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Ellen Josephine Stokes

Ellen Josephine Stokes

Born
1883-05-06 12:00:00
Died
1983-04-24 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in USA

Ellen Josephine Stokes was born in the Rathkeale Workhouse. She had three siblings. John, Mary, and Bridget. 

Her brother John gave her 10 pounds to immigrate to America.
She arrived in NY on December 23, 1909 @ age 24 on ship Teutonic. She sailed with her nephew, John O'Grady Jr. His mother was Mary Stokes O'Grady (Ellen's sister), and she arrived in NY in April 1902 via ship Umbria.

 

 

 

 

Associated communities

Limerick

County Limerick, or Luimneach in Irish, is located in the med-west region of Ireland.  Limerick became Ireland’s inaugural National City of Culture in 2014 with a wide variety of events happening around the city.  We have a population of approximately 195,175.  We look forward to  helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.   

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Buildings in this community

  • Old Abbey House, Shanagolden, Co Limerick

    Location: Limerick

  • Treanmanagh TOWNLAND

    Location: Limerick

    Treanmanagh, Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick

  • Kilpeacon House in 1850

    Location: Limerick

    Kilpeacon

  • Bunratty Castle

    Location: Limerick

Timeline events in this community

  • 1860s

    St. Patrick's Graveyard

    <p>Parish Priest</p>

    1861-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1880s

    Foundation of South Liberties GAA Club

    1884-01-01 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

    1887 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1888-04-29 12:00:00