I started hunting around Borris in Ossary, County Laois in search of more ancestors. I figured that the Irish are famous for producing children so the odds of my great great grandfather, Edward, having only one sibling, Dan, was a longshot. I searched in Irish Catholic Parish Records and I think I found another brother of my great great grandfather, Edward Bergin. This brother is Joseph, baptized in the same place as Edward and his younger brother, Dan. He is listed in Ireland Catholic Parish Records, 1655 - 1915, baptized on 23 Feb 1858 in Borris-in Ossary, Laois, Ireland, to Tim Bergin and Margaret Kavanagh. Sponsors are listed as Ned Kavanagh and Judith Hyland. I am guessing that Ned is Margaret's brother, and I don't know how Judith Hyland fits into the picture, but the name Hyland was listed as a sponsor for one or two of Edward and Mary Malone's children.
Not satisfied with that find, I continued looking through that same set of records. Lo and behold, I found another son of Tim Bergin and Margaret Kavanagh. This one is John Bergin, baptized 13 Feb 1852 in the same place as the rest in County Laois. His sponsors are listed as John McEvoy and Mary Bergin. I wonder if Mary Bergin is Tim's sister?
I started going a little crazy and checked census records in Jersey City for Dan, John, and Joseph. I figured that they may have also emigrated to the US like their brother Edward (Ned). Any idea how many Bergins named Dan, John and Joe lived in Jersey City in the 1870 or 1880 census? Lots. So I tried burial records from the Archdiocese on Newark. Lots more. I abandoned the US search for the time being, in an attempt to save my sanity. I'm not so sure I'm succeeding.
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