Patrick died before wife, so the immigration date in his obit is more likely to be accurate; hers was probably estimated by her children. Do you have his naturalization papers? Do you have the ship he arrived on? Do you have anything besides the obits? If they married 1849-1855, the probably had at least one child born in NYC. Have you checked Emigrant Savings bank for him? Do you know his parents' or siblings names? I wil be sending you a list of Patrick Harringtons for the only years I can access. When you get them go to google.com, and type in the street address like this fabricated one: "29 Mulberry St NY NY" and take it to the Yahoo map. Get the zip code off each map, for each address. The zip code may lead us to churches for marriage or fist child. One step at a time. Barb Time, [email protected] writes:> > My gr-gr-Grandfather was Patrick Farrington, b. abt. 1818 in Ireland > (where??) > According to his Indiana obit, he came to NYC about 1839 (when, where???) > He lived in NYC and married Mary Magher/Manghan/Meagher (b. May 1830-35 > Ireland), (when, where??) > They moved to South Bend, Indiana between 1849 and 1855 (his obit says abt. > 1849, hers > says in after marriage in 1855). The lived the rest of their days in South > Bend. > They appear in the 1860 census and later in South Bend (but not the 1850). > Children, beginning in 1858 in Indiana, were John Peter, Mary, Patrick > Joseph, > Julia, Eliza, and Margaret. > > Throughout his life, Patrick was involved with the well and pump business, > if that helps. > > I have no hints when he/they came to NY, where they lived, when/where they > married, or > when they left (or why). > > Does this ring a bell for anyone? Any clues gladly accepted! > > Bonnie in Chicago >