I too have a Bridget Phelan (Whelan). What was her husband's first name. Mine was Peter. Thanks. judy ----- Original Message ----- From: Lois Jamieson <elseajay@earthlink.net> To: <PHELAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: June 11, 2000 2:48 AM Subject: [PHELAN] Re: Phelan and Whalen > My g-g-grandparents were Phelans and lived most of their lives in my home town in > Connecticut. In searching the town records I found many references to them > including marriage, birth of their children, death of the husband, etc. but I > could never find a death notice for my gggrandmother, Bridget Phelan. I finally > caught on to this Phelen/Whelan thing and checked the records under Whelan--and > there she was. The only time in about 40 years that she was listed under that > name. So the moral is, don't ignore one name or the other! They really are > interchangeable. > > Lois > elseajay@earthlink.net > > > ==== PHELAN Mailing List ==== > Irish Blessing: May the strength of three be in your journey > > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. >