Michael Costigan (abt. 1821 - 1895)

Born about 1821 in Ireland

Died 1895 at about age 74 in Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Michael was born about 1821,^[1] In 1824,^[2] 1828,^[3][4] or 1831 in Ireland. ^[5]

He became a US citizen in 1856 at the US District Court of New Haven while living in New Haven,^[6] suggesting he arrived in the United States sometime on or before 1851.

As of 1860, he was a carriage smith living in New Haven with his wife and three children.^[7] As of 1870, he was living with his wife and five children in New Haven.^[8] As of 1880, he was living with his wife and three of their children at 131 Dixwell Avenue in New Haven.^[9]

As of 1880, Michael did not know how to write.^[10]

He passed away in 1895 and was buried at Saint Bernard's Cemetery in New Haven.^[11]

1860 US Census, New Haven Ward 2, New Haven, Connecticut

Sources

1. ↑ Burial': "Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934", Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2900 #368045 (accessed 11 February 2023)
   Michael Costigan burial (died in 1895 at age 74) in St Bernard's Cemetery, Connecticut, USA.
2. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: 106; Page: 264A; Enumeration District: 091
3. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: New Haven Ward 1, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: M593_109; Page: 32B; Family History Library Film: 545608
4. ↑ "Connecticut, District Court Naturalization Indexes, 1851-1992," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKYR-B77C: 16 March 2018), Michael Castigan, 1856; citing roll 1, NARA microfilm publication M2081 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 2,370,600.
5. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: New Haven Ward 2, New Haven, Connecticut; Page: 122; Family History Library Film: 803086.
6. ↑ "Connecticut, District Court Naturalization Indexes, 1851-1992," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKYR-B77C : 16 March 2018), Michael Castigan, 1856; citing roll 1, NARA microfilm publication M2081 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 2,370,600.
7. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: New Haven Ward 2, New Haven, Connecticut; Page: 122; Family History Library Film: 803086
8. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: New Haven Ward 1, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: M593_109; Page: 32B; Family History Library Film: 545608
9. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: 106; Page: 264A; Enumeration District: 091
10. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: 106; Page: 264A; Enumeration District: 091
11. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

• Hale Collection: "Hale Collection", Catalog: Hale Collection Cemetery inscriptions of New Haven, Film number: 007592431 > image 450 of 689
  FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99F5-3Q5Z (accessed 11 February 2023).

• Michael's children listed in his will. Probate: "Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999", Hartford > Estate Files, Cooper, H-Craig, E > image 1413 of 2807, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 11 February 2023)
  Michael Costigan.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148413192/michael-costigan: accessed 11 February 2023), memorial page for Michael Costigan (1821–1895), Find a Grave Memorial ID 148413192, citing Saint Bernard Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Jan Franco (contributor 46625834).