Documentation

The documents for Maytor Healy, his wife Ellene Donovan and their children are found below.  

Records listing "family units" are almost non existent in Ireland.

The documents found in Ireland are Roman Catholic marriage and baptism records and Griffith Land Records.   Some sources are images of the actual record and some are only the indexed record of the image.
The United States records include immigration, birth, marriage, death, census records, obituaries, journals, newpaper articles, memories of decendents, and history books.  And finally, information was found on city, state, and national historical society webpages and Facebook groups.  Many online records (especially in Ireland) are only available in an indexed format.  This means the record is subject to the indexer's interpretation as well as the parameters of the indexing format program.  They should not be taken as absolutely 100% accurate all of the time.  
 
This is an ongoing adventure and as records are photographed and/or indexed,  and as more Healy descendants throughout the world share what they know by posting online, I am sure more of the puzzle will become clear.   It is my hope that someone will see my postings and will be able to add their insights, family stories, memories, and above all photographs!

You can contact me by email at alycearmstrong(@)gmail.com. I welcome your helpful input. 

All of the documents and information are listed in chronological order.

Links to the original document and source are added below each image.   Some of the links are to websites that require the viewer have a membership to access the record.   Some of the sites require a membership fee and I sincerely regret this.

Nellie Donovan, Baptism Record 19 June 1823, Mangerton, Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry,  father Daniel Donovan, mother Arabella Connor, Sponsors Daniel H  and Catharine McCarthy.   Index is here

Nellie's baptism is recorded in the right column, 3rd from the top.

Daniel Donovan, Tithe and Applotment Record, Mangerton, Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry 1826.   Daniel is leasing land with Daniel Sullivan and Partners.  The Index for the above record is here

Maytor Healy and Nellie Donovan Marriage Record, November 1843,  married in Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry

Date November 1843
Names Mathew Healy and Ellen Donovan
Address Mangerton
Witness 1 Daniel Donovan
Witness 2 Patrick Healy

The marriage is recorded in the right column, last entry
Here is the location of Mangerton, Kilgarvan, Co Kerry

Mary Healy Baptism Record, Kilgarvan Co. Kerry, 29 November 1844

Maria Healy

29 November 1844
Father Methei Healy
Mother Ellene Donovan
Address Knockeens
Sponsor 1 Daniel Gallivan
Sponsor 2 Belinda McCarthy

Here is the location of Knockeens, Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry

Mary Healy will immigrate to the United State with her mother and siblings, arriving in New York October 1862.   In June of 1863 she will marry the german immigrant, Bernard Hoppenyan in 1863.  After the Civil War they move to Ashland Wisconsin.   She will have eleven children.  

Ireland Catholic Parish Registers, Baptism record for Patrick Healy

Co Kerry, Kilgarvan
Patrick Healy
19 February 1847
Father  Mathew Haly
Mother Helen Donovan
Address Knockeens
Sponsor 1 Patrick Haly
Sponsor 2 Mary Haly

Patrick Healy will become a successful businessman in Ogden Utah.   He will marry Mary Ann Patterson in 1875 and together they will have eight children, three will live to adulthood.   

Roman Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland, Baptism Record for Ellen Healy

Co Kerry, Parish Kenmare

Ellen Healy
12 April 1850
Father Matthew Healy
Mother Elizabeth Donovan
Address Cahir
Sponsor 1 John Sullivan
Sponsor 2 Helen Gallivan

The recording of the baptism is located in the right column, 10th down from the top.

Here is the link to the indexed of the above image as recorded at churchrecords.irishgeneology.ie

Ellen Healy will settle in the mining town of Leadville Colorado and marry Patrick Albert Kelly in 1878.   They will purchase a boardinghouse during the mining rush and name it the Healy House.  Ellen will invite her brother Daniel to join them in Leadville and together they manage the Healy House.   Ellen gives birth two three daughters, then dies in childbirth during the birth of her fourth child in 1895 at the age of 45.   She is buried in the St. Joseph Cemetery in Leadville with her husband Patrick Albert Kelly, her brother Daniel Healy and her cousin Nellie Healy.   

Roman Catholic Parish Register at The National Library of Ireland, Baptism record of Julia Healy

Co. Kerry, Parish Kenmare

Julia Healy
25 April 1852
Father Meater Healy
Mother Helen Donovan
Address Cahir
Sponsor 1 Jeremiah Murphy
Sponsor 2  Julia Gallivan
Priest - Reverend W. Horgan

Here is the link to the indexed record of the above image as found at churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie

Julia Healy will immigrate with her mother and siblings at the age of 10 years.   She will marry James Wilson Young in 1872 at age 20 years and they will live in Marquette Michigan.   Together they will have two sons and two daughters.   

 

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Roman Catholic Parish Registers at the National Library of Ireland, Baptism record Arabella Healy

Co. Kerry, Parish Kenmare
Arabella Healy
19 May 1854
Father Meateur Healy

Mother Helen Donovan

Address Cahir

Sponsor 1  John Sullivan

Sponsor 2  Arabella McCarthy

Priest  Reverend P. O'Connor

Here is the link to the index for the above image

Arabella was named after her maternal grandmother and will be called Belinda and Belle during her life.   Belinda will immigrate to the United States at 7 years of age with her mother and siblings in 1862.   She will travel by land with her mother to Michigan and attend school in Hancock in 1870.   Bell will attend her sister Julia's wedding in Marquette Michigan to James Wilson Young in 1872.   Sadly she will die in your youth at the age of 24 years in Houghton, Michigan.   Belle was buried in the old St. Joseph Cemetery in Hancock.  Her father, Maytor and mother Nellie are buried next to her.   

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Ireland Catholic Parish Registers for Maytor Healy, 6 April 1856

Co. Kerry, Parrish Kenmare

Maytor Healy
6 April 1856
Father Martin Healy
Mother Helen Donovan
Address Cahir
Sponsor 1 Daniel Healy
Sponsor 2 Helen Gallavan

Maytor's baptism is recorded in the right column, eighth entry from the bottom

Here is the link to the index of the above image found at churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie


Maytor Healy was born in 1856 and he died in Ireland sometime before Nellie immigrated in 1862.   Maytor Healy's great grand daughter, Claire Healy Armstrong told her nephew Ken Armstrong in the 1990s about this son of Maytor and Nellie.   

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