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Luke Shannon

Luke Shannon

Born
1828-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1889-09-16 12:00:00
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in USA

Luke Shannon was son of Patrick Shannon and Mary Pidgeon. He had one brother James, born about 1827, and three sisters Ann (1836), Ellen (1833), and Bridget (1834) that we know of. The siblings migrated in the 1840s and 1850s to Northampton, Massachusetts, USA and they all married there, where there was a large Irish immigrant community. Luke went to Staffordshire County, UK sometime before 1851 (he appears there in that year's UK census) and in 1852 married Mary Commons, daughter of Patrick Commons and Margaret O'Malley (believed to be Irish immigrants to UK).

Luke, his wife and 3 sons emigrated to Northampton, Massachusetts in 1864 and he went to work in the local silk mill (family members already worked there). They had five more surviving children in the US.

Luke and James both applied for US citizenship and gave Baslick as their home town in Ireland. James was naturalized as a citizen but no naturalization papers have been found for Luke.

We have found very little on their parents Patrick Shannon and Mary Pidgeon (a rather unusual name), other than their names on the children's death certificates. Hoping to trace back further in Ireland.

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.

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  • 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

Luke Shannon