Catherine McCoy 1877

[Don Gartlan]

Trying to find a needle in a haystack anyone game to help?

Looking for Catherine McCoy born Jan 9 1877 to Patrick McCoy and Catherine Connolly . Most likely in County Monaghan but not sure. Probably Catholic

Any help appreciated
Don

[aghadowey]

What sort of information are you hoping to find? details about her family? where she lived? when she died?

[Don Gartlan]

Aghadowey

This is my Maternal grandmother and I am just starting to locate her family from Ireland. She came to the US as a child and I have no information as to where in Ireland she came from. Family rumor is Co Monaghan.

I'd like to find siblings as well.

Thanks
Don

[aghadowey]

Catherine McCoy's birth certificate will give names of both parents, date and actual place of her birth.
If you had a location (parish if not townland not just county) you could try searching for church records to look for other family members.
You said that Catherine went to US as a child- with her parents? other relatives? Any other details?

[Don Gartlan]

Actually the following is the only info I have on the family

Ann B 1876
Catherine B 1877 Ire
Sarah B 1881
Marie  B 1887
Frank ?
John Joseph ?
Willie ?

I would assume At least Ann and Catherine were born in Ireland since Catherine was younger than Ann. No idea if Catherine came here with parents  or by herself.  No place of birth for the rest of them so can't help much there. She could have been in her teens when she came here. Prior to 1890 there aren't much in the way of records and ships manifests aren't indexed.

The parents don't show up in the census records here in the U.S. though my mother said her grandmother lived with them when she was young would be after 1909 as mother was born then.  No mention of Patrick here in the states.
My math says all of the children would have been born in Ireland and Patrick might havd died in Ireland around turn of the century.

[aghadowey]

Early manifests will probably just give their residence as 'Ireland' which is not much help.
Where did all the children end up in the states? If you trace them in U.S. census records you should be able to find when and where they were all born (if younger children born in US parents must have gone to America also), when (approx) they all arrived in US (perhaps they came separately).

[maryderry]

this is all i cound find, they may not be yours.

marriage. PATRICK MCCOY TO MARY CONNOLLY 26-5-1869. @ NEWRY R.C. CHURCH, NEWRY, ARMAGH/DOWN.

birth. MARGARET MCCOY 12-3-1870 PARENTS AS ABOVE B. NEWRY, ARMAGH/DOWN.


                                            regards mary.

[Don Gartlan]

Mary
Thanks for the input. Your guess is as good as any I might have. The date seems to be in line. Name could have been Mary Catherine or Catherine Mary who knows, at least the surnames are right, and til I get others with the same surnames I'll use these as a base to locate further children. I at least have 2 birth dates and names to start with as well as the one you found.
Thanks again for your help.
Don

[maryderry]

found this on igi family search.org

births. ELLEN MCCOY 19-10-1873. SARAH MCCOY 16-6-1875.DOWN, IRELAND.same parents as before.



                        regards mary.