I am going to throw another O'Brien out there to see if anyone has any connections or information. 1875 Census Troy Ward 12; Patrick Obrien 28, head, Hannah 36 wife, Joseph and Mary 14.? Mary was born in Ireland.? Living with them a nephew, Michael Cooney 16. Michael, I believe is mine.? I had a difficult finding him.? Born in Ire in 1859-60, intent to become citizen 1865 in Troy and then next I find him married in 1880.? Never located him with his parents?? Living with the O'Briens is the only one that I find could be him?? Anyone have an O'brien with a maiden name of Cooney?? Or an O'Brien who had a sister who married a Cooney?? Thanks Kris -----Original Message----- From: M. Alice Mangan <MalteseMom@sc.rr.com> To: ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 9:36 pm Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] My O'Briens of Troy My great-great-grandparents were John O'Brien and Johanna Shea/Shay, both born in Ireland although exact location is unknown. One or both of them may have died in Ireland. I did locate a Mrs. Johanna O'Brien, housekeeper, who lived on Fourth Street in South Troy. She is buried in an unmarked grave in St. Joseph's Cemetery. She is buried there alone and she is the sole plot owner so I am unable to determine for certain if she is Johanna Shea O'Brien. Known children (all believed to be born in Ireland) were: Catherine, b. prior to 1850, married Jeremiah McNamara/Mack Johanna, b. 1850(?), married John Joseph Mangan (my great-grandparents) Dennis, b. 1852(?), married Catherine Clancy "Brother", (first name unknown), b. 18??. Wife's name unknown. 1 known son named John. ************************* This young John O'Brien (son of Brother) was most likely the fellow who served as pallbearer for his aunt, Catherine Clancy O'Brien, in 1923. The latest I find him in Troy is February, 1938 when he served as pallbearer for his first cousin, Elizabeth Mack Kelley. This particular John O'Brien was alluded to in a previous post...just wanted to clarify that he is in my O'Brien family. M. Alice Mangan Okatie, SC ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Did you pay your 2008 Dues? Troy Irish Genealogy Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ ------------------------------- 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