Dec 292017
 

Apart from the main families that settled in New York and Chicago, which are covered under the Tipperary (Ballinure, Ballingarry and Killballherberry), Carlow, Kilkenny and Kildare/Wicklow sections, there are a number of other families from Ireland that settled in America.  For some of these the Irish origins have been identified and others not.

These are:

1) Families that settled in Massachusetts such as:

  • James Hayde and Margaret in Charleston, Boston
  • Michael Hayde and Mary in Boston, Suffolk (from Tipperary)
  • David Hade and Margaret in Quincy, Norfolk

These are part of Tree # 24 and are covered in more detail in the Massachusetts Posts page. Their Irish origin is not known.

2) Families from Urlingford that settled in Massachetts such as:

  • Descendants of James and Mary Hackett, John and Ellen Doran and Edmond and Ellen Lahy (Tree # 4)

3) Families that settled in New York such as:

  • John and Ann in New York City
  • Thomas and Mary in Queens
  • Patrick and Catherine

The Irish origins of these families is unknown.

4) A family from Meath that settled in Oregan. This is Tree # 17 and is covered in more detail in the Meath Posts page.

5) Families that settled in Indiana. This is Tree # 19 and is covered in more detail in the Indiana Posts page.

6) Families that settled in Saint Louis, Missouri. This is Tree # 22 and is covered in more detail in the St Louis Posts page.

Brooklyn, Kings and Newark, New Jersey

George (b 1807) and Mary

George (b 1807) and Mary Hade were in Brooklyn, Kings in 1850. George was a grocer and they were both born Ireland. Mary died in 1857 and in 1860 George was on his own in Newark, New Jersey. In 1870, he was still in Newark and had been joined by Elizabeth Hade (b 1800, Ireland). She was single and presumably a sister. Both George and Elizabeth died in 1880.

Peter (b 1803)

Also in Newark in 1860 was Peter Hade (1803, New Jersey). He was a gardener. It is possible he is related to George and the place of birth was confused.

Christopher (b 1834) and Lucy Reynolds

In 1870, a Christopher Hade b 1834 was in South Orange, Essex, New Jersey. By 1880 Christopher had married Lucy Reynolds and was in Newark with their children. The 1870 census states he was born New Jersey however in 1880 it says Ireland. Their children were:

  • Mary Rose b 1875, NJ
  • Julia A 1877
  • Mathew J b 1878, d 1885
  • George E b 1879, d 1887
  • Martha

The Newark directories for 1884 show Lucy as a widow, managing a saloon and living at 66 Johnson.

Christopher died in 1880 and was described as a gardener born in Ireland. Christopher is probably a son of George and Mary however he could not be found in the 1850 and 1860 census records.

There are also Heade families that originated from Galway and Cork in Ireland.  I have not documented these as I’m not sure how or if these families are linked to the others from Ireland.

Canada

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There are few relevant signs of related families in Canada. The main ones are listed below.

Quebec

In 1851, a Thomas Hayde was farming at Terrebonne, Quebec. Terrebonne is a suburb of Montreal.

The city of Terrebonne is made up of three founding districts namely Terrebonne, Lachenaie and La Plaine. These districts used to be separate cities but in 2001, they were merged to form the current City of Terrebonne.

The district of Lachenaie is located along the northern shores of Mille-îles River, opposite the Rivière des Prairies. The now suburban area was previously a farming village and it was also the first settlement of European colonists. The district was then called “La Chesnaye” (1673) and was under seigneur Charles-Aubert de La Chesnaye. In 1855, it was named Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie. The name was shortened to “Lachenaie” in 1972. In 1734 and 1735, the first church and manor (respectively) in Lachenaie were constructed under the orders of Abbot Louis Lepage de Ste-Claire.

In the 1830, parts of Mascouche, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Saint-Lin and Terrebonne comprised the district of La Plaine. The economy of this city grew when a rail system was established and in 1877, Saint Joachim was founded, which was renamed “La Plaine” in 1920. Another road to an economic growth is through the collaboration between the lords of Terrebonne and Lachenaie. A road that joins the two cities was built and was called “chemin de la Grande Ligne”. This is now known as boulevard Laurier.

Terrebonne is located in Central Quebec

His family can be summarised as:

Thomas b 1798 and Anastasia Gainer. They married Killarney, Kerry, Ireland in 1815. Thomas was in the Tipperary Militia at the time and that they were described as both from Killa????. This could be Killarune or perhaps Killenaule.  A record (in French) dated 29 Jan 1835 for a transaction in Terrebonne showed he was here by then.

  • Winifred Hayde b 1819, Ireland. Mar Patrick O’Hara
  • Bridget Hayde b 1824, Ireland. Mar Finton Delahunty or Delany 1854. D 1868.
  • Thomas Hayde b 1827, Ireland. He joined army at St Louis in 1849. Mar Ann Gorman circa 1852 and d 1859. Ann remarried a McDonald in Canada circa 1865
    • Richard Hayde b 1853, British Columbia. Carpenter. Single in 1910. In Manhattan Almshouse in 1919
    • Mary Hayde b 1856, British Columbia. Mar ? Egan. New York with brothers in 1910
    • John Hayde b 1857, British Columbia. Carpenter. Mar Mary Otis
      • Celia Hayde b 1892, New York
      • Annie Hayde b 1896, New York
    • Thomas Hayde b 1858, British Columbia. Carpenter. No sign of him after 1880

John and Thomas were in Washington, NY State in 1880 and by 1900 were in New York City with brother Richard.

There does not appear to be a male descendant of this family.

Ontario

There were some families in Ontario in 1871 and 1881.

The relevant Canadian records are summarised at {add}.

Oct 192022
 

Tree # 17

As mentioned in the Early Irish History page, there were 6 Head families in Ratoath, Meath in 1659.

Ratoath

Ratoath is north east of Dublin as can be seen from the map below

Co. Meath, Ireland

There are no records between this time and the start of the Catholic parish records so it is not possible to determine who those families were and the history can only be picked up when the church records started.

The Ratoath Catholic records started in 1781 and the relevant families are:

John and Catherine Moore. Catherine probably in Rathdrinagh as Heade in 1854

  • Nicholas Head b 1792
  • Richard Head 1794
  • Thomas Head b 1795
  • Mary Head b 1797
  • Elizabeth Head v 1799
  • Anne Head b 1803
  • Margaret Head b 1803
  • Nicholas Head b 1806
  • Elizabeth Head b 1812
  • Bridget Head b 1815

Richard and Jane Brannan. In Ratoath Town in 1828 as Haid

  • Bridget Head b 1801
  • Elizabeth Head b 1801
  • Cath Head b 1812

Thomas married Bridget Keegan in 1796. In Ratoath Town as Haid in 1859

  • Christian Head in 1797
  • Thos Head b 1798

Patrick married Judith Fagan in 1817. Judith was in Ratoath Town as Haid in 1854.

  • Michael Head b 1818
  • John Head b 1820
  • Richard Heade b 1824. Mar Ann Crosby. Was a publican (as a Hayde) and died 1866 (as Hayde). Ann Hayde was adjudged bankrupt in 1878.
  • Anne Heade b 1826
  • Alice Hade b 1828. Mar 1852
  • Mary Haide b 1831

The parish also recorded the deaths of

  • Nicholas Head in 1791
  • Patrick Head in 1795
  • Richard Head in 1815
  • Thomas Head in 181

The ages are not stated but they could well have been adults from the earlier generation. The commonality of the use of Nicholas proves a clue to the family linkages.

The records for the parish of Dunboyne, a parish adjoining Ratoath, had the following family:

Nicholas and Bridget Mullady

  • Richard Hade b 1799
  • Nicholas Hade b 1804

Thomas and Anne Cannon

  • Thomas Hade b 1809

The 1901 census records had no relevant entries.

Duleek

I have found a Nicholas Heade and a Nicholas Hade living in Duleek town, Meath in 1854.  They are father and son.  Interestingly the parish and civil records show the children of the older Nicholas named as Hade and Hayde as well as Heade.

As can be seen from the map below, Duleek is situated on the main road between Dublin and Belfast.

Co. Meath, Ireland

The older Nicholas died in 1873 aged 85 (ie b circa 1788). His death was recorded in the civil registration district of Droghedra (Meath) as Hayde. There is no record of any Heade/Hade/Hayde in Duleek in the Tithe records of the early 1800s so I can only assume that some time between 1830 and 1854 Nicholas, together with members of his family, arrived in Duleek.  They were labourers rather than farmers and they presumably went there in search of employment.

The younger Nicholas married Mary Carroll in Kingstown, Dun Laoghire in 1863 as Heath.  Mary was from Dunleary, Kingstown.  Weddings were usually celebrated in the wife’s parish so Nicholas must have met Mary in Duleek and they travelled to Kingstown for the wedding and then returned to Duleek. His parents were named as Nicholas and Ann Gorman.  I have not found any references to Nicholas and Ann Gorman in the parish records.  Given the scarcity of the name Nicholas, he probably links back to the Dunlavin parish in Kildare where this name is also used.

A DNA match of a descendant of this Meath tree also shows a link to the Kildare/Wicklow families (as well as the Tipperary families).

This family can be summarised as:

Nicholas b circa 1788. D 1873. Mar Ann Gorman who probably died before civil registration began in 1864.

  • Nicholas b circa 1830 and Mary Carroll Eustace. Nicholas died Duleek 1888 aged 58
    • John Hayde b 1864, Duleek. D 1912. Mar Mary Anne Skelly in 1889
      • Mary Christina Heade b 1891
      • Nicholas Patrick Heade b 1892. Mar Kathleen Finegan 1918
        • John A Heade b 1919, Ardee
        • Nicholas Patrick Heade b 1921, Ardee
        • James Declan Heade b 1923, Ardee
        • Imelda G Heade b 1926, Oregan
        • Sodelbia M Heade b 1931, Oregan
      • Katherine Heade b 1893
      • Josephine Mary Heade b 1895
      • Agnes Mary Heade b 1897
      • James Patrick Heade b 1900
      • Cecilia Heade b 1903
      • Philomenia Heade b 1905
      • John Joseph Heade b 1909

John died in Duleek in 1912. Mary remarried Michael Barker in 1913 and emigrated to America with some of the children in 1920.  They arrived in Philadelphia and settled in Oregan.

Nicholas and Kathleen arrived in 1924 with their 3 young children.

Mary Anne with two children outside the restaurant they ran in the Main Street of Duleek. Taken early 1900s

The Philadelphia arrival records in 1920 show that they were to live with Patrick Skelly in Portland, Oregan.  This was Mary Annes’ father and explains why they emigrated to Oregan.

The detailed research I have undertaken is at Meath Families

The family tree can be viewed at  https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/tree/53633061/family