Hi Ann, You might be interested in the new website that my sister and I have put together, focusing on Irish families in Bristol Co MA (e.g. Taunton) and nearby RI. Southern New England Irish http://members.fortunecity.com/sneirish We have just a little bit on Taunton families, but plan to have more in the future. Sue Clement HERBERT,HOULIHAN,O'HARA,GERAGHTY On 9 Jun 2001, at 9:39, James W. M. Owens, M.D. wrote: Charles OWENS and Mary NOLAN were married 20 Feb., 1841 in Coole R.C. parish just north of Mullingar. They had 6 children, 3 of whom emigrated and 3 stayed in Ireland. The 3 who stayed in Ireland were Bessie Owens, who married a FITZSIMMONS and stayed in Westmeath. Marcella Owens, who married Patrick ROBINSON and also stayed in Westmeath. Charles Owens (b. circa 1848) married a girl named Mary, moved to London and had 2 sons, Eugene and Francis. Charles died in 1894. The 3 who emigrated were Mary Owens, who became Sister Alexis of the Sisters of Mercy and went to California, where she died in 1916. Thomas Owens (b. circa 1845) moved to Massachusetts circa 1865 and lived in Taunton. His brother, Michael Owens is my husband's grandfather. Michael also moved to Taunton, where he married Catherine Ryan in 1868. If anyone is following any of these family lines, I would love to hear from you. I have a lot of information and am also missing huge pieces. Ann Owens, Seattle WA ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

Hi Ann, I also have Owens in my family. My g grandfather was Thomas Owens and he was married twice. Once to Kate (C or K?)Katherine Carney in 1860 and then she died in 1870. They had two children by this first marriage my grandmother Isabella Owens and a sister Annie Owens. Thomas Owens married again on Nov. 10th 1872, at St. Joseph's Church in Willimantic, Connecticut to Mary Moriarty. Thomas was 33 and Mary was 26. Mary's mother was Abbie Sullivan and her father John Moriarty. Mary and Thomas had ten more children : Thomas Jr. John, James, patrick, Edward, Mary Magdaline ( called Mammie), William, Francis, and Catherine Cecilia (know mostely as Kate). I don't know the name of the tenth child. I know you mentioned that Thomas was in MA. is it possible he moved or did he stay in MA.? Just in case I went ahead in wrote a little for you to go on just in case. KathyAt 09:37 PM 06/09/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Hi Ann, >You might be interested in the new website that my sister and I have put together, focusing on Irish families in >Bristol Co MA (e.g. Taunton) and nearby RI. > >Southern New England Irish >http://members.fortunecity.com/sneirish > >We have just a little bit on Taunton families, but plan to have more in the future. >Sue Clement >HERBERT,HOULIHAN,O'HARA,GERAGHTY > >On 9 Jun 2001, at 9:39, James W. M. Owens, M.D. wrote: > >Charles OWENS and Mary NOLAN were married 20 Feb., 1841 in Coole R.C. parish just north of Mullingar. They >had 6 >children, 3 of whom emigrated and 3 stayed in Ireland. > >The 3 who stayed in Ireland were Bessie Owens, who married a FITZSIMMONS and stayed in Westmeath. >Marcella Owens, who >married Patrick ROBINSON and also stayed in Westmeath. Charles Owens (b. circa 1848) married a girl named >Mary, moved >to London and had 2 sons, Eugene and Francis. Charles died in 1894. > >The 3 who emigrated were Mary Owens, who became Sister Alexis of the Sisters of Mercy and went to California, >where she >died in 1916. Thomas Owens (b. circa 1845) moved to Massachusetts circa 1865 and lived in Taunton. His brother, >Michael Owens is my husband's grandfather. Michael also moved to Taunton, where he married Catherine Ryan in >1868. > >If anyone is following any of these family lines, I would love to hear from you. I have a lot of information and am >also missing huge pieces. > >Ann Owens, Seattle WA > > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > >============================== >Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. >http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > >