Mullen in Antrim
Hello,
My gr-gr grandfather, Patrick Mullen, according to a 1906 biographical sketch written about him, was born in Belfast, in county Antrim, March 17 1821 (other sources put the year as 1820). According to the same source, his father, was a farmer who died when Patrick was only seven years of age. Early in life Patrick Mullen began to work to earn his own living and to assist his widowed mother, for he was the only son in the family. He inherited a portion of the farm, which he sold upon attaining his majority and soon afterward he completed his arrangements for seeking a home and fortune in America. I believe prior to leaving he married Eliza Morrow/Mara and they made they way eventually to LaSalle County, Illinois where they remained for the rest of their lives. Eliza may have been born around the year 1823.
I've tried to locate a birth record for Patrick and a marriage record for he and Eliza without success. I believe they were married sometime around the year 1840 and they came to the US in 1842. I would appreciate any guidance/suggestions as to where to look for the records.
Many thanks for your time and help.
Bill
Bill Farrell
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@William Farrell_1 I suggest your post would be better suited to the Ireland Research Group.
That said - there won't be a birth record in the 1820s as Ireland only began to register births in 1864. You'll be looking for a church baptism record. Do you know what religion the family followed?
If they were Roman Catholic, those records are online on several websites, including a couple where it is completely free to view the images. If they were of another faith, that gets a little more complicated. Roman Catholics baptized infants as quickly as possible after birth because of high infant mortality. A baptism will have occurred, usually, within just a couple of days after birth. For other religions, baptism may have occurred later and may not have been documented.
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Thanks for your response and the information. I wasn't sure whether to post on the British Isles research site or the Ireland Research Group. I"ll post it on the Ireland Research Group now.
The family was Roman Catholic so that may be helpful when looking on the different websites.
Thanks again!
Bill
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