KEEFE/CARROLL FAMILY

[JMaleckiShaver]

Hello All,

I have hit a roadblock with my genealogy. I am looking for any information on a John Keefe b. about 1812 or 1813 in County Cork, who married a woman called Margaret Carroll (b.1816 also in County Cork.)  They immigrated to St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada and had my great-great grandfather William Keefe, whom later settled in Buffalo, New York, but was buried in St. Catharines. Any information would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers,
Jackie

[aghadowey]

See also topic on GLAMORGAN board-
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=617000.new#new

[taramcdsmall]

Hi Jackie and welcome to rootschat !

Did John and Margaret get married in Cork and then emmigrate ?

What religion were they?

www.irishgenealogy.ie has some old cork church records online and for free but only rc ones

Was there parents of John and Margaret mentioned on their death certs (sorry I don't know what info is on Canadian certs) ?

Was there a townland mentioned on any census that you have them on ?

Obviously John and Margaret were born and married well before our civil registration began in 1864 so you need to look for them on church records.

The thing with this though is that you will need townlands to see if records for that parish still exist !

Tara

[taramcdsmall]

Is this a marriage for William ?

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZ57-W35

Tara

[taramcdsmall]

Did he have twin siblings called Richard and Agnes by any chance

Tara

[JMaleckiShaver]

Hi Tara,

Thank you for your help.  I know that William married a woman named Elizabeth Walsh from Canada. I am not certain that he had twin siblings Agnes and Richard, although I have them tentatively on my ancestry as such. William was born in Wales, but I don't know when his parents John and Margaret emigrated there. This is where I'm stuck!!!!   I know they both were Roman Catholics. I haven't been able to get the death certs for John and Margaret. I'm located in Germany and haven't been back to the US for quite some time. Thank you so, so much!

Jackie

[taramcdsmall]

I'm afraid without a few more leads you have defo hit the proverbial brick wall

Do let us know if you get any more information tho and I can have another look !

Tara

[JMaleckiShaver]

Tara,
 I have hit the wall, indeed! Will keep you posted if I find anything else out. Thank you again for your help!

Cheers, Jackie

[Ancilla]

Hi

We have Keefe's from Cork in our family.  Mary Keefe was my gt gt grandmother on my mother's paternal side.  One of her grandson's Michael Grady emigrated to the States under the name of Michael G Kieffe (I have his will and his daughter's (clara Kieffe Fanning) They lived and died in Warren County Pennsylvania. Also in the family are Sullivans and Morans. Does this mean anything to you

Ancilla