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Michael Sheehan[1]

Male Abt 1828 - 1899  (71 years)

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  • Name Michael Sheehan  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Birth Abt 1828  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Name Michael Shehan 
    _UID 5F997FEDEB3381408760934623C1647FCA1F 
    Death 6 Nov 1899  Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Burial 8 Nov 1899  St. Patrick's Cemetery, Colonie, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Notes 
    • 1840 US census, West Troy; 1 male 5-10, 2 males 50-60, 1 fem under 5, 1 fem 50-60 in household
      1850 US census - not located
      1855 NY census, 28, laborer, alien, 1 yr resident in town, sic Shehan
      1860 US census, 32, grocer, pers estate val at $200, not able to read/write, sic Shehan
      1865 NY census, 38, grocer, brick house $1800, naturalized, owner of land, also in household, 1 servant.
      1870 US census, 38, laborer, $200, voting, enum 23 July 1870
      1875 NY census, 46, laborer, naturalized, sic Shehan
      1880 US census, 52, laborer.
      1892 NY census, 63, laborer.
      1900 US census - no Sheehan listed at 2320 3d ave.

      1880 Troy Directory, laborer, h. 54 Union, WT
      1890 Troy Directory, laborer, h. 2320 Third av, WT
      1894 Troy Directory, laborer, h. 2320 Third av, WT
      1895 Troy Directory, h. 2324 Third av, WT
      1898 Troy Directory, laborer, house 2324 Third av, Wvlt
      1899 Troy Directory, laborer, house 2324 Third av, Wvlt
    Person ID I24  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 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 
    Children 
     1. Mary Frances Sheehan,   b. 25 Sep 1853, Montréal, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1928, Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     2. Patrick Sheehan,   b. Apr 1855, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1860, Prob West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)
     3. Sheehan,   b. Abt 1857, Prob West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1865, Prob West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 7 years)
     4. Sheehan,   b. Prob West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1865, Prob West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Anna E. Sheehan,   b. Abt 1859, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1932, Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     6. Michael A. Sheehan, Jr.,   b. Abt Oct 1862, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 1915, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     7. Sheehan,   b. Bef 1865, Prob West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1865, Prob West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     8. Emma T. Sheehan,   b. 1868, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 1951, Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     9. Thomas Francis Sheehan,   b. May 1870, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1923, Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     10. Margaret V. Sheehan,   b. 17 Mar 1872, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1957, Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     11. Catherine Sheehan,   b. Abt 1875, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1881 and 1892, Prob West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 6 years)
    Family ID F12  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1828 - Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Nov 1899 - Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 8 Nov 1899 - St. Patrick's Cemetery, Colonie, Albany, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S351] Troy Daily Times, Sa, 2 Jul 1892, p 3 (Reliability: 3).
      West Troy.
      ...
      - Residents of the western part of the village, who for many months have been
      deprived of a bridge across the canal at Nineteenth street, will be gratified to know that there is a prospect that the bridge will soon be ready for traffic. Yesterday the bridge was tested by State Engineer Schenck. The expense of
      operating the bridge will be met by the town of Watervliet. Michael Sheehan and James Beston have been appointed tenders of the bridge. The West Troy water-works
      company will furnish power for operating the bridge.
      ...

    2. [S78] New York 1855 Census, Albany, Watervliet, 3d Elec Dist (West Troy Wd4 & Green Island), img 8, p ?, ln 24 (Reliability: 3).
      Michael Shehan, age 28, head, born Ireland, married, 1 year resident in town, occ. Laborer, alien.
      Dwelling 142, household 144..

    3. [S75] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 8th, 1860, (Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), NY, Albany, West Troy Wd4, img 40, p 185, ln 6 (Reliability: 3).
      Michael Shehan, age 32, occ. Grocer, val. pers. prop. $200, born Ireland, does not read nor write.
      Dwelling 1130, household 1405.

    4. [S76] New York 1865 Census, (As of Jul 1, 2013 - images only, no index.), Albany, ED03, p 19, img 10, ln 32 (Reliability: 3).
      Michael Sheehan, head, age 38, born Ireland, married, once, occ. Grocery, at West Troy, naturalized, owner of land,
      Dwelling 112, brick, $1800, household 143.
      Also in household, Margaret Welch, 19, servant. born Albaany.

    5. [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 25 (Reliability: 3).
      Michael Sheehan, age 38, occ. Laborer, val. pers. prop. $200, born Ireland, both parents of foreign birth, citizen, able to read and write.
      Dwelling 1162, household 1540.

    6. [S77] New York 1875 Census, Albany, West Troy, ED 4, p 29, ln 39 (Reliability: 3).
      Micheal Shehan (sic), age 46, head, born Ireland, married, occ. Laborer, naturalized citizen.
      Dwelling 269, framed, $2000, household 276.

    7. [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 7 (Reliability: 3).
      Michael Sheehan, age 52, head, married, occ. Laborer, born Ireland, both parents born Ireland.
      Dwelling 262, household 386.

    8. [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), New York > Albany, Watervliet, Agriculture > 1880 > Albany > Watervliet > ED55, p 9, img 10, ln 6 (Reliability: 3).
      Michael Sheehan, owner, 25 acres, land value $4000, value of implements $175, value of livestock $300, fancing $25, fertilizers $40, production value $400, 21 acress mown, 4 acres not mown, 25 acres grassland. 2 horses.

    9. [S98] State of New York, New York 1892 Census, (FamilySearch.org. 1892 New York State Census, database on-line.), Albany, West Troy, ED8, p4, img 2 (Reliability: 3).
      Michael Sheehan, age 63, born Ireland, citizen, occ. Laborer.

    10. [S39] See text, Miscellaneous webpages, (See text), Hudson NY Evening Register Th, 30 Aug 1883, p ? FultonHistory.com: Hudson NY Evening Register 1883 Grayscale - 1266.pdf (Reliability: 3).
      Accident at Burden.
      Scaffold collapse. Michael Sheehan injured, not critically.

    11. [S81] Troy City Directory, (publisher varies), See text. (Reliability: 3).
      1881, p 375, img 191:
      Shehan Michael, grocer, Ohio corner Ontario, house do

      1890, p 332, img 338:
      Sheehan, Michael, laborer, house 2320 Third ave (West Troy)

      1893, p 348, img 360:
      Sheehan, Michael, laborer, house 2320 Third avenue (West Troy)

      1899, p 406, img 308:
      Sheehan, Michael, laborer, house 2324 Third ave (Watervliet).
      1900, directory not available.
      1900 US Census does not list any Sheehans at 2324 Third ave.


    12. [S351] Troy Daily Times, Mo, 6 Nov 1899, p 4 Troy NY Daily Times 1899 - 1252.pdf (Reliability: 3).
      Obituary.
      Michael Sheehan died suddenly this morning at the family residence on Third avenue. He was sixty-nine years of age. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. M. Broderick, Mrs. T. F. Conway and the Misses Emma and Margaret
      Sheehan, and two sons, T. Sheehan and M. Sheehan, jr .

    13. [S351] Troy Daily Times, Th, 9 Nov 1899, p 4 (Reliability: 3).
      The funeral of Michael Sheehan was held from S t Patrick's church this morning. Father Sheehan. assisted by Fathers Sheridan and Giltoon waa celebrant of the mass.