Mac-a'bhaird
October 20th 2006 My Irish claim to fame, my great grandfather was Michael Augustus Ward (Mac an Bhaird) from Donegal. My grandmother (Ellen Ward) full blooded Irish.
Michael Ward (Bhaird or 'bard') married Mary Moran, daughter of Martin Moran (married Ellen Rogers), immigrant to Genesee, Pa (Potter County)
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Loretta Moran Fallon
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Oh please.. My grandmother Henrietta O'Donnel sent me on this journey
to find her own mother who died when she was 2. In searching for her own mother, I learned thather mother died at age 16, indicating that her own mother was 14 when she gave birth. My grandmother lived to be nearly 103 years old. I have yet to find her father though she was raised by her paternal grandparents, Hugh and Esther O'Donnell. I'd love to shed light on this mystery. I thank you in advance for any info ..