Joseph Finegan (1814 - 1885)

Born 17 Nov 1814 in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland

Husband of Rebecca (Smith) Finegan — married 28 Jul 1842 in St. Johns County, Florida, United States

Died 29 Oct 1885 at age 70 in Rutledge, Alachua, Florida, United States

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Biography

Joseph Finegan is Notable.

Joseph Finegan was born on 17 Nov 1814 in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland. He immigrated to America when he was 19 years old and briefly settled in New York City, New York. ^[1]

Joseph married 1. Rebecca Smith (~1811 - 1870) on 28 Jul 1842 in St. Johns County, Florida Territory.^[2][3] Rebecca Smith was the widow of Willilam Travers. ^[4] 2. Lucy Foster Cowan Alexander on 7 Nov 1872. ^[5]

In 1850, Joseph and Rebecca Finegan and family were living in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States. The household included three children from Rebecca's first marriage:
Maria C. 17
Margaret M. 15
Martha 13
and four issue of their union:
Joseph R 7
Agnes M 6
James R 4
Yulee B 2
^[6]

By 1860, Joseph and Rebecca Finegan and family were living in Fernandina, Nassau, Florida, United States with the final addition to the family:
T. Josephine 9
^[7][8]

Rebecca Smith (~1811 - 1870) died 1 Aug 1870 in Baltimore, Maryland. ^[9]

After the Civil War, Joseph Finegan was living in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia and resumed his role as a cotton merchant. ^[10] He met and married

Joseph died on 29 Oct 1885 in Rutledge, Alachua County, Florida aged 70.^[11]Final resting place in Old Jacksonville City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida.^[12]

Brig Gen Joseph Finegan served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 5 Apr 1862
Mustered out: 20 Mar 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Commanded Middle and East Florida

Joseph Finegan sometimes Finnegan, was an Irish-born American businessman and Brigadier General for the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. From 1862 to 1864 he commanded Confederate forces operating in Middle and East Florida, ultimately leading the Confederate victory at the Battle of Olustee. He subsequently led the Florida Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia until near the end of the war. After the war he returned to business and worked as a cotton broker.^[13]

Biography continuing English-1710 16:32, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ The Weekly Floridian. Tallahassee, Florida. November 12, 1885. ConfederateVets.com. Accessed 5 Sep 2022.
2. ↑ State Archive, Tallahassee and Clerk of Courts; Various Counties; County Marriages, 1823-1880. Marriage Records. Florida Marriages. Various Florida County Courthouses and State Archive, Tallahassee, Florida. Ancestry.com. Accessed 3 Sep 2022.
3. ↑ Joseph Finegan, FamilySearch.org, accessed November 16, 2019.
4. ↑ Florida Herald and Southern Democrat. Mon. November 28, 1842. Vol. VIII, Issue 29, p.4. Genealogybank.com. Accessed 5 Sep 2022.
5. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81245729/lucy-foster-finegan. Accessed 6 Sep 2022.
6. ↑ Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1850; Census Place: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida; Roll: 58; Page: 93a. Ancestry.com. Accessed 5 Sep 2022
7. ↑ 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Year: 1860; Census Place: Fernandina, Nassau, Florida; Roll: M653_108; Page: 403; Family History Library Film: 803108. Ancestry.com. Accessed 5 Sep 2022.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6C9-VF4 : 18 February 2021), Joseph Finegan, 1860.
9. ↑ The Sun. Tuesday, August 2, 1870. Baltimore, MD. Vol. LXVIII, Issue 66, p.2. GenealogyBank.com. Accessed 6 Sep 2022.
10. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Savannah Division 21, Chatham, Georgia; Roll: M593_141; Page: 128B. Township: Savannah Division 21. Ancestry.com. Accessed 6 Sep 2022.
11. ↑ The Weekly Floridian. Tallahassee, Florida. November 12, 1885. ConfederateVets.com. Accessed 5 Sep 2022.
12. ↑ Joseph Finnegan, Find A Grave: Memorial #4530, accessed November 16, 2019.
13. ↑ Joseph Finegan, Wikipedia.org, accessed November 16, 2019.

• State Archive, Tallahassee and Clerk of Courts; Various Counties; County Marriages, 1823-1880. Marriage Records. Florida Marriages. Various Florida County Courthouses and State Archive, Tallahassee, Florida. Ancestry.com. Accessed 3 Sep 2022.
• Florida Herald and Southern Democrat. Mon. November 28, 1842. Vol. VIII, Issue 29, p.4. Genealogybank.com. Accessed 5 Sep 2022.
• The Weekly Floridian. Tallahassee, Florida. November 12, 1885. ConfederateVets.com. Accessed 5 Sep 2022.
• Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1850; Census Place: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida; Roll: 58; Page: 93a. Ancestry.com. Accessed 5 Sep 2022
• 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Year: 1860; Census Place: Fernandina, Nassau, Florida; Roll: M653_108; Page: 403; Family History Library Film: 803108. Ancestry.com. Accessed 5 Sep 2022.
• The Sun. Tuesday, August 2, 1870. Baltimore, MD. Vol. LXVIII, Issue 66, p.2. GenealogyBank.com. Accessed 6 Sep 2022.
• Year: 1870; Census Place: Savannah Division 21, Chatham, Georgia; Roll: M593_141; Page: 128B. Township: Savannah Division 21. Ancestry.com. Accessed 6 Sep 2022.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81245729/lucy-foster-finegan: accessed 17 October 2022), memorial page for Lucy Foster Cowan Finegan (1839–20 Aug 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 81245729, citing Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Kathy Neal King (contributor 46784151) .
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4530/joseph-finnegan: accessed 17 October 2022), memorial page for Joseph Finnegan (17 Nov 1814–29 Oct 1885), Find a Grave Memorial ID 4530, citing Old Jacksonville City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave .