Caroline Matilda (Daines) Torney (1840)

Born 13 Dec 1840 in Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Caroline Matilda was born in 1840. She was a daughter of Thomas J. Daines and wife Rachael. Caroline was named as a sister in the will Elizabeth (Massey) Baizley dated 13th January 1911 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

She was married in 1861 to James Torney at the Church of St John the Evangelist in Philadelphia. This is further evidenced by the naming of the couple's first child, Thomas Danes Torney.

Caroline and James Torney moved their family to Newark, New Jersey prior the 1872 birth of their daughter Esther Tera Torney.

She was last enumerated in the census of 1910 in the household of her son-in-law George W. Johnstone, but was listed as the widow of James Torney in the 1915 Newark City Directory. She was at this time boarding with her daughter Esther at 103 Pacific Ave.

Sources

• 13 Dec 1840 Birth, 13 May 1843 Baptism of Caroline M. Daines, dau of Thomas J. & Rachel Daines. U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 for Thos J. Daines on Ancestry.com
• 1850 Household of Thomas J. Dains, Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Thomas J Dains, 40 Pennsylvania

Rachael Dains, 48 Virginia

Agness Dains, 19 Pennsylvania

Caroline Dains, 10 Pennsylvania

James Dains, 4 Pennsylvania

Amelia Carmine, 65 Virginia

Lydia Denham, 23 Pennsylvania

• 1860 Household of Thomas J. Danes, Philadelphia Ward 2, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Thomas J Danes, 50 Delaware

Rachel Danes, 55 Virginia

Caroline Danes, 19 Pennsylvania

• 8 Sep 1861 Marriage of Caroline M. Danes to James Torney. Church of St John the Evangelist (Episcopal). Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 16 June 1863 Baptism of Thomas Danes Torney, b. 16 Jan 1862, son of James & Caroline M. Torney. Sponsors: Caroline M. Danes & Margaret Durham. Church of St John the Evangelist (Episcopal). Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1880 Household of James Torney, Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey

James Torney, 38 Pennsylvania, Ireland, Ireland

Caroline Torney, 38 Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

Thomas Torney, 17 Pennsylvania

John Torney, 15 Pennsylvania

Mary Torney, 14 Pennsylvania

Esther Torney, 8 New Jersey

Jennie Torney, 6 New Jersey

James Torney, 4 New Jersey

Caroline Torney, 2/12 New Jersey

• 9 Apr 1887 Baptism of James Durham Torney, b. 12 Nov 1876, son of James Torney & Carline Matilda Torney. St Agnes Church, East Orange, New Jersey
• 1900 Household of Caroline Torney, Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey

Caroline Torney, 55 Pennsylvania

Hesther Torney, 27 New Jersey

Jennie Torney, 26 New Jersey

James Torney, 23 New Jersey

Agnes Torney, 17 New Jersey

• 1905 Household of Carrie Torney in Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey, U.S., State Census

Carrie Torney, Dec 1840, 65 Pennsylvania

Esther Torney, Sep 1874, 31 New Jersey

Jennie Torney, Oct 1880, 25 New Jersey

Agnes Torney, Jan 1884., 21 New Jersey

George Johnstone, Apr 1883, 22 Pennsylvania

• 1910 Household of George W. Johnstone, Newark Ward 10, Essex, New Jersey

George W Johnstone, 28 Pennsylvania

Agnes T Johnstone, 26 New Jersey

Jennie D Johnstone, 10/12 New Jersey

Caroline M Torney, 69 (Mother) Pennsylvania

John Gilligan, 40 (Brother-in-law) Connecticut

Agnes J Gilligan, 3 (Niece) Connecticut

• Caroline Torney, widow of James, boarding at 103 Pacific (with Esther). Newark, New Jersey, City Directory, 1915
• Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 for Elizabeth A Baizley. Philadelphia Wills, No 452-469, 1915.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181248941/caroline-torney: accessed 31 December 2023), memorial page for Caroline Torney (Sep 1844–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 181248941, citing Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by NotYourTime (contributor 47318863).