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Thomas Cantwell

Thomas Cantwell

Born
1825-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1900-01-01 12:00:00
Gender
Male

Thomas Cantwell was my great-great grandfather, born in Ireland. According to the Boston, 1821-1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists published by Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Thomas (age 28) arrived in Boston on June 19, 1848. Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 show that he married Mary Haley on Feb 27, 1851 in Lawrence, MA. Also reflected are Michael & Catherine Cantwell as his parents. My great-grandmother, Catherine/Kathryn Cantwell Murphy, was their first child. She was born in MA, but the family eventually moved to Pennsylvania (Allegany, Turtle Point). Also living with them was Michael Cantwell, older brother of Thomas. 

Mary Haley/Healy Cantwell reportedly was born in Roscommon, Ireland. Most census records, etc. that I have come across spell her maiden name as Haley, however I have been in touch with a dna match who says he has a genetic match with a woman whose known ancestor is Patrick J. Healy of Roscommon.

One more note...I have yet to find a death date for Thomas, but the 1900 US Census for Mary lists her as widowed.

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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