Michael M. McNamara

  Noted events in his life were:

• Birth, Oct 1859, Oran, County Roscommon, Ireland. Census versus death notice

Death notice date July 22, 1903, listed as age 45. 1900 census lists his birth as October 1859 and 40 years of age. The census information is assumed to be correct.

• Immigration: 1883.

• Naturalization: before 1900.

• Occupation: Railroad laborer, 1900, Manhattan, New York, New York.

• Residence: 418 West 42nd Street, 1900, Manhattan, New York, New York.

• Residence: 462 West 42nd Street, 1903, Manhattan, New York. From Death Notice

• Death Notice: New York Times, 22 Jul 1903, New York, New York. McNamara, Michael, 462 W. 42nd St.

Age: 46

Date: July 20, 1903

• Obituary: New York Times, 26 Jul 1903, New York, New York. McNamara - July 20 at 462 West Fourty-second street, Michael McNamara, native Aran, County Roscommon, Ireland.

Note: Unable to find a town or area in County Roscommon named Aran. There is one called Oran with the following information on Wikipedia:

Townland: Oran
Acres: 275
Barony: Ballymoe
Civil parish: Oran
Poor law union: Roscommon

• Gravestone: From Find a Grave, Jul 1903, Woodside, Queens, New York. Michael McNamara
Birth: unknown
Death: 20 Jul 1903
Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens County, New York, USA
Memorial #: 179287368
Family Members
Spouse
Mary McNamara Unknown-1921
Created by: Knickerbocker Chapter DAR, New York, NY (48817266)
Transcribed by: Sam (46914272)
Added: 13 May 2017
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179287368/michael-mcnamara
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 January 2019), memorial page for Michael McNamara (unknown–20 Jul 1903), Find A Grave Memorial no. 179287368, citing Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Knickerbocker Chapter DAR, New York, NY (contributor 48817266) .

Michael married Mary Kenny, daughter of Patrick Kenny and Anne Coony, on 22 Jan 1883 in County Roscommon, Ireland. (Mary Kenny was born in Dec 1860 in Ireland and died on 10 Jun 1921 in New York, New York.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Record: From Roots Ireland org, 22 Jan 1883, County Roscommon, Ireland. Date of Marriage: 22-Jan-1883
Parish / District: Cloverhill RC/ATHLEAGUE CIVIL
County: Co. Roscommon

Husband
Name: Michael McNamara
Address: Oran
Denomination: Civil Parish
Occupation: LABOURER
Age:
Status: Bachelor (Previously unmarried)

Wife
Name: Mary Kenny
Address: Runabackan
Denomination: Civil Parish
Occupation: Not Recorded
Age:
Status: Spinster (Previously unmarried)

Husband's Father
Name: Dennis McNamara
Occupation: LABOURER

Husband's Mother
Name: Margaret Finnerty

Wife's Father
Name: Patrick Kenny
Occupation: SHEPHERD

Wife's Mother
Name: Anne Coony

Witness 1 Name: Thomas Meehan

Witness 2 Name: Margaret Kenny

Notes:

FR BERNARD GERAGHTY : BALLINAHEGLISH CHURCH : BOTH CATHOLIC : BOTH FULL AGE :

Note: There are two records for their marriage, one for the Roman Catholic Parish of Cloverhill and one for the Civil Parish of Athleague. The above combines the information in both.