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From: "Nancy Baker" <>
Subject: Re: [Irish-American] Mayo Sweeneys
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 12:41:45 -0600
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JoAnn: Will keep looking...Nancy
----- Original Message -----
From: "JoAnn Sweeney" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Irish-American] Mayo Sweeneys


> Hi,
> Thanks for your note, but your Cusicks and mine do not seem to
match
> up.
> JoAnn
>
> Nancy Baker wrote:
>
> > Bridget Cusick Guthrie a gggrandmother of mine. She was born in Ireland
and
> > married Patrick Guthrie May 22, 1816. This information (and the dates)
was
> > written by my great aunt for her father, apparently sometime between
1907
> > and 1916. The Guthrie family members came from County Clare
(Ennistimon,
> > Kelshanney, etc.) and from Limerick City, Limerick County. I do not
know
> > where or when Bridget Cusick was born. Patrick Guthrie died in
Limerick,
> > Ireland on May 26, 1849. Patrick and Bridget had at least 9 children,
the
> > youngest born September 08, 1837. We do not yet know when or how, but
the
> > Guthries and related O'Connors came to the US first to Byron. Illinois
and
> > by 1868 to Boone and Polk counties, Iowa. Bridget Cusick died September
08,
> > 1872 in (or near) Elkhart, Iowa where my greatgrandparents (James Joseph
> > Guthrie and Mary Ann O'Connor) and their 10 children farmed. In
addition,
> > Bridget Cusick had "5 sisters. Aunt Ann never married but lived with
our
> > Uncle Henry (Des Moines?) until her death at our home in Elkhart, Iowa
where
> > she was visiting. I do not know the date. The other sisters
> > married--respectively--O'Connor, Burk, Carrol, and McNamara. Think all
> > remained in Ireland." Quotes are from paper written by Ellen Guthrie
> > O'Neill, oldest child of James Joseph and Mary Ann Guthrie. Is any of
this
> > relative (pardon the pun) to the Cusicks you are seeking? Please let me
> > know...have done a lot of looking but not much finding. Thank you.
Nancy
> > I. Baker
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "JoAnn Sweeney" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 7:59 PM
> > Subject: [Irish-American] Mayo Sweeneys
> >
> > > Dear List Readers,
> > > Thanks for responding to my plea to find the parents of the couple
> > > below.
> > > Edward SWEENEY b 1831 Louisburgh, Co. Mayo, Ireland.
> > > Apparently emigrated into Philadelphia in 1855.
> > > m Mary CUSICK (b1832 Islandeady, Co.Mayo, d 25 Aug 1897 Cedar Falls,
> > > Black Hawk Co., IA. buried in Calvary Cem., Waterloo, IA) 5 Apr 1858
in
> > > Whiteside Co., IL
> > > They had 8 children, all born US. IL State Archives has bare
> > > fact of the marriage, but not the document which might name the
> > > parents. Tombstone gives birth info.
> > > Edward Sweeney died 15 May 1918 in a nursing facility in
> > > Dubuque,IA, and is buried the same place as his wife. The death
> > > certificate says "parents unknown".
> > > I need something from Ireland naming the parents 1831-1855. It
may
> > > be impossible. They were Roman Catholic. (Their obituaries do not
name
> > > the parents.)
> > > Appreciate any help.
> > > JoAnn
> > >
> > >
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