Family:Hugh McLaughlin and Sarah Kays (1)

The birth year for Hugh McLaughlin, Brooklyn's long term political leader, is reported as early as 1825 and as late as 1828. In the vanity sketch published in Peter Ross's "History of Long Island," Vol. 2, 1902 edition, Hugh McLaughlin's birth year is recorded as 1825.

Cornelius McLaughlin, Hugh's older brother, died 21 Mar 1899. In two obituaries, it is noted that Cornelius was 2 years older than Hugh. The NYT's obituary gives Cornelius' age as and The Sun's obituary gives his age as 74, making Cornelius' birth year as 1827 or 1825. Either of these dates places Hugh's birth year as 1825 or earlier.

1. ↑ Wedding anniversary - 34 years, in New York Herald (New York City, New York)
   12 Sep 1896.

   "Echo of Wedding Bells" for Hugh McLaughlin and Sarah Ellen Kays. Article found at www.fultonhistory.com, free website: New York Herald, Brooklyn Supplement

2.   Birth year of Hugh McLaughlin and early home, in Ross, Peter. A history of Long Island: from its earliest settlement to the present time. (New York and Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1902)
   2, 93, 1825.

   Hugh McLaughlin was born in 1825, on Furman street (then called Everett street), this city [Brooklyn]...Subsequently the elder [Hugh] McLaughlin purchased property at the corner of Jay and Concord streets, upon which he erected a new dwelling, the building long known as the "White House," which was for many years locally prominent as a political headquarters.

3. ↑ New York Times, 12 September 1894: "They were married Sept. 11, 1862, at Lafayette, Sussex County, N. J., by the late Rev. John McDonald of St. James's Pro-Cathedral."