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I would appreciate any help finding this family!

Family lore says James Duffy, b. 1827,in Ireland was from "Donegal".

I find him in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada marrying Mary Anne Woodburn in Christ Church in Ottawa in 1842. They had seven boys:

Isaac Smyth, Augustus, Alexander Mayne, James Wellington, William Knox, Frederick Hunter and Andrew Cochrane Duffy. (Records of baptisms of these boys are in Christ Church in Ottawa).

Most of the familyare found in Summit County, Ohio, USA in the 1870 census.

I "think" James Duffy's parents may have been (Isaac) and Mary Ann. Children born in Ireland: Elizabeth (Eliza), Mary, James and possibly a fourth child (Charles). (Isaac) had died by 1833 as Mary Ann remarried a Joseph Richards (recorded in Christ Church in Ottawa). There was an Isaac in the McCabe List. There is a listing of an Isaac in Cookstown asking that his family be sent to Canada in 1829.

I cannot find anything for the family or members in Ireland. One of the daughters of Alexander Mayne had a middle name of Scott...possibly another family name.

Information I have can be found on Ancestry under "James Duffy Family Tree".

Any help or ideas would be so appreciated!

Karen Duffy McPherson

Ohio

itskarenmc@yahoo.com

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Hi Karen,

This is the closest match to 1827 Donegal for James Duffy from ww.rootsireland.ie/:

Name:James DuffyDate of Birth:15-Jun-1832
Date of Baptism:
Address:ClehaghParish/District:CLONMANY PENSIONSGender:MaleCountyCo. Donegal
Denomination:Civil Parish
Father:Charles DuffyMother:Eleanor

There were no records for children of Isaac & Mary Ann from any county or year I'm afraid

 

ColCaffIrelandXO Volunteer

DUFF

Whilst researching my McQuig 's  noticed a Mary Duff from Ouig Rathlin Island married Samuel McQuig (1821) Coastguard  in 1841 A daughter Elizabeth was born 1842 -1911 .She married Samuel Moses McQuig 26/11/1862.

Children John , Samuel , Moses,  Henry and Mary Ann.

I believe the surname  McDuffy is interchangeable with McAfee. and there are members of the same family using each version..

Chris McCouaig

chris mccouaig

Karen:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

I presume your Duffy family were Church of Ireland. I searched on the subscription site Roots Ireland and did not find a baptismal record for any Duffy children with father Isaac. Roots has records for the Church of Ireland parishes. Records go back to the early part of the 19th century for many parishes but a number of parishes have records starting later in the century.

I also checked the Tithel listings for the 1820s and 1830s and although there were 190 Duffy records none showed Isaac.

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Roger,

Thank you so much for your help!  I didn't expect such a quick reply!

Yes, they were Church of Ireland.

I have searched high and low and just cannot find any info on this family anywhere.  Census records here in the US state they were from "Northern Ireland".  Would you happen to have any suggestions on how to continue to search?

All the best!

Karen

itskarenmc@yahoo.com

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