Re: Jeremiah Hayes, IRE/Boston
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Re: Jeremiah Hayes, IRE/Boston
Peggy LaBoudiere 10/24/00
Dear Peggy:
Thank you so much for your message.It's GREAT to hear from another Hayes researcher.
when I first started researching "my" Jeremiah Hayes, I looked at info on the IGI.There were a number of people by that name in Co. Kerry, but none fit my guy's dates.But I always figured (hoped!), that the family was from Kerry--such a beautiful spot.When Jeremiah came to Boston he spoke only "Irish" and couldn't read or write.Decades later the census reports show he never did acquire English.I took this to mean that Jeremiah came from a remote part of Ireland, distant from English influence, and certainly Kerry fit the profile.
Thank you again for your note.
Billie Boswell