CLANCY / DALY / PHILLIPS:

SEARCHING FOR LIVING DESCENDANTS OF EDWARD (JOSEPH) CLANCY B. ABT. 1805 IN CO. CLARE, IRELAND WHO MARRIED ALICE DALY B. ABT. 1815-1825 IN THE BURREN, CO. CLARE, IRELAND. THEY IMMIGRATED DURING THE GREAT FAMINE IN 1847 WITH THEIR FIRST TWO SONS, WILLIAM B. 29 OCT 1838-39 IN IRELAND, AND PIERCE/PERRY B. ABT. 1844 IN IRELAND. THEY SETTLED IN OLD WEST SENECA, WHAT IS NOW LACKAWANNA, NY. WILLIAM MARRIED MARRY PHILLIPS (B. ABT. 1855 IN HAMBURG, NY, D. 07 DEC 1899 IN BUFFALO) AFTER SERVING IN THE CIVIL WAR WITH CO. D, REGIMENT 166TH OF THE NY VOLUNTEERS INFANTRY. WILLIAM BECAME HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER IN HAMBURG FROM 1899-1900 AND OWNED CLANCY'S TAVERN THAT WAS LOCATED ON THE TRIANGULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY ON ROUTE 5, SMOKES CREEK AND WHAT WAS THE RAILROAD FOR BETHLEHEM STEEL. WILLIAM DIED 12 JAN 1909 IN HAMBURG AND IS BURIED IN HILLCREST CEMETERY IN ARMOR, NY. IN 1878, YOUNGER BROTHER EDMUND CLANCY, (B. 15 SEP 1850 IN NY), MARRIED ELLEN PHILLIPS B. AUG 1858, SISTER OF WILLIAM PHILLIPS, B 1826 IN WNY AND HERRIET HEDROW, B. 1829 IN ENGLAND, WHO OWNED A HOUSE ON LAKE ERIE WHERE THE BETHLEHEM OFFICE BUILDING NOW STANDS. OTHER SIBLINGS OF WILLIAM, PIERCE AND EDMUND ARE: MARY B. ABT. 1853; CHARLES JOSEPH (ALSO KNOWN AS LEROY) B. ABT. 1855; ALICE B. ABT. 1859; AND JOHN B. ABT. 1861. ANY INFORMATION ON THIS FAMILY WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. PLEASE CONTACT: JAMES R. SHINE 6350 SCHREFF RD., ORCHARD PARK, NY 14127, PHONE: (716) 662-1164

CURTIN CLAN GATHERING 2007: GERAD AND ANDREE CURTIN WILL HOST THE NEST CURTIN CLAN GATHERING, TO BE HELD AT THE HOLIDAY INN, IN THE CITY OF PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO, CANADA. FOR INFORMATION VISIT WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.CURTIN.ORG ORWRITE TO CHIEF OF THE CLAN: DANIEL M. CURTIN 166 S. HAYWORTH AVE., SUITE 301, LOS ANGELES, CA 90048, (323) 937-2612. EMAIL: MR. DANIEL M. CURTIN OR ANNE EMPEROR 31 LAKEVIEW CIRCLE, SKANEATELES, NY 13152

COBURN / SULLIVAN / BROWN / GOROM: LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON CHARLES COBURN BORN ABOUT 1845 IN NEW YORK AND DIED 07 OCTOBER 1875 IN BUFFALO. ABOUT 1869 HE MARRIED BRIDGET SULLIVAN (B. ABT. 1850 IN IRELAND). THEIR CHILDREN WERE: EMMA (B. OCTOBER 1869 IN NY) AND MARY LORETTA (B. 29 AUGUST 1872 IN BUFFALO, NY). MARY LORETTA COBURN MARRIED ROBERT SILVERIGHT BROWN OF SILVERIGHT, SCOTLAND. MARY LORETTA DIED ABOUT 1841 AND IS BURIED IN HOLY CROSS CEMETERY IN LACKAWANNA, NY. THE DAUGHTER OF ROBERT AND MARY LORETTA BROWN WAS HAZEL GERTRUDE BROWN (B. 07 OCTOBER 1863 AND D. 22 FEBRUARY 1979 IN BUFFALO, NY). SHE MARRIED WILLIAMJ. GOROM (B. 15 JULY1900 IN BUFFALO, D. ABT. 1965 IN WEST SENECA), ON 17 AUGUST 1923 IN ST. MONICA'S CHURCH. ANY INFORMATION REGARDING ANCESTORS OR DESCENDANTS OF THIS FAMILY PLEASE CONTACT: ELEANOR GOROM SCHMIDT 882 MINERAL SPRINGS RD., WEST SENECA, NY 14224 OR CALL DONNA M. SHINE AT (716) 662-1164

SULLIVAN / KELLY / DWYER: GRAHAM / KELLY:

LOOKING FOR DESCENDANTS OF JOHN (1825-1902) AND SARAH KELLY GRAHAM (1831-1911) OF WATERLOO, NY, ESPECIALLY DESCENDANTS OF SARAH GRAHAM WARNER AND HADLEY WARNER, WHO I BELIEVE LIVED IN BUFFALO IN THE LATE 1800'S. PLEASE CONTACT: JOAN SCAHILL 175 LADNER ST., BUFFALO, NY 14420

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