On Thurs and Fri, I worked on getting through Catherine's Surrogate Court record. As I think I mentioned before, one of the beneficiaries of her will contested the list of her assets and stated that her funeral and burial were not commensurate with her station in life (like too much money was spent)--so depositions were taken from the beneficiaries and family. There are dozens of pages of this testimony and I was excited that we would learn a lot about life back then--except the scribe (attorney? court stenographer?) who recorded the entire thing has ILLEGIBLE handwriting! I plan to go back there on Thurs to work on it more, but I was deeply dismayed and frustrated, feeling like a treasure chest just could not be opened. Are there people who make a living from deciphering horrible handwriting? Anyone know? ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of O'Brien, David [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 10:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Catherine Armstrong I agree. I was taken by the story too. I grew up in Albany and my mom was from Troy but I've lived in Alexandria, VA for many years. In the summers, I'm a "host dad" for interns from Northern Ireland and the Republic as part of something called the Washington Ireland Program---it's related to Project Children. One of the interns who stayed with me came from nearby Maguires' Bridge in Fermanagh which in turn is not far from where I determined my Troy great grandmother, Rebecca Dolan O'Neil, was originally from. I forwarded Catherine's story to him. We'll see if he knows some Armstrongs. Thanks for sharing this. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevina Munnich Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 9:43 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Catherine Armstrong This is what genealogy is all about. The stories - the personalities! Thank you for sharing. On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 8:27 AM, Kathleen Secker <[email protected]>wrote: > Catherine had a great sense of Irish wit and humor! Usually the head of > house was a man and referred to as"Himself" . The lady, especially if she > was the breadwinner or even his spouse was referred o as "Herself". So she > must have had a bit of money to be able to buy such a stone and to use > the > caption on it shows she thought a lot of herself, and it could also be that > she ruled the roost and was mockingly called "Herself" by herself or the > family. She showed them! I love her-don't you? Kathleen S. > > > > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 Dues**. See the Website for details: Troy Irish Genealogy Society www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. ------------------------------- 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 ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 Dues**. See the Website for details: Troy Irish Genealogy Society www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. ------------------------------- 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

Good suggestions Kathleen if I am ever in the Troy area. A bit more difficult to do from Minnesota unless I can find them online. Message: 3 Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 10:48:02 -0400 From: "Kathleen Secker" <[email protected]> Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Cushion To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" We had a Johanna Cushion in our family and an Irish priest said it could also be Cousins. Johanna was from Sligo. I suggest you go to the Albany Ed Bldg 7th floor open stacks where the Troy books are and look for Inscriptions on Tombstones in the Old Troy Cemeteries by Mrs. Brown.These frequently have a census record and place names and wartime regt. and infantry #s. info. Ex. mother Bridget Quinn b. Ire or Natives of Co Monaghan. It says see Troy Burial book in another case. It also has an appendix. Look at it. Kathleen S

We had a Johanna Cushion in our family and an Irish priest said it could also be Cousins. Johanna was from Sligo. I suggest you go to the Albany Ed Bldg 7th floor open stacks where the Troy books are and look for Inscriptions on Tombstones in the Old Troy Cemeteries by Mrs. Brown.These frequently have a census record and place names and wartime regt. and infantry #s. info. Ex. mother Bridget Quinn b. Ire or Natives of Co Monaghan. It says see Troy Burial book in another case. It also has an appendix. Look at it. Kathleen S

Thanks. I did check the Mt Ida records when I first started the search many years ago. Might be worth re-visiting now with a more practiced eye > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 23:22:28 -0400 > From: Chris Marvin <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] when did they die John & Eliza > Cushing troy NY > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]om> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > When you say you haven't found death records, have you checked the "Mt Ida" > Troy burial records (which contain more than just burials in Mt Ida)? In > my own research, scanning these records for the 5 year period after the > last census in which someone "disappeared" often revealed a death. If you > find a burial, you can check if there are cemetery records for others in > the same plot. > On May 19, 2012 11:14 PM, "Pat Seger" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> My GG grandparents John CUSHING (b ca 1812) married Eliza KELLY (b ca >> 1820) John and Eliza married in Bruree, County Limerick 1842 I believe >> her parents were William Kelly and Elizabeth Russell. No hint of his >> family in Ireland (but that is another brick wall) >> >> John's declaration of intention filed November 1844 - I haven't found his >> Naturalization >> They are in the census through1860 (misspelled as Cushion that year) then >> they disappear. Cannot locate them in the 1865 NY State census. Maybe >> John in city directory in1867 as Cushan then they disappear. Can't find >> any death records for either one >> >> The children (Maria, Ellen/Nellie, William, John and Elizabeth/Eliza) >> would have been between 9 and 22 years old in 1867. Oldest daughter Maria >> "Cushan" is in city directory in1868 but I don't see any of the others; >> other kids might have been too young to list in the directory. Can't find >> them in the 1870 census. Children are again in the Census in 1875 with >> oldest daughter Maria as head of household. >> >> First daughter Maria was baptized at St Marys Catholic Church in 1845. >> One baptized at St. Peters. As adults, three of the children were buried >> in St Peters - Maria (d1927) Ellen/Nellie (d 1928) and Elizabeth (d. 1946) >> but no record of the parents there that I can find. >> >> Any suggestions on where else to look to try and determine when John & >> Eliza died? >> >> >> >> >> ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== >> Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 Dues**. See the Website >> for details: >> Troy Irish Genealogy Society >> www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ >> Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 contact the NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC mailing list, send an email to [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > 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 > email with no additional text. > > > End of NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC Digest, Vol 7, Issue 96 > ***************************************************

Could they possibly have gone back to the old country? -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. Pat Seger <[email protected]> wrote: My GG grandparents John CUSHING (b ca 1812) married Eliza KELLY (b ca 1820) John and Eliza married in Bruree, County Limerick 1842 I believe her parents were William Kelly and Elizabeth Russell. No hint of his family in Ireland (but that is another brick wall) John's declaration of intention filed November 1844 - I haven't found his Naturalization They are in the census through1860 (misspelled as Cushion that year) then they disappear. Cannot locate them in the 1865 NY State census. Maybe John in city directory in1867 as Cushan then they disappear. Can't find any death records for either one The children (Maria, Ellen/Nellie, William, John and Elizabeth/Eliza) would have been between 9 and 22 years old in 1867. Oldest daughter Maria "Cushan" is in city directory in1868 but I don't see any of the others; other kids might have been too young to list in the directory. Can't find them in the 1870 census. Children are again in the Census in 1875 with oldest daughter Maria as head of household. First daughter Maria was baptized at St Marys Catholic Church in 1845. One baptized at St. Peters. As adults, three of the children were buried in St Peters - Maria (d1927) Ellen/Nellie (d 1928) and Elizabeth (d. 1946) but no record of the parents there that I can find. Any suggestions on where else to look to try and determine when John & Eliza died? ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 Dues**. See the Website for details: Troy Irish Genealogy Society www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. _____________________________________________ 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

When you say you haven't found death records, have you checked the "Mt Ida" Troy burial records (which contain more than just burials in Mt Ida)? In my own research, scanning these records for the 5 year period after the last census in which someone "disappeared" often revealed a death. If you find a burial, you can check if there are cemetery records for others in the same plot. On May 19, 2012 11:14 PM, "Pat Seger" <[email protected]> wrote: > My GG grandparents John CUSHING (b ca 1812) married Eliza KELLY (b ca > 1820) John and Eliza married in Bruree, County Limerick 1842 I believe > her parents were William Kelly and Elizabeth Russell. No hint of his > family in Ireland (but that is another brick wall) > > John's declaration of intention filed November 1844 - I haven't found his > Naturalization > They are in the census through1860 (misspelled as Cushion that year) then > they disappear. Cannot locate them in the 1865 NY State census. Maybe > John in city directory in1867 as Cushan then they disappear. Can't find > any death records for either one > > The children (Maria, Ellen/Nellie, William, John and Elizabeth/Eliza) > would have been between 9 and 22 years old in 1867. Oldest daughter Maria > "Cushan" is in city directory in1868 but I don't see any of the others; > other kids might have been too young to list in the directory. Can't find > them in the 1870 census. Children are again in the Census in 1875 with > oldest daughter Maria as head of household. > > First daughter Maria was baptized at St Marys Catholic Church in 1845. > One baptized at St. Peters. As adults, three of the children were buried > in St Peters - Maria (d1927) Ellen/Nellie (d 1928) and Elizabeth (d. 1946) > but no record of the parents there that I can find. > > Any suggestions on where else to look to try and determine when John & > Eliza died? > > > > > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 Dues**. See the Website > for details: > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

My GG grandparents John CUSHING (b ca 1812) married Eliza KELLY (b ca 1820) John and Eliza married in Bruree, County Limerick 1842 I believe her parents were William Kelly and Elizabeth Russell. No hint of his family in Ireland (but that is another brick wall) John's declaration of intention filed November 1844 - I haven't found his Naturalization They are in the census through1860 (misspelled as Cushion that year) then they disappear. Cannot locate them in the 1865 NY State census. Maybe John in city directory in1867 as Cushan then they disappear. Can't find any death records for either one The children (Maria, Ellen/Nellie, William, John and Elizabeth/Eliza) would have been between 9 and 22 years old in 1867. Oldest daughter Maria "Cushan" is in city directory in1868 but I don't see any of the others; other kids might have been too young to list in the directory. Can't find them in the 1870 census. Children are again in the Census in 1875 with oldest daughter Maria as head of household. First daughter Maria was baptized at St Marys Catholic Church in 1845. One baptized at St. Peters. As adults, three of the children were buried in St Peters - Maria (d1927) Ellen/Nellie (d 1928) and Elizabeth (d. 1946) but no record of the parents there that I can find. Any suggestions on where else to look to try and determine when John & Eliza died?

I believe I am a paid-up dues member. I cast my voter for the slate of folks listed. Thanks, Jim Kelly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bradford H Miter" <[email protected]> To: "TIGS" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 7:25:07 PM Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU VOTE I'm afraid that we were not clear in the ballot announcement that in order to vote you must be a paid up member of the TIGS Society to vote. The mailing list is free but to be a member of the Society is $10/yr in dues. So, we encourage all to Join or Re-new who have not done so for 2012. The membership form is at the TIGS website, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nytigs/MailingListPage.htm. Dues are used to defray costs encountered in our transcription projects, so we need your support. Thank You, Brad Miter TIGS List Admin and Ballot Teller ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 Dues**. See the Website for details: Troy Irish Genealogy Society www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. ------------------------------- 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

I cast my bote for the proposed slate of officers. Thank you for your hard work. Grace Keegan Bulger

if you have received my check, sent last week, then I cast my vote for the proposed slate. If not, no problem (except I hope you get the check)--Alison ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bradford H Miter [[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 2:25 PM To: TIGS Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU VOTE I'm afraid that we were not clear in the ballot announcement that in order to vote you must be a paid up member of the TIGS Society to vote. The mailing list is free but to be a member of the Society is $10/yr in dues. So, we encourage all to Join or Re-new who have not done so for 2012. The membership form is at the TIGS website, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nytigs/MailingListPage.htm. Dues are used to defray costs encountered in our transcription projects, so we need your support. Thank You, Brad Miter TIGS List Admin and Ballot Teller ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 Dues**. See the Website for details: Troy Irish Genealogy Society www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. ------------------------------- 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

I'm afraid that we were not clear in the ballot announcement that in order to vote you must be a paid up member of the TIGS Society to vote. The mailing list is free but to be a member of the Society is $10/yr in dues. So, we encourage all to Join or Re-new who have not done so for 2012. The membership form is at the TIGS website, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nytigs/MailingListPage.htm. Dues are used to defray costs encountered in our transcription projects, so we need your support. Thank You, Brad Miter TIGS List Admin and Ballot Teller

Kris,  I emailed my "ballot" to the email you show below ([email protected]) was that the correct way to vote??   Sara (Sally Finley) Harloff 13 Maple Grove Ct Madison WI 53719-1545 2012 Paid Member From: Kris6851 <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 9:06 PM Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] TIGS Annual Elections                         Well it is that time of the year again to cast a vote of confidence for  the dedicated local folks who keep TIGS up and running. This year we are thrilled to announce that we have a full slate to offer, with the addition of a new name.? It is wonderful to have new folks interested in keeping TIGS one of  the best genealogy groups on the web.     Running for President:? Timothy Stone - Tim served as VP this past year and did a stand up job of stepping up to the plate when our President, Gerri Sherri, had to step down due to personal issues.? Tim handled both President and VP for most of the year.? Tim has been a member for some time now, has given presentations to the group and has been a fixture in helping out at the TIGS table during the Victorian Stroll.? As VP Tim arranged for other members to give presentations at monthly meetings.     Running for Vice President:? Kristin Cooney-Ayotte -? I am a founding member of TIGS and have previously held the position of both President and VP.? I am happy to once more serve as VP.     Running for Treasurer:? Lizette Strait - Lizette is a founding  member of TIGS and she has agreed to continue the difficult job of Treasurer.? She has  traveled to Ireland with the group, served as List Administrator and is always there when the group needs something.     Secretary - Kelly Grimaldi - Kelly has been a member for some time now and has been a regular meeting attendee, often volunteering to record the minutes in the absence of a Secretary. ? She is the Historian for the Albany Diocesan Cemeteries and has been instrumental in securing records for transcribing for the TIGS website.? We are extremely happy that Kelly has agreed to step into this post thereby giving us a full slate of officers for the first time in several years.     Lets not forget the non-elected folks that keep this group running and who dedicate a lot of their own time to TIGS;? Bill McGrath,  our Project Coordinator who is in constant search of records to  transcribe and get on the internet for folks searching for that elusive  ancestor.? Jeanne Keefe, our Website Administrator who is there and ready when Bill gives her page after page of names, DOB's, DOD's, marriage records etc. to sort and get up on the TIGS website.? Kudos to Jeanne for producing and managing one of? the best free genealogy websites on the internet.? Donna Vaughn,  our Member Chair who continues to email folks to come? to meetings,  join the list and be an active participant.? Donna is the one behind our Face Book page.? Brad Miter,  our List Administrator who gives his time to see that the list runs  smoothly and calls for our wonderful Roll Calls that produce so much  list activity.     Our volunteer transcribers all over the US and even in other countries who give there time to help get vital records on the internet have continued to be so valuable to the growth of TIGS.     TIGS is a volunteer organization with an option to become a Paid Member, with that in mind Paid Members  are asked to cast a vote for the officers who consist of local Paid  Members, membership is $10 a year.? Our treasury has been used to buy several laptops,  extra hard-drives to store our projects and genealogy reference books  for the Troy Public Library where they are available for all to use.? This year TIGS sponsored several gravestones for Irish Civil War Veterans in Historic St. Agnes Cemetery (information and pictures are available on the TIGS website).? We currently have over 200 list members and only 55 paid members.? PLEASE consider being a paid member and help to support your group.? PLEASE do not let the inability to use PAYPAL interfere with the work we do and what we need to continue that.     Votes should be cast to Brad Miter, our List Administrator at the following e-mail address? [email protected]??? New Officers will begin their term at the June TIGS meeting.     Since this is truly a Vote of Confidence with one name for each  position, your e-mail will be truly appreciated to show your support.     It is really nice to see new names on the list of Officers,? I  think it shows our strength and growth since 9/18/03 when about a dozen  folks met and shared their common interest in genealogy and TIGS was  born.? A special thanks to retiring officer; Gerri Sherri, who during her short term as President gave her all to keep TIGS running smoothly.? We wish her the best of luck with all her future endeavors and look forward to her attending meetings again.? We look forward to another productive year with the support of all the List Members and all of the great volunteers on the list.     Thanks To All of You     Kristin Cooney-Ayotte     Founding Member                                       ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 Dues**.  See the Website for details: Troy Irish Genealogy Society www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. ------------------------------- 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

I vote for the proposed candidates for 2012-2013 Bill McMahon

I caste my vote to the slate of candidates proposed Bill McMahon

I cast my vote for the proposed slate of officers Jan Sullivan

I cast my vote for the proposed slate of officers. Many thanks to all. Joan Rainville > > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 Dues**. See the Website for details: > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Hi all, new member here--I just want to say thank you so much for all your research, and especially for sharing it with people like myself. I am descended from yet another Trojan Irishman: Michael Brereton, an iron moulder. He was born around 1844 in Ireland (exact location unknown) and immigrated to Cincinnati with his parents and siblings in the 1850's. I first found him in the 1860 Cincinnati census. He then relocated by himself to Troy around 1866, where he started a family and lived until his death (date unknown, but sometime after 1905). He married Mary Ann Langford around 1870, who was also of Irish ancestry. (I don't know anything about her parents; she had a sister named Ellen.) Michael and Mary had 7 children that I know of, who were all born in Troy. One was my great-grandfather John Joseph Brereton (b. Troy 1883, d. Troy 1951). He married Bertha Fratt Grobe, daughter of William H. Grobe and Ida Waite. All the Grobes are buried in Oakwood Cemetery. 1. Do any of these names (esp. the Irish surnames - Brereton and Langford) ring any bells with anybody? Most of my info so far is limited to US & NYS censuses. I also contacted all the Catholic churches that the family is known to have attended, but none could find any info for me. FYI, I have seen "Brereton" spelled in alternate ways (Brearton, Brierton, Brewerton to name a few) but this is our official family spelling going as far back as the first Troy generation. 2. I live in Dutchess County and should probably take a day trip to Troy for research. Where should I stop if I'm looking for basic birth/death/marriage info, as well as other records that might specifically tell me what part of Ireland the Breretons are from? I'm also not sure whether Michael Brereton's naturalization info would be in Troy or Cincinnati . . . 3. As a general question: Might anyone have any insight as to why an Irish iron worker would leave his family in Ohio to go to Troy--e.g., would he have had friends from Ireland in Troy, or did immigrants typically move for the job prospects, etc.? Apologies for the lengthy email--obviously I have a lot of questions and I appreciate everyone indulging me by reading it! Cheers, Lela Butts [email protected]

Thank you all! The Armstrongs from Maguires Bridge who are on Facebook have not been responsive to me yet--they are likely the young ones who are less interested in geneology. Yesterday I started reading surrogate court records on Catherine--there is a big file, which Kathy at the RCHS found--I will be reading more today. I don't have details yet (I read on my lunch break) but someone contested the execution of her will based on the funeral expenses (which seemed a bit extravagent to me--9 yards of lace, white kid slippers, 7 carriages) being not commensurate with Catherine's station in life--and a reference to clothing and jewelry not included in the list of assets. So there might be some drama involved! ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of O'Brien, David [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 10:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Catherine Armstrong I agree. I was taken by the story too. I grew up in Albany and my mom was from Troy but I've lived in Alexandria, VA for many years. In the summers, I'm a "host dad" for interns from Northern Ireland and the Republic as part of something called the Washington Ireland Program---it's related to Project Children. One of the interns who stayed with me came from nearby Maguires' Bridge in Fermanagh which in turn is not far from where I determined my Troy great grandmother, Rebecca Dolan O'Neil, was originally from. I forwarded Catherine's story to him. We'll see if he knows some Armstrongs. Thanks for sharing this. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevina Munnich Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 9:43 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Catherine Armstrong This is what genealogy is all about. The stories - the personalities! Thank you for sharing. On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 8:27 AM, Kathleen Secker <[email protected]>wrote: > Catherine had a great sense of Irish wit and humor! Usually the head of > house was a man and referred to as"Himself" . The lady, especially if she > was the breadwinner or even his spouse was referred o as "Herself". So she > must have had a bit of money to be able to buy such a stone and to use > the > caption on it shows she thought a lot of herself, and it could also be that > she ruled the roost and was mockingly called "Herself" by herself or the > family. She showed them! I love her-don't you? Kathleen S. > > > > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 Dues**. See the Website for details: Troy Irish Genealogy Society www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. ------------------------------- 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 ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 Dues**. See the Website for details: Troy Irish Genealogy Society www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. ------------------------------- 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

I agree. I was taken by the story too. I grew up in Albany and my mom was from Troy but I've lived in Alexandria, VA for many years. In the summers, I'm a "host dad" for interns from Northern Ireland and the Republic as part of something called the Washington Ireland Program---it's related to Project Children. One of the interns who stayed with me came from nearby Maguires' Bridge in Fermanagh which in turn is not far from where I determined my Troy great grandmother, Rebecca Dolan O'Neil, was originally from. I forwarded Catherine's story to him. We'll see if he knows some Armstrongs. Thanks for sharing this. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevina Munnich Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 9:43 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Catherine Armstrong This is what genealogy is all about. The stories - the personalities! Thank you for sharing. On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 8:27 AM, Kathleen Secker <[email protected]>wrote: > Catherine had a great sense of Irish wit and humor! Usually the head of > house was a man and referred to as"Himself" . The lady, especially if she > was the breadwinner or even his spouse was referred o as "Herself". So she > must have had a bit of money to be able to buy such a stone and to use > the > caption on it shows she thought a lot of herself, and it could also be that > she ruled the roost and was mockingly called "Herself" by herself or the > family. She showed them! I love her-don't you? Kathleen S. > > > > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 Dues**. See the Website for details: Troy Irish Genealogy Society www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. ------------------------------- 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

Catherine had a great sense of Irish wit and humor! Usually the head of house was a man and referred to as"Himself" . The lady, especially if she was the breadwinner or even his spouse was referred o as "Herself". So she must have had a bit of money to be able to buy such a stone and to use the caption on it shows she thought a lot of herself, and it could also be that she ruled the roost and was mockingly called "Herself" by herself or the family. She showed them! I love her-don't you? Kathleen S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alison Coleman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 12:27 PM Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Catherine Armstrong > Hello TIGS--I am a new member and happy to find you. I am joining on > behalf of Catherine Armstrong, born in Maguires Bridge Northern Ireland > and died in Troy, Oct. 22, 1881; buried at Mt. Ida. > > I believe "bumping into" Catherine as I was strolling through the cemetery > will lead me to an interesting story. Her gravestone is the tallest in the > cemetery and has no family on it--just her with the words "Erected by > Herself". I want to find out how and why she came to erect her own > headstone! > > I found some Armstrongs in Maguires Bridge on Facebook and am trying to > connect with them. I have seen her obit and the cemetery death record. All > this is new to me but I am compelled to learn about her. > >>From the obit, I learned that she died at the home of an unnamed niece who >>lived at 71 Thirteenth St. in Troy. > > Any ideas about how I can learn more? > > Thanks, Alison > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 Dues**. See the Website > for details: > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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