I am looking for information on my 2nd great grandfather, Patrick Maguire( born about 1819-1822) and a possible brother, Philip Maguire( born about 1826-1830). They both emmigrated from Ireland to the United States between 1845-1860. They both lived and died in Lawrence,Massachusetts. Patrick died in 1904 and his death certificate lists parents as Patrick Maguire and Rose O'Toole. Philip died in 1914 and his death certificate lists John Maguire and Rose Towle as parents. Philip was in the Civil War in the United States and had to reapply several times for pension benefits. He listed his place of birth differently on each application- County Meath, County Westmeath, Westmeath, and finally Oldcastle. They may have had a sister Roseanne or Roseanna. I have no proof that they are related but through an Ancestry DNA test I was matched with a relative of Philip's. She is quite sure they were brothers. Their possible mother, Rose O'Toole/Towle Maguire may also have emmigrated.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
rxbuck67
Sunday 11th Nov 2012, 08:45PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi
Thank you for your message.
Do you know much about their emigration? The dates, the reason why they left, who they may have travelled with?..etc..Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. If you knew which city they arrived at (e.g. Liverpool, New York, etc.), this could be a good place to find more information. -And perhaps even find out an exact place of origin.
Some sites that may be of use to you are:
Ellis Island: http://www.ellisisland.org/search/passSearch.asp
Castlegarden: http://www.castlegarden.org/
US National Archives/Immigration info: http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/
The Boston Pilot; From October 1831 through October 1921, the Boston Pilot newspaper printed a ?Missing Friends? column with advertisements from people looking for ?lost? friends and relatives who had emigrated from Ireland to the United States. This extraordinary collection of 40,743 records is available here as a searchable online database, which contains a text record for each ad that appeared in the Pilot. http://infowanted.bc.edu/
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at ). www.failteromhat.com
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cynoconnor
Tuesday 15th Jan 2013, 10:55AM -
Hi Kathy, I am still working on it. I was hoping to have an answer today. I will call my contact tomorrow.
Jack
Oldcastle Meath
Wednesday 16th Jan 2013, 02:43AM