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From: "Theresa Bora" <>
Subject: Re: [NY-IRISH] Catherine Roach Keyes (Hays)
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 18:14:17 -0500
References: <001401c970c4$3dba24c0$b3b53f18@HIGGINS>


Hi Clare. I had a few thoughts on your dilemma re: Catherine Roach Keyes
(Hays). The maiden name provided on the marriage cert. may not have come
from the daughter herself. If someone else provided that info, than maybe
Roach isn't really Catherine's maiden name. I've found errors on a couple of
certs. that I have. I don't know what time frame you're dealing with but
have you tied Catherine to a Roach family in any census? As far as the
cemetery records go, could it be possible that the plot was owned by 'Hays'?
Could Catherine have been married to a 'Hays' before her marriage to
'Keyes'? Probably none of this is going to help you, but I thought I'd toss
it out there anyway. Terry in Mich.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Clare Higgins" <>
Subject: Re: [NY-IRISH] the Hayses


> The only problem here is that Catherine Keyes' maiden name was Roach. I'm
> sure of that because on her daughter's (my GGM) marriage certificate, the
> daughter gives her parents' names as Thomas Keyes and Catherine Roach.
>
> Clare
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> I found many tomb stones in Ireland that did the same...had the wife's
> former name as well as her married..it was a great help sorting out
> who was who..
> ed

Clare's original message:
<<<<<Many are named Keyes, but in one place was typed "Catherine
Keyes
> (Hays). I'm puzzled. Why would someone do that?


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