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Announcements, notices, etc. See also: Obituaries
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Georgia
Marriages and Deaths 1763 to 1820, Abstracted From Extant Georgia Newspapers, by Mary Bondurant Warren, pub. 1968. Courtesy Gale Bramlett.
January 11, 1806 Georgia and South Carolina Gazette - Florence Driscol, 60 years, d. 1/2/1806, native of Ireland, left at an early age for U.S. before the Revolution, served in Revolutionary War. (Gale Bramlett exracted from U. of GA Library, Athens. Note: Florence (b. abt 1746) died in Lincoln Co., GA.)
March 11, 1811 Mirror of the Times - Dennis Driscol, editor of the Augusta Chronicle, d. 3/10/1811, native of Ireland, wife. Also appeared in Augusta Chronicle on March 15, 1811 (U. of GA Library, Athens)
October 28, 1814 Augusta Chronicle - Mrs. Helen Driscol, widow of D. Driscol, former editor of the Augusta Chronicle, d. 10/22/1814. (U. of GA Library, Athens)
June 18, 1817 Augusta Chronicle - Capt Cornelius, brother of D. Driscol, former editor of Augusta Chronicle, murdered 4/6/1817 by First Officer Wyatt on board schooner Fox, Baltimore, bound for Vera Cruz. (U. of GA library, Athens)
Illinois
Chicago Daily News Driscoll, Dennis, March 6, 1883, aged 56 yrs., native of Bantry, Co. Cork. Funeral from resid., 83 McGregor st. to All Saints Church to Calvary. St. John's(NB) and Cork papers please copy.
Chicago Daily News Driscoll, John, at Gilbert, IL, husband of Elizabeth, father of T. E. Driscoll, of Marsell, IL, Dr. J.J. Driscoll of Englewood, D.C., M.E., J.H., F.P., of Chicago, and Agnes and Charles of Gilbert, IL, died of Bright's disease, June 13, 1900, native of Co. Cork. Burial in Gilbert, IL
Maine
New Jersey
October 12, 1768 New York Gazette or Weekly Post Boy, No. 1348 - Burlington, New Jersey - Four Pounds Reward - Runaway from Etna Furnace, Burlington Co., on Saturday, Oct 15, 1768, two servant men, the one named Daniel Dayley, aged abt 22, five feet high, a swuatt thick fellow, round fac'd thick lip'd, black hair and very fawning in his speech, had with him a red jacket, strip'd trousers, a good hat, and several other clothes, which he stole.
The other named Jeremiah Driscol, about the same height and age, grey eyes, with and uncommon look out of them, a wide mouth, black hair; had on a spotted Swanskin jacket, Ozenbrigs Trousers, but as they stole severalclothes, their dress cannot be described; whoever takes them up and secures them in any Goal (Jail), so that they may be had again shall receive forty shillings, for each, paid by Charles Read. (Source: Archives of the State of New Jersey First Series, Vol XXVI by Wm.Nelson, 1904. My Note: A 2nd ad says, Jeremiah Driscol has weak eyes and slow speech.)
Ohio
Town Talk. No. 68. Issued by Town Talk Milling Co. Cincinnati [Irish Emigration Database - MAJOR DANIEL O'DRISCOLL, one of the most prominent criminal lawyers of the District of Columbia bar, was instantly killed Sept. 8 by an express train of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Major O'Driscoll came to the United States from Ireland and served throughout the civil war, losing a leg at the battle of Chancellorsville. (Note: unable to find original reference online.)
Pennsylvania
January 23, 1734 Philadelphia Gazette - William Dryskyl, Irish Servant, Tailor, age about 17 - runaway from Ralph Lees, of Philadelphia. (Source: Abstracts from Ben Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette 1728-1748 by Kenneth Scott, 1975)
October 20, 1797 American Daily & General Advertiser Philadelphia - Died 16th inst (last) Joseph Driscoll. (Source: Collections of the Genealogical 'Society of Pennyslvania, pub 1899-1904. Contributed by Gale Bramlett.)
June 1, 1882 Sullivan Review - Mrs. Driscoll, an aged lady residing in Forks Twp, died on Mon. May 22, she was buried at this place on Wednesday. (submitted by Gail Driscoll Fiorini)
Rhode Island
South Carolina
November 24, 1820 Freemans Journal, Ireland - O'Driscoll. At Charleston, Matthew O'Driscoll Esq. M.D. aged 64, oldest son of the late O'Driscoll of Creegh, Co. Cork and Michael O'Driscoll, Esq. of Baltimore. (Rosemary Ffolliott, Some Connecting Links Between Ireland and The New World From Old Newspapers, The Irish Ancestor, Vol II, No.1, 1970, p.62-67).
Virginia
September 3, 1756 The Virginia Gazette - DRISKELL, Michael, svt., 24, imported this year from Dublin in the Burwell; ran away from John TOWERS on board the Carlisle lying at City Point on James River. (Contributed by Gale Bramlett. Extract from Genealogical Extracts from 18th Century Newspapers by Robert Headley Jr. published 1987)
December 18, 1784 The Virginia Gazette (or American Advertiser) - DRISCOLL, Dr. Matthew, native of Baltimore, in Co. Cork, Ireland, is asked to apply to Messrs. Montgomery & Allen, merchants, Richmond, to hear something to his advantage [possibly concerning the estate of the late Cornelius Driscoll]. (Contributed by Gale Bramlett. Extract from Genealogical Extracts from 18th Century Newspapers by Robert Headley Jr. published 1987)
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