Roseanna (Costello) Mernagh, 1811 (or 1814)-1858

• Born: 1811, Townsland of Borleigh, Parish of Kilcavan, Barony of Gorey, County Wexford, Ireland, baptised 19 September 1811, St. Peter and Paul's, Kilanerin. Note, family records in the US give a 1814 birthdate. Note Borleigh is a townsland of 206 acres about 500 meters north of Kilanerin, as found in a detailed Ordnance Survey map.
• Parents:
  • William Costello ,1784 (or 1785?)-1838
  • Margaret (Carty) Costello, 1787-1852
• Siblings:
  • Mary Costello, baptised 4 November 1814
  • Alice Costello, baptised 8 June 1820
  • Garret Costello, 1825-1851, batptised 29 August 1826, Kilanerin
  • Patrick Costello, 1831-1860, (parish records give a Patt Costello baptised 25 July 1829)
  • Winnifred (Costello) McDowell,1832-1886, baptised 20 Nov. 1832
  • Elizabeth (Costello) Redmond, 1824-1857, parish records give Elizabeth Costello baptised 28 August 1823
  • Eleanor (Costello) Scofield, 1835-1912, parish records give a Ellen Costello, baptised 13 October 1835
• Married: James Mernagh, 30 November 1827, St. Peter and Paul's church, Kilanerin, County Wexford, witnessed by Thomas Kinsley and Daniel Kennedy
• Children:
  • Mary (Merna) Elvin
  • Patrick Merna
  • Sarah (Sr. James) Merna
  • Margaret (Sr. Cassilda) Merna
  • William Merna
  • James Merna
  • Dorothy E. (Merna) Kinsella, 1846-1916
• Resided with James Mernagh and family in townsland of Ballyconlore, Village of Kilanerin, County Wexford
• Immigrated: 1848 to Amsterdam, New York
• Died: January 25, 1858, McLean County, Illinois
• Buried: Bloomington, Illinois