I am looking for any information on Joseph and Rebecca Hunter. Family history states that they were born in Scotland, about 1820, and migrated to Ireland. Not sure if Rebecca was born in Scotland or Ireland. Church burned down in Ireland and no records are available by standard search.
I have the passenger list for their move to the USA around 1852.
Thank you for any help.
Lori
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Try looking for info on Scotland’s People website
Basic info can be seen without cost.
Which Church burned down?
Doesn’t the US Census record their birthplaces?
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Welcome to Genes and the boards.
If the church burnt down then the parish records will have been destroyed. They may appear on a Scottish census but there is no equivalent in Ireland as they were destroyed.
Use Scotland’s people as suggested to find their births and hopefully their marriage.
Added: lots of Scottish Joseph Hunters in Search/ search all members trees.
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Presume married rather than say - brother and sister
If married, did they have children - their names may give clues ie naming patterns were quite common in Scotland / Ireland
Do you have the family on a census - when and where - can you post or at least give year, ages and address at the time
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There is no parish record of them marrying in Scotland - which doesn't mean they didn't. Also no record of them marrying in Ireland, at least per irishgenealogy.ie
Their children (or at least all that there are death records for on FS) :
Robert 1844; Joseph 1847-9; both born in Ireland. William A 1856; John 1859; Maria 1860.; both born at Antioch, Lake, Illinois.
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This is the only Rebecca George baptism on Scotland's People - but that DOESN'T mean it's the right one.
GEORGE REBECCA SAMUEL GEORGE/REBECCA REID FR416V2-2 (FR416) F 19/08/1821 612 / 2 20 / 18 Newton On Ayr
IF that's correct, and IF they both came from the same area, there's this baptism of a Joseph Hunter - but note this is PURE SPECULATION:
HUNTER JOSEPH HUGH HUNTER/JANET PRATT FR2715 (FR2715) M 09/05/1824 578 100 / 84 Ayr
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Family Search has a tree with the following information. You would need to check these entries for accuracy/ verify sources
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/portrait/GWXS-LTY
Joseph W Hunter Sr Birth: 12 Feb 1819 Aberdeen, Scotland
Death: 20 Dec 1896 Richmond, McHenry, Illinois, United States
Marriage 1842 Ireland
Spouse Rebecca George Birth: 12 April 1823 Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Death: 27 Sept 1895 Antioch, Lake, Illinois, United States
lived in Salem, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years.
Children (13)
Sarah Ann Hunter Birth: 25 August 1843 Derry, Londonderry, Ireland
Death: 8 August 1920 Spring Grove, McHenry, Illinois, United States 1843–1920 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Hunter Birth: 12 Apr 1845 Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Death: 11 Oct 1937 Richmond, McHenry, Illinois, United States -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Joseph Wyman Hunter Birth: 24 Sep 1846 Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Death: 20 March 1924 Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States 1846–1924 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Martha Jane Hunter Birth: 20 Nov 1848 Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Death: 27 Jul 1898 Richmond, McHenry, Illinois, United States 1848–1898 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elizabeth Hunter Birth: 18 Sept 1850 Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hugh Benjamin Hunter Birth: 12 July 1851 Derryork County, Derry, Northern Ireland
Death: 10 June 1927 Guide Rock, Webster, Nebraska, United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William A Hunter Birth: 21 June 1855 Antioch, Lake, Illinois, United States
Death: 25 March 1925 Antioch, Lake, Illinois, United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mary E Hunter
Birth: 15 August 1857 Illinois, United States
Death: 23 April 1937 Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John A Hunter Birth: 26 February 1859 Antioch, Lake, Illinois, United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maria Hunter Birth: 05 Nov 1860 Antioch, Lake, Illinois, United States
Death: 28 Jun 1921 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lucinda Hunter Birth: 13 Jul 1862 Antioch, Lake, Illinois, United States
Death: 16 April 1864 Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- George Hunter Birth: 30 Mar 1864 Antioch, Lake, Illinois, United States
Death: 15 Sep 1865 Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Hunter Birth: January 1867 Randall, Kenosha, Wisconsin
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Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI only include the following events/dates
Dungiven Diocese of Derry | County of Derry See Also: Ballinascreen (see below)
Baptisms 04 July 1847 to 04 May 1863 Deaths 04 Mar. 1870 to 31 Dec. 1871 64 images
Baptisms 7 Sep. 1863 to 23 Jan. 1881 112 images
Marriages 29 Sep. 1864 to 22 Dec. 1881 31 images -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ballinascreen Baptisms 20 Nov. 1825 to 21 Feb. 1834 Baptisms 05 June 1836 to 31 May 1863 Marriages 29 Nov. 1825 to 11 Feb. 1834 Marriages 03 Apr. 1834 to 17 May 1863 Deaths 27 Nov. 1825 to 23 Apr. 1832
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Rebecca's Parents on Family Search
Parents and Siblings Robert George Sarah Phillips ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sibling Martha Jane George
Martha George, "Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913" George Nichole and Martha George, Marriage 06 Jan 1852, Limavady, Ireland; citing General Register Office, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,340. Name George Nichole Sex Male Father's Name George Nichole Father's Sex Male Spouse's Name Martha George Spouse's Sex Female Spouse's Father's Name Robt George Spouse's Father's Sex Male Event Type Marriage Event Date 06 Jan 1852 Event Place Limavady, Ireland Event Place (Original) Roscoe, Newtown Limavady, Ireland
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Posting for info.......no proof of relevance to the couple being sought
Name Rebecca Hunter Age in 1870 44 Birth Date abt 1826 Birthplace Ireland Dwelling Number 89 Home in 1870 Salem, Kenosha, Wisconsin Race White Gender Female Post Office Salem Occupation Keeping House Father of Foreign Birth Yes Mother of Foreign Birth Yes Inferred Spouse Joseph Hunter Inferred Children William Hunter Mary Hunter John Hunter Maria Hunter Henry Hunter Household Members (Name) Age Joseph Hunter 50......Farmer, born Ireland Rebecca Hunter 44.........born Ireland William Hunter 15 Mary Hunter 13 John Hunter 9 Maria Hunter 7 Henry Hunter 3********Henry G in other records
ALL above children recorded as being born ILLINOIS
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Name Joseph Hunter Birth Year abt 1821 Age 028 Gender Male Embarkation Belfast Ship Alice Frazier Ship Alice Frazier Occupation Farmer Passengers 169 Compartment Steerage Native Country Ireland Destination USA Arrival Place New York, New York, USA Arrival Date 14 Mar 1849 Transit Type Staying in the U.S.
Name Joseph Hunter Sr Probate Date 5 Jan 1894 Probate Place Will, Illinois, USA Inferred Death Date 1894 Inferred Death Place Illinois, USA Item Description Probate Records, Vol 11-13, 1893-1895
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Thank you everyone for all of the information that you have provided. I will verify all of this and see where I am at. It is all such a puzzle.
Thank you again.
Lori
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