My last post
mentioned the marriage of Dennis Delaney (age 45) to Margaret Woods (age 25) on
17 October 1870 – on the same day Lawrence Carrigan married Mary Murphy. Both couples were married by the same priest –
who officiated at St. Patrick’s Church in Hartford. [1]
I found
likely candidates for Dennis and Margaret in the 1880 U. S. census, residing
with “Kate Cargin" – likely Mrs. Bernard Carrigan/Corrigan listed in city directories] but I needed evidence that
this Dennis and “Margret” were the couple who married in 1870. [2]
A) Let’s take Dennis
first. A candidate for Dennis pops up in
the 1870 U. S. census. There is no adult
female listed at this family number, suggesting Dennis’ availability for the
October marriage. The 7-year-old John listed
here makes a good candidate for the 17-year-old John listed as Dennis’ son in
the 1880 census, ten years later. [3]
·
Delaney
Dennis, 43, laborer, b. Ireland
·
--Alice,
13, house keeper, b. Connecticut
·
--Delia,
9, b. Connecticut
·
--John,
7, b. Connecticut
B) According to
Find a Grave, one Margaret Woods Delaney died 9 August 1896 in Hartford and is
buried at St. Patrick’s Cemetery (no photograph of headstone). [4]
C) Hartford
Probate Court records filed 13 August 1896 state that a Margaret Delaney died 9
August 1896 “possessed of goods and estate remaining to be administered,
leaving a [unknown hand-written word], whose name is Dennis Delaney who has
since deceased [all hand-written].” The record
goes on to list four individuals (listed below) with the surname “Woods” and their
relationships to Margaret. They all lived
in Hartford at the time. [5]
Patrick F. Woods, a nephew
James Woods, a nephew
Mary C. Woods, a niece
Lizzie Woods, a niece
D) All four of
Margaret’s nieces and nephews likely appear residing at 49 Front Street
(mentioned in my previous post) in the 1880 Census – with their Mother Margret Woods
– just three family numbers below Dennis Delaney and wife Margret, who just happen to reside with "Kate Cargin." [6]
E) I have not
found Dennis or Margret in the 1900 census.
So, at this point it appears that the maiden name of “Margret”
Delaney in the 1880 census record is indeed Woods, making her a good match for
the Margaret Woods who married in 1870, even though her age differs from that
record by ten years.
The question
still remains: Why are Dennis and
Margaret Delaney living with Kate Carrigan/Corrigan in 1880?
Notes:
[1] Hartford (Connecticut) Registrar of Vital Statistics,
Town of Hartford marriage Registrations, 1870, p. 241; FHL microfilm 1,313,873.
[2] 1880 U. S. census, Hartford County, Connecticut,
population schedule, Hartford, enumeration district 12, pp. 14-15, dwelling 75,
family 158, Kate Cargin household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 December 2015),
citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 97.
[3] 1870 U. S.
census, Hartford County, Connecticut, population schedule, Hartford, ward 5, p.
33, dwelling 129, family 278, Dennis Delaney; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 December 2015), citing National Archives
microfilm publication M593, roll 101.
[4] Find a Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com : accessed 15 December
2015), memorial page for Margaret Woods Delaney, Find a Grave memorial no. 148,644,907,
citing Hartford Vital Records, Connecticut.
[5] “Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999,” Hartford
Probate Court, petition papers, estate file for Margaret Delaney (1896);
digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16
December 2015), citing various “Connecticut County, District and Probate courts.”
[6] 1880 U. S. census, Harford County, Connecticut,
population schedule, Hartford, Enumeration District 12, p. 15, dwelling 76,
family 160, Margret Woods; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14
December 2015), citing citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll
97.
