Person:William Christie (8)

Watchers
William H Christie
b.Abt 1820 Ireland
m. Abt 1852
  1. Sarah Elizabeth ChristieAbt 1853 - 1897
  2. Eleanora ChristieAbt 1855 -
  3. William E Christie1860 -
  4. Anna ChristieAbt 1862 -
  5. Charles E Christie1865 - 1910
Facts and Events
Name[1][2] William H Christie
Alt Name[3] William Christy
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1820 Ireland
Census[1] 1850 Albany, New York, United States[POSSIBLE MATCH] age 21 - single ; labourer
Marriage Abt 1852 New York, United Statesto Mary Magdalena Olmstead
Census[2] 1860 Albany, Albany, New York, United Statesage 27 - married ; looking glass maker
Death? Bef 1870 prob Albany, New York[not listed with family in 1870 census]

Research Notes

  • Note of caution concerning the death of William Christie:
    • NOT A MATCH: History of the city of Watervliet, N.Y., 1630 to 1910, p 50 states "... William Christie lost his life in 1848 by an explosion in the percussion laboratory at the arsenal. The powder was used to make caps for fire arms. Cartridges were made for the army during the Mexican war. Later George Lawrence established a cartridge factory on Temperance Hill where many of the lads of the village earned good money and received their pay in gold pieces. ..."
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 William Christie, in Albany, New York, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M432).

    Year: 1850; Census Place: West Troy, Albany, New York; Roll: M432_474; Page: 142B; Image: 138.
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    Name: William Christie
    Age: 21
    Birth Year: abt 1829
    Birthplace: Ireland
    Home in 1850: West Troy, Albany, New York
    Gender: Male
    Family Number: 1030
    Household Members: Name Age
    Lorenzo D Collins 29
    Jennett Picket 34
    Mary Picket 9
    Daniel Picket 3
    John W Burnam 31
    William Christie 21 [labourer]
    James Hobert 26
    Joseph Lamountain 20
    William H Thebault 18

  2. 2.0 2.1 William H Christie, in Albany, New York, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M693).

    Year: 1860; Census Place: Albany Ward 3, Albany, New York; Roll: M653_719; Page: 449; Image: 453; Family History Library Film: 803719.
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    Name: Wm H Christie
    Age in 1860: 27
    Birth Year: abt 1833
    Birthplace: New York
    Home in 1860: Albany Ward 3, Albany, New York
    Gender: Male
    Post Office: Albany
    Household Members: Name Age
    Wm H Christie 27 [looking glass maker]
    Mary Christie 29
    Sarah E Christie 7
    William E Christie 2/12
    Ellen Christie 5

  3. William Christy, in Olmsted, Henry King (1824-1896), and George Kemp Ward (1848-1937). Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America: Embracing the Descendants of James and Richard Olmstead and Covering a Period of Nearly Three Centuries, 1632-1912. (New York: A. T. DeLaMare, 1912)
    p 423.

    ... --9969, MAGDALENA; b. Dec. 2, 1830; m. William Christy, of Albany, N.Y. ...