Margaret J. Conlon from Mayo or Sligo in 1880's

Brian:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

Need more information. Any idea of her year of birth from USA census records? Do you have any info on parents names from her death record or other sources? There are at least four baptismal records from 1845-1855 which are possibilities.

Roger McDonnell

Hello Roger

Margaret J. Conlon was born 17 March 1860 in Ireland.
Died 28 Jan 1921 in New York.

She married John H. Carr , son of Michael Carr and Anastasia Drennan on 04 Feb 1874 in Parish of Immaculate Conception, Manhattan, NY.
John H. Carr was born about 1848 in Ireland, he died on 04 Jan 1890 in New York.

Roger
Margaret's parents
Dominic Conlon born in Ireland 1835, married Bridget(last name unknown),

Margaret J. Conlon and John H. Carr had Walter F. Carr 02 June 1875 Mnahattan, NY.
Walter died 10 July 1931 in Brooklyn, NY
He married Elizabeth Spillane 1921, she was born in 1889 in NJ.

I will send Elizabeth's parents marriage certificate later.

Brian:

The only record on Roots Ireland which meets your parental information is below. I know that 1852 is earlier than what you had expected. However, many Irish immigrants made themselves younger when they came to a new country. Also, I'm always sceptical when I see a March 17th or December 25th birthday. It is also possible that this record is for another Margaret Conlon. The townland on the record is Killanny which I can't locate on the official townland list.

Let me know what you think about the record below.

Roger

Name:Margaret ConlonDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:26-Feb-1852Address:KillannyParish/District:GEEVAGHGender:FemaleCountyCo. Sligo
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:DomonicMother:Bridget ConlonOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Thady HartSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Maria Conlon

Here is my great grandparents wedding certificate maybe you can track down some of their parents roots back to Ireland, you can see most were noted as having been born in Ireland.
Spillane
Barrett
Lonergan