Hello, One of my brick walls is Ellen HAGGERTY, b. bet. 1834-1837 in Ireland to William and N. N. mother, per the Massachusetts Archive's marriage registry. I have no idea as to whether her father stayed in Ireland or made the voyage with his daughter. At 20, she married Carmelo RINADO (AKA David RINALDO) on Dec. 06, 1857 in Boston, MA. They had 3 children, Laura P. RINADO, Joanna RINADO and my gr-grandfather Paul Victor Manuel RINARDO. Spelling per birth registries. The Mass. Archives sent to me as Ellen's death registry a document stating she died Jan. 16, 1863 at 25 on Deer Island as a pauper after "14 hours delerium tremors," apparently she was a drunk. Carmelo worked in a "bowling saloon", first living on Hanover Street, Boston, then 2 and 5 Arch Place, South Boston. That's my knowledge of her in a nutshell. I would be most appreciative of any information on my Ellen. Joan (Rinaldo) Boetger --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.