I am still searching for the siblings of my great grandfather, Philip Phalen (b. 1834 in Ireland), who was the son of Michael Phelan and Catherine Walsh -- married in Kilkenny City in 1823. Philip left Ireland and arrived by ship in Philadelphia in July 1850 and then went on to the Gold Rush in California. He somehow ended up in Newburgh, Ontario, Canada around 1856/57 and married Hannah Isabella Miller in 1859. They had three children: Agnes, William (my grandfather) and Jennie. He was a blacksmith and lived the rest of his life in that town. In an old family scrapbook, I found an obituary for Mason Phelan (a native of Picton, Ontario -- which is near Newburgh) who died in Fields, Louisiana at the age of 73 years. The date he died was July 21 but no year was mentioned!! I think that he is somehow related to my Philip. If anyone on the list can help me, I would sure appreciate hearing from you. Donna (Phalen) Lien Lethbridge, AB Canada