0-Descendants of Bernard

Bernard (Nov 11, 1880-Oct 23, 1955)  married Alice Girard , and their three sons moved to America in 1908  

They had 4 children:  


               

Alice Gerard died, the four boys were taken by the orphanage, Bernard having lost everything, worked on a Ship for his passage to Ireland.  He tried to become a priest, but they sent him back to America saying he needed to remarry and get his boys out of the orphanage.  

Bernard Married Sarah Josephine Geddis (Nov 12, 1885 -May 6, 1958 lived 72 years) of Belfast Ireland.   Sara had smuggled a gun for the Irish Republic.  Upon her family finding out when the Irish Republic came to search the house, not finding the gun hid in the bottom of a hat box.  Her parents scrapped enough money to get passage to either America or Austriala.  Sara chose America, came to NewYork in 1920.  She met Bernard and were married with a few months. 

 Now the boys had a mother and were released from the Orphanage.       

 

Sarah & Bernard had 4 more children:

  

Bernard, Sara and Joseph are buried 

in St. Raymond Cemetery   

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Joseph (1924 - Jan 27, 1961) Married Gloria (Mar 21, 1928 - Nov 28, 2009) and they had 2 children:

       In September 1932, Sara wants to go back to Ireland.

       Brian & Maureen had died and Sara needed to see her family.   

       Sara, Bernard and the three children:  James, Joey & Bernadette go to Northern Ireland to be with Sara's family and to see if they can build a life in Ireland.

       They couldn't find steady work.  So they decided to reture to the US.  Sara had issues getting back to the United States, and were gone 1  1/2 years.

       Bernard convinces Mr. Hennesy (his daughter Lil is married to Bernard's son Patrick) to turn over some assets so that Bernard does not look like he owns nothing.

       He is able to get Sara released to come back into NewYork.  And Mr. Hennesy's property is turned back to him.