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FITZMORRIS and PEARSE

KerryListowel (Kerry)

My 2-great grandfather, Garrett Edward FITZMORRIS, was born 1846-47, possibly in Listowel, Co. Kerry. His parents were Edward FITZMORRIS (b. abt. 1795; d. before 1852) and Margret ____. Margret was b. 7 Aug 1797 in Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick. Garrett was the youngest of four known children of Edward & Margret; they and their mother appear to have all emigrated to New York, USA, in 1852, after the death of father Edward. Garrett married (about 1865-1869, in Erie or Cattaraugus Co., New York) Margaret PEARSE, who was b. 1846-49, possibly in Daugh, Co. Kerry; parents Maurice PEARSE and Mary COLLINS. However, there is also a possible baptism for Margaret PEARSE/PIERCE in records of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick on 29 March 1840. They also have a John PEARSE bapt. 16 June 1843, same parents. I have visited Limerick and Kerry, but found no further information. I would like to correspond with anyone researching these names. Many thanks!

jjpackard56

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jjpackard56:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

Hopefully others with Fitzmorris or Pearce connections will see your message and comment.

www.irishgenealogy.ie has the Co. Kerry church records. I did a lot of searching for Garrett in the Kerry records and I did not locate a record. I'm wondering if his year of birth was much earlier than 1846-1847. His mother would have been 50 when he was born. Also, the Listowel RC parish records go way back but there are a number of "gap" periods and possibly Garrett was baptized in a "gap" period and no record is available. Here is a link to the parish register http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0678 You can see the years where records are not available on the index of the films. 

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Dear Roger -- Thank you, and I apologize for not seeing your response earlier.  Too many distractions and running off on tangents!  I just saw your message tonight, in checking the links in the recent article, Ten facts about Irish Gravestones | Ireland Reaching Out (irelandxo.com).  Thank you for the additional links for Kerry church records; I will definitely check those out!  And I'll try to remember to check back here more often, for further leads.  Thanks again!  -- Jenifer Johnson, Pennsylvania, USA

jjpackard56

Hi Jenifer!

Thanks for writing back. Good luck with your research!

Roger

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

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