The year was 1900 and the residents of the Mott Haven community in North New York City were preparing for the 12th Census of the US. The area was quite different than it is today. Now, over 110 years later, what did neighbors know about their family connections? The answer to the question is obscure … [Read more…]
In the group of Ireland Catholic Parish Registers released the National Library of Ireland in 2016, was found an entry for Patrick Hannigan being baptized on March 6, 1838. He was the son of Cornelius Hannigan and Mary Riordan of County Limerick in the parish of Bulgaden. Parish baptismal records also provided information showing at … [Read more…]
As a young wife, Catherine Hannigan had to find a final resting place for her husband. As the Catholic cemetery for the area, Catherine was deeded two plots in Saint Raymond’s Cemetery in Section 2 to meet the needs of her large family. This copy of the deed provided by the staff of Saint Raymond’s … [Read more…]
My father and I have worked for decades to locate the roots of the HANNIGAN family as they came from Ireland and settled in the greater New York City area during the late 1860’s. These efforts were greatly enhanced in 2016 when the National Library of Ireland released the Ireland Catholic Parish Registers, a collection made up of … [Read more…]