Hi, I have been trying to locate my grandfather, John Keane forn 1864 I think. The only information I have is the family, which all are deceased now claim it was County Clare. In 1883 he immigrated to the states settling in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA. He married Mary Rockett of Ontario, Canada in about 1886. Can anyone help? Lorrie (Keane) Borchert

Lorrie, I too have Keane ancestors. But mine were from Wexford. I can tell you they are pretty hard to find with all the spelling variants like Keene, Kane, Cain, Cane, O'Keane. Have you recently tried Civil Registrations from 1864 on the new Family Search site? I'd also look for other Keane births in Clare around that time for possible brothers and sisters. You also need to find his immigration records at Ellis Island and see if any other family were on the same ship. That might provide more clues. I'd also look at his marriage and death records to see if parents are mentioned. Finally, I would go to 1901 Irish Census and look at the distribution of Keane families in Co Clare. If there aren't too many, you may spot something relevant or worth following up. Peter