Added today http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=66144&df=1 Nice headstone for James Busby (1822-1858) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136847662 It had been swallowed up by young trees and vines, but is visible now (though more has to be hacked down and dragged away).

My maternal grandmother was a Collins and my paternal grandmother was a Scanlon. How coincidental is that? Get in touch with me at jbc1140@earthlink.net and I'll give you what I can. Jim Canfield Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 5, 2014, at 3:00 AM, ny-troy-irish-gensoc-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > > ** NOTE ** > When replying to a message in the digest please do two things: > 1. Change the 'Subject' to that of the message you are replying to. > 2. Delete all the messages above and below the one you are concerned with. > Thank You - List Administrator > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. COLLINS (Frances) > 2. Re: COLLINS (cimcg@onetel.com) > 3. Re: COLLINS (Frances) > 4. Fwd: A Chance to Touch History and Honor Our Veterans > (Christine Connell) > 5. Fwd: A Chance to Touch History and Honor Our Veterans > (Christopher Philippo) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2014 08:52:02 -0400 > From: "Frances" <StefScan@msn.com> > Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] COLLINS > To: "ny-troy-irish-gensoc" <NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <SNT152-DS196126F7A3D0FDBD4E5E23DEA70@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi, > > I'm a new member of TIGS researching my mother's family who arrived in Troy in the late 1870's and and 1880's. > > Specifically, I'm trying to find out more about my grandfather, Thomas Collins, and his family who immigrated to Troy in the 1880's. His brother, James, arrived at about the same time, and I understand two sisters, Ellen and Catherine (married names unknown) also immigrated to Troy. > > There is a connection to the Mulcahy family (Reverend John Howard C. Mulcahy, was my mother's cousin). > > My mother indicated that the Collins were a large family. If anyone has information about them, please let me know. >

> From: Mary Ellen Kelleher <lhssecretary@gmail.com> > Subject: A Chance to Touch History and Honor Our Veterans > Date: October 4, 2014 at 11:03:48 PM EDT > > You have a chance to touch history! > > This coming Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, October 8th, 9th, and 10th, members of the Lansingburgh Historical Society will be laying 49 granite stones to mark the final resting place of 33 Revolutionary War Veterans, 5 War of 1812 Veterans and 11 Civil War Veterans. > > These heroes are buried in the Lansingburgh Village Burying Ground on 3rd Avenue and 107th Street near the Germania Hall. Please come and lend a hand in this preservation of history and honoring of our American Veteran Heroes. > > If you’re able, please bring a shovel and jug of water, we’ll be digging 6 inch holes, putting in 2 inches of crushed stone, tamping the stones down, and then laying the granite markers. > > We’ll begin at 9:15 A.M. each day and work as long as we’re able. Please share this opportunity to make a difference to anyone who might have an interest. Our Veterans deserve to be honored and remembered. > > Would you like to know more? Or let us know we'll be able to count on you? Just respond to this email. > > We're looking forward to hearing from you! > M. E. Kelleher > Lansingburgh Historical Society > Corresponding Secretary >

Thought this might be of interest ... Begin forwarded message: > From: Mary Ellen Kelleher <lhssecretary@gmail.com> > Date: October 4, 2014 at 11:03:48 PM EDT > To: undisclosed-recipients:; > Subject: A Chance to Touch History and Honor Our Veterans > > You have a chance to touch history! > > This coming Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, October 8th, 9th, and 10th, members of the Lansingburgh Historical Society will be laying 49 granite stones to mark the final resting place of 33 Revolutionary War Veterans, 5 War of 1812 Veterans and 11 Civil War Veterans. > > These heroes are buried in the Lansingburgh Village Burying Ground on 3rd Avenue and 107th Street near the Germania Hall. Please come and lend a hand in this preservation of history and honoring of our American Veteran Heroes. > > If you’re able, please bring a shovel and jug of water, we’ll be digging 6 inch holes, putting in 2 inches of crushed stone, tamping the stones down, and then laying the granite markers. > > We’ll begin at 9:15 A.M. each day and work as long as we’re able. Please share this opportunity to make a difference to anyone who might have an interest. Our Veterans deserve to be honored and remembered. > > Would you like to know more? Or let us know we'll be able to count on you? Just respond to this email. > > We're looking forward to hearing from you! > M. E. Kelleher > Lansingburgh Historical Society > Corresponding Secretary >

A Thomas Collins born Cross Keys, Co. Tyrone, married Elizabeth Valance, born in Scotland. Their son, Cornelius 'Neil' V. Collins, was born in Greenwich NY on 20 June 1856 and married Ida Salmson in Troy on 11 December 1879. Cornelius became Superintendent of Prisons in Troy and was active in local politics. Their daughter Mary married Richard K. McGonigal and died in 1982 aged 100. Hope this is the relevant Thomas Collins. Christopher McGonigal Quoting Frances via <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com>: > Hi, > > I'm a new member of TIGS researching my mother's family who arrived > in Troy in the late 1870's and and 1880's. > > Specifically, I'm trying to find out more about my grandfather, > Thomas Collins, and his family who immigrated to Troy in the 1880's. > His brother, James, arrived at about the same time, and I understand > two sisters, Ellen and Catherine (married names unknown) also > immigrated to Troy. > > There is a connection to the Mulcahy family (Reverend John Howard C. > Mulcahy, was my mother's cousin). > > My mother indicated that the Collins were a large family. If anyone > has information about them, please let me know. > > Fran Scanlon > > > > ===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 for passing on this information in the hope that it might be helpful to me. Unfortunately, there is no connection to my grandfather, Thomas Collins, who was born in Cappamore, County Limerick, Ireland on December 24, 1864, and was married to Anna Ryan in Cohoes in 1897. ----- Original Message ----- From: cimcg via<mailto:ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> To: ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com<mailto:ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2014 11:09 AM Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] COLLINS A Thomas Collins born Cross Keys, Co. Tyrone, married Elizabeth Valance, born in Scotland. Their son, Cornelius 'Neil' V. Collins, was born in Greenwich NY on 20 June 1856 and married Ida Salmson in Troy on 11 December 1879. Cornelius became Superintendent of Prisons in Troy and was active in local politics. Their daughter Mary married Richard K. McGonigal and died in 1982 aged 100. Hope this is the relevant Thomas Collins. Christopher McGonigal Quoting Frances via <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com<mailto:ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com>>: > Hi, > > I'm a new member of TIGS researching my mother's family who arrived > in Troy in the late 1870's and and 1880's. > > Specifically, I'm trying to find out more about my grandfather, > Thomas Collins, and his family who immigrated to Troy in the 1880's. > His brother, James, arrived at about the same time, and I understand > two sisters, Ellen and Catherine (married names unknown) also > immigrated to Troy. > > There is a connection to the Mulcahy family (Reverend John Howard C. > Mulcahy, was my mother's cousin). > > My mother indicated that the Collins were a large family. If anyone > has information about them, please let me know. > > Fran Scanlon > > > > ===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/<http://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<mailto: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/<http://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<mailto:NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, I'm a new member of TIGS researching my mother's family who arrived in Troy in the late 1870's and and 1880's. Specifically, I'm trying to find out more about my grandfather, Thomas Collins, and his family who immigrated to Troy in the 1880's. His brother, James, arrived at about the same time, and I understand two sisters, Ellen and Catherine (married names unknown) also immigrated to Troy. There is a connection to the Mulcahy family (Reverend John Howard C. Mulcahy, was my mother's cousin). My mother indicated that the Collins were a large family. If anyone has information about them, please let me know. Fran Scanlon

I am forwarding the message below from Jack Burns. Begin forwarded message: > From: Jack Burns <jblb60lk98@yahoo.com> > Date: October 3, 2014 4:25:23 PM EDT > To: KATHLEEN BUCKLEY <kama51@verizon.net> > Subject: Re: Message to TIGS Mailing List Rejected > Reply-To: Jack Burns <jblb60lk98@yahoo.com> > > > Just for information purposes, the second name on the cornerstone list (Cornelius Carmody) was my great grandfather. Born in Kerry Ireland in 1834 and served in the Union Army 2nd New York Cavalry Volunteers. I have a copy of his diary if you are interested. > > Jack Burns > > >

Hi, At this time, early Wednesday is good for me. Kathy Sent from my iPad > On Oct 3, 2014, at 2:13 PM, Christopher Philippo via <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> wrote: > >> On Oct 3, 2014, at 12:04 PM, Christine Connell <christine.connell@gmail.com> wrote: >> Tom Hanley (the archivist at IHM, the consolidated catholic parishes in Watervliet) is very interested. He has family commitments on Sunday, but if mid-week (Tuesday or Wednesday) is a possibility, would like to meet us there. He might be able to find some additional support once he understands what you are proposing to do. Will either of those days work for you? >> >> I’m still open to Sunday, but today (unfortunately perfect weather) has been consumed with support for my elderly mother-in-law > > Tuesday morning might work, or any time Wednesday. I spent a few hours there this morning. > > Trimmed things down a bit around some stones, including: > > Thomas McCormick (1806-1852) > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136545195 > > Found John Murphy’s original government-issued headstone, so he has two in two different places in the cemetery (plus the third found under a porch): > > John Murphy (1836-1862) > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=74264999 > > Uncovered several stones, including: > > Michael Burns (1834-1854) > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136752775 > > a daughter of Peter Donohoe (abt 1850-1850) > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136753151 > > Edward Graulty (1856-1858) > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136753035 > > John Benson (1795-1850) > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136545851 > > Graulty, as well as the Foly sisters http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136752856 had their headstones carved by William Toohey of West Troy. A William Toohey of West Troy had been appointed Albany County Coroner in 1872 and West Troy Superintendent of Burial Grounds in 1896. I don’t know if they’re all the same man. Annie M. Toohey (1860-1933), probably a relative, who is buried in St. Agnes Cemetery, had been Watervliet City Historian. > ===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

On Oct 3, 2014, at 12:04 PM, Christine Connell <christine.connell@gmail.com> wrote: > Tom Hanley (the archivist at IHM, the consolidated catholic parishes in Watervliet) is very interested. He has family commitments on Sunday, but if mid-week (Tuesday or Wednesday) is a possibility, would like to meet us there. He might be able to find some additional support once he understands what you are proposing to do. Will either of those days work for you? > > I’m still open to Sunday, but today (unfortunately perfect weather) has been consumed with support for my elderly mother-in-law Tuesday morning might work, or any time Wednesday. I spent a few hours there this morning. Trimmed things down a bit around some stones, including: Thomas McCormick (1806-1852) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136545195 Found John Murphy’s original government-issued headstone, so he has two in two different places in the cemetery (plus the third found under a porch): John Murphy (1836-1862) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=74264999 Uncovered several stones, including: Michael Burns (1834-1854) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136752775 a daughter of Peter Donohoe (abt 1850-1850) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136753151 Edward Graulty (1856-1858) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136753035 John Benson (1795-1850) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136545851 Graulty, as well as the Foly sisters http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136752856 had their headstones carved by William Toohey of West Troy. A William Toohey of West Troy had been appointed Albany County Coroner in 1872 and West Troy Superintendent of Burial Grounds in 1896. I don’t know if they’re all the same man. Annie M. Toohey (1860-1933), probably a relative, who is buried in St. Agnes Cemetery, had been Watervliet City Historian.

Chris - Tom Hanley (the archivist at IHM, the consolidated catholic parishes in Watervliet) is very interested. He has family commitments on Sunday, but if mid-week (Tuesday or Wednesday) is a possibility, would like to meet us there. He might be able to find some additional support once he understands what you are proposing to do. Will either of those days work for you? I'm still open to Sunday, but today (unfortunately perfect weather) has been consumed with support for my elderly mother-in-law -C On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 9:19 PM, Christopher Philippo via < ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 03:24:36 -0400 > From: Christine Connell <christine.connell@gmail.com> > > The ARC cemetery tour originally scheduled for Oct 5 has been postponed, > so I propose Sunday Oct 5 (and/or Friday Oct 3) > > Friday the 3rd is looking better weather-wise, but I’d be happy to be > there both days. > > Chris > ===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 tried this and it works: can be filled out on the computer, saved and emailed as attachment. http://research.surnames.com/research_forms/default.htm On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 5:28 PM, con-mcd81 via < ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hello fellow members: I want to send my niece information on our > husband's family in common. Does anyone know of a site where I could fill > out the information on line and then email the completed form? I'm looking > for a form that shows our husband's great-great grandparents and their > family of 8. The other form I'd like to fill out on line and then email is > a family worksheet. > > Many thanks in advance. > > Connie > ===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 >

Friday ( even possibly Sunday) are maybe-dates for me because of "care issues" with my 90-year-old mother-in-law That saio, I do so want to get St Patrick's cleaned-up and documented - will be talking on Thursday w/Tom Hanley (archivist at IHM) and hoping to get some support from him and possibly IHM parishioners who are not (currently) TIGS members weather.com shows rain most likely on Saturday Want to set a tentative meet time for Friday/Sunday? Morning? Afternoon? On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 9:19 PM, Christopher Philippo via < ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 03:24:36 -0400 > From: Christine Connell <christine.connell@gmail.com> > > The ARC cemetery tour originally scheduled for Oct 5 has been postponed, > so I propose Sunday Oct 5 (and/or Friday Oct 3) > > Friday the 3rd is looking better weather-wise, but I’d be happy to be > there both days. > > Chris >

Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 03:24:36 -0400 From: Christine Connell <christine.connell@gmail.com> > The ARC cemetery tour originally scheduled for Oct 5 has been postponed, so I propose Sunday Oct 5 (and/or Friday Oct 3) Friday the 3rd is looking better weather-wise, but I’d be happy to be there both days. Chris

Card Records of Headstones Provided for Union Civil War Veterans 1879-1903 http://genealogytrails.com/cwstones/ The above records are on Ancestry, but it’s impossible to search them by municipality or cemetery on Ancestry. On genealogytrails, it’s not too hard - plus it’s free. Google search: “st. patrick” “west troy” site:genealogytrails.com/cwstones/ * Carlin, John || Sgt || A || 34 NY Inf || St. Patrick || West Troy || Albany || NY || Nov 28 1871 || 1 || Nov 29 1879 * Carmody, Corneilus || Corpl || C || 2nd NY Cavry || St. Patrick || West Troy || Rensselaer || NY || 1 || Nov. 29, 1879 * Daley, John || Pvt || A || 34 NY Inf || St. Patrick || West Troy || Albany || NY || 1 || Nov 29 1879 * Daley, Michael || Pvt || D || 175 NY Inf || St. Patrick || West Troy || Rensselaer || NY || 1 || Nov 29 1879 * Doyle, James || Pvt || C || 5 NY Cav || St. Patrick || West Troy || Albany || NY || 1 || Nov. 29, 1879 * Farrell, Robert || Pvt || D || 175 N.Y. Inf. || St. Patrick || West Troy || Albany || NY || Apr 5 1875 || 1 || Nov 29 1879 * Horan, Patrick || Pvt || A || 7th NY H Art || St. Patrick || West Troy || Renneselar || NY || 1 || Nov. 29, 1879 * Hunt, Thomas || Pvt || K || 20 NY Cav || St. Patrick || West Troy || Albany || NY || 1 || Nov. 29, 1879 * Lynch, Henry || Pvt || H || 2 NY Inf || St. Patrick || West Troy || Albany || NY || 1 || Nov. 29, 1879 * Many, William || Pvt || K || 91st NY Inf || Village || West Troy || Albany || NY || Feb. 1, 1874 || 1 || Nov. 29, 1879 * McIntyre, James || Pvt || A || 91 NY Inf || St. Patrick || West Troy || Albany || NY || 1 || Nov. 29, 1879 * McNamara, Thos. || Pvt || D || 175 NY Inf || St. Patrick || West Troy || Renesselair || NY || 1 || Nov. 29, 1879 * Mitchell John || Pvt || D || 21 N.Y. Cav || St Patrick || West Troy || Albany || NY || 1 || Nov 29,1879 * Murphy, John || Pvt || A || 34 NY Inf || St. Patrick || West Troy || Albany || NY || Sep. 17, 1862 || 1 || Nov. 29, 1879 * Sanders, Nicholas || Pvt || A || 34th NY Inf || St. Patrick || West Troy || Albany || NY || Feb. 25, 1875 || 1 || Nov. 29, 1879 * Stanford, Timothy || Pvt || K || 45 NY Inf || St. Patrick || West Troy || Albany || NY || Nov. 29, 1873 || 1 || Nov. 29, 1879 Also in Watervliet, evidently in either the upper or lower burying ground: * Bartlett, Wm. H. || Pvt || A || 34 NY Inf || Village || West Troy || Albany || NY || Aug. 19, 1863 || 1 || Nov. 29, 1879 Some of the headstones for the above have been photographed, some have not. Cornelius Carmody’s, for example, is one that has not been yet. He was a workman who’d been blown through a laboratory window at the Arsenal by an explosion of combustibles for a signal rocket. “The Explosion at Watervliet Arsenal-One Man Killed and Another Injured.” Troy Daily Times. October 19, 1877: 3 col 3. http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2018/Troy%20NY%20Daily%20Times/Troy%20NY%20Daily%20Times%201877/Troy%20NY%20Daily%20Times%201877%20-%200692.pdf John Murphy, listed above, had made the news a few times in recent years. A later headstone for him containing an error had been found under someone’s porch on Railroad Ave, Watervliet. A new, correct one was placed in the cemetery in a special ceremony. We could, potentially, turn up his original government-issued headstone somewhere in the old section. Sanzone, Danielle. “Gravestones raise questions.” Troy Record. August 8, 2008. http://www.troyrecord.com/general-news/20081208/old-gravestones-raise-questions http://watervliet.com/files/Gravestones%20raise%20questions%2012-8-08.pdf Sanzone, Danielle. "Missing Civil War-era headstone found under Watervliet family's porch, will be replaced on gravesite." The Saratogian. November 10, 2011. http://www.saratogian.com/general-news/20111110/missing-civil-war-era-headstone-found-under-watervliet-familys-porch-will-be-replaced-on-gravesite Chung, Lori. "Civil War veteran honored with new gravestone." Time Warner Cable News. December 3, 2011. http://albany.twcnews.com/content/news/565883/civil-war-veteran-honored-with-new-gravestone/ All the headstones supplied by D. W. Whitney during the 1879-1903 period seem to be of this design: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=119028008 They seem especially prone to dirtying, tipping, snapping, and the inscriptions are very shallow and thus tend to be very hard to read. Possibly the shallow inscriptions and seemingly poor quality marble are part of why they lost the contract: > The D. W. Whitney Company of Troy, NY was hired to provide the stones for many states including Connecticut. [3] Their work proved unsatisfactory and in 1881 the D. L. Kemp Company of East Dorset, VT was contracted to complete the work.[4] […] > [3]”Headstones for Soldiers’ Graves: Failure of the Government Contractor.” Hartford Courant, November 11, 1881, p. 2. > [4] Ibid. http://hartfordinthecivilwar.com/wordpress1/2013/07/03/silent-sentinels-civil-war-headstones/ I haven’t yet been able to find out anything about the Whitney company outside of sources pertaining to the contract for veterans’ headstones. Also at St. Patrick’s, other veterans (and some veterans’ spouses) pulled from reports by Albany and Rensselaer County Superintendents of Soldiers’ Burials as included in books of county board of supervisors’ proceedings on Google Books: * Mary Bartley, wife of Andrew Bartley, Co. H, 7th N.Y. H. Art. * John H. Brennan, U.S. Navy * David Carey 34th N.Y. Vol. * Rossana Cavanaugh, wife of Joseph Cavanaugh, Co. A., 175th N.Y. Vols. * Thomas E. Curtain, Co. E, 213th Regt., U.S. Inf. * James T. Danaher, Co. A, 105th Regt., 27th Div. * George J. Dayton, 1st Cl. Engrs., U.S.A. * Patrick Dugan 175th N.Y. Vol. * Margaret Eagan, wife of Thos. Eagan, Co. K, 20th N.Y. Cav. * John G. Egan, Co. C, 209th M. G. Bn. * David Fitzgerald, Ord. Dept., U.S.A. * Francis Flaherty Ord. Corps * Helen L. Griffien, wife of J. F. Griffen, U.S. Navy. * Thomas Hagney, Ord. Dept., U.S.A. * Earl J. Halpin, Co. G, 105th Inf., 27th Div. * John Hart Ordinance Det. March 27, 1922 Age 62 * James O. Herron, Engineer, U.S.N. * Michael J. Hickey, Co. B, 326th Regt., 82 Div. * Clarence E. Homes, Camp No. 2, Late Pvt. Co. C, 2nd N.Y. Vol. Died Aug. 30, 1933. * James McAneny, Bn. D, 31st Regt. F. A. * James McCall, Ord. Dept., U.S.A. * John McKiernan, Co. K, 20th N.Y. Cav. * Margaret C. Meskell, wife of Michael Meskell, U.S. Navy. * Mary O’Hare, wife of Martin O’Hare, 2d Reg., N.Y. Cav. * Charles B. Perry, Co. G, 2d N.Y.S. Vols. * Catherine Scullen, wife of Wm. Scullen, Co. D, 43d N.Y. Vols. * James Slattery, Co. A, 21st Regt., N. Y. Cav. * Henry D. Synan, Supp. Co., 305th Regt. * James Slattery, Co. A. 21 N.Y. Vols Ded. 13, 1921 Age 79 * George Thompson, Private, Co. C, 7th Regt., N.Y. Vol. Died June 20, 1903, aged 59 years. * James Welsh, Late Pvt. Batt M, 4th U.S. Arty. Died Feb. 28, 1954. Others, from a newspaper article: Capt. Patrick Kane, one hundred and seventy-fifth New York; Herbert Farrell, one hundred and seventy-fifth New York; Michael Daley, one hundred and seventy-fifth New York; Thomas McNamara, one hundred and seventy-fifth New York; Morris Kelley [Maurice Kiely], thirteenth New York; Patrick Horan, seventh New York heavy artillery; William Millin, seventh New York heavy artillery; J.H. Barrett, seventh New York heavy artillery; Joseph Doyle, fifth New York cavalry; Thomas Hunt, twentieth New York cavalry; P. Maguire, twenty-first New York cavalry [Patrick McGuire]; Patrick Lally, ninety-third New York; Anthony Barrett, ninety-third New York; Timothy Stanford, forty-third New York; John Nolan, forty-third New York; James McIntyre, ninety-first New York; Henry Lynch, second New York; James Hutton, second New York; James Riley, second New Jersey cavalry; William McDonough; Patrick Dugan; Thomas Mooney, ordnance corps; Daniel Conway, ordnance corps; Andrew Lettus, ordnance corps; De! nnis McCarthy, ordnance corps; Martin Gorman, thirty-fourth New York; Charles Tummonds, thirty-fourth New York; Nicholas Sanders, thirty-fourth New York; John Daley, thirty-fourth, New York; John Carlin, sergeant, thirty-fourth New York; Thomas Kelley, thirty-fourth New York; James Daley, thirty-fourth New York. "Their Last Resting-Place; Where the Veterans are Buried—Under the Tents of Green—Soldiers' Graves to be Decorated." Troy Daily Times. May 28, 1885: 1 cols 4-5. There’s still more that can be found through “Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963” http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2375 - that database can, fortunately, be searched by cemetery and the municipality can be entered as a keyword. That search pulls up about 100 veterans at St. Patrick’s. Then there will be still more that could be recorded from the cemetery itself. Seemingly not noted in any of the above sources, for example: Edward Eddie (1843-1883), Ordinance Corps http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=119031275 Quite a lot of servicemen!

Hi, I plan on coming. See you all then. Kathy Sent from my iPad > On Sep 30, 2014, at 6:36 AM, Gerri Sherry via <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Mark Bodnar will lead us on a Walking Tour of Albany Rural Cemetery Saturday Oct 18th. A two-hour two that starts at 10 AM, we'll meet at the front gate. No need to pre-register. All are welcome. Hope to see you then. Gerri > > ===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 for your work on this cemetery. I have tried to find Brennans buried there and had little luck. I look forward to your additions to Find A Grave -----Original Message----- From: ny-troy-irish-gensoc-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ny-troy-irish-gensoc-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of ny-troy-irish-gensoc-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 3:00 AM To: ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com Subject: NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC Digest, Vol 9, Issue 198 ** NOTE ** When replying to a message in the digest please do two things: 1. Change the 'Subject' to that of the message you are replying to. 2. Delete all the messages above and below the one you are concerned with. Thank You - List Administrator Today's Topics: 1. St Patrick's Cemetery Watervliet (Christopher Philippo) 2. Re: St Patrick's Cemetery Watervliet (Kathy Fomuk) 3. Re: St Patrick's Cemetery Watervliet (Christopher Philippo) 4. Re: St Patrick's Cemetery Watervliet (Kathy Fomuk) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 18:08:50 -0400 From: Christopher Philippo <toff@mac.com> Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] St Patrick's Cemetery Watervliet To: TIGS <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <7F88B705-CA3E-47EC-8929-42883C773556@mac.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 I took over 300 photos in the southeast corner of St Patrick?s Cemetery in Watervliet today. Some are of stones I?d already added to findagrave in the past, or that others added, but I?m in the process of adding a number of ones that aren?t there: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSsr=1&GScid=66144&df=1& There?s many stones that are so dirty they can?t be read, or which are partially buried, or are inscription-side down and too large to move. I?m sure there?s many that are completely buried. There?s a number of stones for people from Ireland that indicate their county and parish. There?s also some later burials of Italians and Polish. I wonder if Italian-American and Polish-American groups in the area might have any info about people buried there, or if they might be willing to help with transcription and mapping? There?s also a good many veterans? headstones in the old section, but many of those are among those that are too dirty to read or are partially buried. There?s a new sign for the cemetery near the entrance, alongside all the signs that were already there. It could be more useful if it were nearer the Troy Schenectady Road. With there being no fence and gateway, the entrance is a little hard to spot from the road while approaching it until right at it. There seems to have been recent bulldozing in the back of the cemetery in one of the undeveloped portions, possibly with dirt having been trucked in, and large chunks of cement. The size of the bulldozed area and the amount of dirt seems larger than when I last visited earlier this month. Hopefully they?re being careful because there are some headstones in the woods. Chris

Possibly the vault was rebuilt more than once. There’s some satellite or aerial images of the vault at http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Halfmoon_NY?disp=2#/lat-42.7356678716282/lng--73.724524083729/zl-19 Click “Road” and select “Bird’s Eye” and use the arrows to the right and left of the compass to rotate the angle of view. I don’t think Billy’s Way, the driveway into Hudson Preserve Luxury Residences, encroached on the cemetery. There’s trees on the east and south sides that probably indicate the historical boundaries. Chris

And I think that vault stayed in that condition till just recently when they cleared it and put in that new condo development behind the cemetery and the entry road. I always wanted to go in there as a kid. I walked the cemetery before it went it, and before the condo entry road went in, and I swear that the two overlap and I wonder if any graves are beneath that road. Shameful how bad that back section looked. Never could find my GGgrandfather. He and his wife died in their 40s , 4 days apart in 1879 and left 4 orphans who went to the care of the pastor Fr Sheehan. The court made his executor one of his business creditors , and he took all the money for himself. No grave marker for either of them. So I dont know if they are in St Pats or St Agnes. NOne of the short obits mentioned it, only wake from the residence. I am amazed that vault stayed like that for 100+ years. Also, when my GGgrandfather Thomas Mahoney , whose family all were baptized married and buried at St Pats, was enumerated in 1900 census as "burying grnd supt". I always wondered if it was at St Patricks Cemetery. And if he was the one to blame for "the fire"... that has destroyed every genealogy record I can not find!! No but I think there was a fire that destroyed St pats burials, or so I was told. mike > Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 09:18:29 -0400 > To: ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] St. Patrick's Cemetery project > From: ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com > > Mentions of a former vault at St. Patrick’s, roads, superintendent’s home, entryway. I wonder if there’s photos of them? > > “One day last week the weight of earth upon the roof of the public vault in St. Patrick’s cemetery, West Troy, having been loosened as the frost came out of the ground in the Spring, and made heavy by the recent rains, caused the brick arch to give way and a large mass of the earth fell to the floor beneath. Considerable damage was done, and in particular two coffins, which had been deposited in the vault but a short time before, were broken open and the corpses within horribly mutilated by the mass of falling earth and bricks.” > "The Vault in St. Patrick’s Cemetery Caved In-Two Coffins Broken and the Bodies Exposed.” Troy Daily Whig. April 20, 1871: 3 col 4. > > "Three men were discovered one night last week by Thomas Pertle, grave-digger of St. Patrick's cemetery, West Troy, in an attempt to force open the door of the public vault in that cemetery. Pertle fired two shots from his revolver at the fellows, who hastily decamped after sending a shot in return. There are about forty corpses in the vault.” > “State News.” Syracuse Daily Courier. April 1, 1878: col 2. > > "In West Troy, April 1, 1887, MARGARET PURTLE, aged 70 years, aunt of Superintendent Purtle of St. Patrick’s cemetery. > "Funeral from residence of Superintendent Purtle at St. Patrick's cemetery Sunday at 4 P.M., and thence to St. Patrick's church. Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend.” > "Died." Troy Daily Times. April 2, 1867: 2 col 3. > > "Extensive repairs are progressing at St. Patrick's cemetery under the direction of the trustees, of whom John W. Costello is chairman. New roads have been laid out and macadamized and it is proposed to adopt a system of sewerage.” > "West Troy." Troy Daily Times. September 26, 1891: 2 col 5. > > "Jackson Brothers of Troy, who are making extensive improvements to the entrance to St. Patrick's Church, have also been engaged to build an arch and would otherwise improve the entrance at St. Patrick’s Cemetery." > "General Mention." Troy Times. August 31, 1916: 3 col 2. > ===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

Mentions of a former vault at St. Patrick’s, roads, superintendent’s home, entryway. I wonder if there’s photos of them? “One day last week the weight of earth upon the roof of the public vault in St. Patrick’s cemetery, West Troy, having been loosened as the frost came out of the ground in the Spring, and made heavy by the recent rains, caused the brick arch to give way and a large mass of the earth fell to the floor beneath. Considerable damage was done, and in particular two coffins, which had been deposited in the vault but a short time before, were broken open and the corpses within horribly mutilated by the mass of falling earth and bricks.” "The Vault in St. Patrick’s Cemetery Caved In-Two Coffins Broken and the Bodies Exposed.” Troy Daily Whig. April 20, 1871: 3 col 4. "Three men were discovered one night last week by Thomas Pertle, grave-digger of St. Patrick's cemetery, West Troy, in an attempt to force open the door of the public vault in that cemetery. Pertle fired two shots from his revolver at the fellows, who hastily decamped after sending a shot in return. There are about forty corpses in the vault.” “State News.” Syracuse Daily Courier. April 1, 1878: col 2. "In West Troy, April 1, 1887, MARGARET PURTLE, aged 70 years, aunt of Superintendent Purtle of St. Patrick’s cemetery. "Funeral from residence of Superintendent Purtle at St. Patrick's cemetery Sunday at 4 P.M., and thence to St. Patrick's church. Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend.” "Died." Troy Daily Times. April 2, 1867: 2 col 3. "Extensive repairs are progressing at St. Patrick's cemetery under the direction of the trustees, of whom John W. Costello is chairman. New roads have been laid out and macadamized and it is proposed to adopt a system of sewerage.” "West Troy." Troy Daily Times. September 26, 1891: 2 col 5. "Jackson Brothers of Troy, who are making extensive improvements to the entrance to St. Patrick's Church, have also been engaged to build an arch and would otherwise improve the entrance at St. Patrick’s Cemetery." "General Mention." Troy Times. August 31, 1916: 3 col 2.