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| | | From: Kay_leen (Original Message) | Sent: 3/8/2007 5:30 PM |
Hello! My ggrandmother was Elizabeth McNamara. Her death cert says she was born in Baltimore on 12/25/1878. She moved to Chicago at some point where she met and married my great grandfather, Richard Rogers. She died in 1919. Her parents are James M. McNamara and Honorah Lynch and they were both born in Ireland. She also had a younger brother, James. I found an entry in Ancestry.com Chicago Irish Families which lists a James McNamara whose parents were James and Honorah Lynch who was born and baptized in County Limerick. If that is him, perhaps the Baltimore thing is wrong and my ggrandmother was born in Ireland. It seems strange that her parents would have been here and then went back to Ireland, no? I know McNamara is a common name, but pared with a Honorah Lynch seems like a hit... Please help! Kay |
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Hi Kay and Welcome,I have run a quick search for you.And found a Brother of Elizabeth. Hi Name was Michael McNamara
Born 28th Sept 1877
To Parents James McNamara and Honorah Lynch.This Birth was in LIMERICK so it looks like you were correct,they were living in Ireland.But may have moved the same year,As she says born in Baltimore.She may have been told that by Parents.As The year is 1877 on this reg of Birth Certificates cab be Brought from the Gro At St Camillus Hospital in Limerick.. Mike |
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Ok i found Birth 1878 In Chicago Cook IL Married Richard Rodgers
With one child Margaret F Rodgers
Born 4th April 1900 Chicago Cook IL
Died 6th May 1961 Oak Park Cook IL You now need to look for Passenger records,To see when they arrived there Mike |
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Thank you so much for your work! I don't think the second message pertains to our family - we are Rogers, not Rodgers and the first names are correct, but the other info doesn't fit. But the first message may be a hit! I mistakenly typed 1878 for Elizabeth's birth year but I just double checked the death cert and it says born 1868. So could they have been in the states and gone home? As I said, she had a younger brother James who may have been born in 1879 in Limerick. Is Honorah a very common name? Again, thank you so much! Kay |
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Hi Kay,Yes Honorah.Is Quite a Common name Its usually Shortened to Norah.So if when Checking other Records you see that then.It is usually Honorah.Its like rodgers Some People add the D in in surname.I know that yours is rogers,But dont Dimiss record As researchers often add a letter By mistake Mike |
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