As St. Patrick's Day 2021 is upon us, here is a look at my various Irish ancestral lines, through both my paternal and maternal lines.
Names in bold indicate the individuals were born in Ireland.
Edward Kane m. Catherine Downey
...Bridget Theresa Kane m. James R. McRae
......Frederick Joseph McRae m. Maud M. Monroe
.........Clayton Frederick McRae m. Ruth Agnes Cockayne
............David James McRae, Sr. m. Cheryl Lynne Anderson
................David James McRae, Jr. (Me)
Edward and Catherine were married on February 20, 1849 in Upper Creggan, County Armagh, Ireland now part of Northern Ireland). Daughter Bridget Theresa was baptized in the same place on January 11, 1853.
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John Miller m. Martha Gamble
...Margaret Miller m. John Curran
......William Curran m. Sarah Dobson (d/o William Dobson & Elizabeth Hare)
.........Agnes Curran m. Joseph Wild
............Agnes Ethel Wild m. Stanley Cockayne
...............Ruth Agnes Cockayne m. Clayton Frederick McRae
..................David James McRae, Sr. m. Cheryl Lynne Anderson
.....................David James McRae, Jr. (Me)
William Curran was born on March 27, 1827 in Ballyclare, County Antrim (now part of Northern Ireland). William married Sarah on December 17, 1854 in Belfast, County Antrim (now part of Northern Ireland).
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David O'Killea m. Jane Powell
...Jeremiah O'Killey m. Sarah
......Elzear O'Killey m. Sarah Browning
.........Elzear Kelley m. Hannah Baker
............Elihu Kelley m. Thankfull Baxter
...............Susan "Sukey" Kelley m. Nathan Baker
..................Erzelia Baker m. Lyman Garfield
.....................Edward Alton Garfield m. Mary Louise Antoine
........................Lucile Rebecca Garfield m. Henry Gustav Robert Anderson
...........................David Warren Anderson m. Helen Patricia Meagher
..............................Cheryl Lynne Anderson m. David James McRae, Sr.
.................................David James McRae, Jr. (Me)
Any information about David O'Killea's Irish origins is unknown. He eventually settled on Cape Cod and married Jane Powell (who was of Welsh descent). Prior to their marriage, David and Jane were brought up in Plymouth Colony court on charges of fornication on October 4th, 1655.
“And att this Court, Jane Powell, servant to William Swift, of Sandwidge, appeered, haveing been psented for fornication, whoe, being examined, saith that it was committed with one David Ogillior, an Irish man, servant to Edward Sturgis; shee saith shee was alured therunto by him goeing for water one evening, hoping to have married him, beeing shee was in a sadd and miserable condition by hard service, wanting clothes and living discontentedly; and expressing great sorrow for her evell, shee was cleared for the psent, and ordered to goe home againe.”
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Felix McGinn m. Sara
...Patrick McGinn m. Mary McCarr (d/o James McCarr & Nancy)
......James F. McGinn m. Rachel Ellsworth
.........Sarah Jane McGinn m. Fredrick Joseph Sullivan Meagher (s/o Michael/Frederick Sullivan Meagher & Mary)
............Frederick James Meagher m. Edna Agnes Benoit
...............Helen Patricia Meagher m. David Warren Anderson
..................Cheryl Lynne Anderson m. David James McRae, Sr.
.....................David James McRae, Jr. (Me)
Any information about Patrick and Mary's Irish origins are unknown. The pair married on January 24, 1847 in Providence, Rhode Island. Son James was born in Providence about two years later.
Fredrick Joseph Sullivan Meagher's father, Michael (also called Frederick), was also supposedly born in Ireland, according to Fredrick's birth record. However, further research is needed.
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