Frequently I respond to questions on Mailing Lists. I often spend a few hours researching for subscriber's ancestors. I thought it might be helpful to other descendants and researchers to see what I've found, so am posting bits of the original question, and my research into the family genealogy on Olive Tree Genealogy

The question below on the Fitzsimmons family was asked on a popular mailing list. I took several hours to research. I found some interesting facts about the family but Dan of Pennsylvania who asked the original question never responded to my findings. So, here' s hoping another descendant or two will find my research helpful.

QUESTION ASKED ON MAILING LIST FEBRUARY 2007

I am looking for the birth record and ancestors of: Margaret FITZSIMMONS, believed to have been born in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada ca 1847. Her father FITZSIMMONS was born ca 1913 in Ireland.(First name unknown) Her mother was Harriet Eliza BARNES was born 1818 on the Isle of Wight, England. She emigrated to the US sometime before 1864, where she married Michael DOUGHERTY in Manhattan, New York, US, 1864.

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