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

September 4, 2013September 5, 2013 Maryann Barnes

John Mahoney and Patrick Gilligan’s Death – 1898

John Mahoney, my great-grandfather, was again mentioned in the newspaper, Brooklyn Eagle, on 7 November 1898, in the case of Patrick Gilligan's death. Here his address was slightly wrong, it should be 1424 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn. Most of the New York City newspapers had at least one article about this case between November 5th and … Continue reading John Mahoney and Patrick Gilligan’s Death – 1898

September 2, 2013September 2, 2013 Maryann Barnes

Mystery Monday – 1898 Brooklyn Murder of Patrick Gilligan

Family legend tells of the story of my great-grandfather, John Mahoney (1860-1916), being connected to a Brooklyn murder mystery. My father and his siblings would talk about their grandfather having to leave Brooklyn when their mother, Mary Mahoney Doran, was three years old, because of this death in which John Mahoney was implicated. Since we … Continue reading Mystery Monday – 1898 Brooklyn Murder of Patrick Gilligan