Hello :)
I am looking for more information on my great great great grandfaather Francis Lally.
From what I know so far he was born in 1809 in Islandeady, County Mayo, Ireland.
He arrived in NYC in 1822 before immigrating to Canada (settling in Cornwall Ontario).
Married Catherine Snetsinger in Cornwall, Ontario Canada aroudn 1849.
I am looking for information on who his parents/family in Ireland were :)
Thank you!
CHabara:
The RC records for Islandeady parish do not start until 1839 so there is no baptismal record for Francis.
I searched the 1833 Tithe listings for Islandeady civil parish and there were five Lally records including a Francis Lally in Monagarraun townland which may be where Francis is likely from. The Francis in the Tithes could be his father or an uncle.
You may also want to consider a DNA test to see if you get matches with 3rd or 4th cousins.
Roger McDonnell
Chabara:
The 1855 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing shows five Lalley/Lally records including a Catherine in Monagarraun townland,
Roger
Thank you all so far :) This helps!
Please do post more if anyone knows more :)
Francis Lally went on to be a Mayor in Cornwall Ontario in Canada, his family helped spearhead the sport of pospularity of the sport of Lacrosse and also link to a few of the first NHL Players in hockey :)
Hello CHabara
Was quite interested to come across your posting on this site. Francis Lally was also my gg-grandfather, via his daughter Edith Lally, and I've been looking for family information on him as well.
I knew he was from Co. Mayo, and surmised that he likely came from Castle Bar area based on some distant DNA matches on the Ancestry site, but I'm curious about the more specific Islandeady connection... is that from family knowledge? I'd never seen that until I read your posting the other day.
If he's the Francis Lally who landed in New York in 1822, there is still a pretty big time gap before he married Catherine Snetsinger in Cornwall Ontario in 1849 .... I wonder what he was up to for all those years?! I haven't been able to find any information on when he came to Canada.
Would be happy to discuss further with you,
Stephen Cook