Bill: I checked the birth and death records at the Erie County Probate Court from 1838-1908 and found nothing. I also searched the marriage records in the Probate Court, Vol 1 1838-1919 and could not locate any records for Thomas Fennessey and Anna Tuberty. With Venice, located in Margaretta Township, I would think they would attend St Mary's Catholic Church in Sandusky. Depending on where in Venice they lived, they may have been closer to Sandusky County line and then could have attended a Fremont Catholic Church. If so, you will need to check with Sandusky County for those records. As for your question on why they would leave Ireland and homestead in Venice....I have no clue. Erie County was settled by a strong German immigrant population. That is not to say there weren't Irish as well as other nationalities but perhaps someone else on this list could answer that for you. My name is very Irish but my family and surname are German. Let me know if you need further research. jb Janis Burke Sandusky, Erie County, OH Erie County Chapter, OGS. | I have a relative with the name of Mary Fennessey that was born 1850/1851 in | Venice, Ohio. The parents, Thomas Fennessey and Anna Tuberty were Irish | Catholic and were married about 1849/1850 presumably there also. | Question #1 - Which church would they likely have been married/christened in? | Question #2 - Why would this relative leave Ireland to go to Venice, Ohio? | Was there a large Irish population there? Was there work there for the Irish | at the time? | Any answers would be greatly appreciated! Bill O'Loughlin | | | ==== OHERIE Mailing List ==== | Listowner Email is [email protected] or [email protected] | To search this list go to http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl and enter OHERIE for the list name. | | --- | [This E-mail scanned for viruses by LRBCG.COM, Inc.] | | | --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by LRBCG.COM, Inc.]