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Anne Connolly and James Hennessy

One of my cousins recently found the maiden name of my great grandmother and the birthplace and baptismof my grandmother, Honora Hennessy. She was baptized on November 22, 1862 in Joggins, Nova Scotia. Her father's name is listed as James Hennessay and her mother's name is listed as Ann Connolly. Members of my extended family and I are tryiing to find their birthplace and details of their emigration from Ireland in the 1850s or 1860s.or perhaps even earlier.

muskox37

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muskox37:

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Do you have the death record/obituary for James Hennessy and Ann Connolly which might contain the names of their parents. Without having the parents names, there would be no way of confirming any baptismal record we can find for a James Hennessy or Ann Connolly. Both names are fairly common.Hennessy is primarily a Co. Cork surname but is found in good numbers in other counties. Connolly/Connelly/Conneely is a very common surname in Ireland. Co. Galway has the most Connolly records in the mid-19th century but there are large numbers in other counties including Co. Cork.

Roger McDonnell

 

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