THE KEATING FAMILY

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Originally this family was shown as the Kadien's or Caton's. We now know, after further research, that Keating is the actual name. This was confirmed by Barney's (the first member of his family to settle in New Ireland) signature on the deed to his land. Confusion occurs due to the fact that variations such as Caton, Cayton, Kayton, Kadien, and Kating appear on maps, gravestones, and census records. This is probably due to a combination of factors: misspelling by census takers due to the interveiwees brogue or large amount of illiteracy at this time in our nation's history. In approximately 1865, Barney Keating moved to New Ireland (Carrollton , Cattaraugus County, NY) and lived there for a period of time. Through the records of St. Patrick's church, it is believed that Barney had eleven children. However, only Patrick and James appear in the 1865 census. Barney and his wife, Bridget, were both born in Ireland around 1815. An existing map of 1897 shows that Patrick, Barney's eldest son, owned the land that his father owned previously. Patrick purchased the land from his father for the amount of $1.00. In June of 1897, the National Transit Co. began to accumulate land in the area. They leased the land from Patrick to lay natural gas pipelines. The company paid $6.20 for the use of the land, and they would also pay for any damages that would be made to crops or property. We believe that Patrick Keating resided on the same plot of land until at least 1914 when the name Keating is no longer found on the map(see map of 1914).


Indenture

Salamanca Press Article

This notice appeared in the Salamanca Press announcing the callup of many local boys in to military service during World War I. Though this is difficult to read you may find the name J.P. Keating in the second column thirteen lines from the bottom of the article. He along with the other local men were sent on to Ft. Dix, New Jersey for their basic training.


We have come to a bit of a road block with the Keating family. Not for the lack of trying though. With so many different spellings and incorrect information on some of the censuses we have had a hard time finding information about this family and connecting the pieces of the puzzle together.

to be continued............

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