Padraic Mac Aodhagain

Glensharrold in 1888

2015-08-15T10:45:00.000-04:00

Here is a document titled "Glenaharrold in 1888" by Alfred E. Pease, MP and published in 1888. It describes the abject poverty and conditions in Glensharrold, an estate in Co. Limerick, Ireland, toward the end of the 19th century . My great-grandparents, Thomas Hanley and Catherine O'Connell Hanley, were residents of this place. Pease interviewed a number of residents and how the unfair rents charged to them had affected them. In addition he includes statements from tenants that he had received. Included on pages 34-36 is statements from Thomas Hanley, my great-grandfather.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rmj48ncnbqkfdza/Glensharrold_1888.pdf?dl=0

Sarah Weed Maloney Hawkins

2015-03-18T11:30:00.000-04:00

Here is the death certificate for my great-grandmother, Sarah Weed Maloney Hawkins. She married my great-grandfather, Francis Gallery Maloney, in 1886 in Jackson Co., MI. After Francis died in 1872, she married John Hawkins in 1878. The certificate has just one interesting item in that it states that her father, Fellows Weed, was born in Syracuse, NY. I suspect that this is an error. Helmer family (related to the Weeds) note that Fellows was born in Hannibal, NY. Hannibal was in Onondaga County when Fellows was born in 1810. Today Hannibal is in Oswego County, NY.

Death Certificate - Sarah Weed Maloney Hawkins - 1928

Patrick Eagan and Family in the 1855 NY State Census

2014-07-07T11:23:00.000-04:00

Here is my great-grandfather, Patrick Eagan, in the 1855 NY State Census living in the Town of Barre which is just south of Albion in Orleans County. My great-grandfather is listed as "Patrick Agan" and the family also consisted of my great-grandmother, Mary, and their two children at that time, Catherine and James. Both of the children were born in Orleans and both of my great-grandparents were born in Ireland.

The census record shows a couple of interesting items:

(1) The record states that Patrick was 25 years old and Mary was 27 years old. Other records show that Patrick was born in 1828 and Mary was born in 1829.

(2) Patrick had been in Orleans for 6 years and Mary had been in the county for 7 years. Therefore they were probably married in Orleans county.

(3) Patrick was a naturalized citizen but Mary was still an alien.

Tesr

2014-03-03T19:03:00.000-05:00

Trying my phone.

WWI Draft Records - Two Hanleys

2013-08-26T12:34:00.000-04:00

I have come across the World War I draft registration cards for 1917 and 1918 on the Family Search web site. Although I have not found a card for my Uncle Jim Eagan (I had previously looked at the actual cards at the National Archives), I did find records for two of my grandmother's brothers - Tim Hanley and Tom Hanley. The first is that for Tim Hanley:

Draft Registration WWI - Tim Hanley

Note from the registration card that Uncle Tim, who came to the US in 1912, was living at 116 Jefferson Ave. in 1917/18 - which agrees with Rochester City Directories for that time - and is a shipping clerk at Rochester Button on State Street.

The other is for Tom Hanley:

Draft Registration WWI - Tom Hanley

Uncle Tom Hanley, who came to the US from Ireland in 1910, was living at 136 Bartlett Street in Rochester which was the home of his brother Michael - again, this agrees with the Rochester City Directories. Tom was a billing clerk at Kodak on State Street.

Eagans in County Cork, Ireland

2013-08-06T12:27:00.004-04:00

My great-grandfather Patrick M. Eagan's death was noted in the Rochester, NY Democrat & Chronicle. The obituary noted that he was born in Cork, Ireland in 1828 and came to Albion, NY about 1840. Unfortunately, this does not specify where in County Cork he was born - in Cork City or somewhere in the county.

There are Irish census records available for only 1901 and 1911, about sixty years after he left Ireland. The closest we have as a census for an earlier period is Griffith's Valuation, a survey of Ireland for tax purposes. This survey taken for County Cork was done between 1851 and 1853 about ten years after Patrick left. I have looked at Griffith's Valuation in Cork for Eagans by that spelling and find only two, a Thomas Eagan and Michael Eagan. (In addition, there are about one hundred and ninety with the name spelled 'Egan.') Is it possible that either Thomas or Michael are relatives of my great-grandfather?

Thomas Eagan occupied land in the Town of Youghal in the Parish of Youghal and had a house and small garden on South Cross Lane (just off Friar Street). The house and land was leased from the representatives of Joshua H. Bull who may be a member of the Bull family in Knockrea, Cork.

Michael Eagan occupied land in the Village of Clashavodig in the Parish of Little Island and on that land he had a house and garden. The land was leased from John Cantillon.

I wish this helped me but right now it is just a set of facts to be filed.

Our Spring Cruises

2013-02-11T14:17:00.000-05:00

We are doing early preparations for our Spring cruises that will start on April 6. The first starts at Port Everglades and end on April 29 in Civitavecchia - the port city for Rome. This is actually two cruises that are sold as a single one on Holland American's m/s Eurodam. It is a 16 day transatlantic cruise followed by a 7 day Mediterranean cruise. This is a picture of the itinerary:

Notice that one of the ports that we are scheduled to stop is LaGoulette, the port city for Tunis, Tunisia. I would like to stop there as we have never been there but I suspect that this port will be scrapped due to recent uprisings there.

Following that cruise - that ends in Rome - we will fly to Milan and stay there for three or four days and then go on the Nice and spend a few days there. We are looking forward to spending time in Milan as the only places we have been to in Milan is the airport and train station on our way from Amsterdam to Florence a couple of years ago. The last time we were in Nice was probably 1984.

Following our stay in Milan and Nice we will start our next cruise from Monte Carlo on May 5. This is an 11 day Mediterranean cruise aboard Azamara Cruise's Quest and will end on May 16 in Barcelona, Spain. We are looking forward to this cruise as it is our first time on an Azamara ship and it is a step above most of the ships that we cruise on. The Quest holds only about 600 passengers and we like small ships. Here is the picture for this cruise.

We are going to try something new this cruise. We purchased a 'no-contract' international cell phone so we can be contacted by the folks at Nancy's father's assisted living place in Michigan. It has a UK number and cannot be used in the USA but only in Europe. It turns out we will also be able to use it next January when we take our South America/Antarctica cruise.

Maloney Deeds

2013-02-08T15:31:00.002-05:00

Here are two deeds for property purchased in Rochester, NY by my grandfather, Fred Maloney, and my great-grandfather, Francis Maloney. These documents are from New York Land Records, 1630-1975 at the Family Search web site. The first is an index for the deed to the property my grandparents had on Greig Street that they purchased in 1905. Unfortunately the deed itself has yet to be scanned.

Deed Index for Maloney Property on Greig Street

The second deed - both the Index and Deed itself - is for a piece of property on Frank Street that Francis Maloney purchased in 1866. The first is the Index and the second is the Deed itself.

Index for Deed for Frank St. Property

Deed for Frank Street Property

Stephen Eagan in Springfield, MA

2013-01-26T12:21:00.001-05:00

This morning I looked at the Springfield, MA City Directories to see where the Stephen Eagan (my grandfather) family lived in Springfield from about 1904 to 1906. Prior to 1904 the Eagans lived in New Haven, CT. In the entries for 1904 and 1905 Stephen Eagan was listed as a blacksmith and lived at 134 Walnut. Today this location is (or next to) a Kentucky Fried Chicken place. The 1906 entry notes that he "rem[oved] to Rochester, N Y" and we know that the 1906 Rochester City Directory lists Stephen back in Rochester working at Camera Works. In Springfield he probably worked as a carriage blacksmith but I don't know what carriage or automobile company he worked at.

My Uncle - Rev. Joseph T. Maloney

2013-01-02T10:25:00.001-05:00

While searching the online versions of the Rochester Catholic Courier I came across 28 references to the Rev. Joseph T, Maloney, my mother's brother. Most were items concerning weddings and funerals he officiated at. However, I have saved four that I thought significant. The first is from the Courier's issue of May 25, 1956 entitled, "Seven Priests To Mark Silver Jubilees."

The next is his obituary from the March 18, 1965 issue of the Courier. My Uncle Joe was only fifty-eight when he died. He led a very active live with swimming, handball, etc., the very picture of health. Ironically he died of a heart attack in the locker room at the CYO in downtown Rochester.

The next from March 25, 1965 is a eulogy delivered at my uncle's funeral by a friend of his, Rev. Gerald Krieg.

The final item from the Courier's issue of June 13, 1979 about the Reverend Joseph T. Maloney Memorial Award, awarded by the Rochester CYO for outstanding service to youth. I have also found an item in 1980 but do not know how long the award continued.

My Aunt Helen Maloney

2012-12-31T10:30:00.001-05:00

Following are three articles from the Rochester, NY Catholic Courier, the newspaper for the Diocese of Rochester concerning my aunt, Sister Helen Joseph Maloney, S.S.J. The first from the Courier of July 30, 1964 when she received a degree from Nazareth College.

The second is an article from the May 8, 1985 issue dealing with the "Changing Church." This includes a picture of my aunt.

The third is her obituary from June 1990. I didn't realize that she had taught at so many different schools. She taught at my elementary school, St. Monica's, but this was after I had finished there.

Frederick George Maloney - Obit 1940

2012-12-28T14:59:00.000-05:00

This is the obituary for my grandfather, Frederick Maloney, from the Rochester, NY Catholic Courier of March 28, 1940. He died on March 26 of that year and is buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. The obit lists a number of priests that attended the funeral mass including Msgr. Hart, the Vicar-General of the Diocese of Rochester; Father J. H. O'Loane, principal of Aquinas while I attended there; and Rev. Gerald Lambert, later a Monsignor and pastor at St. Monica's Church - the Eagan family parish church.

Obit for Fred G. Maloney

Catherine Hanley Evicted!

2012-12-26T12:12:00.001-05:00

Since old copies of the Rochester, NY Catholic Courier has been online I have downloaded numerous obituaries and similar articles that I will post here when I get home. However I couldn't wait to post this one. It is a short item from the Catholic Journal (predecessor to the Catholic Courier) of November 22, 1890 under the title, "Irish News." It probably speaks of my great-great-grandmother, Catherine Hanley.

I'm not absolutely sure what the Glensharrold "estate" refers to although I suspect it refers to the estate of the Yielding family in Co. Limerick. The Yieldings are listed as the landlords for that area in Griffiths Valuation done in the 1850s. I know that the Hanleys still lived in Glensharrold in 1901 as they are shown there in the Census of Ireland for that year.

Obit for Mary Agnes Hanley Maloney

2012-12-24T11:15:00.001-05:00

This is the obituary for my step-grandmother - the only grandmother I really knew - Mary Hanley Maloney who died in 1948. She was my grandmother's sister and was my grandfather's third wife. At the time of her death she was living with my Uncle Joe in Kings Ferry, NY.

Deeds for Property Purchased by Patrick M. Eagan

2012-12-10T14:27:00.003-05:00

In the New York Land Records mentioned in a previous post, I have found actual deeds for two pieces of property purchased by my great-grandfather, Patrick M. Eagan, in 1871 and 1872. Both pieces of property were in Rochester's 3rd Ward in the Atkinson Street area.

The first piece of property was purchased in 1871 from the estate of John D. Lyons and the property described as lots 141 and 142 of the Gurber Tract was at the northeast corner of Adams and Prospect Streets. Note in the deed that Patrick purchased the two lots for $2,700.

Deed for lots purchased in 1871

The other property was purchased in 1872 from Elizabeth Thomas and the property was I believe located at the northeast corner of Atkinson and Prospect Streets. This property was purchased for $4,700.

Deed for lots purchased in 1872

UPDATE: The description for the second piece of property is incorrect. From the deed we see that it is Lots 44 and 45 in the Babbitt Tract. From the Rochester Plat Book we find that these two lots are numbers 108 and 110 Atkinson Street, residences of the Eagans.

Deeds for Austin and Mary Eagan

2012-12-10T10:59:00.000-05:00

Recently the Family Search genealogy web site provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Days Saints, also known as the Mormon Church, added New York Land Records from 1630 to 1975. The records for Monroe County consists of Deeds and Deed Indexes. There are two records among the indexes for the two houses in Rochester for Austin and Mary Eagan.

The first is for their house on Flint Street which was purchased in 1942. Prior to that they (along with me and two of my sisters) were living for a short period with my grandparents on Greig Street. The house of Flint Street was located at #484 and was Lot 2 in the John Erion Subdivision shown on the Plat Book for Rochester - Volume 2 Plate 23. This subdivision is very small consisting of only four lots - two on Flint Street (the Eagans at 484 and the Dipples at 488) and two lots on Hawley Street. This is the Deed Index for the Flint Street house.

Deed Index 1942 for 484 Flint St., Rochester, NY

The other Deed Index was for the house on Trafalgar Street, purchased in 1950. This property was located at #15 Trafalgar and was Lot 127 of the Hiram Sibley Estate Subdivision shown on the Plat Book for Rochester - Volume 2 Plate 24. Here is the Deed Index for the Trafalgar Street house.

Deed Index 1950 for 15 Trafalgar St., Rochester, NY

Marriage Records - Eagan, Clarke and Donnelly

2012-11-28T11:52:00.001-05:00

Here are the State of Ohio Marriage Records for both my grandfather, Stephen Eagan, and great-grandfather, William Clarke. Both marriages took place in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio. This first is the marriage of my grandparents, Stephen Eagan and Elizabeth Clarke, which took place on February 16, 1885 at St. Xavier's Church.

Marriage of Stephen Eagan and Elizabeth Clarke

This next is the marriage of my great-grandparents, William Clarke and Anna Donnelly, which took place on January 27, 1861 in Cincinnati although the particular church there is included in the record.

Marriage of William Clarke and Anna Donnelly

Updated World66 Map - Countries Visited

2012-11-24T15:42:00.004-05:00

Marriage of Edward O'Brien and Mary (Mae) Eagan

2012-11-16T17:16:00.002-05:00

This is the marriage record for my Uncle and Aunt, Edward J. O'Brien and Mary (Mae) Eagan in 1918. I guess I never knew that my Uncle Eddy's mother came from Germany.

Marriage of Edward O'Brien and Mary (Mae) Eagan

Two Hanley Marriages

2012-11-10T11:44:00.001-05:00

Two additional marriages from New York, County Marriages, 1908-1935 at Family Search. The first is the marriage of Margaret Hanley (my grandmother's sister) and Roger McMahon in 1920.

The second is the marriage of Michael J. Hanley (my grandmother's brother) and Elizabeth O'Connor in 1909. Just as an aside, Elizabeth's brother, Michael, married another Hanley sibling, Catherine.

Marriage of Anne Eagan and Elmer Hamiliton

2012-11-02T11:06:00.001-04:00

Here is another NY marriage record from New York, County Marriages, 1908-1935 at Family Search . This one is for my Aunt Anne - always called Aunt Nanna. Quite a while ago when I was in Rochester I went through the Catholic Diocese of Rochester records on microfilm at Nazareth College but did not come across a record for Aunt Nanna. I didn't find it there because her marriage to Elmer Hamiliton took place at St. Luke's Episcopal Church by the Rev. R. R. Converse, the rector at St. Luke's at that time. St. Luke's was one of the earlier churches and in 1914 it was located at 132 S. Fitzhugh Street but today it has been replaced by St. Luke and St. Simon Cyrene at 17 S. Fitzhugh St.

Marriage of Fred Maloney to Mary Hanley

2012-10-31T18:00:00.000-04:00

Here is the New York State record for the marriage for my grandfather, Fred Maloney, and Mary Hanley in 1916 in Watkins Glen, NY. At that time Mary Hanley was a nurse at one of the sanitariums in Watkins Glen. It is interesting that the record states that this is Fred's second marriage - actually it is his third. Marrying his former wife's sister would require something from the Catholic Church and I am not aware of any.

My Father's Middle Name

2012-10-29T12:41:00.000-04:00

My father always went by the name of Austin Edward Eagan but he mentioned on a number of occasions that his middle name at birth was really 'Flint.' The 'Flint' came from the doctor who delivered him but he said that he didn't like it so he took his confirmation name of 'Edward' as his middle name. I have a copy of my father's birth certificate and the doctor on this record is Dr. F. N. Sperry and not a Dr. Flint. I just imagined that it was a tall tale.

This morning doing something else I happened to look at the census record for 1910 and I noticed that my father's name is listed as 'Austin F. Eagan.' Maybe he was right and maybe the doctor's first name was 'Flint.' Here is the census record.

Maybe after while I may find out that my Aunt Nana really did marry a Pete Nitney at one time!

My Great-grandfather, William Clarke

2012-10-28T11:45:00.002-04:00

My great-grandfather, William Clarke, came from Ireland with his mother and sister about sometime in the 1850s and settled in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is first listed as a stone cutter in the Cincinnati City Directory for 1860. To date I have been unable to determine when he died and where he is buried. He is last listed in the City Directory about 1885 although it is sometimes difficult to determine if the entry is for my great-grandfather or his son. The last census where he appears in that for 1880. Finally, he is not listed in the records for the St. Joseph Cemetery in Cincinnati where his wife, my great-grandmother Anna Donnelly Clarke is buried.

Yesterday I believe that I have found him in the Hamilton County Ohio Will index at the University of Cincinnati web site. The entry notes:

Surname Clarke
Given Name William
Date Filed 12/21/1886
Residence Cincinnati, OH
Box 63
Case No 31726
Executor No Information
Beneficiaries Margaret Clarke, William Clarke, Julia Clarke, Elizabeth Clarke, Mary Clarke

I have sent for a copy of the will and associated papers from the UofC and will wait to see if in fact this is my great-grandfather. In the meantime in the Ohio Probate Records for 1789-1996 at the Family Search site. I find the following for William Clarke.

It doesn't say much other than, "Authenticated copy of the will admitted to record." We will see what else is there when the will is received.

Hanly in Griffith's Valuation of Glensharrold, Ireland

2012-10-18T11:53:00.001-04:00

In 1825 Richard Griffith was appointed by the British Government to carry out a survey of the general valuation of Ireland. He carried out two major valuation surveys: a townland valuation and a tenement survey which valued individual property. It is this second survey which is most concerned to genealogists because of the lack of census records before 1901. Griffith's Valuation is the closest we have to a census.

Below is the Valuation for the Townland of Glensharrold in Co. Limerick, completed in 1853. This was the townland that my Hanley ancestors lived in. Of the two columns of names in the record, the first is the list of "Occupiers" of pieces of property and the second is the "Immediate Lessors," i.e., the landlords. The record is somewhat difficult to read but looking at the second "Occupier" of land held by landlord, Thomas Carrol, you will see Mary Hanly. Although I have no proof, I suspect that this Mary Hanly is probably my 2nd great-grandmother - the mother of Thomas Hanley, my great-grandfather.

Griffith's Valuation for Glensharrold, Co. Limerick