Posted by john duffy on November 15, 19102 at 18:05:02:
i am the son of john duffy of brooklyn n.y. he was born 28 nov 1902, the son of mark duffy and bridget kearns, from mayo/sligo area of ireland. mark arrived in the states in the mid to late 1880's. mark's parents were john duffy and bridget curran. i believe he had the following siblings patrick john martin bridget and kate. mark was born i believe about may 1871 and died6 july 1931 in brooklyn n.y. bridget, his wife, died 25 dec. 1908 in brooklyn. they had five children; john 1902 helen 1904 james 1905 harold 1907 and edna 1908, all born in brooklyn. we had a cousin john duffy, a nyc detective sgt or lt in the late 1940's early 1950's who was assigned in brooklyn hqtrs. john duffy was editor of the shipping digest from the mid1940's until he died in 1970. james served as a clerk in the superior court in brooklyn until he retired in 1975. look forward to hearing from lost family or friends. john (jack) duffy.