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Seeking Info For Fergus Moore

My maternal grandfather, Fergus Moore, was an iron worker, who immigrated from Ireland @ age 14 with his brother to Ct., USA in the middle 19th century. We don't know what county he came from or anything about his family there or even about his brother's family in the USA, if the brother married and had a family. Fergus married a Catherine Downy, my maternal grandmother, who was widowed with three daughters and for a time operated a bordering house in Connecticut before moving her family to Brooklyn, NY. My Mom, Gertrude Moore married Guy Hamilton and raised my sister, Gail, and me in Bayside, Queens, NYC in the mid-20 century. If anyone knows anyhting more about Fergus Moore's Irish family history, would love to hear it...Barbara Hamilton

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Barbara:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

The subscription site Roots Ireland only had one Fergus Moore baptismal record in all of Ireland. See below. No idea if this is your grandfather but it is a lead.

Roger McDonnell

Name:Fergus MooreDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:20-Dec-1850Address:
Parish/District:NARRAGHMOREGender:MaleCountyCo. Kildare
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Thomas MooreMother:Ellen LennonOccupation:
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Informant 1:Michael QuinnSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Bridget Ryan

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Mr. Roger McDonnel, thank you. Very kind of you & much appreciated. The baptism date seems about right. It could be my grandfather. I understand that there might be other Fergus Moore's to be found in church records, even though this was the only one found by you in parish district government records. Barbara Hamilton

 

bjhamilton

Barbara:

The record I located is a church record. Civil registration of births did not start until 1864.

Roger

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

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