Patrick DEVANNEY was
one of the original Irish settlers to come to Sullivan
Co. Born in 1804, he was a young man, he came with his family to
Berwick, PA, having been married in Ireland to Mary
Boland.
In 1849, he
came to Cherry Twp., Sullivan Co.,Pa. and settled on a
farm on Eagle Rock Road(Cook Hill, Cherry Mills). Mr.
Devanney died in 1879 at about 75 years old. Patrick is
buried in St. Basils, Dushore (Sec. AA,Blk. 10). He came to the US
in 1848 or 1849, probably because of the potato famine
(1845-1847). He made his mark "X" on deed records.
He may have had brothers named Martin, Cornelius or James Devinney.
A sister, Bridget, followed Patrick to Sullivan
Co. Martin was a native of Carrowmacbrine
(Carrowmacbryan) Parish of Easkey, County Sligo, Ireland.
Patrick came
over on one the infamous "Coffin" ships, and is very
likely to have lost family on the way over. There are
deed records of Cornelius owning land in Cherry Twp. (Deed
DB 4P 343 ,10-1-1856).
Martin is
buried as Martin Devaney (died 13 Oct 1870, age 60), in
St. Basil's (Sec. AA, Blk..3) and is listed in the 1870 census
as Patrick Devany, 65 years, with Real Estate Value=$440,
Personal Value=$150(11 July 1870).
- Household
members as of 11 July 1870:
- Patrick-65 years
- Mary-53
yrs.
- Mary-23
yrs.
- Owen-28
yrs.
- Mary-1
yr.
- The youngest
Mary was the only one born in PA; all the
rest were born in Ireland. She is quite possibly a grandchild.
Here is a picture of Owen Devanney and his wife Mary (Cuff) taken late in life in Dushore. The contributors are
Tom and Sandy Crossett.
Owen and Mary (Cuff) Devanney
Son and Daughter-in-law of Patrick and Mary (Boland) Devanney
Approximately around 1900
Photo courtesy of Tom and Sandy Crossett
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- Bridget
DEVANNEY Conner (1820-1887), from County Sligo, Ireland,
(Patrick's sister) came to America in 1851,
married to John Conner, also a native of
Sligo and they resided in Forks Twp. John Connor was listed as a
hotelkeeper in Dushore, age 44 at death (56-1894
in death registrar at the Sullivan County Courthouse), although other records show him born in 1815 and dying in 1865.. Their
daughter, Bridget Connor (1849-1922), married John Wright of Forks Twp *. Found
this information at the Sullivan Co. Hist.
Society.
* Editor's Note: You can learn more about the Wright family
at The Streby History of Forks. Michael Letina has developed a
comprehensive online family history called the Ellis Family Tree, which contains all the currently available information in 2013 about the intermarried Devanney, Connor and Cooley families. Mike can be
reached at sewerwkr@aol.com for comments and discussion. Here is what Mike had to say about these families in April 2013:
My wife, Margaret Marren--her mother's maiden name was Ruth Ellis. If you look at the tree, look at John Marren's
mother Bridget (Connor) Marren (1885-1960). She was a granddaughter of John and Bridget (Devanney) Connor, via her parents, John and Ellen (Loftus) Connor.
I have a lot of info on them. Bridget and many of her siblings--Patrick, Nellie, Winifred, Margaret and Joseph Connor--all moved to Buffalo in the early 1900's. There are a number of pictures in the family tree. The common grandparents are John Connor
and Bridget Devanney, born early 1800's in Ireland.They all lived around Dushore, Sullivan County, PA.
Mary Connor was a sister of John and Charles Connor, and therefore an aunt to Bridget (Connor) Marren. She
married Martin Cooley and moved to Tennessee. He fought as a Confederate in the Civil War. There are still Cooley's there and I have heard from them.
Another interesting connection to local history is through the marriage of Emma May Connor (1887-1987), daughter of Charles (John's brother)
and Catherine (Murray) Connor, to Lewis Dudley Baumgartner (1869-1864), son of Francix Xavier and Phoebe (Walburn) Baumgartner.. The Baumgartner
family history can be accessed at Settlers XIX: The Baumgartner Emigration.
- Phelim (Latin for Phillip) (1784-1869)
was Patrick's father. Luke could be a brother.
(see Griffith's Valuation)
- Patricks's Birth
Date: 1804
- Birth
Place: County Sligo, Ireland(Inniscrone)
- Christening
Place: County Sligo, Ireland (Parish of
Kilglass)
- Death
Date: 16 Nov 1879
- Death
Place: Cherry Mills, PA (Dushore, PA)
- Burial
Place: Dushore, Pa.
- Occupation:
Farmer -Woodsman
- Religion:
Catholic
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- Christening:
Parish of Kilglass
- Burial:
St. Basil's
- Research:
- Sullivan
County Newspaper, March 25, 1976
- Northumberland
Church of Latter Day Saints
- County
Sligo Heritage and Genealogy Society
- Sullivan
County Historical Society, Laporte, PA
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- Mary
BOLAND Devanney (1809-1880) is buried at St. Basil's (Sec.
AA, Blk. 10). A native of County Sligo, Parish of
Castleconner, she was 71 years and 6 mo. at death. An infant
son died but is not named on her monument. Listed on
1870 census as "keeping house" ,53
years old.
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- An old
family story states that on the ship to America
the weather became very cold. While on the ship's
deck, a strong burst of wind blew Owen's cap into
the sea. Mary commented "Poor Owen, now
he'll be so cold." (story related to Charles Devanney
by Mark White,Texas)
Here is another picture from the Crossetts of Thomas Devanney (1878-1900)
at about the time of his death from a logging accident at Ricketts. It is the only known picture of this
son of Owen and Mary (Cuff) Devanney.
Thomas Devanney
Approximately around 1900
Photo courtesy of Tom and Sandy Crossett
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- Christening:
Parish of Castleconner
- Burial:
St. Basil's
- Marriage
Date: 1837
- Marriage
Place: Castleconner, County Sligo, Ireland
- Children:
- Owen
- Alice
- John
- Birth
Date: 1809
- Birth
Place: County Sligo, Ireland
- Christening
Date: See Notes.
- Christening
Place: County Sligo, Ireland (Church of
Castleconner)
- Death
Date: 21 Nov 1880
- Death
Place: Dushore, PA
- Burial
Place: Dushore
- Occupation:
Housewife
- Religion:
Catholic
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- Contributor:
- Charles
Devanney
- crd@dejazzd.com
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