My ancestor, John Sullivan b. 1835 in Killorglin was a stonemason who migrated to Indiana and met and married Mary Shea who was also born in Killorglin in 1830. Any research leads on the parents of John Sullivan or Mary Shea would be greatly appreciated.
John:
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The free site www.irishgenealogy.ie ; (Church Record TAB) has the church records for Co. Kerry. I did a quick check of John Sullivan baptismal records in Killorglin church and there were well over 30 records in that time period. I'm sure I would get a similar number of Mary Shea records. I would not assume that 1835 was his actual year of birth since many emigrants modified their age when they arrived in their new country. Can you find a detah record or other source which might show their parents names?
Roger McDonnell
Roger,
Thank you very much for your help. I am looking into parish records in Goshen Indiana where John Sullivan and Mary Shea migrated to and founded St. John the Evangelist Church. Hopefully, church records will reveal who their parents were in Killorglin. Appreciate hearing from you. My wife and I are visiting Ireland in October and will be spending some time in Killorglin.
John Sullivan
Dear John:
Many thanks for your post to the message board. Please keep us updated as to your church records research in Indiana. We will try to get someone to meet you when you visit in October, and with further information, there may be some specific areas to visit.
Kind regards,
Jane
Jane,
Thank you for your outreach. I will certainly keep you posted and look forward to meeting you and others and enjoying time together in our human family connections.
Warm Regards,
John