My great grndmother, Mary Connell was born in Waterford on 9/15/1831 and died 10/9/1909 in Delevan, Illinois, USA. . Her Mother, Mary Welsh (1798-Waterford) and father, James Connell (Cork) lived in New York City until he was killed in 1831 building the subways in New York. Mary Welsh returned to Ireland. Mary Connell married Patrick Cullinan (Cork) (1828-1909). I am looking for any additional information/parishes on the Connells and Welshes. Thank you!
Hi there,
Could you please post your message on the County Cork profile page here: http://www.irelandxo.com/group/county-cork
It's great you have fairly exact dates for the births and deaths. It is very difficult to guide you further without a more exact location.
Have you checked the local newspapers for death notices? There might be more information in this.
You could also try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64). Griffith's is freely available here: www.askaboutireland.com. Another useful website is: www.failteromhat.com
Please make sure you link anyone else in your family who is interested in their Irish heritage to our site - and indeed anyone else you know of Irish heritage.
Kind regards,
Sinead Cooney
Genealogist (Ireland XO)