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| Surname |
Irish location |
Michigan Location |
Arrival Date (MI) |
Submitter |
| AHEARNE |
Waterford County |
Michigamme, Marquette County |
1870 |
Kristie Edwards |
| ANDERSON |
poss. Northern Ireland |
Hazelton/New Lothrop, Shiawassee Co. |
March 1875 |
Barb Dann Chapman |
| BAILEY |
Monaghan |
Commerce Twp., Oakland, Co. |
1849-1850 |
Bill
S. |
| BEAMISH |
Skibbereen, County Cork |
Traverse City and Grand Rapids Areas |
Abt 1850 |
Fred Simons |
| BENNETT |
Offaly County |
Livingston County |
1827 |
E Russell Bruce |
| BENSON |
Sligo |
Hillsdale |
1884 |
Tamera Schille Straub |
| BIRD |
Louth County |
Grand Rapids and Kent County |
1849 |
Mary Lawyer O'Connor |
| BOWDEN / BODEN |
Cos. Down& Antrim |
Detroit, Saint Johns, Alpena, Lapeer |
1856 |
D. Paige |
| BOWNAM / BAUMAN |
unk. |
Huron Co. |
1885-1890 |
Joyce Maxwell
Warren |
| BRADY |
Longford |
Genoa township, Livingston County |
1834 |
Patricia Brady Convery |
| BRESLIN |
Derry City |
Ann Arbor |
|
Russell
Bruce |
| BROWN |
- |
Marquette County |
- |
Nancy McGonigal |
| BRUCE |
Derry |
Clare County |
1883 |
Russell
Bruce |
| BUCKLEY |
Cork ? |
Detroit |
(From NY) abt 1910s |
Mary Lou Buckley-Janis |
| BURNS |
Cloghin, Islandmagee, Co. Antrim |
Jeddo, St. Clair Co., MI |
1850 |
Hazel Hartung Colburn |
| CAFLIN |
unk. |
maybe near Coldwater, Mi.? |
1885? |
Michelle
Stewart |
| CAIN |
Co. Tipperary |
Saginaw Co. |
1865 |
Karen Mackey |
| CALLAGHAN |
Cork |
Ottawa County |
1855 |
Colleen Wells |
| CAREY |
unk. |
Midland Co. |
1870 |
John
Stimpson |
| CARTER |
Naas, Kildare, Ireland |
Marathon Twp., Lapeer Co. |
1800's |
Ann Carter |
| CAWLEY |
Mayo |
Mount Pleasant, Isabella Twp. &
Detroit |
aft. 1847 |
Jane |
| CHATHAM |
Wicklow |
Unk. |
bef. 1872 |
Gail Duncan |
| COLLINS |
Cork |
Ottawa County |
1845 |
Colleen Wells |
| COLLINS |
Co. Derry |
unk. |
1900's |
Sean
Curley |
| CONDON |
Cork |
Webster & Northfield, Washtenaw County |
1831/34 |
Sandra Howard |
| CONKLIN
(Coghlin) |
Offaly |
Deerfield Twp., Livingston Co. |
Early 1840's |
Kay
Schmid |
| CRAHAN |
- |
Swiawasee County |
1851 |
John Ingraham |
| CRIMMINS |
Carlow |
Exeter Township, Monroe County |
unk. |
Patti
Crowley-Harpenau |
| CROWLEY |
Cork (?) |
Detroit, Wayne County |
1850s |
Patti
Crowley-Harpenau |
| CRYAN |
Roscommon |
Kalamazoo County |
1880s |
Ann Fountain |
| CUDDIHY |
Co. Cork |
Grand Rapids |
1850 |
Mary Lawyer O'Connor |
| cunningham |
Northern Ireland |
Mason Co. |
1882 |
Robert
Cunningham |
| CURLEY |
Derry |
unk. |
1900's |
Sean
Curley |
| CURRY |
unk. |
Washtenaw Co. |
c1830 |
Sue Knueve |
| CURRY/CURRIE |
County Cavan |
Wayne & Macomb Counties |
1830's |
Karen Barnette |
| DALY |
County Meath |
Mt. Morris |
1850 |
Lawrence Daly |
| DANAHER |
Limerick |
Ludington, Mason Co. |
abt 1827 |
Eileen
B. Johnson |
| DANN |
Templemore, Tipperary |
Flint and Hazelton/New Lothrop in Genesee
Co. |
March 1875 |
Barb Dann Chapman |
| D'ARCY |
Knocknaboley, Co. Wicklow |
Deford, Michigan |
1879 |
Duane D'Arcy |
| DESMOND |
Gurteen, Cork? |
Township Clay |
1850 |
Virginia
Nordin |
| DIVINEY |
Galway |
Detroit (from Troy NY) |
1914 |
Terry Diviney Bora |
| DOLAN |
unk |
School Craft, Michigammie |
1863 |
Karen Palmer |
| DORAN |
Derry |
Detroit, Wayne Co. |
1832 |
Pamela
McErlane |
| DOUGAN |
Dublin Ireland |
Grant Mich |
1800 |
Linda Dougan |
| DOWLING |
Queen's Co. |
Livingston Co. |
1850 |
Alicia Filley |
| DOWNEY |
Bere Peninsula, West Cork |
Calumet |
1895 |
Jackie Rineer |
| DOYLE |
Co. Kerry |
Kalamazoo Co., then city |
1850s-1860s |
Marge |
| DOYLE |
Tipperary |
Livingston County |
1852 |
Julie Doyle Smith |
| DUNN |
Kings County |
Marshall, Lee Twp. Calhoun Co. |
1853 |
Kathy Woefel |
| DUNN |
Kings County |
Exeter Township, Monroe County |
1830s |
Patti
Crowley-Harpenau |
| DUNN |
unk. |
Onekama Twp., Manistee Cty., MI |
From Ont., to NY to MI)1865-1868 |
Muriel S Beltz |
| ELLIOTT |
Cavan County |
Davisburg,MI |
1837 |
Roger Elliott |
| FAY |
County Meath |
Unadilla Twp., Livingston Co. |
1840 |
Cheryl Stanfield |
| FENLON/FINLAN |
Wexford County ? |
Cheboygan, MI |
1866-1870 from Canada |
Barb Burnard |
| FERGUSON |
County Down |
Clare County |
1883 |
Russell
Bruce |
| FINN |
Cork (?) |
Detroit & Wyandotte Wayne Co. |
abt 1850 |
C.
Hunt |
| FLANNIGAN |
County Clare, Ireland |
Lapeer, Michigan |
|
Ceil Jensen |
| FLYNN |
Offaly |
Livingston |
1827 |
E Russell Bruce |
| GAGE |
Armagh |
Grand Traverse ,Lelanaw ,and Antrim |
- |
Steven Ingham |
| GALLIGAN |
Balimache, Co. Cavan |
Washtenaw, Clinton, Shiawassee Counties |
1830 |
Al Wakenhut |
| GANNON |
Kilkenny |
Hartland Twp., Livingston Co. |
1850 |
Kay
Schmid |
| GARRY |
County Mayo/Clairmorris |
St.Clair county, Saginaw, Bay City |
1850 |
Molly Schultz |
| golden |
Boyle, Co. Roscommon |
Monroe County |
1835 |
Mike Kelley |
| GROGAN |
County Clare |
Lapeer County |
1855-1863 |
Kathy Greer |
| GROGAN |
County Louth |
Salem and Northfield, Washtenaw County |
1850 |
Cheryl Stanfield |
| HALEY |
unk. |
Midland County |
1865 |
John
Stimpson |
| HALLEN |
poss. Galway |
Detroit, then Northfield, Washtenaw County, then Ann Arbor |
1855 |
Larry Koehleer |
| HALLIGAN |
Co. Cork (assumed) |
Tawas, Iosco County, Mi |
1870 |
Linda Halligan-Consiglio |
| HARRINGTON |
Cork |
Houghton County |
1860 |
Betsy Harrington |
| HAYES |
Cork & Limerick |
Detroit, Wayne Co. |
1840 |
Patricia
Ibbotson |
| HEENEY |
County Louth |
Bunker Hill, Ingham Co., Salem and Northfield, Washtenaw Co. |
abt 1850 |
Cheryl Stanfield |
| HEFFRON |
County Offaly (Kings Co.) |
Kent County (Grattan Township) |
apx. 1845 |
Brendan Heffron |
| HOLLINGER |
Antrim, Down |
Isabella, Midland, Newaygo |
1875 |
Donna Hollinger Kroschel |
| HOWARD |
Cork |
Webster & Northfield, Washtenaw County |
1831 |
Sandra Howard |
| HOWLEY |
unk. |
Midland County |
1870 |
John
Stimpson |
| HUNTER |
unk. |
Chocalay Township near Marquette |
1880 |
Helen B. Gbala |
| HURST |
Co. Kildare |
Wayne County |
1840-1850 |
Violet Hecnar |
| HUTCHINSON |
unk. |
Huron Co. |
1885-1890 |
Joyce
Maxwell Warren |
| IVORY |
Co. Waterford |
vic. Ludington & Pentwater |
1870 |
Patrick
J. McCann |
| JACKSON |
near Belfast perhaps Co. Down |
Muskegon County, Fruitport, then Ravenna |
bet. 1867 and 1870 |
Charlotte R. Mitchell |
| JOHNSON |
Co. Cork (?) |
Peninsula, Grand Traverse Co., MI |
1850 |
Suzi Larson |
| KAIN |
Co. Tipperary |
Saginaw Co. |
1865 |
Karen Mackey |
| KANE |
Possibly N Ireland |
Kalamazoo County |
bef. 1875 |
Ann Fountain |
| KELLEY |
Clare |
Argentine Twp., Genesee Co. |
1855 |
Kay
Schmid |
| KELLEY/KELLY |
Co. Westmeath |
Monroe County |
ca. 1830's |
Mike Kelley |
| KELLY |
Co. Kilkenny |
Wexford County |
1865 |
Kelly O'Leary |
| KIDD |
- |
Sanilac County and Ogemaw County |
bef. 1870 |
Marcia DeHaven |
| LEARY/ O'LEARY |
Bandon, County Cork |
Lake Linden, Houghton Co |
Summer 1862 |
Angie Wilson |
| LOGAN |
Poss. County Monaghan |
Jackson Co. -> Genessee Co.
-> Shiawassee Co. -> Ingham Co. |
1820s? to Canada, 1860s? to Michigan |
Bill
Logan |
| MADDEN |
County Carlow |
St. Ignace |
1893 |
Anne
Craig |
| MAGENNIS et al |
Co. Down |
Albion, MI |
1849 |
Donna Morris |
| MAHONEY |
County Cork |
Exeter Twp, MI |
1830 - 1834 |
Karen Johnson |
| MALONEY |
Clare |
Ottawa County |
1846 |
Colleen Wells |
| MANNING |
Northern Ireland |
Genesee Co and Saginaw Co |
bef 1850 |
Joyce Schumacher |
| MARTIN |
Donegal |
Hilsdale |
1840's |
Elaina O'Neill |
| MAYNES |
Tyrone |
Exeter Township, Monroe County |
unk. |
Patti
Crowley-Harpenau |
| MCCABE |
County Meath |
Unadilla Twp., Livingston Co. |
1840 |
Cheryl Stanfield |
| McCARTHY |
Eyeries Area, Co. Cork |
Calumet, Michigan |
abt 1865 |
Cathy Cottone |
| McCAULEY |
Aranmore Island, Co. Donegal |
Beaver Island, Lake, Michigan |
1870 |
Karlene L. Hall |
| MC CORMICK |
unk |
St. Clair County |
abt 1850 |
Howard Florine |
| McCray |
unk. |
Saginaw, MI |
1911 |
Sharon
Hensler |
| McCULLOUGH |
North Ireland |
Sanilac and Bay Counties |
1867 |
D Davis |
| McDERMOTT |
unk. |
Hartland Twp., Livingston Co. |
Early 1840's |
Kay
Schmid |
| MCDERMOTT |
Mullingar, Westmeath |
Hamtramck, Wayne Co. |
1868 |
Ginny McDermott |
| McDEVITT |
Donegal |
Hamburg Twp., Livingston Co. |
1887 |
Kay
Schmid |
| McDONALD |
|
4th Ward, Niles, Berrien |
1870 |
Mary L. Donovan |
| MCDONOUGH |
Co. Roscommon |
Monroe County |
1830's |
Mike Kelley |
| McDOWD |
poss. Co. Down |
Detroit |
abt. 1870 |
Mary Whitlock |
| McELMURRY |
Belfast |
Huron Co. |
- |
Diana
Davenport |
| MCERLANE |
Derry |
Detroit, Wayne Co. |
1832 |
Pamela
McErlane |
| McGEE (or MAGEE) |
unk |
Iron River |
1895 |
Kelly O'Leary |
| McGUIRE |
Co. Longford |
Livingston and Genese Co. |
1835 |
Alicia Filley |
| MCGUIRE |
Westmayen, N. Ireland |
Dexter |
1849 |
Dave Lixey |
| MC INTEE |
Co. Mayo |
Livingston County |
1870 |
Julie Doyle Smith |
| McKEEVER |
Fermanagh |
Hartland Twp., Livingston Co. |
1847 |
Kay
Schmid |
| McKENDRICK |
Tyrone |
Detroit, Ontonagon Co, Houghton |
1833 |
Nancy H. Krohn |
| McKEON |
Co. Longford |
Livingston and Genese Co. |
1835 |
Alicia Filley |
| McKEOWN |
Co. Tyrone |
unk. |
1900's |
Sean
Curley |
| MCKINNEY |
unk |
Monroe and Saginaw Counties |
bef 1860 |
Susan
Raymond |
| MCLAUGHLIN |
Co. Tipperary |
Saginaw Co. |
1890 |
Karen Mackey |
| McMANUS |
unk. |
Washtenaw Co. |
c1830 |
Sue Knueve |
| McPHILLIPS |
Co. Tyrone |
unk. |
1900's |
Sean
Curley |
| McSHERRY |
Sligo |
Hillsdale |
1884 |
Tamera Schille Straub |
| McVAY |
Armagh |
Grand Traverse ,Lelanaw ,and Antrim |
- |
Steven Ingham |
| MEGARAH |
unk |
Ionia Co., Portland |
1860 |
Alyce L. Smith |
| MOONEY |
Antrim |
Grattan township |
1846 |
Laura Mooney |
| MOORE |
unk. |
Hazelton/New Lothrop, Shiawassee Co., Saginaw |
March 1875 |
Barb Dann Chapman |
| MORGAN |
Dunshaughlin, Meath Co. |
Lapeer, Michigan |
1845 |
Ceil Jensen |
| MORIARTY |
Kerry (?) |
Detroit, Wayne County |
1889 |
Patti
Crowley-Harpenau |
| MULCHRONE / MULCRONE |
County Mayo |
St. Ignace and Mackinac Island |
abt. 1853 |
Anne Puetzer |
| MULDERIG |
Bohola, Co. Mayo |
Detroit |
1880 |
Ellen Naliboff |
| MULVANY |
Meath |
Battle Creek area |
1824-25 |
Mike Mulvaney |
| MURPHY |
Bere Peninsula, West Cork |
Calumet |
1897 |
Jackie Rineer |
| MURPHY |
Cork |
Deerfield Twp., Livingston Co. |
1854 |
Kay
Schmid |
| MURPHY |
unk. |
Huron, MI |
1870 |
Judith
Eikenberry |
| MURPHY |
Dunshaughlin, Meath Co. |
Lapeer, Michigan |
1845 |
Ceil Jensen |
| MURPHY |
Co. Roscommon |
Mason Co. |
1865/66 |
Robert
Cunningham |
| MURPHY |
Dublin |
Antrim County |
1879 |
Corrine Ginnever |
| MURRAY |
R.C. Irish |
St. Clair & Wayne Co. |
1900 |
Lynne
Gray-Ross |
| NELLIGAN |
poss. Castleisland, Kerry |
Northfield & Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
Co. |
1829 |
Larry Koehleer |
| NOLAN |
Carlow(?) |
Exeter Township, Monroe County |
1851 |
Patti
Crowley-Harpenau |
| NOLAN |
Carlow |
St Clair County |
1851-1855? |
Thomas
Nolan |
| NUGENT |
Meath/Westmeath/Limerick |
Bad Ax |
1840-50 |
Melanie O'Sullivan |
| O'BRIEN |
Castle Roberts-Adair Limerick |
Gage town |
Approx 1860 |
Greg Dent |
| O'DEA |
Clare |
Flint. Saginaw |
1840 |
Chris O'Dea |
| O'DONELL |
Tipperary |
Detroit |
1843 |
Nancy Arnott |
| O'HARA |
- |
Exeter Twp |
abt 1830 |
Karen Johnson |
| O'LEARY |
Co. Kilkenny |
Coloma, Berrien County |
1870 |
Kelly O'Leary |
| O'MEARA |
Tipperary |
St. Clair Co. |
1852 |
Mary
Stewart-Bailey |
| PEPPER |
County Louth |
Kent County and Grand Rapids |
1849 |
Mary Lawyer O'Connor |
| PROUTY |
N. Ireland |
Kalamazoo county |
1839 |
Steven Ingham |
| PURCELL |
unk. |
Detroit, Wayne Co. |
abt 1845 |
C. Hunt |
| PURCELL |
|
Detroit |
c. 1860 |
Mary Whitlock |
| QUEENAN (QUINAN) |
County Roscommon or County Sligo |
Monroe County |
1834 |
Mike Kelley |
| RABBIT |
County Meath |
Dexter |
|
Dave Lixey |
| REA |
Donegal Bay |
Hillman |
1880 |
Kevin Rea |
| REARDON |
County Kerry |
Wayne County & Detroit |
1920's |
Mary Tuohy |
| REDMOND |
Wexford Co |
Cheboygan, MI |
1868 - 1877 from Canada |
Barb Burnard |
| RILEY |
Monaghan Co. |
Hillsdale |
1867 |
Bill Schmidt |
| RILEY |
unk. |
Clinton Co, Bath Twp |
? |
Christi
Harnish-Riley |
| RIORDAN |
Co. Cork |
Genesee Co. |
1855 |
Karen Mackey |
| ROACH |
Mullinavat, Kilkenny |
Lapeer County, poss. Davison, Oakland Co. |
1848-1849 |
Barb Dann Chapman |
| ROARK |
unk. |
Lansing, Ingham Co; Shiawassee Co.; Oakland Co. |
1850's |
Carli
Francies |
| RYAN |
Kilkenny, Waterford |
Lapeer County, poss. Davison, Oakland Co. |
1848-1849 |
Barb Dann Chapman |
| TAYLOR |
unk. |
Huron Co. |
1885-1890 |
Joyce Maxwell
Warren |
| TYRRELL |
Rathshanmore, Co., Wicklow |
Shiawassee Co. |
abt. 1853 |
Patrick
Tyrell |
| SAGE |
unknown |
Northfield and Lodi, Washtenaw County |
1830s |
Larry Koehleer |
| SCALLY |
Tipperary |
Boyne Falls |
1860 |
S. Horton |
| SHANAHAN |
Limerick |
Columbus, St. Clair County |
1860 |
Anne
Craig |
| SHANLEY |
Lietrim |
Kalamazoo and Battle Creek, Calhoun , MI |
1883 |
Robin Ellis |
| SHEA |
Ballydonegon, Co. Cork |
Calumet, Michigan |
abt 1865 |
Cathy Cottone |
| SHEA |
unk |
Tuscola Co. |
1853 |
Dale Pretzer |
| SHERIDAN |
Castlebar, Co Mayo |
Gratiot Co |
1854 |
Barb Conner |
| SNOWDEN |
Co. Cavan |
Port Huron |
1846 |
Dubovec |
| SPARROW |
Wexford, Ireland |
Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI |
1884 |
Robin Ellis |
| STEVENS |
County Wicklow |
Ontario Canada > Shiawassee County > Saginaw County |
1830's >1883 > 1911 |
Leo E Stevens |
| SULLIVAN |
Bere Peninsula, West Cork |
Houghton |
1863 |
Jackie Rineer |
| VANCE |
County Donegal |
Branch County |
1860 |
Norm Vance |
| WALLACE |
Co. Armagh |
Huron Co., Wayne Co. |
1861 |
Amy Crawshaw |
| WELCH/WALSH |
Coolcappagh,Kilbroderan,Limerick |
Northfield, Washtenaw County |
1829 |
Larry Koehleer |
| WHALEN |
Queen's Co. |
Livingston Co. |
1850 |
Alicia Filley |
| WHITE |
Co Cork |
Genesee Co. |
1855 |
Karen Mackey |
| WILSON |
Belfast |
Wayne County |
1906 |
James T.
Daugherty |
| WILSON |
Easky, County Sligo |
Houghton County |
1867 |
Joyce Quinlin Gray |
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