SKEETER ......... the following may be of interest to you. All The Best, ED COSTELLO, 1009 Blenheim Dr Raleigh NC 27612 , tel: 919-782-6058; COSTELLO (FAHEY): Co Mayo Ireland > CT, MA, ME USA > USA; JOYCE (DOWER): Co Mayo Ireland > MA USA; HAGGERTY (McGUIRE): Co Donegal Ireland > NB Canada > ME USA > USA; LAVERTY (BROWN), (KELLY): Co Armagh Ireland > NB Canada > ME, CA USA > USA, Canada. The Family of THOMAS RICHARD COSTELLO & BRIDGET JOYCE |Catherine| Mary|Edward| John Patrick|Bridget|Thomas Richard| Ellen| b: He: 1848/1850 Ballindine, Co Mayo, Ireland b: She: 1850 Co Mayo, Ireland Ballindine: a small villiage 3 miles south of Claremorris on the N17 in Annagh parish, Costello Barony & Poor Law Union of Claremorris in Co Mayo Ireland m: 6 February 1875, St Mary's RCCh, Thorndike MA USA by Rev. FJ Lynch; m: 11 years Cousins in Franklin MA USA: John Costello married to Mary Mullahy. As attested to by AA Gage, Monson MA Town Clerk: "The intention of marriage between Thomas Costello and Bridget Joyce both of Monson was duly entered this 26th day of April 1874" 7 children: Catherine Costello m: Franklin T Hibert 1875-1918 ?? Mary Costello m: not 1877-1897 Edward Costello m: not 1879-1881 John Patrick Costello m: Martha Anna Haggerty 1881-1966 1885-1972 Thomas Richard Costello Jr 1883-1972 m: Joanna Louise Hanson 1882-1934 m: Kathleen McKenney ?? Bridget Costello m: ?John Rourke? 1886-? ?? Ellen Costello m: not known ?? d: He: 8 April 1900, Mercy Hosp, Springfield, MA USA, pithisis pulmanalis, 52 years old According to the Springfield Daily Republican newspaper on Tuesday, April 10, 1900: "Thomas Costello, who has been a the House of Mercy hospital for treatment for some time, died there Sunday. He was a well known resident of Monson, and his body will be taken there for burial." d: She: 9 March 1886 Monson MA USA; 36 years old, pneumonia Interred together in Bethany RCCem, Monson MA, along w/3 of their children: Mary, Edward & Ellen in the Dower family plot There are three additional unidentified sets of burial remains located in this plot, possible Costello children: still-born male & Bridget; also, possibly John Dower, husband of Catherine Costello Also cousins in Franklin MA USA including Michael who was, during the 1930's, a US Postmaster. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.