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Introduction
to the Major brothers – Charles, William and John – who moved
to the United States from Ireland in the 1860s. Included is all we have
on descendants of John, who settled in Buffalo, NY. |
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Charles
and William Major settled in Skaneateles, NY. Here is everything we have
on the descendants of Charles, except for e a separate page that lists
an extensive family tree for his son, Thomas.
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The
family tree for this son of Charles J. Major is our most detailed, thanks
to information provided by a grandson, Charles Thomas Major Jr., better
known in Skaneateles as Charlie Major, former town manager, State Supreme
Court Justice and now the town judge. |
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William's
descendants include Stanley "Buster" Major, the Solvay, NY, mayor
for who married Helen Smolinski, thus providing the name for this website. |
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One
of William J. Major's sons, John W. Major, married Rose McLaughlin of another
interesting Skaneateles family. Our McLaughlin tree is too extensive to
contain on one page. It begins with William
McLaughlin Sr. (1793-1853) of County Donegal, Ireland. Several of his sons
emigrated to the United States and their descendants are listed separately: |
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James
McLaughlin earned his nickname the obvious way – he settled near Skaneateles,
NY, on 40 acres of land. |
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Cornelius
eventually returned to Ireland, but left behind a son in the care of his
brother, James. |
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John
left Skaneateles and lived for awhile in Kentucky where his wife and first
child died. He returned to Central New York, remarried and started a new
family that included Rose McLaughlin, who married John W. Major. |
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William
and his wife left Ireland for the United States after the birth of their
first children, Mary Ann, who grew up to be a nun known as Sister Mary Antonia,
author of 'From
Convent to Conflict',
a book about her life in Belgium during World War I. |
