Here is an interesting link, has Brady and Collopy families listed: http://files.usgwarchives.org/pa/philadelphia/cemeteries/newcathedral.txt On 12/2/10 7:35 AM, "Shadonkd35@aol.com" <Shadonkd35@aol.com> wrote: > > Yes, that is correct. Catherine Collopy is living with the Dorn family. > > Catherine married sometime after 1880 to Michael Brady. The father of > Catherine, James Collopy, was living with the Brady's when he died in 1891. > The mother, Ann Casey Collopy, is totally gone from the family by some > unknown date for unknown reasons. Ann Casey is deceased before 1891, because > James Collopy is listed as a widower on his death certificate. > > Here is the story from the family. > > Catherine's two brothers, William Collopy and John Collopy, spend some > unknown amount of time in an orphanage in Philadelphia. The two brothers > were taken from the orphanage by a family named Garber and moved to Chester > County. William moved back and forth from Chester County to Phila. all his > life. William spent time traveling west. John remained in Chester County > for the rest of his life. As far as Catherine is concerned, was she ever > in an orphanage? I don't know. Did the DORN family take Catherine from an > orphanage and provide her with their home as a border and servant? Very > possible. > > I do not know what years they spent in the orphanage. I do not know why > they were put in the orphanage except for speculation. Did Ann die and > James could not take care of he children? Did Ann leave the home for unknown > reasons? One old time relative told me that Ann was a bag lady. whatever t > hat may be in relation to the late 19th century. > > John Collopy is my great grandfather. > > I suspect my best search will be the Catholic Church since they were Irish > Catholic to find documented data connecting mother Ann to daughter > Catherine. > > Thank you > Sharon > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAPHILAD > ********* > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAPHILAD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >