Hi All, A huge thank you to the person on this list serve that suggested I contact the Diocese of Green Bay for my g-grandparents' marriage record! On December 22nd I received a thick envelope from them, including the following description: "...I located John Thomas Maria Russell's marriage to Honora Sullivan on 30 May 1869 at St. Peter in Oconto. Their marriage took place in Menekannee (I think) which is now Marinette. Both their birthplaces are listed as well as the names of their parents including the maiden names of the mother so it is an especially good find...John Maria Thomas Russell was baptized Catholic the same day. The entry states he had been Protestant and converted." (His parents names were John and Margaret so I'm assuming the John Maria refers to his parents). You can imagine my excitement as I turned over the letter to reveal the information I have been seeking for so many years. After a few seconds it dawned on me--it was all in Latin and I can't decipher it! I can't read any of it except the name "Coffey" which confirms what I thought was my g-grandmother's maiden name. The town in Ireland doesn't look like Killarney though--it appears to start with an L. The archivist who sent me the information is out until January 7th. I called the Seattle Archdiocese but they can't get to it for at least 3 weeks. So, it seems I will have to wait a bit longer for my answers. Pretty much sums up the life of a genealogist, eh?! A happy and healthy 2008 to all! Best, Donna

There are several web sites that will translate Latin to English. Just Google it. You are right to seek the correct translation. Unlike you, I relied on my high school Latin of 50 years ago. I searched and searched for a St. Ignatius church in Canada, when, in truth, the Latin said "church unknown" (eglisia ignatium -- or something like that). Genie Flahie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Russell" <donnarussell5@comcast.net> To: <irl-kerry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 3:41 PM Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Break Through! > Hi All, > > A huge thank you to the person on this list serve that suggested I contact > the Diocese of Green Bay for my g-grandparents' marriage record! On > December 22nd I received a thick envelope from them, including the > following description: > > "...I located John Thomas Maria Russell's marriage to Honora Sullivan on > 30 May 1869 at St. Peter in Oconto. Their marriage took place in > Menekannee (I think) which is now Marinette. Both their birthplaces are > listed as well as the names of their parents including the maiden names of > the mother so it is an especially good find...John Maria Thomas Russell > was baptized Catholic the same day. The entry states he had been > Protestant and converted." (His parents names were John and Margaret so > I'm assuming the John Maria refers to his parents). > > You can imagine my excitement as I turned over the letter to reveal the > information I have been seeking for so many years. After a few seconds it > dawned on me--it was all in Latin and I can't decipher it! I can't read > any of it except the name "Coffey" which confirms what I thought was my > g-grandmother's maiden name. The town in Ireland doesn't look like > Killarney though--it appears to start with an L. The archivist who sent me > the information is out until January 7th. I called the Seattle Archdiocese > but they can't get to it for at least 3 weeks. So, it seems I will have to > wait a bit longer for my answers. > > Pretty much sums up the life of a genealogist, eh?! > > A happy and healthy 2008 to all! > > Best, > Donna > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11 - Release Date: 12/27/2007 > 12:00 AM > >