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John Daly (1811-1877)

Hello,

I am searching for any information on John Daly, my great-great grandfather (on my mother's side).  I believe he was born  somewhere in Ireland around 1811.  (From an anonymous hand-written note:)  "Came to U.S. in 1839. Settled in Penn. Met and married Margaret (?).  Later moved to Clark County, Missouri.  Settled near St. Patrick, Missouri.  Was first man to take out naturalization papers in Clark County.  Occupation:  Blacksmith."  He died 11 May 1877 and is buried in St. Patrick Cemetery in Clark county, Missouri. His wife, Margaret (Mary?) was born abt 1821 and died 2 Mar 1864.  She is buried near John.   They  had  5 children after moving to Missouri: 

Catherine (b. abt 1839)  Married ? Campbell

Mary Agnes (8 Oct 1840 - 30 Jan 1913)  Mary was a nun.

Bridget b. abt 1845)  Married ? McDonald

John Thomas (16 Oct 1848 - 5 Dec 1882) Unmarried

Robert (24 Jan 1851 - 21 Oct 1933)  My great grandfather.  Married Sarah Francis Fields.

I am sure that there aren't many Irishmen named John Daly, so this request should be easy.  Ha ha.

Thanks in advance for any suggestios.

Scott

 

Scott

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Scott:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

I checked the subscription site Roots Ireland and there were about 135 John Daly/Daley baptismal records in Ireland from 1806-1816. In addition, there are many RC parishes that do not have records back that far so if he was baptized in one of those churches a record would not be available. You would need the parents names for your John and I know that is very difficult for somone who came over in 1839 and died in 1877.

In the mid-19th century, Daly/Daley was found in good numbers in Ireland in almost every county. Co. Cork had the most Daly/Daley families.

You may want to add John's profile to our XO Chronicles site and possibley someone will see a connection https://irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/history-and-genealogy/ancestor-database

You may find this IRO article of interest https://irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/news/irelandxo-insight-how-dna-can-help-you-connect-ireland

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

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