Pam Sorry I didn't get your email address tonight at the TIGS meeting. While we might have different Nugents, I would be happy to send you the info I have - and search Ancestry for yours. I found the 1841 naturalization papers for my GG-grandfather Daniel Nugent (1815-?) at the Albany County Hall of Records; he was living in the town of Watervliet. Later census and city directories show him in Cohoes (which was in that time in the town of Watervliet). Both census and naturalization only show Ireland as Daniel's birthplace with no county ... but on Ancestry there is a possible find in the marriage registers for Tipperary. >From what I have, Daniel had four sons: Thomas, Daniel, Charles and Andrew (my G-grandfather).
I vote to accept the proposed slate of officers for the coming year. Heidi Klinowski > On May 15, 2014, at 3:52 PM, "Bradford H Miter" <bradmiter@earthlink.net> wrote: > > TIGS 2014 Elections (Posted for Tim Stone, pres.) > > Below is the slate of officers looking to get elected this year. We have > filled each slot but have no one running against each other. I still would > like to see you cast a vote to accept or not. > > To cast a vote you must be a paid member of the Troy Irish Genealogy > Society. Polls are open now and will be closed May 29 at 10pm. Please send > your email ballet to: > Ny-Troy-Irish-Gensoc-admin@rootsweb.com > > > President > > Running is Gerri Sherri > > Bio: I come from a long line of Troy natives and joined TIGS the first week > of my genealogical journey about five years ago. Nearly all of my people > hail from Ireland, Northern and Free State. I've yet to jump my research > across the Pond to discover specific provinces. For now I've enjoyed > learning about many of the local characters in my family tree. > > I am past and current Vice President and was President briefly in 2011. > When a sudden family tragedy caused me to step aside, then-VP Tim Stone > graciously took the reins. > > By day, I am an Administration Manager at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory > and enjoy people, organization, and bringing order to chaos. I am in awe of > the magnificent ancestor-honoring work that TIGS does by preserving the > records and the stories of those who have come before us and am pleased to > be part of such a great bunch of people. > > Besides dusty Libraries and old cemeteries, I enjoy gardening, the toddling > grandbaby, and local live music. > > I would be honored to be your next TIGS President. > > > Vice President > > Running is Christine Connell > > Bio: I live in Waterford NY (originally from Watervliet) with (mostly) Irish > ancestry in both my parents trees. Retired from NYS. Currently Treasurer of > the Watervliet Historical Society and active member/volunteer of the > Waterford Historical Society. I really don't know when I joined TIGS (not an > original member) but I'm happy to have found such a great group of friendly > and helpful genealogy enthusiasts. > > > Secretary > > Running is Kelly Grimaldi > > Bio: I have been a TIGS member since 2010 and an officer since 2012 in the > capacity of secretary. My 10 years experience as an executive assistant to > the vice president of Medical Affairs and my current position as historian > and development director for Albany Diocesan Cemeteries have honed my > organizational skills. My work history in conjunction with my personal > interest in genealogy and history in general provide a good basic skill set > allowing me to be successful in a leadership position. > > > Treasurer > > Running is Lizette Strait > > Bio: My name is Lizette Strait and I live in Poestenkill, NY with my husband > and three cats. My Irish roots come from my mother. Her family emigrated > from County Cavan around 1868. I have been a list member of TIGS since 2004 > and a supporting member since 2006. I have served as TIGS treasurer since > June of 2009 and willing to seek another term. I have served in the past as > List Administrator and currently the Assistant List Administer. > > > TIGS List Administrator > > Running is Bradford Miter > > Bio: Active in Troy/Lansingburgh genealogy since mid-1990s. TIGS List > Manager for the last several years. Live in Xenia, Ohio and have the only > position with TIGS that can be handled by somebody not living in Troy. But, > I'm now having eyesight problems and hope to last out the coming year. > > > TIGS Webmaster > > Running is Jeanne Keefe > > Bio: I am Jeanne Keefe, from the Mountainview section of Brunswick. NY. I am > the Architecture Librarian at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and I have > been a member of TIGS since its first year. I am responsible for building > and maintaining the TIGS website since its inception and I am willing to > serve another term in office in that capacity. > > > Membership Chairperson > > Running is Donna Vaughn > > Bio: A founding member of TIGS (2003), served as first President of TIGS > times 3 years, also held office as VP, have served as Membership Chairperson > for a couple of years now (not sure of exact timeframe), send follow up > emails to guests who attend meetings and to those who used to attend but > haven't in a while, and follow-ups to those who send in dues and make > comments on their applications that require an answer, promote TIGS at > genealogy workshops that I've done (St. Agnes Menands, Albany AOH). > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 Dues**. 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Additional info on Ancestry.com: (1) Civil War Muster list gives birthplace of Dennis as Co. Clare, Ireland (2) Buffalo City Directory 1902: Edward D. trainman, rear 147 E. Ferry (3) Buffalo City Directory 1915: Edward D. brakeman, 941 W. Ferry Hope this helps, Steve Ziemniak -----Original Message----- From: ny-troy-irish-gensoc-request <ny-troy-irish-gensoc-request@rootsweb.com> To: ny-troy-irish-gensoc <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wed, May 14, 2014 2:13 am Subject: NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC Digest, Vol 9, Issue 104 Hello,I am researching my husband's family, and was wondering if anyone had information concerning the McNamaras in Troy. Here is the information I have:Dennis McNamara, born about 1839 in Ireland, employed as a printer.Immigration to the US about 1852Marriage about 1862 to Catherine/Katherine/Kate, with a possible last name of Ryan (born about 1843 in Canada)March 2, 1864 Assigned to 12th NY Cavalary, G Company (Enlisted in Troy)Birth of Son: Edward D. McNamara, about 1865 in VermontBirth of Son: John C. McNamara, about 1866 in New York1870 Census: Troy Ward 2, NY Head: Dennis McNamara, 30 years old, born in Ireland Wife: Cathrine McNamara, 27, born in Canada Son: John C. McNamara, 4, New York Son: Edward D. McNamara, 6, Vermont1880 Census: 115 4th Street, Troy, NY Head: Dennis McNamara, 40, Ireland Wife: Kate McNamara, 37, Canada Son: Edward B. McNamara, 16 Son: John C. McNamara, 14 Daughter: Mary E. McNamara, 4 Son: William H. McNamara, 11889 Dennis entered the US National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Bath, NYDied July 3, 1912 in Bath, NYI have ordered the Pension Records for Dennis McNamara, but it will most likely be a while before I get any information. We are curious to know where in Ireland Dennis came from, more information on his spouse, or what happened with his children. My husband is a descendant of his son Edward D. McNamara (who went on to work for the 20th Century Railroad in Buffalo, NY). Thank you so much for your assistance!Heather McNamara
TIGS 2014 Elections (Posted for Tim Stone, pres.) Below is the slate of officers looking to get elected this year. We have filled each slot but have no one running against each other. I still would like to see you cast a vote to accept or not. To cast a vote you must be a paid member of the Troy Irish Genealogy Society. Polls are open now and will be closed May 29 at 10pm. Please send your email ballet to: Ny-Troy-Irish-Gensoc-admin@rootsweb.com President Running is Gerri Sherri Bio: I come from a long line of Troy natives and joined TIGS the first week of my genealogical journey about five years ago. Nearly all of my people hail from Ireland, Northern and Free State. I've yet to jump my research across the Pond to discover specific provinces. For now I've enjoyed learning about many of the local characters in my family tree. I am past and current Vice President and was President briefly in 2011. When a sudden family tragedy caused me to step aside, then-VP Tim Stone graciously took the reins. By day, I am an Administration Manager at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory and enjoy people, organization, and bringing order to chaos. I am in awe of the magnificent ancestor-honoring work that TIGS does by preserving the records and the stories of those who have come before us and am pleased to be part of such a great bunch of people. Besides dusty Libraries and old cemeteries, I enjoy gardening, the toddling grandbaby, and local live music. I would be honored to be your next TIGS President. Vice President Running is Christine Connell Bio: I live in Waterford NY (originally from Watervliet) with (mostly) Irish ancestry in both my parents trees. Retired from NYS. Currently Treasurer of the Watervliet Historical Society and active member/volunteer of the Waterford Historical Society. I really don't know when I joined TIGS (not an original member) but I'm happy to have found such a great group of friendly and helpful genealogy enthusiasts. Secretary Running is Kelly Grimaldi Bio: I have been a TIGS member since 2010 and an officer since 2012 in the capacity of secretary. My 10 years experience as an executive assistant to the vice president of Medical Affairs and my current position as historian and development director for Albany Diocesan Cemeteries have honed my organizational skills. My work history in conjunction with my personal interest in genealogy and history in general provide a good basic skill set allowing me to be successful in a leadership position. Treasurer Running is Lizette Strait Bio: My name is Lizette Strait and I live in Poestenkill, NY with my husband and three cats. My Irish roots come from my mother. Her family emigrated from County Cavan around 1868. I have been a list member of TIGS since 2004 and a supporting member since 2006. I have served as TIGS treasurer since June of 2009 and willing to seek another term. I have served in the past as List Administrator and currently the Assistant List Administer. TIGS List Administrator Running is Bradford Miter Bio: Active in Troy/Lansingburgh genealogy since mid-1990s. TIGS List Manager for the last several years. Live in Xenia, Ohio and have the only position with TIGS that can be handled by somebody not living in Troy. But, I'm now having eyesight problems and hope to last out the coming year. TIGS Webmaster Running is Jeanne Keefe Bio: I am Jeanne Keefe, from the Mountainview section of Brunswick. NY. I am the Architecture Librarian at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and I have been a member of TIGS since its first year. I am responsible for building and maintaining the TIGS website since its inception and I am willing to serve another term in office in that capacity. Membership Chairperson Running is Donna Vaughn Bio: A founding member of TIGS (2003), served as first President of TIGS times 3 years, also held office as VP, have served as Membership Chairperson for a couple of years now (not sure of exact timeframe), send follow up emails to guests who attend meetings and to those who used to attend but haven't in a while, and follow-ups to those who send in dues and make comments on their applications that require an answer, promote TIGS at genealogy workshops that I've done (St. Agnes Menands, Albany AOH). --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
Hi Heather, If you go on Google maps and input the address where they lived in 1880 you can see the building they lived in above "Hooley's Market" ! It is fun. I wonder whether Dennis had a print shop there. There are lots of McNamaras in Troy. I assume you have been to the Troy Irish Genealogy Society website. There is loads of stuff there. Under Resources the Connors website is a wealth of info too on all Troy residents even if they are not Connors related. Happy hunting. Amy La Pietra -----Original Message----- From: ny-troy-irish-gensoc-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ny-troy-irish-gensoc-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Heather McNamara Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 10:54 PM To: NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC@rootsweb.com Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] McNamara Hello, I am researching my husband's family, and was wondering if anyone had information concerning the McNamaras in Troy. Here is the information I have: Dennis McNamara, born about 1839 in Ireland, employed as a printer. Immigration to the US about 1852 Marriage about 1862 to Catherine/Katherine/Kate, with a possible last name of Ryan (born about 1843 in Canada) March 2, 1864 Assigned to 12th NY Cavalary, G Company (Enlisted in Troy) Birth of Son: Edward D. McNamara, about 1865 in Vermont Birth of Son: John C. McNamara, about 1866 in New York 1870 Census: Troy Ward 2, NY Head: Dennis McNamara, 30 years old, born in Ireland Wife: Cathrine McNamara, 27, born in Canada Son: John C. McNamara, 4, New York Son: Edward D. McNamara, 6, Vermont 1880 Census: 115 4th Street, Troy, NY Head: Dennis McNamara, 40, Ireland Wife: Kate McNamara, 37, Canada Son: Edward B. McNamara, 16 Son: John C. McNamara, 14 Daughter: Mary E. McNamara, 4 Son: William H. McNamara, 1 1889 Dennis entered the US National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Bath, NY Died July 3, 1912 in Bath, NY I have ordered the Pension Records for Dennis McNamara, but it will most likely be a while before I get any information. We are curious to know where in Ireland Dennis came from, more information on his spouse, or what happened with his children. My husband is a descendant of his son Edward D. McNamara (who went on to work for the 20th Century Railroad in Buffalo, NY). Thank you so much for your assistance! Heather McNamara ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 Dues**. See the Website for details: Troy Irish Genealogy Society www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Thank you! I will also check with the Bath VA office. I have found a different death date, but all the other information matches. Would there be any way to find out about Printers in Troy? I know that Dennis was a printer, and one census lists both of his sons as printer's apprentices. Heather > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 13:03:44 -0400 > From: "Kathleen Secker" <ksecker266@verizon.net> > Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] McNamara > To: <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <53C06060244642F7BA8B5F230A1E8AB2@oem1937241fd11> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; > reply-type=original > > If the NA doesn't have a file on him, it may be because he died at a > Disabled Vets Home. The records may have followed him there. My husband's > grandfather had the files at the Vets Hospital where he died.Kathleen Secker >
If the NA doesn't have a file on him, it may be because he died at a Disabled Vets Home. The records may have followed him there. My husband's grandfather had the files at the Vets Hospital where he died.Kathleen Secker ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heather McNamara" <hnmcnamara@gmail.com> To: <NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 10:53 PM Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] McNamara > Hello, > > I am researching my husband's family, and was wondering if anyone had > information concerning the McNamaras in Troy. Here is the information I > have: > > Dennis McNamara, born about 1839 in Ireland, employed as a printer. > Immigration to the US about 1852 > Marriage about 1862 to Catherine/Katherine/Kate, with a possible last name > of Ryan (born about 1843 in Canada) > March 2, 1864 Assigned to 12th NY Cavalary, G Company (Enlisted in Troy) > Birth of Son: Edward D. McNamara, about 1865 in Vermont > Birth of Son: John C. McNamara, about 1866 in New York > 1870 Census: Troy Ward 2, NY > Head: Dennis McNamara, 30 years old, born in Ireland > Wife: Cathrine McNamara, 27, born in Canada > Son: John C. McNamara, 4, New York > Son: Edward D. McNamara, 6, Vermont > 1880 Census: 115 4th Street, Troy, NY > Head: Dennis McNamara, 40, Ireland > Wife: Kate McNamara, 37, Canada > Son: Edward B. McNamara, 16 > Son: John C. McNamara, 14 > Daughter: Mary E. McNamara, 4 > Son: William H. McNamara, 1 > 1889 Dennis entered the US National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers > in Bath, NY > Died July 3, 1912 in Bath, NY > > I have ordered the Pension Records for Dennis McNamara, but it will most > likely be a while before I get any information. We are curious to know > where in Ireland Dennis came from, more information on his spouse, or what > happened with his children. My husband is a descendant of his son Edward > D. McNamara (who went on to work for the 20th Century Railroad in Buffalo, > NY). > > Thank you so much for your assistance! > Heather McNamara > > > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 Dues**. See the Website > for details: > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Hello, I am researching my husband's family, and was wondering if anyone had information concerning the McNamaras in Troy. Here is the information I have: Dennis McNamara, born about 1839 in Ireland, employed as a printer. Immigration to the US about 1852 Marriage about 1862 to Catherine/Katherine/Kate, with a possible last name of Ryan (born about 1843 in Canada) March 2, 1864 Assigned to 12th NY Cavalary, G Company (Enlisted in Troy) Birth of Son: Edward D. McNamara, about 1865 in Vermont Birth of Son: John C. McNamara, about 1866 in New York 1870 Census: Troy Ward 2, NY Head: Dennis McNamara, 30 years old, born in Ireland Wife: Cathrine McNamara, 27, born in Canada Son: John C. McNamara, 4, New York Son: Edward D. McNamara, 6, Vermont 1880 Census: 115 4th Street, Troy, NY Head: Dennis McNamara, 40, Ireland Wife: Kate McNamara, 37, Canada Son: Edward B. McNamara, 16 Son: John C. McNamara, 14 Daughter: Mary E. McNamara, 4 Son: William H. McNamara, 1 1889 Dennis entered the US National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Bath, NY Died July 3, 1912 in Bath, NY I have ordered the Pension Records for Dennis McNamara, but it will most likely be a while before I get any information. We are curious to know where in Ireland Dennis came from, more information on his spouse, or what happened with his children. My husband is a descendant of his son Edward D. McNamara (who went on to work for the 20th Century Railroad in Buffalo, NY). Thank you so much for your assistance! Heather McNamara
Hi, Folks, Here is the story in the Irish Times today about the National Famine Commemoration, a 10-day series of events in Strokestown, Roscommon, which culminated yesterday. It mentions the deaths of former Mahon tenants at Grosse Ile in Quebec in 1847. These former tenants were relatives and friends of the evictees from Ballykilcline in Kilglass Parish, my subjects in Ballykilcline Rising. In both cases, they were sent out of Ireland within weeks of each other. Strokestown landlord Denis Mahon had evicted more than 3,000 tenants and sent about 1,000 of them to Quebec that year. Hundreds died in passage, on arrival, or in the primitive hospitals there. A memorial wall there names the victims at Grosse Ile in that desperate season. Now, thanks to the events in Strokestown during the last 10 days, a memorial wall exists there naming nearly 1,500 Strokestown-area people. The writer Andrea Barrett tells their story in a fictionalized account based on actual events in her book of short stories, Ship Fever. Canadian author Marianna O'Gallagher records much of what happened there in several historical accounts, including Eyewitness Grosse Isle 1847. Many of the survivors at Grosse Ile settled in southern Canada or made their way into northern Vermont and New York, from where descendants often moved south. Here's the link to the Times' story: http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/kenny-speaks-of-painful-slow-famine-deaths-1.1791348 Best Wishes, Mary Lee Dunn
On May 5, 2014, at 10:03 PM, Christopher Philippo <toff@mac.com> wrote: > John Maginity (1815-1858) > Schaghticoke Hill Methodist Churchyard > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=129245435 In addition to John Maginity (whose headstone, perhaps unusually, doesn’t mention his Irish origin), there’s also: Joseph Hamilton (1798-1856) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=125921683 and his wife Jane Monroe (1800-1849) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=128387574 The large granite family monument doesn’t mention they were born in Ireland, but the 1850 US Census did. It’s possible, if they have marble stones there marking their individual graves, that those might mention Ireland. I’d found a marble stone for their infant daughter Elizabeth Jane (1827-1828) which doesn’t seem to have been recorded by whomever had transcribed headstones there in the past. It was partially buried, and partially under another flattened headstone. Elizabeth Jane Hamilton (1827-1828) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=128388173 The youngest son Robert, who I think is buried in Greenwich, might have been the one who paid for the large granite family monument. He was a successful hotel proprietor in Greenwich. There were three other sons: Hugh Hamilton (abt 1828-abt 2 Apr 1865) William H. Hamilton (abt 1835-bef 1894) Charles Hamilton (abt 1836-bef 1894) Hugh Hamilton “was killed in the last day’s fight at Petersburg, Virginia, leaving a wife and children in Massachusetts”; possibly he was buried at or near the battlefield, or in Massachusetts. “Robert Hamilton.” History and Biography of Washington County. Richmond, IN: Gresham Publishing Co., 1894. 168-169. https://archive.org/stream/historybiography00gres#page/168/mode/2up/ I’m not sure where or when William H. and Charles Hamilton died. I think I found the right William H. on the 1880 US Census in Brooklyn. Charles I can’t find after the 1855 Massachusetts State Census when he was in Adams in his brother Hugh’s household - as was Joseph Hamilton. Christopher Korey Philippo
We hope you'll join us for our next meeting this Thursday May 15 at Forty-One Sports Bar and Grille. Start time 6:30 PM at 41-112th Street Troy, NY 12182. Please email me off-list if you plan to attend: gerrisherry@outlook.com
ANNOUNCING NEW DATA BASE BOOK 2 - STYLES FUNERAL HOME, TROY, NY Book 2 showing burials from the Styles Funeral Home in Troy, NY during the years 1927 to 1938 has just been added to the Troy Irish Genealogy Website. You can view these records by going to the TIGS website at: www.troyirish.com and click on PROJECTS and then click on STYLES FUNERAL HOME RECORDS, TROY, NY. For the most part these records are of South Troy residents who were born in the Troy area while a number of older individuals were born in Ireland or Poland. Genealogy researchers will find lots of useful information in these records. Many of the individuals records will show the following details: Age. Last Place of Residence. Place of Birth. Occupation. Status - Married, Single, Widowed. Name of Father & Mother With Their Place of Birth. Name of Spouse. Date of Death. Place of Death. Place of Funeral - May Indicate Home Parish. Date & Place of Interment. Newspaper Notice - Name of Newspaper That Published Obituary. Notes - Identifies Many of the Floral Tributes, i.e. "Mother", Father", "Wife", etc. along with some poignant ones "Our Darling", "Playmates". Special thanks goes to Thomas Styles, Jr. for allowing the Troy Irish Genealogy Society to copy information from the Styles Burial Books and to publish the information on the TIGS website. A history of the Styles Funeral Home along with some interesting photographs is also part of this data base. Regards, Bill McGrath TIGS Project Coordinator Clifton Park, NY
I have finally finished getting all (853+) pictures, designated by me as gravestones found in section 6, online and indexed. However, they are indexed separately because of the number of pictures. You can find them here: http://connorsgenealogy.com/Troy/StJoes.htm If anyone has pictures they would like to contribute to the site, contact me off the list. Also, if you live in the area of Troy and would like to take pictures to contribute to the site, also contact me off the list. A couple of months ago, I moved my website from one server to a new server so if you find any links not working, please email me off the list so I can fix the problem. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com
Thanks, Chris. I'll add him to the Rensselaer Co. Database. Debby Sent from my iPhone On May 5, 2014, at 10:03 PM, Christopher Philippo <toff@mac.com> wrote: > John Maginity (1815-1858) > Schaghticoke Hill Methodist Churchyard > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=129245435 > > The cemetery’s been largely forgotten, though its new neighbor and I are trying to clean it up. I found the above headstone today under a few inches of dirt. It doesn’t seem to have been recorded before, or at any rate isn’t in the Rensselaer County Cemetery Database. These were in the database, though: > > McGinty Bessie 24 Mar 1872 20 Dec 1873 Schaghticoke Elmwood > McGinty George 3 Aug 1887 18 Sep 1887 Schaghticoke Elmwood > McGinty Thomas G. 27 Feb 1849 5 May 1916 Jane Beecroft Schaghticoke Elmwood > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyrensse/cemm7.htm > > The spelling of the surname is wrong in the database. > > Thomas G. McGinity > Elmwood Cemetery, Schaghticoke > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79320400 > > The John Maginty I found is the father of Thomas G. McGinity: > > "Jane Elizabeth Beecroft was born at Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, New York, on April 6th 1849. She was called 'Jennie'. In 1870 she worked as a weaver in a Schaghticoke woolen mill, but on May 23rd 1871, she married in the Schaghticoke Methodist Church Thomas George McGinity, born in New York State on February 27th 1849, son of John and Mary (Engle) McGinity, both natives of Ireland." > Kendall, David Martin. Beecroft. West Chazy, NY: n.p., 1964. http://www.becraft.info/docs/THENAMEBEECROFT.rtf‎ > > There might be others there - possibly John Maginity’s mother-in-law Martha Eingle or Engle. She was born in Ireland abt 1757 and was still alive on the 1855 NYS Census: ninety-eight years old! > > Possibly also related: > > Mary A. McGinity Baker (1855-1932) > St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Troy > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127990239 > > Christopher K. Philippo > Glenmont, NY > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 Dues**. See the Website for details: > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
John Maginity (1815-1858) Schaghticoke Hill Methodist Churchyard http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=129245435 The cemetery’s been largely forgotten, though its new neighbor and I are trying to clean it up. I found the above headstone today under a few inches of dirt. It doesn’t seem to have been recorded before, or at any rate isn’t in the Rensselaer County Cemetery Database. These were in the database, though: McGinty Bessie 24 Mar 1872 20 Dec 1873 Schaghticoke Elmwood McGinty George 3 Aug 1887 18 Sep 1887 Schaghticoke Elmwood McGinty Thomas G. 27 Feb 1849 5 May 1916 Jane Beecroft Schaghticoke Elmwood http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyrensse/cemm7.htm The spelling of the surname is wrong in the database. Thomas G. McGinity Elmwood Cemetery, Schaghticoke http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79320400 The John Maginty I found is the father of Thomas G. McGinity: "Jane Elizabeth Beecroft was born at Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, New York, on April 6th 1849. She was called 'Jennie'. In 1870 she worked as a weaver in a Schaghticoke woolen mill, but on May 23rd 1871, she married in the Schaghticoke Methodist Church Thomas George McGinity, born in New York State on February 27th 1849, son of John and Mary (Engle) McGinity, both natives of Ireland." Kendall, David Martin. Beecroft. West Chazy, NY: n.p., 1964. http://www.becraft.info/docs/THENAMEBEECROFT.rtf‎ There might be others there - possibly John Maginity’s mother-in-law Martha Eingle or Engle. She was born in Ireland abt 1757 and was still alive on the 1855 NYS Census: ninety-eight years old! Possibly also related: Mary A. McGinity Baker (1855-1932) St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Troy http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127990239 Christopher K. Philippo Glenmont, NY
I believe all of them for Westmeath burned in the fire. there was an 1835 religious census in Westmeath, but I think it was only in and around the Tubber/ Rosemount RC parish. -Michael > Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 19:57:18 -0400 > From: kathypmb@charter.net > To: ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com > CC: NY-Troy-Irish-Gensoc-L@rootsweb.com; Irish-American-L@rootsweb.com; Can-Ontario-Irish-L@rootsweb.com; ny-irish@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Ireland Censuses, 1821, 1831, 1841 and 1851 > > > > I am interested in the Westmeath 1821 31 41 census'. Westmeath is not a > selection. Does anyone know if this is a work in progress or has > everything available been uploaded? > > Thanks, > Kathy Haverty > > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 5:38 PM, Pat Connors wrote: > > > You can now search 1821, 1831, 1841 and 1851 Ireland census fragments > > on > > the Archives of Ireland website here: > > http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/ > > Read the info on the site about these censuses so you can understand > > why > > your people may or may not be in the saved records. > > > > -- > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 Dues**. See the Website for details: > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
I am interested in the Westmeath 1821 31 41 census'. Westmeath is not a selection. Does anyone know if this is a work in progress or has everything available been uploaded? Thanks, Kathy Haverty On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 5:38 PM, Pat Connors wrote: > You can now search 1821, 1831, 1841 and 1851 Ireland census fragments > on > the Archives of Ireland website here: > http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/ > Read the info on the site about these censuses so you can understand > why > your people may or may not be in the saved records. > > --
Thank you, thank you, thank you to Mary Lee Dunn and TIGS. How exciting for me to read these letters and see my great great grandmother and family from the Derries mentioned in these letters. Rosemary -----Original Message----- From: ny-troy-irish-gensoc-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ny-troy-irish-gensoc-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bill & Cathy McGrath Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2014 7:07 PM To: ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com; nyalbany@rootsweb.com; nysarato@rootsweb.com Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] New Item On TIGS Website Thanks to TIGS member Mary Lee Dunn from Maine for getting permission from the editors of "Coiseanna", the journal of the Clane Local History Group in Kildare, Ireland to add the "Ever Welcome Letters" to our website. These letters were sent from County Kildare, Ireland by widow Anne Farrell Walsh to her daughter Catherine (Mrs. Michael Dunn) in Troy and her son Oliver in Greenwich, Connecticut. The letters discuss the doings of relatives and neighbors in Kildare and mention the evictions, the weather, and how life was in Kildare. To read these very interesting and historical letters, go to the TIGS website: www.troyirish.com and click on LOCAL HISTORY and then click on "EVER WELCOME LETTERS" FROM AMERICA ANSWERED BY MOTHER IN KILDARE 1876-1887. Regards, Bill McGrath TIGS Project Coordinator Clifton Park, NY ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 Dues**. See the Website for details: Troy Irish Genealogy Society www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Rosemary, You're very welcome! I hadn't registered that connection. When we exchanged information, I think we mostly discussed the following generations. I thought the letters worth posting because my guess is a lot of researchers don't have these kinds of letters, but that Anne's letters, likely very similar to their own family's, would help them see what their letters would have been like. Plus, Anne touches on the conditions in Ireland at that time that I thought would interest many. You can see from the many people she mentions that she was very concerned to stay in touch with her children and very embedded in her community. Mary Lee -----Original Message----- From: Rosemary Kopczynski <Rosemary.Kopczynski@liu.edu> To: 'ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com' <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> Sent: Fri, May 2, 2014 10:17 am Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] New Item On TIGS Website Thank you, thank you, thank you to Mary Lee Dunn and TIGS. How exciting for me to read these letters and see my great great grandmother and family from the Derries mentioned in these letters. Rosemary -----Original Message----- From: ny-troy-irish-gensoc-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ny-troy-irish-gensoc-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bill & Cathy McGrath Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2014 7:07 PM To: ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com; nyalbany@rootsweb.com; nysarato@rootsweb.com Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] New Item On TIGS Website Thanks to TIGS member Mary Lee Dunn from Maine for getting permission from the editors of "Coiseanna", the journal of the Clane Local History Group in Kildare, Ireland to add the "Ever Welcome Letters" to our website. These letters were sent from County Kildare, Ireland by widow Anne Farrell Walsh to her daughter Catherine (Mrs. Michael Dunn) in Troy and her son Oliver in Greenwich, Connecticut. The letters discuss the doings of relatives and neighbors in Kildare and mention the evictions, the weather, and how life was in Kildare. To read these very interesting and historical letters, go to the TIGS website: www.troyirish.com and click on LOCAL HISTORY and then click on "EVER WELCOME LETTERS" FROM AMERICA ANSWERED BY MOTHER IN KILDARE 1876-1887. Regards, Bill McGrath TIGS Project Coordinator Clifton Park, NY ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 Dues**. See the Website for details: Troy Irish Genealogy Society www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 Dues**. See the Website for details: Troy Irish Genealogy Society www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
> > > Griswold Heights was dedicated in 1950 (fultonhistory.com) . > In 1904 my 3rd-great-grandfather, a resident of "The House of Industry" > (resident from 1890to1904), died in the County Hospital. Death record states > that he was buried in "Pottersfield (J. S. Kittell)". Kittell worked during > that time at the Alms House. From what I read below it does appear that you > may have placed my Mordecai Lester in an unmarked cemetery close to where > the Alms House was located. I can only speculate but I speculate that he was > buried on the Alms House property. > Thank you, > familytrace4fsk > > > House) Cemetery in Troy? > To: "[2]ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com" > <[3]ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <0C2A6A04-F195-46[4]DE-9637-DD4AB6E9A0AC@mac.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > The Rensselaer County Alms House dates back to 1821: > "The first alms-house of Rensselaer county was erected in 1821 on the county > farm, on the south-east side of the city, south of Spring Avenue. The > institution was then called the House of Industry. The farm, now a part of > the sixth ward of the city, has an area of one hundred and sixty acres. The > brick buildings were erected in 1882. They include the keeper?s house, two > apartment-buildings, two hospitals, a dining-hall, a kitchen, and a > laundry." > Weise, Arthur James. Troy's One Hundred Years, 1789-1889. Troy, NY: William > H. Young, 1891. 243. > Conditions there could be pretty bad: > [5]http://www.poorhousestory.com/1857Rensselaer.htm > I?ve yet to see a map marking the location of the Alms House Cemetery, but > it was apparently relatively close to a lake on the property: > "Leasing the County Farm and Stone Quarry on the Same. > "THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of > Rensselaer for the purpose of leasing for the term of three years the County > Farm and the Stone Quarry on the same, to the highest responsible bidder, do > hereby give public notice that they will receive sealed proposals for the > lease of said County Farm and the Stone Quarry connected therewith, together > or separately, for the period of three years from the first day of March > next. In the lease of said farm there will be reserved out of same the Poor > House and ground and all the outbuildings, except the barn on south side of > the highway leading to the Stone Quarry, and the open shed on the east end > of the Poor House ground; also reserving the burying ground and the land > between that and the Pond; and also reserving the garden in front of the > Poor House, and also the lot adjoining the garden, on the south side of the > highway leading from the city to the Poor House, and containing ten acres of > lands be the sa! > me more or less. > "Such proposals to be opened at the Supervisors? Room on the 13th day of > February, 1869, at 12 o?clock at noon. Bids may be delivered to either of > the undersigned: JOEL B. PECK, > "ELISHA S. BAUCUS, > "MICHAEL J. GRADY, JR. > "MARTIN P. DEFREEST, > "ABRAM BULSON, > "Special Committee. > ?Dated February 1, 1869.? > Troy Daily Whig. February 8, 1869 > The burying ground might have been somewhere around the Paper Mill Pond > (which later became called Smart?s Lower Pond then simply Smart?s Pond). > In 1881 there were at least fifteen interments in the County Farm Cemetery, > two of them born in Ireland: > [6]http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyrensse/troybur5.htm Interments > continued on into the 20th century: > "An occupant of the County Almshouse for thirty-four years, of whom nothing > is known except what he gave when he was admitted February 14, 1884, died > there yesterday and will be buried in the almshouse cemetery. He gave his > name at that time as Willie Sherman, said he was born in Troy, was > twenty-four years old and a voter in the thirteenth ward. He gave his > occupation as baker and said his father, Patrick, was a peddler.? > ?Thirty-four Years in Almshouse.? Troy Daily Times. November 4, 1918: 8 col > 3. > Interments could have begun in 1821 and continued up until whenever the > almshouse closed, which seems to have been in the late 1920s or early 1930s. > Perhaps it was used as a potter?s field even after the closing of the > almshouse, or as a cemetery for the later Welfare Home which was constructed > elsewhere. Someone asked on the list two years ago whether it was true or > not that Griswold Heights was built on a cemetery. If it wasn?t built at > least partially on it, it was built just north of it: > ?A human skull was found yesterday by youngsters playing near Griswold > Heights. > ?Investigation by police revealed that the skeleton had probably been > unearthed from the old burial ground once located near the south side of > Griswold Heights and east of the rear entrance to St. Joseph?s Cemetery. A > resident of Griswold Heights notified police of the discovery and Patrolmen > Thomas O?Brien and Paul Spenard of the radio patrol went to the scene. > ?The skull was later turned over to Coroner Anthony E. Matera.? > ?Children Find Skull At Griswold Heights.? Times Record [Troy, NY]. > September 23, 1954: 7 col 2. > ?Children playing near Griswold Heights in Troy one day last week found a > human skull. Police believe that the skeleton had probably been unearthed > from the old burial ground that was once located near the play area. The > skull was turned over to Coroner Anthony E. Matera.? > ?Children Find Skull Bones.? Salem Press [NY]. September 30, 1954: A5 col 3. > There?s a playground still around the rear entrance to St. Joseph?s > Cemetery: > [7]https://www.google.com/maps/place/42?42'38.7%22N+73?40'49.4%22W/ > South/southeast of it is marked ?Smarts Pond? - though I don?t know if there > really is still a pond. > There presumably would have been no reason to move the cemetery while the > County Farm was in existence, or during the time the property went > undeveloped after it closed. The only time they might have moved it was just > prior to constructing Griswold Heights, and I doubt if they did that - that > would have been fresh in people?s (and the newspaper?s) memory when the > skull was found. I?d bet the cemetery?s still there - it wouldn?t be the > only such case in Troy: > "Men engaged in excavating for a water pipe at the north end of the Third > street Baptist church Wednesday unearthed the bones of human bodies that > were overlooked when the general removal of bodies from the burial ground > then occupying the site was in progress several years ago. Just inside the > line of the sidewalk one of the men uncovered a whole skeleton. Under the > eastern portion of the walk another laborer found a skull and a small bone. > The ghastly collection was placed on the curb-stone, where it was viewed by > a curious throng.? > ?Taken from their Graves?Unearthing Forgotten Skeletons.? Troy Times. May > 20, 1886: 3. > ?[Assistant City Manager Edward] Nare said he was disturbed by Lewis? claim > that he had found human bones on the site [of the original Mount Ida > Cemetery].? > Nelson, Steve. "15 meet at burial ground, lament bulldozing of site." Daily > Gazette [Schenectady, NY]. November 13, 1990: B4 cols 1-3. > [8]http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1957&dat=19901113&id=LXYhAAAAIBAJ&s > jid=O4kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1186,3778621 > Something like this might help, if only a little: > "An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to patients interred at > state mental health hospital cemeteries" > [9]http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/S2514-2013 > Chris Philippo >> From: [10]ERBPRETTYLADY@aol.com >> Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:49:20 -0500 >> To: [11]ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Griswold heights - Question >> >> I believe the area where Griswold Heights is built was once the "County >> House' for Rensselaer county. It had dormitory-type buildings which housed >> indigent individuals. There was a farm with cows and other farm animals > and >> gardening was done on the land. 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