Anne (Murphy) Neill

Ancestral Clues and Lessons: Annie (Murphy) Neill (about 1840-1897)

Posted on April 30, 2017, updated on May 1, 2017 by mjnrootdig

Annie (Murphy) Neill was born about 1840 in Ireland. She married Samuel Neill in New Brunswick, Canada, in 1864 and died in St. Albans Township, Hancock County, Illinois. From Annie, I learned: Unfortunately some women leave behind few records. Annie only left behind a death certificate, marriage record, and census enumerations in 1870 and 1880. […]

Why Was the Brother Not the Bondsman and Migration Timeline Questions on the Neills

Posted on September 1, 2015 by mjnrootdig

Sometimes it just takes time for things to “click.” And sometimes even after things click there are more questions than answers. In writing up my Irish problem on Annie (Murphy) Neill, I realized that I had not fully researched the bondsman (Edward Durbin) on her 1865 marriage to Samuel Neill in New Brunswick, Canada. In […]

My Irish Problem: Annie Murphy

Posted on August 29, 2015 by mjnrootdig

What I know: in 1865 Anne Murphy married Samuel Neill in St. John, New Brunswick. Civil and religious copies of the marriage record have been located. Research on the bondsman (Edward Durbin) is incomplete at this point and it is not known if he is related to either Samuel or Anne. There is no information on Anne’s […]