Edward Casey of Roscommon

[Carol Dedrick]

Researching the Casey family of Roscommon. The tombstone of Edward Casey who died in 1882, at the age of 42, states that he was born in Cri??? County Roscommon, Ireland.<p>Have been unable to locate any town starting with CRI in Roscommon.<p>It is believed that Edward was the brother of Catherine A. Casey. There may be other siblings but we haven't found them yet. <p>Catherine is my great-great-grandmother, and is quite a mystery. After arriving in the states, she married twice, first to John Baggett, then to Peter D. Smith also of Ireland. She lived to the age of 100 years and 8 months, claimed in the 1910 Census to have had 5 children, 4 of them living. We have only accounted for three.<p>Can anyone help us locate Edwards' birth town? With that we may be able to complete our search of Catherine.
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mickkimo@nycap.rr.com

[Sean]

: Researching the Casey family of Roscommon. The tombstone of Edward Casey who died in 1882, at the age of 42, states that he was born in Cri??? County Roscommon, Ireland.<p>: Have been unable to locate any town starting with CRI in Roscommon.<p>: It is believed that Edward was the brother of Catherine A. Casey. There may be other siblings but we haven't found them yet. <p>: Catherine is my great-great-grandmother, and is quite a mystery. After arriving in the states, she married twice, first to John Baggett, then to Peter D. Smith also of Ireland. She lived to the age of 100 years and 8 months, claimed in the 1910 Census to have had 5 children, 4 of them living. We have only accounted for three.<p>: Can anyone help us locate Edwards' birth town? With that we may be able to complete our search of Catherine.<p><br>Carol, May I suggest you look for a place beginning CRO, as if only part of the O remained on the tombstone. This leads me to the parish of Croghan, established in the 1850's from parts of old parishes Killukin/Killucan, Killumod, etc., and includes Estersnow/Eastersnow. You'll find one Casey family in this area in Griffith's on these pages and one in the 1901 Census. This is not necessarily yours but I think it's worth exploring. Keep in mind that these parishes were reorganized in the 1850's and again in 1861 but the name Croghan is an old one for the area.<br>

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