Seeking information on Turkington, Fleming, Forde and Conn from Co. Armagh, Ireland. My husband is descended from Charlotte TURKINGTON and Alexander FLEMING.
Charlotte is a daughter of James TURKINGTON and Margarett Jane FORDE. They had at least 8 other children all born in Ireland, many of whom emigrated to Manchester CT.
1. William John (b. 1867) (m. Martha ?, daughter Edna (b. CT)
2. Martha, b. 1869, married an unrelated William Turkington, settled in CT
3. David b. 1871, not sure if he emigrated to CT or not
4. Mary (Minnie) b. 1873, who was apparently married several times but settled in CT
5. James, b. 1875 not sure if he emigrated to CT or not
6. Emma, m. ? Seargent, settled in Boise, Idaho
7. Sarah, m. ?, settled in New York
8. Charlotte, b. 1879, m. Alexander Fleming in 1913. He was also from Co. Armagh (b. in Derrinraw, 1876). They settled in Manchester, cT
9. Edith (b. ??), married MacDermid
Alexander Fleming is a son of Thomas FLEMING and Ann CONN. They were married in 1860 in Tartaraghan. The lore is that Alexander is the only one of the children to emigrate to the US. His brothers and sisters are likely to include at least the following (all identified from LDS IGI)
1. Samuel James (b. 1864)
2. Margaret Ann (b. 1865)
3. Robert (b. 1869)
4. Josph (b. 1871)
5. Sarah Jane (b. 1873)
Any information on these family members of surnames would be much appreciated!
-Karen F.