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Margaret Sheehan

Female 1835 - 1884  (49 years)

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  • Name Margaret Sheehan  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth 24 Dec 1835  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Gender Female 
    _UID 746E1CBD3A9F034AABF4E2F41E258DDB0108 
    Burial Dec 1884  St. Patrick's Cemetery, Colonie, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Death 25 Dec 1884  West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I5748  broderick
    Last Modified 1 Sep 2025 

    Father Michael Sheehan,   b. Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary (Sheehan),   b. Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F47  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Richard Purcell,   b. Abt 1824, Ballyragget, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1892, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 8 Feb 1854  St. Patrick's R.C. Church, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Purcell,   b. Abt Jun 1855, Prob Glen, Montgomery, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1860 (Age 4 years)
     2. Thomas C. Purcell,   b. 7 Jul 1857, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1929, Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     3. Anna Purcell,   b. Abt 1858, Prob West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1924 (Age 65 years)
     4. Mary Purcell,   b. Abt 1860, Prob Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1924 (Age 63 years)
     5. Margaret Purcell,   b. 1862, Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. New York, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Catherine Purcell,   b. Sep 1864, Prob Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1875 and 1880, Prob Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 10 years)
     7. Alice Purcell,   b. 22 Nov 1866, Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1950, Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     8. Richard D. Purcell,   b. Jan 1870, Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1928, Albany, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     9. Helen Purcell,   b. Oct 1871, Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1924, Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
    Family ID F1790  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2011 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Dec 1835 - Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Feb 1854 - St. Patrick's R.C. Church, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Dec 1884 - St. Patrick's Cemetery, Colonie, Albany, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Dec 1884 - West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S78] New York 1855 Census, Montgomery, Glen, E.D. 1, p 32, img 17, ln 21 (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Margaret Purcel
      Birth Year: abt 1835
      Born Ireland
      Age: 20
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head: Wife
      Residence: Glen, Montgomery, New York, USA
      District: E.D. 1
      Household number: 277
      Line Number: 21
      Sheet Number: 32
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Richard Purcel 26
      Margaret Purcel 20
      Mary Purcel 1/12

    2. [S76] New York 1865 Census, (As of Jul 1, 2013 - images only, no index.), Schoharie, Cobleskill, p 58, img 29, ln 40 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Magaret Purcell
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head: Wife
      Birth Year: abt 1835
      Born Ireland
      Age: 30
      Residence: Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, USA
      Line Number: 40
      Page Number: 58
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Richard Purcell 40
      Magaret Purcell 30
      Thomas Purcell 8
      Hannah Purcell 7
      Mary Purcell 6
      Margaret Purcell 2
      Catharine Purcell 0

    3. [S45] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 9th, 1870, (Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), NY, Schoharie, Cobleskill, p 62, img 62, ln 3 (Reliability: 3).
      Margaret Purcell, age 35, occ. Keeping House, born Ireland, both parents of foreign birth.
      Dwelling 467, household 555.

    4. [S77] New York 1875 Census, Albany, Watervliet, E.D. 03, p 33, img 17, ln 17 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Margret Purcil
      Age: 39
      Gender: Female
      Birth Year: abt 1836
      Born Ireland
      Residence Date: 1 Jun 1875
      Residence Place: Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA
      Election District: E.D. 03
      Household number: 311
      Relation to Head: Wife
      Spouse's Name: Richard Purcil
      Line Number: 17
      Sheet Number: 33
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Richard Purcil 45
      Margret Purcil 39
      Thos Purcil 19
      Anna Purcil 17
      Marey Purcil 15
      Margret Purcil 12
      Cath Purcil 10
      Allice Purcil 7
      Richard Purcil 6
      Nellie Purcil 4

    5. [S80] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 10th, 1880, (Ancestry.com, 1880 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), NY, Schoharie, Cobleskill, ED182, p 50, img 49, ln 16 (Reliability: 3).
      Margret Purcell, age 44, wife, married, occ. Keeping House, born Ireland, both parents born Ireland.
      Resides no street name or house number.
      Dwelling 358, household 391.

    6. [S47] FindAGrave.com, (http://www.findagrave.com), Find A Grave Memorial# 123334746 (Reliability: 3).
      Margaret Sheehan Purcell

      Birth: Dec. 24, 1835, Ireland
      Death: Dec. 25, 1884
      Watervliet
      Albany County
      New York, USA

      Daughter of Michael & Mary Sheehan.

      Family links:
      Spouse:
      Richard Purcell (1830 - 1892)*

      Children:
      Thomas C. Purcell (1856 - 1929)*
      Eveline Purcell (1866 - 1950)*
      Helen Purcell Leonard (1878 - 1924)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Saint Patrick's Cemetery
      Watervliet
      Albany County
      New York, USA

      Created by: KT
      Record added: Jan 12, 2014
      Find A Grave Memorial# 123334746