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George Kelly

George Kelly

Born
1811-03-01 12:00:00
Died
1881-03-01 12:00:00
Gender
Male

George Kelly and Catherine McLauglin kelly had 3 children in Moville Donegal (Patrick, John and Rose) before leaving Derry harbour on the Barque Susan in May of 1838 sailing to St John New Brunswick where they arrived on Partridge Island in June of 1838.    Also emigrating at the same time were 2 of Catherine's sisters.   The 3 children at the time were "roughly"   Patrick (7-9), John (5-7) and Rose (3-5).    They all lived in the St John area  ((until 1881 or 1882) when shortly after the death of George (building collapse) Patrick along with his wife Margaret Callahan Kelly(family from Green Castle---also in Lower Moville) and 9 surviving children out of 11 moved to Berlin, New Hampshire.   Patrick's son John William Kelly married Sarah Pickford and had 5 sons (Cecil, Herb, Emmet, Leo and Philip) all living for most of their lives in the Irish acre (St Kieran parish) area of Berlin.

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