KAY --- Your Costello's sound like my Costello's. We're all over N America now. Maybe we're cousins. Please let me know if you see a "connection". Regards, ED COSTELLO, 1009 Blenheim Dr, Raleigh NC 27612 USA e-mail: < costello13@juno.com >, tel: 919-782-6058; --------Searching: COSTELLO (FAHEY), (JOYCE): Co Mayo>CT, MA, ME USA>USA; HAGGERTY (McGUIRE): Co Donegal>NB Canada>ME USA>USA; LAVERTY (BROWN), (KELLY): Co Armagh>NB Can>ME,CA>USA,Can. THE FAMILY OF THOMAS RICHARD & BRIDGET ( JOYCE ) COSTELLO b: 1848/1850 Ballindine, Co Mayo, Ireland b: 1850 Co Mayo, Ireland (in Annagh parish, Costello Barony & poor law union of Claremorris) m: 6 February 1875, Palmer MA USA by Rev FJ Lynch at St Mary's RCCh, Thorndike MA; m: 11 years; 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 m: Joanna Louise Hanson 1883-1972 1882-1934 m: Kathleen McKenney Bridget Costello m: ?John Rourke? 1886-? ?? Ellen Costello m: not known ?? d: 8 April 1900, Mercy Hosp, d:: 9 March 1886 Monson MA USA; 36 years old, Springfield, MA USA, pithisis pneumonia pulmanalis, 52 years old Interred together in Bethany RCCem, Monson MA, along w/3 of their children: Mary, Edward & Ellen in the Dower family plot * Possible brother Richard lived in a nurseing home in Monson MA during the 1920's-1930's; no existing records * THOMAS RICHARD COSTELLO arrived USA probably w/ brother JOHN COSTELLO & family (wife Mary [Mallahy] & kids Mary & Michael) and possibly brother RICHARD COSTELLO, c.1872, from the town of Ballindine Co Mayo, Ireland . ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.