Michael Fitzgerald (abt. 1792 - bef. 1875)

Born about 1792 in Ireland

Husband of Ellen (Wilmouth) Fitzgerald — married Jan 1823 in Limerick Diocese, Bruff, Grange and Gilnogra, Limerick, Ireland

Descendants

Died before 16 Nov 1875 before about age 83 in Ireland [uncertain]

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Biography

Birth

Michael's birth place is listed as Ireland in many records for his children, the discussion that he was actually born in Virginia is not accurate. Also, his marriage record shows a marriage in Ireland, and his wife's death record indicates she was born in Ireland. ^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

He married on 19 Jan 1823 in Bruff, Limerick, Ireland Ellen Wilmouth, born abt 1797 in Ireland^[7]

In 1875, when his wife, Ellen passed, her death record indicates that she was a widow.^[8][9]

Children

Children of Michael FITZGERALD and Ellen WILMOUTH were as follows:

1. Thomas FITZGERALD of County Limerick, Ireland.

1. Hanora FITZGERALD, christened 19 Nov 1825 in Bruff, Limerick, Ireland.

1. Bridget FITZGERALD, christened 10 Mar 1828 in Bruff, Limerick, Ireland.

1. Mary FITZGERALD, christened 17 Nov 1830 in Bruff, Limerick, Ireland.

1. Ellen FITZGERALD, christened 15 Dec 1831 in Bruff, Limerick, Ireland.

1. Mary3 FITZGERALD, christened 11 Sep 1834 in Bruff, Limerick, Ireland.

(NOTE: This 2nd born Mary appears to be the daughter of Michael's brother, Edmund Fitzgerald)-Jim Miller

1. James FITZGERALD, christened 2 Nov 1837 in Bruff, Limerick, Ireland.

1. Michael FITZGERALD, christened 8 Sep 1841 in Bruff, Limerick, Ireland.

Parents

• Edmund/Edward Fitzgerald and Mary Linnehan were originally suggested per American Genealogist, New Haven, Connecticut: D. L. Jacobus, 1977, Vol. 53, Page 146 ($)
• His parents may have been James and Hannah Fitzgerald^[10][11]
• In 1991 after an exhaustive search of records of the civil parish of Bruff in the barony of Coshma, Co. Limerick, Edmund has been proven incorrect. Catholic parish registers date from 1781, with an unfortunate gap between 1790 and 1807. These and most other early record sources in the county have been centralized and indexed by the Limerick Regional Archives, The Granary, Michael Street, Limerick, who provide an excellent research service to anyone with Limerick ancestry. It has been determined that Michael and Edmund were brothers. In 1833 Michael and Edmund Fitzgerald were the only householders by that name in Bruff parish; their father James Fitzgerald was not found, though he may have been the James Fitzgerald who held four acres in the adjacent parish and townland of Knockaney. Further research on the father of these two men is needed. ^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7NW-SMD : 11 March 2018), Michael Fitzgerald in entry for Bridget Fitzgerald Williams, 22 Sep 1901; citing Boston, Massachusetts, v 519 cn 8322, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,735.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW21-89S : 11 March 2018), Michael Fitzgerald in entry for Ellen Fitzgerald Olson, 28 Aug 1902; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, v 531 cn 7201, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,763.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW8Q-HDZ : 10 March 2018), Michael Fitzgerald in entry for Hannah Fitzgerald Miller, 08 Mar 1898; citing Boston, Massachusetts, v 483 p 109, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 961,526.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWSY-26F : 10 March 2018), Michael Fitzgerald in entry for Mary O'Brien, 18 Jan 1876; citing Cambridge, Massachusetts, v 284 p 51, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,210.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7PM-8SD : 10 March 2018), Michael Fitzgerald in entry for Catharine Fitzgerald, 10 Mar 1885; citing Boston, Massachusetts, v 366 p 71, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,230.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWR3-XVZ : 24 May 2018), Michael in entry for Thomas Fitzgerald and Rose Cox, 15 Nov 1857; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,016.
7. ↑ Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 02428 / 08
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7RM-DQ2 : 10 March 2018), Ellen Wilmouth Fitzgerald, 17 Nov 1875; citing Boston, Massachusetts, v 276 p 289, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,208.
9. ↑ The Peerage
10. ↑ Goodwin, Doris Kearns, The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys, New York: Simon and Schuster (1987), page 88 and charts preceding the table of contents.
11. ↑ The Jesus Presidents: Holy Grail Holy Presidents Holy Nation, L. E. Cooper, iUniverse, 2004
12. ↑ Pierce, Richard Andrew, "Irish Origins: The Fitzgerald Ancestry of President John F. Kennedy", April-May 1991

• Famous Kin: James Fitzgerald Descendants Sources for this information is included in the research above.
• The American Genealogist, New Haven, Connecticut: D. L. Jacobus, 1977, Vol. 53, Page 146, New England Historic Genealogical Society (Online Database).