If anyone has a chance to visit Victoria, B.C. stop at Anne Hathaways cottage. The grounds are lessons in all these quotes and sayings of our ancestors. Learning these help us understand them more. Pat

Double-click picture(s) to display in picture editor [Unable to display image] In Memory of ....... [Unable to display image]Kelly Fleming, 16, an aspiring songwriter who wrote poetry, was learning to play the guitar ~~~~~~~~~ [Unable to display image]Dan Rohrbough, 15, helped at his dad's firm. He was shot while helping students flee. ~~~~~~~~~ [Unable to display image]Lauren Townsend, 18, a senior honors student, was captain of the girls' varsity volleyball team. ~~~~~~~~~ [Unable to display image]John Tomlin, 16, went on a missionary trip to Mexico last year to build houses for the poor. ~~~~~~~~~ [Unable to display image]Isaiah Shoels, 18, was due to graduate in May. He wanted to attend an arts college. ~~~~~~~~~ [Unable to display image]Rachel Scott, 17, was active in drama, church. Her brother "played dead" and survived. ~~~~~~~~~ [Unable to display image]William (Dave) Sanders, 47, computer and business teacher. He coached girls' sports. ~~~~~~~~~ [Unable to display image] Matthew Kechter, 16, hoped to be a starter on the football team. He had an A average. ~~~~~~~~~ [Unable to display image] Daniel Mauser, 15, excelled in math and science and had recently earned all A's. ~~~~~~~~~ [Unable to display image]Cassie Bernall, 17, was active in church youth programs and had recently visited Britain. ~~~~~~~~~ [Unable to display image]Corey DePooter, 17, loved to golf, hunt and fish. He got a job to save for a boat. ~~~~~~~~~ Steven Curnow, 14, A "Star Wars" and soocer fan who dreamed of being a Navy pilot (no picture online available) ~~~~~~~~~ Kyle Velasquez, 15 (No other information or picture available) ~~~~~~~~~ [Unable to display image] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ In so great a loss.... May we all take time to be silent and pray. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Prayer.... So many lives, For reasons unknown Have ended with tragedy. The Student, The Athlete... The Thinker, The Do-er In a day unklike another In a place where knowledge is held Where friends are kept Where people seem safe Not one but many lives were taken, Dreams were shattered Hopes were lost... And safety unwound A world of Prayers are held for the one, For the many For the families For ye who is touched by the disaster I, as a single holder of prayer, Can do but little except pray. Can look to god for the safety of the others and give my condolences. Let it be known of the lives that were taken Young students, young dreams. Innocence on this day has been shattered. And because of this I write Let all who read this take a moment, To think, To stop and pray For the many families... For those who witnessed the unthinkable... And for those who can no longer live for what they dreamed of.... Our hearts go out to those families and young men and women Cursed by this plague of violence... I, as an individual, send my heart out to those students. And hope that many others can do the same. Derek Cromwell, A Michigan Resident in Prayer <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/9691/littleton.html">With Heartfelt Love for Littleton, Colo. </A> Colorado Victims Memorial [Unable to display image]

See you tomorrow, if the Creeks don't rise, does not mean creeks full of water, but the Creek Indians. ** The childrens poem Ring around the Rosy came about in this way. Ring around the rosy ( a ring around a sore from the plague) pocket full of posies ( to put up to the nose because of the smeel of death and the plague) Ashes, ashes (they burned the bodies) All fall down (people just fell where they were, when the plague hit them) Ley ========================================================= The term "go the whole 9 yards" supposedly came from the fact that years ago when artillery fire (?) was first invented, the strings of artillery were 9 yards long. So if the troops really wanted to pound the enemy, they used up the whole 9 yds of artillery Lynn ===================================================== > >Subject: History Lesson > > >> >> Life in the 1500's >> ----- >> Anne Hathaway was the wife of William Shakespeare. She married at the > >age of 26. This is really unusual for the time. Most people married >young, like at the age of 11 or 12. Life was not as romantic as we may >picture it. > >Here are some examples: >> Anne Hathaway's home was a 3 bedroom house with a small parlor, which >was seldom used (only for company), kitchen, and no bathroom. >> Mother and Father shared a bedroom. Anne had a queen sized bed, but >did not sleep alone. She also had 2 other sisters and they shared the >bed also with 6 servant girls. (this is before she married) They >didn't >sleep like we do length-wise but all laid on the bed cross-wise. >> At least they had a bed. The other bedroom was shared by her 6 >brothers and 30 field workers. They didn't have a bed. Everyone just >wrapped up in their blanket and slept on the floor. They had no indoor >heating so all the extra bodies kept them warm. >> They were also small people, the men only grew to be about 5'6" and >the women were 4'8". SO in their house they had 27 people living. >> Most people got married in June. Why? They took their yearly bath in > >May,so they were till smelling pretty good by June, although they were >starting to smell, so the brides would carry a bouquet of flowers to >hide >their b.o. >> Like I said, they took their yearly bath in May, but it was just a big > >tub that they would fill with hot water. The man of the house would get >the privilege of the nice clean water. Then all the other sons and men, >then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By >then >the water was pretty thick. Thus, the saying, "don't throw the baby out > >with the bath water," it was so dirty you could actually lose someone in > >it. >> I'll describe their houses a little. You've heard of thatch roofs, >well that's all they were. Thick straw, piled high, with no wood >underneath. They were the only place for the little animals to get warm. > >So all the pets; dogs, cats and other small animals, mice, rats, bugs, >all lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery so sometimes >the >animals would slip and fall off the roof. Thus the saying, "it's >raining >cats and dogs," >> Since there was nothing to stop things from falling into the house >they >would just try to clean up a lot. But this posed a real problem in the >bedroom where bugs and other droppings from animals could really mess up > >your nice clean bed, so they found if they would make beds with big >posts >and hang a sheet over the top it would prevent that problem. That's >where those beautiful big 4 poster beds with canopies came from. >> >> When you came into the house you would notice most times that the >floor >was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt, that's where >the saying "dirt poor" came from. The wealthy would have slate floors. >That was fine but in the winter they would get slippery when they got >wet. So they started to spread thresh on the floor to help keep their >footing. As the winter wore on they would just keep adding it and >adding >it until when you opened the door it would all start slipping outside. >SO they put a piece of wood at the entry way, a "thresh hold". >> In the kitchen they would cook over the fire, they had a fireplace in >the kitchen/parlor, that was seldom used and sometimes in the master >bedroom. They had a big kettle that always hung over the fire and every >day they would light the fire and start adding things to the pot. >> Mostly they ate vegetables, they didn't get much meat. They would eat > >the stew for dinner then leave the leftovers in the pot to get cold >overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes the stew would >have food in it that had been in there for a month! Thus the rhyme: >peas >porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days >old." >> Sometimes they could get a hold on some pork. They really felt >special >when that happened and when company came over they even had a rack in >the >parlor where they would bring out some bacon and hang it to show it off. > >That was a sign of wealth and that a man "could really bring home the >bacon." They would cut off a little to share with guests and they would > >all sit around and "chew the fat." >> If you had money your plates were made out of pewter. Sometimes some >of >their food had a high acid content and some of the lead would leach out >into the food. They really noticed it happened with tomatoes. So they >stopped eating tomatoes, for 400 years. >> Most people didn't have pewter plates though, they all had trenchers, >that was a piece of wood with the middle scooped out like a bowl. They >never washed their boards and a lot of times worms would get into the >wood. After eating off the trencher with worms they would get "trench >mouth." If you were going traveling and wanted to stay at an Inn they >usually provided the bed but not the board. >> The bread was divided according to status. The workers would get the >burnt bottom of the loaf, the family would get the middle and guests >would get the top, or the "upper crust". >> They also had lead cups and when they would drink their ale or >whiskey. >The combination would sometimes knock them out for a couple of days. >They would be walking along the road and here would be someone knocked >out and they thought they were dead. So they would pick them up and take > >them home and get them ready to bury. They realized if they were too >slow about it, the person would wake up. Also, maybe not all of the >people they were burying were dead. So they would lay them out on the >kitchen table for a couple of days, the family would gather around and >eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. That's where the >custom of holding a "wake" came from. >> Since England is so old and small they started running out of places >to >bury people. So they started digging up some coffins and would take >their bones to a house and re-use the grave. They started opening these > >coffins and found some had scratch marks on the inside. >> One out of 25 coffins were that way and they realized they had still >been burying people alive. So they thought they would tie a string on >their wrist and lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and > >tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all >night to listen for the bell. That is how the saying "graveyard shift" >was made. If the bell would ring they would know that someone was >"saved >by the bell" or he was a "dead ringer". > > <amazing, eh?

My 11 year old Grandaughter, such a special little girl, Alexis, sent this to me. It says what I need to say to all, especially now, it is so right. PRAYER -- Every evening As I'm laying here in bed This tiny little prayer Keeps running through my head God bless my mom and dad And bless my little pup And look out for my brother When things aren't looking up And God, there's one more thing I wish that you could do Hope you don't mind me asking But please bless my computer too? Now I know that's not normal To bless a mother board But just listen a second While I explain to you 'My Lord' You see, that little metal box Holds more to me than odds & ends Inside those small compartments Rest a hundred of my 'BEST FRIENDS' Some it's true I've never seen And most I've never met We've never exchanged hugs Or shared a meal as yet.... I know for sure they like me By the kindness that they give And this little scrap of metal Is how I travel to where they live By faith is how I know them Much the same as you I share in what life brings them From that our friendship grew "PLEASE" Take an extra minute From your duties up above To bless this scrap of metal That's filled with so much love >>

Hello All, For all. I have promised not to injure my friend Jeanne for letting the cat out of the bag re my grandaughter Sarah. At least not until after our Mother's Day Brunch. All kidding aside, I wish I had the time to thank each and every one of you that have offered up that very crucial lifes' blood for "Our Sarah". Who already owes her life to so many friends and strangers alike. Our cup surely does run full. I have read Jeanne's e-mail to all of you. And can think of nothing else to add, except that the catherization to be done on May third is to be able to measure the size of both the pulmonary and aortic valves, as these are "floating" away from the heart and come from a valve and vein bank also given by families in the throes of grief so others, like Our Sarah, can live. We are working very hard to keep a happy face for Our Sarah, but, this is a very serious operation and we may lose her. Prayers are also needed as much as the blood and we ask you to please include Our Sarah in yours for many months to come. We call my grandaughter Our Sarah, as she belongs to all of the people that have given love, prayers, babysitting, valves, blood and money. Also, we thank Ronald McDonald houses, especially those in Sacramento and San Francisco. When you can don't forget to drop you change in the boxes at your local one. You now know, if you didn't before, someone who was helped by them. I request that, if able to drop a get well note to Our Sarah on or after May third and perhaps later when her surgery is done. Please notate on them which mailing list, that way she can thank her "cousins". You can send them in care of me. "Our Sarah" % Ley K. O'Connor 1503 Rolling Hills Drive Carson City, Nevada 89706 God Bless All of you. "Cousin" Ley

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my name now is o"connor it originally was connors my father was david o"connor from everson Pa. he was born in whales My husband was william o"connor from mt. pleasant, pa i live now in mt. pleasant would like to give my children some info about their ancesty i have some recent but would like some of the past if anybody can help

Hi my name is Jeanne Jenkins and I'm Ley O'Connor's best friend, at least that is what she tells me. She is going to kill me for this, but she needs your help if possible. She has been out and in town for the last few weeks trying to get the funding and blood donors for her grandaughter, Sarah Elizabeth Bryan. I have been here helping with the grandchildren and her dogs. I have also tried to keep her in touch with her e-mail. To explain Sarah, her other grandaughter, Alexis, has told me that most of the information is in the gene. program, So I'll just copy it onto this page. " Sarah was born with Transposition of the Greater vessels, Left ventricle, with a very large venticular septal defect and atrial septal defect and pulmonary stenosis and had to have experimental emergency surgery at 9 days of age.This defect is very rare. It is not heiretitary, just one of those thing. She will have to have a aortic valve replacement several times during her growth periods. Sarah Elizabeth Bryan was born on February 15, 1993 at home with a midwife in attendance. Also there was her father, Martin and Grandmother, Beverley K. O'Connor. In the afternoon of her 3rd day, February 17th, the midwife (Andrea Dixon, CNM) came by to check on Chari and Sarah and heard a heart murmur on the baby. " The above only tells part of the story. Sarah was born with a defect that only happens 1 in 5, 000,000 babies. She was not expected to live a week. The surgery done on her at 9 days was experimental and only God knew whether it would work or not. The above defect is only part of the problems with Sarah's heart. That's the only part that had a name. Sarah was not expected to live more than a few months, but in Feb of this year the family celebrated Sarah's 6th birthday. This past winter Sarah has been going downhill and her mouth, fingers and toes are always blue and she is always napping and resting. This past week and May 3rd she has been having heart catherizations to determine what is going on and what will be needed besides replacing her aortic valve. To make this long story shorter When Sarah had her surgery at 9 days of age, they used 97 pints of blood at a cost of $70. a pint. Here is where you can help. If any of you are able to give blood for Sarah's surgery, scheduled right now for mid June, to replace her aortic valve and attempt to close up some of the rest of the holes in the heart the family would be most appreciative. They expect to need at least 100 pints. She will be on the heart-lung machine for about 8 hours estimated. Ley's dog clubs have always been helpful and are having a blood drive next week. They hope to raise about 25 pints. But any Red Cross Blood Center anywhere can do this and credit the blood to Sarah. You do not need to be her blood type. The information for donation is for: Sarah Elizabeth Bryan at University of San Francisco Hospital UCSF Hospital. San Francisco, California. Thank you for any consideration and your help. This will my goodbye letter as Ley should be home tomorrow for a few days and she will find out about this and I will probably be buried next week. Thank God she finished my Gene a few years back. Jeanne Jenkins % [email protected] And thank you Alexis for helping me with this and how this computer stuff works. G-ma Jeanne

Hi there- I am searching for information about the family of JOHN O'CONNOR-born circa 1862 to parents THOMAS and MARY (and with elder brothers named THOMAS and JAMES(?))- I am fairly sure that JOHN was living in Liverpool circa 1862-OLD SWAN parish (possibly 28 Hurst Street,Old Swan)-and I am guessing that this was possibly the family home- (the reason for this is that JOHN spent about 15 years in the military before being *discharged at his own request* in 1897-he gave this address as his intended residence on discharge and also gave Old Swan as his place of birth-prior to his discharge he had spent a number of periods posted oversea)- JOHN O'CONNOR married MARGARET BARRY - 18th May 1887-Roman Catholic Cathedral, Portsmouth- If anyone has information about the O'CONNOR's living in Liverpool about this time- or has a tie up with the names above-it would be a great help :-) Best wishes to all Cate Bacon

Patrick (John, Alice ROBINSON) married Mary RICE 24-04-1855 John (Widower of Margaret HARTNETT) married Ellen SMITH 22-02-1848 Eliza (John, Marguerite SHEEHAN) married Andrew STEWART 17-06-1852 Page 195 O'CONNOR Maurice (Widoweer of Josette FREP) married Emilie BREWER 04-07-1826 James (James, Egildia QUINN) married Rosa BURKE 05-08-1845 Bridget (John, Margaret O'CONNELL) married Thomas CONNOR 12-09-1838 James (Widower of Barbara MCGILVRAY) married Catherine CUNNINGHAM 29-08-1848 John (Miles, Margaret ROONY) married Sarah DEMPSEY 04-11-1834 Thomas (Charles, Marie DOYLE) married Julie DESROACHES 06-07-1830 Daniel (Widower of Mary SMITH) married Ann DONOVAN 27-07-1847 John (Bartholemy, Mary EDGWORTH) married Ellen DOYLE 28-08-1832 Mary (Thomas, Elizabeth LAHY) married Thomas DUNDAN 06-09-1831 Catherine (Patrick, Bridget WHITE) married Christopher DUNN 22-07-1851 John (Widower of Catherine O'NEIL) married Catherine EAGAN 08-08-1854 Mary (William and Julia ROY) married Edward ENGLISH 28-10-1845 Cecilia (William, Margaret MORIARTY) married James FITZGERALD 05-07-1842 Maurice (David, Marie ARDEN) married Josette FRESS 20-10-1818 Patrick (Denis, Ath Elizabeth FLOOD) married Frances GAUL 23-11-1847 Catherine (Daniel, Margaret KEARNE) married Thomas GRAHAM 12-01-1843 Suzanne (Thomas, Elizabeth LAHY) married James HARTHY 31-05-1831 Catherine (Maurice, Margaret FOLEY) married Michael HENESSY 05-06-1849 Martin (John, Margaret KEEHER) married Rose JOYCE 19-10-1847 Thomas (Widower of Bridget O'CONNOR) married Honoria MCCARRON 22-10-1850 Mary (Joseph, Bridget POWER (Irlande)) married Alexander MCDONALD 10-08-1824 Patrick (Moses, Catherine KEALY) married Mary MCGOLPIN 10-05-1842 Mary (Widow of Henry SHAWBRIDGE) married James MCHUGH 23-02-1846 John (Dominique, Margaret KEARNE) married Catherine MCKENNIE 09-07-1833 Michael (Dominique, Margaret CAIRNS) married Rosa Anne MCNAME 15-01-1839 Alice (John, Mary COONY) married Michael MOORE 02-09-1834 John (David, Ellen LAUGHTON) married Catherine O'NEIL 29-07-1851 Patrick (Jeremiah, Mary BROWN) married Bridget SHEA 10-06-1852 Mary (James, Mary BURKE) married François-Xavier SIMARD 05-10-1852 Richard (William, Honora SHEEN) married Margaret VALENDER 19-11-1850 Mary (James, Alice KILLIEN) married Michael WALSH 18-02-1833 James (John, Margaret CODE (Irlande)) married Mary WATERSON 13-05-1823 Walter (Widower of Mary BISHOP) married Catherine WINN 06-08-1833 >>

Blue Drouin Marriage records of Quebec Canada. I have transcribed from the Blue Druin all the O'Connor(s) and variations from after 1822 to before 1840. Charles O'Connor (Denys, Eliza COUILLARD) married Mélina BRUN (Edouard, Mary MURPHY) at St-Anicet on 8 Jan 1835 Edward O`Conner (Edward-Jean (John), Marguerite DAVILLERAYE) married Scholastique JODOIN (Michel, Marguerite LEVEILLÉ) at Lachenaie on 16 Mar 1837 James O'Connor (John, Marguerite CODE) married Mary WATERSON (James, Catherine MCCARTHY) at Notre-Dame, Québec on 13 May 1823 John-Thomas O'CONNOR ( Thomas, Marie O'LLALLARAN) married Marguerite BOULARD (Nicolas, Marie-Anne LEMERLE) at Trois-Rivière on 15 Sep1834 John (Wiler, Marguerite ROONEY) married Sara DEMPSEY (James, Mary MCNAMELL) at Notre-Dame, Québec on 4 Nov 1834 John (Barthelemy, Mary EDGEWORTH) married Ellen DOYLE (Dennis, Mary JORDAN) at Notre-Dame, Québec on 28 Aug 1832 Jean (Michel-Marie DONNELL) married Brigitte JOBIN (Edouard, Jane LEANE) at Varennes on 6 Jul 1840 John (Dominick, Marguerite KEARNE) married Catherine MCKENNIE (Henry, Rose MCKENNA) at Notre-Dame, Québec on 9 Jul 1833 Maurice (Widower of Josephte FRESS) married Emilie BREWER (Raphael, Geneviève TARNAC) at Notre-Dame, Québec on 4 Jul 1826 Maurice (Andrew, Mary O'CONNOR) married Mary BURNS (Edmon, Mary BURNS) at St-Anicet on 10 Feb 1834 Michel (Dominick, Marguerite CAIRNES) married Rosa MCNAMEE (Henry, Rosa MCKENNA) at Notre-Dame, Québec on 15 Jan 1839 Miles (Sylvester, Mary ROACH) married Mary BULGER (widow of Patrick BULGER) in Frampton on 28 Oct 1831 Roderick (David, Mary HARDER) married Catherine COLFORD (Jeremiah, Mary MORRIS) at Montréal on 16 Jan 1832 Thomas (Charles, Mary DOYLE) married Julie DESROCHES (Joseph, Josephte PAQUETTE) at Notre-Dame, Québec on 6 Jul 1830 Thomas (Michel, Catherine O'BRIEN) married Elisabeth DOYLE (Maurice, Mary O'CONNOR) at Frampton on 22 Jan 1839 Thomas (John, Anne SHERIDAN) married Mary SHANNON (John, Marguerite COONY) at Montréal on 23 Apr 1839 Walter (widower of Mary BISHOP) married Catherine WINN (Richard, Ellen CONNELLY) at Notre-Dame, Québec on 6 Aug 1835 >From "Marriages de Notre-Dame de Québec (1621-1900); Compilation: B. Pontbriand; Vol I NOS 1-6; Publication: B. Pontbriand; 2390, rue Marie-Victorin; Sillery; Québec, Canada; G1T 1K1; 1978" Page 174 CONNORS John (Widower of Marguerite GAHAN) married Ellen DEMSEY 17-04-1855 Julia (Widow of William BARNEY) married Martin DOHERTY 21-11-1854 Catherine (William, Bridget RAYE) married William EDMONDS 25-10-1853 John (Walter, Marguerite BISHOP) married Sara Ann FORSYTH 12-07-1853 Michael (Denis, Cécile BOUTELOR (Irlande)) married Marguerite GAGNER 27-02-1775 John (John, Dorathy CONNOR) married Marguerite HARKNETT 20-11-1832 Patrick (Patrick, Nancy BOLGER (Frampton)) married Eliza HOLDEN 17-09-1833 Daniel (John, Catherine BRATHERS (Irlande)) married Brigitte KEENAN 27-08-1822 Edouard (....(Irlande)) married Marie LABRIE 09-04-1785 Michel (Michel, Marguerite GAGNÉ (Gaspé)) married Marguerite LANGUEDOC 15-08-1805 Catherine (Patrick, Bridget SWEENAY) married Fortunat LEGROS 15-02-1858 Marie Anne (Jean, Marie MACKENZIE (Irlande)) married Joseph LETOURNEAU 18-09-1781 Mary (Bernard, Ellen MCGRATH) married Patrick MULLEN 25-07-1848 Thomas (William, Judith RAYE) married Bridget O'CONNOR 12-09-1838 Johanna (Patrick, Mary WALSH) married John O'SHAUGHNESSY 03-02-1845 >>

I have done some research on my paternal side of my family and my g.g. grandfather Thomas CONNOR married Mary E. Willard (Cochlin) in the state of New York. Mary Willard's parents were George and Electa Willard from the state of Vermont. Mary Willard (Cochlin) died in 1870's Thomas then married Celia (last name unknown). Thomas CONNOR applied for US Naturalization in Oct 22, 1866 in Houston County, Minnesota, and became a U.S. citizen in 1871. His children were Robert Owen CONNOR , Minnie Gertrude , Ella May , Charles C. , George H. , John , and Nora . All were born in Murray County Minnesota. Robert Owen CONNOR married Annie OWEN and later Elizabeth BOND. Robert Owen CONNOR and OWEN moved to Waubay, South Dakota. They had a number of children including Virgil Thomas, Mary (Mae) Elizabeth , Lyle , Leon Wilbur, Patrick, Robert, Leona and Lila . Virgil Thomas , had two children, Robert Virgil and Joyce who were born in Lethbridge area of Alberta, Canada. Other spouses names to the above were GUSTAFSON, SOWARD, OWEN, PASSEY, MOLLAHAN, SWARTZ, BUTLER, TOOMER, BENSON, CAUGHEY, among others. Although far from complete I do have a lot of information on the Thomas Connor family, however, I am still looking for any information with respect to Thomas and any of his descendants. If anyone has any information on the any of the above people, I would appreciate it if you could contact me so we could share our family history. Mike Connor

Hello All: I have O'Connor ancestors from Ireland (Mayo Co. according to birth place noted on Cheshire census). I've noticed how given names are used repeatedly in families so these names may be familiar to some of you. My g.grandfather, Patrick O'CONNOR b.1851, had an older brother William b.1849, and younger brothers - Bernard b.1855, Peter b.1863 and Joseph James b.1869. Their parents were Patrick O'CONNOR and Ann GRIFFIN (both born c.1831), and they moved from Ireland to England in the early 1850s. I am trying to locate their townland in Mayo Co., but I'm presently at an impasse with this family, as catholic records are hit and miss prior to registrations becoming compulsory. To order microfilm and search the parish records at LDS, they require a townland name, so I suppose I will have to order parish records for each townland and search each one by one. Does anyone have any better ideas. Audrey O'Regan

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<A HREF="http://www.fayettevillenc.com/foto/news/features/wedeng.shtml">Click here: Fayetteville North Carolina Online Weddings & Engagements </A> This site lists weddings and engagements. It also has thumbnail photo's. Send to whomever you like! I hope somone finds something they're looking for!!!! It would be nice if other newspapers did this as well! Can anyone bend an ear?! Desiree

You might want to check this out. These are from the soldiers and their families. You can also send in the information for your families. I am about to send in info on my Uncle, Robert L. O'Connor. <A HREF="http://www.lonesailor.org/NavyLog/index.html">Click here: The U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation: The Navy Log Online </A> Ley

Hi everyone, Below are some details relating to Connor I found while reading the 'Extract from Census Return of 1851' forms for Roscommon. In the early 1900s, the 1851 Census Returns were checked to verify the age of applicants seeking the old age pension in Ireland. If you recognise a family please let me know. Clive --------------------------------------------------------------- Townland : Lissagallan Parish : Fuerty Michael & Bridget Connor John (15), Cathern (Kate) (13), Ann (6), *Martin (4) Application made 16/2/1921 by Martin living in Liverpool, UK. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Townland : Clooncoran Parish : Taghmaconnell Frank & Mary Connor (nee Loftus) *Margaret (I mth) Application made 24/9/1917 by Margaret living in Liverpool, UK. --------------------------------------------------------------- Townland : Shankill Parish : Shankill Michael & Bridget Connor *Patrick Application made 9/12/1916 by Patrick living in Four Mile House, Roscommon. -------------------------------------------------------------- Townland : Clooncah Parish : Cloonfinlough Eugene & Nellie Kearnes (nee Connor) *John Application made 22/9/1917 by John living in Strokestown, Roscommon. -------------------------------------------------------------- Townland : Cloonearagh Parish : Cloonfirlough Thomas & Winifred Connor (nee Leonard) *Jane (10) Application made 9/4/1920 by Jane living in Elphin, Roscommon. ------------------------------------------------------------ Townland : Ballintober Parish : Ballintober Thomas & Margaret Conner *Thomas Application made 21/1/1921 by Thomas living in Birkenhead UK. ------------------------------------------------------------ Townland : Scor Beg Parish : Kilmacumsy John & Margaret Murty (nee Connor) *Mary Application made 7/9/1920 by Mary Beirne living in Boyle, Roscommon ------------------------------------------------------------- Townland : Aghadrestan Parish : Tibohine Thomas & Kitty Connor (nee Butler) *Thomas Application made 22/11/1916 by Thomas living in Loughglynn, Castlerea ------------------------------------------------------------ Townland : Eden Parish : Tibohine Michael & Anne Lee (nee Connor) *Thomas 1 or 2 Application made 28/5/1921 by Thomas living in Roscommon. -------------------------------------------------------------- Townland : Kilcroy Parish : Aughrim Martin & Bridget Connor (nee Kennedy) Pat (12), John (9), Mary (7), Michael (2), *Bernard Application made 13/8/1917 by Bernard living in Boyle, Roscommon. ------------------------------------------------------------- Townland : Cloonmahon Parish : Elphin Thomas & Sarah Carney (nee Connor) Pat (18), John (16), Thomas (12), James (9), Owen (7), *William (4), Sarah (2) Application made 29/5/1917 by William living in Castlereagh, Roscommon. ------------------------------------------------------------- Townland : Cloonroughan Parish : Elphin Patrick & Ellen Connor (nee Nerney) *Margaret (5) Application made 17/8/1916 by Margaret living in Elphin, Roscommon -------------------------------------------------------------- Townland : Carrowduff Parish : Cloonygormican Patrick & Mary Connor (nee Ratigan) Patrick (14), James, Margaret, *Martin (1) Application made 13/4/1919 by Martin living in Roscommon. ------------------------------------------------------------- Townland : Aghadangan Parish : Lissonuffy Roger & Mary Connor (nee Casey) - married 1835 *Elizabeth Application made by Elizabeth 7/9/1921 living in Roscommon. --------------------------------------------------------------

I am searching for the marriage record of Margaret O'Connor and James Cummings - married about 1876 in western PA. The 1900 census lists Margaret born in Scot. Abt. 1855. James born in Scot. Abt. 1849. Margarets parents may be James O'Connor and Mary O'Hara, both born in Ireland. Jack Cummings E-mail to: [email protected]

Seeking information on my great uncle Jeremiah Connors who married Catherine Sullivan in the early part of this century. They had two children Jerome (c. 1905) and Josephine (b. June 1906). Jerome may have married Catherine Brady. Known addresses: Darcia St., Boston, MA (1900 census) when Jerry was living with his brother Daniel and 16 Erie St., Boston, MA.(1920 census). Jeremiah Connors was alive in 1955. If you connect with any of these individuals or could possibly offer any additional information I would love to hear from you. Thank you -Nancy