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From: michelle foley <>
Subject: Re: Scotland-Ireland / Thank you
Date: Sat, 01 Nov 1997 16:47:13 -0500


>
> Thank you all very much for your posts.
> The reason for asking before 1850 is that
> 1. Records show that Charles McCloskey b.was born 1827 in Londonderry
> Ireland m. Margaret SPIKES b. 1834 in Londonderry Ireland . They were
> married in Londonderry Ireland in 1847 .2. The traveld to the Boston, MA
> in 1847 with son Arthur. I have tried find any and all inforamtion on
> them in Ireland and have not found anything. They family story goes that
> Charles was a Catholic and Margaret a prostant. They had to leave
> Ireland because of this Union and family members did not want any
> trouble. They had 10 children here in Boston. That Charles and Margaret
> both came from large families back home. On their graves here say born
> in Ireland family once from Scotland.
> This is all that I have on them can anyone help?
> Thank you again
> Michelle
>

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