Barnes – Ottawa Valley Irish

‘The presents were numerous and costly’

East Grand Forks, Grand Forks, Marriage Records, Newspapers, Ottawa, Women15 March 2025by M.C. Moran

Or, Who Gave What to Whom? In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, marriage notices in local newspapers would sometimes include a list of the wedding presents received by the happy couple, along with the names of the gift-givers….

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Patrick Cavanaugh and Bridget Killeen

Catholic Records, Census20 March 2011by M.C. Moran

Another Killeen couple with surprisingly few marriages amongst their offspring: Bridget Killeen was one of the daughters (possibly the fourth daughter, and fifth child) of Denis Killeen and Mary Ahearn, and a sister of Hanora (married Michael Donahue), and also…

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