Searching for: (since 1970) GORMAN, Joseph Francis, b. 14 March 1849 - Youghal, Cork, Ireland (or so he says on his marriage certificate in Santa Fe, Argentina) m. 18 December 1880 to Julia Rosetta Beckley - Argentina d. 22 December 1923 - Outside of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Joseph went to Argentina with his sister Margaret around 1868/1869. A monument in the town square of Alejandra in Santa Fe Province shows him as one of the founding fathers in 1870. He brought his family to Canada in 1907 through Halifax and homesteaded in Spruce Grove, Alberta. GORMAN, Margaret (his sister) b. ca 1844 m. 26 March 1867 to Wm. Adams - Church of St. Mary - Youghal, Cork, Ireland - shows father's name as George d. 30 September 1881 - Santa Fe, Argentina Margaret left Ireland around 1868/69 with Joseph Francis and remarried in Argentina. At that time she was a "widow". Have paid Bora Boru and Mallow Heritage Centers -- but they have come up with nothing for Joseph's baptismal. He is listed as Roman Catholic on his marriage certificate. Shirley Oregon in the United States