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Looking for information about Mary Halloran (or O'Halloran), husband Mike Long and family

Hello,

My third great grandmother Mary Halloran was born in Ireland between 1823 and 1825. We are not sure where.

She married Micheal Long (Mikel Long) also born in Ireland in 1816. We have no further information on his birth either.

Michael died in 1858 off the coast of China serving in the merchant marines. We believe he died of cholera whileaboard the Frigate Minnesota. He left Mary with two children Mike (1852) and Honora (1858). Mike was put on the orphan trains in New York. Nothing further is known of Honora.

Mary died in New York in 1898.

Our family has been searching for years for more information on this family. Where are they from? Who were their parents? What happened to Honora?

Some people believe that Mary is from Cavan, but we have no documentation to proof this.

If anyone knows anything at all about this family, your help would be greatly appreciated.

Rebecca Farley

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Rebecca:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

I searched on Roots Ireland for Mary Halloran (or variant spelling) baptismal records for 1823-1825 and there were 21 records most in Co. Cork and Co. Limerick and none in Cavan. There were also 10 Michael Long baptismal records from 1813-1819 mostly in Cork, Kilkenny and Tipperary. A good number of churches do not have records back to the 1820s or earlier.

I could not find a marriage record and maybe they married in the USA.

Without parents names it would be difficult to confirm a correct baptismal record. Do you have Mary's death record and does it show any parental information?

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Roger,

Thank you so much for your time and efforts.  We don't have any parental information for either Mary or Mike.  We are stuck on both of them.

I really appreciate you looking into this for me.  I'll keep trying any potential avenue I come across and hope we find some information in the future.

Rebecca 

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Hello Rebecca, 

I just came across your post and am excited and fascinated all at once! I am a descendent of Michael Long [Michael and Mary's son.] It's my understanding that Michael died and was buried at sea, and once Mary arrived in the United States, she could not support her children. I'm not sure if you're familiar with the Orphan Train, but both Michael and Honora were put on one of the trains, which were en route to the Midwest. 

No one in my family knows what ever happened to Honora, execept that they were both put on the train sometime around 1860. Michael first went to New Albany, Indiana where he was adopted by a doctor. He hated it and ran away more than once. From there, he was sent to Iowa, where he lived with the Bogle family. Eventually, he and one of his adopted brothers moved to Furnace County, Nebraska, where they set up a permanent homestead. His son Ora, was my great grandfather and Ora's son Derryl was my grandfather. My mother and her six brothers were raised on this same homestead, and a lot of the family still remains in Nebraska today. 

I'd love to connect and hear about your branch of the family. Can you please contact me?

Thanks Rebecca :)

--Sydney

IrelandXO member

Sydney,

I'm just seeing your message after all of these years.  We have basically the same information as each other.  

I continue to research Michael Long and Mary Halloran.  I send a few emails a year to organizations that may have more details but with no luck thus far.  Many of us in the Gwartney/Long families have submitted Ancestry DNA tests to try to find additional relatives/information, but no "hits" as of yet.  

I am the great grand-daughter of Hazel Maude Long (Ora's sister).

 

Best,

Rebecca

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