Hi Have you tried posting this message to the PHILLY-L List for help in that area? Nancy R George C. Corcoran wrote: > My great grandfather John CORCORAN dob about 1829 in Kilkenny, Ireland. > He came to Philadephia, PA. in the late 1840s or early 1850s. He married > Anna STACK, dob about 1836 pob unknown, in Old St. Joseph's Church in > Philadelphia, PA. on May 24, 1860. They had three children. One son and > dauighter died at early ages and the last child Joseph Aloysius dob > 2/2/1869 lived and later married > Catherine Philomena Concannon in St. Mary's Church, Philadelphia on > November 25, 1896. They had eight children- one of whom was may father > George C. CORCORAN, SR. dob 6/20/1903. > I am researching the identities of John CORCORAN'S and Anna STACK'S > PARENTS AND SIBLINGS and exact places of birth. > > My great grandfather George CONCANNON dob about 1827 in Donegal, Ireland > was a school teacher in Ireland. His father James CONCANNON was a baker > and died before the family left Ireland. His mother Cecelia, along with > George and his brothers Edward, Patrick Joseph and Thomas and sister > Catherine came to this country and settled in Philadelphia, Pa. in the > late 1840s. George CONCANNON married Isabella SWEENEY DOB ABOUT 1829 > pob unknown, about 1950- family lore is that they were married in > Wilmigton, DE where the SWEENEY family reportedly lived- not confirmed. > George and Isabella had nine children- all born in Philadelphia. Their > 8th child was Catherine Philomena dob 2/18/1869 (my grandmother) I am > trying to determine when and how George and Isabella came to this > country and Isabella's parents and siblings. > Any help will be greatly appreciated. > > George C. CORCORAN, JR. > Ft. Lauderdale, Florida > Email: gcorjr13@webtv.net > Researching: CORCORAN, CONCANNON > SWEENEY AND STACK > > ==== FIANNA Mailing List ==== > Fianna-L@rootsweb.com > Any queries go here! > List Maintainer: schmidtm@3-cities.com > Any complaints go here! > Please turn off your Stationery, Backrounds & HTML! > Messages to list in plain text only!