Hi Sherri Thank you so much for the suggestions, some I have tried.I will go in the order as you wrote. 1.) I do have all the census but somehow missed the entry for 1842, all entries I found in the past stated 1836.I'll have to go through my webpages again and look at that. 2.) There has been talk among Langan's that there was possibly a Patrick or a Michael who died and another child was named the same name. No one has been able to find this or validate it. 3.) I have found numerous sites for Askeaton/Ballysteen but where would I find the films? are there any online?Literally every email I sent today has now been returned to me. Even the ones to the parish and diocese. 4.) I do have the cemetery information. Off the top of my head I think it was Sr buried at St Patrick and Jr at St Bon's 5.) I don't have any death certs. for any of the children. But Im not sure they would hold any information that I need regarding Ireland, the church in Ireland, th cemetery in Ireland etc.Not all the children died in NE. 6.) Yes Ellen Carrig was Maurice Srs. sister. She came to the US via Canada and I have the information on when and where they were married. But dont have any actual records in hand. Ive always thought that other Langan's must have came with her because in my mind back in the 1800's I don';t know that single woman would have been allowed by their families to travel with a gentleman without a chaperone. I know the Carrig's were first in Illinois before moving on to NE. Illinois proved quite challenging for me There were many Langan's in IL. but I hadn't found anything that seemed to tie in with mine. Its just a gut feeling I have that there must be some sort of connection. 7.)Im pretty sure I have the SS info. I have to go back and check on that too. Its been so long since Ive made any attempt at researching.Im almost positive it just says Ireland as does his death cert. With all the children I have found info on all say born in Askeaton so it has always been my assumption they also lived and were baptized in Askeaton. And I should know better than to "assume" anything in genealogy LOL I want to bad to find out about them in Ireland before our trip. Thanks so much for your reply and suggestions Sherri :) On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Sherri Brakenhoff <[email protected]>wrote: > 1. 1900 census shows that Maurice was born in May 1842, not 1836. > > 2. 1900 census shows that Margaret had 11 children, 7 living at that time. > > 3. I haven't checked what films are available, but have you searched those > for Askeaton (or nearby)? > > 4. I noticed there is conflicting information on the burial place of > Maurice > Sr and Jr. (and maybe others--I didn't check). Someone "in the know" should > probably correct the misinformation. > > 5. Have you gotten death certificates of all the children? > > 6. Do you know if Maurice had any brothers or sisters that immigrated? Do > you have death certificates for them? > > 7. Did you request Maurice's social security application? That should give > his birth place. > > Just a few thoughts off the top of my head......maybe you've already > checked > on all this. > > Sherri Brakenhoff - [email protected] > NEGenWeb, Platte Co Coordinator - > http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/ > NEGenWeb, Colfax Co Coordinator - > http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/colfax/ > Sherri's Family Findings - > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sherri/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Cris Murphy > Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NEPLATTE] church/cemetery questions > > Hi Everyone, > Im so glad to see the activity on the list :) > Here I come again with some of my same old question but since we have had > some new people join us I'm hoping just maybe..... > Iam getting married at the end of May and my future step-daughter is > sending > us to Ireland. OMG Im so excited! Here's the problem. I want to be able to > visit the church/cemetery my LANGAN's attended and are buried. > I've spent the last 4 hours researching and writing to just about everyone > I > came across on various websites.Unfortunately many emails were returned > because the addresses are no longer valid. > What I do know are the dates of baptisims but not what church. Im leaning > towards St. Mary's as it is the oldest church I have found in the Askeaton > area. I have posted the following before but again hoping someone may have > some new leads for me. It's taken my about 7 years just to get to where I > am > now in my research and thats not very far.The trip to Ireland is my dream > come true and I want so bad to make the most of it. > Thanks so much for putting up with me and my endless questions. > Cris > Atwater CA > > > *MAURICE SYLVESTER LANGAN SR. WAS BORN IN IRELAND POSSIBLY ASKEATON OR > RATHKEALE IN ABOUT 1836. (I haven't been able to find this) > > MAURICE MARRIED MARGARET KENNELLY AUGUST 22, 1857 IN ASKEATON, LIMERICK, > IRELAND. > THEY HAD SEVERAL CHILDREN, > and may have had possibly one ot two more children than records have been > found for > > CATHERINE (KATE) > BORN ASKEATON, > CHRISTENED (need church name and cemetery) > 10,JUNE,1858 > (CATHERINE DIED AS A CHILD IN > IRELAND) > > JOHN FRANCES > BORN ASKEATON, > CHRISTENED > 7,JULY,1860 > > MICHAEL > BORN ASKEATON, > CHRISTENED > 5,SEPT,1862 > > MARY > BORN ASKEATON > CHRISTENED > 3,APRIL,1870 > > JERRY(JEREMIAH) > BORN ASKEATON > CHRISTENED > 30,SEPT,1871 > > ELLEN (HELEN-NELL-NELLIE-HELENAM) > BORN ASKEATON > CHRISTENED > 7,MARCH,1873 > > ELIZABETH (SISTER SYLVIA) > BORN ASKEATON > CHRISTENED 17,MAY,1874 > > MAURICE S.(JR) > BORN ASKEATON > CHRISTENED 7,JULY,1875 > > PATRICK BORN > 17,MARCH 1880 > (PATRICK WAS THE ONLY ONE TO BE BORN IN THE UNITED STATES) > > > * > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Life may not be the party we hoped for.. 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