MAJOR-SMOLINSKI | THREE BROTHERS

John and Mary Major (left) of County Derry, Ireland, had three sons who emigrated to America:

Charles J. Major (1837-1905) settled in Skaneateles Falls, NY, in the late 1850s. Charles married Margaret Mallon (1842-1888). They had 12 children.

William James Major (1839-1905) married Mary Ann O'Neil in Ireland in 1865. The left for the United States the same year and joined his younger brother Charles in Skaneateles Falls. The brothers worked for awhile at Hartlot Paper Company in Skaneateles, William later taking a job at Glenside Woolen Mills. He and Mary Ann Major had 10 children.

John Patrick Major (1841-1914) settled in Buffalo. Thanks to two of his descendants, Kevin William Major and Rita Major Crawford, we now have this family tree for the Buffalo Majors (below).

There are separate pages for the families of the Skaneateles Majors – Charles J. and William James – and their descendants. Also, thanks to Kathy DeJoy of Auburn, NY, for providing the photo of John and Mary Major and the Major homestead in Ireland (above, right). My family trees are incomplete and likely contain inaccuracies. Email corrections and additions to:

JMajor9863@aol.com

John Patrick Major(1841-1914) m. Sarah Keenan (1852- )

John and Sara Major remained in Buffalo. The 1880 U.S. census says John worked in a distillery.

They had six children – John, Charles, Mary, William, Sara and Mary Jane. (I found a newspaper story on the death of seven-year-old Mary Jane Major in Buffalo in 1881; information furnished by Rita Major Crawford of Buffalo includes a Mary Jane Major born in 1883. I suspect, as is true elsewhere in our family trees, that the second Mary Jane was named in honor of the first.)

In January 1889 John Major married Ellen O'Brien (1862-1939). They had three children, Edward, Catherine and Margaret.

1	John Patrick Major (1870-1952) m. Catherine Notley (1875-1932). They had three children – John, William and Charles:

1	John Notley Major (1898-1969) m. Maude Veronica Owens (1896-1973). They had three children – John, James and Rita.

1	John Patrick Major (1922-88) m. Ruth Batey (deceased). They had four children– John, Dennis, Kevin and Ann.

1	John Francis Major (1948- ) m. Sondra Zintz (divorced)

	Tara Major (1980- )
	Cory Major (1984- )

2	Dennis Charles Major (1950- ) m. Jean Harriger

Lori Major (1975) m. Jeff Carlin

Emily Carlin (2003- )

Daniel Major (1978- )

3	Kevin William Major (1951- ) (divorced) Two children:

	Erin Major (1992- )
	Chloe Major (2000- )

4	Ann Major (1955- ) m. Stephen Makowski

Leslie Makowski (1990- )

2	James Joseph Major (1923-89) m. Miriam "Kitty" Christie (deceased). James Major was an Army colonel. He and Miriam had four children – William, Mary, Eileen and Robert.

1	William Christie Major
2	Mary Patricia Major
3	Eileen Major m. Mike Spears

Shanna Spears

Aden

4	Robert Major

3	Rita Major (1925- ) m. John DeHaas Crawford (1926-74). They have six children – James, Clare, John, Maura, Amy and Timothy.

1	James Patrick Crawford (1948- ) m. Marilynn Tracy (divorced). Second wife: Nancy Doherty

Caitlin D'arcy Crawford (1972- )

Madeline Agnes (2001- )

John Tracy Crawford (1976- ) m. Meridith Dudley

Finlee Major Crawford (2009 - )

2	Clare Crawford (1952- )
3	John Major Crawford (1957- ) m. Suzanne Casper

	Alexander Casper Crawford (1986- )
	Samuel John Crawford (1989- )
	Sarah Maryann Crawford (1993- )

4	Maura Crawford (1960- ) m. David Osmond Mercer
5	Amy Crawford (1964- ) m. Evan Casey

	Colin Crawford Casey (1986- )
	Conor John Casey (1987- )
	Marya Casey (1990- )
	Aileen Rita Casey (1994- )

6	Timothy Patrick Crawford (1967- ) m. Tracy Manning

	Ava Pearl Crawford (2006- )
	Brynna Maeve Crawford (2008- )

2	William Keenan Major (1903-71) was a lifelong bachelor.
3	Charles Joseph Major (1905-71) was a Franciscan priest, Fr. William Francis O.F.M.

2	Charles Major (1872-1914)
3	Mary Jane Major (1874-81)
4	William George Major (1875-1955)
5	Sarah Major (1878-1951)
6	Edward Major (1879-19??)
7	Mary Jane Major (1883-1965)
8	Catherine Major (1889-1962)
9	Margaret Major (1897-1967)