I am looking for my great-great-grandparents Patrick and Alice Fitzgerald. The only info I have is they came to Boston in 1850-60 year range. Thier daughter, my great-grandmother was Mary Bridget Fitzgerald and I'm told born in County Wexford, Ireland about 1840 the year also shows in census records. Mary Bridget Fitzgerald alledgedly came to Boston and married a Richard Walsh and later moved to Troy, NY where they began showing up in the 1880s city directories. He was originally here under the name Welsh/Welch and had served in the 1st Delaware Inf during the Civil War. Mary's daughter Margaret Walsh Shea was convinced her mother was related to Ambassador Joe Kennedy through his wife Rose Fitzgerald. I would love to find out if this is true or wishfull thinking although in the 1950s I'm not sure how well known Ambasador Kennedy would have been. Any help would be appreciated.

My name is Roy Cobble, my grandmother was Martha Fitzgerald, born 1883, married to Noble Jennette TN., email rcobble@bellsouth,net

Read with interest your request. We are an Australian branch of the Fitzgerald family and there is a relationship to Rose Fitzgerald who married a Kennedy. There is a book in existence in Australia which traces the very early history I am lead to believe and am trying to track that down. The seat of the family home was County Clare in Ireland and there is the remains of a castle still standing so rellies who have been over tell me. Not much detail I am sorry but an interesting link never the less

Let me know what you find out. We were under the impression the family when Mary Bridget was born in 1840 was in Wexford