Repeal Association of the Friends of Ireland, 1842


On 10 May 1842 in St. Louis, the Missouri Republican reported a meeting of the Repeal Association of the Friends of Ireland. A list of those attending included 172 names, with the majority Irish born. The list includes the name and the county, and sometimes city, of birth in Ireland.

In 1978, St. Louis Genealogical Society volunteers compared this list with four resources:
            1850 Census of St. Louis — C
            St. Louis Marriage Index — M
            1840–41 City Directory — D
            Privately owned index to early newspaper records

Many names of the attendees were located in some of the four sources listed above; others, however, were not. A few non-Irish friends attended the meeting, and they are noted as well.

This list was published in the 1978 St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly, volume 11, number 2, pages 33-38.

Members of the Repeal Association of the Friends of Ireland

Name Location CMD Notes
Bailey, George Derry C Carriage Maker
Baker, William West Meath CM  
Bannon, John Longford C  
Banon, John Town Drogheda C  
Barry, James C. Cork CMD? Chandler
Batterbury, Thomas Cork    
Begley, James Cork    
Blennerhassett, R. S. Kerry C  
Bowlin, John Sligo CM  
Boyd, Dugold Roscommon   Stonecutter
Boyle, Cornelius Donegal CM Grocer
Branagan, William Meath C Tailor or boarding house
Brannan, Francis Tyrone    
Brannon, John Limerick CM  
Breen, George Down    
Brown, Peter Sligo C  
Burgess, John Cavan C  
Burke, John Tipperary CM  
Burke, Martin Roscommon CM  
Burke, Walter Tipperary    
Bury, James C. Cork   Painter
Byrne, John Carlow CM Joined in March 1843
Byrne, Michael Wexford CM  
Byrne, Thomas Wexford CM  
Caffrey, Peter Meath M (2)
Callahan, Joseph Dublin D  
Carroll, William Tipperary CM  
Carton, David Dublin M  
Carton, Ed. Kilkenny    
Casey, James Kildare CM  
Cavanagh, John Armagh CM  
Clare, William Steed Galway    
Clarke, W. R. Donegal    
Clay, Patrick Tipperary    
Clay, Timothy Tipperary    
Coadey, Richard Kilkenny    
Coffee, Henry [ unk ]   Died 1848
Coffey, Henry [ unk ]   Died 1848
Conaway, Thomas Kerry    
Conner, John Kerry CM  
Conway, T., Rev. Tipperary    
Cooney, Francis Clare CM  
Cooper, Peter Staffordshire, Eng.   "Non-Irish'' 1842
Corcoran, John Kilkenny MD  
Crangle, Patrick Down    
Crawley, Dennis Cork    
Crickard, Bernard Down CM  
Crickert, Bernard Down CM  
Croak, James Kilkenny M  
Croarke, James Kilkenny M  
Cruess, Peter Meath CM Clerk. Wife died 1842.
Cuniffe, H. J. Galway   Grocer or Clothier
Cunningham, Edward Wexford   Joined in March 1843
Curran, Bernard Down M  
Curran, Michael Clare M  
Deegan, Patrick Kilkenny    
Devereaux, Nicholas Johnstown, Co. Wexford   Carpenter, 8th betw Wash and Carr. Joined in March
Devlin, Charles Tyrone M Merchant?
Dillon, Bernard Leitrim    
Dillon, P. M. Derry C Laborer?
Dinnies, J. C. South Carolina   "Non-Irish" 1842
Dohan, Thomas Tipperary    
Dolan, Francis Cavan C  
Donaghan, J. J. Monaghan   Dry Goods
Donegan, J. J. Monaghan   Dry Goods
Donnellan, John Cork    
Donnelly, P., Rev. Leitrim    
Donohoe, Francis Cavan MD  
Dorrington, M. J., Miss Sligo M  
Dowlan, Michael Kilkenny C  
Dowling, Eliza, Mrs. Carlow   Elizabeth , widow
Dowling, Patrick Cavan D  
Doyle, John Wicklow CM  
Duffy, Daniel L. St. Louis CM  
Dughan, Patrick Cavan    
Dunn, James Monaghan CM  
Dunn, William C. Monaghan CM  
Durack, Jown Limerick City   Infant died 1846
Duyer, John Limerick    
Duyer, Thomas B. Dublin    
Duyer, William Tipperary    
Dwyer, [ unk ]     A Chandler. Granddaughter died 1842
Edwards, William Wexford C  
Elliget, Patrick Tipperary    
Elliott, Bernard Dublin Co.    
Emmett, Wm. B. Pittsburgh   "Non-Irish" 1842
Ennis, John Kildare CM Boots and shoes
Fanelly, Matthew Cavan    
Fanning, Patrick Queens CM  
Farley, Michael Cavan C  
Farley, Patrick Meath C  
Ferian, Bartholomew Longford    
Field, Stephen Cork City C  
Finan, Thomas Sligo M  
Finney, Bernard Leitrim CM Brother died 1844
Fitzgerald, William Kildare C  
Fitzpatrick, William Tipperary CM  
Flanigan, Michael Dublin CM  
Flood, Michael Kildare M  
Foley, Thomas Cork CM Boarding house
Fortune, James Inch, Co., Wexford CM  
Gahan, Thomas [ unk ] CM  
Gainfield, Thomas Kilkenny    
Galvin, Dennis Waterford C Chandler
Garvey, Christ. Mayo    
Garvey, James Galway C  
Gaven, Dom. Mayo    
Glen, John Limerick C  
Godfrey, Dennis Tipperary C  
Godfrey, James Tipperary    
Goodfellow, John Caven CM House builder. Son died 1844
Gorman, James Dublin  CM  
Gorman, Patrick Tipperary M Brother died 1843
Grace, Patrick Kilkenny CM Grocery. Legal notice 1845
Grace, Pierce St. Louis   Wife died 1846
Gray, Thomas, Capt. Fermanagh CM Legal notice 1844. Daughter died 1847
Gronneman, Frederick Hanover, Germany   "Non-Irish" 1842
Haggerty, Michael Tyrone  C Tailor
Hahn, John W. Alsace   "Non-Irish" 1842
Hammond, William Kilkenny CM  
Hanlon, James Cork M  
Haverly, John Tipperary    
Healy, Thomas M. Tipperary M  
Hearty, Roger L. Kerry    
Heer, Charles H. Kingdom of Hanover, Germa   "Non-Irish" 1842
Hennessey, Patrick Kings CM Widow died 1846
Herrall, Edward Castletown Rock. Co., Cork M Joined in March 1843
Hickey, William Kilkenny M  
Hogan, Ed. New York City CM  
Hogan, Ed. New York City   "Non-Irish" 1842
Hogan, John Wexford CM Wife of a John Hogan died 1845
Hootahaid, Con. Tipperary    
Horan, Richard Tipperary    
Hoyle, Lawrence Lancaster, Eng.   "Non-Irish" 1842
Hughes, Edward Monaghan    
Hunratty, Hugh Not given    
Hynes, Richard Kilkenny    
Johnson, John Drogheda City CM Pilot?
Johnston, James Canada   "Non-Irish" 1842
Karn, Stephen Kerry    
Kayser, Alex St. Goarshausen, Germany   "Non-Irish" 1842
Keating, Patrick Tipperary CM  
Kehoe, James Wexford    
Kelly, Eugene Tyrone   Wife died 1848, dau died 1846
Kelly, John Armagh CM  
Kelly, John Roscommon CM  
Kelly, John Isle of Man CM  
Kelly, Michael Tyrone  CM  
Kennedy, John Limerick    
Kenny, John, Rev. Longford C  
Kenny, Thomas Kilkenny CM  
Kick, Charles Tipperary   'At the Delphi''
Lackey, Hugh Down   Collector
Lahy, Timothy Tipperary    
Langton, Jeremiah Kilkenny C Attorney
Langton, Thomas Sligo    
Lawless, Luke E., Hon. Dublin   Child died 1843. L. died 1846
Leavy, Edward Longford    
Lester, Edward None shown    
Lindsay, William Fermanagh   Grocer
Linsay, Mary, Mrs. Fermanagh C  
Long, William Kilkenny CM  
Loudrigan, Peter Tipperary    
Louge, Peter Londonderry    
Lynch, James Cork CM  
Lynch, James Tyrone   A. James, C. Lynch died 1845
Lynch, James Cork CM  
Lyons, John Kildare CD? Carpenter
Maginnis, Meredith Armagh    
Magner, John Tipperary C Clerk
Maguire, James Fermanagh C  
Maguire, James, Jr. New York M  
Maguire, John none shown M Iron merchant
Maher, Thomas Tipperary CM  
Martin, Patrick Fermanagh CM  
Matthews, Peter Louth CM  
McAleer, James Tyrone D?  
McAlister, R. C. New York City CM  
McBarron, John Fermanagh    
McCabe, Michael Cavan C  
McCabe, Patrick Cavan CM Drygoods
McCahn, John Down    
McCarthy, Daniel Cork    
McCarty, Thomas Cork    
McComb, Lawrence Armagh    
McDonald, James Down CM  
McDorvell, Samuel Wigton. Scotland   "Non-Irish" 1842
McEnnis, James Waterford   Cooper?
McEnnis, Michael Maryland, U. S. C  
McEvoy, John Fermanagh CM Stonecutter? Dau die 1847, wife died 1849
McEvoy, Richard Fermanagh M  
McGeevy, Patrick Longford    
McGinnis, Thomas P., Rev. not shown    
McGinnis, William Monaghan    
McGinnis, William, Jr. not shown    
McGrath, Lewis Tipperary M  
McGreevy, John Antrim    
McHenry, John Derry C  
McKenna, John Monaghan CM  
McKenna, Thomas Monaghan CM  
McKenon, William Derry C  
McLaughlin, Thomas Meath   Residence shown
McMahon, John Limerick M Carpenter
McMahon, John, Jr. St. Louis C  
McMahon, Richard Kildare C  
McMenamey, Bernard Donegal    
McNamara, Charles Derry    
McNeal, John P. Maryland   "Non-Irish" 1842
McNeil, John Antrim CM Tailor or Watchmaker
McNulty, Arthur Armagh M  
McNulty, John Tyrone M Grocer
McShane, Philip Donegal    
Meagan, James Tyrone    
Merrick, John Waterford City    
Monohan, Henry Fermanagh    
Mooney, Matthew Boston C  
Morris, Heny Mayo C  
Mulcahy, John Cork C  
Mulcahy, William Cork   ''Batterbury and Mulcahy''
Mullary, Andrew Galway    
Mullins, John Waterford C  
Mullon, Thomas Louth    
Mullumby, John Tipperary    
Muloy, Charles Limerick    
Murphy, Dennis Wexford CMD  
Murphy, James Queens CMD?  
Murphy, John Tipperary   Quarry or Boarding house
Murphy, Joseph Louth CM Wagon maker. Wife died 1848
Murphy, Patrick Wexford CM Joined in March 1843
Murphy, Thomas Tipperary CM  
Neligan, John Dingle, County Kerry    
Nelson, Thomas S. Clare   Attorney, Son died 1847
New, John Tipperary C  
Norris, James Cork    
O'Brien, Daniel Limerick CM Boarding house
O'Brien, Hugh Wexford MD Dau. died 1837
O'Brien, William Tipperary C Laborer
O'Conner, Miles P. Queens    
O'Flaherty, Thomas Galway CM Wife died 1844
O'Gorman, Michael G. Cork City    
O'Keefe, Michael Waterford CM  
O'Neil, James Cork CM  
O'Neil, James Zanesville, Oh. CM Boat maker
O'Neil, James Zanesville. Oh.   "Non-Irish" 1842
O'Rourke, Henry Sligo C (2)
O'Rourke, John Kilkenny MD Grocer, drygoods
Phelan, Michael Carlow M  
Piggott, Austin Tipperary   Druggist
Powers, David Tipperary C  
Powers, Martin Waterford    
Powers, Michael Tipperary M  
Powers, Peter Wexford CM  
Quirk, Michael D. Tipperary D  
Reagan, James Down    
Regan, John Down CM Wife died 1847
Reilly, Patrick J. Dublin C  
Rice, James Kilkenny M  
Rice, John Tipperary CM Grocer
Rider, Patrick Dublin City    
Robinson, Alex. Waterford C  
Roche, James Cork City M  
Roche, William Waterford CM Grocery
Rogers, Francis Armagh M  
Rogers, P., Dr. Cork C  
Ryan, John Longford CM  
Ryan, Patrick Limerick CM  
Ryan, Thomas Tipperary   Laborer. Dau. died 1845
Shannon, James Wexford CM And Wife
Shea, James Tipperary M  
Shevlin, Patrick Tyrone    
Stein, Mattheis Hadelburg. Germany   "Non-Irish" 1842
Stephani, Charles Magdeburg. Prussia   "Non-Irish" 1842
Stewart, Joseph Failfordshire. Scotland   "Non-Irish" 1842
Sullivan, Cornelius D. Cork CM  
Sullivan, Jere Cork CM Boarding house?
Teine, John Waterford    
Thorington, John F. New York   "Non-Irish" 1842
Tiernan, John Carlow    
Tierron, James Cavan    
Tighe, Francis Cavan C  
Tighe, Michael Cavan CM  
Tighe, William Sligo M  
Truden, James Armagh    
Tucker, Robert Limerick CM Cairo Coffee House?
Vaughan, Patrick Dublin M  
Walsh, George Donegal C  
Walsh, Robert Kilkenny    
Watson, John Tipperary CM  
Watson, Ringrose D. Tipperary CM Queensware Store
Welden, John Dublin C  
Wharty, John Meath   Cabinet maker
Whealan, Michael Waterford    
Whearty, John Meath   Cabinet maker
Williams, Edward Derry    
Williams, Ready Derry    
Withnell, John Lancashite,  Eng.   "Non-Irish" 1842