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From: Darryl Scarff <>
Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] AGAR/AGER
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 08:26:49 +1100
In-Reply-To: <000e01c3bccb$525cc3e0$6d02030a@stephens>


At 08:06 AM 7/12/03 -0600, you wrote:
>John Agar/Ager b. 26 AUG 1830 County Carlow Ireland
> d. 07 JAN 1909 Bremer County Iowa USA
>
>Supposedly sailed to America landing in New York in 1849.
>
>I'm aware of one brother named Luke. The name according to family lore
was AGAR in Ireland and changed to AGER in the US for my ggggrandfather
John Ager.
>
>I have not been able to establish who John & Luke's parents were?
>Where they lived in Ireland?
>Where John & Luke were christened?
>Are there other siblings?
>Where John & Luke's parents are buried?
>The name of the ship John sailed on to America?
>
>Is County Carlow the correct county, I have a bit of conflicting family
history, County Cork & County Carlow.
>
>I would be grateful for any assistance, I have spent years attempting to
establish the truth. I have often thought perhaps John was born a few
years earlier then the 1830 date, because of early photo's of him.
>Thank you.
>Yvonne Stephens

Hi,
There is an Agar family still living at Coolcullen, Co. Kilkenny just on
the border with Co. Carlow. The family home is adjacent to the Mothel,
Church of Ireland Church. Over the years, I have seen lots of references to
the Agar family in Co. Kilkenny.

Darryl


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