Information includes stories, images and documents related to the Patrick McIntyre/Bridget Stevens family of Lislea, County Sligo, Ireland. Please help add a little color to the family by contributing ancestor remembrances and comments on this Blog. For additional information on the family, visit the McIntyre-Sullivan Genealogy website at http://McIntyreGenealogy.com.
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.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Photo of Bridget with daughter Ellen
This photo was taken in 1908, less than 3 months before Bridget Steven McIntyre died. Her daughter, Nell is on the left (Bridget's right) the younger woman is unknown.
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