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           William Begley was born circa 1841 at County Waterford, Ireland..^4,5
     William Begley resided in February 1873 at Ballinamona, County Waterford, Ireland.¹
     William Begley married Bridget Drohan, daughter of Thomas Drohan and Bridget Fitzgerald, on 22 February 1873 at Ardmore Parish, Ardmore, County Waterford, Ireland. Witnesses were Michael Foley (groom) and Mary Fitzgerald (bride). Officiator was M. Walsh.^1,2,6 William Begley was a farmer in 1875 at Ballinamona, County Waterford, Ireland.⁷
     William Begley was an informant to the birth of Michael Begley, his son, on 24 September 1875 at Ballinamona, Waterford, Ireland; His father was an informant to his birth.^8,9,10,11 William Begley was a farmer in 1877 at Ballinamona, County Waterford, Ireland.¹² He was a farmer in 1879 at Ballinamona, County Waterford, Ireland.¹³ He was a farmer in 1880 at Ballinamona, County Waterford, Ireland.¹⁴
     William Begley was an informant to the birth of Thomas Begley, his son, on 28 October 1880 at Ballinamona, County Waterford, Ireland; His father was an informant to his birth.¹⁵ William Begley was a farmer in 1882 at Ballinamona, County Waterford, Ireland.¹⁶
     William Begley was an informant to the birth of Richard Begley on 14 January 1882 at Ardmore, County Waterford, Ireland; His father was an informant to his birth.^17,18 William Begley was a farmer in 1883 at Ballinamona, County Waterford, Ireland.¹⁹ He was a farmer in 1887 at Ballinamona, County Waterford, Ireland.²⁰
     William Begley was an informant to the birth of William Joseph Begley, his son, on 21 May 1887 at Ballinamona, District of Ardmore, Union of Youghal, County Waterford, Ireland; His father was an informant to his birth.^{21,22,23,24,25,26,6}
     William Begley, age 60, appears as head of household in the census of 1901 in Ballynamona, Ardmore Parish, County Waterford, Ireland, with Bridget Drohan, John Begley, Michael Begley, Mary Ellen Begley, Eileen Begley and William Joseph Begley..² William Begley was a farmer in 1901 at Ballynamona, County Waterford, Ireland.²
     William Begley, age 70, appears as head of household in the census of 2 April 1911 in Ballynamona, Ardmore, County Waterford, Ireland, with Bridget Drohan, Michael Begley, Mary Ellen Begley and Eileen Begley. Bridget Lynch, a 16 year old gir,l was visiting the family at this time and a farm servant, Michael Connors, age 50, was also enumerated with the Begleys.³ William Begley was a farmer in 1911 at Ballynamona, County Waterford, Ireland.^6,27 He was Roman Catholic.^2,28

     Thomas Drohan was a farmer at Grallagh, County Waterford, Ireland.^2,3
     Thomas Drohan resided at Grallagh Upper, Grange, County Waterford, Ireland.^4,5
     Thomas Drohan married Bridget Fitzgerald on 25 February 1827 at Clashmore Parish, County Waterford, Ireland. Witnesses were John Fitzgerald and Brigid Halloran.⁶
     Thomas Drohan died before 1890 at Ireland.⁷

           Ruth Mary Dwyer was born on 11 December 1922 at Waterbury, Connecticut..^9,10,3,11
     Ruth Mary Dwyer appears as Ruth Dwyer, age 7, in the census of 9 April 1930 at 27 Ives Street, Waterbury, Connecticut,in the household of John Patrick Dwyer as his daughter.¹
     Ruth Mary Dwyer appears as Ruth Dwyer, age 17, in the census of 21 April 1940 at 20 Young Street, Waterbury, Connecticut,in the household of John Patrick Dwyer as his daughter, along with Gladys Whitehouse, John William Dwyer and Ruth Ann Whitehouse.¹²
     Ruth Mary Dwyer married Howard H. Parsons on 12 December 1942 at Waterbury, Connecticut.^13,14,15 Ruth Mary Dwyer was a reporter for the Waterbury Republican-American newspaper at Waterbury, Connecticut.^13,3
     Ruth Mary died on 23 March 1973 at Storrs, Connecticut, at age 50.^16,17,3,18

           Philip Mills was born on 1 November 1902 at England..^4,3
     Philip Mills immigrated in 1906 to the United States.¹ He was naturalized at the United States.⁵
     Philip Mills married Laura Whitehouse, daughter of Alfred Whitehouse and Ruth Ann Rigg, on 19 July 1928 at St. John's Church, Waterbury, Connecticut. Reception followed at 60 Dikeman Street, Waterbury.^6,7,8,9
     Philip Mills, age 27, appears as head of household in the census of 12 April 1930 in 69 Orange Street, Hartford, Connecticut, with Laura Whitehouse, Ruth Ann Rigg and Harold Mills.¹ Philip Mills was a toolmaker in an electric parts factory in April 1930 at Hartford, Connecticut.¹
     Philip Mills, age 37, appears as head of household in the census of April 1940 in 160 Walnut Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, with Laura Mills, Harold Mills and Ruth Gladys Mills.² Philip Mills was a toolmaker in a brass factory in April 1940 at Waterbury.²
     Philip Mills died in January 1969 at Waterbury, Connecticut, at age 66.³

           Harold Mills was born on 30 December 1929 at Connecticut..^8,9,10,3
     Harold Mills appears as Harold Mills, age 3 months, in the census of 12 April 1930 at 69 Orange Street, Hartford, Connecticut,in the household of Philip Mills as his son.¹
     Harold Mills appears as Harold Mills, age 10, in the census of April 1940 at 160 Walnut Street, Waterbury, Connecticut,in the household of Philip Mills as his son, along with Laura Mills and Ruth Gladys Mills.²
     Harold Mills and Laura Whitehouse resided in August 1985 at Waterbury, Connecticut.¹¹ Harold Mills was self employed in general labor in 1986 at Waterbury, Connecticut.³
     Harold Mills and Laura Whitehouse resided in 1986 at 119 Chambers Street, Waterbury, Connecticut.³
     Harold Mills died on 28 September 1986 at Branford, Connecticut, at age 56 of melanoma.^10,3,12

           Michael Morris Emrich was born on 12 May 1968 at Springfield, Massachusetts..³ He was an investment banker/vice president of Public Finance for Argent Securities, Inc. in 1998 at 3340 Peachtree Road, Suite 900, Atlanta, Georgia.⁴ He died on 13 June 2004 at Georgia at age 36 in a single car accident.⁵

           Reverend Richard Stanley Merrill Emrich was born on 11 March 1910 at Mardin, Turkey..^1,2 He married Beatrice Annie Littlehales, daughter of William Alfred Littlehales and Clara Ellen Knutton, on 23 November 1937 at the Chapel in St. George's Church, New York, New York. The marriage was performed by the Rev. Dr. Elmore McNeill McKee at 4:00 PM. Beatrice's sister, Mabel, was her attendant. The best man was Dr. Duncan Black Macdonald Emrich, a brother of the groom.^3,4 Reverend Richard Stanley Merrill Emrich was a curate for one year at St. John's Episcopal Church, Waterbury, Connecticut. He was a professor of theology at Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was elected Suffragan (assistant) Bishop of Michigan in 1946 at Michigan. He was the bishop between 1946 and 1973 at in the Diocese of Michigan, Michigan. He was elected Coadjutor (assistant who succeeds the bishop) Bishop of Michigan in 1948 at Michigan. He and Beatrice Annie Littlehales were found on a passenger list on 20 June 1958 at Southampton, England, sailing from Montreal, Canada on the S. S. Ivernia for a two month stay in the UK.⁵
     Reverend Richard Stanley Merrill Emrich died on 31 October 1997 at Rome, New York, at age 87.⁶ He was buried at St. Paul's Cathedral, Detroit, Michigan.²

           Beatrice Annie Littlehales was born on 21 November 1895 at Welton Street, Waterbury, Connecticut..^{4,1,13,14,15,16,17} She was found on a passenger list on 27 August 1898 at New York, New York, with her parents Clara and William and sister Mabel. Uncle Joshua Mahony was also listed on the log, but a few spaces above them. They were returning from a visit to Sheffield. The family sailed from Liverpool on the Lucania.⁶ She resided on 27 August 1898 at 37 Welton Street, Waterbury, Connecticut.⁶
     Beatrice Annie Littlehales appears as Beatrice Littlehead, age 13, in the census of 28 June 1900 at Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut,in the household of William Alfred Littlehales as his daughter.³
     Beatrice Annie Littlehales resided on 28 June 1900 at 37 Welton Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, with her father and her sisters Mabel and Ethel.¹⁸ She was found on a passenger list on 30 August 1900 at Liverpool, England, with William Alfred Littlehales, her father, and Mabel Lillian Littlehales, her sister; sailing from New York on the S. S. Servia with his daughter, Beatrice and Mabel after the death of their mother. He was bringing them to stay with his wife's family in Sheffield, England.¹⁹
     Beatrice Annie Littlehales appears as Beatrice A. Littlehales, age 5, in the census of 1901 at Sheffield, Yorkshire, England,in the household of Joseph Chambers as his granddaughter.⁵ Beatrice Annie Littlehales resided in 1901 at 12 Norfolk Row, Sheffield, England, with her maternal grandmother, Sarah Chambers and her step grandfather, Joseph Chambers.⁵
     Beatrice Annie Littlehales appears as Beatrice Littlehales, age 15, in the census of 1911 at 202 Foxhill Road, Wadsley Bridge, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England,in the household of Sarah Whiteley as her granddaughter.²⁰ Beatrice Annie Littlehales was a student in 1911 at Wadsley Bridge, England.²¹ She was a typist, as listed on the ship passenger log S.S. Lusitania. in May 1912 at Sheffield, England.² She was found on a passenger list on 24 May 1912 at New York, New York, sailing from Liverpool, England on the S. S. Lusitania. (She is probably sailing home after having lived with her grandparents in England since the death of her mother in 1900.)²
     Beatrice Annie Littlehales, age 24, appears as a boarder in the census of 24 January 1920 in 33 Woodruff Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, in the household of Apauline Griebel, a deaconess in a parish. She was boarding with two other women in this household.⁷ She was an engineer clerk in a light and power house on 24 January 1920 at Waterbury, Connecticut.⁷
     Beatrice Annie Littlehales, age 34, appears as head of household in the census of 4 April 1930 in the Bernard Apartments on Wilson Street, Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut.⁸ She was a parish secretary on 4 April 1930 at St. John's Episcopal Church, Waterbury, Connecticut.⁸ She married Reverend Richard Stanley Merrill Emrich on 23 November 1937 at the Chapel in St. George's Church, New York, New York. The marriage was performed by the Rev. Dr. Elmore McNeill McKee at 4:00 PM. Beatrice's sister, Mabel, was her attendant. The best man was Dr. Duncan Black Macdonald Emrich, a brother of the groom.^22,1 Beatrice Annie Littlehales and Reverend Richard Stanley Merrill Emrich were found on a passenger list on 20 June 1958 at Southampton, England, sailing from Montreal, Canada on the S. S. Ivernia for a two month stay in the UK.²³
     Beatrice Annie Littlehales died on 4 February 1994 at Sun City, Arizona, at age 98.²² She was buried in 1994 at St. Paul's Cathedral, Detroit, Michigan, where her ashes are placed in a crypt.²⁴

           Nancy Jane Sherer was born on 15 November 1938 at North Haven, Maine..²
     Nancy Jane Sherer died on 16 November 2016 at Stone Mountain, Georgia, at age 78.³

           John Henry Smith was born on 14 November 1857 at Gill Banks, Ulverston, Lancashire, England..^{1,15,16,17,18,19,20}
     John Henry Smith appears as John H. Smith, age 3, in the census of 1861 at Ulverston, Lancashire, England,in the household of John Smith as his son.²¹
     John Henry Smith resided in 1861 at 16 Neville Street, Ulverston, Lancashire, England, with his father, his aunt Ellen Smith, and his brother Seth.²¹
     John Henry Smith appears as John H. Smith, age 13, in the census of 1871 at Dalton-In-Furness, Lancashire, England,in the household of John Smith as his son; Alexander Beatie, age 26, was enumerated as a lodger with this family. He was a police constable and was born in Scotland.³
     John Henry Smith resided in 1871 at Dalton-In-Furness, Lancashire, England, with his parents.³
     John Henry Smith witnessed the marriage of Seth Smith and Hannah Mary Rigg on 8 July 1878 at the Parish Church, Dalton-In-Furness, Lancaster, England; Witnesses were: John Henry Smith, brother of the groom, Elizabeth Jane Rigg, sister of the bride, William Robinson (Jane's future husband), and Dorothy Storey (John Henry's future wife). They were married by the Henry M. Burgess, Minister.^{22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29}
     John Henry Smith, age 23, appears in the census of 1881 in 26 Paradise Street, Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire, England, in the household of Thomas and Sarah Johnson and their son, Thomas. Seth was enumerated on this census as a boarder.⁴ He was a railway clerk in 1881 at Barrow-In-Furness, England.⁴ He was a railway clerk in 1882 at England.⁵
     John Henry Smith resided in February 1882 at Woodland Station, Parish of A. Broughton West, Woodland, Lancashire, England.⁵ He married Dorothy Storey on 1 February 1882 at the Parish Church of Cartmel, Cartmel, Lancashire, England. They were married according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, by Licencia, by W.P. Rigge, Vicar of Yorksburgh. Witnesses to the marriage were:
Seth Smith, nephew of the groom, and Mary Jane Storey..^5,6,7,30
     John Henry Smith, age 36, appears as head of household in the census of 1891 in Drigg, Cumberland, England, with Dorothy Storey, Annie Smith, Frank Smith, Nellie Smith and Bessie Smith.⁶ John Henry Smith and Dorothy Storey resided in 1891 at Drigg Station, Drigg, England, with their children: Annie, Frank, Nellie, and Bessie.⁶ John Henry Smith was a railway stationmaster in 1891 at Drigg, England.⁶
     John Henry Smith, age 43, appears as head of household in the census of 1901 in Drigg, Cumberland, England, with Dorothy Storey, Annie Smith, Frank Smith, Bessie Smith, Nellie Smith, Emily Smith, Jennie Smith and Mary Smith.⁷ John Henry Smith and Dorothy Storey resided in 1901 at Drigg Station, Drigg, England, and their children: Annie, Frank, Nellie, Bessie, Emily, Jennie, and Mary.⁷ John Henry Smith was a railway stationmaster in 1901 at Drigg, England.⁷
     John Henry Smith, age 53, appears as John Henry Smith, head of household in the census of 2 April 1911 in Drigg Railway Station, Drigg Holmrook, Cumberland, England, with Dorothy Storey, Bessie Smith, Emily Smith, Jennie Smith and Mary Smith.⁸ John Henry Smith was a railway stationmaster on the Furness Railway in 1911 at Drigg Railway Station, Drigg Holmrook, England.³¹
     John Henry Smith died on 16 November 1938 at Woodside, Drigg, Holmrook, Cumberland, England, at age 81.³²
     John Henry Smith had his will proved on 20 January 1939 at Carlisle, England. Nellie Smith and Mary Smith, his daughters, served as administrators. The estate was valued at £ 386.³³

           Hannah Mary Smith was born on 3 September 1888 at 53 Market Street, Dalton, Lancashire, England..^{1,23,24,25,26,27,28} She was christened on 7 October 1888 at Dalton-In-Furness, Lancashire, England.^29,2 She also went by the name of Mae.^30,31
     Hannah Mary Smith appears as Hannah M. Smith, age 2, in the census of 1891 at Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire, England,in the household of Seth Smith as his daughter.³²
     Hannah Mary Smith resided in 1891 at 25 Market Street, Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire, England, with her parents and siblings: John, Margaret, Beatrice, Seth, and Helen.³²
     Hannah Mary Smith immigrated on 24 November 1893 to Brooklyn, New York, Annie sailed from Liverpool, England on the Germanic with her mother and five siblings: John B, age 11, Beatrice A., age 9, Helen, age 7, and Seth, age 5. Her father had sailed earlier in the year to the United States.^4,8,5 She also went by the name of Annie.⁴   
     Hannah Mary Smith appears as Hannah M. Smith, age 11, in the census of 14 June 1900 at Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut,in the household of Seth Smith as his daughter.⁵
     Hannah Mary Smith resided on 14 June 1900 at 50 South Wilson Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, with her parents and siblings: John, Margaret, Beatrice, Helen, and Seth.⁵ She was naturalized in 1910 at Connecticut.⁷
     Hannah Mary Smith married Frank Porter Flanigan, son of Nelson Flanigan and Adah Flanigan, on 5 August 1911.^{6,7,33,34,9,10,12,35}
     Hannah Mary Smith appears as May H. Flanigan, age 31, in the census of 20 January 1920 at Cheshire, Connecticut,in the household of Frank Porter Flanigan as his wife.⁷
     Hannah Mary Smith appears as Anna Flanigan, age 40, in the census of 20 April 1930 at Cheshire, Connecticut,in the household of Nelson Flanigan as his daughter-in-law.⁸
     Hannah Mary Smith and Frank Porter Flanigan resided in 1935 at Cheshire, Connecticut.²²
     Hannah Mary Smith and Frank Porter Flanigan resided in 1942 at College Highway, Cheshire, Connecticut.³⁶ Hannah Mary Smith was a member at Cheshire United Methodist Church, Cheshire, Connecticut.¹⁰ She was a housewife.³⁰
     Hannah Mary Smith died on 27 March 1973 at Waterbury Hospital, Waterbury, Connecticut, at age 84.^11,10,12 She was buried on 30 March 1973 at Hillside Cemetery, Cheshire, Connecticut. She shares a headstone with her husband. There is also another headstone with her information on it a few feet away from the shared one. It stands next to her children, Frank and Hazel.^10,12

           Thomas Taylor was born circa 1875 at England..^2,3 He also went by the name of Tom.⁴
     Thomas Taylor married Margaret Ruth Smith, daughter of Seth Smith and Hannah Mary Rigg, on 4 July 1900 at Waterbury, Connecticut.^5,6,7 Thomas Taylor was a mechanic in 1902 at Waterbury, Connecticut.^8,9
     Thomas died on 9 December 1902 at 7 Ash Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, from Phthisis lasting over one year.^1,10,4

           Frank Porter Flanigan was born on 19 November 1891 at Waterbury, Connecticut..^{10,11,12,13,6,7}
     Frank Porter Flanigan married Hannah Mary Smith, daughter of Seth Smith and Hannah Mary Rigg, on 5 August 1911.^{1,2,14,15,6,16,17,18}
     Frank Porter Flanigan, age 28, appears as head of household in the census of 20 January 1920 in Cheshire, Connecticut, with Hannah Mary Smith, Harvey Nelson Flanigan, Hazel T. Flanigan, Frank P. Flanigan, Nelson Flanigan and Adah Flanigan.² Frank Porter Flanigan was a farmer in 1920 at Cheshire, Connecticut.¹⁹
     Frank Porter Flanigan appears as Frank Flanigan, age 38, in the census of 20 April 1930 at Cheshire, Connecticut,in the household of Nelson Flanigan as his son.³
     Frank Porter Flanigan and Hannah Mary Smith resided in 1935 at Cheshire, Connecticut.²⁰ Frank Porter Flanigan was employed by Atwater Mfg. Co. in 1942 at Plantsville, Connecticut.⁴
     Frank Porter Flanigan and Hannah Mary Smith resided in 1942 at College Highway, Cheshire, Connecticut.⁴
     Frank Porter Flanigan filled out a draft card on 27 April 1942 at Unionville, Connecticut. The Fourth Registration, often referred to as the old man's registration, was conducted on 27 April 1942 and registered men who were born on or between 28 April 1877 and 16 February 1897-men who were between 45 and 64 years old-who were not already in the military. His draft card shows him to be 5'8"" tall weighing 130 lbs. He had blue eyes, gray hair and a light complexion.²¹ He was a farmer. He raised everything for a living. until 1954 at Cheshire, Connecticut.^22,6,23,24 He was a member at Cheshire Methodist Church, Cheshire, Connecticut.⁶
     Frank Porter Flanigan died on 27 April 1966 at Meriden Hospital, Meriden, Connecticut, at age 74.^5,6,7 He was buried on 29 April 1966 at Hillside Cemetery, Cheshire, Connecticut. He shares a headstone with his wife.^6,7

           David Patrick Cronan was born on 18 November 1911 at Connecticut..^10,11,12
     David Patrick Cronan, age 8, appears in the census of 15 January 1920 at 29 Charles Street, Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut,in the household of David Thomas Cronan as his son, with Helen Smith and Mary Cronan, his mother and sister.¹
     David Patrick Cronan appears as David Cronan Jr., age 18, in the census of 16 April 1930 at 49 Wood Street, Waterbury, Connecticut,in the household of David Thomas Cronan as his son, with Helen Smith and Mary Cronan, his mother and sister; Joshua Mahony and his son, Ernest, lived in the same house on a different floor. He is David's sister-in-law's (Beatrice Smith) father-in-law.² The census shows that he was a mason's helper for a building contractor at Waterbury.²
     David Patrick Cronan married Elizabeth M. Synnott on 22 November 1930 at Naugatuck, Connecticut.^3,13,5
     David, age 25, appears as head of household in the census of 2 April 1940 in 130 Park Terrace, Waterbury, Connecticut, with Elizabeth M. Synnott, his wife and daughter.⁴ This census shows that he was a plasterer for a construction company at Waterbury.¹⁴
     David died on 19 February 1963 at Watertown, Connecticut, at age 51.^5,12

           Mary Cronan was born on 27 December 1918 at 29 Charles Street, Waterbury, Connecticut..^14,15,8,6 She also went by the name of Petrie.¹⁶
     Mary Cronan, age 7, appears in the census of 15 January 1920 at 29 Charles Street, Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut,in the household of David Thomas Cronan as his daughter, along with Helen Smith and David Patrick Cronan, her mother and brother.²
     Mary Cronan appears as Mary Cronan, age 11, in the census of 16 April 1930 at 49 Wood Street, Waterbury, Connecticut,in the household of David Thomas Cronan as his daughter, with Helen Smith and David Patrick Cronan, her mother and brother; Joshua Mahony and his son, Ernest, lived in the same house on a different floor. He is David's sister-in-law's (Beatrice Smith) father-in-law.³
     Mary Cronan resided in April 1930 at 49 Wood Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, with her parents and her brother, David. Joshua Mahony and his son, Ernest, lived in the same house on a different floor. They were Mary's aunt's father and brother-in-law respectivley.³
     Mary Cronan appears as Mary Cronan, age 21, in the census of 4 April 1940 at 33 Rose Street, Waterbury, Connecticut,in the household of Helen Smith as her daughter, along with.⁴ Mary Cronan was a saleslady in a dress shop in April 1940 at Waterbury.¹⁷
     Mary Cronan married Clarence M. Budd Jr. on 21 February 1941 at Watertown, Connecticut.^5,18,19 Mary Cronan Budd was an informant to the death of Helen Smith, her mother, on 23 January 1961; of coronary insufficiency. Her daughter, Mary (Budd), was the informant to her death.^20,21,22
     Mary Cronan died on 20 October 1982 at Plymouth, Massachusetts, at age 63.^7,8

           Clarence M. Budd Jr. was born on 19 October 1918 at Connecticut..^2,3
     Clarence M. Budd Jr. married Mary Cronan, daughter of David Thomas Cronan and Helen Smith, on 21 February 1941 at Watertown, Connecticut.^4,1,5 Clarence M. Budd Jr. was a grinder for Scoville Manufacturing Co. in 1946 at Oakville or Wtby?, Connecticut.¹ He was a carpenter for Local Union 24 at Connecticut.²
     Clarence M. Budd Jr. resided in 1999 at East Sandwich, Massachusetts, Was he living with his daughter, Mary Ellen? She resides in East Sandwich with her husband.³
     Clarence M. Budd Jr. died on 29 December 1999 at Middletown, Connecticut, at age 81.^2,6