Julia's
daughter, Bridget, now age 19 was a year old when they left Ireland
and she had no real motives to return with her mother. The
United States had been Bridget's home her entire life. Julia's
son Matthew had been married for four years to Catherine T. Burns and
had established a home for his family. He had also established
himself within the workforce of the Paper Industry in Holyoke,
Massachusetts and we believe, Bridget made her decision to stay in the
United States with her brother Matthew, rather than return to Ireland
with her mother, based upon these facts.
We
also believe, Bridget Losty (having no father or mother to rely on
after Julia left the United States) looked to Patrick Losty as her
father figure when Julia left for Ireland. And this is supported
by Bridget's Death Record which lists Patrick Losty as Bridget's
father. Learn
more about the life of Bridget Losty
Our
Name Lives on .....
Without
further documentation on John & Julia's son Pat we can only report
that it is their son Matthew J. Losty who carried on the family name
which is the next chapter of our story.
