Possible Parents of Patrick McIntyre? It seems so.

When Patrick and Bridget's daughter Elizabeth died at 2 years of age in 1869, Patrick bought several graves in Calvary Cemetery, San Francisco, California.  Around 1940, Calvary Cemetery, as were other cemeteries in the city of San Francisco, was emptied to make way for the growth of the city.  Many of the graves in Calvary Cemetery were moved to Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, a suburb of San Francisco.

The remains in the graves that Patrick McIntyre purchased were also removed to Holy Cross in 1940.  In some of the graves little more than dust was found.  The nature of the find when the Calvary graves were dug up, was recorded on "Removal Record" cards.  Many of these cards have been scanned and are viewable on the San Francisco Genealogy website along with images of the original burial register book.

In searching the site, in addition to locating the Removal Records for Elizabeth (2) and William (10) and possibly son James (3), two adults were recorded.

Could Ed and Annie be the parents of Patrick McIntyre? YES!  The argument for:

• They are obviously related somehow to Patrick, given they share the same last name and are buried in the same plot as Patrick's children. 
• Given the ages listed, Ed would have been born circa 1806-1807 and Annie would have been born circa 1807-1808, certainly old enough to have a son born in 1831, the believed birth year of Patrick. 
• From San Francisco City Directories (1861-1883) Edward and Patrick both lived at the corner of Larkin and Francisco between 1863 and 1879.
• The Irish naming pattern is to name the first son after the Father's Father.  Patrick's oldest son is named Edward. 
• Ann is listed as the mother of Patrick McIntyre in her death notice dated March 1, 1889 in the San Francisco Examiner.
• Edward is listed as "married" in the Register of Interments, Calvary Cemetery, San Francisco, California, March 2, 1881.
• Ann is listed as "widow" in the Register of Interments, Calvary Cemetery, San Francisco, California, February 28, 1889.

Although none of the individual points above is proof that Edward and Annie are the parents of Patrick, the collective information, so far, supports the idea.

Information updated August 21, 2014.