Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in USA
Catherine Byrne Farrell was born in Graig, Kilkenny, Ireland and baptized 8 May 1865. Her parents were James Byrne and Mary Delahunty. Catherine emigrated to America around 1882, arriving in New York City. On 30 May 1884 she and Michael C. Farrell were married at St. Peter's Church on Barclay Street in Manhattan. They had eleven children, but three of them died at a young age. Michael worked on the docks as a longshoreman.
One of their children was my grandmother, Veronica (Bridget) Farrell, born in 1899 in New York City.
Catherine Farrell died 3 Oct. 1939 and is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn. She is a first cousin to the famous baseball player, "Big Ed"Delahanty, who was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1867 and died in 1903.
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| Date of Birth | 8th May 1865 | VIEW SOURCE |
| Date of Death | 3rd Oct 1939 | |
| Townland born | Graig, Kilkenny, Ireland | |
| Place & Date of Baptism | 8 May 1865 | |
| Father (First Name/s and Surname) | James Byrne | |
| Mother (First Name/s and Maiden) | and Mary Delahunty | |
| Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname) | Michael C. Farrell | |
| Place & Date of Marriage | at St. Peter's Church on Barclay Street in Manhattan | |
| Number of Children | 11 | |
| Occupation | longshoreman | |
| Names of Children | Veronica (Bridget) Farrell | |
| Place of Death | Brooklyn | |
| Number of Children | 29 June 1864-Marriage of her parents James Byrne and Mary Delahanty, both residing in Cloghasty, Graigue, Thomastown, Kilkenny. | |
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