Re: Fitzgerald m Holohan, County Cork
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Re: Fitzgerald m Holohan, County Cork
10/09/00
ANDREA,
THE FOLLOWING IS A LITTLE INFORMATION ON THE BONES FAMILY. IT IS VERY LITTLE BUT MAY FILL IN A FEW OF THE GAPS.
BONES-ORIGINATED IN ESSEX ENGLAND
MY GRANDFATHER WAS THOMAS BONES. DON'T KNOW IF HE WAS BORN IN ENGLAND OR NOT.HE MARRIED MY GRANDMOTHER-BRIDGET SWIFT BONES IN MAYO IRELAND. THEY HAD TWO CHILDREN, MARY JANE,(my mom)AND JOHN(my uncle). MY MOM CAMETO PHILADELPHIA AT THE AGE OF 17. SHE
PASSED AWAY JUNE 2000 AT 88.HER BROTHER REMAINED IN IRELAND AND SINCE HE WAS MUCH OLDER THAN MY MOM IS LONG GONE. MY GRANDMOTHER DIED SHORTLY AFTER MY MOM CAME TO THIS COUNTRY. SHE DIDN'T KEEP IN TOUCH WITH HER BROTHER TOO MUCH AFTER HER MOM DIED.
MY UNCLE JOHN I DO KNOW HAD CHILDREN.ONE WAS A NUN, WHO I MAY HAVE MADE A CONNECTION WITH THROUGH A THIRD PARTY. STILL WAITING TO HEAR SOMETHING. MY BROTHER TELLS ME THAT THE NAME BONES GOES BACK TO THE CROMWELL LINE. MY GRANDMOTHER HAD AN UNCLE JOHNATHAN SWIFT.THIS NAME HAS A LONG HISTORY BEHIND IT.I THINK SOMEHOW HE WAS RELATED TO THIS JOHNATHAN.THE SPELLING MAY BE JONATHAN-NOT SURE.THAT'S ABOUT THE EXTENT OF MY KNOWLEDGE ON THE BONES-SWIFT FAMILY. APPARENTLY THEY DRIFTED TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE GLOBE. IF YOU HAVE ANYMORE CONNECTIONS PLEASE LET ME KNOW.WE LIVE IN FLORIDA, SO I AM A LONG WAY FROM MY ANCESTORS BACKGROUND.
HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU, KATHLEEN