I am searching for information on Patrick Kennedy/Kenedy who is in the 1870 and 1880 US census in Brooklyn, NY. He was buried in Old Calvary Cemetery in 1899.
He was born about 1839-45 in Ireland and his parents were John and Mary. In searching the church records, there was a Patrick Kenedy born to John and Mary Foley Kennedy on 5 May 1842 in Coumaleig. Another Patrick Kennedy was born 23 June 1839 to John and Mary Cournane Kennedy. I would like to know if anyone knows if either of these migrated to the US and might possibly be my great grandfather. If they are buried in Ireland that would also obviously narrow my search. My g-grandfather married a Mary Quilter and most of the Quilters come from Kerry. There is a Patk Kennedy on a ship with a lot of Quilters in 1864.
Saturday 18th May 2013, 01:34PM
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Hi,
Thank you very much for your message.
I hope that someone who is researching the same family is able to help you with. In the meantime, here are some websites that you may find useful:
Some other websites that may be helpful are:
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
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm
Family Search: www.familysearch.org
Tithe Applotment Books: http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp
Griffith?s Valuation: http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
Irish Genealogy: http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/
Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/kerry/index.html
Emigration: https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/US_Immigration_Passenger_Arrival_Records
Alternatively, you could contact the local studies department of Kerry County Library for some assistance. Here is their webpage:
http://www.kerrylibrary.ie/local.asp
Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
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Dear windercove,
I have found 50 links for John and Mary here
Is there a reason why you narrowed down your search to 2?
Do you know where Patrick and Mary Quilter married? Does their marriage cert give Mary's parents names?
Did either of them have siblings whose names you know as this may also help us narrow down the search?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Martine