Margaret, hello again. I checked the death notice and the death certificate as well. Have you tried calling Old Cathedral cemetery to see who else is buried in the grave? John would likely be buried there which would give you a lead on his post-1940 death certificate. You might also find other family members buried which could help determine any connection to your people. - - - - - Clare L. Ass't List Admin. On Jun 10, 2013, at 6:43 PM, "Margaret Donnelly" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks everyone for your prompt answers about Mary Anne McCusker. > Ballynahaye does seem to be a good fit. > > I did find the death of Mary Hagan McCusker, registered 1890 in Dungannon. I > found a helpful site for exchange of Irish BMD: > http://vicki.thauvin.net/chance/ireland/bmd/ I believe Charles McCusker, > Mary Anne's father, died 1908. > > I am actually chasing the McGarrity family, as my GGM was a McGarrity from > Inishatieve. Her siblings have been difficult to trace, so I'm looking at > families of possible/probable spouses to triangulate my search. Mary Anne > McCusker was married to John McGarrity, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in > 1889. My GGM had a brother John, born 1866, and the ages shown on the census > for Mary Anne and John are a good fit. No proof yet - don't have a date of > death or death certificate for John McGarrity yet. He was still living in > 1940. > > Oral history tells me that all the siblings of my GGM came to the US. Some > were reported in Philadelphia in the 1890s and some first cousins were known > to be in Philadelphia. My GGM was in NYC in the 1880s and early 1890s, then > in New Jersey. > > > Thanks, > Margaret > > Snip Mary Anne McCusker obituary Bllynegby > > ------------- > Our community web-site: http://cotyroneireland.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Clare, I have not gotten as far as calling Old Cathedral yet. I know there is a premature infant, Michael, in the same plot. I'm reviewing the indices of Philadelphia deaths, and I believe that John died in 1952. There were 2 branches of my McGarrity family in Philadelphia beginning about 1885 - (1) the siblings of my GGM, children of Michael McGarrity and Sarah Hughes; and (2) a set of 1st cousins, the children of John McGarrity, Michael's oldest brother, and Catherine Bigley. With Irish naming conventions, many of the forenames are repeated in both sets. Thanks, Margaret -----Original Message----- From: TyroneIre [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, 11 June, 2013 2:25 PM To: Margaret Donnelly; CTI Subject: Re: [CoTyIre] McCusker Family Margaret, hello again. I checked the death notice and the death certificate as well. Have you tried calling Old Cathedral cemetery to see who else is buried in the grave? John would likely be buried there which would give you a lead on his post-1940 death certificate. You might also find other family members buried which could help determine any connection to your people. - - - - - Clare L. Ass't List Admin. On Jun 10, 2013, at 6:43 PM, "Margaret Donnelly" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks everyone for your prompt answers about Mary Anne McCusker. > Ballynahaye does seem to be a good fit. > > I did find the death of Mary Hagan McCusker, registered 1890 in > Dungannon. I found a helpful site for exchange of Irish BMD: > http://vicki.thauvin.net/chance/ireland/bmd/ I believe Charles > McCusker, Mary Anne's father, died 1908. > > I am actually chasing the McGarrity family, as my GGM was a McGarrity > from Inishatieve. Her siblings have been difficult to trace, so I'm > looking at families of possible/probable spouses to triangulate my > search. Mary Anne McCusker was married to John McGarrity, in > Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1889. My GGM had a brother John, born > 1866, and the ages shown on the census for Mary Anne and John are a > good fit. No proof yet - don't have a date of death or death > certificate for John McGarrity yet. He was still living in 1940. > > Oral history tells me that all the siblings of my GGM came to the US. > Some were reported in Philadelphia in the 1890s and some first cousins > were known to be in Philadelphia. My GGM was in NYC in the 1880s and > early 1890s, then in New Jersey. > > > Thanks, > Margaret > > Snip Mary Anne McCusker obituary Bllynegby > > ------------- > Our community web-site: http://cotyroneireland.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message