Catherine (McElaney) Porter (abt. 1829 - 1872)

Born about 1829 in Annagh, Donegal, Ireland

Wife of Richard Porter — married 3 Nov 1853 in St Mary's church, Charlestown, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 12 Oct 1872 at about age 43 in Walnut St., Charlestown, Massachusetts

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Catherine (McElaney) Porter was born in Ireland.

Biography

Catherine was born about 1829? Catherine McElaney's parents were John McElaney and Bridge McLaughlin (McElihney) McElaney; it was the 2nd marriage for both: her father had two sons by his first wife, Hugh & John and her mother had 2 daughters (one named Susan who married a Grant) and a son named Bernard who married a Readdy. She passed away about 1871. ^[1]

Her name was mis-spelled as McLanar on her marriage certificate.

She is buried at St Francis de Sales church, Charlestown.

Sources

1. ↑ The Flanagan Exodus

• Flanagan, Katharina Porter. The Flanagan Exodus: Maguire’s Bridge, Drumlone, County Fermanagh, Ireland to Bunker Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA; Chapters 1-8. (Dorchester, MA: 1 August 1978)

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-V3T1 : 27 April 2016), Richard Porter and Catharine Mclanar, 03 Nov 1853; citing Marriage, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 740,994.