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April 23, 2017April 23, 2017 Maryann Barnes

Our lady of Lourdes Church and Shrine – Whitehouse Station, NJ

I loved the shrine at our church when I was a child, and we often walked over from the church after Mass. My sister and I had to wear our Sunday dresses and hats, and our brothers also dressed in their Sunday best, since they were often serving as altar boys. My one brother is … Continue reading Our lady of Lourdes Church and Shrine – Whitehouse Station, NJ

March 3, 2017March 3, 2017 Maryann Barnes

Marriage Return for Timothy Mahoney and Mary Bohan – 1889

I just received this marriage return for my second great-uncle, Timothy Mahoney, from the New Jersey Archives. I ordered it online on February 8th, 2017, and received it in the mail in less than three weeks. I so wish that the town in Ireland, or at least the county, was on the record, but it … Continue reading Marriage Return for Timothy Mahoney and Mary Bohan – 1889

February 5, 2017February 5, 2017 Maryann Barnes

Doran Y-DNA Results

The Y-DNA results are in from a family member and the haplogroup is R-M269. The test was done at Family Tree DNA out of Houston, Texas. The photograph of the Doran brothers was taken in Harrison, Hudson County, New Jersey in the early 1940s. Bernard and William were both born in Belfast, Antrim County, Northern … Continue reading Doran Y-DNA Results

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      • Doran Project Grouping 1: Bernard Doran and Ann “Nancy” Smyth and descendants
        • Elizabeth “Bess” Pearson
      • Doran (line 2)
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      • Doran: Miscellaneous lists
      • World War I Casualties: Dorans from Belfast area
    • Fergusson of Keir Parish, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland and descendants
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      • Elizabeth “Aunt Lizzie” Hall
      • Hall surname in City Directories of Belfast, Northern Ireland
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      • Harry M. Horn and Cornelia H. Dakin
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      • John Jahn
      • Ludwig Frederick Jahn
      • Gabriel Leopold Jahn
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