Brief history

Brief History of Patrick and Bridget McIntyre

Patrick McIntyre (c1831-1901) married Bridget Stevens (c1829-1908) on March 3, 1851 in St. Attracta’s Roman Catholic Church, Toulestrane, County Sligo, Ireland. They had eleven known children. The first five were born in Ireland: Edward (1852-1931); Bartholomew (1854-1924); Mary (1856-1934); Dominick (c1860-1932); and Catherine (1861-1914). Patrick, his wife and five children, left Ireland in 1863 sailing on the SS Orient into New York harbor and finally settling in San Francisco, California where the last six children were born: John Dunn (1864-a1908); Elizabeth (1867-1869); William (1869-1879); James (1871-1874); Thomas (c1874-a1931); and Ellen (1879-1963). Patrick and Bridget homesteaded in Oregon in the 1880s. Patrick died in 1901 and Bridget died in 1908. They are both buried in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Portland, Oregon.

Patrick's parents, Edward (c1805/6-1881) and Ann McIntyre (c1803/07-1889), both born in Ireland, also came to the US settling in the San Francisco area. From the records, it appears Edward and Ann came a few years before Patrick.


Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Bartolo McIntyre death 1935

Bartolo McIntyre, the son of Bartholomew McIntyre and Conception Ramos was born in San Francisco on August 18, 1890.  He married Angelina Uriarte around 1912, very likely in San Salvador.  They had two sons: Bartolo (Barclay) and Stanley, both born in San Salvador in the mid-1910s.

Roberto Morales McIntyre, nephew of Bartolo (1890-1935), told the story of Bartolo committing suicide by jumping in front of a San Francisco commuter train.  This information has not been verified.

I have been unable to locate a death certificate for Bartolo McIntyre (1890-1935) but  recently located a Funeral Record for him that states he died on January 13, 1935 due to "shock and hemorrhage following fracture of skull."  An inquest was pending and an autopsy was conducted.  This would account for why there was not a "normal" death certificate.

Bartolo was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery on January 16, 1935 following a requiem Mass at St. Emydius Church, San Francisco.




Sources: 
California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1895-1985; N. Gray and Company Funeral Home. Ancestry.com [database on-line] accessed July 22, 2014.  Bartolo McIntyre entry.
Photo: Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California, photographed by Elaine McIntyre Beaudoin, January, 2014.

Francisca McIntire Requests an Emergency US Passport, 1917

1917 Passport Photo
QUESTION: Why did Francisca need an "emergency or departmental" passport in January,1917?

Francisca McIntire (1888-1985), daughter of Bartolo/Bartholomew McIntire/McIntyre (c1854-1924), applied for an emergency US passport in San Salvador so she could accompany her father, Bartolo, back to the United States.

In her application she states she was born in San Francisco, California on August 19, 1888. Additionally, she states her father, "Bartley" was born in Ireland and left from the port of Liverpool in 1858 to immigrate to the U.S. She states Bartley lived in San Francisco from 1858 to 1908. She says Bartley was naturalized as a US citizen on January 15, 1864 before the County Court of San Francisco.

In 1917 he was residing in San Salvador for the purpose of business.

Francisca is described as 28 years old, 5 feet, 4 inches tall with blue eyes and brown hair.  Her complexion was fair, with a high forehead, oval chin and oval face.




The above attached letter to the US Passport Application, is very difficult to read, but most of the words can be made out:

San Salvador, January 17, 1917
The Honorable
    The Secretary of State
          Washington, D. C.
Sir: -
I have the honor to enclose herewith the emergency
passport application of Miss Frances Mcintire, and one
dollar, United States currency, covering the charge of
the same.
Miss Mcintire is a native born American and her
father, Bartley Mcintire, who has been personally known
at this Legation for some time, is registered as an
American citizen.
     I have the honor ????
          Sir,
      Your obedient servant
          [Signature unreadable]

Enclosures: - Emergency Passport Application
                    of Miss Francis McIntire.
                     One dollar, U. S. Currency.


Source: U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT; Ancestry.com, accessed July 22, 2014.