Bridget McSheffrey – SheaCollins

Typhoid Epidemic Leaves a Widower with 6 children: The Tragic Story of McSheffrey Bridget 1867 – 1898 and Patrick Casey 1848 – 1916

Bridget McSheffrey was born on January 30, 1867, the daughter of Michael McSheffrey and Margery McLaughlin. On July 17, 1888, at the age of 22, she married Patrick Casey, a…

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McSheffrey Michael (1823 – 1880) & McLaughlin Margery (1825 – 1910)

Mar 30, 2025 marie

One day during the summer of 2018 I found myself with my friend, Karen, in Donegal on an unplanned visit for weekend. One day while out driving Karen proposed we…

I’ve written quite a bit already, but not everything has been published here yet. My plan was to review and polish each page before sharing it—but just in case time runs out, I’m now aiming to publish everything, even if some pages are still unfinished. I do hope to return and complete them properly later on.

The “O” in Irish Surnames: The presence—or absence—of “O” in Irish surnames can make research far more complicated than it needs to be. To simplify things, I’ve restored the “O” to any name that originally included it—for example, using O’Shea instead of Shea. This helps me track all related records under one consistent name, rather than searching for both versions. I know this might not match everyone’s preference, and I apologize if it causes any confusion.

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Typhoid Epidemic Leaves a Widower with 6 children: The Tragic Story of McSheffrey Bridget 1867 – 1898 and Patrick Casey 1848 – 1916

McSheffrey Michael (1823 – 1880) & McLaughlin Margery (1825 – 1910)