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Lori East

Born
1816-07-23 12:00:00
Died
1911-07-24 12:00:00
Gender
Female

According to her obituary, Esther McWaters was born in Newry, County Down, Ireland in 1816. Her parents were James and Sarah McWaters.

Esther's Family:

Father - James McWaters born about 1787

Mother - Sarah

1.  Thomas McWaters  born 1811

2.  John McWaters born 1814

3.  Mary McWaters

4.  Esther McWaters born 23 Jul 1816 in Newry, County Down, Ireland  Married John Kelly in Ontario, Canada

5.  Margaret McWaters born 21 Jun 1820/1822  married William Denny in Canada

6.  Sarah Ann McWaters born 26 Feb 1829 in Northern Ireland

This family emigrated in 1830 to Ontario Canada, then Goodhue County, Minnesota.

I am looking for any documentation on this family in Newry.

Lori East

 

Associated communities

Down

County Down, or An Dún in Irish, is one of the six counties in Northern Ireland. It is home to the No. 1 ranked golf course outside of the US and has beautiful natural landscapes.  Our county town is Downpatrick and we have a population of approximately 531,665.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin. 

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Newtownards Primary School

    Location: Down

    Newtownards, County Down

  • Rose Cottage

    Location: Down

    4 loughries road, Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland

  • Olivet Home, Ballygowan, County Down

    Location: Down

    Comber Rd, Ballygowan, County Down

  • St. Colman's Catholic Church & Parochial House

    Location: Down

    Shinn Rd, Newry BT34 1NR, United Kingdom

Timeline events in this community

  • 1840s

    Robert Curran, Sr. of Portaferry, Co. Down (approx. 1806-1871), wife Catherine (c. 1799-1879, their son Capt. Robert Curran, Jr. of Portaferry, Co. Down (approx. 1836-1890)

    <p>A brief timeline of the Family of Mr. Robert Curran, Sr. a Whitesmith/Blacksmith of Portaferry, Co. Down, his wife Catherine, and their son, Capt. Robert Curran, Jr., also of Portaferry, Co. Down, Ireland.</p>

    1840-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1820s

    McSherry Family (Seafarers, not family of Farmers of same village also named McSherry) of Killough, Co. Down, later of Belfast, c. 1807-1891

    <p>Devout Irish-Catholic Ship Captain, Master Mariner and Pub/Tavern Inn/Hotel Owner Richard McSherry of Killough and Ardglass areas of Eastern County Down (husband of Mary Adair, presumably also from somewhere in County Down), both later moving to Belfast (15 Corporation Square, 20 Gamble Street, 58/60 Tomb Street, and 35/39 Dock Street) all in the Old Sailortown neighborhood) of Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland. </p>

    1825-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1960s

    1960 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1960-09-25 12:00:00

  • 1960s

    1961 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1961-09-24 12:00:00

Newry (Down)

Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Newry (Down). 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

  • Forde & Mann Boot and Shoe Store

    Location: Newry (Down)

    Hill St, Newry

  • Newry Cathedral

    Location: Newry (Down)

    Newry Cathedral, 38-40 Hill St, Newry BT34 1AT, United Kingdom

  • Newry Workhouse

    Location: Newry (Down)

    Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, Co. Down

Timeline events in this community

  • 1820s

    The Burke & Hare Halloween Murder

    <p>On October 31 in 1828, Irishmen Burke and Hare took the life of their final victim, Margaret Docherty, at a guest house in Edinburgh. </p> <p>This bloody murder on All Hallow's Eve would prove to be the notorious pair's undoing...</p>

    1828-10-31 12:00:00

  • 1820s

    William Burke of Urney hanged in Edinburgh

    <p>Two of the most notorious Irish bodysnatchers in history were Irishmen William Burke of Urneu and William Hare of Newry who operated in Edinburgh. They murdered their victims to cash-in on the demand for corpses for medical dissection.</p>

    1829-01-29 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    County Down 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

  • 1680s

    The Raid on Newry

    1689-11-01 12:00:00

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