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Research Notes on Michael Lundrigan
What do we know about Michael Lundrigan, Sr.?
date- age- event- place- documentation
Michael Lundrigan was referred to as "Landrigan" by St. Mary's Church, Yonkers, NY
-St. Mary's marriages dec 1847-nov 20,1870
1829, 0, Michael's birthdate if he were 36 when he married in 1865, 41 ["Handrigan"] on 1870 census AND if he died in 1909, in Yonkers, St. Mary's Cemetery.
1844, 0, Catherine's birth date if she were 21 when she married in 1865 and if she were 26 on the 1870 census
[1860 census: Tom Lonergan says Joseph was listed as "Lindgerken"]
1865, 36, Marriage to Catherine Butler Sept 22, 1865.
-St Mary's Church Marriages, Dec 1847-Nov 20, 1870
1866, 37, Mary, dau born Sept 19, 1866.
-Baptism records St Mary's Church
1866, 37, "Londrigan," Patrick, bricklayer, Riverdale Av, n Washington
"Londrigan" Edward, laborer, Riverdale Av, n Washington
-Gopsill's Westchester Co Directory 1866, p 130
[1867 John "Ladrigan" born? no record at Protectory or baptism record at St. Mary's.
-1880 Yonkers, age 13, Westchester, NY fed census]
1868 39 Michael, son, born April 7, 1868.
-Baptism records St. Mary's Church Oct 1847-Aug 26, 1869.
1868, May 24- Michael is 39, Catherine 24, "John Mullaney" buys plot Sect. G, Plot 38, (NE corner) Graves 1,2 & 3 that a Catherine Lundrigan is later buried in in 1885. [Possible date of Mary #1's death? She would be 1 yr 9 mo old.]
[1869, David Lonndrigan born? No record at Protectory, no baptism record at St. Mary's.
-1880 Yonkers, age 11, Westchester, NY fed census]
1870, 41, Michael, and Catherine, 26, listed as "Handrigan,"with son Michael, 2.
-1870 Yonkers, Westchester, NY Fed census
[Has Mary #1 died? Or is she with the Morrissey's since Catherine is 8 1/2 months pregnant with Catherine Ann on June 26, the date of their census, due to be born on July 14, 1870, Morrissey's census taken July 18, 1870 listing a "Mary A", age 3...Except Morrissey's in 1880 still have their own "Mary" dau listed!]
1870, 42, 14 July , Catherine Ann, Kate, dau, born,
- Baptisms St Mary's NY Protectory records 1879
1871, 43, 3 November, Margaret, Maggie, dau, born,
-Baptisms St. Mary's NY Protectory records 1879
1873, 44, 8 October, Hannah, dau, born
-Baptisms ST. Mary's, NY Protectory records 1879, 1900 Fed census
[1873-78 depression, banks fail]
1875, 46, 13 September, Martin, son, born,
- Baptisms St. Mary's NY Protectory records 1879
1875, 46, "Landerkin", M. , laborer, Jefferson St.
-Yonkers directories 1875
"Lenderkin", M., Mulford St.
"Lenderkin", Patrick , Clinton St.
"Lenderkin", Michael, laborer, Mulford
"Lenderkin", Patrick, brick layer,
-Clinton YHS directories ("Prat's Book Store")
1877, 16 May, [Michael is 48 Catherine 33] Mary A., dau, born,
-Baptisms St. Mary's, NY Protectory records 1879
1877-78, 48, "Lundergan", Michael, laborer, 61 Jefferson St.
"Lundergan", John, 45 Mulford
"Lundergan", Patrick, mason, 46 Clinton n Jefferson
-BAME Yonkers City Directory, 1877-78
1878-79, 49, Birth of last child? Does Catherine die, at age 35, with birth of last child? [Catherine and Michael have been having children for 11 years straight.]
1879, 49, April 14, Maggie, Hannah, Mary A. and Martin [the youngest children] admitted
- NY Catholic Protectory records 1879
1879, 49, April 17, Kate and Michael admitted
Mary, age 13, seems to be missing. Died early?
"mother dead" listed on Kate's and Martin's records.
"father living and temperate" listed on records of Kate, Michael & Martin.
- NY Catholic Protectory records 1879
1880 [in 1880 there were only 50 kids in the Protectory. It was more like a Catholic boarding school for church member families in need. In 1880, it was in the town of Westchester, Westchester County, NY. ]
1881, 51, June 27, Michael "Laundrigan" [age 13] and Kate [age 10], 2 oldest, "discharged to father"
-NY Protectory records 1881
1882, 52, March 1, Maggie [age 10], Hannah [age 9] and Mary A. [age 5], "discharged" [to...?]
-NY Protectory records 1882
1883, 53, August 26, Martin [age 8] discharged to 61 Jefferson St., Yonkers
-NY Protectory records 1883
1884, 54, May 26, 9 months later, Martin [age 9] returned to Protectory, "disorderly child"; picked up from "Jefferson St."
-NY Protectory records 1884
1885, 55, 15 October, "Catherine Lundrigan", buried at St. Mary's cemetery: Sect. G, Plot 38, (NE corner); Graves 1,2 & 3. [Is this our Catherine who would be age 41?] Where was she between 1879 and 1885- in the hospital, sick with consumption?
-St. Mary's Cemetery records
1885-86, 55, "Lundregan", Michael, laborer, 61 Jefferson St.
"Lundrigan", Patrick, mason, 36 Palisade av
"Lundigan", Cornelius, laborer, 56 Oak Hill Av
-YHS directories
1886, 56, May 21- July 11: Hannah [age 13] back to Protectory for 2 months: then discharged again, "on trial" [ to whom? To her father? or to the woman who runs the clinic at 17 Livingston Pl?]
-NY Protectory records 1886
1886, Langendoen, John, Sect A
-St. Mary's cemetery records
1886-87, 56, "Lundregen", Michael, laborer, 33 Clinton St.
"Lundrigan", Patrick, mason, 27 Palisade
-YHS directories 1886-87
1887, March 1, 57, Mary A. [age 10] returns to Protectory
1888, 58, "Lundrigan", Michael, laborer, 164 Huntington, Brooklyn [b:1884- wrong Michael Lundrigan if birth date is right...]
-Brooklyn Directory, Lain & Co., 1888-89
1889, 59, Lundrigan, Martin listed as "died", Oct. 19, 1889, [age 14]!
-NY Catholic Protectory records
1890, 60, "Lundrigan", Michael, h: Williamsbridge [street?], NYC
-(from Ancestry Plus, Yonkers Public Lib)
[1890, 1892, 60: No Yonkers state census]
1892, 62, "Lundrigan," Michael, driver A&P Tea Co, p.o. Ellenville, NY
"Lundrigan," James, barber, p.o. Kerhonkson, NY
[both close to Krumville, NY, home of Markles. Is this a red herring?]
-Ulster County Directory 1892
189, 63, Mary A. discharged at age 16 to Hannah Landrigan [age 20] at 17 Livingston Pl., "New York City". [Mary A. in Protectory from 1879-1882, age 2-5 and 1887-1893, age 10-16 yrs old.]
-NY Catholic Protectory records
1893, 63, [unsure if this is a documented fact or not:]
Lundrigan, Michael in 1893 Yonkers directory on 58 Yonkers Ave. [?]
1893 also:
"Landrigan:" Miss Kate, picker,
Miss Hannah, picker,
Patrick, bricklayer,
Edward, bricklayer
& Miss Alice, trimmer: 58 Yonkers Ave.
"Lonergan", Thomas, Sr. hatter,
Thomas, carpenter,
Miss Lizzie, dressmaker,
John, grocer, 72 Ravine av
-Tucker's 2nd annual Directory 1893-94 p 252.
1895, 65, "Lonergan," Patrick, mason,
Edward, mason
& Miss Alice, weaver: 58 Yonkers Ave.
-Tucker's 1895-96
1896, 66, "Lonergan," Patrick,
Anna,
Catherine,
Elizabeth,
Mary
& Anna: 127 Elm
"Lonergan," Thomas,
Thomas Jr.,
John,
Edward,
Arthur A 72 Ravine Av
"Lundrigan," Edward, 207 Ashburton
1897, 66, No Landrigan.
Lund, Michael, emp sugar ref [employee of sugar refinery?] h: 25 Jefferson.
Langan, Michael J, gardener, h 59 Herriot
-Turner;s Yonkers Directory, 1897
1898, 67, Hannah [age 25] marries Herman Sholz
1900, 70, Mary A. works on Park Hill Ave., Yonkers, for William I. Hare family as a "nurse"
-1900 Yonkers, Westchester, NY census
1903, 73, "Lonergan," Joanna, listed at 61 Jefferson
Deaths
1902, 72, Alice Lundrigan bought grave plot
1909, Feb, Lanrigan, Edward, Feb, 1909
1909, April 20, 80,
"At age 80, Lonrigan, Michael, 20 April, 1909", Section I (as in "ice"),Grave #1, Range G, BKI [?] [b 1829] This is our Michael Lundrigan.
1909, 25 April, 80, "Lonrigan, Catherine L. 25 April, 1909. " (Was she moved to be with him?) This is our Catherine?
Physically visiting the cemetery, there were no markers deliniating separate graves in the section where Michael and Catherine were buried. Just an expanse of green grass.
1915, 8 Oct. "Longrigan, Thomas, age 82, 8 Oct 1915, died at Yonkers" [b:1833] (about same age as Michael; was he Michael's brother?)
1916, 21 Aug, "Lonergan, Patrick, age 69, 21 Aug, 1916" [b:1847]
1919, 18 Aug, "Lonergan, Patrick, age 70, 18 August 1919" [b 1849] [Is this the same person as above citation?] Michael's younger brother?
1927, Landrigan, Thomas, 29 April, 1927
1931, Lanergan, Mary, 1931
1941, Lundrigan, Anna G., age 64, 9 Dec 1941 [b: 1877] (possibly Grandma's cousin?)
19??, Gravestone reads: "Lundrigan, Calahan, Berry":
Johanna Calahan bought the grave plot. Anna, then Theodore, then Annette
[12 E236 ST. Bronx 10470] maintained it.
1950 Lundrigan, Walter J., age 50, 15 November, 1950 [b: 1900] possibly my father's cousin?)
1972, Lundrigan, Hubert Raymond age 58, 9 March 1972 [b:1914] ( Is this "Hugh Lundrigan," father of Annette?)
1989, Lundrigan, Theodore, age 70, 22 March 1989 [b 1919]
Other Lundrigan NYC deaths
1894, Landrigan, Margaret, age 60, 18 May, 1894, Cert #16656 NYC, [b: 1834]
1897, Landrigan, Margaret, age 54, 15 Feb 1897, cert #4890 NYC, [b: 1843]
1898, Lonargan, Mary, Sect G-13-SW
1898, Lundrigan, Thomas, age 60, 31 March, 1898, cert #8824 NYC [b:1838]
1902, Mary J. Lundrigan, age 36, 1902. NYC, cert # 2194 [b: 1866!]
**Yonkers was "Manhattan County" until 1873. [Unsure where I got this fact- online historical research page?]
**nyc.gov: New York City ( Manhattan) annexed the area west of the Bronx River in 1874 and annexed the area east of the Bronx river in 1895. For vital records from 1874-1897, search the Manhattan records.
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Discovered later: Yonkers keeps its own records, independently of NYC.
-Check these facts before ordering death certificate.
Check: what year did vital records begin in Yonkers, NY?
The name "Lundrigan" is a variation of "Lonergan," and the old Gaelic name was "O'Longargain." The name originated in County Tipperary. It was "ecclesiastical" in the past- that is, several O'Longargain's were priests.
Oral tradition said that the father, Michael, put the children in the school and took the two older brothers to go "shipbuilding" and would come back to pick them up. The brothers had biblical names, "...like Peter or Patrick." The 4 names, brothers?, that show up in directories are Michael, John and Patrick and Thomas, all biblical names.
[Maybe these were Michael Sr.'s brothers...?]
30 July 2010
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