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Sligo / Patrick Cunningham
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Looking for birth family information on Patrick Cunningham, born 28 Feb 1818.
Family history passed down:
Patrick came to the USA from Sligo in 1833, when he was 15. (He may have been a stowaway, as we've not found him listed on any passenger list) He came to Topsham, Vermont, to the home of a man he had known in Ireland, McAlvie. ( 1940 census, the only spelling that comes close is Daniel McCalloway. On his gravestone it is McCalvey.)
Patrick married Jerusha Avery in 1841. They had 7 children. He died in a logging accident Jan 1853.
Family history passed down:
Patrick came to the USA from Sligo in 1833, when he was 15. (He may have been a stowaway, as we've not found him listed on any passenger list) He came to Topsham, Vermont, to the home of a man he had known in Ireland, McAlvie. ( 1940 census, the only spelling that comes close is Daniel McCalloway. On his gravestone it is McCalvey.)
Patrick married Jerusha Avery in 1841. They had 7 children. He died in a logging accident Jan 1853.