I too have an interest in Fenians. The brothers John, Thomas and Patrick McCarthy were raised between 1849 and 1866, in Oldham England, which is a suburb of Manchester, and then emigrated to New York and/or NH in the late 1860s. They had been born in Ballindine, County Mayo. In the obituary for Thomas who was killed in a RR crossing accident in 1907 when he was 70 yrs of age, mention was made of his connection with the Fenians, and I quote: "[Thomas McCarthy] was employed in Oldham when the Fenian uprising occurred in Ireland [in 1866-67]. Being a member of the Irish Revolutionary Society, better known as the Fenian Brotherhood, Mr. McCarthy left Oldham and went to Dublin, Ireland, to take charge of a company of 200 men. During this uprising he became a close personal friend of O'Donovan Rosa, who he has since entertained in his home in this city [Nashua, NH.]" Thomas and Margaret Bates McCarthy's daughter, Mary Theresa, was born in Dublin during this period. By 1868, the family appeared in City Directory for Nashua NH. In America, Thomas was very active in the John Boyle O'Reilly literary society and also was a member of the AOH. Thomas McCarthy's brother John is my great grandfather. John and his bride, Ellen Mullin, emigrated to NY in 1863-64. Although John does not appear to have been a Fenian, he had Democratic leanings and perhaps a revolutionary spirit. His only son, my maternal grandfather, born in 1870 in Brooklyn, NY, was named Patrick Henry McCarthy. Family lore had it that the McCarthy Brothers were somehow involved in "police work." I suspect they were not policeman, as my mother surmised, but were the quarry. Any one heard of these names in connection with the Fenian uprising in Ireland? I only know of one newspaper account in Cork which mentions a Thomas McCarthy who was arrested for carrying a pistol. Sheila MacAvoy Block
Forwarded from coastsgenie@hotmail.com : Searching for the man named Wallace, born about 1825 in Ireland, married Ann Meehan in the 1840's. One daughter's name was Elizabeth Ann born in September 1847 in New York City. Christened at St. Paul's RC Church soon after, located at 113 E. 117 St. New York City.
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------131CEED8E4D4D81783A2A203 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Would appreciate any information you might have on Jerome J Collins. Over the weekend I was contacted by another relative, also a descendant of Jerome, whom I did not know about. She is very interested in knowing about the Feinan connection, too. Many thanks. L. D. Collins --------------131CEED8E4D4D81783A2A203 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <ldcollins@erols.com> Received: from mx01.mrf.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.4.50] [207.172.4.50]) by mta05.mrf.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP id <20020710224935.MWDM28305.mta05.mrf.mail.rcn.net@mx01.mrf.mail.rcn.net>; Wed, 10 Jul 2002 18:49:35 -0400 Received: from smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.4.60]) by mx01.mrf.mail.rcn.net with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #5) id 17SQH9-0003mw-00 for ldcollins@erols.com; Wed, 10 Jul 2002 18:49:35 -0400 Received: from 216-164-249-105.s359.tnt1.atn.pa.dialup.rcn.com ([216.164.249.105] helo=erols.com) by smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #5) id 17SQH7-0005V6-00; Wed, 10 Jul 2002 18:49:34 -0400 Message-ID: <3D2CBCF8.7E029B64@erols.com> Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 18:02:23 -0500 From: louise collins <ldcollins@erols.com> Reply-To: ldcollins@erols.com X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 (Macintosh; U; PPC) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Fwd: The Fenian Brotherhood Pt. 1] Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------2955C13486A3E4C21A6F3956" X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------2955C13486A3E4C21A6F3956 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------2955C13486A3E4C21A6F3956 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <jrobke@ala.net> Received: from mx05.mrf.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.4.54] [207.172.4.54]) by mta02.mrf.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP id <20020619221702.VLCF7355.mta02.mrf.mail.rcn.net@mx05.mrf.mail.rcn.net>; Wed, 19 Jun 2002 18:17:02 -0400 Received: from mail.ala.net ([204.251.239.243]) by mx05.mrf.mail.rcn.net with smtp (Exim 3.35 #5) id 17Knl8-0006Nl-00 for ldcollins@erols.com; Wed, 19 Jun 2002 18:17:02 -0400 Received: (qmail 48971 invoked by uid 0); 19 Jun 2002 22:16:59 -0000 Received: from nas1-206-107-27-189.dlv.ala.net (HELO ala.net) (jrobke@206.107.27.189) by mail.ala.net with SMTP; 19 Jun 2002 22:16:59 -0000 Message-ID: <3D110256.31A06815@ala.net> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 17:14:46 -0500 From: Jerry Robke <jrobke@ala.net> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: ldcollins@erols.com Subject: Re: The Fenian Brotherhood Pt. 1 References: <3D0EA400.B668C6F7@ala.net> <3D1102A3.A0EA2B66@erols.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 All this information was sent from Tracy at "IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-L@rootsweb.com" <IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-L@rootsweb.com> She is the list mom. Rose louise collins wrote: > Dear Jerry: > > I believe our ancestor, Jerome Janus Collins, was a member of > the Fenians. He and John Devoy founded the Clan na Gael in > New York City (circa 1880's). I wonder if you have any > additional information on Jerome? We also believe he was > involved in a plot in England (before coming to the USA) to > kidnap a member of the British Royal Family to exchange for > Irish patriots imprisoned in London. Would appreciate any > information. I would also be glad to exchange information on > Jerome and his family. He was a fascinating fellow and > involved in so many fields, journalism, firs meteorologist, > explorer, engineer, among others. > > Looking forward to hearing from you you. > L. D. Collins > > Jerry Robke wrote: > > > You may have heard the stories in your family. "Great-uncle > > Patrick was a > > Fenian." It may have been whispered in secrecy or bellowed > > with pride. > > Who were the Fenians? What was their agenda? Why did > > Canada fear them? > > > > Following the unsuccessful 1848 uprising of the Young > > Irelanders, many > > members fled Ireland for France, then the US. Two former > > Young Irelanders, > > John O'Mahony and Michael Doheny, landed in New York City. > > They discovered > > a strong sense of nationalism among the Irish-Americans, and > > used it as a > > springboard to form the Fenian Brotherhood. > > > > The Fenian Brotherhood is known by several names: Fenians, > > the Fenian > > Society, Irish Republican Brotherhood and the Irish-American > > Brotherhood. > > There is a discrepancy surrounding their exact date of > > formation, but > > general consensus points to 1858. Their name comes from the > > Fianna - an > > ancient band of warriors who roamed Ireland in service to > > the high kings. > > The Fenians were a non-secular group who's only membership > > criteria was > > an unwavering belief in Ireland's total separation from > > Great Britain, > > "sooner or never." They were a political and military > > entity. > > > > Their oath was: > > > > "I , ___ , solemnly pledge my sacred word of honor as a > > truthful and honest > > man that I will labor with earnest zeal for the liberation > > of Ireland from > > the yoke of England and for the establishment of a free and > > independent > > government on Irish soil; that I will implicitly obey the > > commands of my > > superior officers in the Fenian Brotherhood, that I will > > faithfully > > discharge the duties of my membership as laid down in the > > constitution and > > bylaws thereof; that I will do my utmost to promote feelings > > of love, harmony, > > and kindly forbearance among all Irishmen; and that I will > > foster, defend and > > propagate the afore-said Fenian Brotherhood to the utmost of > > my power." > > > > O'Mahony practiced as a lawyer in NYC, while Doheny became a > > staff-writer > > at the "Irish-American" newspaper. They toured the country, > > recruiting > > members and raising funds. Doheny wrote articles detailing > > Irish oppression at > > the hands of the English. Membership growth, however, was > > stifled by the > > outbreak of the US Civil War (1861-1865). Many Irish fought > > bravely on > > both sides of the conflict, while Fenian members gained > > invaluable military > > experience. One of the Fenians most notable members was > > Captain Michael > > Corchoran, of the famed 'Fighting 69th.' > > > > The Fenians capitalized on their newfound military expertise > > by developing > > a plan for an armed invasion of Canada in 1866. Their > > mission -- capture > > Canada and hold as ransom in exchange for England's granting > > full freedom > > to Ireland. Author Seamus McManus states in "The Story of > > the Irish Race" > > that the US government was not only fully aware of these > > plans, but even > > encouraged the invasion. This isn't too surprising > > considering the vast > > amount of money used for the campaign and the sheer numbers > > of ex-Union > > soldiers who took part in it. > > > > NEXT: The Invasion of Canada --------------2955C13486A3E4C21A6F3956-- --------------131CEED8E4D4D81783A2A203--
If anyone has the New York Reformed Dutch Church Records Book. or the Paramus Reformed Dutch Church records-Marr.1799-1900. Would they look up David Hunt,marrage,, to Hannah Tetsworth, ( Titsworth) ,1820. Thank you,, Lee Cady GI MI lcady8@comcast.net
Forwarded from madonnelly2@earthlink.net : Seeking info. on Robert Donnelly and his son John. Robert was born in Ireland and was 58 in 1880 according to the 1880 census. John was 24 and born in NY. They lived on 6th Avenue. Also looking for info. on Michael White and his daughter Julia. Michael was born in Ireland and was 53 in the same census. Julia was 22 and born in NY. I believe that John and Julia married in 1881 and that they are my gggrandparents.
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If anyone has any resources they are willing to do free look ups with,please email me at this address molly@yeoldedirectoryshoppe.com and I will add you to my volunteer look up page.I just need a list of your resources and the email address you would like to use.If you have special requirements etc.,please also include that info.! We also have a cemetery Photo page.If you can take photos in your area,we would be more than pleased to have you join us.Specify if you do it for free or if you require a fee. If you have any transcriptions you have done,but have no site to post them to,we also have a growing transcription page.Anything and everything helps,indexes,censuses,tombstones.....Nothing is to small. Since most of us buy cds,books and other records where we may get 1 or 2 uses out of them,it would be nice if we shared to help others. I know people have gone out of their way to help me and this is a way to keep the resource ball rolling....helping is the KEY factor to our successes! If you have a resource web page I would be most happy to exchange links with you. Maureen (NY,USA) Ye Old Directory Shoppe Select from approx.166 directory cds http://yeoldedirectoryshoppe.com/oldcitydirectories/CD.html Cem.Photos,FREE transcription & look-up pages,message board,more!all on-line! Sign up now to become a resource volunteer!
Margaret HIGGINS (b. abt. 1800-1820) married Charles COSTELLO (b. abt. 1795- 1815) in the 1820s-1830s in County Mayo or County Galway, Ireland. Two known children are Edward COSTELLO and William COSTELLO b. 1830s, who later emigrated to New York City after 1853. Margaret HIGGINS may have been the sister of Mathew HIGGINS, who married Mary COSTELLO of Claremorris, County Mayo. Mary COSTELLO was the sister of James COSTELLO and Charles COSTELLO, above. Charles COSTELLO's father, his brother, and his nephew Thomas A. COSTELLO owned William Costello and Sons, a large tobacco company founded in 1820 in Galway ..... located in late 1800s at 10 High St. and located early 1900s on Victoria St. in Galway. I do not know if Charles COSTELLO was associated with this company. Charles COSTELLO and Mary HIGGINS both died sometime between 1838-1848. Please contact me if you have any information at all on any of these people or the company. Thank you. Maureen Costello Shelly Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.comGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com
Transcriptions from October 3-10, 1857 of the "Irish-American" newspaper have been added to the list website. These transcriptions include marriages, deaths and news from Ireland. 'News from New York City' includes a list of Tammany Hall committee members (by ward). 'News from Around the US' features the story of the wreck of the Central America, including both survivors' and missing lists. The Surname Database has been expanded to include Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties - in addition to the five boroughs. Many new surnames have been added to the database! The website is fully searchable from two search engines located on the Home page. http://www.irishinnyc.freeservers.com Take care, Tracy
I'm searaching for information regarding Hugh Gaffney who lived in NYC possibly lived in the Bronx or Manhattan. Year would have been 1906-1912. Thanks Belinda
I am hoping to locate any obituary or death notice for Elizabeth Hayden Reichert who died in Elmhurst, Queens 6 NOV 1933. She was buried in Flushing Cemetery, Queens 9 NOV 1933.
Do you have any information on the RC Churches on the East side of NYC in the 1880's? Genie ----- Original Message ----- From: Maureen Shelly Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 10:38 PM To: IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IRISH-NYC] Fwd: Re: DOHENY People are reluctant to give any information to strangers over the phone. We're lucky they don't say "I'm busy" and hang up, as I do to those infernal solicitors who ask how I'm going! When I call people who are possible family, I try to tell more about me and ask nothing about them in the first phone call ..... just give my info and ask if they think they may have a connection of any kind ..... give them my phone number and email address ...... and then follow up with a note referring to the phone call that has my full name and home address written clearly on the envelope ..... I feel that I need to earn trust before people will share, because I know I would expect that of anyone calling me (especially a man!) ..... and so I let them know who and where I am and they can look me over a bit before they open up. But I always make certain they can reach me several ways if they decide they are willing. Once I got a huge envelope with a copy of the whole family tree (from a sister of the person I had called), years and years of her hard work, after a cross-country phone call and a follow-up note! Pedigree chart, family groups sheets, name index, the whole works! So don't give up! Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: GaelEire@aol.com Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 10:05 PM To: IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IRISH-NYC] Fwd: Re: DOHENY Forwarded from cpurcell1@cox.net Hi Ellen; Our Purcells are - from latest to 'earliest known' - New Jersey, Brooklyn, Scranton, PA and then Ireland. I'm still digging back. As to names: Parents; Lewis Purcell (Brooklyn) and Mary Johnston Purcell (Bronx) Grandparents: James Vincent Purcell (Scranton) and Ellen T. Lewis (Franklin Furnace, NJ) G-Grandparents: Patrick ? Purcell (Ireland, then Scranton) and Catherine Kelly Purcell (Ireland, then Scranton) Even though there is a large contingent of Purcells in Scranton, they are very reserved about their genealogy. I've tried several Purcells that I am sure are related, asking for Scranton info, without a response. I'm now digging thru all the 'usual suspect' routes. Recently found a cache of old records in a box in my brother's basement that held lots of genealogy goodies. Still culling through that. Regards, Larry Purcell ==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== Please keep your anti-virus software up-to-date and run frequent scans! ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com ==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== List Administrators: Tracy Cassidy GaelEire@aol.com Jim McCarthy SPAGHETTICOWBOY@cs.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com
Greetings All. I spent the afternoon the other day in the library of Simon Fraser University going through Orders in Council and Statutes of Canada from 1871 on. I was looking to check out and verify something that I have had in the back of my mind for some time. In trying to justify their stand in refusing access to Post 1901 Census records, one of the major points that StatCan has made is that the difference between the 1906 and later Censuses, and those conducted earlier is that the 1906 Census and Statistics Act gave Instructions to Enumerators, and the clause therein relating to "Secrecy", the "Force of Law". They claim that while Instructions before 1906 had similar clauses relating to confidentiality of information given, those Instructions did not have the "Force of Law". They state this is the reason records up to 1901 are accessible while those after are not. To paraphrase, "They know not of what they speak!". I did not check every book of Orders in Council but every book that I did check had a cover page that stated that Orders in Council, Proclamations and Regulations, and/or Orders of the Governor General in Council have the "Force of Law". In addition, the Orders in Council for 1891 include a paragraph stating, in part; "[Note. -- The Orders in Council, having the force of law passed since Confederation, are now being revised and consolidated. ............]" A Proclamation included in the 1891 Orders in Council directing the taking of the 1891 Census included the following statement: "That the details of information and forms to be used should be as indicated by Schedules thereto appended, and by the instructions and blank forms issued by the Minister of Agriculture for the working thereof. Vide Canada Gazette, Vol. XX!V, p. 1198" A similar Proclamation for 1901 stated: "That the details of information and forms to be used shall be as indicated by the schedules following and by the instructions and blank forms issued by Our Minister of Agriculture for the working thereof. The schedules and forms are published in the Canada Gazette Vide Canada Gazette, vol. xxxiv., p. 1318" For 1906: ".......... the country was divided into census districts, forms and instructions were approved and directions were ordered to be observed, as set forth in full detail in the Canada Gazette of May 21st, 1906. Vide Canada Gazette, vol. xxxix., extra issue dated May 21st, 1906." And for 1911: "9. That the details of information and forms to be used shall be as indicated by the schedules following and by the instructions and blank forms issued by our said Minister of Agriculture for the working thereof. The Schedules and forms are published in the supplements to Canada Gazette, No. 2, July 9, 1910, and No. 5, July 30, 1910." "What is the point of all this?" you might ask. I am not a lawyer, but to me the point should be simple. It seems to me that if Orders in Council have "the force of law", and it is easily proved that they do, then any documents -- such as Instructions to Enumerators -- referred to by those Orders in Council, will have that same "force of law". The clause in the 1906 Census and Statistics Act giving the Instructions to Enumerators the "force of law" was not necessary because the Orders in Council referring to the "instructions and blank forms", having themselves the "force of law", already gave the Instructions that force. If I am correct in this then Dr. Fellegi and Statistics Canada are incorrect in their position that Instructions to Officers and Enumerators of Census prior to 1906 do not have the "force of law". As I have pointed out many times in the past, StatCan is very quick to state that the "Secrecy" clause in the Instructions to Enumerators has the "Force of Law". They willingly ignore other clauses in those same Instructions that state very clearly that records of Census "will have value as a record for historical use", that it "is intended to be a permanent record" and it will be "stored in the Archives of the Dominion". If one clause of those Instructions have the "force of law", then so do all other clauses in those same Instructions. Statistics Canada cannot pick and choose which clauses of the Instructions that they want to have the "force of law". I will be going to the Vancouver Public Library this morning to see what else I can find. I will keep you informed on anything pertinent to our efforts to regain the public access to Historic Census records that we are currently denied by StatCan. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm
Thanks Sheila, I will give them a try. Don --- Sheila Block <macavoy@cox.net> wrote: > Don McGovern, > > One good start would be St. John the Evangelist, est > 1840, located on > 50th Street then, now at 348 E. 55th Street, Neew > York NY 10022. > > Sheila > > > ==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== > List Administrators: > Tracy Cassidy GaelEire@aol.com > Jim McCarthy SPAGHETTICOWBOY@cs.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com
Evidence suggests that Edward HAYDEN died in a work- related accident (possibly as a painter) around the time of his youngest daughter's birth (Elizabeth Hayden @ 1883 +/-). Is anyone able to do a lookup for his death Certificate? TIA!
Thank you to those who responded to a previous inquiry about the HAYDEN family. Now that I have established the DOB for James Hayden (1st child) I feel more confident about finding (a) the marriage record for Edward HAYDEN and Mary HOWE and (b) the birth certs for their 3 daughters. JAMES HAYDEN (1st child) Certificate #175565 of Manhattan dated 1/16/1876 for James Hayden. Address: 317 W. 41st Street, Manhattan. Father Edward "P". Hayden born in Dublin Ireland, 30 (or 31) yrs old. Mother: Mary Howe born in Clarnagh Ireland, 30 yrs old. It is their first child. ** LOOKUP REQUESTS ** Marriage of Edward HAYDEN and Mary HOWE: Probably in 1875 given that first child born January 1876. Birth Cert: ** Margaret HAYDEN (1876 - 1885) ** Mary HAYDEN (1876 - 1885) ** Elizabeth HAYDEN (1876 - 1885) When I wrote NY they returned "NOT FOUND" responses, but obviously since another lister was able to find the record for James Hayden... they're out there somewhere! TIA! I truly appreciate the help so many of you offer -- especially when location prevents me from visiting the archives myself!
People are reluctant to give any information to strangers over the phone. We're lucky they don't say "I'm busy" and hang up, as I do to those infernal solicitors who ask how I'm going! When I call people who are possible family, I try to tell more about me and ask nothing about them in the first phone call ..... just give my info and ask if they think they may have a connection of any kind ..... give them my phone number and email address ...... and then follow up with a note referring to the phone call that has my full name and home address written clearly on the envelope ..... I feel that I need to earn trust before people will share, because I know I would expect that of anyone calling me (especially a man!) ..... and so I let them know who and where I am and they can look me over a bit before they open up. But I always make certain they can reach me several ways if they decide they are willing. Once I got a huge envelope with a copy of the whole family tree (from a sister of the person I had called), years and years of her hard work, after a cross-country phone call and a follow-up note! Pedigree chart, family groups sheets, name index, the whole works! So don't give up! Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: GaelEire@aol.com Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 10:05 PM To: IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IRISH-NYC] Fwd: Re: DOHENY Forwarded from cpurcell1@cox.net Hi Ellen; Our Purcells are - from latest to 'earliest known' - New Jersey, Brooklyn, Scranton, PA and then Ireland. I'm still digging back. As to names: Parents; Lewis Purcell (Brooklyn) and Mary Johnston Purcell (Bronx) Grandparents: James Vincent Purcell (Scranton) and Ellen T. Lewis (Franklin Furnace, NJ) G-Grandparents: Patrick ? Purcell (Ireland, then Scranton) and Catherine Kelly Purcell (Ireland, then Scranton) Even though there is a large contingent of Purcells in Scranton, they are very reserved about their genealogy. I've tried several Purcells that I am sure are related, asking for Scranton info, without a response. I'm now digging thru all the 'usual suspect' routes. Recently found a cache of old records in a box in my brother's basement that held lots of genealogy goodies. Still culling through that. Regards, Larry Purcell ==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== Please keep your anti-virus software up-to-date and run frequent scans! ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com
Don McGovern, One good start would be St. John the Evangelist, est 1840, located on 50th Street then, now at 348 E. 55th Street, Neew York NY 10022. Sheila
Organizations -- Clan na Gael Part 6 "Clan na Gael or the Fenian Brotherhood?" Clan na Gael and the Fenian Brotherhood (US branch). Deeds committed by one are attributed to the other. The two organizations coexisted for some time. But there were some differences. Clan na Gael was the largest organization dedicated to Irish freedom. It was founded and operated in the United States. They were an open society. Their mission and deeds were published regularly in Irish-American newspapers. They were adept at fundraising and operated closely with high-level compatriots in Ireland. Clan na Gael operated under one charismatic head - John Devoy. It was the death of Devoy and the realization of an Irish Free State that led to the end of the organization. The Fenian Brotherhood was founded in Ireland and brought to the US. They were a secret society. They were somewhat disorganized and not as successful in their actions, i.e., the invasion of Canada, even when they had the backing of the US government. The Fenians had several different leaders, none very distinguishable. The organization suffered from years of infighting due to lack of direction. Many members would 'jump ship' to Clan na Gael. When the Easter Rebellion came about, the Fenian Brotherhood was on its last legs. Many people were members of both organizations. Maybe your ancestor started with the Fenians and left to join Clan na Gael. Or maybe he was loyal to both. They were two unique organizations with one shared vision. NEXT: Availability of records?