I am trying to find information about Anna Cunningham, the daughter of Richard Cunningham and Mary Byrns. She was born in Dec 1843. Her brothers and sisters were Patrick, John, Mary, Bridget and Elizabeth. She is my great granmother and married John Gaffney in US in 1872. I know her parents lived in Upper Creggan, County Armagh but can't locate Anna's birth certificate or where she was born.
Hi Gafken
Even though I could not locate Anna's baptism I believe I found the baptism for her brother Patrick baptised in Upper Cregane.
Civil registration was not rolled out in Ireland till 1864 , birth records did not exist till then, only baptism records, it is very likely the family was from Greggan as it is only a small village in county Armagh
There are a lot of gaps in the Armagh records unfortunately
Name:
Pattk Cunningham
Baptism Age:0
Event Type:Baptism
Birth Date:1826
Baptism Date:15 Oct 1826
Baptism Place:Creggan Upper, Armagh and Louth, Ireland
Parish Variants:Crosmaglen, CrossmaglenDiocese:Armagh
Father:Richard Cunningham Mother:Mary Byrns
Hi! I believe we have a common ancestor. My family in the states traces their roots back to Richard Cunningham and Mary Burns (spelling unclear to me) from Creggan - they'd be my 4 times great grandparents. The family settled in/around Ballston Spa, NY and most of them still live within 30 miles. The farm that Patrick (son of Richard & Mary) settled was sold, but it's in present day Milton NY. Patrick's daughter Elizabeth was my great grandmother. She died of an aneurysm quite young, around age 30, when my grandfather was only about 2 years old. My research shows Anna died around 1909 in Ballston Spa. She lived for a while at 23 Malta Ave in Milton, the family ran a few businesses in the area in addition to the farm. Let me kow if you'd like me to share anything additional about what I know from my tree!
Best
Aileen Noonan Valenta (US)
All of your information matches mine.If you are on ancestry.com, I can share my family tree with you. I know that Anna married John Gaffney in New York City, had two children there and then moved to Ballston Spa around 1874-75. Her husband John ran a saloon and when he died in 1885, Anna took over the business. she lived with one of her daughters until her death in 1909. She and most of the family are buried in St. Mary's cemetery in Ballston Spa. Do you have any information about where Patrick's siblings were born in Ireland?