Hello! My name is Mary Ann Pickett from New London, Mo & because of my grt/grt/gr/father, Michael Flinn, I'm here typing this e-mail to the list. It appears Michael Flinn left for the States in March of 1851. I do not know if Michael was married at the time, or if he married Mary Buckley in Boston, Mass. All I know for sure is that Michael Flinn was born 29 Jan of 1821 in Waterford, Ireland. Michael passed away on 29 Jan 1896 in either Brookfield or St. Catherine, Linn Co, Mo. Mary Flinn nee Buckley was born May of 1832 in Cork, Ireland. Mary passed away Sep 25, 1902 in St. Catherine, Linn, Mo. Both are buried at St. Michael's Cemetery in Brookfield, Linn, Mo. I have been to their graves. There is some confusion over the spelling of their surname. On their headstone their last name is listed as FLINN. However, their son, Patrick John, spelled his surname as FLYNN. Patrick John is buried at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, Mo. I do not know what townland or parish the Flinn's were from. If I knew this fact it would help in the original spelling of their surname. When the Flinn / Flynn's came to America they settled in Boston, Mass with the Buckley's. Family folklore has it that Michael Flinn was in fact a glassblower by trade. However, there is no proof at this time. If he { Michael } was indeed a glassblower, he gave all that up for farming when they settled in St. Catherine, Yellow Creek, Linn, Mo. It seems that Micahel & Mary owned a farm just West of St. Catherine, Linn, Mo. There is a small town in Linn Co, Mo called Bucklin. I was informed by one of the locals it's original name was Buckley then later changed to Bucklin, Mo. Children to Michael & Mary were - Joseph { died when he was abt age 2 - buried in Sandwich, Mass ? } Margaret Flinn Lamey- buried at Holy Family Cemetery Hannibal, Marion, Mo. Patrick John Flynn married Kathryn Riley- both are buried at a STL Cemetery. Nora Flinn Demmer- buried at Holy Family Cemetery Hannibal, Marion, Mo Mary Flinn Morris { my grt/gr/mother } she & her husband, Harvey Morris, are buried at Holy Family Cemetery Hannibal, Marion, Mo. And Bridget Flinn Stouffer - buried at KC, Jackson, Mo. Bridget was the only child to Michael & Mary Flinn born in Mo. The rest were born in Mass. Any help would be kindly appreciated. I always like to ask - Do I have any cousins on this list ? Mary Ann Pickett New London, Mo irish2@rallstech.com ps - my cousin Patrick Flynn is tracing our Irish roots.