Michael J. Quinn

M, (1860 - 28 September 1889)
Father-Biological*Mark Quinn b. 1830, d. 15 Oct 1896
Mother-Biological*Margaret Gorham b. 6 Sep 1840, d. 9 Dec 1887
Family Lines
Myers Line
Last Edited=15 May 2023
     Michael J. Quinn was born in 1860 at Ireland.1,2,3 He was the son of Mark Quinn and Margaret Gorham. Michael J. Quinn was christened on 4 November 1860 in the Lettermullan, County Galway, Ireland.3 Michael J. Quinn went by the nick-name of Mike. He immigrated before 1868 to the United States. Michael, age 10, appeared on the US Census of 1870 living at Richland, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania,in the household of his parents, Mark and Margaret Quinn.4 Michael, age 20, appeared on the US Census of 1880 living at 63 Hill Street, Emlenton, Venango County, Pennsylvania,in the household of his parents, Mark and Margaret Quinn. According to the 1880 US Census, he was a laborer.5 Michael was a laborer in 1880.5

Michael J. Quinn married Catherine L. Boyle, daughter of John Boyle and Alice Langan, in 1881.6 Michael J. Quinn died on 28 September 1889 at Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from burns suffered when Furnace C at the Edgar Thompson works broke.1,2 Michael was buried on 30 September 1889 at Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.2

Children of Michael J. Quinn and Catherine L. Boyle

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., Deaths, 1870-1905. Leh, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2019.
  2. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  3. Ancestry.com. Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016.
  4. Census Bureau. 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.
  5. Census Bureau. 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  6. Anderson, Mary. Myers Family Information. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: manuscript, 2000.