The Incarnation Book of Remembrance

Phyllis Florence McGrorty - Phyllis was born June 1, 1909 to... More >>

McGrortys found in the following Cemeteries

Diane F. McGrorty 21 November 1959 - 5 August 1992 - Eden Prairie Cemetery - Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA. Reference

McGrorty, Joseph, bur. Feb 19, 1975, 84y M, E-1118-3/1, McGrorty, Margaret, bur. Aug 24, 1980, 85y F, E-1118-4/1 - Holy Cross Cemetery, Spokane, Spokane County, WA, USA. Reference

Immigrant McGrortys Found

Several McGrortys were found on ship's passenger lists dating from 1825 through 1916 immigrating to America.

Marriage Licenses

John McGrorty, 25, 74 Howard St.
Grace Vulpis, 22, 184 Vernnica Pl.
1957 Marriage Licenses Bklyn, Kings Co. NY, Brooklyn Daily Newspaper. Reference

Peter and Janet McGrorty

Peter and Janet McGrorty left Glasgow, Scotland and headed for America...

We have also obtained copy of Peter McGrorty's original Social Security application dated in 1937 from the U.S. Social Security Administration. I searched the Social Security Death Index at Ancestry.com.

WW1 Casualties not Commemorated in Jarrow
Hugh McGrorty. Private 288. 3rd Coy. Australian Machine Gun Corps. who died on 6th May 1917. Age 27. Son of Hugh McGrorty. Husband of R. McGrorty. Born at Jarrow. Reference

The Applotment Book for the Parish of Gartan 1833

McGrorty John 2 1/4 Drunmawooa. Reference

McNelis Families in Minnesota

George McNellis (1804-1880) family in Inver Grove, MN. He and his wife Susan came to MN in 1853 with their children George, Anthony, James and Bridget who had married John McGrorty. Anthony married a Esther Egan and had seven children: Mary,1856, Susan,1858, Julie,1860, George,1861, Kate,1864 and Anthony,1867. Family oral tradition maintains that the family were weavers in Donegal. The name Inver Grove was chosen by Bridget McGroraty's husband to reflect the area where many of the original settlers came. Many of the families in the area seem to have come through New Brunswick, Maine, Vermont, or Ohio before settling in Minnesota. Reference

McGrorty Name Changes

Joyce Eich of Pennsylvania writes "My great-great-grandparents in Armstrong and Clarion Counties of western Pennsylvania. Their name was changed from McGrorty to McGrority to McGority". Descendants of Michael McGrorty Adobe PDF format. Don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader? Download it from Adobe for free.

Kevin McGrorty of Kirkintilloch, Scotland writes, I think our family history has been traced quite far back, but what I know of this is sketchy at best. Apparently, our family name was changed some time in our history from the more well-known McGrory, and I believe our family originally came from the Outer Hebridies, before they became part of Scotland. My descendants were sold to Ireland as highly trained mercenaries, where the family remained until the infamous potato blight of the early 1900's. During this, the family moved back to Scotland, instead of America like so many of the Irish.