Ireland XO
Back to ancestor search
Bernard Curley

Bernard Curley

Born
1825-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1899-01-01 12:00:00
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in USA

When Barney Kerley was born in 1825 in Ireland, Athlone and Drum, Roscommon, Ireland, his father, Thomae, was 30 and his mother, Honoriae, was 30. Barney immigrated to the United States on 31 Mar 1849 at the age of 24. That was the height of the Irish Famine. He enlisted in the Union Army on September 16, 1861, in New York City. He was to serve three years. He mustered in as private, Co. F, of the 66th New York Regiment on November 4, 1861. He was discharged for disability, November 13, 1862, at Fort McHenry, Md. It is possible that he was badly wounded at the Battle of Antietam. After the war, he had two sons and seven daughters with Johanna Shine. He settled near Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, New York, where he farmed. He died in 1899 in Ballston Spa, New York, at the age of 74 and was buried there.

Associated communities

Roscommon

County Roscommon, or Ros Comáin in Irish, is located in the western region of Ireland. We are home to the stunning Lough Key Forest Park and statistically, we are known to have the longest life expectancy of any county in Ireland! We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Ballaghaderreen TOWN PLAN

    Location: Roscommon

    Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon, Ireland

  • Ballaghaderreen TOWN

    Location: Roscommon

  • Pre-1840 Tenant Map of Drumbrick, Glooria, Drumanilra, Gortleck, and Cloonkeen

    Location: Roscommon

    Cavetown, Croghan, Boyle, Co Roscommon

  • Carrowmore Tenant Map 1818

    Location: Roscommon

    Carrowmore, Croghan, Co Roscommon

Timeline events in this community

  • 1830s

    Kilcoleman Costello in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described by Samuel Lewis in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" 1837.</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1740s

    Elphin Census of Tibohine Parish

    1749-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1760s

    Religious Census of Killukin, Creeve & Tumna

    <p>In March 1766, the Irish House of Lords instructed Church of Ireland parish clergy to compile ‘a list of the several families in their parishes’ – to record the religion of the householders and to identify any Roman Catholic priests and friars living in their area. Although most of the original 1766 religious census returns were destroyed Dublin's Public Records Office fire of 1922, a few fragments survived.</p>

    1766-04-15 12:00:00

  • 1760s

    Religious Census of Killummod

    <p>In March 1766, the Irish House of Lords instructed Church of Ireland parish clergy to compile ‘a list of the several families in their parishes’ – to record the religion of the householders and to identify any Roman Catholic priests and friars living in their area. Although most of the original 1766 religious census returns were destroyed Dublin's Public Records Office fire of 1922, a few fragments survived.</p>

    1766-03-01 12:00:00