The book traces the lives of three women of the Moriarty, Curtin, Hunt, and Tiernan families. The life of Julia Moriarty Curtin, born 1 March 1845 in County Kerry, Ireland, is traced and documented. Julia’s daughter was Josephine (Hannah)Curtin Hunt. Josephine was born about 1870 in Rosendale, New York. Josephine’s daughter was Hilda Hunt Tiernan. Hilda was born about 1895 in Poughkeepsie, New York. The lineage lived in Rosendale, Poughkeepsie, Brooklyn, and then finally in the Elmora section of Elizabeth, New Jersey.