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connecting Jeremiah O'Donoghue, from Cahersiveen, County Kerry, to his birth family

Kerry

Hi there,

I've recently found out slightly more about my 2nd great grandfather and am hoping someone might help me connect him with his birth family. Here is what I know:

1) my 2nd great grandfather, Jeremiah O'Donoghue was from Cahersiveen, born between 1833-1840

2) he was a shoe and boot maker

3) he had at least three siblings: Patrick, Daniel, and an unnamed sister. At least Daniel was still living in Cahersiveen in 1899.

4) his brother Patrick had a son John, born about 1875 in Cahersiveen, that immigrated to NYC in 1888 and was there in the late 1890s where he was known as John Donohue

5) his unnamed sister had a daughter Mary O'Sullivan, born about 1856 in Cahersiveen, that married a John Coulen (my best interpretation on the spelling), and was in NYC by 1899.

6) he had a cousin (from Cahersiveen), Mary Sullivan, maiden name O'Connor, although I'm not sure of the exact familial connection, living in NYC by 1899

7) Jeremiah married Hannah O'Connor (daughter of Thomas O'Connor & Catherine Murphy) in 1860 (Ardfert Parish; witnesses Thomas O'Connor & Patrick Higgins)

8) Jeremiah & Hannah lived in Cahersiveen for a few years and had a daughter in 1864, baptized in Ardfert Parish. Jeremiah's niece Mary lived with them for a couple of years

9) Jeremiah & Hannah immigrated to the USA about 1864

10) Jeremiah was in the US Navy & Civil War between 1864-1865

11) he was a shoe & boot maker in the USA and also applied for a military pension in 1890

11) Jeremiah died in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York

12) his surname was O'Donoghue in Ireland, morphed to Donoghue in the USA and his children's surnames morphed to Donohue

Some of the sources:

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75025005

https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=68f3c8a8f2-5001

https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1864/03601/2328187.pdf

https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/view/?record_id=bd469535f6-29300

Other than his marriage record however, I have no other Ireland based records to tie him to. Nor do I have a specific family in Cahersiveen to connect him with.

Thank you,

Gail

GDTrecosta

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Found at Ieast five baptisms on RootsIreIand for chiIdren of  a DanieI Donoghue and Bridget Ieary. They Iived in the townIand of Cromane in KiIIorgIin CathoIic parish, about 20 miIes from Cahersiveen.

Church Baptism          Donoghue       Johanna          1828    Co. Kerry         

Church Baptism          Donoghue       Mary   1830    Co. Kerry         

Church Baptism         Donoghue       Jeremiah         1833    Co. Kerry         

Church Baptism          Donoghue       John    1835    Co. Kerry         

Church Baptism          Donoghue       Daniel 1840    Co. Kerry

Name:           Jeremiah Donoghue                      

 Date of Baptism:    20-Jan-1833

Address:        Cromane       

Parish/District:        Killorglin

County           Co. Kerry

Denomination:        Roman Catholic

Father:          Daniel Donoghue   

Mother:        Bridget Leary

Sponsor 1 /John Leary

Johanna Murphy

Notes:  Priest name not given

glanvil3@aol.com

Thanks Patricia - very interesting & definitely overlaps with the timeframe; general location; and, name of at least one brother and existence of a sister.

The location is not perfectly matching. It is possible that after the kids were born the family moved to Cahirciveen and associated with that location from that point on; but, his wife & friends repeatedly identify/associate Jeremiah with Cahirciveen. "he was born & raised in Cahirciveen", "we went to school together in Cahirciveen", "his brother Daniel still lives in Cahirciveen", "we were both raised in Cahirciveen", etc.

What do you think?

I did find more more clue as well (the widow's pension file has a ton of information) - the maiden name of his niece Mary was O'Sullivan (although I'm not 100% convinced I have the spelling of her married name transcribed correctly).

Thanks so much.

Gail

GDTrecosta

Hi,

I found this record on RootsIreland. They had sons John in 1872 and Patrick in 1874.

Date of Marriage:25-Jan-1870  
Parish / District:CAHERCIVEENCounty:Co. Kerry
HusbandWife
Name:PatrickDonoghueCatherineGready
Address:RenardGleesk
Denomination:Roman CatholicRoman Catholic
Occupation:
Age:
Status:
Husband's FatherWife's Father
Name:MichaelDonoghueJohnGready
Address:
Denomination:
Occupation:
Husband's MotherWife's Mother
Name:
Address:
Denomination:
Occupation:
Witness 1Witness 2
Name:MorganDonoghueJohnGready
Address:
Notes:
V1 P16 E1 NOTE: Witness 1 and husbands parents from Renard, Wifes
parents from Gleesk.

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When and where was Mary O'Sullivan 1856 married? Did record identify parent?

mtvrdk@gmail.com

Hi Mary, 

Thank you - I'll take a closer look at the records you shared. I don't have a marriage record for Mary O'Sullivan 1856 yet.  In 1899 she writes she came to the USA 23 years previously and had always lived in the city (New York) which would make it about 1876. If I'm reading it correctly she says she stayed with her uncle before her marriage, both in Ireland and in NYC, so my thought is that she married in NYC. 

Gail

GDTrecosta

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