I am a Riley by birth but don't know that any of my Raley's ever lived in Watervliet/West Troy. They were on 9th St in Troy. James Michael and Bernard. One moved to Schenectady (Michael) the other 2 remained in Troy. I have 1880 census showing them all together. Sorry but that is all the help I can offer. On Oct 22, 2014 6:49 AM, "Gerri Sherry via" < ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> wrote: > >From Mike Riley, referred to us by his friend Mark Bodnar. I recommended > he peruse our Website to see projects as well as the very helpful resource > guide, and told him how to join our List of helpful knowledgeable people. > Any help we can offer is greatly appreciated, Gerri > > "Since Mark said how helpful the Troy Irish are, I wanted to ask for your > help. I have been to the Troy library more than once looking for my Irish > Riley's. I have tried Watervliet assuming West Troy documents were there. I > have tried NY archive and Dept of Health for death records. I have > contacted all the old Catholic churches in Troy and Watervliet. I have used > Ancestry for a few years. I am lost finding my grandfather's parents. They > are listed on his death certificate and give my grandfather's birth as > 1886. So I had a starting point. The next generation moved to Watervliet or > I assumed they moved from Troy. One of my questions to Mark was what > happened to the town of Watervliet, which held all of Colonie? I see an > address in an 1880 census as Lisa kills in Watervliet. The Riley's lived in > that district. Lisa kills is almost to Schenectady. So if my Riley's lived > in Lisa kills (town of watervliet, where are the records? Colonie, > Schenectady, Watervliet? I have been to c! > ity hall and then the historical society in Watervliet. I have also tried > different spellings, looking at my great grandmother's side for ideas. I > got nothing. Lastly I tried to find them in Rensselaer county cemetery > records. Nada." > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 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 >

There are several Rileys on this list. Can Mike share any first names, what was his grandfathers name, his gr-granparents, any dates. I would think Riley is a common name so we are going to need a bit more info. Gerri, ask him if he will join the mailing list so we can drill him a bit....! kris6851@aol.com -----Original Message----- From: Mary Brown via <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> To: ny-troy-irish-gensoc <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com>; Gerri Sherry <gerrisherry@outlook.com> Sent: Wed, Oct 22, 2014 2:47 pm Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] RILEY I am a Riley by birth but don't know that any of my Raley's ever lived in Watervliet/West Troy. They were on 9th St in Troy. James Michael and Bernard. One moved to Schenectady (Michael) the other 2 remained in Troy. I have 1880 census showing them all together. Sorry but that is all the help I can offer. On Oct 22, 2014 6:49 AM, "Gerri Sherry via" < ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> wrote: > >From Mike Riley, referred to us by his friend Mark Bodnar. I recommended > he peruse our Website to see projects as well as the very helpful resource > guide, and told him how to join our List of helpful knowledgeable people. > Any help we can offer is greatly appreciated, Gerri > > "Since Mark said how helpful the Troy Irish are, I wanted to ask for your > help. I have been to the Troy library more than once looking for my Irish > Riley's. I have tried Watervliet assuming West Troy documents were there. I > have tried NY archive and Dept of Health for death records. I have > contacted all the old Catholic churches in Troy and Watervliet. I have used > Ancestry for a few years. I am lost finding my grandfather's parents. They > are listed on his death certificate and give my grandfather's birth as > 1886. So I had a starting point. The next generation moved to Watervliet or > I assumed they moved from Troy. One of my questions to Mark was what > happened to the town of Watervliet, which held all of Colonie? I see an > address in an 1880 census as Lisa kills in Watervliet. The Riley's lived in > that district. Lisa kills is almost to Schenectady. So if my Riley's lived > in Lisa kills (town of watervliet, where are the records? Colonie, > Schenectady, Watervliet? I have been to c! > ity hall and then the historical society in Watervliet. I have also tried > different spellings, looking at my great grandmother's side for ideas. I > got nothing. Lastly I tried to find them in Rensselaer county cemetery > records. Nada." > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 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 > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 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

I agree, we need more details if there is any help to be had ! -----Original Message----- From: ny-troy-irish-gensoc-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ny-troy-irish-gensoc-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kris6851 via Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 6:49 PM To: ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com; gerrisherry@outlook.com Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] RILEY There are several Rileys on this list. Can Mike share any first names, what was his grandfathers name, his gr-granparents, any dates. I would think Riley is a common name so we are going to need a bit more info. Gerri, ask him if he will join the mailing list so we can drill him a bit....! kris6851@aol.com -----Original Message----- From: Mary Brown via <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> To: ny-troy-irish-gensoc <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com>; Gerri Sherry <gerrisherry@outlook.com> Sent: Wed, Oct 22, 2014 2:47 pm Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] RILEY I am a Riley by birth but don't know that any of my Raley's ever lived in Watervliet/West Troy. They were on 9th St in Troy. James Michael and Bernard. One moved to Schenectady (Michael) the other 2 remained in Troy. I have 1880 census showing them all together. Sorry but that is all the help I can offer. On Oct 22, 2014 6:49 AM, "Gerri Sherry via" < ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> wrote: > >From Mike Riley, referred to us by his friend Mark Bodnar. I > >recommended > he peruse our Website to see projects as well as the very helpful > resource guide, and told him how to join our List of helpful knowledgeable people. > Any help we can offer is greatly appreciated, Gerri > > "Since Mark said how helpful the Troy Irish are, I wanted to ask for > your help. I have been to the Troy library more than once looking for > my Irish Riley's. I have tried Watervliet assuming West Troy documents > were there. I have tried NY archive and Dept of Health for death > records. I have contacted all the old Catholic churches in Troy and > Watervliet. I have used Ancestry for a few years. I am lost finding my > grandfather's parents. They are listed on his death certificate and > give my grandfather's birth as 1886. So I had a starting point. The > next generation moved to Watervliet or I assumed they moved from Troy. > One of my questions to Mark was what happened to the town of > Watervliet, which held all of Colonie? I see an address in an 1880 > census as Lisa kills in Watervliet. The Riley's lived in that > district. Lisa kills is almost to Schenectady. So if my Riley's lived > in Lisa kills (town of watervliet, where are the records? Colonie, Schenectady, Watervliet? I have been to c! > ity hall and then the historical society in Watervliet. I have also > tried different spellings, looking at my great grandmother's side for > ideas. I got nothing. Lastly I tried to find them in Rensselaer county > cemetery records. Nada." > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 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 > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 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 ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 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