Hello,
My brick wall is my paternal great grandfather Henry Charles Quinn. I don't know anything prior to him living in Richfield Springs, Otsego, New York, USA, in the 1860s; so have no idea how to research Irish records.
This if the info I do have:
DOB: 16 Sep 1841/1842
Birth Place: Dublin (His U.S. naturalization papers aren't more specific.)
Parents: Three of Henry's children gave three different sets of names for his parents:
1. Henry Quinn / Katherine Tucker (From his eldest child Elizabeth Jane.)
2. Edward J Quinn / Elizabeth (From his eldest son Henry Edward.)
3. Charles Quinn / unknown (From his youngest child Miranda Felicia.)
* Per family oral history, Henry ran away from home when he was a youth because he didn't like his mother's
second husband, a man with the surname of Tucker.
Family: Don't know names of siblings, aunts/uncles, grandparents or extended family.
Wife: Margaret McIntosh
(Margaret was born 1 Feb 1842 in Petty, Inverness, Scotland, to John McIntosh and Elizabeth Gollan. She and her
family immigrate to Canada in 1853.)
Marriage: Don't know when/where Henry and Margaret met or were married.
* Per family oral history, Henry worked on Margaret's father's farm in North Dumfries, Ontario, Canada.
Occupation: day laborer, gardener, worked in electrical room of Earlington Hotel in Richfield Springs, Otsego, NY, USA
Children: Henry and Margaret had six children:
1. Elizabeth Jane
2. Catherine Amelia
3. Margaret Blanche
4. Henry Edward
5. John Duncan / Duncan Gollan (Research I've done suggests John later changed his name to Duncan. )
6. Miranda Felicia
* Per family oral history, Henry was a powder monkey in the British Navy. I think being part of the British
Merchant Marines more believable. (Henry could read and write. Don't know if that would've come from
being in the British Navy or Merchant Marines or if education was available to regular folks in the 1840s /
1850s.) Anyway, family oral history has it that Henry's youngest daughter's given and middle names came
from two ships he served on.
DOD: 30 Jun 1917
Death Place: Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA
Buried: Lakeview Cemetery, Richfield Springs, Otsego, New York, USA
Thank you for your time and assistance.
Kindest regards,
C.A. Quinn
caq.genealogy@gmail.com
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| 1900_Henry C Quinn_US Census_RIchfield Springs NY_Edited.jpg (679.91 KB) | 679.91 KB |
| 1917_Henry C Quinn_Almshouse Admittance.jpg (1.23 MB) | 1.23 MB |
| 1917_Henry Charles Quinn_Death Certificate_Edited_2.jpg (664 KB) | 664 KB |
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| Additional Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 16th Sep 1841 (circa) | |
| Date of Death | 30th Jun 1917 | |
| Father (First Name/s and Surname) | Three of Henry's children gave different names: 1. Henry Quinn (per eldest child Elizabeth Jane) 2. Edward J Quinn (per eldest son Henry Edward) 3. Charles Quinn (per youngest child Miranda Felicia) Per 1900 US Census, father born in Ireland | |
| Mother (First Name/s and Maiden) | Two of Henry's children gave two different names: 1. Katherine Tucker (per his eldest child Elizabeth Jane) 2. Elizabeth (per his eldest son Henry Edward) Per 1900 US Census, mother born in Ireland. | |
| Townland born | Henry's U.S. naturalization papers state he was born in Dublin, but aren't more specific in location. | |
| Place & Date of Baptism | Unknown | |
| Number of Siblings | Don't know names of siblings, aunts/uncles, grandparents or extended family. | |
| Names of Siblings | Don't know names of siblings, aunts/uncles, grandparents or extended family. | |
| Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname) | Margaret McIntosh (Margaret was born 1 Feb 1842 in Petty, Inverness, Scotland to John McIntosh & Elizabeth Gollan. She & her family immigrated to Canada in 1853.) | |
| Place & Date of Marriage | Location: North America (Canada or US - likely New York state.) Date: Believed to be 1868. (Family oral history gives the date as 4 Jul 1868. 1900 US Census lists Henry as married 32 years, which places marriage circa 1868.) | |
| Number of Children | 6 | |
| First Child | Elizabeth Jane Quinn | |
| Names of Children | 1. Elizabeth Jane 2. Catherine Amelia 3. Margaret Blanche 4. Henry Edward 5. John Duncan / Duncan Gollan (My research suggests John later changed his name from John Duncan to Duncan Gollan.) 6. Miranda Felicia | |
| Occupation | gardener, day laborer, worked in electrical room of Earlington Hotel in Richfield Springs, Otsego, New York, USA | |
| Place of Death | Died: Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA Buried: Lakeview Cemetery, Richfield Springs, Otsego, New York, USA | |
| New Type | Family oral history: * Henry was a powder monkey in the British Navy. Being in the British Merchant Marines more believable. Henry could read/write. Was education widely available in 1840s/1850s or would it come from being in navy/merchant marines? | |
| New Type | Family oral history * Miranda Felicia name origin: Henry's youngest daughter's given & middle names came from two ships he served on. | |
| New Type | Family oral history: * Henry worked on Margaret McIntosh's father's farm in North Dumfries, Ontario, Canada. This is likely how they met. | |
| New Type | U.S. Citizenship Petition: 1. "...born...in Dublin, Ireland..." 2. "...residing within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the United States, between the 26th day of September in the year 1866 and the 13th day of March in the year 1872." | |
