1.How to trace your ancestors back to IrelandErin Apostolos-erin@meredithlibrary.orgMeredith Public Library

2. Seven Lessons on researching IrishGenealogy: Getting Started, Immigration,Famine and Post Famine Sources, Ulsterand Scots Irish Sources, Church Records,Civil Registration, Irish Immigration toNorth America https://www.familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?fq=place%3A%22Ireland%22 3. Searchingfor ancestors of WilliamGallagher: my paternal grandfather Born April 2, 1900 in East Boston, MA Married in 1921; eight children WWI Era Veteran; award in early 90s Parents were Mitchell and Margaret(Gillis) Worked at City Railroad Died in 1998 Father murdered in Brooklyn 1905-1910 Catholic 4. Siblings of William: Jennie, Andrew,Louise and Sadie Sadie died giving birth around 1917 Louise married a Kinder; twodaughters Williams father was a Protestant; hismother secretly baptized her childrenCatholic Mitchell Gallagher killed with brassknuckles in apartment building;children witnessed Family came from Northern Ireland 5. http://www.americanancestors.org/pre 1850-1915 MA Vital Records-Freein Library Birth Record-Parents Names,occupation, address, DOB, Parentsplace of birth Search Familysearch.org, Ancestry,State Vital Records for Birth Records 6. http://www.archives.govand click on Iwant to get my military record Need to be parent, non-remarriedspouse or child of veteran for requestand veteran must be deceased. Records older than 62 years arearchived and open to the publichttp://www.archives.gov/st-louis/archival-programs/index.html 7. Since Mitchell was born in Boston, likelyhe is married locally. Search http://http://www.americanancestors.org/ orfamilysearch.org for records Names, age at marriage, where living,occupation, place of birth, parentsnames, whether or not 1st marriage,officials name 8. Wehave place of birth and the nameof his parents (William and Jane) fromhis marriage record. Searchhttp://www.americanancestors.orgor http://familysearch.org for birth orbaptismal records. 9. Born24 NOV 1867 on 335 ChelseaStreet, East Boston, MA Parents William and Jane of Ireland Married to Maggie Gillis of Nova Scotia21 APR 1894 Lived 89 Prescott when William wasborn 2 APR 1900 Worked as a cork cutter Likely died between 1905-1910Brooklyn 10. GoogledNew York Death Index http://www.italiangen.org/NYCDeath.stm Found this Website which listed deathrecords for the years I was looking. 11. With the date I was able to e-mail theNY Public Library and ask for anewspaper article regarding the death.They found it. I was also able to write to the NewYork The New York City MunicipalArchives with the death certificatenumber and get a copy of it. Using death certificate was able totrack down cemetery where he isburied. Stone was missing. Found William and Letitia Stone 12. Using Ancestry.com in library: 1900 USFederal Census Record Household members and relationship,occupations, birthplace, birthplace ofparents, month and year of birth, streetaddress, year of immigration, whether ornot naturalized, read, write or speakEnglish, owned own home, mortgage,house or farm, how many children andhow many living, whether or not married,widowed, divorced 13. Bornin Ireland MAR 1827 He is a widower Immigrated in 1852 and is a naturalizedcitizen of the United States Worked as a teamster Owns his own home on Prescott streetwith a mortgage Son Mitchells family is living with him 14. Heis not on 1910 Census. Check MAVital Records athttp://www.americanancestors.orgfor death record. William died 28 AUG 1900 fromdysentery. Parents William Gallagherand Letitia Mitchell. 15. Found on Family Search 16. Found on Family Search-Jane is here with the children, but where is William?He must have come as they have a son William born a year after herimmigration. 17. 1852 Ship Manifest-New York Arrival;likely him but not 100% sure. 10 FEB 1853 Jane and two oldestchildren on passenger list 18. Probate records and Registry of Deeds forWilliam Gallaghers will and propertyrecords Familysearch.org for siblings of William; tryto find them in the US Naturalization Records-will list county oforigin Newspaper articles Fraternal Organizations 19. Familysearch.orglists three siblings for William: Thomas, Sarah, Mary. All four children have William and Letitia as their parents. All four were christened in Lower Cumber, Londonderry, Ireland. 20. Clickon desired country (Derry). Search on name and date (using free info from Familysearch.org. 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