Patrick Brown : Short Biography

Lived in Cloughoola, Marble Hills, Galway. Married to Bridget Coniry before 1865. I have found 9 children, most emigrated to America. The children were baptised in the Ballinakill Parish, Diocese of Clonfert, (I could not find it on the list below but I have all the baptism certificates copies.) Galway. Bridget Coniry died 16 Apr 1908 in Cloughoola. Patrick died 8 Oct 1910 in Cloughoola.  Patrick was a farmer. The land they lived on was owned by Mary Macormack. Children below:

Ellen Ann "Nellie" Brown, born 14 Feb 1865, died 18 Dec 1950 in Belmont, Middlesex, MA. Married Thomas Berry Dunbar on 9 Apr 1901 in Boston, MA. Children: Thomas Andrew, Alice L. and Susan Theresa.

Patrick Brown, born 16 Mar 1867.

Susan E. Brown, born 27 Jan 1869, Immigrated to America May 1895 but returned to Ireland and appeared with her family on the 1901 census. Returned back to America on 10 Jun 1903. Worked as a parlor maid in Newton, MA and married a co-worker named Jean Friquet on 4 Sep 1910 in Boston, MA. She travelled to Chantenay, Nievre, Bourgogne, France (husband's hometown to meet her in-laws.) Jean returned from Bourgogne, France, a widower in 29 Mar 1916. No children.

Annie F. Brown, b. 15 Mar 1871, emigrated to America in 1891. Married Michael Phillip Dacey, 16 Dep 1896 in Lowell, Middlesex, MA. They had 7 children. (I have info on all children). Annie died 10 Dec 1935 in Lowell, MA. I have made contact with a family member of hers here in the US but they had no further info on her parents.

Theresa Brown, b. 31 Mar 1873, died 10 Jun 1881, Cloughoola.

Elizabeth A. Brown, b. 27 Mar 1875, emigrated 12 May 1893, Married John H. McInnis on 24 Feb 1897 in Lowell, MA. She and John lived in Nova Scotia for many years and are found on the 1901 and 1911 Canada Census, living in Nova Scotia. John was born in Cross Roads, Nova Scotia. They returned to Boston in Jun 1911. All told they had nine known children born in Canada and the US. John died tragically in an electrical accident in 1916 while employed with the power company in Lowell, MA leaving a widow and nine children, the oldest being only 17 yrs old and the youngest about 2 yrs old. Elizabeth died 30 Mar 1960 in Lowell. Her son Henry was awarded the Silver Star (WWII) for bravery under fire in the Battle for Nichols field on the Luzon, Phillipines.

Thomas J. Brown, b. 31 Jan 1877, emigrated to America in 1895 on the same ship as his sister Susan. He married Bridget O'Loughlin on 19 Oct 1898 in Lowell, MA. Bridget was from Ennistimon, County Clare and she emigrated on the same ship along with her brother John, Thomas and Bridget likely met on board ship Catalonia. They had six children and most died in their youth, with the exception of two of the males that died at age 47. Bridget died of cancer on 13 Jun 1927 after having lost two sons, one at age ten and one in infancy and two teenage daughters. Thomas remarried to Cora DeMange after Sep 1930 and died 3 Apr 1958 in Lowell, MA.  (Thomas is my gr-grandfather.)

Catherine Brown, b. 21 Dec1878, (did not emigrate) married Michael Holleran of Lagoo, Marblehill, Galway on 29 Apr 1897 in Cloughoola, Woodford, Galway. They had at least eight children: John, Thomas, Bridget, Kate and Mary Ellen, Lizzie, Michael and Patrick. Most of the children emigrated to the US in the Boston are. One of the girls stayed in Galway and was married to Michael Rogers. Michael and Patrick may have stayed in Galway as well. They lived in Lagoo on the 1901 census and in Cloughoola, Woodford on the 1911 census.

Julia Alice Brown, b. 4 Jul 1883, Emigrated to Boston on 22 apr 1899 on the ship Pavonia. She married Russell Cyrus Watson on 24 Jun 1914 in Boston, She died 6 Jun 1920 in Haverhill, Essex, MA. I found no children from this marriage.

I have much more information on the family but have not found any further information on Patrick and Bridget (Coniry). Th Their marriage occurred prior to the documentation dates and I did not find any information in the Ballynakill Parish where I found the baptism of their children. There are other Coniry's with varios spellings in the area. Connaire, Canary, Conroy.