Thank you for that cemetery link to the New Cathedral Cemetery. Those are definitely my Brady and James Collopy. About 8 years ago I found the obit for James Collopy which then gave me the cemetery name. I contacted that cemetery and paid $15 for that same information that is now on the web site to access for free. Oh well that is the way things go. But I will keep the web link for future use in researching the Brady family. Thanks again Sharon In a message dated 12/2/2010 10:09:44 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, tmj@astro.as.utexas.edu writes: 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 > ********* 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

The New Cathedral site that Tim provided is very interesting. You might consider contacting Loretta A. Wallace (LadyBrvHrt@aol.com) - the person who contributed the Brady / Collopy info, to see if she has any more on your relatives! -----Original Message----- From: Shadonkd35 <Shadonkd35@aol.com> To: paphilad <paphilad@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, Dec 2, 2010 11:07 am Subject: Re: [PAPhl] Connecting Family Thank you for that cemetery link to the New Cathedral Cemetery. Those are definitely my Brady and James Collopy. About 8 years ago I found the obit for James Collopy which then gave me the cemetery name. I contacted that cemetery and paid $15 for that same information that is now on the web site to access for free. Oh well that is the way things go. But I will keep the web link for future use in researching the Brady family. Thanks again Sharon In a message dated 12/2/2010 10:09:44 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, tmj@astro.as.utexas.edu writes: 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 > ********* 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 ********* 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

Sharon, just think how much value that $15 was to you.  Eight years' worth of knowledge!  To get the information, you maybe would have waited those eight long years.  This is how I always look at this type of situation, which I have also encountered. I wish you success in finding those elusive ancestors. I'm just reading your posts now and found your experiences interesting. Alexa Genealogy research since 1975 --- On Thu, 12/2/10, Shadonkd35@aol.com <Shadonkd35@aol.com> wrote: From: Shadonkd35@aol.com <Shadonkd35@aol.com> Subject: Re: [PAPhl] Connecting Family To: paphilad@rootsweb.com Date: Thursday, December 2, 2010, 10:06 AM Thank you for that cemetery link to the New Cathedral Cemetery.  Those  are definitely my Brady and James Collopy.  About 8 years ago I found the  obit for James Collopy which then gave me the cemetery name.  I contacted  that cemetery and paid $15 for that same information that is now on the web site  to access for free. Oh well that is the way things go.  But I will keep the web link for  future use in researching the Brady family. Thanks again Sharon In a message dated 12/2/2010 10:09:44 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  tmj@astro.as.utexas.edu writes: 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 > ********* 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 ********* 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