JEREMIAH D SHEEHAN & FAMILY Jeremiah D Sheehan was born March 17, 1827 in County Kerry, Ireland. According to immigration records Jeremiah arrived in Boston on June 7, 1846 and applied for naturalization on January 18, 1859 at Manchester, NH. He was married to Mary Sullivan, who was born circa 1829 in Ireland. There is no indication as to […]
Philip Hayes
Unconscious At His Post…John J Hayes Was Stricken With Apoplexy and Died
Abt. Tuesday, September 8th, 1906 Either, Manchester Union or The Ledger Unconscious At His Post John J Hayes Was Stricken With Apoplexy and Died John J Hayes, a nightwatchman in the stocking mill in Amoskeag was found unconscious in the mill at 1 o’clock Monday morning, and died at 9 o’clock. The cause of the death was an apoplectic shock. […]
My Great Grandfather, John J Hayes Obituary
Thursday, May 10, 1906 Manchester Union Page 4 John J Hayes The funeral service of John J Hayes was held at St. Patrick’s Church on Wednesday morning, the Rev. Father Matthew Kramer celebrating a high mass of Requiem at 830 o’clock, assisted by the church choir. Interment was at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, where Father Creamer read the last prayers. Kean […]
The Funeral of Thomas E Hayes
Monday, September 21, 1897 Manchester Union Page 4 Funeral of Thomas E Hayes The remains of Thomas E Hayes were removed from the family residence, 30 Second St., to the Cathedral Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock, where the funeral services were held, the Rev. Father Hennon officiating. The internment took place in the family lot in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, and […]
Mrs Jane B (Keilty) Death Notice
Monday, August 1, 1927 The Union, City Editor Page 11 Mrs. Jane B. Hayes Mrs. Jane B (Keilty) Hayes, a resident of Manchester for 70 years, died early Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harry McNeil at 266 Goffstown Road, after a short illness. She was a native of Manchester, England. Mrs. Hayes lived most of her […]
Jane B (Keilty) Hayes Obituary
Monday, August 2, 1927 The Leader (City Edition) Page 12, Col 7 Mrs Jane B Hayes The funeral of Mrs. Jane B Hayes took place Tuesday afternoon from the family home, 266 Gofftstown Road. Sorrowing relatives and friends assembled at St. Patrick’s Church where at 9 o’clock, Rev. Joseph R O’Connor celebrated a high mass of Requiem assisted by the […]
The Sad Tale of Two Yerks Brothers, As Told By Area Newspapers, Postcards, Photos & Genealogy
Isaac Yerks was born circa 1823 to John Van Tassel and Fanny Yerks in New Castle, New York. He was the first of nine children born to them. Somewhere in the mid-1850s, Isaac married a woman by the name of Elizabeth and began their family, living in the town of Mount Pleasant near other Yerks relatives. Ezra Yerks, Isaacs younger […]
George W Yerks & Company, Sales Agents – Postcard
In my quest to acquire all things that are historic in nature and related to the Yerks family, I found the postcard below on eBay. I was able to purchase it for just $3.50. Although G.W. Yerks is not a direct relative of Colleen’s, he is a distant cousin. George W. Yerks was born at Unionville (now Hawthorne), New York […]
Biography of Nathaniel Cutler Jr.
Source: Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley”, volume III Nathaniel, son of John, was born about 1808, Somers, Westchester County, New York and resided in the town of New Castle, where he was a successful farmer, and died at the age of 18 years. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, […]