I have enjoyed this discussion of Beara ancestors in Fall River.I grew up there and have done a lot of research on both sides of my Father's family. Two Sullivan families, of course, but also Connollys and Hanleys. Many Beara folks also worked at the Portsmouth, RI   coal mines in the mid 1800's .This is between Newport and Fall River. When the mines closed, many families came to Fall River to get work in the cotton mills.When you walk through St. Patrick's Cemetery  you feel you are in Ireland with all the Beara names and placenames on the graves! Jane Sullivan On Sunday, March 22, 2015 9:08 AM, Tim King via <beara@rootsweb.com> wrote: 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 ------------------------------- 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

I have a cousin who, with her mother, lived in Fall River ( I actually think MA, not RI?). Mother was Elizabeth Connor O' Neil and daughter was Mary Ellen. She was a nurse and remained unmarried. Since Elizabeth and Mary Ellen immigrated after her husband, Eugene/ Owen, died I have thought that they went there because she had other family there? I don't know that she was from Beara, but I don't really know that she didn't either. Sue > On Mar 22, 2015, at 9:41 AM, Jane Sullivan via <beara@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > I have enjoyed this discussion of Beara ancestors in Fall River.I grew up there and have done a lot of research on both sides of my Father's family. Two Sullivan families, of course, but also Connollys and Hanleys. Many Beara folks also worked at the Portsmouth, RI coal mines in the mid 1800's .This is between Newport and Fall River. When the mines closed, many families came to Fall River to get work in the cotton mills.When you walk through St. Patrick's Cemetery you feel you are in Ireland with all the Beara names and placenames on the graves! Jane Sullivan > > > > On Sunday, March 22, 2015 9:08 AM, Tim King via <beara@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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