Hi, Kevin. I have the following info on Dolans: Bridget Dolan b. c.1840 Leit-Longf border area Parents are James Dolan and Mary came to US in late 40s to early 50s married Adolf Smith of Sweden in RI on 18Dec1870 -RI State Archives Bridget's brother: John Francis Dolan b.1835 Leit-Longf border came to US w. Bridget above married Catherine ONeill b. Drumlish c.1842-d. 14May1904 Prov RI burial of husb and wife at St Francis Cem, Pawtucket, RI -had 10 children all b. in Prov -in the liquor business -family first names: -Alice Genevia 1881-1943 Prov James P. 1863-1934 v, active in Eagle's Club "P." of middle names differs in various records as Paul/Patrick "Jack" Rose Catherine 19Sept1870-1942 Eliza 31Dec1860-1920 Francis 1874-1918 Margaret Mary Patrick -very few married and those who did marry lost their children at a young age ...tho not all Our line is through James Paul Dolan, my gr.gr. grandf worshipped at St. Michael Church, an Irish parish in Prov. Thanks, Kevin. Jane in RI On Jan 9, 2005, at 7:57 AM, Kevin Heslin wrote: > Jane, > I have an interest in the Dolan and Masterson names, particularly in > Leitrim. If you have more information on either of those families in > either county that would be very interesting. > I have Dolan cousins with a much more direct connection but they trace > their line back to Wiliam Dolan (b. 1800 in Carrigallen). He married > Catherine Masterson (father Patrick) born 1791 in Keshcarrigen. She > worked as a servant girl and was listed on the 1821 Carrigallen Census > as Mary. > There is a great deal of Dolan information after that, and then > Laurence Dolan married Anne Heslin in 1891. > > Kevin >> >> 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. >> John 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 ostich 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 >> >> >> ==== IRL-LONGFORD Mailing List ==== >> To Unsubscribe: Send email to [email protected] >> Put ONLY the word unsubscribe in the message. >> For digest the address is [email protected] >> [If you take the LIST you can't unsub from the DIGEST & vice versa] >> > > > ==== IRL-LONGFORD Mailing List ==== > To check on locations try: > http://www.seanruad.com >