Getting started again

Dear Dave:  

my apologies to you for not having received any reply from us. I will personally deal with your query today and look at stage information.

I will be back to you later this afternoon. Kind regards,

Jane 

Dear Dave:

 

I see that he died on 5 April 1909 and that he had a disability from the Civil War.

I think that I have found him in the 1860 US Census living with James O'Reilly, a shoemaker in North Bridgewater, MA.  He is aged 14 at the time.  I also think that as his occupation at death was shoe supplier, this would most likely be him?  If the 1860 Census record is correct, then who is James O'Reilly?  Was he related to James V O'Connor?  

Did he marry a Margaret Connerty on 3 March 1867?  If so, his parents names are listed as:  Edward O'Connor and Ellen O'Connor.  When I input that information into the Roots Ireland database, I come up with a baptism record from Kilfinnane parish for a James O'Connor baptised 29 August 1845 to an Edward O'Connor and Helen Lynch.  Helen is a variant for Ellen.  This may be a possibility for you to further look at.  Cornelius Carroll and Maria Clanchy were his baptism sponsors.  

I also see a marriage record of a John W O'Connor to a Bridget Mullins on 20 Nov 1895 in Brockton.  John's parents are James V & Margaret.  This is obviously James V's son who is also the informant named on his death record. 

If you have any questions on any of the above, please email me directly at:  jhalloranryan@irelandxo.com.  Please also consider creating an Ancestor Profile for James V O'Connor with the information that you have.  I can then forward the profile to other Limerick volunteers who may have more information.

Any questions, please let me know.

All the best,

Jane

 

Dear Jane,

I am the laziest slug imaginable. I asked for help then I failed to follow up and check on the work you did. 

 We are almost into 2022 and I am just acknowledging your efforts. So, my New Year's Resolution: Pay attention! 

Your research sounds like it is very accurate. James O'Reilly was probably his sponsor. North Bridgewater is now Brockton where I grew up and where most of my family is from. Brockton is still known as Shoe City because, at one time we were the world capital of shoemaking. So, you did a better job of research from Ireland than I did from home in the US. 

I will see if I can find any records from Kilfinnane parish. Joyn W O'connor would be my grandfather and Bridget Mullins is definitely my grandmother who lived with us before I entered the military. 

One other thing that I will try to find is her emigration record from Cork. Somewhere I found information that could be associated with Bridget Mullins (O'Connor). She may have sailed on the Saint Finbar on 24 March 1894 from the Port of Cork. If I could get access to shipping manifests I might be able to find her. My guess is the Port of Entry would be Boston. Many immigrants came through Canada but my guess is that dear old granny showed up on our stony shores through the closest port to Brockton. Ellis Island was also open at that time. 

Now that I have rambled on until almost 2022 I will leave you with this thought.

Thank you so much for your help. We hope that you had a fabulous Christmas and that you have a safe New Year. 

Dave Sherman