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Descendants of Kingsbridge man reunite from all over
Kerr; Creek Bed
and . Breakfast in
Kingsbridge was
the setting on July
17 - 19 for a
reunion including
the seventh genera-
tion descendants of
Thomas O'Reilly
and Honora
O'Shea, who built
the home which is
now the Kerry
Creek B&B in
Kingsbridge. The
event was sufficient
to gladden the heart
of any genealogist.
This all began
when one tenacious
great granddaugh-
ter, Patricia
Drennan Endicott,
bom and raised in
Kingsbridge, now
living in Port Hope,
started a search for
the still elusive
photo of Thomas
and Honora and
found as branch of
Curren cousins, the
descendants of
Mary O'Reilly and
Cornelius Curren,
1:..;.�..l :.. *1... Y T C`
living in the v .►J.
Mary is the elder
sister of Patricia's
grandmother,
Honora "Annie"
O'Reilly Drennan.
The first cousin
found was Barbara
Hammer of Utah,
whose daughter
Mary Hammer of
Washington State,
accompanied her;
Barbara led to Rita
Bevard and . daugh-
ter Katie Collin
of Missouri and
Rita's sister, Glenda
Devick of Iowa,
and cousin Deloris
Oja of North.
Dakota. To
Patricia's. surprise,
her Curren cousins
decided to come to
Kerry Creek to
meet and share fam-
ily photos and lore.
Kerry Creek
B&B was over-
flowing when
Curren cousins
from Texas and
Michigan joined the
party. They booked
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Blyth Arena
9 a.m - 12ptn
994 and younger $94
1994-1993 $180
(Provincials extra)
Late registraton fee of S25
per child will apply.
Copy of Birth Certificate &
Health card needed.
Uniform deposit
of S25/child
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into "Theresa's
Garden Bed and
Breakfast. Patience
Clark, widow of
Francis Clark, great
grandson of
Thomas and
Honora, who lives
in Texas, and . her
daughters, Francine
Elizabeth
McPherson from
Texas and Karna
Doyle from
Michigan were wel-
come additions.
There is some-
thing surreal, to use
an ovenised word,
to sleep in the home
built by one's great
great great great
great grandparents
and to walk the
same floors, touch
the same banister
and climb the same
stairs. This was an
experience to all
who attended and
will not forget for a
very long time. The
fact that the home
has become a B&B
and is lovingly
Submitted photo
Members of the O'Reilly family from the US and Canada met
recently at the home built in the 1890s by Thomas and Hone.
O'Reilly and now the Kerry Creek B&B in Kingsbridge. Pictured
on theorch of the homestead, back row, left to right Rita
evard-Missouri, Barbara Hammer.Vtah, Glenda Devick-lows,
Katie Milholiin-Missouri, Francine McPherson -Texas, Karna
Doyle -Michigan and Patience Clark -Texas. Middle, left to right:
Patricia Endicott -Port Hope, Deloris Oja-North Dakota and.
Mary Hammer .Washington State. Front row, left to right: Gene
Frayne jr. with daughter Honors (Nora) and his father Paul
Frayne, all of Kingsbridge,
byPeter descendants endants' of four read nor sign his
maintained • n : , name,paid the final
and
Deanna Drew of their childre
and available for Michael, Mary, installment, it is
the O'Reill s to Cornelius and said to have been
• privilege. gather at this witnessed, in cash.
visit is a pnvilege. Annie
Thomas O'Reilly beautiful home they
and Honora O'Shea built and for which
would have been Thomas, who it is
proud to see the said could neither -
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