Sunday, April 16, 2017

BLOG POST 117


HI CUZ Blog 117
Copyright 1990 et seq, Donald Rowe

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Tricia (Marshal) Gai email about search for Shirley Rowe.   Aug 16 at 6:38 PM
Thanks for your help, Don.  We did know the date of Roberts’ death. We also know where he is buried in the cemetery – as a matter fact David and stopped there on our way home. He is buried with my parents and their first baby. Also there are Marian  and William Rowe,  my grandparents.  Nice to see you at the reunion--great time.....Tricia

From: Donald Rowe Monday August 15, 2016 11:34 AM

Tricia,

Very nice to see you and David again at the Reunion.

I believe it was you who asked me about info on Robert Marshall's passing. I'll find more info later, and some you'll have to pursue, but I did find a bit.

Robert died 8/5/1946 and is buried next to his parents in South Portland's Calvary Cemetery. He is in Section S OC, lot 291B, grave #01. The cemetery has a website searchable online - http://portlanddiocese.org/genealogy

When I get a chance in the next month or so I'll do some more research and pass the results along. The cemetery website indicates a number of other Marshalls are buried there, but I'm unsure which are family. I don't believe I can obtain a copy of a death certificate from Maine Vital Records folks, but you undoubtedly can. I doubt I could get a copy of any surviving records from the Scarborough Police, but perhaps you could. 

August 2016 Rowe Reunion in Portland, Maine …. Thanks to CUZ Betty DiBiase    … really arranged by and for descendants of my Uncle/Aunt William T. and Marion (Littlefield) Rowe.

Other cousins, descended also from William and Catherine, or Williams’ siblings, live in and around Portland area. The reunion includeda harbor cruise, picnic at Fort Allen Park on Eastern Promenade … just blocks from where my great grandparents, and grandparents and most of my Rowe aunts/uncles lived.  

My brother Dan Rowe and I are first cousins to siblings Sally (Rowe) Fraser and John Rowe. We all claim descent from William Joseph Rowe and Catherine Ellen (Shanaghan) Rowe, who lived on nearby Munjoy Hill.

Munjoy Hill blogger … Carol McCracken … Munjoy Hill News … photos of event … see link - http://munjoyhillnews.net/rowe-family-continues-tradition-reunions-eastern-promenade-workinprogress/ see link to her article on my FACEBOOK page.

On way home from Portland reunion we stopped briefly at O’Connor family reunion …thanks to Tom and John Carroll.

Thanks to many cousins for their interest in family research ---- Wendy Wroe; Jim Dixon; Bobby Carmichael; Pat (Flanders) Hall; Yves Marcotte;  Cathy (Rowe) Madore; Janice Copeman; Marta Innocenti; Linda (Sullivan) Vilchek; Mary Kneeland;  Trisha (Marshall) Gill; Heather (Rowe) Casey; Olav Den Ouden; Mary Robinson; Patrick McCarthy; John Bryne;  and so many others.

                                                Families and The Wall

Have a family surname note of some interest, especially in light of a US President stating he will build a WALL along the border with Mexico.  I reviewed surnames of ancestors/relatives of my older children, and my Aunt, Teresa (Tamborrel) Rowe.

The names, many of which have alternate spellings, are: Pena, Garcia, Diaz, Candelaria, Bermudez, Tamborrel, Amador, Casa-Mayor, Salazar, Reyes, Padilla, Giron, Chavez, Apodaca, Terrasa, Betancio, Carillo, Fernandez, Delao, Loya, Guarjado, Ramigio, Delgado, Madrid, Lucero, Trillo, Lopez,  Telles, Miranda, Romero, Benividez, Hernandez, Guzman, Torres, Melendrez, Horcasitas, Sandoval, Calinto, Molina, Savino, Cortes, Gomez, Rodriguez, Banda, Loya, Castrillo, Trujillo, Gallegos, Sedillo, Rasco, Vallegos, Miranda, Treviso, Morales, Salaiz, Urbano, Portillo, Terazos, Aragon, Jaurequi, Vargas, Ruiz, Masqueda, Siqueiros, Nieto, Padilla, Gutierrez, Sequierros, Cortizzos, Amada …   70 and counting

I found it fascinating that two of the names above, Pena and Nieto, are contained in the name of Mexico’s current President, Enrique Pena Nieto.

I see no reason or rationale to build a wall along the border to exclude cousins of Hispanic roots, any more than say, those with Irish, African, Canadian, or European ancestry.

Swedish cousins … Alexander Bengtsson. I noticed and sent FACEBOOK friend requests to several other Bengtssons on FACEBOOK, but Alexander told me the surname is common in Sweden, and the individuals I thought to be actual cousins were not.

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Story inputs from my older brother Dan (Gomes) – just rediscovered in Dec 2016. Kindly ignore the terms of endearment Dan and I use with each other (or laugh quietly).

Dated 10 April 1999
Flatulent Fellow:

            Once upon a time far, far way, (1930s) there was this 32 acre farm in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, wherein lived the Rowe family. The Harrimans lived across the street, and had 40 or so pigs, who usually were famished. This caused the bakeries in Portland to bring their mouldy bakery products here for the pigs. It was usually a race between the Rowe boys and the pigs to see who could get to the cherry pies first. I can remember wiping off an inch of mould before I ate a cherry pie. We will have to discuss this further when you get here in July.

                                                                        Gomes, SR (we call each other names)

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Dated 11 April 1999
Rancid Fellow:

Mom gave us (Dan, Dave, and Dennis – before I was born) cod liver oil for our health, and graduated to a liquid vitamin which was called Beprom, which smelled and tasted of apes exudations. We had indoor plumbing (at the Farm on Mitchell Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME), which was installed before we moved in.

Most of the neighbors had outdoor facilities. Dad provided medical care (it was the Depression era, 1930s) for the neighbors, who repaid us with vegetables and other kindnesses. We had a vegetable garden of about 150 by 150 feet, in which we raised stuff for the table. Mom used to can or bottle a lot of stuff for the winter.

The tank in the attic was for water pressure, and it held about 100 gallons when full. We had two wells, one for daily use and the other for backup. I remember that Dave fell into the well one time, and I had to duck him four or five times before I rescued him, and was proclaimed a hero.

We had a coal furnace, with a coal bin in the cellar that held about a ton of coal. Our stove was electric. When we first moved in we had an ice box that had to be supplied with a block of ice every two or three days. Dad would bring home a block of ice in his car from Portland where the ice factory was located.

On the other side of the house from our vegetable garden we had an apple orchard with about twenty trees. There were several pear trees and a peach tree, which seldom gave us peaches. We had a large two story barn, with an attached chicken coop, in which we kept about 100 chickens at various times.

We had a goat named Mishap, which was a favorite, a cat, and usually a dog. One summer we had several geese, which used to chase us out of the barn, until one day I grabbed the gander by the neck and threw him on his ear that, as I recall.

            I could go on like this for hours, but I feel the need for a bit of libation to do so. We will have to dip into the liquor cabinet when you come in July.

                                                                                    Gomes, SR

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Dated 13 April 1999
Ectomorphic one:

            Back to the farm. Abe Lowell, a plumber who lived down the street, had several greenhouses, in which he raised flowers and other such stuff. In order to keep us on his friendly side so we wouldn’t break windows in the greenhouses, he provided us with pipes and tobacco, which he kept in the lower greenhouse, where we would go frequently. Our Jurassic frère from Sepulveda (brother Dennis) would usually get sick from smoking, and we all would eat choke cherries to cover up the smell on our breath.

                                                                                    Gomes, SR

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Dated 14 April 1999
Phogbound, Old Cad:

            I played football for four years in High School (Chevrus High, a Jesuit school) , one year of basketball, and four years of track. I was a middle linebacker in football, and occasionally played fullback on offense when we were way ahead in a game.  Bill Curran, our coach, wanted to give the backs a rest. That was really fun.

            In track I did the shot put and discus. In college, I put the shot frequently, and engaged in the broad jump whenever the opportunity presented itself.

            Dad went to the U. Of Maine for a year, studying forestry, and then transferred to Dartmouth where he took pre-med. He went to Jefferson Medical school, and interned at Hahnemann Hospital to get his MD. He did graduate work at Bridgeport Hospital, where he met Mom, who just happened to be a Nurse there. One time Mom showed me a bunch of little love notes that Dad had written to her at that time, very warm hearted.

            Grandpa Rowe owned the Rowe Milk Co. in Portland. Dad would say that he had to get up at the crack of dawn to help with delivering milk before school. The Rowes were also in partnership with the McBradys (second cousins) in the roofing business. I worked for McBrady Roofing for a summer when I was in High School.

                                                                        Gomes, SR.

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From John Bryne in Canada - Good morning Don I hope you had a great Christmas and are looking forward to a fantastic New Year.

In regard to your last e-mail I'm still somewhat confused. (HI CUZ Editor Don Rowe has entered corrections in larger Bolded print below)

You write that "your great great grandfather James Shanahan (married Mary Dowling) was a sibling of my great great grandfather Denis Shanahan (married Ellen McCarthy). Are you saying your great, great grandfather was Denis Shanahan (married Ellen McCarthy) because you used the word "my", I'm guessing you meant your? How do you get to that conclusion? I was wrong! … not a surprise in this hobby or obsession. See notes below.

The Denis Shanahan who married to Ellen McCarthy was the son of William Shanahan who married Julia Pendergast, and William was the son of  James Shanahan who was married to Mary Dowling. Denis Shanahan who married to Ellen McCarthy was my (meaning me ... LOL) great grandfather. I can't see how he could be yours if your great grandfather John Shanahan (married Ellen Mylar), who if I'm reading your e-mail correctly must have been a son of your great great grandfather James Shanahan (married Mary Dowling). AHA – see below, but here’s a quick observation. My Denis was married to Catherine Ellen McCarthy, not Ellen McCarthy.


Death records from Ste. Basile show a Ellen Myler (suspect same person as Ellen Mylar) married to John Shanahan died on 9 of Aug. 1872 and was buried two days later. She was 49 years old according to the records. Thanks. I had these. John and Ellen/Helen/Helene are my great grandparents. John died 22 November 1901 in Portland, Maine and is buried in a family plot at Calvary Cemetery in South Portland.

Cornelius
 lived in the next parish. I have not been able to find any link with him. However, that been said I agree with your statement that , "in a close knit community of Irish living within French I suspect that as a century passed everyone ended up being related due to intermarriage". The Byrne family is related to many families and most of the relationships come via the McCarthy's.  I'm not only my father’s son but his 5th cousin via McCarthy DNA. Wow… terrific story. Can I share the fifth cousin part in a future HI CUZ newsletter?

I'm sure we are related just no sure if we've discovered the link yet. See my notes below. I still don’t have a connection, but we’re pushing back to Denis and James generation. OR … we may stumble across it via McCarthys, or Dowlings, etc etc etc.

I've attached a picture of Denis Shanahan with his wife Ellen McCarthy (my great grandfather and great grandmother) with several of their children and Ellen McCarthy's brother Patrick McCarthy. The picture was taken on the porch of the Shanahan's old farm house. It was a terrific picture, but your Denis isn’t mine. Somehow I confused your Denis married to Ellen McCarthy with my Denis married to Catherine Ellen McCarthy. See my note … multiple children across Portneuf County had same first names.

Incidentally I have some first Rowe cousins once removed (sisters) who married brothers. Their kids are double cousins.

Hope you have a great new year and we can figure this out in 2017.   I hope so, but it may take longer.  

John (a.k.a. Grumpy)

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Shanaghan research – A recap of Dennis and Catherine Ellen (McCarthy) Shanaghan family data may help us figure our relationship, or leave us puzzled.


1.       Marriage record 4 - of John Shanaghan to Eleanor Mylar – Fifth of February 1844, John Shanaghan, son of age to Denis Shanaghan and Catherine McCarthy of Ste Basile … and Eleanor Mylor, daughter of age to Thomas Mylor and Elizabeth Larkin, also of Ste Basile parish … in presence of Denis Shanaghan, father, and Thomas Slattery, a friend of Bridegroom, of James Mylor, brother and Catherine Shanaghan sistyer in law of the bride … Signatures included Dennys Shanahan, James Myler, Thomas Slattery. Don Rowe’s Great grandparents, proving ancestry from Denis and Catherine Ellen (McCarthy) Shanaghan. Don Rowe’s Great grandparents.

2.      Burial record for Catherine McCarthy, wife of Denis Shanahan, of Ste Basile Parish, Portneuf County, Quebec – Sepulture 12 – The third of March 1865 at the advanced age of 68 years(soixante huit ans), wife of Denis Shanahan, farmer, in the cemetery of this parish. Present were Gabriel Jobin Soufique (SP?) and Adjutor Richard and a great many others. Don Rowe’s Great, great grandmother.

3.      Burial record for Denis (Shanaghan)Shannahan(Shanahan), Ste Basile Parish, Portneuf County, Quebec – Sepulture 18 – The fifteenth of July, 1869…. The corpse of Denis Shannahan, widower of deceased Catherine McCarthy of this parish … at the age of 79 (Soixante dix neuf ans) years. Interred in the cemetery of this parish. Present Eugene McCarthy, John McCarthy, William Shannahan, and a great number of others. Don Rowe’s Great, great grandfather.

4.       Death record, State of Maine, for John (Shanaghan) Shannon. Date of death: November 22, 1901. Age: 93 years (born 1808). Place of birth: Ireland. Occupation: farmer. No parents named. Lived: Waterville Street, Portland, Maine. Don Rowe’s Great grandfather.

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RESEARCH AREA - It seems to me that your (John Bryne’s) William Shanahan, married to Judith Prendergast, was of almost identical age to my John Shanaghan married to Ellen Mylar. All were born in Ireland. It gets confusing in no small part because there are Williams, John, Mary’s, Ann’s’, Dennis’s, etc in every generation of every family.

This leaves the next generation back as our search area, my Denis Shanaghan married to Catherine Ellen McCarthy … and your James Shanahan married to Mary Dowling are a possible connection. Could my Denis, born 1808 in Ireland (prob Cork) and your James, born … ??? be siblings??? I can’t recall coming across any record of James, but I suspect James and Mary were in Quebec, and I was focused on Ste Basile and the surrounding parishes. I found a record that your William and Judith had a son named James, born 01 March 1841, which fits with traditional naming practices.

I found the old 1990s vintage letters from Lucy Byrne and Eileen Cameron, as well as one from Percy Lawless. Confusing and not much help. I also found some Dowling names in my records today.

In the Cap Sante census of 1842 a Denis Shanaghan and a William Shanaghan lived close to each other. Denis page 498, line 20, family of ten. William with family of ten was on same page, line 26. Any bets that they each had children with same names?

I have to confess that I’ve been away from family research for years, concentrating on writing. As such, I’ve lost touch with connections. Obviously I had our connection wrong in recent emails and apologize.

Tell me more about the photo of Denis Shanahan. He’s your Denis, not mine, but I’m sure there is a connection. What is the homes’ location?

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Scott Rowe data point – Joseph W. and Teresa (Tamborrel) Rowe were married on 18 June 1918 per an entry on Joe’s US Passport.

Scott found Shirley Rowe, the daughter of William Thomas Rowe JR and Hazel Newell in online data. Wm T. Rowe and Hazel were married 25 Aug 1934. Shirley was born March 03, 1935. Shirley attended schools in Gorham, Westbrook, and graduated from Deering High School.

Shirley Rowe married Raymond Harold Wilson in Portland, Maine Aug 6th, 1955. They later divorced and she remarried to a Larrabee.

Scott’s dad, (Don’s first cousin, John Rowe) added this - Shirley Ann Rowe was my niece, the daughter of my brother William and Hazel Newel of Rumford. William served in Europe during WWII. When he came home my father (William T. Rowe, MD) told him Hazel had been running around so they got a divorce.

Shirley Ann was always considered part of our family and with Sally and me, although she was younger. She eventually married a Wilson and they lived in Portland. Then she divorced him and married again. Another divorce and marriage to a Larabee and moved to PA. I last saw her at my brother's funeral in Lexington. MA. Never heard from her again.  So that is story of Shirley Ann Rowe. Dad
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On Sunday, March 5, 2017 4:37 PM, Donald Rowe replied:

Scott,

I thought I had emailed you weeks ago with an observation. The photo with Catherine Rowe, Alice, my da, your grandfather, and other Rowe boys - except John Henry. They're wearing the same exact clothes and are on the same exact porch as the photo of Uncle Ed and Aunt rose's wedding. I believe the two photos were done the same day, and the one with just the Rowe’s was just that. Would you agree?
Take care, Don

 

Re: Photo question – From Scott Rowe    Mar 7 at 10:02 AM


Hi Don, sorry thought I'd responded to that observation. Might have gotten lost in a long thread! lol

Definitely that same day. It's funny that without the wedding photo you could come to a completely different scenario for the pictures with just the Rowes. I believe I thought originally it was a funeral due to the black lanyard Alice was wearing.

Also, your discovery of your Dad's signing of Nacha's passport application (shortly before the wedding I might add) and the wedding pictures showing him with Joe and Teresa’s daughter makes sense. They must have been close! Perhaps Nacha was looking for a husband for Anna!

BTW my niece Erin Casey got an Ancestry DNA test done. Very interesting. Her DNA is 60 percent of Ireland Region. Also, 14 percent Italy/Greece Region (only Italian would be her great grandfather Gaitano Sassi! A good portion of the UK is included in the "Ireland Region". She only has a small percent of "Great Britain" region. Interesting stuff.

Best regards, Cuz Scott

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O’Connor uncles and aunts -

            1. FRANCIS PETER & CATHERINE AGNES “KAYE” (O’CONNOR) AMBROSE
                                   
            2. RICHARD & MARY MONICA “MAYO” (O’CONNOR) CARROLL
                       
            3. DANIEL JOSEPH “DAN” & MARIE (ARESENAULT) O’CONNOR

            4. GEORGE & ESTHER (O'CONNOR) LAPOLICE

            5. GEROME C. “GERRY” & DOROTHY “DOT” (O'CONNOR) HANSEN

            6. VINCENT “VINK” & MADELYN (KEILLY) O'CONNOR

            7. EILEEN CATHERINE O'CONNOR- SR MARY IRENE DIED AS
                                     YOUNG WOMAN

            8. SYLVESTER JOSEPH “SOC” & CEIL O'CONNOR - NO KIDS
                       
            9. NORA “NONIE” CECILIA O'CONNOR - NEVER MARRIED

            10. EDNA PATRICA “TISH” O'CONNOR - NEVER MARRIED

            11. ANNA MAE O'CONNOR - DIED AT 3 YEARS OF AGE

            12. GERALDINE “GERNEY” (O'CONNOR) & JOHN O"DONNELL - NO KIDS

My mother, was their sibling - BRIDGET BERNADINE “BRYDE” (O’CONNOR) ROWE

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Another nice bit of research by cousin Scott Rowe – Don, this guy is no relation but what a coincidence. On Thursday, March 23, 2017 9:07 AM

I know I've mentioned this before but came across it again. Fun fact. I believe Joseph was from southern Vermont and no relation to us.

Joseph Rowe (1789) - Joseph Rowe settled Champlain in 1788 at the same time as Pliny Moore.  He is mentioned numerous times in Pliny’s sawmill diary of 1788 as he helped to build the sawmill.  Unfortunately, he died a year later in 1789.  Rowe owned three lots including lot 65 which is bounded today by South St. and Church St./Ridge Road.  Route 11 now passes through the center of this lot.  William Fox (who lived on Rt. 276 north of Dewey’s Tavern) was the only person in town in the 1860s who knew exactly where Rowe was buried.  Fox remembered seeing the grave in 1797 and remembered that it had green sod on it and was on the side of a small hill.  He and William Beaumont (the uncle of the future doctor) were to put up a fence around his grave but this was never done.  It was thought that Rowe was buried at the corner of lot 65 and under the intersection of Church St. and South St. near the Dr. Julius Churchill house.  In 1910, St. Mary’s Cemetery was established on the edge of this intersection and hill.  

 Old Burying Yard on Oak Street (1799) - The first public cemetery was given by Pliny Moore to the Village of Champlain and was one acre in size.  The cemetery was on Oak Street (then known as Moore St.) and today the John Rowe house sits on half of the old cemetery land (the other half is on the lot north of it).  The first person buried here was Amasa Corbin.  He was the cousin of Pliny’s wife, Martha Corbin Moore.  For 60 years, many of the village residents, including Pliny and his wife, were buried here.  After 1873, the cemetery was moved to the newly established Glenwood Cemetery. 


Scott

Sunday, January 1, 2017

BLOG POST 116

HI CUZ Blog 116

Copyright 1990 et seq, Donald Rowe
Reminder, your acceptance of this newsletter signifies that you will not use its contents to alter, and thus disrespect in any form or way, the historical religious beliefs, no matter what they were – or were not – of family members mentioned herein.

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Teresa (Tamborrel) Rowe research
email string with my first cousin once removed Marta Innocenti -  Re: Your grandparents marriage


From: Donald Rowe
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 8:14 PM
Subject: Your grandparents marriage

Marta,

I hope you are in good health and enjoying life.

I can't seem to find a date and location for the marriage of Joseph w. Rowe and Teresa Tamborrel Sequierros. Do you know that information.

Thanks, Cuz Don Rowe

I'm trying to update information on the sisters and brothers of (my Uncle) Joseph Rowe.
Donald Rowe  02/05/15 at 9:06 AM
Marta,

Thanks for that information. I found a woman on Facebook with the last name Tanborrel, living in Texas but born in Mexico City. I'll see if she's related.
Take care, CUZ Don 


From: Marta Innocenti Wednesday, February 4, 2015 3:43 PM
Subject: Re: Your grandparents marriage

Dear Don,

I’m sorry, I don’t know the date or location of the marriage of my grandparents. But I must correct you: my grandmother’s name was Teresa Tamborrel AMADOR. Maybe with the right data you may find something.

Good luck!  MARTA

 HICUZ 28 - 1852  Bowler/Sullivan research - Griffith's Valuation, call no. Q941.5, R2g, volume 68 (or film 0844984 at Family History Library in Salt Lake City, UT), was taken in August 1852 and records the household, in Kerry County, Dunkerron South Barony, Castlecove Electoral District, Kenmare County District, Kilcrohane Parish, and Skehanagh Townland, of great, great grandfather John Bowler and the family of great great grandfather Sylvester Sullivan (only males were listed as heads of households) - then Caherdaniel townland.

            Bowler research - Great, great grampa John Bowler (and his wife, great great gramma Catherine Sullivan) in 1852 rented land and a home from William Jeremyn, as did others in the hamlet (my term, since only ten families lived in Skehanagh). John and Catherine rented over ten acres (10//3//12) of land assessed at 2 pounds, 2 shillings; a house at 8 shillings. John Bowler also rented an additional 98 acres (98//3/15) of other nearby land, in partnership with Patrick Bowler, Daniel Sullivan, Patrick Sullivan, Timothy Moriarity, Murtagh Galvin, and Philip Mahoney) .

            A Patrick Bowler (probably kin to John - ?? brother; ?? father) rented over 9 acres of land (9//3//29) assessed at 2 pounds, no shillings; he (and his family ??) lived in a house assessed at 10 shillings.

Skehanagh -  This particular data (page 9) was recorded on 27 August 1852 by a Royal Irish constable. The total assessed valuation of lands and buildings in Skehanagh in 1852 was given as 22 pounds, 12 shillings, with land holding 19 pounds, 13 shillings (the vast majority) of that value. Skehanagh, located in the hills above Caherdaniel and Castlecove and whose data is shown on page 54, reflects "family" of my great great grandfather Sylvester Sullivan, though I haven't figured out just how. I made copies of the pages encompassing Skehanagh, Caherdaniel and several surrounding townlands (all with familiar family surnames evident), so future research has a starting point.

HICUZ 29 –1901 Irish Census, Kerry - County Kerry; Barony Dunkerron South;

Electoral District - South Kerry; Poor Law Union Kenmare; Electoral District Castlecove;

Parish Kilcrohane, Townland Skehanagh. Film 0836561, near end of roll, in census parcel 50/23.


#1 - Sylvester Sullivan, head, 70, cannot read/write, farmer,
Kerry, speaks Irish/English (he signed the form, however)
Ellen (Bowler) Sullivan, wife, 55, r/w, wool spinner,
Kerry, "/"       
Daniel (Francis) Sullivan, son, 18, r/w, farmer's son, Kerry,"/"
Ellen Sullivan, dau, 21, r/w, farmer's dau, Kerry, "/"
Sylvester Sullivan, son, 16, r/w, farmer's son, Kerry, "/"

the above on Form A//below data from Form B (land assessment)

They lived in a "Built" house serving as a private dwelling; 2 outbuildings; walls of stone, brick, or cement; perishable roof of wood, thatch or other; 2 rooms; 2 windows in front; classified as a third class house (according to # rooms, windows, outbuildings); a distinct family lived there; head of household was Sylvester Sullivan (MY GREAT, Grandfather); data collected 15 April, 1901, by Constable Patrick Callaghan.

Children of Sylvester (Silvie) and Ellen (Bowler) Sullivan:
(Children shown bolded below were enumerated; rest were not)
Abigail Marie Sullivan b 1 Jan 1860,married William
John Brew 11 Feb 1886, Pocatello,ID
John Sullivan b 17 May 1865 Sneem, Kerry, Irlnd
died in infancy
John Shea Sullivan (2nd) b 5 May 1870 Caherdaniel,
Kerry married (Bridget Mulcahy/Bridget Foley?)
Dennis Sullivan b 1868
married (1) Geneva Kelly (2) Sarah (? Delia)
Patrick Sullivan b 1873, married (1) Ellen Casey 19 Nov
1919; (2) Sarah Donnelly
Daniel Francis Sullivan b 20 May 1882, married Mary
Lyons, 22 Sep 1914 Pocatello, Idaho - noted
above in 1901 Irish census
Sylvester Sullivan b 12 Dec 1884, married Katherine
Langan 13 Nov 1913 - noted above in 1901 Irish
census
Mary Ellen Sullivan b 3 June 1871 Skehanagh - married
Dennis Riordan 2 June 1896 Ansonia, CT; came w/
Bridget to USA in 1895
Kathleen I - died in infancy 1872 (?)
Kathleen II - Sr Mary Dosethius b 15 Aug 1878,
Sr Mary Dosie, of Sisters of Mercy, Hartford, CT
Helen M. "Nellie" - Sr Mary Patrick ?1879, Sister of
Mercy,Hartford, CT - noted above in 1901 Irish census
Bridget Sullivan b 10 Mar 1875, m Denis Joseph O'Connor
5 June 1901 Derby, CT MY GRANDPARENTS

HI CUZ 10 - Received a letter and photo journal from second cousin Helen (Riordan) O'Neill of West Haven, CT.  The photos were of her August 93 trip to Ireland to visit her grandparents' (Riordan's in Templeglantine, Tullagoline; Sullivans in Skehanegh, Caherdaniel) homes.  Helen was accompanied by her niece Ann (Riordan) Fanning and her daughter Sara (Riordan) Maslin.  They met a number of relatives and saw the ancestral homes.  She also saw Parknasilla Hotel, where her grandmother and mine worked to earn money for passage to America almost 100 years ago.  They saw John Sullivan (82), his son Michael, wife Maryanne and two sons; John is Helen's first cousin. They were able to get copies of Riordan ancestral baptism records at Holy Trinity Church in Templeglantine.  They also met, on the Sullivan side, Maureen O'Leary, and a family friend, Moira Moriarty - the postmistress of Caherdaniel.  Helen also provided a copy of her Grandparents 1 June 1896 Ansonia, CT marriage license.  Helen also passed on Denis and Ann Fanning's address: 262 Taft Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604.

HICUZ 15 - Received a nice letter from Eleanore (Sullivan) Riordan, thanking Greg and all for sending along the shawl from Maura Moriarity.  Eleanore recalled my mom in their youth, and of knowing that my mom was born in the Sullivan home in the hills of Skehanagh above Cahirdaniel.  She recalled that four families, the Gabins, Gleasons, and two others lived in the same area.  Eleanore's daughter visited the site several years ago and sent along a travel photo journal.

Sullivan data - We received a reply from Bridgeport's Vital Records office. It was a copy of the "Medical Certificate of Death" and "Undertaker's Certificate" for Great Gramma Ellen (Bowler) Sullivan.  The cause of her 2 Feb 1919 death is given as Apoplexy, with duration noted as 30 days. The attending physician was Daniel P. Griffin; her place of residence as 2010 Seaview Avenue. Other information given: she was noted as the widow of Sylvester Sullivan and the daughter of John Bowler and Kate Sullivan (was she a relative also???). Both parents were noted as born in Ireland. She is noted as born in Ireland in 1847, and as 72 years of age at death.

My maternal grandparents - Denis “Mr Denny” Joseph O’Connor m Bridget Sullivan -
                                                Eileen Catherine – became Sr Mary Irene
                                                Daniel Joseph m Marie Elizabeth Arsenault
            (My parents)    Bridget Bernadine “Bryde” m Daniel Mannix Rowe MD
                        (my Mom was born 1905 in Skehanagh, Caherdaniel, County Kerry)
                                                Mary Monica “Mayo” m John Richard Carroll
                                                Esther Rita m George Donald LaPolice                                
                                                Nora “Nonie” Cecilia – not married
                                                Catherine Agnes "Kay" m Francis Clifford Ambrose
                                                Sylvester “Soc” m Ceil
Dorothy “Dot” m Gerald Christian Hansen
Anna May – died during infancy
Geraldine “Journey” m John O’Donnell
Edna Patricia “Tish” – not married
Vincent “Vink” m Madeline Keilly

Linda (Sullivan) Vilcheck and royalty – roots back to King Edward IV of England.
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Ack! I was just scrolling for your e-mail address. Sure, I'll share re Edward IV - but that comes from the Gillis line in Cornwall. I know there is a Gillis or two in your background - are you sure they aren't from there? THINK OF THE POSSIBILITIES, PHOGG! Anyway, the reason I was going to e-mail was to let you know about Skehanagh. We are related to just about everyone in that part of southwest Kerry.

John and I stayed in a small cottage which is part of a larger estate - so big it needs a caretaker (and his wife). The wife was there to meet us - wanted to know if we were going to be doing anything in particular. I said we were - that I was looking for Skehanagh because my ggrandfather, aunts, and uncles came from there.

She became very excited and said SHE was from there - her name is Katherine (Quindlen) Casey. Her whatever grandmothers were Sullivan and Donaghue (maybe the Bowler sister who stayed in Ireland when everyone else left?) O.K. by now we're both yelling and screaming. She said she knew where the Bowler lands were and would show me - also where our gggrands' house was.

Then she got too busy to do that (pesky real job interfered) but told me to go see a Brendan Gallivan who knows everything. He really does. He owns the land the house is on, pointed it out, but didn't walk up there with us. It's in the middle of nowhere, up on a hill, surrounded by man-eating sheep, and piles of poop you have to pole-vault over. The roof is long gone, along with the upper half of the walls, but you can still see where the rooms are.

He also took us to the cemetery where everyone is buried (a treasure trove of names), also up on a hill. The man is 85 years old and climbs like a mountain goat and not once clutched his chest or gasped for air. It wasn't easy stifling my whining. Also found out everyone was baptized in St Crohan's in Cahirdaniel - including my ggrandfather, who always said he was born in Cahirciveen.

Don't think so. AND across from Brendan's pub is a gas station and small grocery owned by ANOTHER cousin - Brendan O'Leary. After he determined we belonged to "Sylvie" Sullivan and not one of the others, he became very helpful, too. He goes to visit an older lady (in her 90's, a Shea) every week or so, who knows plenty. Said he'd find out what he could and let me know. Two weeks were not enough - next year we'll stay for three. What an odd sensation sitting in those ruins of a house.

When we left, without warning, I bawled my eyes out. When John gets back, he'll send you pictures of the house - that'll be in approx. 10 min.

On Saturday, July 16, 2016 1:49 PM, Donald Rowe <rowboatdon@yahoo.com> wrote:

Bellissima,

I may get around to my ink pot and quill, to update a future HICUZ .... and I was thinking you might want to share your research leading us back to Edward the Fourth ... or a fifth?

How were the scones?

Love, Phogbound


From: JOHN VILCHECK <jrvilcheck@snet.net>
To: "rowboatdon@yahoo.com" <rowboatdon@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 2:03 PM
Subject: Ireland

Phogg! Where have you been for the past two reunions? I've been busily rummaging around in genealogy all this time and found something grin-worthy in the Gillis line. It appears that Edward lV is something like my 15th great grandfather. Too bad the queen wasn't my grandmother, though.

I'll take my sweet time verifying this - and until I do, I feel I'm entitled to free scones at Buckingham Palace, don't you think? And non-verification won't stop me from showing up at all the great manor houses with a roll of "MINE" stickers in hand either. Anything you or Nancy fancy? I'd be happy to slap one on something for you.

Anyway, John and I, and Deirdre and her husband Tom, are going to Ireland on 29 April for 2 weeks. We're staying in Castlecove for the whole time, and I'd like to find whatever is left of the house our ggrands had in Skehanagh. Do you remember exactly where it is? I have a few pictures of the stone foundations on a disc you gave me, but anything else? Also, do you know who owns that property - would they mind if we were walking around there, do you think? Anything you have, or any thoughts/ideas would be great. Thanks!
                                                                                              Bellissima

Re: Ireland

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BELLISSIMA,

WOW!!!! Almost every name you mention, Quinlan, Casey, Gallivan ... are related.

And you found the homestead. THANK YOU so very very much!

My Gillis connection, Rowe side is by marriage of one of my first cousins. Nancy's side has Gillis connection also.

Got the pictures, Thanks John. I'll put your notes in a future HICUZ. Am trying desperately to final edit my third novel, so it may take weeks (or months). Every now and then a treasure comes along. You, and your discoveries and insights, are at the top of the list. 

This year Gomes (brother Dan) and Karen, Nancy, Alex and I are going to a Rowe reunion in August. Sorrowfully we'll miss the O'C reunion at the Carrolls place. 

For folks born around there, St Crohan's Parish records might be extremely helpful. 

I believe it is still true that if your grandparents were born in Ireland (and you can provide documents tracing your roots to them) you can get an Irish passport. Used to cost $75.00, but probably more now. I understand it makes you a "national" rather than a voting "citizen", and allows one to use EU passport lines at EU airports. The Irish General Register Office website probably has instructions and a downloadable form. Some of the cousins at the O'C Reunion might want to pursue such a passport. Tell Tommy Carroll it might take two strokes off his golf score.

I still think you ought to consider putting your truly memorable quips into a short book. If you didn't physically kiss the Blarney Stone, it seems you have the gift it bestows. 

Love, Phogbound

Other new research data  …

Dale Richard Austin … library version of Ancestry.com provided the following:

            (1) M1 - Married Maryann Robinson, 03 November 1962 in San Diego, CA.
His age 19, hers 17.

            (2)  M2 – Married Penelope L. Johnson 26 September, 1965 in Los Angeles, CA.
                        His age 22, hers 18.

            (3)  His mothers’ maiden name was Tillman. No fathers name was found in search.

            (4)  He died 26 January, 1990 in Ventura, CA. No death certificate was found through
                        Ancestry.com. His birth date was given as 5 June 1943 in National City, CA.

            (5)  His Social Security number was: 555-60-1113. Data including wages earned, places
                        of employment can be requested by descendants with forms accessible on the
                        Internet.

There is a family connection, but it won’t be explained. It will be obvious to those concerned.

More Rowe research data from Scott Rowe  16 April 2015
Have to "assume" this is our Wm? - Portland City Gov. 1888 Ward 2 Common Council members; Wm.J. Rowe, Thomas E Coyne, Daniel Gallager.
Google search of "Books" result
Scott

ROWE REUNION
Part of the Rowe family, specifically the descendents of my Aunt/Uncle Marion (Littlefield) and William T. Rowe, MD, were in abundance in Portland, ME for a harbor cruise through Casco Bay, and a picnic gathering at Fort Allen on Portlands’ Eastern Promenade. Nearby in Portland’s Munjoy Hill area were numerous homes occupied at one time by my Great grandparents (Thomas and Mary Ellen (Meagher) Wroe/Rowe, and Grandparents (William Joseph and Catherine Ellen (Shanahan) Rowe).

Rowe family research areas – Several cousins asked for help, suggestions to research the following family members:

1)      Robert Marshall – drowned August 1946 at Pine Point Beach, Scarborough, ME
a)       Suggest you write Scarborough Police for a copy of report
b)      Calvary Cemetery - http://portlanddiocese.org/genealogy  died 5 August 1946; age at death 10 years, 11 months, 4 days. Buried Section S OC, lot 291B in grave #01, next to parents.
c)      Death certificate – I believe you’ll have to write to State Vital Records department
d)     Observers at death ???
e)      Born 1935/1936, probably Portland, ME
f)       Parents - Catherine (Rowe) and Daniel Marshall
A number of other Marshalls are buried in Calvary Cemetery.
Details of death – question posed by Tricia (Marshall), wife of David Gai, a lawyer. They knew of his death and burial details, and had visited his grave alongside her parents.

2)      William Thomas Rowe, JR – son of William T. Rowe, MD and Marion Littlefield
a.       Born abt 1915 Probably Rumford, ME.
b.      In 1930 US Census she lived with her parents and siblings at Knox Street, Rumford, ME.
c.       In 1932 City Directory of Rumford, ME Wm. T. Rowe JR lived at 250 Penobscot Street as a student with his siblings – Catherine (age 20); Elizabeth (age 17); Linwood (age 11); Barbara (age 9); and Sally (age 14 months)
d.      Per Maine marriage records he married Hazel C. Newell of Rumford, ME on 25 August 1934.
e.       He served in WWII – service records say he entered US Army on 17 March 1941 at Springfield, Massachusetts (before Pearl Harbor). The record shows him as divorced, w/o dependents at that time.
f.       Hazel Cora (Newell) b 10 July 1916 in Lewiston, ME and Wm Thomas Rowe JR divorced before 1941 per Maine records. Hazel’s parents were:
Charles W. Newell (druggist) of Richmond, ME and Laverne H. of Livermore Falls, ME. They lived in Rumford, ME.
Hazel had the following siblings:
            Erla E. b 1916
Harriet E. b 1919
Charles W. b 1921
Nancy G. b 1924
g.      He remarried Phyllis Gertrude Bignotti of Lexington, Mass in 1946. She b 16 March 1918 in Somerville, Mass. She lived in Lexington, Mass in 1942 per City Directory at 556 Massachusetts Avenue.
Her parents, both born in Italy, were:
            Francis “Frank” H. and Angelina R. Bignotti. Frank d 1962,
Angelina d in 1926.
            Phyllis has following siblings:
                        Louise H. Bignotti b 18 Jan 1909 in Worcester, Mass
                        Ethel Louise Bignotti, born 1910. M 1933 in Lexington, Mass
                        Eda F. Bignotti, b 1913 in Somerville, Mass
                        Frances E., b 1914. Married Edward Donohue 1966 in Waltham,
Mass.
In 1930 Phyllis Bignotti family lived in Lexington, Mass at 122A Massachusetts Avenue.

My brother Dan recalls that William Rowe (JR) had a daughter, but can’t (Aug 2016) recall meeting her. He also recalls that the Bignotti family owned the New England Tire and Wheel Co. of Lexington, Mass where Wm. T. Rowe JR worked.   

I have nothing to indicate in any record what happened to the cousin after birth, or who raised her. She may have been put up for adoption, or given to family friends to raise. Nothing in what I’ve found suggests her disposition.

I can personally recall meeting a female who said she was a ‘cousin’ while I was in High School, but since I knew so few Rowe cousins due to being a generation out of sync I sadly blew her off. I have no idea if that person was the cousin I’ve found, or someone with the last family name. I had two High school classmates with last names of Roe and Rowe, but neither is related.

I found in familysearch.org files ( https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVTV-BGRK   a death (obituary) notice of a Shirley Larrabee who died in Cedar Crest, Allentown County, PA 27 Jan 2013. Her death is apparently noted in “The Morning Call,” a local paper. It claims she was born in 1936 in Rumford, ME to William Rowe and Hazel Newell. Shirley’s husband was listed as Phillip Larrabee, and they seem to have had several children and grandchildren with family names Wilson (Linwood T. Wilson, Deborah J. Wilson), and Wiggins (Linda W. Wiggins). The report lists grandchildren Meredith and Gregory, but did not identify their family names.

I have no reason to disbelieve this obituary, and the naming of William Rowe and Hazel Newell as parents in 1936 suggests that this Shirley Larrabee is the long lost cousin. Why she was not brought up by family, with the family name, and was lost/ignored for decades is puzzling. It may be reasonable that she was not the daughter of William as suggested, but that wasn’t due to WWII or Army service. William may have recognized that she was not his daughter even though Hazel was the mother while they were married, and thus the girl was disowned/not supported. I haven’t found a divorce record for William and Hazel and only know he was divorced before entering the Army. The fact that he did not acknowledge Shirley in his military records also suggests he may not have been the father.

However, the fact that Shirley claimed him as her father at death suggests she was born during the marriage of William and Hazel and that she had a memory of it.

Family research often comes up with such controversial and puzzling mysteries. I've learned a number of them, some I've promised not to reveal. Like a detective novel. Oh my!!!

FAMILY RESEARCH IDEAS - Local library system, the Central Rappahannock Regional Library (CRRL) held a series of family research familiarization lectures. Titled Genealogy 101, the CRRL presentation revealed some new capabilities for family research. Your library may have similar expertise, so it is worth sharing for those valiant few CUZZES who are into family research.

1)       Users of my local library system (CRRL) can now access the library version of Ancestry.com at any of the eight branches.
2)      One of YOUR first family research tools should be  www.familysearch.org . To find out what your local, county and/or state resources for family research are … within familysearch.org, select the WIKI option, and search on “How to” in your area.
3)      If your library has microfiche or microfilm readers/printers  you should ask if the library allows patrons to order such things as microfilm copies of census records, and any other kind of family research sources from the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, UT.  
4)      Determine the extent and availability of digitized state, county, local records.  State vital records department and court systems may be able to provide birth, marriage, and death records.
5)      Determine if your library’s Internet connection allows you to access other databases such as military records, county, court, etc etc etc.
6)      GOOD LUCK on your searches.

Advisory:  

For cousins whose religious beliefs persuade them to conduct ceremonies, which long after the passing of common ancestors, rebaptizes, remarries, and reburies those ancestors … I ask that the data provided by these newsletters not be used in such “Temple Ordnances” and that the religious beliefs of the departed are respected, unaltered as their own, sacrosanct from such revisions of belief and historical fact.

Recommendations:

1)      Become a follower of this HICUZ Blog. 
2)      Put a shortcut to the HICUZ Blog on your PC desktop.
3)      Cut and paste each newsletter to your computer.
4)      Send a link to this Blog to your family members, so they can learn of and share family history.
5)      Take a genealogy course at a college, community college, library or group in your area.
6)      Recognize we’re all FAMILY.

Sassi family research data

Shared with/from Scott via Facebook – both of 1/25/2015 Don Rowe
Cuz Don here - on Familysearch.org I found other info on Mauro's wedding 25 Oct 1906 in Boston, MA. It states he was born 1875 in Italy, his spouse was Delmina Salmi, dau of Mariano Salmi and Rosa Balugani. Mauro, Vincenzo, and Agnes parents were Massimiliano Sassi and Oliva Cantori.
Also found Vincenzo arriving on ship Aller 02 May 1900 in Boston, MA - manifest #00083443 .. from Genoa.


Thanks Don, I did find those as well on Ancestry.com, still trying to find Vincenzo's wife and two children who came in 1902 (Teodolinda (Bussolari) Sassi, Gaitano (my grandfather) and Agnes. Note how old Mauro was when he married (35) and it states it’s his first marriage! I've only identified Mauro and Vincenzo as siblings although I'm sure there must be more. Agnes was my grandfather Gaitano's sister who died at 17. Did you find another Agnes belonging to Massimmiliano?