McCloskey Family

My name is Bob Lenseth, I am looking to find information on Alice McCloskey Connor, my Grandfathers mother's family. Her maiden name was Alice McCloskey she immigrated to Philidelphia around 1870 (have not found any record of her crossing), the first record I have of her is the 1870 US Census on 5 July 1870. She is listed as a domestic servant for the Micheal Kurtz family and it list her age as 19, which would put her DOB as around 1850/1. In another record it indicated she entered the US in Apr 1870. 

On 11 Apr 1872, she married Patrick Connor (aka O'Connor) at St Mary's Church, in Beaver Meadows, Carbon Co., Pennsylvania. At their wedding, one of the witnesses was a Patrick McCloskey (I beleive he could be her brother). Alice and her husband Patrick had 6 children the second oldest being my Grandfather, Charles Connor and lived in Rockport, Pa until 1889 when her husband died. Follow his death she moved the family to Bethlehem, Pa about 40 south to a larger community. She lived there until her death in 1919. There is little or nothing reveiling her family back in Ireland. Patrick O'Connor her husband lists on that he was from Derry, Ireland, no other details.

When I looked up Patrick McCloskey, I have been able to thie him to a Patrick McCloskey who came to the States in June of 1863, in 1872 he married Cecilia Harkins in Luzerne, PA and they lived there until there death's (Cecilia in 1887, Patrick's in 1930) they had 7 children and may offspring. In contacting liveing offspring no one has any information on Patrick origin in Ireland and we not even familiar with the Alice link.

My DNA shows ties to County Louth (my Grandmothers home) as well as Ulster including Co. Derry and Donegal.

On the chance that they came out of Donegal and not Derry I am looking to this group for some possilbe help.

Thanks - Stay Safe!!

Bob