It was a thrill to finally find a religious record for the family of Ann Taylor McTee McCauley Dier. My late wife was a descendant of Henry McTee(1859-1920). Henry was the son of Irish immigrants and born in Chicago. The family traditions varied with some suggesting that the McTees were Catholic and others that they were Protestant.
Marriage records and obituaries indicated that the family was not overly religious but frequented the Methodist church on occasion. A few days ago I found a baptismal entry on FindMyPast for Andrew Dier the 12th and youngest child of Ann Taylor(1837-1910). He was christened at Holy Family Catholic Church. This makes it plausible that checking for his siblings’ baptisms in 1874, 1876 and 1879 will be fruitful. Likewise a marriage record might turn up for Andrew Dier and Ann circa 1873.
This was a third marriage for Ann. Her first husband was Samuel McEntee/McTee.
Her second husband, Richard McCauley, perished in the Chicago fire.
A meticulous research approach needs to examine the various parish records that survive. The known surviving children of Ann Taylor are:
Henry McTee born 1859
John McTee born 1869
Sarah/Sadie McCauley born 1872
Amelia Clara Dier born 1874
William Dier born 1876
Maude Margaret Dier born 1879
Andrew Dier born 1883
If a confirmation record could be found for Henry McTee or baptisms for children likely born between him and his brother John, this might fill in in a lot of the picture. Before 1910 the confirmation age was much younger than today. I will need to examine records for children ages 7 or so for the confirmation.
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