Re: John Fitzgibbon - Honora O'Brien Limerick IRE 1805
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Re: John Fitzgibbon - Honora O'Brien Limerick IRE 1805
jan webb 9/24/12
Hi Jan Webb, thank you so much for your reply. My cousins have been searching our family history for some time. They couldn't find any record showing my great grandfather's parents' names. My great grandfather is John Fitzgibbon, born Dec. 1, 1845, in County Limerick. my cousins think John's father may have been named Thomas because John's oldest son was named Thomas and traditionally the first son was named after the paternal grandfather. In 2009 we discovered we had relatives(DNA done) who came from one of John's sons, likely the son also named John. That newly found cousin had researched our family and came up with James and Mary Margaret Sullivan Fitzgibbon as John's parents.I emailed him as to how he determined this but haven't received a reply yet. My cousins found that great grandfather John had a first cousin John B. Fitzgibbon who married Mary J. Buttler. They are buried in our family plot in Rapids City, IL Catholic cemetary. John B. had a brother Henry and it was found their parents were James and Mary Markahan Fitzgibbon. That would make James (whose wife is Mary Markahan) the brother of great grandfather John's father. If that is right, James wouldn't have a brother James but maybe he has a brother Thomas, following traditions of naming family members. Have you found any records of James and Mary Markahan Fitzgibbon, and that James' siblings? Anything on a Thomas that fits wiyh this info? Also, I don't believe my cousins found any records of marriage or death for these people. Thanks again for your reply, hope you have some further info.
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Re: John Fitzgibbon - Honora O'Brien Limerick IRE 1805
jan webb 9/25/12
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jan webb 9/26/12
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Re: John Fitzgibbon - Honora O'Brien Limerick IRE 1805
jan webb 9/26/12
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Re: John Fitzgibbon - Honora O'Brien Limerick IRE 1805
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Re: John Fitzgibbon - Honora O'Brien Limerick IRE 1805
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Re: John Fitzgibbon - Honora O'Brien Limerick IRE 1805