American Cousins

My American Cousins Photo Gallery (Part 1)

This October Tiara (The Irish Ancestral Research Association) will be participating in the Back To Our Past Exhibition in Dublin, October 12 through 14.  I will be in Dublin October 10 through 20 doing research.  As part of theTiara exhibit called American Cousins Photo Gallery, photos of member's immigrant ancestors who were born in Ireland and died in America will be displayed.   Below are some of the ancestors I hope to display an maybe connect with Irish relatives.

Richard Francis McDermott
my grandfather

Born 14 August 1886 Ballycoskery, Ballyhea, Cork
Baptized 5 September 1886, Ballyhea, Cork
Sponsors David McDermott and Ellen McDermott
Son of Peter and Ellen (Roche) McDermott
Arrived at New York on 15 October 1913
Married Mary Scanlon, 7 October 1916, Westfield, Massachusetts
Naturalized at Hampden County Superior Court, in Springfield, 21 June 1920
Occupation: wine clerk, steward, railroad employee
Date of death: unknown
Place of death: unknown

John Joseph McDermott
my great uncle

Born 2 January 1864, Charleville, Limerick
Baptized 10 January 1864, Charleville, Limerick
Sponsors Thomas Benchy and Mary Benchy
Son of Peter and Ellen (Roche) McDermott
Arrived between 1885 and 1887
Married Mary Healy, 18 November 1888, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Married Anna (Biglin) McGettrick, 17 April 1906, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Naturalized at Hampden County Superior Court in Springfield, 7 February 1893
Occupation: engineer, stationary engineer, ice dealer, patrolman, policeman
Date of death: 9 March 1945
Place of death: Los Angeles, California

Jeremiah Sullivan
my great grandfather

Born 2 November 1857, Bantry, Cork
Baptized 9 November 1857, Bantry, Cork
Sponsors John Sullivan and Bridget Mounty (Moriarty?)
Son of Jeremiah and Hannah (Dealy) Sullivan
Arrived at New York on 1872
Married Laura Shaw (Marie Eleonora Chauvin) 23 May 1897, Boston, Massachusetts
Naturalized at U S District Court, Boston, Massachusetts 22 October 1887
Occupation: wine clerk
Date of death: January 29, 1916
Place of death: Charlestown, Massachusetts

Mary Scanlon

my grandmother

Born 25 April, 1892, Scrag, Dingle, Kerry
Baptized 26 April, 1892 Dingle, Kerry
Sponsors John Gould and Margaret Griffin (Deveney)
Daughter of Maurice and Kate (Griffin) Scanlon
Arrived at Boston 6 April, 1911
Married Richard McDermott, 7 October 1916, Westfield, Massachusetts
Date of death: 26 May 1925
Place of death: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

John Joseph Scanlon my adoptive grandfather

Born 30 November 1883 at Scrag, Dingle, Kerry
Baptized 1 December 1883 at Dingle, Kerry
Sponsors Patrick and Helen Scanlon
Son of Maurice and Kate (Griffin) Scanlon
Arrived at Boston, 1 April 1909
Married at Westfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: moulder
Date of death: 1947
Place of death: Lynn, Massachusetts