Jane, Nancy, (+ Kevin Heslin) not having found any record of previous contact I have decided to send you some details from my own Research, which may be also be found on the Mahady Web Site, as per URL in my Signature below. Should you happen to find some form of "Connection" would you please let me know, as I always update my own Records, which then allows me to inform others, researching such names, of any such new connections. Matt Mahady ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- (BTW, Kevin Heslin, have Heslin details and contacts if you wish same.) Matt M. **************************************************************************** ****** The Mahady, Masterson, O'Neill & Sheridan Connection ****** MMM 40 John MAHADY married Catherine O'NEILL Feb 1819 at Parochial House,Granard,County Longford. No other details available at this stage. ----------- MMM 41 *James *MAHEDY married Mary SHERIDAN Feb 1819 at Parochial House,Granard,County Longford. Children:- 41.1 *Judith born 23 March 1823,Bunlahy,Granard. Sponsors - James Sheridan & Marg. Sullivan. 41.2 Margaret born 13 Aug. 1826,Bunlahy,Granard. Sponsors - Thomas Lee & Anna Cullum. * Name shown as Thomas for birth of Judith and MAHERDY was the surname spelling for Marriage. ----------- MMM 46 James MAHADY married Mary MASTERSON 11 Nov 1856. Parochial House,Granard. Both lived at Granard. Witnesses - Patrick Masterson & Julie Coyle. James died on 21 Oct.1925 Age 97,at Tober,Granard Witnessed by his daughter-in-law Margaret Mahady. Mary died on 13 Feb.1915,age 92,at Cranally and witnessed by daughter Mary (Mahady) CRONOGUE. Children:- 46.1 Thomas born 19 January 1858 at Granard. Sponsors - Patrick Masterson & Mary Ann Fagan. No other details available at this stage. 46.2 Peter born 28 February 1860 at Cranally. Sponsors - Peter Mahady & Margaret McGovern Birth registered Parochial House,Granard. Married Margaret Bennett 9 November 1890 at Parochial House,Granard. See MMM 54. Witnesses - James Mahady & Mary Harkin. Peter died 2 Feb.1945 at Rathbracken,Granard. 46.3 Patrick born 10 June 1862 at Colmcille,Granard. Sponsors - No names available at this stage. "Longford Roots" Entry Number was 1051816. No other details available at this stage. 46.4 James born 6 April 1864 at Colmcille,Granard. Sponsors - No names available at this stage. "Longford Roots" Entry Number was 1049851. Registered 12 May 1864 at RC Church,Ballinalee. No other details available at this stage. 46.5 Mary born 31 May 1867 at Cranally,Co.Longford. Birth registered at Ballinrooey,County Longford. Married John Cronogue 12 May 1891 at RC Church, Ballinalee. John lived at Tober.See MMM 34. Witnesses - Francis McDonna & Mary Curry. ----------- MMM 74 Peter SHERIDAN married Marcella MAHADY Abt 1933 in New York*,New York,United States of America. Peter was from Granard and Marcella from Edgeworthstown. Marcella was born 7 Aug 1913 at Cam,Mostrim.See MMM 6 for her parents,Francis & Bridget (Victory) Mahady. * All of the USA details were supplied by Peter Sheridan Jnr. from his home at 276 Crooked Hill Rd.,Pearl River,New York on 25 November 1995 as a result of my enquiries in Ireland. * Peter Jnr was born 1934 and sister Ann Marie born in 1937. No other details available at this stage. ----------- MMM 88 Charles MAHEDY married Margaret O'NEILL 25 Jan 1835 at Parochial House,Coole. No other details available at this stage. ----------- Mary Masterson as Birth Sponsor ---------- MMM140 Patrick* MAHEDY married Anna REILLY Abt 1865 Both lived and were married in Boherquill area. * Could this be the son of William & Judith Mahedy (MMM 134), due to the Irish naming custom of the time, with one of the female twins being named as Judith and the first male child of the Marriage being named William,however, at this stage it still has not been proven, as no Birth Record has been found. * See also MMM 13 for a William & Judith (Mahon) Mahedy) Children:- (Boherquill Records per John Mahedy) 140.1 Judith born 4 May 1864 at Boherquill. ** See below. Sponsors - Joseph Donleavy & Elizabeth Mahedy. 140.2 Mary** born 4 May 1864 at Boherquill.Twin above ??? Sponsors - Joseph Donleavy & Elizabeth Mahedy. ** Recorded as having died 4 May 1864 at Boherquill. 140.3 William born 20 November 1865 at Boherquill. Sponsors - Joseph Early & Elizabeth Fagan. 140.4 John born 25 August 1867 at Boherquill. Sponsors - John Mahedy & MARY MASTERSON. 140.5 Patrick born 8 May 1869 at Boherquill. Sponsors - Eugene Lynch & Elizabeth Gorman. 140.6 Michael born 17 October 1871 at Boherquill. Sponsors - Eugene McLaughlin & Bridget Carney. 140.7 Thomas born 1 December 1873 at Boherquill. Sponsors - Michael Murphy & Elizabeth* McLaughlin. * This was probably Elizabeth McLaughlin of MMM 12. No other details available at this stage. ----------- That's all Folks, Over and Out, Matt Mahady Retired at Wellington Point - Brisbane <[email protected]> Mahady Web Site :- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mahady/ Researching - Mahady,Mahaddy,Mahadey,Mahardy,Mahedy,Maheady, Maheddy,Maherdy,Mahide,Mahidy,Mahiddy,Mahody,Mehady,Mehedy,etc. ****** Main Message Retained for Other BCC Recipients ****** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Dowling" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, 9 January 2005 1:12 PM Subject: Drumlish: ONeill/Sheridan/Dolan/Masterson Hi, Nancy. So very pleased that you contacted me about Drumlish, Longford. I have met with little success in ferreting out the parish of Drumlish residents/forebears. As an inveterate researcher, I never give up. However, I have found precious little on my people. Since Drumlish/Longford borders so many counties, I have had difficulties/successes, but am still unsure as to the validity of what I have found. I gather the info and toss it into a folder. Then, go on. Not a good technique! The surnames involved in my latest search of the Drumlish area are the surnames as above as well as Masterson and Dolan. These last two lived in the ONeill-Sheridan household in Prov, RI, in the 1800s. Jon Francis Dolan b. 1835, married Catherine ONeill b. 1841, in Prov, RI. Maid servant: Mary/Maria Masterson lived in the ONeill home. According to the Primary Valuation property survey of 1848-64, there were 39 paying ONeills(including all spelling variations) households in Longford. ONeill: Francis "Frank" born in Drumlish in 1798 c. father: Charles mother: Elizabeth source: Providence Directory 1865 married Elizabeth Sheridan born in Drumlish in 1818 c. This marriage produced 7 or 8 children. Two died around the time of the famine. Names unknown. Three were brought to USA with parents (I assume): Catherine b. 1841 c., Margaret b. 1844, and Mary b. 1846. Born in USA: Ellen b. 1856 c.; Francis "Frank A." b. 1859 c.; Eliza b. 1851 c. What interests me about these people is their interest in stylish clothing. Although they were poor, the girls wore beautifully made clothing and ostrich plumed hats with amazing grace. The son went into dry goods and eventually became prominent in the New Haven Malley's Dept. Store which had branches in several other cities. They lived in a very fine neighborhood in what is now a part of Yale Univ. None of these produced any heirs except for John Francis aka Frank A. He and his wife, Sarah Duffy of MA, had a son and five daughters: Frank S. ONeill b. 1895 c. Prov; Mary Harriet b. 5Dec1894 in Prov; Margaret E., b. 1900 c. Prov; Veronica E. b. 1901 c.; Geraldine Bertha b. 1903 c.; unnamed daughter b. 6Oct1892- died the same day in Prov. This entire group moved to New Haven CT from Prov in early 1900s. Thanks for your response. Jane ______________________________ -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.8 - Release Date: 1/3/2005