: 10 Oct., 1860 Place of Birth: Kileen, Inistioge, Kilkenny ParentsŐ Names: Bartholomew Knox &
Catherine Egan?/Hagan? SponsorsŐ Names: Not Known Date of Arrival in US:
approx. 1883 Port of Arrival: Name of Spouse: Mary Foley Place of Marriage:
Torrington, CT (6 Sept.,
1885) Date of Naturalization:
approx. 1895 Place of Naturalization: Occupation in the US: Stonecutter Date &Place of Death: 7
Mar., 1931 at Litchfield, CT MARY FOLEY Date of Birth/Bap.: 19 Sept., 1858 Place of Birth: Killan, Inniscorthy, Wexford ParentsŐ Names: Michael
Foley & Mary Brennan SponsorsŐ Names: Not Known Date of Arrival in US:
approx. 1883 Port of Arrival: Name of Spouse: Thomas B.
Knox Place of Marriage:
Torrington, CT (6
Sept., 1885) Date of Naturalization: Place of Naturalization: Occupation in the US: Date &Place of Death: 4
Dec., 1929 MOSES H. REDMOND Date of Birth/Bap.: ca.
1834 Place of Birth: County Wexford ParentsŐ Names: Nicholas
Redmond & Katherine Lawless SponsorsŐ Names: Not Known Date of Arrival in US: Not
Known Port of Arrival: Not Known Name of Spouse: Ellen Dunn Place of Marriage: Clinton,
Oneida, NY (10 Jan., 1858) Date of Naturalization: Not
Known Place of Naturalization:
Not Known Occupation in the US: Laborer
in a woolen mill Date &Place of Death:
ca. 1874 at Clayville, Oneida, NY *Siblings: Patrick, Thomas,
Katherine (Redmond) Kehoe, James and Mary who possibly did not immigrate *Served in Civil War: NY
Volunteer Infantry 164th RegŐt, Co. H BORN ENGLAND OF IRISH PARENTS ELLEN DUNN
b. 1837 JOHN SPELLMAN b. 1870 (SPILLANE) BORN IRELAND JOHN CARNEY b. 1847 BRIDGET HARKINS b. ca 1845 MARY A. MCCARTHY b. ca 1851 ELLEN DUNN Date of Birth/Bap.: 1837 Place of Birth: Staleybridge, England ParentsŐ Names: John Dunn
& Mary ? (both b.
Ireland) SponsorsŐ Names: Not Known Date of Arrival in US: Not
Known Port of Arrival: Not Known Name of Spouse: Moses H.
Redmond Place of Marriage: Clinton,
Oneida, NY (1858) Date of Naturalization: Not
Known Place of Naturalization:
Not Known Occupation in the US: Date &Place of Death:
1906 at Utica, Oneida, NY JOHN SPELLMAN (SPILLANE) Date of Birth/Bap.: 1870 Place of Birth: Stockport, England ParentsŐ Names: Edward
Spillane (bap. 1845 Dunkerrin, Offaly)
& Ann Hughes (her father, James, b. Armagh) SponsorsŐ Names: Not Known Date of Arrival in US: 1888 Port of Arrival: Boston, MA Name of Spouse: Ellen
Theresa Mahony Place of Marriage:
Somersworth, NH Date of Naturalization:
1893 Place of Naturalization: Occupation in the US: Date &Place of Death:
12 Sept., 1932
at Somersworth, NH JOHN J. CARNEY Date of Birth/Bap.: 1847 Place of Birth: Ireland ParentsŐ Names: John Carney & Julia Comiskey SponsorsŐ Names: Not Known Date of Arrival in US: ca.
1870 Port of Arrival: Not Known Name of Spouse: Rose Farley
(Farelly) Place of Marriage: Probably
Hartford, CT (ca 1876) Date of Naturalization: 24 Oct., 1896 Place of Naturalization:
(Probably) Hartford, CT Occupation in the US:
Coachman then machine operator at a firearms shop Date &Place of Death:
1920 at Hartford, Ct *JohnŐs sister, Mrs. John (possibly Marie) Stevens was living in St. Paul, MN in 1920 BRIDGET HARKINS Photo of Bridget, husband John Ford, son Bernard (b. Boston) Date of Birth/Bap.:
(Probably) 1845 Place of Birth: Ireland ParentsŐ Names: John
Harkins & Ellen Dever SponsorsŐ Names: Not Known Date of Arrival in US: Not Known Port of Arrival: Name of Spouse: John Ford Place of Marriage: 20 Feb.,
1871 Charlestown, MA Date of Naturalization:
Naturalized through marriage Place of Naturalization: Occupation in the US: After JohnŐs death, Bridget
bought a house and store at 213
Marion St, East Boston and ran the store until 1889. Date &Place of Death: 27
June, 1900 at Boston, MA MARY ANNE MCCARTHY
Date of Birth/Bap.: abt.
1851 Place of Birth: Ireland ParentsŐ Names: Patrick
McCarthy & Eleanor Lynch SponsorsŐ Names: Not Known Date of Arrival in US:
Before 1874 Port of Arrival: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Name of Spouse: Joseph Chauvin* Place of Marriage: Quebec, Canada Date of Naturalization: Place of Naturalization: Occupation in the US: Date &Place of Death: 28 Aug., 1903
at Boston, MA *Also used last name of Shaw in Boston |
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