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Thomas Francis Sheehan[1, 2]

Male 1870 - 1923  (53 years)

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  • Name Thomas Francis Sheehan  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Christening 1870  Prob St. Patrick's R.C. Church, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth May 1870  West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 1D9BCC0C43030D408094AF4C6167467CBC13 
    Death 31 Aug 1923  Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    Burial 3 Sep 1923  St. Patrick's Cemetery, Colonie, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 14] 
    Notes 
    • 1870 US census, 1- enum 23 Jul
      1875 NY census, 6
      1880 US census, 10 - enum 11 Jun
      1890 Troy Directory, 2320 Third Ave, West Troy, occ. Carpenter; also w/ Thomas Conway, Sheehan and Conway Saloon, 201 Twenty-third St.
      1880 Troy Directory, Scholan and Sheehan, liquors, etc, 73 Broadway, WT, bds 16 Union
      1891 Troy Directory, 2320 Third Ave, West Troy, occ. Carpenter
      1899 Troy Directory, carpenter and builder, 1556 Seventh avenue, house do. See page 752 [for ad.]
      1910 US census, 38, "Thomas F.", second marriage (4 yrs), Contractor & Builder, Empl., 605 Sixteenth st. Wvlt Wd 6 ED 155.
      1915 NY census, 43, 605 16th Street, Wvlt (Ward 6), occ. Carpenter - enum 1 Jul
      1920 US census, 48, 605 Sixteenth St., occ Contractor
      1930 US census, wife listed as widowed.

      (Previously recorded as Thomas E., in smb records.)
    Person ID I176  broderick
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2025 

    Father Michael Sheehan,   b. Abt 1828, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1899, Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Ann Purcell,   b. Between 1835 and 1837, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1889, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1852 
    Family ID F12  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ellen A. Grady,   b. Dec 1863, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1904, Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1893  Prob West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16] 
    Children 
     1. Dr. Edward Grady Sheehan, M.D.,   b. 5 May 1893, Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 1957, West New York, Hudson, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     2. Sheehan,   b. Bef 1900   d. Bef 1900 (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F121  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2025 

    Family 2 Elizabeth A. Fitzpatrick,   b. Aug 1879, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1951, Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 16 Jan 1907  Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Children 
     1. Agnes Margaret Sheehan,   b. 13 Dec 1908, Prob Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1980, Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F88  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2011 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 1870 - Prob St. Patrick's R.C. Church, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - May 1870 - West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1893 - Prob West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 Jan 1907 - Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 Aug 1923 - Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 3 Sep 1923 - St. Patrick's Cemetery, Colonie, Albany, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Headstones
    Headstone - reverse - Sheehan family plot    		Headstone - reverse - Sheehan family plot
    Digital photograph

  • Sources 
    1. [S81] Troy City Directory, (publisher varies) (Reliability: 3).
      1890, p 332, img 338:
      Sheehan, Thomas, carpenter, b. 2320 Third ave (West Troy)

    2. [S356] New York. Albany., Albany (NY) Daily Evening Times, "City and Vicinity News In Brief," We, 2 Oct 1889, p. Unk; digital images. (Reliability: 3).
      A West Troy carpenter named Thomas Sheehan jumped from a train at Green Island yesterday and was thrown against a freight car. His right shoulder was
      broken and his spine injured.
      .

    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, Albany, West Troy Wd4, img 178, p 178, ln 31 (Reliability: 3).
      Thomas E. Sheehan, age 1, no occ., born NY, both parents of foreign birth.
      Dwelling 1162, household 1540.

    4. [S77] New York 1875 Census, Albany, West Troy, ED 4, p 29, ln 45 (Reliability: 3).
      Thos. Shehan, age 6, son, born Albany county, single, no occ.
      Dwelling 269, framed, $2000, household 276.

    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, Albany, West Troy Wd4, ED53, img 35, p 35, ln 12 (Reliability: 3).
      Thomas Sheehan, age 10, son, single, no occ., born NY, both parents born Ireland.
      Dwelling 262, household 386.

    6. [S98] State of New York, New York 1892 Census, (FamilySearch.org. 1892 New York State Census, database on-line.), Albany, Watervliet, ED5, img 9, p 14 (Reliability: 3).
      Thomas Sheehan, age 24, born US, occ. Carpenter.

    7. [S6] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 12th, 1900, (Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), NY, Albany, Watervliet Wd5, ED108, sht 4A, img 10, ln 17 (Reliability: 3).
      Thos. F. Sheehan, head, May 1870, age 30, married, for 8 years, born NY, both parents born Ireland, occ. Carpenter, no months out of work.
      Resides 1556 Seventh ave, rents.
      Dwelling 48, household 76.

    8. [S66] State of New York, New York 1905 Census, (FamilySearch.org. 1905 New York State Census, database on-line.), Albany county, Watervliet Wd6, ED06, img 16, p 28, ln 19 (Reliability: 3).
      F. Thomas Sheehan, head, age 35, born US, citizen, occ. Carpenter, wages.
      Resides 605 16th st.

    9. [S15] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 13th, 1910, (Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), NY, Albany, Watervliet, Wd6, ED155, img 14, sht 7B, ln 82 (Reliability: 3).
      Thomas F. Sheehan, head, age 38, married, second, for 4 years, born NY, both parents born Ireland, occ. Contractor & Builder, employer.
      Resides 605 Sixteenth st., owns, free.
      Dwelling 101, household 160.

    10. [S308] State of New York, New York 1915 Census, Albany > Watervliet Wd 6 > AD 03 ED01 > img 9, p 17, ln 48 (Reliability: 3).
      Thomas Sheehan, head, age 43, born US, 43 yrs in US, citizen, occ. Carpenter, wages.
      Resides 605 16th st.

    11. [S50] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 14th, 1920, (Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), New York, Albany, Watervliet Wd4, ED163, Sht 6B, Img 12, line 91 (Reliability: 3).
      Head, Thomas, 48, married, born NY, parents both born Ireland, occ.Contractor, own acct.
      Resides 605 Sixteenth st., owns, free.
      Dwelling 208, household 176..

    12. [S351] Troy Daily Times, Fr, 31 Aug 1923, p. 2 (Reliability: 3).
      Thomas F. Sheehan

    13. [S351] Troy Daily Times, Sa, 1 Sep 1923, p 8 Troy NY Times 1923 - 3558.pdf (Reliability: 3).
      Died.
      Sheehan

    14. [S351] Troy Daily Times, Th, 4 Sep 1923, p 2 Troy NY Times 1923 - 3567.pdf (Reliability: 3).
      Obituary.
      ...
      - The funeral of Thomas F. Sheehan ...

    15. [S6] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 12th, 1900, (Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), NY, Albany, Watervliet Wd5, ED108, sht 4A, img 10, ln 17 (Reliability: 3).
      Thos. F. Sheehan, head, May 1870, age 30, married, for 8 years,

    16. [S351] Troy Daily Times, Fr, 16 Jun 1933. p 2 (Reliability: 3).
      40th Wedding Anniversary.

    17. [S26] Karen Fitzpatrick Hall, Website - Decendents of John Fitzpatrick, (http://www.historyofthepathstaken.com/DescendantsofJohnFitzpatrick.html) (Reliability: 3).
      (Details of individualls from this site, where other documentary evidence has been located, have been completely accurate.)



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