Thomas Eagar (1792 - 1840)

Born 1 Jan 1792 in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy (Buell) Eagar — married about 1822 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA

Descendants

Died 9 Jun 1840 at age 48 in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester, New York, USA

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Biography

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In the 1830 census Thomas was in Mount Pleasant, Westchester, New York.^[1][2]

In the 1840 census Thos Eagar was in Mount Pleasant, Westchester, New York.^[3]

Death

Thomas's estate passed probate on 23 July 1840 in Westchester, New York, United States.^[4]

Research Notes

Even though the Find A Grave website "biography" has his birthdate and his birthplace as Tralee, Kerry, Ireland, there are no sources leading to this conclusion.

This is possibly not him In the 1790 census Thomas Eagar was in Wallkill, Ulster, New York.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Westchester, New York; Series: M19; Roll: 112; Page: 40; Family History Library Film: 0017172
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #130105 (accessed 10 March 2023)
   Thomas Eagar in Mount Pleasant, Westchester, New York.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1830", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XHPJ-V6H : Fri Jan 20 15:04:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Eagar, 1830.
3. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Westchester, New York; Roll: 352; Page: 12; Family History Library Film: 0017210
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #2519753 (accessed 10 March 2023)
   Thos Vagar in Mount Pleasant, Westchester, New York.
4. ↑ Probate: "New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999"
   Wills and Letters, 1777-1983; Author: Westchester County (New York). Surrogate's Court; Probate Place: Westchester, New York
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8800 #12351728 (accessed 10 March 2023)
   Thomas Eagar probate on 23 Jul 1840 in Westchester, New York, USA.
5. ↑ 1790 Census: "1790 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Wallkill, Ulster, New York; Series: M637; Roll: 6; Page: 217; Family History Library Film: 0568146
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #277346 (accessed 10 March 2023)
   Thomas Eagar in Wallkill, Ulster, New York.

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See Also:

• "California, Pioneer Migration Index, Compiled 1906-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJP-1RC7 : 16 August 2019), Thomas Eagar in entry for Mrs. Milton Or Mary Eagar Little, ; citing Emigration, California, United States, California State Library, Sacramento.

• "California, Pioneer Migration Index, Compiled 1906-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJP-1RCC : 16 August 2019), Thomas Eagar in entry for Mrs. Milton Or Mary Eagar Little, ; citing Emigration, California, United States, California State Library, Sacramento.

• "California, Pioneer Migration Index, Compiled 1906-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPDZ-NTJN : 16 August 2019), Thomas Eager in entry for William Eagar, ; citing Emigration, California, United States, California State Library, Sacramento.