Author: Jennifer O’Hartigan Date: 24 Dec. 2020 JEREMIAH JOSEPH HARTIGAN RESEARCH PROJECT RESULTS SUMMARY ● Searched obituaries and death records in the United States for Jeremiah Joseph Hartigan looking for mention of an ecclesiastical parish for the place of baptism or the civil parish for the place of birth. An obituary was not found nor was a parish listed on the death certificate. ● Searched birth and baptismal records in Limerick, Ireland for Jeremiah Joseph Hartigan, looking for his parish of birth. The baptismal register was located and provided the name of the ecclesiastical parish, Rockhill & Buree, where Jeremiah Joseph Hartigan was baptised. ● Used Shane Wilson’s townland explorer to find Deraulin, the last place of residence listed on Jeremiah Hartigan’s Declaration of Intention. Found the townland, Deraulin, in Corcomohide Civil Parish, Connello Upper Barony, Croom Poor Law Union, Limerick County. According to Google maps Deraulin is 5 km from Rockhill Church in the Rockhill & Bruree Roman Catholic Parish. ● Searched Irishgenealogy.ie for civil birth records. No civil birth records were found for Jeremiah Joseph Hartigan. However, a civil birth record was found for Johanna, whose father was Jeremiah Hartigan and Johanna Mack. Johanna could possibly be a sibling. ● Returned to the baptismal records and found possible siblings with the same parents, Mathew, Johanna, Ellen, Catherine and Jacobus ● Found marriage records for Jeremiah Hartigan and Johanna McNamara and another possible sibling, Michael, whose father is Jeremiah Hartigan. OBJECTIVE - IDENTITY QUESTION The objective of this research project is to discover the eccleasiastical parish for the place of baptism or the civil parish for the place and date of birth for Jeremiah Joseph Hartigan. He was born in County Limerick, Ireland on 23 May 1875 to Jeremiah Hartigan and Johanna McNamara, according to his social security application. 1 Author: Jennifer O’Hartigan Date: 24 Dec. 2020 SUMMARY OF KNOWN FACTS Prior to the research project, previous research had determine the following facts about Jeremiah Joseph Hartigan, who applied for his social security application on 27 Nov 1936: Date Event Location Fact 27 Nov 1936 Applied for 4546 N 15 St, Phila, Jeremiah Joseph Hartigan born on social Penna 23 May 1875 in Limerick, Ireland. 1 security card His parents are Jeremiah Hartigan and Johanna McNamara. Informant Jeremiah Joseph Hartigan. 1920 Residence 2 4546 N 15th St, Head: Jerimiah Hartigan, 43, Ireland, Philadelphia, PA steel worker Wife: Mary, 43, Ireland, none Son: Jeremiah, 19, Penna, shipbuilder Son: James, 17, Penna, medical supply Daughter: Anna, 13, Penna, none Son: Francis, 12, Penna, none Katherine, 8, Penna, none Mathew, 7, Penna, none Gerald, 6, Penna, none Michael, 1 3/12, none Informant: unknown 12 Sept 1918 Registered 4546 N.15th St. Jeremiah Joseph Hartigan was born for WWI3 Phila, Pa. on 23 May 1875 and marked, “Alien Declarant.” Mary Hartigan is listed as Jeremiah Joseph’s wife. Informant Jeremiah Joseph Hartigan 1 Jeremiah Joseph Hartigan, SS no. 179-07-5891, 27 November 1936, Application for Account Number (Form SS-5), Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland. 2 1920 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 42, enumeration district (ED) 1561, sheet: 21B (penned), dwelling 471, family 476, Jeremiah Hartigan household database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNMT-FZJ : 24 June 2017); citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). 3 "P ennsylvania, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6KD-KW9 : accessed 2 December 2020) card for Jeremiah Joseph Hartigan, image 2811 of 7471; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). 2 Author: Jennifer O’Hartigan Date: 24 Dec. 2020 1910 Residence 4 1643 Dounton St., Head: Jerimiah Hartigan, 34, Ire, Philadelphia, PA steel works Wife: Mary, 33, Ire, none Son: Jeremiah, 10, Pennsylvania, none Son: James, 7, Pennsylvania, none Son: John, 6, Pennsylvania, none Daughter: Anna, 4, Pennsylvania, none Son: Francis, 2, Pennsylvania, none Informant: unknown 22 Oct 1908 Residence 5 1643 Dounton St., Name: Jeremiah Hartigan Philadelphia, PA Born in Limerick, Ireland, on the 23rd day of May, 1875; last foreign residence Deraulin, Ireland. 27 Aug 1901 Residence 6 1740 Dounton St, Jeremiah and Mary Hartigan lived at Philadelphia 1740 Dounton St, Philadelphia in 1901 according to the death certificate of their daughter, Mary. This address is a 15-minute walk between this address and St. Stephen’s Church, the church Jeremiah and Mariam were married. 21 Sept 1899 Marriage 7 St. Stephen’s Jeremiah Hartigan (24) from Ireland Catholic Church, son of Jeremiah was married to 3805 North Broad Mariam (22) from Hibernia daughter Street in of Hargonis on 21 Sept 1899 at St. Philadelphia, PA Stephen’s Church in Philadelphia, PA, according to the Philadelphia Roman Catholic Parish records. No parish in Ireland is listed for either Jeremiah or Mariam. The age, 24, 4 1910 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 43, enumeration district (ED) 1097, sheet: 5B (penned), dwelling 112, family 116, Jeremiah Hartigan household, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRN1-VL3?cc=1727033&wc=QZZQ-NHY%3A133638001%2C143194401%2C143636101%2C1589218898 : accessed 24 June 2017); citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). 5 "United States Naturalization Petitions," database with images, Findmypast (https://search.findmypast.com: accessed 2 December 2020), entry for Jeremiah Hartigan, 1908, no. 5096; citing NARA microfilm publication M1522 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). 6 " Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKQB-6PT : 8 March 2018), Mary Hirtigan, 25 Aug 1901; citing cn 5156, Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; FHL microfilm 1,853,176. 7 "Philadelphia Roman Catholic Parish Marriages," database with images, Findmypast (https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=S2%2FUS%2FRC%2FPHILLY%2FBATCH2%2F0011%2F144-04%2F00100&parentid=US%2FRC%2FPHILLY%2FMAR%2F20346959%2F1 : accessed 2 December 2020), entry for Hartigan and Fallon, 21 September 1899, license 116668; citing Registrum Matrimoniorum in Ecclesia, Archdiocese of Philadelphia. 3 Author: Jennifer O’Hartigan Date: 24 Dec. 2020 and country of birth, Ireland, for Jeremiah is consistent with the birth year, 1875, and country, Ireland, listed on Jeremiah Joseph’s social security application of 27 Nov. 1936. BACKGROUND INFORMATION It is a common genealogy tip to find out all you can about your ancestors within the United States before attempting to search for records in the home country. United States records can give clues to the regions to focus on when looking for records in the home country. For example, we know that Jeremiah Joseph Hartigan stated that he was from Limerick, Ireland on his social security application. Knowing he is from one county in Ireland, eliminates fruitless searches in other counties in Ireland. Knowing the county is helpful; but, knowing the ecclesastical or civil parish narrows the search even further. The parish helps pinpoint the correct ancestor at the correct time. Prior to this research project, no direct evidence has been found, regarding a parishHartigan. There may be records within the United States that will point to a parish in Ireland. Knowing the county and parish before attempting to search for records in Ireland will reduce the chances that the wrong family researched. WORKING HYPOTHESIS Jeremiah Joseph Hartigan was married in a Catholic Church and the marriage register lists him as being from Ireland. Limerick was listed on Jeremiah’s SS-5 form for place of birth. His parents likely belonged to a Catholic parish in the county of Limerick in Ireland at the time of Jeremiah Joseph Hartigan’s birth. Therefore, he was likely born to Catholic parents in the 1870s in Ireland. IDENTIFIED SOURCES ● Philadelphia or Cathoic Parish newspapers may contain an article or obituary about Jeremiah Joseph Hartigan, born 1875. Newspapers.com and Genealogybank.com have 640 newspapers specifically for Philadelphia. ● Findmypast.com should contain Irish parish birth records for Jeremiah Joseph Hartigan born in the 1870s to Jeremiah Hartigan and Johanna McNamara. ● Ancestry.com includes a database for Pennsylvania Death Records from 1906 - 1967, which should contain the death record for Jeremiah Joseph Hartigan born 1875. 4 Author: Jennifer O’Hartigan Date: 24 Dec. 2020 ● Once a death record with burial information is found, findagrave.com may contain a burial record for Jeremiah Hartigan. The picture of the grave site may indicate a birth date and home parish. ● Irishgenealogy.ei should contain a civil birth record for Jeremiah Joseph Hartigan born in the 1870s to Jeremiah Hartigan and Johanna McNamara. ● Rootsireland.ie should contain Roman Catholic parish church records for J eremiah Joseph Hartigan born in the 1870s to Jeremiah Hartigan and Johanna McNamara. PRIORITIZED RESEARCH STRATEGY 1. Obituary listings for Jeremiah Joseph Hartigan in April