Ireland XO
Back to ancestor search
Ann (e) Archer

Ann (e) Archer

Born
1814-05-03 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in USA

My ancestor, Ann (Anne or Anna) Archer married a John O'Brien (GG grandfather) and emigrated to the US before 1844.  They settled in Albany, N.Y. (poss. emigrated via Canada/St. Lawrence) and had a son there (Patrick Henry O'Brien) in March of 1844, and another son (John Charles O'Brien, my G grandfather) around 1850.  I do not know for certain that they were married in Ireland before leaving but suspect they were. 

I don't even know what county they came from.  However, I have an excellent candidate from Fethard, Co. Tipperary.

My candidate Anna Archer was baptized 6 May 1814 in Fethard, Tipperary, daughter of James Archer and Francisca Needham.

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/4983229:61039?ssrc=pt…

I believe this Anne Archer is the person who married John Breen (O'Brien) on 29 September, 1829 as there are so few Archers in the area.  However, she would have been only 15 years old, so I don't know if that is probable.  (Comments appreciated)

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/8837570:61039?ssrc=pt…

Again, because of the dearth of Archers in the area, I believe this couple are likely the parents of a Mary O'Brien baptized on 7 September 1834 in Cashel, Co.  Tipperary.

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/4935990:61039?ssrc=pt…

 

I am unable to conclusively prove this couple are my ancestors (GG grandfather and GG grandmother), nor am I able to find any other records in Ireland for this Archer/Needham family.  Did this Anna Archer have any siblings?  Did they have any children? 

I would be deeply grateful for any suggestions, and especially grateful for knowledge of any descendants!  If you are aware of other Co. Tipperary Archers who may be descended from this family, I would be grateful for any leads.  Thank you! 

 

Associated communities

Tipperary

County Tipperary, or Tiobraid Árann in Irish, is part of the central plain of Ireland.  We are a landlocked, rural county home to mountains, rivers and lakes.  Our county town is Clonmel and we have a population of approximately 160,441. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Castle Fogarty

    Location: Tipperary

    Ballycahill, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, E41 YP68

  • Cahir House Hotel

    Location: Tipperary

    E21H244 TIPPERARY (Ireland)

  • Spring Mount Tipperary

    Location: Tipperary

  • St. Ruadhans Abbey - Lorrha

    Location: Tipperary

Timeline events in this community

  • 1840s

    Hogan/Murphy Emigration to St Louis

    1848-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    Irish press warns against Jamaican Indentured Servitude

    <p>The theme was always the same: the pestilential climate of the island, the reduction of poor emigrants to slaves, the severity and cruelty of the planters (and planter-dominated Assembly clinging to every vestige of oppression) and, of course, the absence of priests and chapels.</p>

    1840-12-01 12:00:00

  • 1880s

    1889 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1889-10-20 12:00:00

  • 1890s

    1895 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1896-03-15 12:00:00

Fethard (Tipperary)

Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Fethard (Tipperary). You may live here, have visited here or maybe are tracing ancestors who left long ago. In any case, we’re sure to have lots to share and are delighted to welcome you.

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Presbyterian Meeting House

    Location: Fethard (Tipperary)

    Burke Street, FETHARD, Fethard, TIPPERARY SOUTH

  • Fethard Augustinian Abbey

    Location: Fethard (Tipperary)

    Fethard Augustinian Abbey, Abbeyville, FETHARD, Fethard, TIPPERARY SOUTH

  • Holy Trinity Church of Ireland

    Location: Fethard (Tipperary)

    Holy Trinity Church of Ireland, off Main Street, FETHARD, Fethard, TIPPERARY SOUTH

  • Holy Trinity Catholic Church

    Location: Fethard (Tipperary)

    Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Main Street, FETHARD, Fethard, TIPPERARY SOUTH

Timeline events in this community

  • 1830s

    County Tipperary in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (The information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00