Great work, Ed! I am very curious about the Fall River community, my own Harrington/Sullivan line having settled in MA (though Cambridge) as well. Do you know if those were the earliest naturalizations there? My ancestor naturalized in the 1860s. I have a certificate but have not found an application, which sounds as if it would provide me with more info. Maybe I should try to get up to the archive. I went there once on a hunt for Cambridge census records. It was fruitful. Please keep sharing info! Jane Harrington -- Sláinte! Jane

It seems my James Sullivan, his wife, Mary Hanley and his two Ireland born children Eugene and Patrick were among the early arrivals in Fall River in the late 1820's. My research shows that many worked and lived for a time in Newport, RI at the Fort Adams construction site. Many Irish worked there. It is now a historic site. Some of the staff are doing research on the Irish immigrants who worked on the fort. They are starting to compile names using various sources including records of the early Catholic Church St. Joseph's (now St. Mary's) in Newport. Many of the Irish who worked at the Fort (like my family) frequently travelled back and forth from Fall River, MA. Several of James Sullivan's children used both Rhode Island (sometimes Newport, RI) and Massachusetts (sometimes Fall River) for later Censuses or vital records. Tim King -----Original Message----- From: Jane Harrington via Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2015 2:58 AM To: beara@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BEARA] BEARA Digest, Vol 10, Issue 23 Great work, Ed! I am very curious about the Fall River community, my own Harrington/Sullivan line having settled in MA (though Cambridge) as well. Do you know if those were the earliest naturalizations there? My ancestor naturalized in the 1860s. I have a certificate but have not found an application, which sounds as if it would provide me with more info. Maybe I should try to get up to the archive. I went there once on a hunt for Cambridge census records. It was fruitful. Please keep sharing info! Jane Harrington -- Sláinte! Jane ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com