Catherine Donoghue immigrated ca. 1845. It could have been earlier. She married Francis "Frank" Hanratty and had her first child, my 3rd Great-Grandmother, Mary Ann Catherine Hanratty, at about 18 years old.
Mary died at age 30, and Catherine raised my 2nd Great-Grandmother, Katherine "Katie" Sweet on her own, as her husband had also passed away by then (1865).
If Catherine was 64 at the time of death, she would have been born before 22 March 1833, possibly and probably in 1832. Since all the Catherine Donoghue's born in 1833 were after 22 March 1833, she couldn't have been any of them. In 1832 there are four Catherine Donoghue's listed for County Kerry. I checked mine, my mom's and my uncle's matches against any of the mother's maiden names with no return except for one- The family listed is Bartholomew Donoghue and Catherine Murphy and after more research, they had five children (Florentius b. December 1824, Bridgidam b. 1822, Johanum b. 1827, Bartholomus b. July 1836, and Catherinam b. 28 August 1832). I have many Murphy matches both maternally and paternally. However, the closest matches are that of 3-4th cousins and all those for the three of us show shared matches to one or both of my mom's second cousins who also descend from this line. I wonder if this is her family???! They were all from Cloghereen, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland. ????
Any and all help to find out who my Catherine Donoghue's family was in Ireland would be wonderfully appreciated, especially if you are related to any of these people! Catherine died 22 March 1897 of heart-related issues, which is a strong hereditary trait in our family. She was only 64 years old. As far as I know, Mary was the only one of her children with descendants, as both Cecilia and Frank died too young. Cecilia had two children, but both died as young children.
My extended family are her only descendants.
| Additional Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 28th Aug 1832 | |
| Date of Death | 22nd Mar 1897 | |
| Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname) | Francis "Frank" Hanratty from New York, USA | |
| Number of Children | 3 children... | |
| First Child | Mary C. Hanratty b. 1851 when Catherine Donoghue was about 18 years old. | |
| Names of Children | Mary C. Hanratty, b. 1851 New Orleans, LA and d. 1881 New Orleans, LA, USA Cecilia E. Hanratty, b. ca. 1856 New Orleans, LA and d. 1911 New Orleans, LA, USA Francis "Frank" Hanratty, Jr., b. 1864 New Orleans, LA and d. 1911New Orleans, LA, USA | |
| Occupation | Catherine was a Grocer and owned her own store/bakery that her Grand-daughter, Katie Sweet, whom she raised- helped with and eventually took over. | |
| Place of Death | Catherine d. 22 March 1897 in Algiers, New Orleans, LA, USA at age 64 while residing at 218 Morgan St., Algiers, New Orleans, LAa, USA where she passed away at the corner of Pelican St. and Elmira St. (near bakery) of Hepatic Scirrhosis Carcinoma. | |
| New Type | IMMIGRATION- Her death certificate mentions she had lived in Algiers since she was about 12 years old. My assumption is she immigrated around ca. 1845 if she moved directly there at the time of immigration. I am unsure who she came with if anyone. | |
