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James Millay

James Millay

Born
1755-07-02 12:00:00
Died
1817-08-01 12:00:00
Gender
Male

Family tradition says that James Millay/Mille/Millea/Melee/Mallee/Millett was born in County Kilkenny in 1755. We do not know a town or parish.  

He was 14 years-old when he "ran away from home" to the new world, landing in Harpswell, Maine.  Again, this is congecture.  He, more likely, landed in Boston or St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, according to a genealogist who specializes in New England and Irish ancestry.  We do not know who he might have immigrated with; we do not know if family was waiting for him; we only know that he was, in fact, in Harpswell where there are records in written town histories, and Bowdoinham, where he and his wife, Abigail Eastman, raised their 11 children.

Millay descendants still live on the land settled by James and Abigail in the early 19th century.  I would like to know if anyone can help me figure out where this elusive ancestor might have lived in Ireland.

 

 

Associated communities

Kilkenny

County Kilkenny, or Cill Chainnigh in Irish, is located in the south-east region of Ireland.  It is known as the Marble City because of its distinctive black marble.  We have a population of approximately 95,419.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.  

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • The church where James and Bridget were married-April 27th 1827

    Location: Kilkenny

  • O'Loughlin Memorial Church of St John the Evangelist

    Location: Kilkenny

    Dublin Road, Kilkenny

  • Kilfane House

    Location: Kilkenny

    Kilfane House, Between Gowran and Thomastown

  • Kilkenny Castle

    Location: Kilkenny

    Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland

Timeline events in this community

  • 1930s

    Travelling Folk in the 1930s

    <p>Between 1937 and 1939, primary school pupils across the Republic of Ireland interviewed the elderly in their neighborhood to collect and record local stories and folklore from the 19th century. "The Schools Collection" as it became known is held by the Dúchas Folklore Collection in UCD and is and has been digitized online at duchas.ie. One of the topics schoolchildren were asked to write about were "Travelling Folk" or An Lucht Siúil. </p> <p>Here is a selection of what "settled" children wrote about travelers in the late 1930s.</p>

    1938-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1890s

    1893 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final

    1894-06-24 12:00:00

  • 1890s

    1895 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final

    1896-03-15 12:00:00

  • 1890s

    1897 All Ireland Senior Hurling Final

    1898-11-20 12:00:00

James Millay