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My great great grandfather was James Hegarty (about 1851 - 1898).  He married Minnie Shannon (b. about 1854) in Skull (Schull) Ireland in 1873.  (Or her legal name may have been Ursula.)  Somehow or other they ended up living in Oswego, NY.  James worked for the Kingsford Corn Starch plant there.  (May have been a mason)  He and Minnie had 3 children:  Ursula, James, and Thomas.  Only James lived to adulthood.  The 2 other children are buried in a public cemetery in NY (not a Catholic one).  The father James is buried with the children but I would like to know whatever happened to Minnie.  I suspect she moved back home in the period between Oct., 1889 and May, 1898 but that's only a guess.  She may have had a brother named William Shannon (b. about 1854, and also a worker at the Kingsford plant) and there may also be another family member named "Margh,"  (b. about 1856).  From the time they came to the U.S., James was Episcopal.  From Oswego, NY James the father and James the son moved to Chicago, IL.  I don't know if Minnie went with them.  I would love to find out more about either the Hegarty or the Shannon branch, and to find out what became of Minnie.  Have tried all the usual sources.  Can anybody out there help me break through my "brick wall"?

olympia1955

Wednesday 19th Sep 2012, 03:26AM

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  • Hi

    I am looking at a Hegarty family from Queenstown in Cork. Here is some recent info I found, note the last Hegarty was born in Skull, not sure if any connection for you?

    Birth Records for

    HEGARTYCounty Cork, Ireland:  page 2 RESOURCES:  FHL Films (see individual records in table) Home        Ireland County Index Page NOTE:  All records are from Civil Registration. HEGARTY Bridget F 12 Oct 1871 196, Queenstown, Cork Patrick HEGARTY   Ellen MANNING Cork, Ireland 255838 1871-1872 (This is my great grandmother, I have matched with her birth certificate and know that her mother was Ellen Manning before she married Patrick) HEGARTY Margaret F 17 Dec 1869 233, Queenstown, Cork Patrick HEGARTY Ellen MANNING Cork Ireland 101204 1869-1872  (I think this is a strong match for Bridget's sister)  HEGARTY Patrick M 21 Feb 1874 Skull Dispensary, Cork   Ellen HEGARTY Cork, Ireland 255898 1874-1874   (Possibly this Patrick is another sibling of my g grandmother, so I will now be looking at the Skull area!) Good luck in your search Diane

    DianeDONOVAN

    Wednesday 19th Sep 2012, 05:47PM

  • Hi Diane!  I never thanked you for this information ... in fact, I didn't know it was here and just today discovered it.  I'm still looking for Minnie Shannon Hegarty, but the info you sent may help in my finding her.  Do I now order the microfilm from the Family History Center Library to look at the civil registration?  Might we be related then?

    Thank you!

    olympia1955

    Tuesday 16th Feb 2016, 09:37PM

  • Hi,

    I suspect Minnie was born in Lissaclarig West, Kilcoe Parish. I have her father noted as Thomas (a marriage cert request to the GRO would confirm), but have nothing on her mother. Thomas seems to have had 10 children, with all but three emigrating the USA. Philip remained in the homeplace, with Ellen, the eldest, marrying a Willis from Kilbronoge; and Hester marrying a Salter from Ardnagreena, Creagh. I have Minnie passing away in Albany, NY on 6 Mar 1894, but needs further validation.

    Regards

    Jerry

    jerryob

    Thursday 25th Feb 2016, 03:38PM

  • Yes!  Thank you, Jerry!  This is the correct person with the correct family in Lissaclarig.  Since my first posting in 2012, I've tracked down her probate records that say she died in Albany, NY but I can't find where she was buried.  Apparently no death record exists.   I'm lucky in that the probate records show the family members in Ireland.  Do you think they ever shipped bodies back to Ireland to be buried in the home turf?  

    olympia1955

    Saturday 27th Feb 2016, 05:11PM

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