Bridget was born to Christopher Smith and Mary Sweeny in 1846 and baptized November 1, 1846 in Kilsyre (Kilskeer), County Meath, Ireland, per Catholic Birth and Baptism Registers 1763-1917. Her godparents were Michael Carrigan and Judith “Plunkett” (surname not very legible). Kilskyre is a townland and small village. It is also a Roman Catholic parish and is part of Ballinlough Big Townland. The latter is the Electoral Division of Ballinlough, in the Civil Parish of Kilskeer, in the Barony of Upper Kells.
Bridget first appears in the U.S. in the 1860 Census in Troy, NY, 6th Ward, with her parents and her brother Peter. No immigration records can be found for Bridget. It seems that her father was in Troy per the NY State 1855 Census. Many immigrants sent one family member to America to get established, then the rest of the family immigrated. It is possible that Bridget's older brothers, (per Louise Smith Manning, Peter's granddaughter), and an older sister, Jane, were also already in Troy earlier than 1860.
Bridget appears in the 1865 NY State Census with her parents and brother Peter in Troy, 6th Ward. A Bridget Smith in the 1870 Troy Census, correct age, is a domestic in the Honora Hayes residence. Family said that Bridget did go “into service.” Young Irish women were very much in demand as domestics in that era. The 1875 Troy NY State Census shows her as a seamstress in the Jonathan W. Freeman residence. Her sister Jane, who was also in service, appears in the same household as a domestic.
Per St Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Troy, NY marriage records, Bridget married fellow former County Meath resident, Nicholas Farley, on February 1, 1880. Witnesses were Thomas Keating and Johanna Smith. The latter was kin of Bridget, though still trying to pinpoint how Johanna's father, William, was related to Bridget's father.
Bridget and Nicholas had 5 children, James, Patrick Joseph, Christopher Francis, Nicholas A. and Jane Gertrude. Family lore stated that James died as a baby. No records can be found for him. The 4 others lived to adulthood.
The family lived on Cliff Street in Troy. In February 1916 Bridget's husband succumbed to complications of diabetes. The remaining Cliff Street family unit, Bridget's daughter Jane and her son Christopher, moved to a Donnelly/Farley family owned apartment on Burden Avenue in Troy.
Bridget was said to be despondent, not only over her husband's death, but the death of her son, Nicholas, in 1915, and that of her older sister, Jane, in 1914. She never rallied from her grief and died of ingurnal sarcoma in November 1916.
Many thanks to my first cousin 1x removed's wife for contacting Louise Smith Manning for me. Without Louise's, albeit tidbit, of information, the research of the Smiths would have been much more difficult.
Bridget first appears in the U.S. in the 1860 Census in Troy, NY, 6th Ward, with her parents and her brother Peter. No immigration records can be found for Bridget. It seems that her father was in Troy per the NY State 1855 Census. Many immigrants sent one family member to America to get established, then the rest of the family immigrated. It is possible that Bridget's older brothers, (per Louise Smith Manning, Peter's granddaughter), and an older sister, Jane, were also already in Troy earlier than 1860.
Bridget appears in the 1865 NY State Census with her parents and brother Peter in Troy, 6th Ward. A Bridget Smith in the 1870 Troy Census, correct age, is a domestic in the Honora Hayes residence. Family said that Bridget did go “into service.” Young Irish women were very much in demand as domestics in that era. The 1875 Troy NY State Census shows her as a seamstress in the Jonathan W. Freeman residence. Her sister Jane, who was also in service, appears in the same household as a domestic.
Per St Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Troy, NY marriage records, Bridget married fellow former County Meath resident, Nicholas Farley, on February 1, 1880. Witnesses were Thomas Keating and Johanna Smith. The latter was kin of Bridget, though still trying to pinpoint how Johanna's father, William, was related to Bridget's father.
Bridget and Nicholas had 5 children, James, Patrick Joseph, Christopher Francis, Nicholas A. and Jane Gertrude. Family lore stated that James died as a baby. No records can be found for him. The 4 others lived to adulthood.
The family lived on Cliff Street in Troy. In February 1916 Bridget's husband succumbed to complications of diabetes. The remaining Cliff Street family unit, Bridget's daughter Jane and her son Christopher, moved to a Donnelly/Farley family owned apartment on Burden Avenue in Troy.
Bridget was said to be despondent, not only over her husband's death, but the death of her son, Nicholas, in 1915, and that of her older sister, Jane, in 1914. She never rallied from her grief and died of ingurnal sarcoma in November 1916.
Many thanks to my first cousin 1x removed's wife for contacting Louise Smith Manning for me. Without Louise's, albeit tidbit, of information, the research of the Smiths would have been much more difficult.
Bridget was born to Christopher Smith and Mary Sweeny in 1846 and baptized November 1, 1846 in Kilsyre (Kilskeer), County Meath, Ireland, per Catholic Birth and Baptism Registers 1763-1917. Her godparents were Michael Carrigan and Judith “Plunkett” (surname not very legible). Kilskyre is a townland and small village. It is also a Roman Catholic parish and is part of Ballinlough Big Townland. The latter is the Electoral Division of Ballinlough, in the Civil Parish of Kilskeer, in the Barony of Upper Kells.
Bridget first appears in the U.S. in the 1860 Census in Troy, NY, 6th Ward, with her parents and her brother Peter. No immigration records can be found for Bridget. It seems that her father was in Troy per the NY State 1855 Census. Many immigrants sent one family member to America to get established, then the rest of the family immigrated. It is possible that Bridget's older brothers, (per Louise Smith Manning, Peter's granddaughter), and an older sister, Jane, were also already in Troy earlier than 1860.
Bridget appears in the 1865 NY State Census with her parents and brother Peter in Troy, 6th Ward. A Bridget Smith in the 1870 Troy Census, correct age, is a domestic in the Honora Hayes residence. Family said that Bridget did go “into service.” Young Irish women were very much in demand as domestics in that era. The 1875 Troy NY State Census shows her as a seamstress in the Jonathan W. Freeman residence. Her sister Jane, who was also in service, appears in the same household as a domestic.
Per St Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Troy, NY marriage records, Bridget married fellow former County Meath resident, Nicholas Farley, on February 1, 1880. Witnesses were Thomas Keating and Johanna Smith. The latter was kin of Bridget, though still trying to pinpoint how Johanna's father, William, was related to Bridget's father.
Bridget and Nicholas had 5 children, James, Patrick Joseph, Christopher Francis, Nicholas A. and Jane Gertrude. Family lore stated that James died as a baby. No records can be found for him. The 4 others lived to adulthood.
The family lived on Cliff Street in Troy. In February 1916 Bridget's husband succumbed to complications of diabetes. The remaining Cliff Street family unit, Bridget's daughter Jane and her son Christopher, moved to a Donnelly/Farley family owned apartment on Burden Avenue in Troy.
Bridget was said to be despondent, not only over her husband's death, but the death of her son, Nicholas, in 1915, and that of her older sister, Jane, in 1914. She never rallied from her grief and died of ingurnal sarcoma in November 1916.
Many thanks to my first cousin 1x removed's wife for contacting Louise Smith Manning for me. Without Louise's, albeit tidbit, of information, the research of the Smiths would have been much more difficult.
Bridget first appears in the U.S. in the 1860 Census in Troy, NY, 6th Ward, with her parents and her brother Peter. No immigration records can be found for Bridget. It seems that her father was in Troy per the NY State 1855 Census. Many immigrants sent one family member to America to get established, then the rest of the family immigrated. It is possible that Bridget's older brothers, (per Louise Smith Manning, Peter's granddaughter), and an older sister, Jane, were also already in Troy earlier than 1860.
Bridget appears in the 1865 NY State Census with her parents and brother Peter in Troy, 6th Ward. A Bridget Smith in the 1870 Troy Census, correct age, is a domestic in the Honora Hayes residence. Family said that Bridget did go “into service.” Young Irish women were very much in demand as domestics in that era. The 1875 Troy NY State Census shows her as a seamstress in the Jonathan W. Freeman residence. Her sister Jane, who was also in service, appears in the same household as a domestic.
Per St Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Troy, NY marriage records, Bridget married fellow former County Meath resident, Nicholas Farley, on February 1, 1880. Witnesses were Thomas Keating and Johanna Smith. The latter was kin of Bridget, though still trying to pinpoint how Johanna's father, William, was related to Bridget's father.
Bridget and Nicholas had 5 children, James, Patrick Joseph, Christopher Francis, Nicholas A. and Jane Gertrude. Family lore stated that James died as a baby. No records can be found for him. The 4 others lived to adulthood.
The family lived on Cliff Street in Troy. In February 1916 Bridget's husband succumbed to complications of diabetes. The remaining Cliff Street family unit, Bridget's daughter Jane and her son Christopher, moved to a Donnelly/Farley family owned apartment on Burden Avenue in Troy.
Bridget was said to be despondent, not only over her husband's death, but the death of her son, Nicholas, in 1915, and that of her older sister, Jane, in 1914. She never rallied from her grief and died of ingurnal sarcoma in November 1916.
Many thanks to my first cousin 1x removed's wife for contacting Louise Smith Manning for me. Without Louise's, albeit tidbit, of information, the research of the Smiths would have been much more difficult.
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