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Facts and Events
| Name |
Cornelius Fitzpatrick |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1] |
1840 |
County Clare or County Kerry, Ireland |
| Other[6] |
31 Oct 1861 |
New York, New York, United StatesHe might be the Cornelius Fitzpatrick who enlisted in Company M, New York 5th Cavalry Regiment, serving as blacksmith |
| Marriage |
Bef 1865 |
Secondary date: 31 DEC 1864
to Ann Coughlan |
| Other[7] |
1865 |
New York, New York, United StatesHe might be the Cornelius Fitzpatrick who opened a bank account at Emigrant Savings Bank |
| Census[8] |
12 Jul 1870 |
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States |
| Occupation[9] |
12 Jul 1870 |
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Statescoachman for wealthy leather dealer, Oliver Hoyt |
| Residence[10] |
12 Jul 1870 |
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Statesin a house adjacent to his employer's on Noroton Hill |
| Citizenship[11] |
23 Oct 1872 |
Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States |
| Census? |
15 Jun 1880 |
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States |
| Occupation[13] |
15 Jun 1880 |
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Stateslaborer |
| Residence[9] |
15 Jun 1880 |
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Stateson Adams Row |
| Other[12] |
15 Jun 1880 |
may not have known how to read and/or write |
| Residence[14] |
Bet 1881 and 1882 |
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Statesat 162 Main Secondary date: 1 JUL 1882 |
| Other[15] |
31 Mar 1882 |
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United StatesA C. Fitzpatrick appeared in the list of the auditing report for the prior year, under the category Highway and Bridge account |
| Occupation[16] |
Bet 1883 and 1884 |
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Statesundertaker |
| Residence[17] |
Bet 1883 and 1884 |
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Stateson Adams Ave. |
| Occupation[18] |
Bet 1885 and 1886 |
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Statesdriver |
| Residence[18] |
Bet 1885 and 1886 |
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Stateson Adams Ave. |
| Other[19] |
1 Jul 1887 |
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United StatesCornelius Fitzpatrick, watchman at White, Gillespie & Thayers, was appointed a special constable |
| Occupation[18] |
From abt 1887 to abt 1892 |
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Statesa driver at a West Main St. location |
| Residence[20] |
Abt 1892 |
New York, New York, United States |
| Census[21] |
1900 |
New York, New York, United States |
| Residence[22] |
1900 |
New York, New York, United States307 West 62nd St. (near Amsterdam) |
| Other? |
1900 |
was not in the 1900 census, so may have already moved to NY, the city directory could be wrong |
| Census[23] |
1910 |
New York, New York, United States |
| Death[2] |
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References
- ↑ Maybe him? Cornelius Fitzpatrick, Male, Christening Date: 02 Sep 1838, Christening Place: Roman Catholic, Killarney, Kerry, Ireland, Father's Name: John Fitzpatrick / Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Mary McCarthy Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881, Cornelius Fitzpatrick, 02 Sep 1838.
or maybe this?
Corn. Fitzpatrick, Male, Christening Date: 20 Jan 1833, Christening Place: Roman Catholic, Inchigeelagh Parish, Cork, Ireland Father's Name: James Fitzpatrick Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Catherine Kingston "Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881" - FamilySearch.org
County Kerry gotten from the bank records -- or it could be County Clare, as family memories had it -- the two counties are adjacent and so he could have moved from the one of his birth to the other in search of work -- or, it's possible the bank records are from another Cornelius Fitzpatrick
*The following came up for County Kerry on churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie -- There were no Fitzpatrick baptisms in County Clare for several years in either direction Name Cornelius FitzPatrick Date of Birth 28 June 1839 Father CORNELIUS FITZPATRICK Mother ELLEN SULLIVAN, Child Denomination RC, Father Occupation NR, Sponsor 1 JAMES SULLIVAN, Sponsor 1, Address NR, Sponsor 2 MARY FITZPATRICK, Sponsor 2 Address NR Priest NR - ↑ aft 1910 in New York if he was the Cornelius listed in the 1910 census / or if it was our Cornelius who served in the Civil War company M, then maybe the "event" here is his death date.
Cornelius Fitzpatrick Military Rank: [ ] Military Company: M Military Regiment: 6 State: Military Unit: Infantry / Event Date: 24 May 1927 Military Company/Regiment: Affiliate Name: National Archives and Records Administration Affiliate Publication Number: T289 Affiliate Publication Title: Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900 Affiliate Record Type: Civil War Pensions
United States, Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N4YS-23T : accessed 19 Apr 2013), Cornelius Fitzpatrick, 1927.
- The surname Fitzpatrick is the translation of Mac Giolla Phádraig from the original Irish to English. It is the only surname with the Fitz prefix of Irish origin. All others are of Norman descent. According to Carrigan, this kingdom was founded by Aengus Osrith who flourished some time about the latter half of the second century of the Christian era. Giolla Phádraigs reign commenced some eight centuries later in 976 AD and he reigned until he was slain in 996 AD. His sons were styled Mac Giolla Phádraig (son of Giolla Phádraig). As part of the colonisation of Ireland by England, natural Irish names had to be restyled in the English format. Mac Giolla Phádraig was anglicised as Fitzpatrick.
- Fitzpatrick. Native Irish, possibly 5 distinct Clans. Estimated 5 founding ancestors. Genetic homeland: Cavan, Laois, Down, Cork and Clare. The Fitzpatricks in Laois were originally called McGilpatrick (a surname that no longer exists)
irishorigenes.com/fitzpatrick
- possibly he is one of these Cornelius Fitzpatricks from CastleGarden.org -- arrived 2 Sep 1850, ship Andrew Foster, age 20 / arrived 3 Apr 1847 ship Thomas W. Sears age 18 / arrived 15 Aug 1853 ship George Washington, age 17 / arrived 19 Sep 1855 ship Great Western, age 14 / arrived 7 Jun 1865 ship Webster, age 20 / arrived 26 Mar 1870, ship City of Brooklyn, age 20 / or, if he came as a paid soldier for the Civil War, he could have come in a ship chartered for that purpose that did not come through this port.
- ↑ No direct proof but it seems likely to be him: Name: Cornelius Fitzpatrick; Age at Enlistment: 21; Enlistment Date: 27 Sep 1861; Rank at enlistment: Private; Enlistment Place: New York City, NY; State Served: New York; Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Enlisted in Company M, New York 5th Cavalry Regiment on 31 Oct 1861. Promoted to Full Blacksmith. Mustered out on 07 Mar 1862. Birth Date: abt 1840 - Source: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General *He could be one or all of the below -- the first matches the above company -- and the second has his middle initial (and H could possibly be a misreading of an M): *Cornelius Fitzpatrick; Rank: [ ]; Company: M; Regiment: 6; State: Arm of Service: Infantry / Cornelius J. Fitzpatrick; Rank: Company: H Regiment: 116; State: New York; Arm of Service: Infantry / Cornelius J. Fitzpatrick; Rank: [ ] Company: E; Regiment: 116; State: New York; Arm of Service: Infantry - Source: FamilySearch: Civil War Pension Index Cards Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900 NARA Publication Number: T289 Publisher: National Archives and Records Administration Collection Title: Civil War Pensions
REGIMENT NAME:116th Regiment, New York Infantry SIDE: Union: COMPANY: E,H SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private SOLDIER'S RANK OUT:Private ALTERNATE NAME: FILM NUMBER:M551 roll 46 NOTES: See also 18 Regt. Inf. Corps
*On the 24th of June an order was received calling for these volunteers; and although the bitter experience of our two unsuccessful assaults it was feared would prevent any response, yet twenty-four brave boys were found in the One Hundred and Sixteenth who were willing to offer themselves once more for this perilous undertaking. Their names were as follows: Frank Bentley, Isaac Colvin, Philip Linebits, Daniel Covensparrow, Andrew Cook, Charle Fisher, F. Hildebrand, H. Daniels, John M. McComber, Christian Grawi, Francis Oberfill, Frederick Niewardis, James Gallagher, Thomas Maloney, Cornelius Fitzpatrick, Theodore Hansel, Frederick Weber, Samuel Whitemore, Wiliam Martin, Fred Jost, Jacob Zumstein, Henry Favre, Jacob Tschole and Albert D. Prescott. They left us and joined the other volunteers, who were organized into two battalions under the command of Col. Birge, of the Thirteenth Conn. Vols. They remained there until after the surrender of Port Hudson, an occurrence which prevented the necessity of another assault, and doubtless save most of their lives.
*Private Cornelius Fitzpatrick -- Transferred to Co. E. March 1, 1863 - The One Hundred and Sixteenth Regiment of New York State Volunteers: (Google eBook) Orton S. Clark, 1868, p 339
- ↑ *Emigrant Savings Bank, NY test book 1865 - Cornelius Fitzpatrick (x his mark), Princes? Bay, LI, laborer, 1838, County Kerry, arrived 1863 per Edinboro, single, father John, Mother Johanna Moriarty, one sister Julia, one brother John. (It does seem that the John Fitzpatrick in Stamford may well have been his brother, so it is a possibility -- also, an Ann Fitzpatrick opened an account at the same bank in 1866.)
*Emigrant Savings Bank, NY test book 1866 - Cornelius Fitzpatrick (x his mark) 27 Greenwich St. Laborer, 1840 County Kerry, arrived 1863 per Edinburgh, single, father John, Mother Johanna Moriarty
NOTE: The only problem is that the latter date at least is after the birth of "our" Cornelius' first child, who was supposedly born in Connecticut. Perhaps there was a branch in Stamford? Perhaps they continued to bank in New York even after leaving the state - or perhaps the census information that said all the children were born in Connecticut was wrong. Or perhaps Cornelius worked with his boss in New York as well as at his home in Connecticut - Name: Cornelius Fitzpatrick, Location: Cork, Buttevant, Ballybeg
Heritage World Family History Services. Ireland, Index to Griffith’s Valuation, 1848-1864 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Valuation Books, 1848-1864. National Archives, Dublin and Public Record Office, Belfast.
- ↑ The census taker had put the name down as Carneus, probably reflecting the accent of whomever he had spoken to. Also, the last name was put into two parts - Carneus Fitz Patrick [Cornelius Fitzpatrick] Birth Year: abt 1840 Age in 1870: 30 Birthplace: Ireland Home in 1870: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Carneus Fitzpatrick 30, Ann Fitzpatrick 27, Magie Fitzpatrick 5, John Fitzpatrick 4, Thomas Fitzpatrick 1
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 census
- ↑ Cornelius was listed in the census as a coachman and his family lived in a separate house listed immediately after Oliver Hoyt's. Hoyt's house was described in other sources as being on Noroton Hill.
- ↑ vol. 6. pg 210 - Country of Birth or Allegiance, Great Britain, Resident of Stamford, Connecticut - National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, DC - ;Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906 (M1299); Microfilm Serial: M1299; Microfilm Roll: 11.
- ↑ According to 1800 census, may not have been able to read or write. Definitely seemed to get a hash mark for not writing.
- ↑ according to census but, it is interesting that in the 1880 census, Oliver had no coachman listed at or near his residence - is it possible that Cornelius still worked for him but moved to an off-site residence? Also, not sure how much weight we should give to the occupation designation since Oliver Hoyt (the wealthy leathergoods merchant) was designated as a "tanner" However the Stamford Directory 81-82 also lists Cornelius as laborer
- ↑ Stamford Borough Directory -- only Fitzpatrick in the book that year
- ↑ Stamford Advocate (Published as STAMFORD ADVOCATE) - March 31, 1882, p 1
NOTE: No explanation for the asterisk in the second mention
- ↑ Stamford Directory -- That was the occupation of the only Cornelius Fitzpatrick in the 1883-4 but given the other occupations, I'd guess it would have been something more like hearse driver.
- ↑ Stamford Directory -- other Fitzpatricks listed for that year were Mrs Martin (11 E. Meadow), John, Laborer (23 E. Meadow), Michael, mechanic (45 Meadow) Patrick, laborer (Willis Ave)
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Stamford Directory
- ↑ Cornelius Fitzpatrick, watchman at White, Gillespie & Thayers, was appointed a special constable. - Stamford Advocate - July 1, 1887, p 3
- ↑ He most likely moved into the city with the wife or sons of Oliver Hoyt as their coachman after the death of Oliver (Oliver Hoyt died after a carriage accident on May 4, 1887, according to a New York Times article (full article on New York Times site) He was taking a drive with his wife in Greenwich when, while coming down Put's Hill, an accident to the harness caused the horse to run away. He was thrown from the carriage and had injury to his collarbone, back and internal injuries. His wife had only injuries to her wrist (sounds to me like she stopped the carriage!)) May 6, 1887, Wednesday NOTE: Afterwards the business moved into NYC, Cornelius may have accompanied the family as a driver -- in fact, he may have originally worked for the family in NYC and moved to Stamford as part of his job.
- ↑ NOTE: There is no concrete proof yet that this is "our" Cornelius, but the facts do seem to fit. We know that many members of the family moved to NYC (including Cornelius Jr.) and the dates all work, so it is being taken as a reasonable assumption at this point that Ann Coughlin died within a year or so of the 1880 census and that Cornelius could have remarried four or so years later, allowing for him to be married in this census for 16 years. Also, he was naturalized, which makes "American" a match -- the birthdate/age are off by a decade though, so it's iffy1900 Census info Cornelius Fitzpatrick Home in 1900: Manhattan, New York, New York Age: 50 Birth Date: Jan 1850 Birthplace: Ireland Race: White Ethnicity: American Gender: Male Immigration Year: 1863 Relationship to head-of-house: Uncle Father's Birthplace: Ireland Mother's Birthplace: Ireland Marriage Year: 1884 Marital Status: Married Years Married: 16 Residence : New York City, New York, New York Occupation: Day Laborer, months not employed 6 Household Members: Maggie Gallaggher 34; Daniel Gallaggher 9; Cornelus Fitzpatrick 50; Hugh Shairks 32; John Cosgrove 30; Jennie Murphy 17 I believe this address went with the above record: 200 62nd St, Brooklyn, NY
- ↑ judging from the census, and this is assuming that this is the correct Cornelius.
- ↑ Home for the Aged (located at 745 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn) Again, there is no proof as of yet that this is the correct Cornelius, other than that the dates and locations generally work 1910 US Federal Census had a Cornelius as an inmate of the New York Home for the Aged and Infirm, Brooklyn NY Name: Cornelius Fitzpatrick Age in 1910: 74 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836 Birthplace: Ireland Relation to Head of House: Inmate Father's Birth Place: Ireland Mother's Birth Place: Ireland Home in 1910: Brooklyn Ward 29, Kings, New York Marital Status: Widowed Race: White
1910 census, Kings County New York ED 183, part of 9th Ward (enumerated April 20, 1910) NARA microfilm roll # 960 NOTE: Again, this could be a different Cornelius altogether
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