Re: McGoldricks / Reids in Boston - Late 1800s/1900s - The answer
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In reply to:
John Reid in Boston - Late 1800s/1900s
12/08/98
The mystery of this puzzle has been solved.
Apparently, Edward J. McGoldrick married Catherine Reid. Both immigrated from Ireland at different times - and were married in Boston, MA.They had 5 children.Baby Edward died at birth in 1896.
We were never able to find any records of this family, because their last name was McGoldrick, not Reid (we had it backwards).When Catherine (Reid) McGoldrick died in 1912 of heart disease (not during childbirth), her family (the Reid side) adopted the remaining 4 children, and their last names were changed from McGoldrick to Reid.
My grandmother even said that this all makes sense now.