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Comment by Robert A Quinn on November 20, 2011 at 4:09pm

Eileen. This is all I could find in the Ireland records. Anything look famiiar even though no Quinn appears?

Church Marriage Record
Date of Marriage:	19-Feb-1844
Parish / District:	BALLINTUBBER/BALLYMOE			County:	Co. Roscommon
	Husband			Wife
Name:	Michael	Shiffington		Anne	Clayton
Address:	Not Recorded			Not Recorded
Denomination:	Roman Catholic			Roman Catholic
Occupation:	Not Recorded			Not Recorded
Age:
Status:

 

Church Marriage Record
Date of Marriage:	12-Feb-1844
Parish / District:	MOYNALTY			County:	Co. Meath
	Husband			Wife
Name:	Michael	Skeffington		Jane	Gargin
Address:
Denomination:	Roman Catholic			Roman Catholic
Occupation:
Age:
Status:
	Husband's Father			Wife's Father
Name:		Skeffington			Gargin

Comment by Eileen N. Bernier on November 10, 2011 at 4:16pm

I am pretty sure Michael and MaryAnne married in Ireland.  However, I did try to find a marriage record for his second wife in Philly without any luck.  One of the census lists her name as Mary (wouldn't you know his second wife would have the same name).  On the death certificate of my great grandfather, Joseph James, his mother is listed as Margaret.  My thinking is that because he was so young when his mother died, my great grandmother perhaps didn't know that his mother passed away.  I appreciate your looking into this.  It has been a road block for many years. Thank you 

Comment by Robert A Quinn on November 10, 2011 at 4:04pm

Thanks, Eileen. I could find no marriage records in Ireland so I'll look in the US, which is easier anyway. Have you looked?

Comment by Eileen N. Bernier on November 10, 2011 at 9:23am

Yes, you are right....my Bernard was Skiffington.  Sorry, I wasn't thinking I guess.  Mary Anne died 10 Aug 1858.  The children were all young; Michael married again but I have never been able to find out who his second wife was. 

Comment by Robert A Quinn on November 9, 2011 at 8:58pm

What date did Mary Anne die, Eileen? The only Bernard I know about is Bernard Quinn. Yours is Bernard Skiffington, right?

Comment by Catherine Yvonne Withers Russell on November 9, 2011 at 5:01pm

Researching Faherty family from Galway, Ireland - more specifically the Moycullen parish. Owen Faherty christened 4 May 1788, son of John Faherty and Bridgit Earner.

He married Mary Walsh/Welch 20 June 1814 in Moycullen Parish, Galway, Ireland. They were living in Bardstown, KY for the 1820 census, so they immigrated some time before 1820. I have no idea what ship/boat brought them over since ship logs aren't that great for that time period as it wasn't required by the US government yet.

Also looking for more information Bridgit Earner - I believe she may be part of or descended from the "Poor Palatines" (German immigrants) who came through England seeking passage to the colonies. I suspect this may be why there are no records of Earners/Erners in the Catholic Church parish records if they were Protestant. Earner/Erner is a German last name and there is not many records on rootsireland.ie for Earners aside from Griffith's Valuation.

I really want to expand on what I believe I know about John Faherty (Owen's father) b. about 1753 and his siblings. There are so many John Fahertys in that area in that time period that I don't know how to sort it out without having to pay to look at EVERY John Faherty record in that parish from that time period. Currently I believe that John Faherty was the son of Patrick Faherty and Bridget Tolan but I have no actual proof of that - just something that's been passed down to the Fahertys that currently live in the US.

Any ideas of how or where I can expand my search? I'm amazed at how much I've been able to find in the last 18 months since I started working on this line, but I know there is so much more if I only know where to look!!!!

Comment by Eileen N. Bernier on November 9, 2011 at 3:59pm

Robert, RE: Skiffington/Quinn; I can add a little more info if it will help you.  I know Michael had brothers, Felix, Bernard and Francis.  Bernard was NOT the Bernard you are looking for however. Mary Anne died in Philly from Consumption...I have date if it will help.  Michael died 1889 in Philly.   Michael/Mary Anne had four children, Michael, John, Joseph, and Mary Anne.  All died young. 

Comment by Robert A Quinn on November 9, 2011 at 1:33pm

My Quinns are from Clonoe, Tyrone, and came to Philly, about 1870. I've dropped some money into Irish marriage data and I'll look to see what I have. For some reason the Skiffington/Quinn match sounds familiar.

Comment by Eileen N. Bernier on November 9, 2011 at 12:58pm

Researching Skiffington and Quinn.  GGGrandfather Michael Skiffington born abt 1823, Ireland.  Married Mary Anne Quinn...date not known.  Living in Philly in 1847 when first child born.  Looking for place in Ireland that they may have come from, also when they immigrated from Ireland

 

Comment by Kathleen Wattle on October 28, 2011 at 1:53am

Quinn, Norris, Nickerson, McAfee, Dickerson - these are the Irish lines I am looking for and hope to find others possible doing the same.

GGrandfather Frank Quinn (designer of Catholic vestments) immigrated 1876, lived NYC and Phila. but mainly Pittsburgh marrying Mary ? from Maryland or PA. Looks like he passed between 1912 and 1917 based on WWI draft info. They had 4 children (Bernice, John Gregory, Leo Bernard & Stella) all of whom more or less "disappeared" as I have nothing beyond 1930 census except my grandfather Leo's death cert. I have no info on Frank Quinn's parents or IRE town of origin outside a ship doc that "might" be him but otherwise, nada....

GGGrandparents Robert & Martha A Norris immigrated in 1851, settled in Smyrna DE, apparently he fought for the Union in the Civil War but I'm looking to find where  in IRE they came from -- his parents: Robt Norris & Elizabeth Nickerson; her parents: James McAfee & unknown.

Robt & Martha's son Chas K (my GGF) married a Fannie E Dickerson also of Smyrna but I have zero on her too. Would be thrilled if anyone has any connection.

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