all the children were born in MA - the only one I can trace is my grandfather James RILEY (notice he changed the spelling) - he married Grace HARDING in Boston in 1905. I thought the parents would have been in MA when they died, but having trouble verifying that. Any suggestions? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Rhyne" <djfrnc@nc.rr.com> To: <new-england-irish@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 6:04 PM Subject: Re: [N-E-IRISH] REILLY/DEVLIN > What else do you know? Where were the children born? Have you found any of > the family members in the 1900 census? Do you think they would have been > in > MA still when they died? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "CAROL RILEY" <car73@verizon.net> > To: <new-england-irish@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 4:09 PM > Subject: [N-E-IRISH] REILLY/DEVLIN > > >> looking for info on William J. REILLY (born PA in 1850) and Mary Ann > (DEVLIN) REILLY (born MA? in 1854) who were married in Arlington, MA in > 1873. Have marriage info and that they lived in Medford, MA in 1880 > census. > Can find no death or other info. Can anyone help me? >> >> Children: James, b. 1874 (my grandfather) >> Annie, b. 1876 >> Michael b. 1878 >> Mary b. 1879 >> thanks, >> Carol Riley >> ====New England Irish Mailing List==== >> Check out the NE-Irish website: >> http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NEIrish/ >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEW-ENGLAND-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ====New England Irish Mailing List==== > Check out the NE-Irish website: > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NEIrish/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEW-ENGLAND-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I did "soundex" search in Medford for the years of their births until the end of the current records 1910. Only found this record for your family in Medford: NEHGS Ma Vital Records to 1910 Vol 305 Page 156: Mary Riley(Sp as in record) listed as born in Medford 28 Oct 1879. Father William born Philadelphia, PA, Fireman, and mother Mary born Arlington. Do you have the specific info from their marriage record in Arlington? Vol: 254 Page: 106 13 May 1873 William Reiley, 23, res. Arlington, b Philadelphia, parents William and Bridget; Mary A Devlin, 19, res Arlington, b Arlington, parents John and Hannah; first marriage for both; married by Joseph M Finotti, Catholic Priest. Also found this: Vol: 419 ; Page: 74 3 Nov 1891 a death record for a Bridget Reilly in Arlington: at home of old age, 65. Burial, E Malden, b Ireland, parents James and Mary Gillespe, both b Ireland.