|
a.
|
Note: Marriage Information in Smyrna, Delaware verified in Kent County, Delaware Records by Robert K. McConeghy, Jr.
After they were married and had their first child, John, either the three of them or just Matilda and John went back to Ireland. While there, Matilda apparently discovered that she was pregnant with her second child, Daniel, and stayed in Ireland for some time, maybe several years. That’s why he was born in Ireland while the rest of the childen were born in Delaware or Pennsylvania.
immigrated to USA in about 1857 according to 1900 census. That would have been the second time she came to the USA.
She had come earlier about 1850 and she married Daniel McConeghy here in 1852 and had her first son in Delaware. She then returned to Ireland to take care of business and to care for Daniel's father John. Her second son Daniel was born in Ireland and Matilda and son Daniel immigrated to the USA when he was 5 which would have been 1857.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------
Matilda is buried in Coudersport, PA. Gravestone is marked simply "Mother 1823-1915" (we have a photo of the stone thanks to Mike Cady)
Her date of death was Dec 8, 1915 in our family records [Laura Larrabee McConeghy's report]. Mike Cady has Dec 6, 1915 in his.
The Eulalia Cemetery Company records in Coudersport show it as December 6, 1915.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------
Our family records indicated her place of birth/origin as Carrerah, Billy Parish, Antrim, [Laura Larrabee McConeghy's report] but there is no townland with that spelling in Antrim according to the Agricultural Census of 1803.
There is a Carryreagh in Billy Parish, and a Carrareagh in another parish, and the first seems most likely to have been heard and misspelled as Carrerah but this is pure supposition.
There also may be a townland spelled Carrowreagh (check)
There were no Morrows listed in Carryreagh in the agricultural Census (which listed only land holders and males of military age.)
There was a James Morrow listed in Carncullagh, Derrykeighan Parish in the 1803 Antrim Agricultural Census Index.
Since one of Matilda's brothers was named James, it is possible that the 1803 James could have been a relative but it is a common forename. Her father's first name is unknown in our records, but he would have been born around or before 1803, so it is unlikely that the listed person could be her father since that census listed only males of military age or heads of households, not children, so it might be her Grandfather or an uncle or no relation.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------
1860 US Census - Delaware, Kent County, Smyrna Landing - Duck Creek Hundred (Post Office : Smyrna) enumerated July 9 1860. Page numbered #116 (labelled # 602) dwelling #742 family # 737. image #117 of 143.
Daniel McConaughy (sic), age 46, occupation: trader, born in Ireland, value of real estate $2000, value of personal property $100
Matilda, age 36, born in Ireland
John K., age 7, born in Delaware, attended school
Daniel, age 6, born in Delaware (sic), attended school
[Note: Daniel should have been 47 not 46 if born in Nov 1812
Matilda should have been 37 if born in June 1823
the birth in Delaware for young Daniel was probably an assumption by the enumerator, he actually was born in Ireland
---------------------------------
1870 US Census, Franklin, Delaware County, New York, page #50 (174-B) & #51 (175-A), dwelling #388, family #437,
ancestry.com image #50&51 of 85, enumerated July 26, 1870.
Dan'l McConaghy, (head) age 57, occ: laborer R.R., born in Ireland, parents of foreign birth, not a citizen of US
Matilda, (wife), age 49, occ: keeping house, born in Ireland, parents of foreign birth,
John, (son), age 18, occ: laborer R.R., born in Delaware, parents of foreign birth,
Dan'l, (son), age 16, occ: laborer R.R. born in Ireland, parents of foreign birth,
Mary J., (daughter), age 9, at home, born in Pennsylvania, parents of foreign birth, attended school,
James, (son), age 7, at home, born in Pennsylvania, parents of foreign birth, attended school
Fanny, (daughter) age 6, at home, born in Pennsylvania, parents of foreign birth
--- next page
Matilda, (daughter), age 4, at home, born in Pennsylvania, parents of foreign birth
Robert, (son), age 10/12, at home, born in August in New York, parents of foreign birth
(also living with them were 3 other non-relations, probably boarders, 3 different surnames but names are difficult to read,
1 RR Laborer age 60, 1 RR laborer age 45, 1 female age 31 keeping house, all were born in Ireland,
the oldest man and the woman could not read or write.)
On the first page the McConeghy surname is difficult to read, it looks like McConagr/v or McConager or McConafer, on the second page it is looks more like McConethy. It is misindexed as Mc conager(Unknown) or Mc conaghr (Unknown) in ancestry.com's index
on genealogy.com it is indexed as McConafer.
wife Matilda's age appears to be listed as 49 but she should have been 47 so it is possibly just sloppy writing.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------
1880 US Census Larrabee Village, Eldred Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania, ED #87, Dwelling #558, family # 580, page #58,
sheet 274-B, enumerated July 16, 1880, ancestry.com image # 58 of 67.
Matilda McConeghey (sic), head, widow, age 58, occ: keeping house, born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland
John K. , son, age 27, single, occ: RR Brakeman, born in Delaware, parents born in Ireland
Daniel R.(sic), son, age 25, single, occ: RR Express Manager, born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland
Mary, daughter, age 19, single, occ: housekeeper, born in Delaware, parents born in Ireland
James, son, age 18, single, occ: laborer, born in Delaware, parents born in Ireland
Fannie, daughter, age 16, single, at home, attended school within the year, born in PA, parents born in Ireland
Matilda, daughter, age 13, single, at school, born in PA, parents born in Ireland
(note: age discrepancy on widow Matilda's age again. If she had been 36 in July 1860 (census) she should have been 56 in July 1880 (census) the birthdate we have for her would have made her 37 in 1860 and 57 in 1880 not 58.)
Census ages are sometimes confusing - the 1880 census instructions say to enter the age at last birthday prior to June 1 1880. The census year officially ended May 31, so they wanted the age of people withing the census year, but in this case they were enumerating
90 days later than that so who knows what they were actually recording) Other than the mother, the ages are all about as expected plus or minus one year.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------
1900 US Census, Ward-2, Coudersport Borough, Eulalia Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania, ED #105, sheet 9-B, image 18 of 33, Enumerated June 6, 1900, dwelling #193, family #148.
address : Burill (?) Street
Matilda McConneghy, head, widow, age 76, born June 1823, born in Ireland, both parents born in Ireland, immigrated in 1857, in US for 49 years, rented her house, no occupation
Mary, daughter, age 38, single, born in Feb 1862(sic), born in Delaware, both parents born in Ireland, no occupation
[note: Mary was actually born in 1861 as far as we know]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------
1910 US Census, ED #111, Ward 2, Coudersport, Eulalia Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania, dwelling #, family # , sheet 10-A, image 19 of 34, enumerated April 25, 1910.
address : 107 Erie (?) Street
Daniel McConeghy, head, age 53, married for 27 years, born in Ireland-Irish, parents born in Ireland-Irish, occ: Conductor on Railroad, owned his home
Ellen, wife, age 52, married for 27 years, had 8 children, 7 living, born in Kansas, parents born in Ireland, occ: none
Mary, daughter, age 25, born in PA, father born in Ireland, mother born in Kansas, occ: none
John, son, age 17, born in PA, father born in Ireland, mother born in Kansas, occ: none
Ellenor(sic), daughter, age 16, father born in Ireland, mother born in Kansas, occ: none
Matilda, mother, age 86, widow, had 7 children, 6 living, born in Ireland-Irish, occ: none
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------
|
