Tag Archives: Immigration/Emigration

William COTTER and Catherine (SHANAHAN) COTTER: From Ireland to America 1849 – 52 Ancestors (Ancestors 46 and 47)

Posted on 8 October 2019 by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard

William COTTER and Catherine (SHANAHAN) COTTER were already married when they emigrated from Ireland to New York in 1849. They brought some of their children with them, and some were born in the USA.

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Barbara (GENGEL) HAAS (1816-1899): Gave Birth on the Voyage to America – 52 Ancestors (Ancestor 27)

Posted on 27 January 2015 by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard

My great-great grandmother Barbara (GENGEL) HAAS was born on 15 February 1816,1 which happens to be my birthday (although not the same year), likely in Württemberg, Germany. Barbara was my mother’s daddy’s maternal grandmother. She died in 1899, four and a … Continue reading →

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