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Note: From the various records that I have come across, I have been able to piece together a rough picture of the life of Bridget and her husband Patrick McManus. Bridget (1794) and Patrick (1789) were both born in Ireland, apparently Longford County. It is not clear where or when they were married or when they came to the United States. They were apparently living in Penn Yan, Yates County, New York, around 1831, when their son Owen was reportedly born there. Presumably they married prior to 1831. It would also seem very likely that they came through New York City before 1831, as this was a common point of entry for many Irish immigrants at this time. They had apparently moved to Ash Township, Monroe County, Michigan in about 1831. They certainly were there by 1834, because their son Michael was reportedly born there then, and they purchased some federal property then. They were living in the Irish community in the Stony Creek area of Exeter Township by the mid-1840's. They were apparently founding members of the St. Patrick's Parish there in 1847. Two other children that I know of were born to Bridget and Patrick. Bridget died there on August 15, 1857 and is buried in the oldest St. Patrick's cemetery. Patrick spent the rest of his life a widower, living for a while with his son Michael. He died in Exeter Township on January 24, 1874 and is presumably also buried near Bridget, although his headstone is no longer there.- Rick Waggener ============= From the 1850 Federal Census of Exeter Township, Monroe County, Michigan, page 831, taken August 24, 1850, household #59; from ancestry.com, image #334 of 367. Bridget is listed in the household of her husband and children: Bridget McMannus; age- 54, female, born- Ireland =============== In the oldest cemetery of the St. Patrick's Parish in Carleton, Michigan, is the grave of Bridget. It is marked with the following inscription: "Bridget wife of Patrick McManis Native of Ireland County of Longford Died Aug. 15, 1857 Aged 63 years." (There is other writing, but it is unreadable.)
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