What are your Astoria SURNAMES? From: Frances Brunner [email protected], Joyce:Thanks for that info! I have a branch that lived in Astoria, which I haven't been pursuing yet, because it seems I have a cousin who has done so already.

Hi, My Astoria ancestors were named Gray; They came from Ireland in about 1835. They started a bakery. The original guy, Hugh, who seems to have been pretty young when he came, married and had a number of children. They all worked in the bakery, from what I can see, but my g-g grandfather, his son, broke away from them for some reason and moved to Manhattan, and eventually, to the Bronx. My direct descendant, Hugh, married a woman named Nellie Bannon. I do not know the surnames of the families that the girls married into, or the surnames of the boys' wives. My g-grandmother told tales of being in Astoria when it was farm country. She remembers being chased by geese. It seems there was some kind of rift between her father and her grandparents, and she never felt welcomed by them. She said that when she was a small girl, the Brooklyn bridge opened and they were able to cross to "America". Hahahaha! I don't know what the rift might have been, but when I think about it, it must have been something significant to make them leave a family business and go to live on the Bowery. Her father may have suffered from some kind of mental illness, and may have been a tippler. I'm going to see my mom soon and will take a deep look into her treasure trove of documents, mass cards, cemetery deeds, etc., and hope to know more. I haven't traced that branch of the family yet, because I have a cousin who told me he has done it. Unfortunately, I have been so busy, as my husband recently bought a business, and I haven't gotten to see what he has yet. Judging from what I have uncovered about other branches of the family, I am sure there will be some surprises there. I would be happy to know what names you have in Astoria, as well as locations, and could let you know if we wind up having anything in common. You never know! ~Frances Researching:Ireland/New York City: Carey, Gray, Glynn/Glinn, Bannon Lithuania/New York City: Buivydas, Mockevicius Scotland/Ireland/Rhode Island/Connecticut/New York City: Drysdale, Duffy, ChapmanMore to come! > Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 20:01:47 -0400 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] ASTORIA? > From: [email protected] > > > What are your Astoria SURNAMES? > > > From: Frances Brunner > [email protected], > > > > Joyce:Thanks for that info! I have a branch that lived in Astoria, which I > haven't been pursuing yet, because it seems I have a cousin who has done so > already. > > > ------------------------------- > 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