Raphaels from Galgorm, Ballymena, Antrim Ireland
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Raphaels from Galgorm, Ballymena, Antrim Ireland
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Posted: 30 Mar 2009 1:31PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: Raphael, Fateaux, Wood
I am looking for ancestors or relatives of the following people.
1. Henry William ("Harry") Raphael, born Galgorm, Ballymena, Antrim Ireland Feb 21 1850, moved to Montreal 1866, died in Montreal October 12 1931, m. Sophie Fateaux.
2. Jane Raphael (mother of Henrietta or Hettie), born Galgorm, Ballymena, Antrim Ireland March 4, 1803, Died March 1889 (her obituary says her husband, no name given, died when she was 35 before she came to the U.S.). She moved to Philadelphia in abt 1838, then to Steubenville Ohio in about 1854, then to Owensboro KY before 1850 where she died in 1889. She was the oldest of 13.
3. George Raphael, founder, Philadelphia Corn Exchange (later Commercial Exchange) born about 1821, moved to Philadelphia and worked in grain business, was still alive in 1904. I have an article marking his 50th anniversary at the Commercial Exchange. Probably naturalized in Philadelphia in 1851
4. William Raphael, died in Galgorm, Ballymena, Antrim Ireland June 27 1889 at age of 76
5. Helen Raphael (daughter of Henry above) m. Thomas H Wood in Toronto in 1905
1. Henry William ("Harry") Raphael, born Galgorm, Ballymena, Antrim Ireland Feb 21 1850, moved to Montreal 1866, died in Montreal October 12 1931, m. Sophie Fateaux.
2. Jane Raphael (mother of Henrietta or Hettie), born Galgorm, Ballymena, Antrim Ireland March 4, 1803, Died March 1889 (her obituary says her husband, no name given, died when she was 35 before she came to the U.S.). She moved to Philadelphia in abt 1838, then to Steubenville Ohio in about 1854, then to Owensboro KY before 1850 where she died in 1889. She was the oldest of 13.
3. George Raphael, founder, Philadelphia Corn Exchange (later Commercial Exchange) born about 1821, moved to Philadelphia and worked in grain business, was still alive in 1904. I have an article marking his 50th anniversary at the Commercial Exchange. Probably naturalized in Philadelphia in 1851
4. William Raphael, died in Galgorm, Ballymena, Antrim Ireland June 27 1889 at age of 76
5. Helen Raphael (daughter of Henry above) m. Thomas H Wood in Toronto in 1905