Hi Lenore,
KEEGAN is one of my mother-in-law's main lines.
I have surmised from what I've found that the father of her great-grandfather John KEEGAN was named Bartley but I've not discovered what Bartley's wife's name was nor who any of their other children may have been named.
John KEEGAN'S approximate birth year figured from the only 2 American censuses he appeared on before his death, is abt. 1845.
My John & your Alice appear to be of ages that brings up the possibility of their having been siblings. Or, not based on the large numbers of KEEGANs I've been seeing in the Aughavas Parish books at www.registers.nli.ie
My John married in St. Joseph's Church, Aghavas 12 Feb 1865 to Mary Harrahan.
Their Aughavas born children were Elizabeth Mary 2 Dec 1865; Katherine Teresa 22 Apr 1868; Margaret Lorette 15 Nov 1870 & John Joseph 10 Sep 1872.
At some point after that they left Ireland & settled in Providence, RI on Burrington St (no longer exists - lost to highway development in the late 1950's) in time for son Bartley Thomas (known later as Bartholmew Thomas) to be b. 19 Oct 1874 & their last son, William Francis b. 11 Mar 1877. As was the norm, both were home births born at Burrington St, Providence, Prov. Co, RI.
In May 1879 - day unknown - John died while in LaSalle, LaSalle Co, IL & was buried 2 Jul 1879 in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Providence, RI. Why he was in LaSalle & the method/cause of death have yet to be discovered but wife Mary & the children remained @ Burrington St. in Providence while he was out in IL.
If your Alice had a father named Bartley or even if you don't yet know what her father's name was, if you discover in the future that it was Bartley , please message me.
Linda
