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mopinko

(71,797 posts)
28. here's what i have so far
Sun Oct 25, 2020, 02:49 PM
Oct 2020

my gramps- james patrick 1879. born in illinois, i think chi
married rose o'regan, 1883-1960 born in ireland. i think mayo.

his brother- michael, 1886
also a brother james

their dad- also a michael- 1841
wife was ann lawler. born in ireland.

i mean, the whole family has saint's names, but...

With a rebel yell ... blm Oct 2020 #1
no shit. mopinko Oct 2020 #4
Great for you ! I presume with a name like Dwyer, your ancestor probably OnDoutside Oct 2020 #2
some there, yes. mopinko Oct 2020 #3
Mayo's lovely...had a lovely week at the Mulranny hotel out by Achill OnDoutside Oct 2020 #5
i cant wait to go. mopinko Oct 2020 #7
Any idea when he travelled to America ? 1890s ? OnDoutside Oct 2020 #9
1842 mopinko Oct 2020 #12
I see a tree on Ancestry where there's a Daniel Cahill and an Ellen Louise Hipwell. OnDoutside Oct 2020 #19
oh man. ty. mopinko Oct 2020 #20
Well in that case, this one looks more like it OnDoutside Oct 2020 #22
Ooops I got my Kings and Queens mixed up ! OnDoutside Oct 2020 #21
Another thing on Daniel's military career OnDoutside Oct 2020 #23
mind blown. the biggest part? mopinko Oct 2020 #24
Delighted to be able to help, I've been researching my own family tree OnDoutside Oct 2020 #25
fwiw, there are a few michael dwyers in my tree. mopinko Oct 2020 #26
Can you give me any dates/locations ? OnDoutside Oct 2020 #27
here's what i have so far mopinko Oct 2020 #28
Here's James and Rose marriage OnDoutside Oct 2020 #37
was michael dwyer sent to botany bay? mopinko Oct 2020 #38
If this is the correct Ann Lawler, then her spouse was John OnDoutside Oct 2020 #39
i may have been confused. mopinko Oct 2020 #40
This looks like Ann's Birth details ! OnDoutside Oct 2020 #45
ok, basically, yes. mopinko Oct 2020 #43
blacksmith makes sense. gramps was a ferrier. mopinko Oct 2020 #41
so, john here is michael dwyer's brother patrick's son. mopinko Dec 2020 #55
ok, found this- mopinko Oct 2020 #35
bingo mopinko Oct 2020 #36
ok, that's confused. mopinko Oct 2020 #42
i find it appalling that he ended up a famine refugee. mopinko Oct 2020 #29
No he joined before the famine, and the British Army was built on the OnDoutside Oct 2020 #30
yeah, but he came here in 42 as a famine refugee. mopinko Oct 2020 #31
Where did you see that Daniel Cahill arrived as a famine refugee in 1842 ? OnDoutside Oct 2020 #32
ellis island records. mopinko Oct 2020 #33
might be 44. dont remember atm mopinko Oct 2020 #34
Just to be clear, we're talking about Daniel Cahill ? OnDoutside Oct 2020 #44
hmm. well it wasnt her only mistake. mopinko Oct 2020 #46
Well to be fair, Daniel Cahill isn't too uncommon a name, so understandable. OnDoutside Oct 2020 #49
true. mopinko Oct 2020 #50
yeah the brits. mopinko Oct 2020 #47
Meticulous for sure. The unfortunate thing is that a lot of census records were destroyed by OnDoutside Oct 2020 #48
didnt a lot of the irish records get burned too? mopinko Oct 2020 #51
Yes, there were 3 separate incidents OnDoutside Oct 2020 #52
that would be awesome. mopinko Oct 2020 #53
Congrats! Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #6
yeah. learning the drinking songs. mopinko Oct 2020 #8
If you are going to Tipperary, this is the one to know OnDoutside Oct 2020 #11
that's a great one. thx. mopinko Oct 2020 #13
It is amazing! snowybirdie Oct 2020 #10
no kidding. mopinko Oct 2020 #14
Very cool! I'm so glad you accepted and helped her... WePurrsevere Oct 2020 #15
we were joking this morning- mopinko Oct 2020 #16
That's great! I'm so glad you have so much in common... WePurrsevere Oct 2020 #17
i have a nephew. mopinko Oct 2020 #18
michael dwyer's brother patrick is my ggrandfather. mopinko Dec 2020 #54
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