Anne Hoey Nolan Timeline and Documentation

Timeline (and documentation)
1835, April 29:
born Kilicumnin Point Parish, Tirawley Barony, County Mayo

• Ireland: 1830-1850
• What was Anne's life in Kilcumnin like?

1836-1846? 
Anne McConnell leaves Ireland for America.  Meets and marries John Edwards. Settles in New Orleans.

• What happened to Anne Edwards?

1845
Elizabeth McConnell, Anne's mother, dies

1847, May
Anne departs from Galway on the Emma Prescott; she sailed under the name of Anne Edwards, her maternal aunt

• Two Months on a Ship: Galway to New York -- Summer 1847

1847, August 10
Anne arrives in New York City

• Landing in New York
• Pre-famine Irish immigrants
• From and Over the Water to Urban Living

Anne gets work in a boarding home in Hell's Kitchen, New York

• What was life like for Irish girls working as maids?
• Boarding Houses
• Anne lists occupation as a maid

1850 
Census  Ann Hoy listed in Ward 5 (Hell's Kitchen) with the following people

• What did a maid do all day? 
• Follow the neighbors: or what happened to these people

John Nolan, possibly our John, living with a Nolan family (headed by a Margaret) and a Murphy family -- in the 1st Ward of New York City.

• More about Mr. John Nolan

1851- 1857
Anne marries John Nolan

• What did being Catholic mean to Anne?

1858 

Maurice (Morris) born

1859

John Nolan - possible entry / match is one in the 18th Ward (1860 Census) on 194 E 25th Street.

Thomas born

1860
Census, possible entry for Anne and John - in Ward 18 -East Side 12th - 25th Streets ( District 6)

• Keeping House -- where?
• What is it Like Where They Lived

1862-1864
Stephen and John born

1865 
Mary Nolan Gagan born

• John William Gagan

1868
Ellen born

• The Nolans in New York City
• Tenement living pre American Civil War 

1869
John and Stephen drowned - March

•  Ice Skates for Christmas

1871

John born 

• Westchester County
• Port Chester- How did the Nolan's decide to move to Westchester?

1872 
Catherine born

1876
Nicholas born

1877
Margaret born

• Anne Gave Birth 10 Times
• Churches

1880
Census entry for Anne and John in the Town of White Plains, Village of White Plains

1880
John Nolan dies

• Anne owned a home "free and clear"

1900
Anne lives in Port Chester, on Pearl Street

I find many of Anne's children in the 1900 Federal Census -- living in the Greenwich area.

1910
The 1900 US Federal Census also lists Ann living with John Nolan and his sister Margaret Nolan


1915, March 26

• Anne Hoey Nolan dies - her  name is given as Ann (no e) Nolan.