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Our
family is made up of descendants of two Shalvoys: Owen Shalvoy (who
married Margaret Scollin) and Rose Shalvoy (who married Henry Scollin).
Owen and Rose Shalvoy were brother and sister, as were Margaret and Henry
Scollin. The Shalvoy family emigrated to Danbury CT about 1850 from County
Meath, Ireland. The Scollin Family also emigrated to Danbury CT from
County Leitrim, Ireland at about the same time.
The Owen
and Margaret Shalvoy Family Tree is divided into four main branches: one for
each of their children who married and had children of their own. The
heads of the four main braches are pictured above.
The Major Sections Of This Site
Articles: To help make sense out of some of the information
we've uncovered, the Research Committee has "taken pen to hand" (or at
least the New Millennium equivalent thereof) and jotted down the thoughts
contained in this section. We've also collected here articles written by
others that helped us in understanding our family's history.
Cemeteries: Our journeys have taken us to many places, including
two cemeteries in Danbury CT where our ancestors are buried. This section
shows the graves contained at both the Old Catholic and New Catholic
Cemeteries.
Family Associates: This sections contains various facts we're learned
about the families of the spouses of our 1st Generation family members.
Specifically, this contains information on the parents and siblings of Annie
Costello, Julia McGeehan, Jennie Reardon, and John Joseph Culhane. This
section also contains information on the Hugh Shalvoy family, a second Shalvoy
family group we found in our investigation of the Shalvoys in 19th Century
County Meath Ireland.
Family History:
The Research Committee has written two articles summarizing our
knowledge of the early ancestors of our family. These are located in this
section to make it easy to find them. Other related articles are located
in the Articles section.
Family
Trees:
As they say in Baseball, you can't tell the players
without a scorecard. Here's ours, at least for the 1st generation.
And a Who's Who in the Shalvoy and Scollin families.
Links:
Here are some links that we, at least, find
interesting. See if you agree.
Maps:
We've found that our understanding of our family's
history is greatly aided by knowing where things are. These maps of County
Meath Ireland and Danbury CT show where our early ancestors lived.
Memories:
We particularly enjoy collecting old letters and
notes written
by our family members and uncovering the memories they contain. Give these
a try... they are all a really good read.
Newspaper
Articles:
This page provides links to articles on our extended family that
we've found in various newspapers.
Picture
Gallery:
This contains several collections of pictures of our
ancestors.
Research Documents:
Here's all those documents and facts that we've dug
out of, in many cases, some pretty dusty places. These include:
- Danbury CT City Directory Entries
- Reports on Irish Research sponsored by the
Research Committee
- Obituaries
- Marriage Notices
- Vital Record Transcriptions
- Census Records
- Emigration Information
- Naturalization Records
- A Map of the Shalvoy's Lane Area
Please
Help Us:
The Research Committee continues to work hard to
uncover more of the colorful history of our family. This section contains
a list on topics that we've identified as still needing more work. In some
cases, to be quite honest, we've gotten stuck. Please let us know if
you can help us out with one of the topics.
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