Twelve year old Anne Hoey left County Mayo, Ireland to travel to New Orleans, Louisiana to live with her Aunt Anne and her Uncle John Edwards.
Fate had a different plan. Anne’s trip halted in New York City at South Street Port, where she was robbed after disembarking from the Emma Prescott in August of 1847. Her choice to find employment and make her life in New York gave roots to a lovely family tree - still growing today.
Walk with us and retrace Anne’s remarkable American journey.
Text version of this tour
Phase I Anne Hoey Walking Tour was in June 2024
We visited Kilcumnin Point Parish, Tirawley Barony, Killala Union in County Mayo; thanks to the help of the North Mayo County Heritage Center.
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| Anne's descendants (in a pub- because we are good parents) |
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| Sheila, Darren, Me, and Hannah at location of Anne's childhood home |
Phase II Anne Hoey Walking Tour: New York City
Anne landed in New York City in 1847 and lived there until the mid-1870s. She worked as a maid in two homes and then married. She and her husband, John, baptized their children at a Catholic church with deep ties to the growing Irish Community; as the family grew larger, they moved to Westchester County.
List below includes links to blog page, detailing each location - link beneath are GPS links to location.
Arrival - South Street Seaport
Seaport - Emma Prescott arrival
Davenport home (Anne's home)
William Fletcher home (Anne's home)
Nolan homes 1860 and 1871
Phase III Anne Hoey Walking Tour: White Plains and Port Chester
Anne and her family settled in White Plains and eventually moved to Port Chester. Her children, grandchildren also lived in Port Chester with some family remaining in the area to this day.
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| White Plains |
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| Port Chester |
List below includes links to blog page, detailing each location - link beneath are GPS links to location.
White Plains, Nolan home and church
Manhattanville College, possible employer of Nolan family
East Port Chester, Anne Hoey Nolan's home
Port Chester - location of many Nolan children homes
Lydia Polgreen and Carlos Lozada, in today New York Times have a frank and revealing conversation about immigration, what it means to be 'from" somewhere and where we are heading as a nation.
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