Re: Martin and Bridget Hughes
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Martin and Bridget Hughes
3/09/01
It's a good bet that Martin and Bridget were illiterate.Many, many Irish of their generation, and the next, were.I'd look for their death certificates, and their son's.It's possible you'll find a place of birth.If their son was naturalized, you might be able to find his place of birth there as well.It's a place to start.
There are no civil records in Ireland for Catholics prior to 1864 (I'm assuming from their names they were Catholic).Your only shots at locating them are going to be from U.S. records, and possibly from parish records in Ireland, once you find their point of origin.
Good luck.
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Re: Martin and Bridget Hughes
3/19/01