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OBrien Coughlin Dungarvan

Katherine Donnelly born 1908 in either Ireland or Boston was one of a twin, twin died.

Her mother was Katherine Coughlin, born in Dungarven.   She married Cornelius O'Brien also of Dungarven. 

I think they all went straight to Boston. 
 

Any information would be great …

some additional oral history 

Mom's dad was a butcher at a very exclusive club on Beacon St just a few doors down from the state house.
Aunt Della was mom's aunt. She lived in Boston south end and owned a few properties there. She took mom and Eleanor Foley to Dungarvan when they were little girls. Mom said they rode with their grandfather in his milk and egg horse drawn carriage. He was the milkman in Dungarven. Aunt Della's husband was John Croxon. He didn't like Boston and so he lived in Falmouth on Cape Cod. They were the parents of our Aunt Eleanor who married Charles Foley. Eleanor and Charlie who had 4 kids. Tom named them. The youngest was Kathy. She was my age. She married a Feldstein. 
I'll look for more info

 

Amy Kneeland

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I don't see a civil marriage record in the Dungarvan area for a Katherine Coughlin and Cornelius O'Brien so likely they were married in America.

Can you find the names of the parents of Katherine Coughlin? If we have that info maybe we can find her birth or baptismal record.

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Here are the names to research:
1. Cornelius O’Brien 
2. Katherine Coughlin 
(Parents of my mother)
Both from Dungarvan 
They had 3 girls, Katherine, Bridget and Margaret. 
He was a milkman. 
Probably both born around 1870. 

Amy Kneeland

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89QB-JSN2?i=486&cc=206…;  26/12/1900 Birth of James Stephen O'Brien,  parents Cath Coughlin from Waterford Ireland and Cornelius O'Brien from Limerick Ireland. Birth in Boston.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH49-9XR ;  24/4/1902   Death of infant Julia M. O'Brien B 21/4/1902 

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC94-WMT 1902  Birth of Norah Catherine O'Brien

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4ZV-ZC5 Marriage of Cornelius O'Brien ( age 24 years) and Catherine Coughlan ( age 19 years) 11/2/1900. Parents of Cornelius O'Brien are James O'Brien and Julia Corcoran

Parents of Catherine Coughlan are Charles Coughlan and Norah Cooney.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC94-WMT ; 21/3/1907   Birth of Charles Augustine O'Brien

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https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4ZD-F8C Marriage of Thomas F Coughlan (23 years) and Sarah L. Connolly ( age 23 years) 29/5/1904. Thomas is the son of Charles Coughlan and Norah Cooney ( same parents as Catherine Coughlan). Marriage took place in Boston, seems he is Catherine's brother and now new family connection the Connolly family. John and Mary Connolly.

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https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N487-FWR Death of Dennis F. Coughlan age 35 years , son of Charles Coughlan and Norah Cooney, he was born 1/4/1875 Dungarvan, Waterford. He worked as a waiter and was married, he died from pneumonia.

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