John Bonar (abt. 1809 - bef. 1880)

Born about 1809 in Malin, Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland

Husband of Sarah Ann (Kellar) Boner — married 28 Feb 1850 in Calhoun, Alabama, USA

Descendants

Died before 1880 before about age 71 in Alabama

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Biography

John Bonar / Boner was born in 1809 in Malin Head in County Donegal, Ireland in a home beneath "Bamba's Crown". It is the most northern tip of Ireland. The home still stands today. It is probable that John's name was "Crampsey" or "O Crampsey" when he was born and later changed to "Boner" or "Bonner". He immigrated to America (NY) from Greenock, Scotland in mid-1849 with a son, John, and a "relative" named Mary. He married Sarah Ann Keller on February 28, 1850. They had one child during their marriage. He died in 1880 in Alabama at the age of 71.

Arrival

28 Jun 1849 • New York, New York, USA

Name John Bonar

Birth Year abt 1809

Age 40

Gender Male

Embarkation Greenock

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Ship Herald

Occupation Machinist

Passengers 320

Native Country Great Britain

Destination USA

Arrival Place New York, New York, USA

Arrival Date 28 Jun 1849

Name John Bonar

Birth Year abt 1809

Arrival Year 1849

Arrival Place New York, New York

Age 40

Family Members Child John 6; Relative Mary 40

Source Publication Code 2597.51.2

Primary Immigrant Bonar, John

Sources

• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/36407284/person/260167617237/facts

• 1850 United States Federal Census

• 1870 United States Federal Census

• Alabama, County Marriages, 1805-1967; Film Number 001035493

• Alabama, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908

• New York, Irish Immigrant Arrival Records, 1846-1851

• New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957; Year: 1849; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 080; Line: 29; List Number: 819

• U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

• GLAZIER, IRA A. AND MICHAEL TEPPER. The Famine Immigrants: Lists of Irish Immigrants Arriving at the Port of New York, 1846-1851. Vol. IV (April 1849-September 1849). Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. pp. 338.

• U.S. General Land Office Records, Issue Date 1 Dec 1851

• U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1866