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Showing posts with label Detroit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Detroit. Show all posts
Monday, June 8, 2020
Who Was Henry Collins?
Saturday, November 30, 2019
Mary (Moynahan) Weyburn (1829-1851)
This blog post is about Mary Moynahan of Sandwich, Ontario who married Dr William Weyburn of Detroit, Michigan in 1849 .
Like Denis Moynahan (1823-1865) of Sandwich township Mary's life was also cut short (she died two years after her marriage at the age of 22)which means that I know so very little about her.
1849 Detroit Marriage
This is the only record of the marriage between Miss Mary Moynahan and Dr. William Weyburn.
Monday, October 28, 2019
Louise M. Minihan - I Found Her At Last
Tracking women in your family tree can feel like an insurmountable challenge and that is why I am so delighted this week because I finally found Louise M. Minihan - the daughter of James Minihan (1840-1899) and it happened entirely by accident!
And then I found her mother Frances E. (Hiles-Minihan-Kellerher) Keeler in New York City where she died under tragic circumstances.
And then I found her mother Frances E. (Hiles-Minihan-Kellerher) Keeler in New York City where she died under tragic circumstances.
Monday, August 26, 2019
OTD: August 26, 1885 Denis Moynahan Died in Detroit
My daily genealogy practice since 2017 has been to create monthly calendars using my Family Tree Maker 2017 program that lists all of the births, marriages and deaths for the 3,072 ancestors in my family tree.
Each day, I look at the ancestors listed on that particular day and I:
Each day, I look at the ancestors listed on that particular day and I:
- honour them by saying their name and then looking them up on my Ancestry Family Tree
- review all of the information that I have for that ancestor on ancestry.ca
- search for any new information on that ancestor that may have become available since the last time I checked
Denis Moynahan
My 3rd great-grandfather Denis Moynahan died on August 26th, 1885 in Detroit Michigan.
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Saturday, May 12, 2018
Patrolman Timothy Moynahan Robbed
I love reading old newspapers. I regularly buy a monthly subscription at newspapers.com and run queries for one month on surnames in my family tree.
A LOT of my greatest finds come from newspapers available for free online! (See my links below).
I was curious about this article about Special Officer Timothy Moynahan who was robbed in Detroit in 1911 while delivering the payroll to Detroit city garbage workers.
The article ends by saying that "Moynahan is a native of Maidstone township" which puts Timothy squarely into my Moynahan research files in Essex, Ontario.\
I found a photograph of Officer Moynahan with additional details on the robbery.
The Detroit Free Press article states that:
"With one eye gashed and completely closed, and his right nostril cut badly, Moynahan was taken after the robbery to his home 685 Seventeenth St in the police patrol. Moynahan was on the Police force more than 30 years...."
"Every Wednesday for nearly five years Moynahan has carried the pay envelopes of these garbage wagon drivers to the station at at twenty Fourth St and the river. Three weeks ago it was moved to Eighteenth St."
Patrolman Moynahan was written up in the newspapers again in 184 after he happened across a distraught woman on a Saturday night
Unfortunately, Patrolman Timoth's wife Catherine (Murphy) Moynahan who struggled with mental health issues, died in 1903
On Catherine (Murphy) Moynahan's death certificate it indicates that the couple had seven children of which five were living in 1903.
On the 1880 census, there are three children: Cornelius, Felix and Frank. I believe that this may mean that Timothy's father's name was Cornelius.
Timothy and his family lived many, many years at 685 17th Street, Detroit Michigan and there were many other Moynahans in Corktown as well but I was unable to connect Patrolman Timothy Moynahan with our Maidstone Moynahans as reported in the Amherstburg Echo in 1911.
A LOT of my greatest finds come from newspapers available for free online! (See my links below).
I was curious about this article about Special Officer Timothy Moynahan who was robbed in Detroit in 1911 while delivering the payroll to Detroit city garbage workers.
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| Source: The Amherstburg Echo, December 29, 1911 |
The article ends by saying that "Moynahan is a native of Maidstone township" which puts Timothy squarely into my Moynahan research files in Essex, Ontario.\
I found a photograph of Officer Moynahan with additional details on the robbery.
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| Source: Detroit Free Press; Thursday, December 28, 1911 |
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| Source: Detroit Free Press; Thursday, December 28, 1911 |
Moynahan On The Police Force More Than 30 Years
The Detroit Free Press article states that:
"With one eye gashed and completely closed, and his right nostril cut badly, Moynahan was taken after the robbery to his home 685 Seventeenth St in the police patrol. Moynahan was on the Police force more than 30 years...."
"Every Wednesday for nearly five years Moynahan has carried the pay envelopes of these garbage wagon drivers to the station at at twenty Fourth St and the river. Three weeks ago it was moved to Eighteenth St."
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| Source: Detroit Free Press; Thursday, December 28, 1911 |
1884 Prevented Suicide
Patrolman Moynahan was written up in the newspapers again in 184 after he happened across a distraught woman on a Saturday night
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| Source: Detroit Free Press, Dec 15, 1884 |
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| Source: Detroit Free Press, Dec 15, 1884 |
1903 Timothy's Wife Committed Suicide
Unfortunately, Patrolman Timoth's wife Catherine (Murphy) Moynahan who struggled with mental health issues, died in 1903
On Catherine (Murphy) Moynahan's death certificate it indicates that the couple had seven children of which five were living in 1903.
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| Source: Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records |
On the 1880 census, there are three children: Cornelius, Felix and Frank. I believe that this may mean that Timothy's father's name was Cornelius.
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| 685 17th Street, Detroit Michigan |
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| Timothy and Catherine (Murphy) Moynahan and family |
Windsor, Ontario FREE Newspapers Links
Miscellaneous Newspapers Links
From Google Newspapers
(Windsor) Windsor Herald 1855-1856
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(Windsor) The Evening Record 1893-1967
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(Windsor) The Windsor Record 1917-1918
From Google Newspapers
(Windsor) The Border Cities Star 1918-1952
From Google Newspapers
(Windsor) Border Cities Chrysler News 1925
From Google Newspapers
(Windsor) The Windsor Daily Star 1935-1959
From Google Newspapers
(Windsor) The Windsor Star 1959-1986
From Google Newspapers
(Windsor) The Saturday Windsor Star 1981-1986
From Google Newspapers
Monday, October 23, 2017
October: Family History Month in the U.S.
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| October is Family History Month in the U.S. (Photo: Ernest J. Moynahan and grandson Dan M.) |
Since being passed by the United States Congress in 2001, Family History Month as been observed annually during the month of October.
"Funeral service professionals, community groups, historians, storytellers, and genealogical and historical societies promote and celebrate National Family History Month as way to commemorate each family’s rich and deep history." (Source: NFDA)
This is exciting for folks like me who have ancestors in U.S./Canada border cities like Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan.
The Detroit Society for Genealogical Research Facebook group (DSGR) has been placing daily posts about researching your ancestors in Detroit and the state of Michigan. The series is called "31 Days of Detroit Family History Tips" and I am enjoying it so much that I thanked them and have decided to do a list of r
online Detroit genealogy resources here to make it easier for me to find them again in the future AND to share with others with ancestors in the Windsor/Detroit area.
Some examples of the DSGR posts:
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| DSGR Facebook: "31 Days of Detroit Family History Tips": Day 22 |
I have often taken out a one month subscription with the Detroit Free Press. It is only $7.95 for one month and I have received LOTS of information about my ancestors through articles and obituaries found there. The search field can be found at http://freep.newspapers.com/?xid=547
Some DETROIT ONLINE Resources
Birth
- Michigan Births, 1867 – 1902 Index and images of Michigan statewide birth registration entries for the years 1867 to 1902. 213,435 Detroit records 267,515 Wayne County records
- Michigan, Births and Christenings, 1775-1995 A random collection of indexed Michigan births and christenings during the years 1775 to 1995 342,182 Detroit records 446,484 Wayne County records
- "Where do I find Detroit and Wayne County vital records online?" Blog series
Birth records - http://dsgr.org/blog/?p=637 - The Early U.S. Catholic Church Records part of the Drouin collection at Ancestry.com contains the original register and transcriptions of the records.Choose D for Detroit. (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1111 )
- Genealogy of the French families of the Detroit River region revision, 1701-1936 / by Christian Denissen ( Index to the Denissen Volumes at DSGR)
- Historical art souvenir; Detroit and her bi-centenary, July 24, 25, 26, 1901 by Detroit. Woman's bi-centenary committee.
- Souvenir hand-book, Detroit and memoranda, July, 1899
- All about Detroit; (1899) by Farmer, Silas, 1839-1902
- Illustrated souvenir [of carriages] by Studebaker brothers mfg. co Publication date 1893
- Guide and souvenir of Detroit .. Publication date 1891 by Farmer, Silas, 1839-1902. [from old catalog]
- Souvenir of Detroit .. Publication date 1891
- Detroit in 1890 compared with 1870 by Farmer, Silas, 1839-1902
- The Detroit Journal Year-book 1890 By Detroit journal (Also: https://archive.org/details/detroitjournaly01jourgoog)
- The Detroit Journal Year-book 1889 By Detroit journal
- The Detroit Journal Year-book 1888 By Detroit journal
- The history of Detroit and Michigan; (Publication date 1884) by Farmer, Silas, 1839-1902
- Detroit and the pleasure resorts of northern Michigan. Compliments of passenger department by Detroit, Lansing & Northern Railroad Company (1883)
- Illustrated guide and souvenir of Detroit .. (1878) by Farmer, Silas,
- Landmarks of Detroit : a history of the city by Robert Ross
- Guide-book to Detroit by Detroit (Mich.). (1922) Committee for the conference of the American library association
- Detroit and vicinity (1909)
- Detroit: A Guide to the Resources in the Bentley Historical Library
- Guide to Manuscripts in the Bentley Historical Library By Bentley Historical Library, Thomas Edgerton
- The City of Detroit Michigan 1701-1922 By C.M. Burton
- Marriage records, Ste. Anne Church, Detroit, 1701-1850 Published 2001 by Detroit Society for Genealogical Research in Detroit, MI
- The largest cemetery in Detroit, Mt Elliott, has a searchable database of burials http://www.mtelliott.com/genealogy
- There are Special Census at Ancestry: Michigan, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1827-1870 http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3554
- Michigan, Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995
140,196 Detroit death records
268,302 Wayne County death records
A random collection of indexed Michigan deaths and burials from 1800-1995 - Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996
382,644 Detroit death records
622,675 Wayne County death records
The collection is an index is provided by Ancestry.com and consists of indexes to deaths for the years 1971 – 1996 from the Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records (Lansing, MI). - Michigan, Deaths, 1867-1897 **With Images**
73,042 Detroit death records
94,096 Wayne County death records
Registration of Michigan deaths began in 1867 and continued until 1897 when the state required a death certificate be issued. This collection covers deaths registered by county clerks from 1867-1897. With only a smidgen over 500,000 records in the entire collection, Family Search estimates that nearly half of Michigan deaths were not recorded. - Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952
454,692 Detroit death records
592,534 Wayne County death records
The collection consists of an index of death records from the Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics (Lansing, MI) and was indexed by Family Search volunteers in 2012 & 2013. If you were researching your Michigan ancestors at the time, you anxiously awaited (and constantly checked Family Search) for the release of this collection.
(Lansing, MI) - Seeking Michigan has death records for 1897-1920; 1921-1947, 1948-1952 (seekingmichigan.org) http://seekingmichigan.org/discover/death-records-1897-1920
- MDHHS Genealogical Death Indexing System http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/osr/gendisx/search2.asp
- Death - https://dsgr.org/blog/?p=681 (part 1)
Part 2 - https://dsgr.org/blog/?p=695
Part 3 - https://dsgr.org/blog/?p=708Hidden Death lists https://dsgr.org/blog/?p=1249
- FREE eBook: The History of Detroit and Michigan: Or, The Metropolis Illustrated; a Chronological Cyclopaedia of the Past and Present, Including a Full Record of Territorial Days in Michigan, and the Annals of Wayne County by Silas Farmer S. Farmer & Company, 1884 - Detroit (Mich.) - 1024 pages https://books.google.ca/books?id=2dtMHBxD6R8C&hl=e
- A surname index to early french settlers to Munroe and south-west Wayne, Michigan http://www.cliffvenier.com/surname_index.htm
- Detroit Historical Society Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DetroitHistoricalSociety/
- HathiTrust’s digital library https://www.hathitrust.org/
- A wonderful resource one county over (Mt. Clemens) www.mtclib.org
- Detroit Resources on street renumbering: https://stevemorse.org/census/changes/DetroitChanges0.htm
- Burton Historical Collection : Search the digital archives here: https://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org//
- Other than the Burton Historical Collection, the Archives of Michigan in Lansing, the Bentley Historical Library of the University of Michigan has on e of the largest historical collections:
- Patron Directory of Wayne County 1876 Land owner directory from the Plat map book titled: "Illustrated Historical Atlas of Wayne County, MI 1876". Patron Directory of Wayne County 1876
- Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1935 22,188 Wayne County marriage records
- Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995 440,926 Detroit marriage records
659,434 Wayne County marriage records
While this electronic index collection is not complete for all of Michigan, it is a wonderful resource for Wayne County. - Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925 596,637 Detroit marriage records 748,724 Wayne County marriage records Name index and images of marriages recorded in the State of Michigan. This is an excellent resource for Detroit researchers since the collection doesn’t just contain marriage records but marriage licenses, applications, registers, and certificates as well.
- Marriage/Divorce - http://dsgr.org/blog/?p=662
Miscellaneous:
- You can use Ebay in your Detroit research. I punched in Moynahan and Detroit and I got Monahan's Coffee Shop (1960)! Check out the DSGR 2014 blog post on some of the items that you might just find https://dsgr.org/blog/?p=975
- Naturalization Record Index This Naturalization Record index was compiled from the Detroit Society for Genealogical Research Magazine. From the spring of 1991 through the fall of 2008, the society published transcriptions of Naturalization Records of the Recorder's Court, Detroit, Michigan in their quarterly magazine. In total over 5000 surnames were cited. These records contain a wealth of information for novice and advanced researchers alike. The index is alphabetized by surnames, while also providing volume, date, and page the information can be found upon in the magazine.
- Detroit Free Press: http://freep.newspapers.com/?xid=547
- The Northville Record http://www.northvillehistory.org/keyword.html
- The Redford Observer http://www.redfordlibrary.org/digital-collections/171-redford-observer-archives
- Detroit Michigan Newspaper Portal: https://www.cmich.edu/library/clarke/Pages/Michigan-Digital-Newspaper-Portal.aspx
- Windsor Public Library obituary listing (index from the Windsor Star). http://projects.windsorpubliclibrary.com/digi/obits/index.php
- Livonia Observer Obituary Index Currently, this index covers obituaries from the Livonia Observer newspaper from June 1955 - December 31, 2014.Last Name begins with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
- Detroit News Obituary Index
Currently, this index covers obituaries from the Detroit News newspaper from January 1, 1980 - December 31, 2001. Please Note: we are in the process of converting our index to pdf format in alphabetical order by last name. As new letters are completed, they will be added below.
Last Name begins with:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
- Dead Fred's Genealogy Photo Archive is a free searchable photo database for genealogists that currently has 200+ photographs from Detroit http://www.deadfred.com/searchform_05.php
- Some staff records are available in the Burton Historical Library and at the Archives of Michigan in Lansing. https://dsgr.org/blog/?p=903
- The DetroitYes website (where all things Detroit have been chatted about on their forums for the past 17 years) has a search page. Try searching for street names, surnames or events https://www.detroityes.com/search.php
- The Wayne Co. Record Room has an email address (wcrecordroom@waynecounty.com) That is primarily used to answer inquiries related to court cases including divorces and name changes. (DSCR Tip: Day 1)Even their website has become more "research" friendly http://www.waynecounty.com/clerk/records-division.htm
- Local Library: Livonia: http://livoniapubliclibrary.org/genealogy (DSCR Tip: Day 1)
- You can receive FREE Wayne County (excluding Detroit) death certificates (1934-1953) if you visit the Burton Historical Collection. You can also order the ($15) and receive them in the mail) http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/wayne-county-death-record-index
- Jack and Marianne Didbean collected marriage information over the years from various researchers and archivists (My 3rd great grandfather's 1833 marriage certificate is in their index!) http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/wayne/vitals/marriages/dbn/
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An index to original records held at the Burton Historical
Collection, Detroit Public Library. These records do not include deaths
that occurred within the City of Detroit. All indexes compiled by Ruth
McMahon.
To order a copy of a death record, please complete the form below. Cost per death record is $15.00, payable by check or money order. Please allow 1-2 weeks for processing. For questions, please call (313) 481-1401 or email bhc@detroitpubliclibrary.org
To order a copy of a death record, please complete the form below. Cost per death record is $15.00, payable by check or money order. Please allow 1-2 weeks for processing. For questions, please call (313) 481-1401 or email bhc@detroitpubliclibrary.org
- School records, Yearbooks, teacher files and so much more! How much more? The finding aid for this collection at the Walter P. Reuther Library is 42 pages!! (DSCR Tip: Day 2) http://reuther.wayne.edu/files/WSR000681.pdf
- Michigan Probate Records, 1797-1973 Description Probate records from county courthouses in Michigan. Most of the collection contains estate files. Helpful post: How to search Wayne County Probate Records on Family Search The content and time period varies by county. Some of the records date before 1837 when Michigan became a state. Browse through 4,723,861 images
- Wayne County (Detroit) https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=QD9Y-RM8%3A376683801%3Fcc%3D2013878
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
The Irish Surnames of Maidstone, Essex and Detroit
This St. Patrick's Day blog post is dedicated to the Irish ancestors who lived in Maidstone, Essex, Kent (Ontario) and Detroit, Michigan.
Below is an excerpt from the book, "Detroit is my home town" written by Malcolm W. Bingay (editorial director and columnist at the Detroit Free Press) in 1946 and found on the Internet Archive.
In the book are tales from Corktown Detroit and the song below is presented as follows:
Some Essex county (Ontario) Irish surnames compiled here by Victoria Penner https://alifeinessexcounty.wordpress.com/2012/03/18/essex-county-irish-part-1/ and some of my Irish ancestor's surnames added. The source for some of the surnames is "Commemorative biographical record of the county of Essex, Ontario : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and many of the early settled families"
Askin – came to Sandwich in the late 1700s
Atkin – originally English but fled to Ireland during the time of Cromwell. Came to Essex County in 1840 from County Wexford.
Beacom – County Fermanagh. Came to Mersea Township in 1853 after several years in Quebec (the family arrived in Canada in 1841)
Brett - County Sligo, Ireland in 1826 and came to North America
Brien – Fermanagh, Ireland. Came to Essex in 1846.
Burke – Mary Ann (came from Montreal and married John LaMarsh).
Brennan - County Kerry arrived in 1853
Broderick - County Clare - came across the Atlantic 1843
Catherwood – first came to Peel County, then bought land in Colchester North in 1887.
Cleary – County Fermanagh – came to Montreal first, then to Windsor in 1841.
Cowan – Northern Ireland, County unknown – came to Mersea about 1842
Curry – Northern Ireland – came to Windsor in 1838.
Gardiner – came from Ireland in the early 1800s and originally settled in New York State. Son James Gardiner moved to Canada, eventually settling in Chatham in 1870.
Golden – County Sligo, Ireland. The Goldens of Ireland were originally English but were forced to flee to Ireland during the time of Cromwell. Came to Anderdon in approximately 1850.
Hanna – first came to Lanark County from Ireland in 1820. Came to Essex County in 1884.
Henderson – Ernest – came to Canada in 1883 from Ireland where he worked for the Great Northern Railroad of Ireland.
Hincks (Rev. John Perrot Hincks) – Dublin and Belfast. Came to Canada in 1860 and to Windsor in 1880 as rector of All Saints Anglican.
Kenning – came to Canada in 1834, didn’t move to Essex County until 1887.
McCarthy – County Cork. Came to Sandwich South about 1839.
McHugh – from County Cavan, Ireland. Came to Maidstone in 1840.
McKeough – from Ballymackeough, Tipperary. Came to Paris Ontario in 1829, settled in Chatham sometime thereafter (the source book includes some Kent county settlers too so I will include them here)
McCormick – County Down and Belfast. Originally the McCormicks came to the British American colonies back in the early 1700s. Came to Colchester South in 1795. There have also been McCormicks on Pelee Island.
McNamara – Mary – born in 1822 in Ireland — Married Leonard Scratch (Kratz) of Gosfield.
Miller – Louise – married into the Vermette family.
Mooney – came to Sandwich South in 1836 after 15 years living in Valcartier Quebec. Home county in Ireland unknown.
Moynahan - County Kerry arrived in 1828, first staying in Pennsylvania for three years
O’Connor – originally came to Boston in 1824, settling up in Canada in Maidstone in the 1830s.
Osborn – Jane – Dublin – married to Walter Atkin, came with him in 1840.
Wilkinson – County Tyrone, originally, then Virginia. Came to Malden in 1801. (likely a loyalist)
The Maidstone Cross was erected in the year 2000 to commemorate the the 150th anniversary of the devastating famine in Ireland 1845-1852. The Irish family surnames engraved on the Maidstone Cross helped build St. Mary's Parish.
ALLEN, AUSTIN, BARRETT, BARRY, BATTERSBY, BEAHAN, BRADY, BRAZILL, BRENNAN, BRODERICK, BROWN, BURKE, BUTLER, BRYNEE, CAHILL, CARROLL, CASEY, CHITTLE, CLANCY, COLE, COLLINS, CONNELLY,CONROY,CONWAY, COSTIGAN, CRONIN, CUNNINGHAM,CURNEYN, DALY, DANIBER, DAUGHTERY, DAWSON, DEEHAN, DELANEY, DENNISON, DEVLIN, DILLON, DIXON, DOLAN, DONAGHUE, DONNELLY, DONOVAN, DOOLEY, DORAN, DOWNING,DOYLE,DRISCOLL, DUNN, FAHEY, FALLON, FARRELL, FERRY, FIELDS, FITZGERALD, FITZPATRICK, FLANAGAN, FLANNERY, FURLONG, GALLAGHER, GAUGHAN, GEARY, GRAHAM, GRANT, GREEN, GREENAWAY, HALEY, HALFORD, HAMILTON, HAUGH, HAYES, HEALY, HENCHEY, HENNESSEY, HENRY, HICKEY, HIGGINS, HOGAN, HOULIBAN, HUGHES, HURLEY, JONES, KANE, KAVANAGH, KEANE, KEATING, KELLY, KENNY, KILROY, KIRBY, LANE, LARKIN, LAVIN, LENNON, LYNCH, LYONS, MAHER, MAHON, MAHONEY, MARKHAM,MARTIN, McAULIFFE, McCANN, McCARTHY, McCLOSKEY, McCOY, McDONALD, McGUIGAN, McGUIRE, McHUGH, McINTYRE, McKEON, McLAUGHLIN, McLEAN, McMAHON, McNALLY, McNAMARA, McPHARLIN, MITCHEL, MOONEY, MORAN, MORTIN, MOYNAHAN, MULLINS,MURPHY, NANGLE, NOLAN, O'BRIEN, O'CALLAGHAN, O'CONNELL, O'CONNOR, O'DONNELL, O'FLYNN, O'GORMAN, O'HALLORAN, O'KEEFE, O'NEIL, O'RILEY, O'SULLIVAN, POWERS, QUINLAN, REYNOLDS, ROBINSON, RUDDEN, RYAN, SAVAGE, SCULLEY, SEXTON, SHANAHAN, SHEEHAN, SHEENAN, SHERIDAN, SLATTERY, SMITH, SMYTHE, SWEENY, TIERNAN, TWOMEY, WALSH, WARD
As the song says,
Below is an excerpt from the book, "Detroit is my home town" written by Malcolm W. Bingay (editorial director and columnist at the Detroit Free Press) in 1946 and found on the Internet Archive.
In the book are tales from Corktown Detroit and the song below is presented as follows:
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| From Detroit Is My Own Hometown |
Essex County Irish
Some Essex county (Ontario) Irish surnames compiled here by Victoria Penner https://alifeinessexcounty.wordpress.com/2012/03/18/essex-county-irish-part-1/ and some of my Irish ancestor's surnames added. The source for some of the surnames is "Commemorative biographical record of the county of Essex, Ontario : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and many of the early settled families"
Askin – came to Sandwich in the late 1700s
Atkin – originally English but fled to Ireland during the time of Cromwell. Came to Essex County in 1840 from County Wexford.
Beacom – County Fermanagh. Came to Mersea Township in 1853 after several years in Quebec (the family arrived in Canada in 1841)
Brett - County Sligo, Ireland in 1826 and came to North America
Brien – Fermanagh, Ireland. Came to Essex in 1846.
Burke – Mary Ann (came from Montreal and married John LaMarsh).
Brennan - County Kerry arrived in 1853
Broderick - County Clare - came across the Atlantic 1843
Catherwood – first came to Peel County, then bought land in Colchester North in 1887.
Cleary – County Fermanagh – came to Montreal first, then to Windsor in 1841.
Cowan – Northern Ireland, County unknown – came to Mersea about 1842
Curry – Northern Ireland – came to Windsor in 1838.
Gardiner – came from Ireland in the early 1800s and originally settled in New York State. Son James Gardiner moved to Canada, eventually settling in Chatham in 1870.
Golden – County Sligo, Ireland. The Goldens of Ireland were originally English but were forced to flee to Ireland during the time of Cromwell. Came to Anderdon in approximately 1850.
Hanna – first came to Lanark County from Ireland in 1820. Came to Essex County in 1884.
Henderson – Ernest – came to Canada in 1883 from Ireland where he worked for the Great Northern Railroad of Ireland.
Hincks (Rev. John Perrot Hincks) – Dublin and Belfast. Came to Canada in 1860 and to Windsor in 1880 as rector of All Saints Anglican.
Kenning – came to Canada in 1834, didn’t move to Essex County until 1887.
McCarthy – County Cork. Came to Sandwich South about 1839.
McHugh – from County Cavan, Ireland. Came to Maidstone in 1840.
McKeough – from Ballymackeough, Tipperary. Came to Paris Ontario in 1829, settled in Chatham sometime thereafter (the source book includes some Kent county settlers too so I will include them here)
McCormick – County Down and Belfast. Originally the McCormicks came to the British American colonies back in the early 1700s. Came to Colchester South in 1795. There have also been McCormicks on Pelee Island.
McNamara – Mary – born in 1822 in Ireland — Married Leonard Scratch (Kratz) of Gosfield.
Miller – Louise – married into the Vermette family.
Mooney – came to Sandwich South in 1836 after 15 years living in Valcartier Quebec. Home county in Ireland unknown.
Moynahan - County Kerry arrived in 1828, first staying in Pennsylvania for three years
O’Connor – originally came to Boston in 1824, settling up in Canada in Maidstone in the 1830s.
Osborn – Jane – Dublin – married to Walter Atkin, came with him in 1840.
Wilkinson – County Tyrone, originally, then Virginia. Came to Malden in 1801. (likely a loyalist)
The Maidstone Cross was erected in the year 2000 to commemorate the the 150th anniversary of the devastating famine in Ireland 1845-1852. The Irish family surnames engraved on the Maidstone Cross helped build St. Mary's Parish.
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| Source: Photos taken by Louise & Jack Boyde at the 2000 Maidstone Cross Dedication |
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| Source: Photos taken by Louise & Jack Boyde at the 2000 Maidstone Cross Dedication |
Surnames Appearing on the Maidstone Cross
ALLEN, AUSTIN, BARRETT, BARRY, BATTERSBY, BEAHAN, BRADY, BRAZILL, BRENNAN, BRODERICK, BROWN, BURKE, BUTLER, BRYNEE, CAHILL, CARROLL, CASEY, CHITTLE, CLANCY, COLE, COLLINS, CONNELLY,CONROY,CONWAY, COSTIGAN, CRONIN, CUNNINGHAM,CURNEYN, DALY, DANIBER, DAUGHTERY, DAWSON, DEEHAN, DELANEY, DENNISON, DEVLIN, DILLON, DIXON, DOLAN, DONAGHUE, DONNELLY, DONOVAN, DOOLEY, DORAN, DOWNING,DOYLE,DRISCOLL, DUNN, FAHEY, FALLON, FARRELL, FERRY, FIELDS, FITZGERALD, FITZPATRICK, FLANAGAN, FLANNERY, FURLONG, GALLAGHER, GAUGHAN, GEARY, GRAHAM, GRANT, GREEN, GREENAWAY, HALEY, HALFORD, HAMILTON, HAUGH, HAYES, HEALY, HENCHEY, HENNESSEY, HENRY, HICKEY, HIGGINS, HOGAN, HOULIBAN, HUGHES, HURLEY, JONES, KANE, KAVANAGH, KEANE, KEATING, KELLY, KENNY, KILROY, KIRBY, LANE, LARKIN, LAVIN, LENNON, LYNCH, LYONS, MAHER, MAHON, MAHONEY, MARKHAM,MARTIN, McAULIFFE, McCANN, McCARTHY, McCLOSKEY, McCOY, McDONALD, McGUIGAN, McGUIRE, McHUGH, McINTYRE, McKEON, McLAUGHLIN, McLEAN, McMAHON, McNALLY, McNAMARA, McPHARLIN, MITCHEL, MOONEY, MORAN, MORTIN, MOYNAHAN, MULLINS,MURPHY, NANGLE, NOLAN, O'BRIEN, O'CALLAGHAN, O'CONNELL, O'CONNOR, O'DONNELL, O'FLYNN, O'GORMAN, O'HALLORAN, O'KEEFE, O'NEIL, O'RILEY, O'SULLIVAN, POWERS, QUINLAN, REYNOLDS, ROBINSON, RUDDEN, RYAN, SAVAGE, SCULLEY, SEXTON, SHANAHAN, SHEEHAN, SHEENAN, SHERIDAN, SLATTERY, SMITH, SMYTHE, SWEENY, TIERNAN, TWOMEY, WALSH, WARD
As the song says,
"A great many of them,
As you know, passed away,
But we reverence their memory
On their Patron's Saint's Day.
Each day of the year,
when the bell tolls,
Just say a few prayers,
For the repose of their souls."
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| Source: Border Cities Star March 17, 1930 |
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
New 'US & Canadian Border' Category on Cyndi's List
While exploring "Cyndi's List" new category 'US & Canadian Border' (45 links), I found this Border Crossing Card dated 28 June 1927 for my grandfather Ernest Joseph Moynahan. This shows a photograph of him taken a couple of years before he married my grandmother Rhea Fern Coughlin in 1929.
From this card, I learned that:
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| Source: Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Arrivals at the Port of Detroit, 1906-1954 Family Search: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8M3-DW6 |
- My Grandfather started commuting to Detroit in January 1925
- My Grandfather was employeed as an "Express clerk" at the American RR Express Huron Depot
- My Grandfather was 5'9", medium complexion, light brown hair and blue eyes
- My Grandfather was carrying $50 on June 28, 1927
Some of the links that "Cyndi's List" listed require a subscription ($) and some are free. Definiely worth visiting if you are researching ancestors who lived near the border like my ancestors from Detroit and Windsor!
Visit Cyndi's list at http://www.cyndislist.com/ports-departure/us-and-canadian-border/?page=1
Visit Michigan's Railroad History - State of Michigan https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdot/Michigan_Railroad_History_506899_7.pdf
Visit Michigan's Railroad History - State of Michigan https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdot/Michigan_Railroad_History_506899_7.pdf
Saturday, February 6, 2016
52 Ancestors No. 48: The Moynahan-Bondy Family of Detroit
1879
James Joseph Moynahan was born on the 6th of February 1879 in Maidstone, Essex, Ontario, Canada, the son of Jeremiah and Mary (Brennan) Moynahan. He was the seventh of nine children and the second of the two boys living at 298 North Talbot Rd., Maidstone, Ontario
1881
1903
April 1903 he married Miriam Ann ("May") Bondy (1880-1933) who was the daughter of Albert E. and Eliabeth (Botsford) Bondy of Belle River, Ontario.
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| Source: Ontario French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1747-1967; retrieved at Ancestry.com |
1909
In 1909, a great deal is learned from the U.S. Border Crossing manifest.
- James is employed as a carriage painter
- He has three sons
- Albert (5 years old)
- Lawrence (4 years old)
- Norman (1 year old)
- James and May own their home at 960 Tromblay Ave., Michigan
- James is 5'11 3/4" tall; of fair complexion; has light brown hair and blue eyes
- Miriam is 5'4'' tall; of dark complexion; has brown hair nd brown eyes
- In 1909, Miriam's father Albert was living in Ojibway, Ontario.
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| Source: U.S. Border Crossings 1895-1956 |
1910
In the 1910 census, James is listed as a "painter" in an auto factory.
Below is a picture of Jame's and May's first born son Albert Joseph Moynahan. He was born Feb 17, 1904 (Essex, Ontario) and died 2 Apr 1980 (Detroit Michigan). He married Elizabeth Noble.
The other two sons eventually moved to California - Lawrence James Moynahan (1905-1991) and Norman Anthony Moynahan (1907-1969)
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| Albert James Moynahan (1904-1980) |
1930
On the 1930 census, James and May have only one son living at home (9306 Yosemite), 24-year-old Lawrence, who is working as a driver on a milk route.
1933
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| Death certificate: Miriam Ann (Bondy) Moynahan 1933 Source: Seeking Michigan: Death Records 1921-1947 |
1940
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| Source: The Windsor Daily Star - Aug 15, 1940 |
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| Death certificate: James Joseph Moynahan 1940 Source: Seeking Michigan: Death Records 1921-1947 |
Both May and James Moynahan are buried at Holy Sepulchre cemetery in Detroit Michigan but I was unable to find a headstone for them at FindAGrave.com. There were 17,621 interments and only 51% of them are currently photographed.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLTB-M74 : accessed 7 February 2016), Lawerence J Moynahan in household of James J Moynahan, Detroit Ward 13, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 202, sheet 32B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,699.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZWF-NLB : accessed 7 February 2016), Lawrence Monahan in household of James Monahan, Detroit Ward 12, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing sheet 1B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,811.
"United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X795-YZ8 : accessed 7 February 2016), Lawrence Moynahan in entry for James Moynahan, 1930.
Saturday, December 5, 2015
52 Ancestors No. 37 - The Lefaives of Detroit
This is No.37 of 52 Ancestor posts for the year 2015. This particular post sat as a draft and I am returning to it now in December 2015.
I know so little about the Lefaive family and after discovering the 1952 "Folio Pak Snaps" of a Coughlin celebration, I am glad I waited because I have new pictures of the Lefaive family many years after the one below was taken.
I also found myself on a bit of a research tangent on the NBC or "NaBisCo" Building of Detroit Michigan (where Art Lefaive once worked) which still stands nearly 100 years later and is being restored.
I just love this picture and I think it's because of the beautiful smiles. On closer inspection, the hat has "Dad" written on it and I am wondering if it is actually a cake?
In 1928, Arthur J Lefaive was working for the National Biscuit Co. in Detroit. The National Biscuit Co. is known today as Nabisco.
The Nabisco building where Art worked (built in 1920 by architect Albert G. Zimmermann) still stands today and has been taken over by UHaul to be restored to it's former glory. (See the interesting video at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmtsP2t9qnM)
Arthur J. Lefaive married Viola Veronica Coughlin on the 18th of August 1934 in St. Peter (Pierre) parish in Kent, Ontario which was the "religious centre for a thriving Franco-Ontario community, this substantial brick structure was built to serve La Paroisse de St. Pierre sur la Tranche, the second oldest Roman Catholic parish in southwestern Ontario, established in 1802." (Source: http://ontarioplaques.com/Plaques/Plaque_ChathamKent08.html)
In the year that she was married (1934), we know from the Border Crossing card below that Viola was employed at Parke Davis & Co. in Detroit Michigan. Viola's sisters also worked there. Viola worked as a "drug finisher".
I know so little about the Lefaive family and after discovering the 1952 "Folio Pak Snaps" of a Coughlin celebration, I am glad I waited because I have new pictures of the Lefaive family many years after the one below was taken.
I also found myself on a bit of a research tangent on the NBC or "NaBisCo" Building of Detroit Michigan (where Art Lefaive once worked) which still stands nearly 100 years later and is being restored.
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| Art Lefaive (centre) Joan (L), Gerald (on lap) and Richard (R). |
I just love this picture and I think it's because of the beautiful smiles. On closer inspection, the hat has "Dad" written on it and I am wondering if it is actually a cake?
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1928
In 1928, Arthur J Lefaive was working for the National Biscuit Co. in Detroit. The National Biscuit Co. is known today as Nabisco.
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| Arthur J. Lefaives 1928 Border Crossing card |
The Nabisco building where Art worked (built in 1920 by architect Albert G. Zimmermann) still stands today and has been taken over by UHaul to be restored to it's former glory. (See the interesting video at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmtsP2t9qnM)
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| The NBC or "NaBisCo" Building, an acronym that once stood for "National Biscuit Company." Detroit Michigan |
"Built in 1920, this historic seven-story building is the result of the collaboration of Adolphus Green (1843-1917), first chairman of the board and later president of the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco), and his architect, Albert G. Zimmermann (1866-1947). Green wanted factories that would have style and dignity to inspire loyalty from the workers and act as models of modernity to the communities in which they stood.
National corporations were in their ascendancy at the turn of the century and architectural uniformity was a new concept for the time. The Nabisco buildings were different from the common manufacturing buildings of the World War I era. Each of the new plants included showers and locker rooms for the employees as well as fireproof stairways and other up-to-the-minute fireproofing techniques.
The factories were twice published in the American Architect magazine in 1912 and 1916 for their trendsetting fire-safety measures including the steel framing and fireproof tiling, and their use of 1-1/2” maple flooring and architectural embellishments above and beyond the normal requirements for factory buildings." Source: http://blogs.uhaul.com/detroit/
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| 1924: The N.B.C. Nabisco Employees Magazine Source: Attic Paper |
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| National Biscuit Co. delivery truck piled high with premium soda crackers as it was about to leave Burlington, Iowa in 1924 Source: Attic Paper |
1934
Arthur J. Lefaive married Viola Veronica Coughlin on the 18th of August 1934 in St. Peter (Pierre) parish in Kent, Ontario which was the "religious centre for a thriving Franco-Ontario community, this substantial brick structure was built to serve La Paroisse de St. Pierre sur la Tranche, the second oldest Roman Catholic parish in southwestern Ontario, established in 1802." (Source: http://ontarioplaques.com/Plaques/Plaque_ChathamKent08.html)
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| Source: http://ontarioplaques.com/Plaques/Plaque_ChathamKent08.html |
The marriage record is written in french (as were many church records in Essex and Kent county many years ago)
1940
In 1940, according to the census, Viola and Art Lefaive were living in Detroit, Michigan with two children (4-year-old daughter Joan and 2-year-old son Richard) and Art was working as a delivery person for a retail bakery.
1952
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| Photo of the Coughlin sisters (1952) (L to R) Bessie (Coughlin) Harrison, Gretta (Coughlin) Langlois, Viola (Coughlin) Lefaive, Margaret (Coughlin) Schofield and Rhea (Coughlin) Moynahan |
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| 1952 Photo of Coughlin in-laws: back row L-R Austin Lauzon, Ed Harrison, Ed McHugh, Art Lefaive, Joe Demarse, Ernie Moynahan. Seated L-R Vickie Coughlin, Grandma and Art Schofield. |
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| 1952 Photo of Coughlin grandchildren: back row left to right, Betty Lauzon, Joe Demarse, Joan Lefaive, Patricia Moynahan, Richard Lefaive. Second-row L-R Gail Harrison, Grandma Coughlin, Gerald Lefaive. Front row L-R Bill Coughlin, Cindy Harrison, on Grandma's lap are two of Betty's children (Sher and Gary), Maureen Coughlin and Betty Lauzon's son Jim.
In the undated photograph (below), three sisters pose with their husbands: (left to right: Arthur ("Art") and Margaret (Coughlin) Schofield; my grandparents Ernest and Rhea (Coughlin) Moynahan and Viola (Coughlin) and Arthur ("Art") Lefaive.
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1984
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| Funeral card for Joan (Lefaive) Ribarsky (1935-1984) |
1985
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| Funeral Card for Viola (Coughlin) Lefaive |
1996
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| Source: Detroit Free Press 24 Jun 1996 (Page 12) |
Arthur J. Lefaive died in Detroit, Michigan in 1996 and is buried at Heavenly Rest Cemetery. His son Richard and Gerald survived him and he had four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren at the time of his death.
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