Folks: Am looking for info on Catherine Barrett, b.1863c, county Cork, emigrated thru Boston c.1880, married Peter Borst in CT in 1882, my grandparents. Also, James Graham, lived in Hartford, CT 1895-c.1910, and unknown thereafter. Thanks, Barrett (Graham) Haight. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lorraine Conroy" <timlorr@warwick.net> To: <FIANNA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 7:47 PM Subject: [FIANNA-L] CONROY > Still hoping that someone on these lists will see something that they know > one of our relatives: > Arrived NY cc 1886-7 > Thomas CONROY,b 1865 Mayo,son of Tho.Conry & Mary Costello, had a brother > James who was still in Ireland in 1885.Believe they lived in Nympsfield, > Cong, Mayo. This is on the River Corrib. > Thomas married a Mary Flaherty/Faherty,daughter of Michael Flaherty & Nora > Forde, who came to NY cc 1885 with all their children about 11 of them. They > were from Annaghdown, Galway which is also on the southern part of the River > Corrib about 10 miles from Thomas. Thomas & Mary married in Feb 1889 in > Brooklyn by a priest at 1197 Classon av,Bklyn . Was there a church there? > No one seems to know > They stated their address on the marriage application as 136 Wallabout st > and 433 Greene av.Yet neither are listed in the city directory. > Their witness were her sister Margaret Flaherty & a Patrick Lyden > Mary came from a large family and most of them works around the docks or > ship yards. > Her brothers were, Michael, John, Thomas (work in the navy yd, was a civil > war vet) Andrew ( worked for the BLYN Union Gas) James, Patrick. > Her sisters were Margaret, Honor, & Ellen. > We know that Thomas Flaherty had 3 children ,wife Sadie, he died 1918, > children Raymond, Thomas & his daughter. His brother Patrick died in > 1942,wife Annie, Children is a ????. the brother Andrew kept the name as > Faherty,and he married a Margaret McDonald and they had a daughter . They > lived in 1950 at 207 Moffat st, Bklyn, > Anyone that can add or shed some light on this family please email us. > Thanks to all > Ed & Lorraine --grandson(last one) > > > > > ==== FIANNA Mailing List ==== > Fianna-L@rootsweb.com > Any queries go here! > List Maintainer: DigMyPast@msn.com > Any complaints go here! > Please turn off your Stationery, Backrounds & HTML! > Messages to list in plain text only! > >