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208 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977 Database Info

November 19, 1835

19 Nov 1835

Naturalization Intent: John Lafferty

John Lafferty, an alien, who is desirous of being naturalized a citizen of the United States, this day appears in Court and makes a report of himself in pursuance of the act of Congress, which report […]

October 22, 1835

22 Oct 1835

Steamboats from Ireland to the United States

August 20, 1835

20 Aug 1835

Death: Thomas Foley

At Harpers-Ferry, on the 11th inst., Mr. THOMAS FOLEY, in the 81st year of his age.– The deceased was a native of Ireland, but a resident of this country for fifty-one years.– During a long acquaintance […]

March 14, 1835

14 Mar 1835

Marriage: Patrick Higgins & Mary Boyle

Patrick Higgins and Mary Boyle were married 14-Mar-1835 in Toomore, County Mayo by Rev. James Henry. Patrick is listed as bachelor and Mary as spinster. The marriage was witnessed by Patrick Muiry and Nanny Bradly. Another […]

October 20, 1834

20 Oct 1834

Naturalization: Richard D. Doran

Richard D. Doran, who has lately arrived in the United States, and is desirous of being naturalized a citzen thereof, this day appeared in Court and in pursuance of the Act of Congress made a report […]

August 28, 1834

28 Aug 1834

Ireland, Foreign Affairs

At the latest advices the cholera continued to rage in Dublin with unabated violence, while not only the poor, but persons who have all the good things of this world at their command, are snatched away […]

May 8, 1834

8 May 1834

Ireland. How A Poor Country Could Suffer by Union w/ A Rich One.

There was pith in the short reply of Mr. O’Connell in the British House of Commons, to a speech of Lord Althorp against the Repeal of the Irish Union. His Lordship ended with expressing his inability […]

February 17, 1834

17 Feb 1834

Naturalization Intent: John Sheerer

John Sheerer, an alien who has lately arrived in the United States and is desirous of being naturalized as a citizen thereof this day appeared in Court and in pursuance of the act of Congress made […]

January 2, 1834

2 Jan 1834

Dangerous Ireland; Potato Blight Devastates Crops

IRELAND.The intelligence from this country bears too much its ordinary impress: Burnings and murders–beatings, robberies, and maiming, still prevail. The potatoe crop, too, especially in the southern part of the Island, has fallen vastly short of […]

December 5, 1833

5 Dec 1833

Winchester & Potomac Rails being laid.

The work on the sections of the Winchester and Potomac Rail Road, in the vicinity of this town, is now rapidly being prosecuted; and we presume the whole portion of the line under contract, (27 miles,) […]

July 11, 1833

11 Jul 1833

Death Notice: Conoway, Sloan

[..] On the 4th instant, at the same place [Bolivar], Mr. CHARLES CONOWAY, a native of Ireland. On the 4th instant, very suddenly, Mr. HENRY SLOAN, cabinet-maker, of this town [Charles Town], aged about 30 years– […]

June 30, 1833

30 Jun 1833

Ireland: Indictment Against News Publisher; Arrests in Kilkenny, White Cholera.

IRELAND.DUBLIN, May 8.– The indictment against the proprietor of the Pilot newspaper, for publishing Mr. O’Connell’s first letter to the Irish people, charges him with bringing the act of Legislative Union and the Irish Disturbance Bill […]

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