Hi, Mark, I notice that one of the family names you are researching is Donnelly. Our earliest Donnelly is Michael Donnelly (born about 1822 in Ireland--not sure where in Ireland). We assume he fled the potato famine in Ireland. He died at age 28 on July 6, 1850 of dysentery on East River Road in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. His occupation was listed as laborer. He was married to Honora ("Nora") Winn (born somewhere in Ireland), and they had a son, Thomas John Donnelly, born July 24, 1849 in Newark. Thomas John Donnelly was baptized at Saint John Catholic Church in Newark. After his father's death, Thomas was raised by John and Mary Dardis in Madison County, New York. His mother, who may have remarried, then disappears from family records. Any information, help, ideas, from you or anyone else researching the Donnellys would be appreciated greatly. Thanks, Sharlotte Donnelly donnelly@one.net http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/d/o/n/Sharlotte--N-Donnelly -----Original Message----- From: Mark Allen [mailto:M.Ethan.Allen@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 7:56 PM To: NJ-NEWARK-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NEWARK] I am new to the list and would like to share the family names I am researching in the Newark, NJ area: Patrick McMahon, b. Cork Co., Ireland. Was a "Custom's Tailor". Fathered at least four children, all born in Brooklyn, NY. First child was born in 1858 in Brooklyn, NY. No other information is known. Children: i. Joseph H. McMahon, b. 7 Oct 1858, Brooklyn, NY; marr. Ellen MULDER 8 Aug 1893 Brooklyn, NY; d. Sep 1908 Newark, NJ; b. Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Newark, NJ. ii. Elizabeth McMahon; marr. John LEONARD; both buried Holy Sepulcher Cemetery. iii. Mell McMahon; marr. John DONNELLY; they had a son John DONNELLY who later became a Priest in the Roman Catholic Church. iv. Theresa McMahon; marr. John HIGGINS; they had a son Eugene HIGGINS who was "a Maryknoll Missioner who celebrated his 50th year anniversary as a Maryknoll Missionary about three years ago...he resides at Saint Theresa's Residence Home, Maryknoll, NY...went blind about two years ago" (re: letter dated 11-1992). The McMahon family was Roman Catholic, and still is of that faith. i. Joseph H. McMahon; marr. Ellen MULDER, she b. abt 1859; d. 4 Dec 1923, Newark, NJ; bur Holy Sepulcher Cem. Newark, NJ. They had four children: 1. Alexander Martin McMahon, b. 24 Sep 1889, Brooklyn, NY or Newark, NJ; marr. Anna Elizabeth STEARNS abt 1914; d. 20 Nov 1944 (WWI Vet)Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA. Fathered four children by marr. Div. abt 1926. Marr (2) Ruth, no ch. of this marr. 2. Joseph A. McMahon, b. Mar 1898, Brooklyn, NY; marr. Marjorie HOLLES; he d. 1962, Newark, NJ; both b. Gate of Heaven Cemetery, E. Hanover, NJ. 3. Mary A. McMahon. b. 23 June 1884, Brooklyn, NY; marr. Henry KNOCHEL 28 Nov 1906, Newark, NJ; had three children of whom one resides in E. Orange, NJ (2002); d. 13 Oct 1973, Newark, NJ; both bur. Gate of Heaven Cemetery, E. Hanover, NJ. 4. Nellie/Ellen McMahon, b. 1886, Brooklyn, NY; marr. Herman GELLNER; she d. 1918 (poss Influenza Epidemic); no ch. known of; both bur at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Newark, NJ. This family was involved as parishoners at St. Columbia's Parish in Newark on Pennsylvania Avenue. In 1956 they moved to Sacred Heart Church, Valsburg, Newark, NJ. Mary and Henry Knochel were buried from this church. I would appreciate ANY information regarding burial sites, churches, and any other connections anyone out there may have. I would be able to provide compensation for assistance in local research in this area for these individuals. Please contact me - anxiously awaiting to venture into this family. Mark Ethan Allen of La Mirada, CA, USA. M.Ethan.Allen@Worldnet.att.net ==== NJ-NEWARK Mailing List ==== Do you have a Newark memory? Share it with us at: <http://www.oldnewark.com/memories/index.htm> ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237