In a message dated 3/18/01 4:33:40 AM, [email protected] writes: << Around 1814 John EARLY was born to a Catholic family in Maguiresbridge, Fermanagh. In 1833 he migrated to the USA - Maryland I think - where he entered the Jesuit Order. Fr. John EARLY was very active in education and eventually became President of Georgetown College, a post he held between 1858-1866 and 1870-1873. He died in Georgetown in 1873. Anyone out there researching the EARLY family from Fermanagh? >> Frank, My ggrandmother (Mary McCaffrey) had a cousin named Peter B. O Flanagan who also became a Jesuit, just before John Early. Peter was from Aghakeerin, near Derrygonnelly, and emigrated to Baltimore in 1833! I wonder if they came together. Peter became the pastor of Holy Trinity Parish in Georgetown, DC. I got a great deal of info on Peter from the Jesuit archivies in Baltimore and from the library at Georgetown Univ. You've probably already checked there, but if you haven't you should write them! There is a website which lists in detail the contents of the archives, adn you can search by name. The documents which showed Peter's entry into the order contained his parents' names and the names of his siblings. I have a list of the names of men who were professed at the same time as Peter, and your "Johannes Early" is on the same page. He was professed Aug 15, 1836. It seems there were other Fermanagh men who became Jesuits in the US. I wonder --I bet there is a story behind that! Cheers, Janet C-S