Are your Gleeson's by chance from Canada (Melbourne, Quebec)? And then one branch came to Island Pond, Vermont? Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "jeanne" <bostonirish@sprintmail.com> To: <NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 7:42 PM Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] ROLL CALL- Minehan, Carroll, Gleeson, Wade,Collopy, Ward > Hello Listers, > Jeanne in Kansas City, Missouri here but born and raised in Boston, MA. > > My great grandfather Timothy Minahan was one of 5 silbings to settle in > the Troy/ Saratoga area. One sister Catherine Minehan married Patrick > Halvey and remained in Limerick, Ireland. The Minahan's were from > Rootiagh, Co. Limerick, parish of Mungret. Timothy and wife Johanna Halvey > settled in S. Troy (1889)in the First / Second st. areas. Children: John, > Margaret, Maryann, Michael, Katherine, Ann, Bertha, Timothy, Honora. > > Timothy's brothers were; Edward Minehan and wife Mary Gleeson settled in > S.Troy abt. 1860, Jeremiah Minehan and wife Bridgett Carroll,settled in S. > Troy, Michael Minehan and wife Ann Keehan settled in Saratoga Springs, > they are buried at St. Peter's in Saratoga. A sister Hanora Minehan lived > with Edward & Mary Minehan and died young in 1881. All are buried in St. > Joseph's Cemetary. > > Another branch of Minehan/Minahans include: Children of James and Ellen > Ward Minehan; William Minehan and wife Julia Wade, S. Troy, James Minehan > and wife Margaret(?) S. Troy, Catherine Minehan married James Collopy, > Hanora Minehan married Timothy Collopy. I believe the Collopys' ran a > grocery store in S. Troy. > > Anyone out there who is related to this booming branch - would be glad to > meet you! > Jeanne in KC > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their 2009 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 > NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message