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These are my third great grandparents.  My Great Grandfather was James Curtis born May 17, 1829 in County Tipperary.  He married Catherine Murphy, the daughter of Martin Murphy and Catherine Everett.  That information is from Margaret's death certificate.  I did find a Marty Murphy who lived in Lisdalene, Temletuohy.  I'm not certain that this was the correct one.

James CURTIS came to America.  He lived first in Waukegan, Illinois and then in Belvidere, IL.  His brother Peter also lived in Belvidere.  They had a brother, probably named Michael who lived in Waukegan.  I know from Peter's  marriage license that his parents were John and Ellen (NMN) CURTIS.

I would so much appreciate any information about any of them.  

 

 

GMCH

Monday 4th May 2020, 07:56PM

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  • Hi . . . 

    And Welcome to Ireland Reaching    and    Co. Tipperary . . . 

    Searchin on Roots (paid) and Ancestry . . . I found the following . . .

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    JAMES. . . Church of Ireland . . .in Templemore ( close proximity to Templetouhy and Loughmore ) 1827. . . (see below)

    Father . . . William . . . Mother Lydia . . . father in British Army . . 66th Foot . . ( most likely in the Barracks in Templemore - at that time )

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    PETER . . . I could not find . . . 

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    MICHAEL . . .  ( see below ) . . .B. 1828.

    Roman Catholic Baptism . . .  to . . .John Curtis ( Templetouhy )  and ELLEN Thompson . . . 

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    SO . . It would appear . . that we are dealing with TWO DIFFERING Families . . . given Faith and Location

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    MAP    (below) . . . Loughmore / Templetouhy / Templemore . . . 

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    CATHERINE Murphy . . . 

    Searched for a WEDDING . . of Catherine / James . . c.1850 . . Tipp.   then All Ireland . . +/- 10yrs . . .NOTHING  

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    https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0276 . . . Templetouhy R.C. registers of Marriages . . . 

    https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632751#page/70/mode/1up  . . . . ( top left corner - toggle )

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    On Ancestry . . . I found the following . . .  

    James Curtis

     in the U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914

     

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      Name:James Curtis    Birthyear:     abt 1827     Birthplace:    Ireland     Enlistment Age:22

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      Could the above be YOUR James Curtis  ????   Military Tradition   >>>

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      MARTIN Murphy . . . ( see below ). . . 1799 Loughmore . . . Philip Murphy / Catherine Cunningham 

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      EVERETT Catherine  . . . when I searched . . on Roots . . b. 1800  +/- 10 Yrs 

      ONE ONLY Catherine . . . came up . . . ( see below ) . . . 

      Which begs the question . . . did they meet and wed . . in the U.S.   ???

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      Anyway . . . before this laptop loses all this info. for the 2nd. time , , I'll shoot this off .. . 

      Hoping you get something . . out of the above . . . 

      Best I could do . . 

       

      Cheers . . Eamonn.

       

      Eamonn M. Horan, Volunteer Ireland Reaching Out ☘️

      Tuesday 5th May 2020, 04:02PM

    • Thank you Eamonn, SO much.

      I know from Peter CURTIS's marriage license that his parents were John and Ellen.  I think that that is the family I am looking for. (Michael's family)

      The birth of Martin Murphy seems to be in the right time.  I thank you so much for searching for me.  Even if I can't prove it, I feel in my heart that these ar my ancestors.  Hopefully, sometime I'll find something more to make this more concrete.

      Stay safe and well,

      Gail (Curtis) Henry

       

       

      GMCH

      Wednesday 6th May 2020, 09:15PM

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