MARY CHRISTIANA ROSE #43 52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS

In January 2014, Amy Johnson Crow of the Ancestry blog No Story Too Small issued the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge.

 

The premise: write once a week about a specific ancestor. It could be a story, a biography, a photograph, a research problem — any that focuses on that one ancestor. The next week, write about a different ancestor. In 52 weeks, you’ll have taken a closer look at 52 people in your family tree… and maybe learned a little bit more about them in the process.

MARY CHRISTIANA ROSE was born in St Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada to DAVID A. ROSE and ANNA (I'm not sure of her maiden name, it might be Armstrong or Thompson) in January 1825. MARY is my maternal 2nd Great Grandmother.

 

Not much is known of her life in Canada but she did live in St. Stephen and according to the 1861 Canadian Census, her father was the Postmaster.  I only know of one brother, GEORGE ROSE who eventually lived near Mary's family in later years.

 

On August 9th of 1850 MARY CHRISTIANA ROSE married HORATIO NELSON MOORE in the parish of St Stephen by the Rev. Thomson.  They had 4 children born in New Brunswick Canada.  TRISTRAM ANDERSON born August 6, 1851,and he was baptized on June 27, 1852 in the Anglican Church in Moores Mills.  Their other 3 children might have been baptized there also but I need to recheck the records for their names.  KATHLEEN OLIVE was born May 6, 1853, ANNA ROSE (NANNIE) was born April 12, 1855 and BESSIE AGNES was born December 14, 1857.

 

MARY and her husband HORATIO moved to Alabama in 1859 to be near Horatio's sister EMILY WILLIAMS and to find work.  Mary's brother GEORGE ROSE also went down south with them.

 

EMILY WILLIAMS in a letter, to her mother back in Canada, mentions MARY several times and is very happy to have her as a relative and friend.

 

MARY and HORATIO moved to Savannah, Georgia in the early 1880's and lived there until her death on February 23, 1903.  She is buried with her husband HORATIO in the LAURAL GROVE CEMETERY in Savannah, Georgia.

 

 

JAMES MC CRUDDEN #42 52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS

In January 2014, Amy Johnson Crow of the Ancestry blog No Story Too Small issued the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge.

 

The premise: write once a week about a specific ancestor. It could be a story, a biography, a photograph, a research problem — any that focuses on that one ancestor. The next week, write about a different ancestor. In 52 weeks, you’ll have taken a closer look at 52 people in your family tree… and maybe learned a little bit more about them in the process.

 

JAMES MC CRUDDEN is my paternal 2^nd Great Grandfather.  He was born sometime around 1820 in Ireland probably Tyrone or Donegal County.  He is the father of Mary McCrudden Mathers who came over to New York in the late 1860’s with her husband William Mathers and never went back to Ireland.  I image it must have been very hard for this father to have his daughter go to another country and never see her again.

 

JAMES MC CRUDDEN married CATHERINE HARVEY and they had 7 children that I have been told about.  I received this information from my father’s cousin Bunny Morris.  Mary McCrudden Mathers was Bunny’s Grandmother. Mary McCrudden Mathers lived with Bunny Morris's family for many years after her husband died in 1903, until she died in 1933.

 

The children of JAMES MC CRUDDEN and CATHERINE HARVEY were –

 

MARY MC CRUDDEN (1844-1933) who married WILLIAM J. MATHERS

ELIZABETH MC CRUDDEN who married GEORGE MULRANEY

THERESA MC CRUDDEN who married DANIEL BOYLE

CATHERINE MC CRUDDEN who married CHARLES CALLEN

ANN MC CRUDDEN who married someone name MC MANUS

THOMAS MC CRUDDEN

WILLIAM MC CRUDDEN

 

I have only found one document that mentions JAMES MC CRUDDEN in Ireland.  JAMES was listed as the deceased father on the marriage certificate for his daughter Mary and her husband William Mathers.  The marriage took place in January of 1864 so JAMES died sometime before that date.  I am also approximating his birth around 20 years before his daughter’s birth which makes it right only if she is the oldest.  I only know her birth date and none of her siblings.

 

I will have to research further into the children of JAMES and CATHERINE MC CRUDDEN to possible find some information about their father.  I don’t know how many of the other children came to America.  In the 1880 census of New York there was an Ann McManus living with the Mathers family and I think that must have been Mary’s sister but I don’t know if she was visiting or staying in New York.

 

 More and more of Ireland’s records are now becoming available on line so I will start looking again for this family of JAMES MC CRUDDEN.

DENNIS TIERNEY 1814-1903 #41 52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS

 

DENNIS TIERNEY was born in Ireland according to all the records I have found but I do not know where in Ireland.  DENNIS TIERNEY is my maternal 2^nd Great Grandfather. He was the Grandfather of my maternal Grandmother, Isabel Tierney Moore who I wrote about in #16 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks.

 

I found DENNIS TIERNEY  in several Federal Census Records and City Directories  which  indicated that his occupation at first was a Policeman, 1857 Directory, then a Street RR Conductor in the 1870 Census and then in the 1880 Census where it states he is a retired Policeman.

 

He married a woman named Mary, but I don’t know her maiden name, around 1855.  That date is calculated by the birth year of their oldest known son, Patrick.  Patrick was born around 1856. Their other children were John J. born 1859 and Dennis born in 1860.  I have not been able to find the children’s birth or baptismal records to confirm their dates or find the maiden name of their Mother.

 

DENNIS TIERNEY’S wife, Mary died June 17, 1888 at the home they lived in the 1880 Census.  In the 1892 New York State Census I find DENNIS TIERNEY living with his son Dennis and his wife Mary and their 3 children.   Then I found DENNIS TIERNEY living with his other son PATRICK TIERNEY, and family in the 1900 Census in Queens, New York.

 

DENNIS TIERNEY died on February 23, 1903 in Queens, New York. His death certificate #3554 indicates he was buried in Calvary Cemetery on February 25, 1903.  The person that gave the information on the Death Certificate indicated that DENNIS’ Father’s name was Patrick and his Mother’s name was Johanna (no maiden name).  These names are clues I will use to further search records here and in Ireland to find more information on the Tierney family.

JOHN MURPHY #39 52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS

John Murphy was born sometime around 1851 in Ireland.  He died April 14, 1891 in Brooklyn, New York. This man was the Great Grandfather of my husband and the Father of Thomas Joseph Murphy who I wrote about in #10 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks.

 

I have not found out very much about this man. The only census I have found him in is the 1880 census of New York.  He is listed with his wife Nora, and children Mary, Patrick, Thomas and Maggie.  His mother-in-law is also listed, Mary Quinlan.  I did find him in the city directory of Brooklyn in the late 1870’s living at the same address as Mary Quinlan.

 

In the census and directory he has indicated his occupation as Plasterer.  The 1880 census provided me with his wife’s maiden name, Quinlan, with this I looked for their marriage in New York and Ireland.  I have not been able to find a marriage certificate in either place.  I have found many John Murphy’s coming into New York from Ireland but have no way of proving which one is our John Murphy.  I was hoping they had married in Ireland and came over together.  I have not found Nora (Honora) Quinlan on any passenger lists either.

 

I did find the birth certificate of their first child, Mary in 1873.  I think that they might have married a year before her birth.

 

The only certificate I have of him is his Death Certificate and it only gives his birth place as Ireland.

Death Certificate of John Murphy April 14, 1891

HORATIO NELSON MOORE (1804-1825) #38 52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS

 

I have missed one week on this blog because Tom and I were travelling in England.  First we stayed in the Cotswold’s and saw sights in that area and then 5 days in London.  I thought I would not be thinking of genealogy while there because I don’t have any ancestors from England.

 

We were in Trafalgar Square learning all about Lord Horatio Nelson when it dawned on me that my 2^nd Great Grandfather’s name was Horatio Nelson Moore and was probably named for this Lord Nelson.

 

I wrote about my Horatio Nelson Moore in #8 but in mentioning that he was named after his older brother who died the week my ancestor was born, I wasn’t aware that the first Horatio might have been named for the famous Lord.

 

Looking at the date line of Lord Horatio Nelson and that of the first Horatio Nelson Moore, I see that Horatio Nelson Moore was born at the height of the Lord’s career as a Royal Naval Admiral and a year before Lord Nelson died at the battle of Trafalgar.

 

 

Horatio Nelson Moore was born October 17, 1804 in Moore's Mill, Canada to Tristram and Thankful (Foster) Moore.  He died on March 24, 1825 at the age of 21 and was still single.  

 

The Moore family in Canada was probably following Lord Nelson's accomplishments in England and very proud of his victories and felt they would honor him by naming their son Horatio Nelson also.

 

 

 

Captain Horatio Nelson 1781

 

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson,  (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was a British flag officer famous for his service in the Royal Navy, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted for his inspirational leadership and superb grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics, which resulted in a number of decisive naval victories. He was wounded several times in combat, losing one arm in the unsuccessful attempt to conquer Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the sight in one eye in Corsica. Of his several victories, the best known and most notable was the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, during which he was shot and killed.

 

Nelson's death at Trafalgar secured his position as one of Britain's most heroic figures. The significance of the victory and his death during the battle led to his famous signal, "England expects that every man will do his duty", being regularly quoted, paraphrased and referenced up to the modern day. Numerous monuments, including Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London, have been created in his memory and his legacy remains highly influential.

 

(Ref:Wikipedia)

 

Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square 2014