Hi Dennis, Great story ! And, I heartily agree that there "has to be" "Heavenly help" sometimes when we accidentally come across some very important information ! Or, get put in touch with someone who can help us ! And, as I mentioned separately, I knew a Mrs. Anna LANE in Dorchester, but I think her late husband's relatives were south of Boston. Also, my gr-gr-grandparents William and Eliza (RITCHIE) HANNAH arrived in MA in 1857 ! But, I don't know where they left from - and where they arrived. (Born in Ireland, married in Scotland in 1854.) Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. I've been told several HANNAH couples arrived in MA in the 1850's - some close matches - but none matching exactly. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Ahern" <ahern@world.std.com> To: <MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:06 AM Subject: Re: [MAMiddle] finding old letters > When I mentioned in a recent post that it was a fateful cup of coffee that > led me to uncover the secret of where my Aherns were from in Ireland, > Susan Daily <cullivans@gmail.com> said: > >>I would love to read about the coffee - Cork connection! Have you >>already typed that one up somewhere online? > > I will answer this here as it has relevance to Middlesex County research, > but it is also a good story. I had no idea where my Aherns were from, > other than County Cork, and that only from naturalization records. I had > been doing a lot of research on my Lanes, my grandmother was a Lane born > in Innishannon, so I knew where to look for info. She was born in 1864, > so her birth showed up in the civil registrations. It said under place of > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > - > Dennis Ahern | Middlesex County Massachusetts Newspaper > Abstracts > Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.rootsweb.com/~mamidnws/index.html > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > - > > ______________________________