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William Culbert

William Culbert

Born
1829-01-11 12:00:00
Died
1922-01-02 12:00:00
Gender
Male

WILLIAM CULBERT 

William Culbert born in 1829 in Glinsk, Fanad, Co.Donegal and his wife Jane Mair born in 1835 in Glasgow Scotland. In 1848 they travelled to United States, meeting in Charlestown South Carolina, where they married in 1853, raising a family of six children, and 20 grandchildren. 

THE STORY OF JANE AND WILLIAM CULBERT 

108 Years later in 1956, Carolyn Culbert Osborn, a descendants of William Culbert’s, escorted by her husband became the first Culbert to take the return journey to visit her great-grandfathers birth place in Glinsk, Fanad, She was followed soon after in her journey in 1959 by her close relation Dorothy Culbert Lucas and her husband Fred Lucas. Dorothy Culbert became the author of this book (attached) that tells the History of their Culbert family on emigrating to the United States and who they would have met and kept in contact with families from Glinsk during their time back in Fanad, along the Shores of Mulroy Bay. 

PRINTABLE BOOK ATTACHED AS SUPPORTING DOCUMENT. 

Posted on IrelandXO by Seamus Callaghan for Al Gross, USA 

Decendent of William Culbert born in Glinsk, County Donegal, 

Associated communities

Donegal

Co. Donegal or Dún na nGall (aka Tír Chonaill) in Irish, is located in the north-west of Ireland. We are a coastal county with a beautiful, rugged Atlantic coastline. Our county town is Donegal Town and we have a population of approximately 160,000. We look forward to assisting you in the search for your Irish ancestors. 

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  • Ballymichael National School

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Timeline events in this community

  • 1930s

    Stranorlar Vocational School

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  • 1830s

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  • 2020s

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Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Killygarvan (Donegal). 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.

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Timeline events in this community

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  • 1930s

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    1937-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1840s

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  • 1600s

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Timeline events in this community

  • 1810s

    The Battle of Ranny Hill, in the Village of Kerrykeel

    1813-05-01 12:00:00

  • 1930s

    1937 The National Schools Folklore Project Parish of Clondavaddog, Tullyfern and Killygarvan.

    1937-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    1846 - Famine in North West Donegal

    1846-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1910s

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    1911-04-02 12:00:00

William Culbert