Person:Joseph Reid (14)

Joseph Reid was baptised on 3rd September 1830 at Monasterevin in County Kildare, son of Mary Reid, formerly Dennan, and her husband Michael Reid, a mason. The family appears to have stayed at Monasterevin until the 1840s, judging by the baptisms of Joseph's younger siblings.

In about 1850, Joseph emigrated to New York, where he worked as a mason. His sister Theresa and brother Michael followed him over the next couple of years, before being joined by his mother and four other siblings around 1854. They all appear together in the 1855 census in New York City, with Joseph's mother described as a widow, indicating that Joseph's father had died.

Joseph has yet to be traced after 1855.

1. ↑ Monasterevin, County Kildare, Ireland. Catholic Parish Registers.

   1830 September 3rd
   Children: Joseph
   Parents: Mick Read & Mary Dillon
   Sponsors: Edward Kirwan & Biddy Read
   Residence: Town

2. ↑ New York, United States. 1855 New York State Census
   1st Election District, 15th Ward, New York City, New York County, 1 Jun 1855.

   Mary Reid, 60 [1794/5], female, b. Ireland, widow, 1 year resident in city, cannot read or write
   Jos[eph] Reid, 23 [1831/2], male, child, b. Ireland, 5 years resident in city, Mason
   Maria Reid, 32 [1822/3], female, child, b. Ireland, 1 year resident in city
   Mich[ae]l Reid, 20 [1834/5], male, child, b. Ireland, 2 years in city, Mason
   Therasa Reid, 19 [1835/6], female, child, b. Ireland, 4 years resident in city, Cloak Maker
   Ann Reid, 17 [1837/8], female, child, b. Ireland, 1 year resident in city, Cloak Maker
   Agness Reid, 14 [1840/1], female, child, b. Ireland, 1 year resident in city
   Pat[ric]k Reid, 13 [1841/2], male, child, b. Ireland, 1 year resident in city