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I've been trying to locate information about my great-grandmother Ellen Mary Troy, I have the information but it is rejected, because I seem to be giving the wrong answers to the questions. The wording is, to me, a little confusing. I didn't think it was, but my answers were that I had given all wrong answers. If I thought it was asking where she lived in Ireland, it wasn't, and if I thought it was asking where she migrated to from Ireland it wasn't. I really would like to figure this out, because I am definitely almost half Irish, then Scottish, then tiny bit of English. These are affirmed with my DNA as well as my family history.

MaureenHarrington

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Hi Maureen, The name Troy could be  Trehy as well.

Which parish did  Ellen Mary come from.

Christina  Volunteer.

ChristinaIrelandXO Volunteer

Thank you, Christina! That's a very interesting possibility. I don't know what parish she was from, but I will check with my family to see if anyone knows. Years ago one of my aunts told me that sometimes my great grandmother or other members of the family would pronounce Troy something close to "Troy-ay." I just found new information. She was born Ellen Mary Sullivan, and she married a Troy also born in Ireland. She was born in Ireland in September of 1876 and was brought to the United States with her parents when she was about two years old. Her parents were Daniel Sullivan born 1856 and Mary Ann Lindsay born 1855, both born in Ireland. I think Mary Ann Lindsay was Scottish. I have a signifiant amount of Scottish DNA, so I wouldn't be surprised if that were true. I will keep checking resources to look for the parish Ellen Mary Sullivan/Troy was born in. 

 

 

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MaureenHarrington

Maureen:

I apologize to Christina for jumping in but I did look on the subscription site Roots Ireland and they have a September 26 1875 baptismal record for a Helen Sullivan parents Daniel Sullivan and Mary Lindsey. I also located a civil birth record see fourth record at this link)  https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_retur…

The family lived in Derrycreeveen townland in Killaconenagh civil parish in West Cork.

Ellen had a brother Thomas baptized  August 3 1878 (born July 24) and a sister Elizabeth baptized October 25 1881 (born October 21).

I did not find a marriage record.

Roger McDonnell

 

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

The RC parish was Castletownbere.

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

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