Thank you to everyone who responded to my yesterday's query looking for 1850 churches. Your information was so helpful that I've already written a letter to, I hope, the appropriate church. I do have one other question. James O'CONNOR was a druggist when I found him in 1870. Did Utica have City Directories or Business Directories for the period 1850-1859? If so, does anyone happen to have access to them for such a lookup? Even a lookup of Utica 1850 census, if anyone would be so kind, would be helpful as I try to track him back to emigration. I'd be very grateful. Thank you. Jack Hicks Rosetown, Saskatchewan jacjon@sk.sympatico.ca

Jack, I was able to check a couple Utica City Directories, and looked up James O'Connor. UCD 1850 listed: O'Conner, Martin, cordwainer, h 21 John (no others) UCD 1854-55: O'Conner, John, laborer, h 12 Blandina (no others) UCD 1870: O'Connor, James (O'Connor Bros.) r 6 Montgomery others listed at same residence : O'Connor, John, saloon, 111 Bleecker, r 6 Montgomery O'Connor, Patrick, (O'Connor Bros.) r 6 Montgomery There were a number of other O'Connor's in 1870 at various address's. Hope this helps. Laura Jack Hicks wrote: > Thank you to everyone who responded to my yesterday's query looking for 1850 > churches. Your information was so helpful that I've already written a > letter to, I hope, the appropriate church. > > I do have one other question. > James O'CONNOR was a druggist when I found him in 1870. Did Utica have City > Directories or Business Directories for the period 1850-1859? If so, does > anyone happen to have access to them for such a lookup? > > Even a lookup of Utica 1850 census, if anyone would be so kind, would be > helpful as I try to track him back to emigration. I'd be very grateful. > Thank you. > > Jack Hicks > Rosetown, Saskatchewan > jacjon@sk.sympatico.ca > > ==== NYONEIDA Mailing List ==== > Contact the List Manager at judjack@rocketmail.com > Oneida Co Surname page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~myplace/oneida.html > List Rules http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~myplace/mailing.html > Oneida Co Genealogical & Historical Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyoneida/

Laura (and Jack), I'm picking up on the thread about Utica Catholic Churches and O'Connor. My gg-grandfather, Thomas R. Connor (spelled "-or" vs. "-er") was married in 1872 in Utica to Catharine Moore. Like Jack, I've had trouble finding my relatives in Utica, but contacted the churches mentioned and there is a wonderful lady at St. Joseph's who does genealogy for a modest donation to the church as stated in someone else's post. I haven't gotten an answer from her yet, but I was told by the church secretary that the lady comes in once a week and does research and that she has been known to search the historical society and beyond the church records if she has enough info. A donation of $5 or $10 sent along with any info a person has goes directly to the church and is her own personal ministry for the church. Laura, the reason your post caught my eye was that there was a business in Morris, IL called "Connor Bros." and I always thought that my Thomas R. was one of the "brothers", as it was a meat market and he was a butcher. I do know that one of the original brothers in the business when it was in Will Co., IL before it moved to Morris was William Connor (who then sold it to his sons after he moved to Morris and they ran it from then on). My great-aunt (d/o Thomas R. Connor) worked as a bookkeeper in the Morris, IL Connor Bros. business, which is why I thought it might be in our family also. But maybe it was just a coincidence. I checked out everything I could find on the William Connor who was actual owner but couldn't find a connection to my Thomas R. Now I see your post about a business called "O'Connor Bros." which is the same way the Illinois business spelled "brothers", and knowing that many Irish immigrants dropped the "O'" from their names, I'm curious once again. Jack, if it turns out that the James O'Connor that Laura found is your ancestor and that you're related to the the Connor Bros. in Illinois, I have quite a bit of info on the William Connor line. I also have "met" another Connor Bros. descendant online so I can connect you with him. Please contact me directly if you need more info. Laura, since you have access to the UCD's of 1870, does it give you any idea about what type of business O'Connor Bros. was? Also, do you have a listing that shows a Catharine Moore (parents names unknown)? All I know is that Thomas R. Connor (possibly s/o Thomas Connor who was supposedly a merchant seaman and was lost at sea, maybe Lake Erie, but also in Ireland) was born in June 3, 1848 in Co. Wicklow, Ireland. I don't know when he came to this country, but he married Catharine Moore (born Aug. 28, 1851 in Co. Westmeath, Ireland) in Utica, NY on June 19, 1872. Any clues you could provide would really be appreciated. I seem to have hit a brick wall at Utica and would love to find out when they came over and who their parents were. Thanks so much! Rita Laura wrote: > > Jack, > I was able to check a couple Utica City Directories, and looked up James > O'Connor. > > UCD 1870: O'Connor, James (O'Connor Bros.) r 6 Montgomery > others listed at same residence : > O'Connor, John, saloon, 111 Bleecker, r 6 Montgomery > O'Connor, Patrick, (O'Connor Bros.) r 6 Montgomery > There were a number of other O'Connor's in 1870 at various address's. Hope this > helps. > Laura > > Jack Hicks wrote: > > > Thank you to everyone who responded to my yesterday's query looking for 1850 > > churches. Your information was so helpful that I've already written a > > letter to, I hope, the appropriate church. > > > > I do have one other question. > > James O'CONNOR was a druggist when I found him in 1870. Did Utica have City > > Directories or Business Directories for the period 1850-1859? If so, does > > anyone happen to have access to them for such a lookup? > > > > Even a lookup of Utica 1850 census, if anyone would be so kind, would be > > helpful as I try to track him back to emigration. I'd be very grateful. > > Thank you. > > > > Jack Hicks > > Rosetown, Saskatchewan > > jacjon@sk.sympatico.ca > > > > ==== NYONEIDA Mailing List ==== > > Contact the List Manager at judjack@rocketmail.com > > Oneida Co Surname page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~myplace/oneida.html > > List Rules http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~myplace/mailing.html > > Oneida Co Genealogical & Historical Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyoneida/ > > ==== NYONEIDA Mailing List ==== > Contact the List Manager at judjack@rocketmail.com > Oneida Co Surname page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~myplace/oneida.html > List Rules http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~myplace/mailing.html > Oneida Co Genealogical & Historical Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyoneida/