The Death of Peter Corrigan

According to Hartford death registrations for the year 1891, Peter Corrigan died 30 August 1891:

DATE: Aug 30
NAME IN FULL: Corrigan Peter
PLACE OF DEATH, STREET AND NO. 88 Walnut
AGE: 47
CONDITION: Married
BIRTH-PLACE, RESIDENCE AT DEATH UNDER IT: Ireland/Hartford
FATHER’S NAME AND NATIVITY: Patrick
MOTHER’S “ “ : Mary
CAUSE OF DEATH: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
PHYSICIAN OR PERSON CERTYFYING, AND PLACE OF INTERMENT: Geo. C. Bailey/Mt. St. Benedict
A letter from the Catholic Cemeteries Association explains that lot cards for Mt. Saint Benedict Cemetery in Bloomfield started in 1912. But there is an entry in an old day book dated 31 August 1891. It only states there was an opening of the ground for Peter and the location of the grave was not recorded. However, one clue may suggest that Peter was buried in the same lot as his wife Ann: the lot was purchased by Peter in 1880, eleven years prior to his death. And why 1880? The Mary Corrigan who died at 88 Walnut on 20 April 1880 –whose parents were also named Patrick and Mary --may be the reason.

Peter Corrigan's Death

By using city directories, I’ve narrowed Peter Corrigan’s death to between 1891 and 1893.

Geer’s Hartford Directory, July 1891-July 1892: Corrigan, Peter, laborer, h. u. 88 Walnut:
Geer’s Hartford Directory, July 1892-July 1893: Corrigan, Ann, wid. Peter, h. u. 88 Walnut
My objective is to find his parental information so my next task will be to look at Hartford death registrations for these years. They span two microfilms. It will take another couple of weeks to receive the film(s).

During the interim, I’ll wait for word from Mt. Saint Benedict Cemetery in Bloomfield about the Ann Corrigan buried there, who is possibly Peter's wife.

And work on finding more information about where William Carrigan came from in Ireland. Having a possible county is great, but this isn’t enough. I’ll start with two tasks:

• Find a naturalization index card for William Carrigan -- which will lead to naturalization records -- which may help to confirm the county.



• Find obituary of William Carrigan -- which may list where in County Leitrim he possibly comes from.

My purpose in all this is still to determine William’s relationship to Lawrence Carrigan.

Peter Corrigan Timeline 1870-1880

These are the streets (see below) in which I find any and all Peter Carrigans and Peter Corrigans living in Hartford, CT, between the years 1870 and 1880 (there were no Peter Kerrigans), according to Geer's Hartford City Directories.

The directories all cover July of the first year to July of the second year. There is no data for August 1871 to June 1873, and July 1874 to June 1875.

There is only one individual per listing – with the exception of the 1879-1880 directory. At first glance, it seems there might be two separate Peters in this directory – Peter Carrigan living at 22 Flower, and Peter Corrigan living at 88 Walnut. Yet a closer look reveals that the Timothy Carrigan living at 69 Temple Street may be the same Timothy Corrigan living at 69 Temple Street -- thus Timothy may be listed twice in the same directory.

It seems feasible then to suggest that just as there is only one Peter in the other directories, that there is also only one Peter in the 1879-1880 directory, and that he lived at both 22 Flower and 88 Walnut during this time frame. It is important to note that 22 Flower is where William Carrigan lived at this time:

Hartford City Directory July 1870 to July 1871: 5 Flower (Peter Corrigan)

Hartford City Directory July 1873-July 1874: 21 Chestnut (Peter Corrigan) *Larey [Lawrence] Carrigan also lives here. A John Corrigan lives at 27 Spruce, which is where Peter will live in the next directory. 
 
Hartford City Directory July 1875 to July 1876: 27 Spruce (Peter Corrigan)

Hartford City Directory July 1876 to July 1877: 21 Spruce (Peter Corrigan) *A Mary Corrigan lives at 21 Spruce also. 

Hartford City Directory July 1877 to July 1878: 23 ½ Spruce (Peter Corrigan)

Hartford City Directory July 1878 to July 1879: 88 Walnut (Peter Corrigan)

Hartford City Directory July 1879 to July 1880: 22 Flower (Peter Carrigan) AND 88 Walnut (Peter Corrigan) *William Carrigan lives at 22 FLOWER.

Hartford City Directory July 1880 to July 1881: 88 Walnut (Peter Corrigan) *A Patrick Kerrigan lives at 88 Walnut as well.

Peter Corrigan

The 1873-1874 Hartford City Directory listed a previously unknown (to me) Corrigan living at 21 Chestnut Street:

Corrigan, Peter, laborer, b. r. 21 Chestnut

Peter Corrigan. Is he a brother to Lawrence? Is he a brother to William? Time and a few other records will tell.

I found one Peter and wife Annie living at 88 Walnut in Hartford by 1880. They are listed in the 1880 U. S. Census, but under the surname Carrigan:

Carrigan Peter, 34 years old, born Ireland [in about 1846]
Carrigan Annie, WIFE, 28 years old, born Ireland [in about 1852]
Carrigan Mary Jane, DAUGHTER, 1 year old, born Connecticut [in about 1879]: