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Andrew Hassett Born 1829, Co. Clare, Ireland

Died 1892, New York, USA

Family History

Copyright © August 2014 (updated May 2016) by Jillian van Turnhout née Hassett

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Introduction and acknowledgements

This booklet shares the story, as can be traced through available records, of Andrew Hassett

my 2nd Great Grand Uncle, who left a small rural farm in Knockanean, near Ennis, Co. Clare,

Ireland in 1851 to seek a better life in the US. We will never know if his motivation for leaving

was the famine in Ireland, which was coming to an end, or as per some family tales to escape

trouble.

Through my research I found two Andrew Hassett’s who came to New York. In the Appendix I

have detailed how I identified which Andrew Hassett was my ancestor.

There are a number of people without whom this story might not have been written, and to

whom I am greatly indebted.

I would like to express my sincere appreciation to my cousin Margaret Donohue and my

husband Michael van Turnhout for their patient guidance, enthusiastic encouragement and

useful critiques of this research.

I would like to thank my Grand Aunt, Kathleen Hassett (born 1897, died 1985) for so

meticulously and lovingly writing out the family history. In this book you will find reference

to “family memoirs of Kathleen Hassett”. These memoirs are lovingly cared for by my 1st

cousin 1 x removed Margaret Donohue. These memoirs were the impetus and starting point

for my research.

I would like to say a special thank you to Declan Barron of Newpark House, Ennis for his help

with the original baptism records of Mary Hassett; to Cecelia Juskiewicz (aka ‘joiseygirl’) who

through the ‘Find A Grave’ website located the Hassett family plot and took photos in New

Jersey for me; and to Patricia Schneider, Administrative Assistant at the Church of St.

Ignatius of Loyola, New York for sourcing church records.

I would like to share my appreciation of the work of the staff at The National Archives of

Ireland, The National Library of Ireland and The New York Public Library.

Last but not least, I wish to thank my parents, Jenny and Michael Hassett, who started me

out on this journey.

I am open and interested to receive any further information or guidance.

Jillian van Turnhout

Table of Contents

Introduction and acknowledgements ...................................................................................... 3

Family Tree – overview ............................................................................................................ 6

1. Parents of Andrew Hassett and his wife Catherine Connors ................................................ 7

Parents of Andrew Hassett .................................................................................................. 7

Photo of Family Home in Knockanean ............................................................................. 8

1842 Ordnance Survey Map ............................................................................................. 8

Parents of Catherine Connors ............................................................................................ 10

2. Andrew Hassett and Catherine Connors ............................................................................. 11

1851 Arrival of Andrew Hassett in New York .................................................................. 12

1854 Arrival of Catherine Connors in New York .............................................................. 13

1857 Marriage of Andrew Hassett and Catherine Connors .............................................. 13

1860 United States Federal Census ................................................................................15

1862 Birth and Baptism of son Thomas Patrick Hassett ................................................ 16

1862 Death of son Martin Hassett ................................................................................. 16

1863 Naturalisation Certificate for Andrew Hassett ....................................................... 16

1866 Birth and Baptism of daughter Mary Ann Hassett .................................................. 17

1866 Death of son William Henry Hassett ....................................................................... 17

1869 Death of son Michael Hassett................................................................................ 18

1870 United States Federal Census ................................................................................ 19

1880 United States Federal Census ............................................................................... 19

1882 City Directory ........................................................................................................ 20

1888 City Directory ........................................................................................................ 20

1889 City Directory ........................................................................................................ 20

1890 Death of Thomas Hassett ...................................................................................... 21

1890 New York Police Census ........................................................................................ 21

1892 Death of Andrew Hassett ...................................................................................... 21

1896 Mary Hassett married John McGowan Jr ............................................................... 22

1900 Death of daughter Mary McGowan née Hassett ................................................... 22

1904 Death of Catherine Hassett née Connors .............................................................. 23

1862 to 1904 Burials – St. Peters' Catholic Cemetery ..................................................... 25

3. Mary Hassett, daughter of Andrew and Catherine Hassett ................................................ 28

1870 United States Federal Census ................................................................................ 28

1880 United States Federal Census ............................................................................... 28

1890 New York Police Census ........................................................................................ 28

1896 Mary Hassett married John McGowan Jr. .............................................................. 29

1900 Death of Mary Mc Gowan née Hassett ................................................................... 31

4. Yorkville ............................................................................................................................ 32

East 88th Street .............................................................................................................. 32

History of the Upper East Side ....................................................................................... 32

Maps of New York - Yorkville .......................................................................................... 33

5. Mary Rowan ....................................................................................................................... 34

Appendix 1: Bernard McDermott and Andrew Hassett .......................................................... 36

Appendix 2: Questions needing further investigation ............................................................ 37

1. Where was John McGowan or Catherine Hassett in 1900 US Federal Census? ............ 37

2. Is this John McGowan’s first marriage (and family) in the 1890 Police Census? ........... 37

3. Potential Mary Connors mother of Catherine Hassett née Connors ........................... 38

4. Outstanding queries or seeking additional evidence .................................................. 38

Appendix 3: Identifying which Andrew Hassett is my ancestor .............................................. 40

Andrew Hassett, Family History Page 6

Family Tree – overview

Patrick

Hassett Abt 1807 - 1883

Johanna

Burns Birth bef. 1807

John

Connors Birth bef. 1818

Mary

Mears Birth Abt 1814

Michael

Hassett Birth bet.

1825/40

Patrick

Hassett Birth bet.

1825/30

Mary

Hassett 1826 to

1899

Andrew

Hassett

1829 to

1892

3 Siblings Bridget,

John and

Thomas

Catherine

Connors 1829 to

1904

William

Henry

Hassett 1864 to

1866

Mary Ann

Hassett 1866 to

1900

John M

Gowan Jr Born abt.

1865

Thomas

Patrick

Hassett 1861 to

1890

Martin

Hassett 1859 to

1862

Michael

Hassett 1869 to

1869


1. Parents of Andrew Hassett and his wife Catherine Connors

Parents of Andrew Hassett

The parents of Andrew Hassett are my 3rd Great Grandparents

Father: Patrick Hassett was born about 1807 in Co. Clare and he died on 25 August 1883 in

Knockanean, Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland. He was a farmer and died aged 76 without medical

attention at home.

Mother: Johanna Burns was born before 1807 in Ireland. She died in Co. Clare, Ireland.1

I estimate they were married in 1825 in Co. Clare. Their marriage year is based on the birth

year of Patrick Hassett and the birth years of their children.

They had four known children:

Michael Hassett was born between 1825-1840 in Co Clare, Ireland.

According to family memoirs of Kathleen Hassett:

“Michael was entrusted with the task of taking a load of wheat to Limerick, 23 miles

away, probably because of the larger market there. He set off with a horse and a cart

loaded with wheat. It was sold, but Michael never returned to Knockanean - instead he

took ship in Australia. Presumably he got in touch with the family back home, but the

correspondence lapsed.”

To date, I have not been able to trace Michael’s history or establish any facts.

Patrick Hassett was born around 1825, in Co. Clare and died between 1867-19012 in

Co. Clare, Ireland. He married Mary Collins, daughter of John Collins and Mary, after

1843. It is thought that they first lived in Drumdoolaghty then Knockanean, Co. Clare.

Mary Collins was born about 1825 in Toonagh, Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland. She died on 5

December 1902 in Knockanean, Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland. She died of senile decay.

Family records say that Mary is buried in the family grave in Doora Abbey, Co. Clare.

According to family memoirs of Kathleen Hassett:

“Patrick and Mary seemed to live in Drumdoolaghty, Co. Clare and were evicted (reason

unknown) and then moved to Knockanean, Ennis, Co. Clare.

Patrick Hassett, like his neighbours, rented his farm which was part of the Gabbett estate

(First William Henry Gabbett and then Wyndham Gabbett). His rent was paid semi-

annually, to the agent in Limerick, 23 miles away, and, because the rail fare meant a

small drain on the family finances. The men met and walked through the night in a body

1 I have tried without success to find death records. 2 I have not been able to establish when Patrick died but estimate it was between 1866 and 1901. His last child

was born in July 1867 and at the time of the 1901 Census his wife was a widow.


to Limerick. The agent was a kindly man, and, on being paid, returned to each man the

rail fare home to Ennis, but again in the interests of economy, the party walked

completing the journey (46 miles in all) in 24/36 hours. One particular night was wet and

cold, and Patrick reaching home, took no precautions against the weather and its results.

He developed rheumatic fever, which incapacitated him for the rest of his life. Patrick

Hassett says that his family was from Kilrush, Co. Clare.”

I plan to write up a separate family history of Patrick Hassett and Mary Collins who

were my Great Great Grandparents.

Photo of Family Home in Knockanean

Picture, taken in 2012, of remains of old family home in Knockanean

1842 Ordnance Survey Map

Below is a map3 of Drumdoolaghty and Knockanean near Ennis, Co. Clare where the

Hassett families were tenants.

3 Clare County Library, Ordnance Survey Ireland, 1842 Ordnance Survey Map, Available at:

http://bit.ly/194uBPe (Accessed: 22 September 2013).

http://bit.ly/194uBPe


Mary Ann Hassett was born in the Parish of Doora in March 18264 in Co. Clare,

Ireland. She died on 26 September 1899 in Watertown, Wisconsin, USA. She married

Thomas Sullivan from Ireland who was a Carpenter. He was born about 1816 in

Ireland. He died on 12 May 1882 in Watertown, Wisconsin, USA.

I am in the process of writing up the history covering the life of Mary Ann Hassett.

Andrew Hassett was born in 1829 Co. Clare, Ireland (Noting his Death Certificate

states birth year as 1836). He died on 17 November 1892 at 162 E 84th Street, New

York, USA. He is buried in St. Peters' Catholic Cemetery, Jersey City, New Jersey.

This booklet covers his life, as can traced through historical records and family

records, of Andrew Hassett.

4 Baptism record found by researcher Declan Barron, Newpark House, Ennis, Co. Clare in Doora Parish

records.


Parents of Catherine Connors

Catherine Connors was the wife of Andrew Hassett.

Father: John Connors was born in Co. Clare before 1818 (based on birth date of his son

Thomas).

Mother: Mary Mears was born about 1814 in Ireland.5 She emigrated from Ireland and

arrived in New York with her two children on 23 June 1854. I have not found any further

details of her life.

They had at least four children:

Catherine Connors was born about 1829 in Ireland. Her birth year is 1837 according to

her death certificate and immigration records. However according to the 1880 Census

it is about 1828. I have found her baptism in Birdhill, Parish of Doora, Co. Clare and

her birth is 29 December 1829.

John Connors born 12 February 1834, Doora, Co. Clare (Twin)

Bridget Connors born 12 February 1834, Doora, Co. Clare (Twin)

Thomas Connors was born about 1836 in Ireland.6

Catherine travelled to New York in 1854 with her mother Mary and her brother

Thomas. She died on 5 July 1904 in City Hospital, New York.

This booklet also covers the life, as can traced through historical records, of Catherine

Connors.

5 CastleGarden.org (2013) Immigration Records, Available at: http://bit.ly/1c0GBkR (Accessed: 22 December

2013). 6 Ancestry.com (2013) New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Available at: http://ancstry.me/12hjNie (Accessed:

22 December 2013).


2. Andrew Hassett and Catherine Connors

Andrew Hassett was born in 1829 in Co. Clare, Ireland (It is most likely to be about 1829,

however his Death Certificate states his birth year as 1836). He died on 17 November 1892 at

162 E 84th Street, New York, USA. He is buried in St. Peters' Catholic Cemetery, Jersey City,

New Jersey.

The following are excerpts from stories relayed to the author by Margaret Donohue who was

first told the stories by her Aunt Kathleen Hassett (my Grand Aunt).

“Andy Hassett was a different proposition. On one occasion, some timber was needed for

work in Knockanean, so Andy decided to cut down and steal a young tree from Toureen

(home of the Hynes Family - Francey Hynes was executed in or about 1887 for the murder

of John Doolaghty, herdsman for P.J. MacNamara of Mount Callan at Drumdoolaghty).

As Andy and his brother carried the tree along through the night a little man leapt on the

tree, adding considerably to its weight. The brother, scared, fled for home, but Andy sat

down on his end of the tree, matching the little man on the other end, and declared his

intention of sitting him out. Sure enough, when the first cock crew, the wee fellow rose

and disappeared, and Andy bore his tree home.

On another occasion, Andy decided to take an active part in dealing with a "bad"

landlord or his agent. He took up a position behind a hedge or a wall, at a point in the

road where his intended victim was bound to pass, but the victim, on that occasion,

chose to return home by a different route, and Andy had his cold vigil for nothing. The

incident, or its failure got talked about, and Andy got away to America before justice

could catch up with him. He is reputed to have made a living by gambling. (Could Hassett

Avenue, Las Vegas, have been named after him? Certainly it was named after a

notorious gambler in the early days of the city.) Years later, the story got back to

Knockanean that Andy had been recognised an old man in a gambling saloon in the

Bowery, New York, by a fellow exile.”

I have found no evidence of my relation Andrew Hassett visiting Las Vegas. I did find an

Andrew Hassett in the 1880 US Census in Nevada but he was born in 1847 and so would be

too young to be my relation. There is indeed a Hassett Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada and so

who knows! However, in the lifetime of Andrew Las Vegas was a small farming town that

started to grow only after 1885 when it was connected to railways. It did not become a city

until after his death and only became a gaming town after 1930.


Catherine Connors was born on 29 December 1829 in Birdhill, Parish of Doora, Co. Clare,

Ireland. She died on 5 July 1904 in City Hospital, New York, USA. She is buried in St. Peters'

Catholic Cemetery, Jersey City, New Jersey.

Andrew Hassett and Catherine Connors married on 20 September 1857 in New Jersey7 and

they had five children:

Martin Hassett was born between November and December 1859 in New Jersey, USA. He died on 29 October 1862 in Manhattan, New York.

Thomas Patrick Hassett was born 16 January 1862 in New York. He died on 18 January 1890 in Manhattan, New York.

William Hassett was born about 1864 in Manhattan, New York. He died on 3 November 1866 in Manhattan, New York.

Mary Ann L Hassett was born 15 August 1866 in New York. She married John McGowan Jr. on 12 February 1896 in Manhattan, New York. She died 24 May 1900 in Manhattan, New York.

Michael Hassett was born about 27 March 1869 in Manhattan, New York. He died on 11 April 1869 in Manhattan, New York.

1851 Arrival of Andrew Hassett in New York

Andrew Hassett arrived in New York on 8 November 1851 via Liverpool on the Ship David

Cannon.8 Andrew Hassett is recorded on the passenger list as a workman and is aged 21.

This ship on previous journeys stopped in Queenstown (Cobh, Cork) but I have no record to

show if Andrew embarked in Liverpool or Cork. It is most likely he boarded in Cobh, Cork

which is 145km/90 miles, about 30 hours on foot, from Knockanean.

In the arrival records for New York Port, Andrew Hassett was registered as a workman and his

native country Great Britain.9 At that time Ireland was part of the ‘United Kingdom of Great

Britain and Ireland’. There were 608 passengers on this boat that embarked from Liverpool,

England. I checked the full passenger list10 for this ship and cannot find Catherine Connors or

any other member of the Hassett family.

Andrew Hassett can also be found on the United States Famine Irish Passenger Index, 1846-

1851 which shows he travelled to America at the end of the famine in Ireland.11

7 FamilySearch.org (2014) New Jersey, Marriages, 1678-1985 index, Hassit and Cath. Connors, 20 Sep 1857

http://bit.ly/19QsVJC (Accessed 03 Jan 2014). 8 Ancestry.com (2013) New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Available at: http://ancstry.me/N3te8k (Accessed:

22 December 2013). 9 Ancestry.com (2013) Irish Immigrants: New York Port Arrival Records, 1846-1851, Available at:

http://ancstry.me/P9rSsq (Accessed: 22 December 2013). 10 Grose, R.W.A., Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild, National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237,

Reel 107, List 1628, Available at: http://bit.ly/LYCV7f (Accessed: 22 December 2013). 11 FamilySearch.org (2013) United States Famine Irish Passenger Index, 1846-1851, Available at:

http://bit.ly/1bkDrZ7 (Accessed: 22 December 2013).

http://bit.ly/LYCV7fhttp://bit.ly/1bkDrZ7


1854 Arrival of Catherine Connors in New York

As far as I can establish Catherine Connors, age 17, arrived in New York on 23 June 1854 via

Liverpool on the Ship Kossuth.12 She was travelling with her mother Mary Connors, age 40

and her brother Thomas, age 18.13 Her mother was registered on arrival at America's first

official immigration center, Castle Garden.14

To date, I have not been able to verify records of Mary Connors née Mears or Thomas

Connors in New York as there are several candidates in the online records available.

It seems they first lived in New Jersey but within a few years, around early 1860, they moved

to Yorkville, Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York. More details on Yorkville can be

found in Chapter 4.

1857 Marriage of Andrew Hassett and Catherine Connors

On 20 September 1857 Hassit [sic] married Cath

Connors in Saint Peter-Catholic, Jersey City, Hudson,

New Jersey15

Saint Peter's was the first parish established in Jersey

City and in Hudson County. The Church was founded

January 29, 1831, under the diocese of New York (the

Diocese of Newark, NJ, was not established until July

29, 1853). The Bishop of the Diocese of New York at the

time was John DuBois, New York's third Bishop.16

Their first child Martin Hassett was born between

November to December in 1859 and moved to

Manhattan shortly afterwards. I have not been able to

source records of his birth.

12 Ancestry.com (2013) New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Available at: http://ancstry.me/ZRw63l (Accessed:

22 December 2013). 13 Ancestry.com (2013) New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Available at: http://ancstry.me/12hjNie (Accessed:

22 December 2013). 14 CastleGarden.org (2013) Immigration Records, Available at: http://bit.ly/1c0GBkR (Accessed: 22 December

2013). 15 FamilySearch.org (2014) New Jersey, Marriages, 1678-1985 index, Hassit and Cath. Connors, 20 Sep 1857

http://bit.ly/19QsVJC (Accessed 03 Jan 2014). 16 Mary Kinahan-Ockay, College Archivist, Saint Peter's College (2013) St. Peter's Roman Catholic

Church, Available at: http://bit.ly/1bfA5b0 (Accessed: 1 February 2014).


The marriage records of Andrew Hassett to Cath Connors can be found via the FamilySearch

files. I requested these records and accessed them at Pearse Street Library Dublin.17

Andrew Hassett and Catherine Connors married on September 1857 in St Peter’s Church in

New Jersey. The witnesses were Denis O’Donovan and Susan O’Halloran

Andrew and Catherine always lived in the same few streets in Yorkville, Upper East Side of

Manhattan. Andrew was a labourer and so it is likely that they rented a room or two in one of

houses on East 88th Street in the 12 Ward of New York.

17 FamilySearch.org (2014) New Jersey, Marriages, 1678-1985 index, Hassit and Cath. Connors, 20 Sep 1857

http://bit.ly/19QsVJC (Accessed 23 June 2014) citing 1403371.


Photo18: Charles Stanley Reinhart (1844-1896). The March of Modern Improvement –

Destruction of Old Buildings in Upper New York. 1871. Museum of the City of New York.

1860 United States Federal Census

Andrew and his family are found living in New York Ward 12 District 1, New York, New York,

United States in 1860 US Federal Census.19

Listed on Census:

Andrew Hassett, age 30, Occupation laborer, Value of personal estate 300, born Ireland

Cathe Hassett, age 25, born Ireland

Martin Hassett 7/12 months, born New Jersey

18 Photo from webpage: http://mcnyblog.org/2014/02/04/forgotten-villages-and-neighborhoods-of-

manhattan/ 19 Ancestry.com (2013) Year: 1860; Census Place: New York Ward 12 District 1, New York, New York, United

States, Roll: M653_802; Page: 505; Image: 94; Family History Library Film: 803802, Available at: http://bit.ly/1d6dCCH (Accessed: 3 January 2014).


1862 Birth and Baptism of son Thomas Patrick Hassett

On 16 January 1862 Thomas Patrick Hassett was born to Andrew Hassett and Catherine

Connors. He was baptised by Rev. Samuel S. Mulledy on 19 January 1862 in St. Lawrence

O’Toole Church, 980 Park Avenue, New York. The church was renamed to Church of Saint

Ignatius Loyola in 1898. His sponsors were Lawrense [sic] Murphy and Mary McNamara.

1862 Death of son Martin Hassett

From the records received from St. Peters’ Cemetery, New Jersey we know that Martin died

on 29 October 1862 at the young age of 3. No death certificate can be found.

1863 Naturalisation Certificate for Andrew Hassett

24 Oct 1863 in Brooklyn City Court, New York; Naturalisation, Age 34. His sponsor was

Michael Milan (no further details known).20 I don’t know why he is registered in Brooklyn.

20 Ancestry.com (2013) U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project),

Available at: http://ancstry.me/MLyOSd (Accessed: 22 December 2013).


1866 Birth and Baptism of daughter Mary Ann Hassett

On 15 August 1866 Mary Ann Hassett was born to Andrew Hassett and Catherine Connors.

She was baptised by Rev. Francis Marshall S.J. on 19 August 1866 in St. Lawrence O’Toole

Church, 980 Park Avenue, New York. The church was renamed to Church of Saint Ignatius

Loyola in 1898. Her sponsor was John Graw.

1866 Death of son William Henry Hassett

William Henry Hassett died aged 2 years, 8 months and 17 days. He died of congestion of the

brain after 10 hours. He was buried in St Peters Cemetery in Hudson, City of New Jersey.


1869 Death of son Michael Hassett

Michael Hassett died aged 15 days at 84th between Madison and 5th Avenue on 11 April 1869.

He died of malnutrition. He was buried in St Peters Cemetery in Hudson, City of New Jersey.

Of note is the reference to Yorkville as birthplace. Refer to chapter 4 to find out more about

the development of the Upper East Side of New York.



Andrew and his family are found living in New York Ward 19 District 3 (2nd Enumeration),

New York in 1870 US Federal Census, New York Ward.21

Listed on Census:

Andrew Hasett [sic] (age 40, born 1830) born Ireland and was not a US citizen. Lived with his

wife Catherine (age 35) born Ireland and children Thomas (9) & Mary (4) born in US

Also in the household was Julia Coghran, age 26. Occupation: Washing and ironing.


Andrew and his family are found living in 116, 88th St, New York in the 1880 US Federal

Census, New York.22

Listed on census:

Andrew Hassett: Age 54. Occupation: Labourer. Married. Born in Ireland.

Catherine Hassett, Age 52. Occupation: Labourer. Married. Born in Ireland.

Thomas Hassett, Age 18. Occupation: Dry Goods Clerk. Single. Born in New York.

Mary Hassett, Age 14. At School. Single. Born in New York.

21 Ancestry.com (2013) Year: 1870; Census Place: New York Ward 19 District 3 (2nd Enum), New York, New York;

Roll: M593_1042; Page: 59B; Image: 122; Family History Library Film: 552541, Available at: http://ancstry.me/P9mLbI (Accessed: 22 December 2013).

22 Ancestry.com (2013) 1880 United States Federal Census. New York City, New York, New York; Roll: 896; Family History Film: 1254896; Page: 156A; Enumeration District: 599; Image: 0314, Available at: http://ancstry.me/SYRDAj (Accessed: 22 December 2013).


1882 City Directory

Andrew Hassett was living in a house at 116 E 88th, New York, New York, USA in the 1882

Trow City Directory for New York.23

1888 City Directory

Andrew Hassett was living in a house at 116 E 88th, New York, New York, USA in the 1888

City Directory for New York.24

1889 City Directory

Andrew Hassett was living at 116 E 88th, New York, New York, USA; Occupation: Labourer in

the 1889 City Directory for New York.25

23 Ancestry.com (2013) New York, New York, City Directory, 1882; U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Available at:

http://ancstry.me/194Uyhw (Accessed: 22 December 2013). 24 Ancestry.com (2013) New York, New York, City Directory, 1888; U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Available at:

http://ancstry.me/1icAHW7 (Accessed: 22 December 2013). 25 Ancestry.com (2013) New York, New York, City Directory, 1889; U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Available at:

http://ancstry.me/QRPKXC (Accessed: 22 December 2013).


1890 Death of Thomas Hassett

On 18 January 1890 Thomas Hassett died in Manhattan, New York. I cannot find further

details of his death. He was buried in St Peters Cemetery in Hudson, City of New Jersey.

1890 New York Police Census

The US 1890 Federal Census is almost completely destroyed - except for the enumeration of

Civil War Vets. In 1890, in response to a feeling that New York City was undercounted in the

federal census, political leaders had the police force do a recount. The 1890 Police census

began on 29 September and was mostly completed by 14 October. 26

In 1890 Andrew Hassett is living with his wife Catherine and daughter Mary at 116 East 88th

Street, New York, New York, USA.

Hassett, Andrew, Male, Age 55

Hassett, Catherine, Female, Age 45

Hassett, Mary, Female, Age 21

In 1890 Police Census there were seven families in 116 East 88th Street. Families (number in

family): Smith (6), Martin (3), ?Gallon (4), Cunningham (3), McCafferty (3), Hassett (3), Lundon

Mary Age 21 x 1.

1892 Death of Andrew Hassett

Andrew Hassett died, aged 56, on 17 November 1892 in 162 E 84th Street, New York, USA. He

died of Cancer of the Hand at about 6pm. Death certificate number 40023.

Transcript of Certificate and Record of Death:

Date of Death: November 17 1892

Full Name: Andrew Hassett

Age, in years months and days: 56 years

Color: White

Single, married or widowed: Married

Occupation: Labour

Birthplace: Ireland

How long in US if foreign born: 35 years

How long resident in NY city: 35 years

Father’s name and birthplace: Unknown

Mother’s name and birthplace: Unknown

Place of death: 162 E 84th Street

Last place of residence: 162 E 84th Street

26 Jenson, FamilySearch.org (2010) 1890 police census for NYC, NY, Available at http://bit.ly/19Uh1BV

(Accessed: 29 December 2013).


Class of dwelling: Terraced Flat

Direct cause of death: General debility

Indirect cause of death: Cancer of the hand

Date of record: November 19 1892

The undertaker was J. F. Smith, 1467 3rd Avenue

1896 Mary Hassett married John McGowan Jr

Mary Hassett becomes the second wife of John McGowan. Details can be found in Chapter 3.

1900 Death of daughter Mary McGowan née Hassett

Mary McGowan née Hassett dies in 1900. Details can be found in Chapter 3.

I have not been able to find Catherine Hassett née Connors or the husband of her daughter

Mary, John Mc Gowan in the 1900 Census. See Appendix for further details.


1904 Death of Catherine Hassett née Connors

Catherine Hassett née Connors died, age 63, on 5 July 1904 at 3pm in City Hospital, New York,

USA. Death certificate number 25672. She died of Chronic Diffuse Nephritis (nephritis was

inflammation of the kidney).

Catherine died in New York Hospital

which was the oldest hospital in New

York City and the second oldest hospital

in the United States.27

By the time Catherine died her husband and her five children had died. I cannot imagine how

she felt in her last years and can only hope she was surrounded by friends.

At this time the niece of Andrew Hassett, Bridget ‘Delia’ McDermott née Hassett was living in

115 89th Street New York with her husband Bernard McDermott and family. In Appendix 1, I

found the Natualization Record for Bernard McDermott of 24 October 1881 and the person

who testified to his good character was Andreas [sic] Hassett. Hopefully they were able to

provide support to Catherine during her last weeks.

The residence of Catherine Hassett née Connors at the time of her death was 123 E 88th

Street where she lived since April 8 1904.

Catherine Hassett, Female, White, Age 63, Widow

Occupation: Domestic

Birthplace: Ireland

How long in US if foreign born: 50 years

How long resident in NY city: 50 years

Place of death: City Hospital

Father’s name: John Connors Father’s birthplace: Ireland

Mother’s name: Mary Mears Mother’s birthplace: Ireland

27 Wikipedia (2014) New York Hospital, Available at: http://bit.ly/1bfIYkK (Accessed: 1 February 2014).

http://bit.ly/1bfIYkK


She was buried in St Peters' Cemetery, Hudson County, New Jersey on 7 July 1904.

Undertaker: J. F. Smith, 1467 3rd Avenue


1862 to 1904 Burials – St. Peters' Catholic Cemetery

Thankfully, all of the family were buried in the same plot in St Peters' Cemetery, New Jersey.

St. Peters' Catholic Cemetery is located just south of

Tonnelle Circle near Croxton Yard in Jersey City,

New Jersey and is administered by Holy Name

Cemetery. The first burial at this cemetery is said to

have been on June 9, 1849 prior to the land being

deeded to the cemetery association. This cemetery

is the oldest in the Archdiocese of Newark. The

cemetery is associated with St. Peter's Church which

was founded in 1829 in Jersey City. The 4.92-acre

(19,900 m2) plot of land is said to have been

purchased from Walter Van Winkle in September

1849 by twelve men who formed an association. In

early November of that year promotional lots were

for sale. A 9-foot (2.7 m) by 10-foot (3.0 m) section

cost $15.00. In 1875 several graves were relocated

thanks to the Legislature for a railroad right of way.

The last burial at this cemetery is said to have been

circa 2003.28

With thanks to Holy Name Cemetery we know that they are buried in ’87 South C’ plot and

have the following information [sic]:

Interment List Age Date of

Interment Place of

Birth Funeral Director

MARTIN HASSID [sic] 3 yrs. 10/31/1862

WM. HASSID [sic] 2 yrs. 11/5/1866

MICH. HASSID [sic] 15 days. 4/13/1869 U.S.

MARY ROWAN 23 yrs. 11/1/1882 IRELAND

THOS. P. HASSETT 28 yrs. 1/20/1890 U.S.

ANDREW HASSETT 56 yrs. 11/18/1892 IRELAND

MARY L. MCGOVAN [sic] HASSETT 28 yrs. 26/05/1900 U.S. J.F. SMITH

CATHERINE HASSETT 63 yrs. 07/07/1904 U.S. SMITH

Details of death of Mary Rowan can be found in chapter 5. I have not been able to establish

any family links with young Mary.

28 Wikipedia (2012) Saint Peter's Cemetery, Jersey City, Available at http://bit.ly/1egoj6e (Accessed: 1 February

2014).

http://bit.ly/1egoj6e


There are no markings on the grave in St Peters Cemetery New Jersey, Plot 87 South C. The

following photos were requested via the findagrave.com29 website and were taken by on 13

March 2014 by Cecelia Juskiewicz (aka ‘joiseygirl’). The snow had recently melted and

therefore the grass is not as green as it would be at other times in the year.

Photo 1: The open space is the actual grave

Photo 2: This photo is taken from the lane running through the centre of the cemetery

29 I have added the family plot to the findagrave.com website at http://bit.ly/1gJgDW3 and I have also added

Mary Rowan http://bit.ly/1ieIQYj

http://bit.ly/1gJgDW3http://bit.ly/1ieIQYj


View of Cemetery via Google Street View

The approximate address of St. Peter’s Cemetery is 279-299 Tonnelle Ave, Jersey City, NJ

07306, USA.


3. Mary Hassett, daughter of Andrew and Catherine Hassett

Mary Hassett was born in April 1866 in New York died 24 May 1900 in New York. She was

buried in St. Peters' Catholic Cemetery, Jersey City, New Jersey.


Mary is found living with her family in New York Ward 19 District 3 (2nd Enumeration), New

York in 1870 US Federal Census, New York Ward.30

Mary Hasett [sic] (age 5, born 1866) born Ireland and was a US citizen. Lived with her father

Andrew (age 40), her mother Catherine (age 35) born Ireland and her brother Thomas (age 9)

born in US.


Mary and her family are found living in 116, 88th St, New York in the 1880 US Federal Census,

New York.31

Listed on census:

Andrew Hassett: Age 54. Occupation: Labourer. Married. Born in Ireland.

Catherine Hassett, Age 52. Occupation: Labourer. Married. Born in Ireland.

Thomas Hassett, Age 18. Occupation: Dry Goods Clerk. Single. Born in New York.

Mary Hassett, Age 14. At School. Single. Born in New York.

1890 New York Police Census

The US 1890 Federal Census is almost completely destroyed - except for the enumeration of

Civil War Vets. In 1890, in response to a feeling that New York City was undercounted in the

federal census, political leaders had the police force do a recount. The 1890 Police census

began on 29 September and was mostly completed by 14 October. 32

In 1890 Mary Hassett is living with his father Andrew and her mother Catherine at 116 East

88th Street, New York, New York, USA.

Hassett, Andrew, Male, Age 55

Hassett, Catherine, Female, Age 45

Hassett, Mary, Female, Age 21

30 Ancestry.com (2013) Year: 1870; Census Place: New York Ward 19 District 3 (2nd Enum), New York, New York;

Roll: M593_1042; Page: 59B; Image: 122; Family History Library Film: 552541, Available at: http://ancstry.me/P9mLbI (Accessed: 22 December 2013).

31 Ancestry.com (2013) 1880 United States Federal Census. New York City, New York, New York; Roll: 896; Family History Film: 1254896; Page: 156A; Enumeration District: 599; Image: 0314, Available at: http://ancstry.me/SYRDAj (Accessed: 22 December 2013).

32 Jenson, FamilySearch.org (2010) 1890 police census for NYC, NY, Available at http://bit.ly/19Uh1BV (Accessed: 29 December 2013).


1896 Mary Hassett married John McGowan Jr., son of John McGowan and Catharine on 12

Feb 1896 in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA in the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola,

980 Park Avenue, New York.

It was a second marriage for John McGowan Jr who is noted as a widow.

Transcript of Marriage Certificate of Mary Hassett and John McGowan Jr.

Mary Hassett married John M Gowan Jr on 12 February 1896

Witnesses to the Marriage: Patrick McGowan and Hannah Purcell

Date of Marriage: February 12th 1896

Groom’s Full Name: John M Gowan Jr

Residence: 1067 Park Avenue

Age: 31

Color: White

Single or Widowed: Widow

Birthplace: Ireland

Father’s name: John M Gowan

Mother’s maiden name: Catharine M Gowan

Number of Groom’s marriage: Second

Bride’s Full name: Mary Hassett

Residence: 1067 Park Avenue

Age: 26

Color: White

Single or Widowed: Single

Birthplace: New York

Father’s name: Andrew Hassett

Mother’s maiden name: Catharine O’Connor

Number of Brides’s marriage: First

Name of person performing ceremony: Mr N McKinnon (Rev. Neil McKinnon, S.J., rector)

Official Station: Clergyman

Residence: 980 Park Avenue (Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola is a Roman Catholic parish)


1900 Death of Mary Mc Gowan née Hassett

Mary died on 22 May 1900. She died of chronic gastritis and asthenia which started on 25

March 1900. Her last residence, and place of death, was 165 East 87th Street. She was a

housekeeper and married. It seems on death certificates at that time ones parents are noted

but not a spouse and so there are no details of her husband John McGowan Jr.


4. Yorkville Yorkville33 is a neighbourhood in the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It

includes Carl Schurz Park and Gracie Mansion. Its southern boundary is East 79th Street, its

northern East 96th Street, its western Third Avenue, and its eastern the East River.

For much of the 19th and 20th centuries, Yorkville was a middle-to working-class

neighbourhood, inhabited by many people of Czech, Slovak, Irish, Polish, German, Hungarian

and Lebanese descent. The largest non-German group were the Irish. They attended mass at

such churches as St. Ignatius Loyola on 84th Street and Park Avenue, Our Lady of Good

Counsel (90th Street) and the Church of St. Joseph (87th Street). There were many Irish bars

including Finnegan's Wake, Dorrian's Red Hand Restaurant, Ireland's 32, Carrol's Hideaway,

O'Brien's and Kinsale Tavern. Until the late 1990s, New York's St. Patrick's Day Parade ended

at 86th Street and Third Avenue, the historical center of Yorkville.

East 88th Street

The current building on the plot where Andrew and family lived on East 88th Street is now

home to a special education school, the P.S. M169 Robert F. Kennedy School.34

The old style of house in Yorkville could be type of house lived by Andrew and examples can

be found on the following webpages: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_78th_Street_Houses

and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_73rd_Street_Historic_District.

History of the Upper East Side35

Before the arrival of Europeans to New York City, the Upper East Side was home to Native

American fishing camps along the East River bluffs. As immigrants arrived on Manhattan’s

shores, most inhabitants remained in lower Manhattan, and the Upper East Side existed as

rural farmland and market gardens for many years.

This began to change in 1837, when the New York and Harlem Railroad began to increase

commercial development around its one station in the neighborhood, at 86th Street. This

hub of new growth would eventually become the heart of German Yorkville, which extended

east past Lexington Avenue and became a suburb of middle-class Germans, many of whom

worked in nearby piano factories, stables, and breweries. Amidst the growing

commercialization of the mid-19th century, much of the remaining farmland was subdivided,

the exceptions being the 150 acres of Jones’ Wood, stretching from 66th to 76th Streets and

from the Old Post Road (Third Avenue) to the river, and the stretch of farmland inherited by

James Lenox, now present-day Lenox Hill.

33 Wikipedia (2013) Yorkville, Manhattan, Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkville,_Manhattan

(Accessed: 2 February 2014). 34 Department of Education NYC (2014) P.S. M169 Robert F. Kennedy, Available at: http://on.nyc.gov/1cJr6mw

(Accessed: 2 February 2014). 35 UpperEast.com (2014) History of The Upper East Side, Available at: http://www.uppereast.com/history

(Accessed: 3 February 2014).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_78th_Street_Houseshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_73rd_Street_Historic_Districthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkville,_Manhattan


During the second half of the 19th century, vast numbers of foreign immigrants and other

American migrants flooded New York City, causing a population boom that pushed

speculative development beyond the settled downtown districts of the time. This

development was temporarily curbed by the Panic of 1873, a severe economic depression

that lasted for about six years and sent uptown land prices plummeting. But by the start of

the 1880s, financial recovery and the opening of newly built elevated railroads on Second and

Third Avenues allowed what is now the Upper East Side to regain its status as a prime

location for speculative residential real estate investment and development.

The early 1890s saw almost the entire area, with the exception of pricey lots along Fifth

Avenue, built up with residences for those commuting to the bustling commercial areas

downtown. The western sections of the area had newly constructed brick or stone row

houses in the Neo-Grec, Queen Anne or Romanesque Revival styles that were built for sale to

the middle-class. These row houses were often purchased by business and professional

people, many of whom were successful immigrants with German, German-Jewish or Irish

heritage. A number of these original structures remain today, marking the rich architectural

tradition of this part of the City. Farther east, closer to the noise and grit of the new elevated

trains, larger tenements were constructed to accommodate the increasing numbers of

working class people.

Prior to the 1890s, Fifth Avenue north of 59th Street was not considered to be a prestigious

neighborhood, with the wealthiest and most affluent people living south of 59th Street in

mansions and row houses near Fifth Avenue. By the mid-1890s, however, the wealthy class

began to dip its toe in the water of speculating in real estate and by 1915 large palatial

residences were erected on Fifth Avenue all the way up to 96th Street.

As development expanded northward along 59th street in the early 20th century, a

substantial number of the row houses on neighboring streets were demolished and replaced

by newer, more elegant residences. At the same time, New York Central’s Railroad tracks

along Park Avenue were electrified and covered, which eliminated many nuisance conditions

and restored land values.

Maps of New York - Yorkville

Map Of That Portion Of The City And County Of New - York North Of 50th St. Surveyed &

Drawn by R.A. Jones, C.E. Published by M. Dripps, 103 Fulton St. N.Y. 1851. Westchester

County. Published in 1851. Author Dripps, Matthew: http://bit.ly/1evjthI

Part of ward 12, New York City. (G.W. Bromley & Co., civil engineers. Published by Geo. W.

Bromley & E. Robinson, 1879) - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: http://bit.ly/1g6pcvz

Interesting map by New York Times on how the streets were developed: http://nyti.ms/1slCURh

And another old map where the name Yorkville was first mentioned: http://bit.ly/1zjf39K

http://bit.ly/1evjthIhttp://bit.ly/1g6pcvzhttp://nyti.ms/1slCURhhttp://bit.ly/1zjf39K


5. Mary Rowan Mary Rowan was born in 1862 in Ireland and after only six months in New York she had an

accidental death by inhaling illuminating gas. Mary Rowan was buried with the Hassett

family in St Peters’ Catholic Cemetery. I have not been able to establish what the relationship

between my family and Mary Rowan was with the Hassett’s given that she was only 6 months

in New York.


Appendix 1: Bernard McDermott and Andrew Hassett

Bridget ‘Delia’ Hassett (1850 to 1928) was a niece from Knockanean, Co. Clare. She was living

in 115 89th Street New York with her husband Bernard McDermott and family. Shortly after

1872 when she first came to New York she lived in 111th Street. It was only in May 2016 I

established that they were in contact. I found the Natualization Record for Bernard

McDermott of 24 October 1881 and the person who testified to his good character was

Andres [sic] Hassett.

A remaining question is what were the links between the McDermott family living in the next

block and Andrew Hassett and family? Did Bridget help her Uncles family following his death

– especially when his wife Catherine Hassett née Connors died and was the last remaining

member of the family? Who arranged her funeral?


Appendix 2: Questions needing further investigation

1. Where was John McGowan or Catherine Hassett in 1900 US Federal Census?

I cannot find John McGowan or Catherine Hassett née Connors in 1900 US Census

Mary McGowan née Hassett died in May and so won’t appear as it was taken in June 1900

Tried the following addresses but without luck:

Address of Andrew, Catherine and Mary in 1890 Police Census: 116 East 88th

Street http://bit.ly/192vltw

Address in 1892 of Andrew Hassett when he died 162 East 84th Street

http://bit.ly/1bRYqTi

Address of John McGowan and Mary Hassett in 1896 at time of wedding: 1067

Park Avenue http://bit.ly/JMsOrl

Address in May 1900 at time of Mary McGowan death 165 East 87th Street

http://bit.ly/1iQbM8t and http://bit.ly/L90IYS

Address in 1900 of the McDermott Family – Delia was niece of Andrew Hassett 115

89th Street, Manhattan Ward 12 http://bit.ly/1dkHp4L

Address in 1900 of witness to wedding of Mary Hassett and John McGowan:

Hannah Purcell is living at 106 East 88th Street, New York http://bit.ly/Knq44T

Address of Catherine Hassett on death certificate in 1904: 123 East 88th Street

http://bit.ly/1bCwlzf

This John McGowan lived with a Mary but one parent born in US and he was a

fireman and so it is not them: http://bit.ly/1bQHXzC

There is a remote possibility that this is Catherine in hospital in 1900 as Mary Hassett had

died at this stage: http://bit.ly/MoSvQn

2. Is this John McGowan’s first marriage (and family) in the 1890 Police Census?

I checked the 1890 Police New York Census36 and found the following which might be John

McGowan’s first family:

John McGowan age 26 years

Annie McGowan age 21 years

Bessie McGowan age 2 years

Mary McGowan age 1 year

Annie McGowan age 3 months

They can all be found in Book 10, Item # 56, Page 35, Microfilm # 1304778.

36 Ancestry.com (2013) All New York City Police Census, 1890 results for Mcgowan Available at:

http://ancstry.me/1lrrkPx (Accessed: 29 December 2013).

http://bit.ly/192vltwhttp://bit.ly/1bRYqTihttp://bit.ly/JMsOrlhttp://bit.ly/1iQbM8thttp://bit.ly/L90IYShttp://bit.ly/1dkHp4Lhttp://bit.ly/Knq44Thttp://bit.ly/1bCwlzfhttp://bit.ly/1bQHXzChttp://bit.ly/MoSvQn


This can only be checked in New York Public Library. It would be interesting to see if it

presents any further details. Also should look for the Connors family. Both seem to

disappear in 1900 census.

If this is correct then his first wife was Annie (Ann) McGowan as according to the 1890 Police

Census. If yes, she died on 26 April 1894 in Manhattan.37 Her death certificate number is

14316 (1894). She was born in 1868/69 and so she died age 25. I have the certificate but

cannot prove yet if this is her?

Need to check out McGowans in 1890 Police Census and onwards (e.g. 1900 Census) – to

verify if same family or another family with similar names.

3. Potential Mary Connors mother of Catherine Hassett née Connors

Death Records of New York, Manhattan

http://bit.ly/1hpsttG

20 Conner Mary 65 y Feb 9 1886 553772 (1886) Manhattan 1820 - 1821 1373981

45 Connors Mary 61 y Mar 17 1872 110654 (1872) Manhattan 1810 - 1811 1324571

46 Connors Mary 60 y Nov 5 1874 190925 (1874) Manhattan 1813 - 1814 1322519

47 Connors Mary 69 y Mar 2 1880 345706 (1880) Manhattan 1810 - 1811 1373926

I have the above certificate in yellow but I do not think this is the mother of Catherine as she

has only been resident for 12 years in the city. This can be found as reference U005 in my

BMD certificates file.

Unlikely Candidate:

In the federal census of 1860 and 1870 I can find a Mary Conner born in 1815 who is a

domestic servant. In 1880 she lives on her own. In all three cases she lives in New Jersey.

She is buried in St. Peter’s although her age is a bit out (would be 73)

Conner Mary 67 S E 13 3/2 1886 1412636

Source: http://www.hudsoncountynjgenealogy.org/databases/db-hnc.html

4. Outstanding queries or seeking additional evidence

I am still trying to trace death record of Martin Hassett in 1862 and death record of

Thomas Hassett who I know died on 18 January 1890 in Manhattan, New York.

I did order this record (reference U006 in my BMD file) but he is buried in Calvary

37 Morse, Stephen P (2004) Accessing the 1862-1948 New York City Death Index in One Step, Available at:

http://bit.ly/19vnHCJ (Accessed: 29 December 2013).

http://bit.ly/1hpsttGhttp://www.hudsoncountynjgenealogy.org/databases/db-hnc.html


Last Name

First Name

Age Month Day Year Cert

number County Born

Hackett Thomas 32 y Jan 23 1890 4086

(1890) Manhattan

1857 -

1858


Appendix 3: Identifying which Andrew Hassett is my ancestor Through my research I found two Andrew Hassett’s who came to New York. One, my relation,

based himself in Manhattan. The second Andrew Hassett lived in Saratoga, New York. To add

to this researcher’s confusion they both had a wife called Catherine and had two living children

– Thomas and Mary in the case of my relative and John and Mary in the case of Andrew from

Saratoga. After tracing both of lives, through available records, I am convinced that I have

identified the correct ancestor. I have records available in relation to Andrew Hassett of

Saratoga if they are of interest to any of his descendants.

Saratoga New York Manhattan

New York Passenger List, 8 Nov 1851 and Irish Immigrants: New York Port Arrival Records, 1846-1851

Andrew Hassett, Labourer arrived in New York on 8 November 1851 aged 21, from Liverpool, England on the David Cannon http://ancstry.me/N3te8k This ship on previous journeys stopped in Queenstown (Cork). In the arrival records Andrew Hassett was registered as a workman and native country Great Britain. http://ancstry.me/P9rSsq Full passenger list from this ship: http://bit.ly/LYCV7f (on 4 pages) I believe this is the arrival of Catherine Connors Family in New York in 1854 (with her mother Mary and brother Thomas) http://ancstry.me/12hjNie http://ancstry.me/ZRw63l

1860 Census

Andrew Hassett is living in Saratoga County http://ancstry.me/McALam On Federal Census we can see that Andrew (25) is living with his wife Catherine (32) and child John (1). Andrew is a Laborer from Ireland. They are living in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York http://ancstry.me/McDkZY

Andrew Hassett (born 1830) is living in 1st Dist of 12th Ward in New York with his wife Cathe (born 1835 who are both born in Ireland with their son Martin (7 months old – December 1859) and born in New Jersey. http://bit.ly/O5S6QD

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900

Most likely the Saratoga Andrew In 1862 aged 30, birth place, Milton New York in 1832

http://ancstry.me/N3te8khttp://ancstry.me/P9rSsqhttp://bit.ly/LYCV7fhttp://ancstry.me/12hjNiehttp://ancstry.me/ZRw63lhttp://ancstry.me/McALamhttp://ancstry.me/McDkZYhttp://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1965&enc=1


Saratoga New York Manhattan

http://ancstry.me/P9nARK Andrew Hassett, enl. Aug. 29, 1862, 77th Regt., Co. H; trans. to Vet. Bat., 77th Regt. Only mention of Andrew in history of Regiment is to say he was wounded: http://bit.ly/OtEtIw Fold3 Record: http://bit.ly/MSetqD

Naturalization 1860 to 1870

Andrew Hassett in 1869 in New York, New York from the record set ‘Naturalizations in Saratoga County before 1880.’ http://ancstry.me/PNK1zT

U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes Andrew Hassett naturalised on 24 October 1863 at age 34 in the City Court, Brooklyn, New York. Witness name is Michael Milan. Birth Place: UK of Great Britain and Ireland http://ancstry.me/MLyOSd

1870 Census

Andrew Hassett (aged 40 – born 1830) from Ireland and US citizen. Lived with his wife Catharine (aged 45) born Ireland and children John (12) & Mary (7) born in NY. Residence Milton, Saratoga, NY. Occupation: Works in Paper Mill http://ancstry.me/QRILhc

Andrew Hasett (aged 40 – born 1830) born Ireland and was not a US citizen. Lived with his wife Catherine (aged 35) born Ireland and children Thomas (9) & Mary (4) born in US Residence: New York Ward 19 District 3 (2nd Enum), New York. Occupation: Labourer http://ancstry.me/P9mLbI

1880 Census

Andrew (aged 45 – born 1830) from Ireland and US citizen. Lived with his wife Catharine (aged 54) born Ireland and children John (21) & Mary (17) born in NY. Residence Stillwater, Saratoga, NY. Occupation: Works in Paper Mill and so do both his children http://ancstry.me/SYTPYt

Andrew Hassett (aged 54 – born 1826) born Ireland and was not a US citizen. Lived with his wife Catharine (aged 52) born Ireland and children Thomas (18) & Mary (14) born in New York. Residence: 116, 88th Street, NY Occupation: Labourer and son Thomas is a Dry Goods Clerk http://ancstry.me/SYRDAj

US City Directory 1889

Andrew Hassett is living at 116 E, 88th Street and is a laborer http://ancstry.me/QRPKXC

Deaths

Buried in Saint Peter's Cemetery, Saratoga Springs, NY Hassett, Andrew 1885/06/09 Hassett, Catherine 1889/03/23 Hassett, Mary 1863 1955 http://bit.ly/M1srEa

Hassett, Andrew, aged 56, died Nov 17 1892, in Manhattan, Cert 40023 Hassett, Catherine, aged 63, died Jul 5 1904, in Manhattan, Cert

http://ancstry.me/P9nARKhttp://bit.ly/OtEtIwhttp://bit.ly/MSetqDhttp://ancstry.me/PNK1zThttp://ancstry.me/MLyOSdhttp://ancstry.me/QRILhchttp://ancstry.me/P9mLbIhttp://ancstry.me/SYTPYthttp://ancstry.me/SYRDAjhttp://ancstry.me/QRPKXChttp://bit.ly/M1srEa

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