Monday, May 18, 2020

The Curley Family arrives in 1841

The Curley Family 
Found this information in my mother’s ( Rita O’Donnell Fries) handwriting on a piece of blue stationery. The top left piece is ripped off. ________ of Baran ( sp? ) Rogsren Tipperary 
“ The Curley family came to America via Liverpool on S/S Cambridge Captain Ira Bensley. Left Rosgren?(maybe Rosegreen) (Roscrea), Ireland about the 15th June 1841 arrived NY July 23, 1841 
From New York to Albany to Utica to Binghamton by canal. Arrived Middletown August 15, 1841. The names and ages according to passenger list was:
James Sr. 60,
Pat 27,
Lawrence 23 ( Mary Ellen Golden)
James, Jr.  21 
Hannah 19
Margaret 14
Catherine 10
Martin 8 
( Thomas was not on the list - he came to America a few years earlier)
Also on list John 26, Hannah 24 ( Bergin ) Bergin was James Curley’s wife’s maiden name - Catherine Bergin who died in Ireland before the family emigrated to America)

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  1. Have you fond any information about James and Catherine prior to emigration?

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