Hi Renee, Thanks for your response! I have yet to confirm the connection, of course, so I am wondering if you have birth and/or death records or other confirmation for Michael Miles Qualter or his wife.
The marriage record that I found online only lists "Myles Qualter" as father of Bridget b. 1847, so I have nothing but that and family stories to go on.
The record info: Bridget b. 1847- 19 y (father listed as Myles Qualter) m. 5 May 1866 Patrick Fleming, b.1845 21 y, son of John Fleming is from the Catholic Church at Ballymoe, Galway. The dates are right for my Patrick Fleming and Bridget Qualter, and the names are exact, so I am assuming at this point that I have the right marriage record.
The family story is that Bridget married against her father's wishes,(Patrick was supposed to have been a poor stable-hand, and the Qualters rich landowners, etc...) and then the two went to America. As far as documentation, I have the couple in New York state in 1870 with a 2 year old daughter, Mary. There might have been a child before her. The family by 1880 is in Chicago, IL where they settled and had many children. I live in the area. I can give you all of that if we can find some kind of connecting information.
Bridget was my gr gr grandmother, my immigrant Irish ancestor. I would be most interested in seeing documentation with anything like a common church for marriages or death records, or birth-death-marriage dates for parents or brothers that would fit with Bridget being perhaps in the family. Do you have ship information for the brothers to America? If you like, please email me info, links or documentation at *. I have not posted the family information online, except for queries in forums and don't plan to. Happy to work directly with you and share what I have. :-) Anne
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