Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Descendants of John McCann(1831-1910)-S6 and Mary Clasby(1834-UNKN)-S7

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Monday, July 8, 2019

Limited Biography of Mary Clasby(1834-UNKN)-S7

Mary Clasby(1834-UNKN)-S7
Birth: 1834 in Chappataggle, Galway, Irelnad

Father: John Clasby(UNKN-UNKN)-S14
Mother: Mary Laughnan(UNKN-UNKN)-S15

Marriage: Married John McCann(1831-1910)-S6 on January 27th, 1856 in Lee, MA

Children: 
Death: After 1870

Mary Clasby was born about 1834 in Chappataggle, Galway, Ireland to John Clasby and Mary Laughnan.  She was baptized Roman Catholic on July 24th, 1835 in the Clonfert diocese.  SHe immigrated to the United States on the Princess Alice out of Liverpool to New York on July 12th, 1850.  



She married John McCann on January 27th, 1856 in Lee, MA.  They had at least three children together and possibly a fourth.  George McCann was born on November 30th, 1856 in Lee, MA.  Mary Jane McCann was born on January 1st, 1859 in Lee, MA.  Catherine Ellen McCann was born on January 3rd, 1861.  Lizzie Ann McCann may have been their forth child, born in 1862.




John and Mary were living with their first two children in 1860 in Lee, MA.  By 1865, she was living alone in Lee and working as a laborer.  By 1870, she is in the County Jail in Lenox, MA with no occupation.  After that, we loss track of her, but I suspect she died before 1876 when John remarried, 


Sources:
  • Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915; Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 02431 / 04; Name Mary Clasby, Baptism Age 0, Event Type Baptism, Birth Date 1835, Baptism Date 24 Jul 1835, Baptism Place Cappataggle, Galway, Ireland, Residence Place Cappataggle, Parish Variants Capatagal, Killalaghtan, Killalaghten, Killallaghten, Kilrickill, Kilrickle, Diocese Clonfert, Father John Clasby, Mother Mary Laughnan
  • Irish Immigrants: New York Port Arrival Records, 1846-1851; Name Mary Clasby, Birth Year abt 1833, Age 17, Gender Female, Embarkation Liverpool, Ship PrincessAlice 225 12 July 1850, Princess Alice, Ship Princess Alice, Occupation Immigrant, Passengers 225, Native Country Ireland, Destination USA, Arrival Place New York, New York, USA, Arrival Date 12 Jul 1850
  • 1860 United States Federal Census: Year: 1860; Census Place: Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_487; Page: 683; Image: 684; Family History Library Film: 803487
  • Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915: Name John McCann, Age 25, Birth Year abt 1831, Birth Place Ireland, Marriage Date 27 Jan 1856, Marriage Place Lee, Massachusetts, USA, Father Geo McCann, Spouse Mary Clasby
  • Massachusetts, State Census, 1865; Name Mary McCann, Gender Female, Marital Status Married, Birth Year abt 1837, Birth Place Ireland, Residence Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA, Enumeration Year 1865, Age 28, Household Number 657, Reel Number 2, Volume Number 3
  • 1870 United States Federal Census; Year: 1870; Census Place: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_601; Page: 429B; Image: 132697; Family History Library Film: 552100
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Sunday, July 7, 2019

Biography of John McCann(1831-1910)-S6

All the McCann work has been leading up to this.  John McCann was my 2nd Great Grandfather.  His life has been a bit of a puzzle and this biography is what I have been able to pull together.  There are some things that are confusing still and I have done the best I can with it.

John McCann(1831-1910)-S6
Birth: 1831 in Clonoe, Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Father: George McCann(UNKN-UNKN)-S12
Mother: Mary Hughes(1805-1884)-S13

Marriage: Married Mary Clasby(1834-UNKN)-S7 on January 27th, 1856 in Lee, MA

Children: 
Marriage: Mary Delan on February 26th, 1876 in Lee, MA

Death: March 6th, 1910 in Togus, ME

John McCann was born to George McCann and Mary Hughes in about 1831 the third of six children.  He was baptized Roman Catholic on July 10th, 1834 in Clonoe, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The family appeared to moved in 1836 to Aghagallon, Antrim, Northern Ireland and then Armagh, Armagh, Northern Ireland.


 


At some point after 1836 John's father George passed away and the family migrated to the United States.  according to various records, John came over around 1853.  The 1855 Massachusetts State census has him living in Lee, MA as a lodger with the Griswald family.  His profession is listed as Other.  He is listed as be 24 years old, which is a little off of his estimated birth year.



He married Mary Clasby(1834-UNKN) on January 27th, 1856 in Lee, MA.  It was a Roman Catholic ceremony by Rev. Theodore Northise.  John is listed as being a laborer.  Their first child, George McCann(1856-UNKN), was born on November 30th, 1856  in Lee, MA.  Their second child, Mary Jane McCann(1859-UNKN) was born on January 1st, 1859 in Lee, MA.

The 1860 U.S. Census shows John living with his wife and two children in Lee, MA.  He is lsited as being a Livery Laborer and couldn't read or write. The couple's third child, Catehrine Ellen McCann was born on January 3rd, 1861 in Lee, MA.  Their may have been a forth child, Lizzie Anne McCann born in 1862, but I have not been able to find a record of her birth.

On July 17th, 1862, John joined the Union army. He was listed as being Hostler. He became a member of Company B of the 37th Massachusetts Infantry as a wagoner. John served from August 30th, 1862 to June 21st, 1865.  As a wagoner, it is unlikely he saw combat but was likely associated with most of the 37th's movements.  Company B was one of the Zouave units which meant they utilized light infantry tactics that emphasized open-order formations. He is listed as dislocating his right knee on November 15th, 1863 in Falmouth, VA and was discharged on June 21st, 1865 in Halls, Hill, VA.



The following information is expanded from the Civil War in the East website.


Date
Activity
August 30th, 1862Organized at Pittsfield under Colonel Oliver Edwards
September 7th, 1862Left State for Washington, D.C. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac and duty at Downsville, Md.
October 20th-November 19th, 1862Movement to Stafford C. H., Va.
December 5th, 1862To Belle Plains
December 12th-15th, 1862Battle of Fredericksburg, Va.
January 20th-24th, 1863“Mud March”
March 1863Attached to 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
April 27th-May 6th, 1863Chancellorsville Campaign
April 29th-May 2nd, 1863Operations at Franklin’s Crossing
May 3rd, 1863Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg
May 3rd-4th, 1863Salem Heights
May 4th, 1863Banks’ Ford
July 1st-July 3rd, 1863Battle of Gettysburg
June 30th-October 17th, 1863Detached for duty at New York and duty at Fort Hamilton, N.Y. Harbor
October 17th, 1863Rejoined army at Chantilly, Va.
November 7th &8th, 1863Advance to line of the Rappahannock
November 7th, 1863Rappahannock Station
November 26th-Decimeter 2nd, 1863Mine Run Campaign, then at At Brandy Station
May-June 1864Rapidan Campaign
May 5th-7th, 1864Battle of the Wilderness
May 8th-21st, 1864Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
May 12th, 1864Assault on the Salient
May 23rd-26th, 1864North Anna River
May 26th-28th, 1864Line of the Pamunkey
May 28th-31st, 1864Totopotomoy
June 1st-12th, 1864Cold Harbor
June 16th-18th, 1864Before Petersburg, attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps
July 9th, 1864Jerusalem Plank Road
July 9th-11th, 1864Moved to Washington, D.C.
July 11th-12th, 1864Repulse of Early’s attack on Fort Stevens and the Northern Defenses of Washington
August, 1864Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign
August 21st-22nd, 1864Near Charlestown
September 19th, 1864Battle of Winchester (Opequan)
September 20th, 1864Provost duty at Winchester
December 13-16th, 1864Moved to Petersburg, Va.
March 28th, 1865Appomattox Campaign
April 2nd, 1865Assault on and fall of Petersburg
April 3rd-9th, 1865Pursuit of Lee
April 9th, 1865Appomattox Court House
April 23rd-27th, 1865Moved to Danville, Va.
May 3rd, 1865Moved to Wilson’s Station
May 18th-June 2nd, 1865march to Washington, D.C.
June 8th, 1865Corps Review
June 22nd-23rd, 1865Moved to Readville, Mass.
June 30th, 1865Mustered out

Something happened to the family during the war.  John is listed as being married in 1863, by the family has broken up and the children spread all over the place by 1865.  Family legend has it that the Roman Catholic church was involved in the split up and that Catherine, my Great Grandmother was sent to become a cook in a lumber camp.  This is a bit odd, because she would have been 4 years old at the time.  There is a possibility that the George McCann shown as living with with John's older brother George in the 1870 U.S. Census is John's son.  Whatever the case< I have not been able to find any other trace of George or Mary Jane.

The next time John shows in the record, he is working as a Hostler at Morgan House in Lee, MA in 1874.  There is no sign of his family.  on February 26th, 1876, he marries Mary Delan in Lee, MA.  This is listed as being both of their second marriages and it was conducted by a Justice of the Peace.  This makes me think that whatever happened with the first marriage was not condoned by the Roman Catholic Church.  The 1880 U.S. Census shows them living together in Lee, MA with a daughter named Lizzie.  John is listed as being a stableman who can't read or write.  It also lists his birthplace as England, but I am wondering if this is a lie to cover his Irish heritage. Lizzie is shown as being born around 1862.  I can see one or two possibilities with Lizzie.

  1. She is the daughter of John's first marriage
  2. She is the Daughter of Mary Delan's first marriage and John adopted her.
By 1890, he has moved to Pittsfield, MA and is a boarder.  There is no sign of his family.   On August 13th, 1894, he is admitted to the Veterans Home in Togas, ME.  He is listed as being 5' 5 3/4" with a medium complexion, blue eyes and gray hair.  He can't read or write and his profession was that of a Hostler.  He is listed as having a series of ailments including:
  • Old dislocation of right knee
  • Insufficiency of  mitral valve of heart
  • hemorrhoids
The 1900 U.S. Census shows John living at the Eastern Branch National Home for DVS in Chelsea, Kennebec, ME.  John died on March 6th, 1910 of Pneumonia and is buried at the Togus National Cemetery in Togas, ME.

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Sources:
  • Massachusetts, State Census, 1855; Name John M McCann, Gender Male, Birth Year abt 1831, Birth Place Ireland, Residence Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA, Enumeration Year 1855, Age 24, Household Number 159, Reel Number 2, Volume Number 3
  • 1860 United States Federal Census: Year: 1860; Census Place: Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_487; Page: 683; Image: 684; Family History Library Film: 803487
  • 1880 United States Federal Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 521; Family History Film: 1254521; Page: 208B; Enumeration District: 051; Image: 0418
  • 1900 United States Federal Census: Year: 1900; Census Place: Chelsea, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: 593; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0267; FHL microfilm: 1240593
  • Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915: Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05579 / 02; Name John McCann, Baptism Age 0, Event Type Baptism, Birth Date 1834, Baptism Date 10 Jul 1834, Baptism Place Clonoe, Tyrone, Ireland, Diocese Armagh, Father George McCann, Mother Mary Hughes
  • Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915: Name John McCann, Age 25, Birth Year abt 1831, Birth Place Ireland, Marriage Date 27 Jan 1856, Marriage Place Lee, Massachusetts, USA, Father Geo McCann, Spouse Mary Clasby
  • Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915; Name John Mc Cann, Age 42, Birth Year abt 1834, Birth Place Ireland, Marriage Date 26 Feb 1876, Marriage Place Lee, Massachusetts, USA, Father George Mc Cann, Mother Mary M Mc Cann, Spouse Mary Delan
  • U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989; Name John McCann, Residence Year 1890, Street Address Clough c Seymour, Residence Place Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA, Occupation Laborer, Publication Title Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1890
  • U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989; Name John McCann, Residence Year 1874, Residence Place Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA, Occupation Hostler, Publication Title The Berkshire County Directory, 1874
  • 1890 Veterans Schedules; Year: 1890; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 13; Enumeration District: 54
  • U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles; Name John McCann,  Residence Massachusetts, Occupation Hostler, Age at enlistment 29, Enlistment Date 17 Jul 1862, Rank at enlistment Wagoner, State Served Massachusetts, Survived the War? Yes, Service Record Enlisted in Company B, Massachusetts 37th Infantry Regiment on 30 Aug 1862.Mustered out on 21 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC., Birth Date abt 1833, Sources Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War
  • U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938; Name John Mccann, Birth Year abt 1832, Keyed Birth Location Ireland, Birth Country Ireland, Admitted Year 1894,Age at Admission 62, State Maine, County Kennebec, City Togus, Branch Eastern Branch
  • U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006; Name John Mc Cann, Service Info. US Army, Death Date 6 Mar 1910, Service Start Date 17 Jul 1862, Interment Date 6 Mar 1910, Cemetery Togus National Cemetery, Cemetery Address VA Medical Center, VA Regional Office Center Togus, ME 04330, Buried At Section A Site 2677
  • U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865; Name John McCann, Birth Year abt 1833, Place of Birth Ireland, Age on 1 July 1863 30, Race White, Marital Status Married, Residence Lee, Massachusetts, Congressional District 10th, Class 1
  • U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Name John McCann, Death Date 6 Mar 1910, Cemetery Togus National Cemetery, Burial or Cremation Place Togus, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America, Has Bio? Y, URL https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115978188
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Saturday, July 6, 2019

McCann Baptism Records

In my research on the immigrant generation of the McCanns, I've found what may be their Baptism Records.  Here is what I have found:

George McCann:
  • Parents: George McCann & Margt Hughes
  • Baptized on October 2nd, 1824
  • Location: Tynon, Armagh, Ireland
  • Roman Catholic
  • Diocese: Armagh


Catherine McCann:
  • Parents: George McCann & Mary Hughes
  • Baptized on April 14th, 1831
  • Location: Clonoe, Tyrone, Ireland
  • Roman Catholic
  • Diocese: Armagh


John McCann:
  • Parents: George McCann & Mary Hughes
  • Baptized on July 10th, 1834
  • Location: Clonoe, Tyrone, Ireland
  • Roman Catholic
  • Diocese: Armagh


Jane McCann:
  • Parents: Tool McCann & Mary M.
  • Baptized on August 27th, 1836
  • Location: Aghagallon, Antrim, Ireland
  • Roman Catholic
  • Diocese: Down & Conner


Mary Jane McCann:
  • Parents: Jas McCann & Mary Hughes
  • Baptized on May 13th, 1836
  • Location: Armagh, Armagh, Ireland
  • Roman Catholic
  • Diocese: Armagh



I couldn't find anything for Elizabeth.  Given that I am not even sure that is her name, I'm not surprised.  All the records list their ages as zero, but I don't think this comes from the underlying document. I am highly suspicious of the record form Jane McCann.  Parents seem wrong and it is a ways away from the other ones.  I suspect the mother listed for George McCann may have been a transcription error for Mary and the father listed for Mary Jane McCann may have been George instead of Jas.  If these are correct records, the family moved quite a bit.  I wonder if this ties to the father's profession or something else.  Here is a map showing all the locations and how close they are to each other.



Sources:

  • George McCann: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05589 / 05, Name George McCann, Baptism Age 0, Event Type Baptism, Birth Date 1824,Baptism Date 2 Oct 1824, Baptism Place Tynan, Armagh, Ireland, Parish Variants Middletown, Diocese Armagh, FatherGeorge McCann, Mother Margt Hughes
  • Catherine McCann: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05579 / 02, Name Catherine McCann, Baptism Age 0, Event Type Baptism, Birth Date 1831, Baptism Date 14 Apr 1831, Baptism Place Clonoe, Tyrone, Ireland, Diocese Armagh, Father Geo McCann, Mother Mary Hughes
  • John McCann: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05579 / 02, Name John McCann, Baptism Age 0, Event Type Baptism, Birth Date 1834, Baptism Date 10 Jul 1834, Baptism Place Clonoe, Tyrone, Ireland, Diocese Armagh, Father George McCann, Mother Mary Hughes
  • Jane McCann: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05467 / 07, Name Jane McCann, Baptism Age 0, Event Type Baptism, Birth Date 1836, Baptism Date 28 Aug 1836, Baptism Place, Aghagallon, Antrim, Ireland, Residence Place Derryhanchan, Parish Variants Aghagallon and Ballinderry, Ballinderry, Diocese Down and Connor, Father Tool McCann, Mother Mary M?Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05590 / 04, Name Mary McCann, Baptism Age 0, Event Type Baptism, Birth Date 1836, Baptism Date 13 May 1836, Baptism Place Armagh, Armagh, Ireland, Diocese Armagh, Father Jas McCann, Mother Mary Hughes
  • Mary Jane McCann: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, 
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