Patrick Edward Doyle (abt. 1861 - 1944)

Born about 12 Nov 1861 in Corning, Steuben County, New York, United States

Husband of Mary Ann (Moore) Doyle — married about 1879 (to before 1906) in Ceres, McKean County, Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 5 Jul 1944 at about age 82 in VA Hospital, Bath, Steuben County, New York, United States

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Biography

Patrick was born in Corning, NY in 1861 to Lawrence and Margaret, two Irish immigrants.^[1][2][3][4] His mother and three eldest siblings all died between 1875 and 1878. His siblings were all in their early 20s. His younger sister Annie died as a teenager in 1884.

Patrick had a son, Henry, in 1889 with wife Mary Ann Moore.^[5][4][6]

Patrick enlisted with the New York State National Guards (to join the 2rd Regiment Infantry, New York State Vols., company K) on July 16, 1898.^[7]The Spanish-American War had started in April. His regiment moved to Camp Alger in Virginia in May and then moved several times around Virginia due to disease outbreaks.^[8]The war ended in August and he mustered out on November 30, 1898 in Hornell.^[7] He enlisted on June 16, 1898 with the 3rd Regt. N.Y. Infantry and was a Private with Company K.^[9]

He lived in Toledo, Ohio, without Mary and Henry, in 1901 and never lived with them again.^[10][11]In 1906, Patrick married Dora Wright, a widow with two sons.^[12] He worked on the railroad and later as a farmer in Ansonia, Pennsylvania.^[4]

Dora died in 1932 in Wellsboro, PA. Patrick died at the VA hospital in Bath, NY in 1944.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNF-PQRT : 8 March 2021), Patrick Doyle in household of Lawrence Doyle, Corning, District 01, , Steuben, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 109, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8KX-Z9P : 29 May 2021), Patrick Doyle in entry for Laurence Doyle, 1870. Location is Corning, Steuben, New York.
3. ↑ "New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTZ5-B66 : 16 November 2014), Patrick Doyle in household of Lauren Doyle, Corning, Steuben, New York, United States; citing p. 33, line 31, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 512,427.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Obituary, Corning N.Y. Leader, Thursday, July 6, 1944, page 14, available online at Fulton County Postcards[1]
5. ↑ Death record of Henry J. Doyle, ID Number 20540, provided on August 12, 2021 through email by the Steuben County Historian.
6. ↑ "Military Funeral Given Patrick Doyle," Corning, N.Y. Leader, Saturday, July 8, 1944, page 10, available online through Fulton County Postcards[2]
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "Patrick Edward Doyle," Index to the New York Spanish-American War veterans, 1898, editor Richard H. Saldana, vol. 1, page 253.
8. ↑ New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center, "3rd Regiment Infantry New York Volunteers Spanish-American War," accessed August 15, 2021 at https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/unit-history/conflict/spanish-american-war-1898/3rd-regiment-infantry.
9. ↑ "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1Z-H245 : 26 April 2021), Patrick E Doyle, .
10. ↑ Corning Journal, Wednesday, March 27, 1901,City and Vicinity Section, available online through Fulton County Postcards[3]
11. ↑ New York State Census, 1905, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVBD-GCR : 3 April 2016), Mary Doyle, Hornellsville, Ward 05, E.D. 05, Steuben, New York; citing p. 44, line 45, county offices, New York.; FHL microfilm 512,432.
12. ↑ "Mrs. P. E. Doyle," The Agitator, Wellsboro, PA, Wednesday, July 6, 1932, accessed August 8, 2021 through newspapers.com