Doherty / Mcguiness in Donegal

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I'm  getting too find any information on a Gerald Doherty,  who married an Ellen McGuiness(sp?).
Ellen (or it might be  Mary Ellen),   was born abt. 1802,  so Gerald's birth  was probably around that time or a  little earlier.

They  had  2 children, Margaret b. abt 1840,  and Dennis b abt 1844. I  think they had at least one other child  by who's name of Bernerd, b abt 1836.

The children  went to the US  in the late 50's  and early 60's,.

Ellen  showed up in the 1880 US Census  living with Dennis as a widow,  so Gerald died  sometime before 1880.

Hope  this finds a bell  with someone.

Thanks,

Colleen

They supposedly came  from the general area  of Malin.