John I am very interested in where the actual quote came from and how could I access additional Patrick Kough/Kehoe information. I have found my Patrick Kehoe and Bridget Bryne are from Co. carlow but think that maybe that is where Bridget was from. They arrived in the US by 1824 and I assume came in thru Canada.....and settled in Vermont. I would be very interested in learning more about the Canadian Kough/Kehoe. Thank you Pam Kehoe Wisconsin I visit the Archives in St John's regularly, I will keep an eye out for any references to Joseph Furlong and Agnes Kavanagh. My Ancestors, as well, emigrated from County Wexford. While I knew that a great number of the original Irish emigrants came from County Wexford, I was struck by an article which appeared in todays local newspaper. The article in question was talking about early builders in Newfoundland and in particular, one name Patrick Kough who was born in County Wexford in 1786 and his name first appeared in Newfoundland documents in 1804. His claim to fame was as a builder of many of the old historic buildings erected in Newfoundland in the early 1800s and many of them still are standing today. The story goes that eventually ran for one of the seats in the legislature in St John's, Newfoundland in 1832 against another well known Newfoundlander of the time Dr William Carson. The story goes something like this, "An Irishman named Bennett came into the booth where a number of Wexford men were casting their votes. "Well, he said, I hear Dr Carson say that he did not care how it went, so long as he could bate (beat) Kough and the blooming yallow bellis (a nickname applied to Wexford Men), Mr Kough was a Wexford Man and after that he got every Wexford Vote". Kough went on to win the election and served several terms in the local legislature. Regards John ConnorsContent-Type: text/plain; FAMILY RESEARCH:KEHOE,LOW,SCOTT,ELDER and more Family website - http://www.geocities.com/drk4779 Celtic Women International - http://www.celticwomen.org Walworth County Historical Society - http://www.geocities.com/walcohistory