William Curry (1854 - 1920)

Born Sep 1854 in New York

Died 12 Mar 1920 at age 65 in Nyack, Orangetown, Rockland, New York

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Biography

WILLIAM CURRY A brief account of the death of William Curry appeared in the Suffern, N.Y., Independent. It gave no facts beyond that he was an old employee of the Erie Railroad. - May, 1920 Issue of Erie Railroad Magazine

Census 1892 Orangetown ED 1, Rockland, NY

Ellen Kane 58 Ireland

Maggie Curry 32

Wm Curry 35 Conductor

Maggie Kane 4

Census 1900 ED 72 Orangetown Township South Nyack village, Rockland, New York (99 Rail Road Ave.)

Head William Curry M Sep 1854 New York, parents of Ireland, mar. 14 yrs, Conductor: RR

Wife Margaret Curry F May 1865 New York, parents of Ireland, 1/1 children living

Dau Margaret Curry F Mar 1887 New York, at school

Census 1905 Orangetown, South Nyack Village, E.D. 04, Rockland, New York (98 Railroad Ave.)

Head William Curry M 46y United States, R.R. yard (?)

Wife Margaret Curry F 44y United States, housework

Niece Loretta Kane F 8y United States, at school (3)

Niece Helen Kane F 10y United States, at school (5)

Census 1910 South Nyack, Rockland, NY (98 Railroad Ave.)

William Curry 53 NY, head, mar. 25 yrs., Emigrant Agent: Railroad

Margret Curry 47 NY, wife, mar 25 yrs., 0/0 children, parents of Ireland

Margret A Kane abt 1889 NY niece, Bookeeper: Plumbing

Helen E Kane abt 1895 NY niece

Loretta Kane abt 1898 NY niece

Joseph M. Hyde 21 NY, boarder, Telegraph Operator: Railroad

Census 1915 Orangetown, Rockland, New York

William Curry 1857 head

Margaret Curry 1861wife

Margaret Kane 1888 niece

Helen Kane 1895 niece

Loutta Kane 1897 niece

Census 1920 South Nyack, Rockland, New York (99 Cedar Hill Ave.)

WIFE Maggie Curry F 64y New York

SELF William Curry M 50y New Jersey, parents of NY, immigrant (?) (?) Road

Niece Margaret A Kane F 32y New York, servant: home

Boarder Arthur Obrien M 24y New York, Saleman, Sewing Mach. Co

Boarder Mary E Sickles F 81y New York

Note: rent $35

Census 1930 South Nyack, Rockland, NY (99 Railroad Ave.)

Head Margaret Curry F 69 New York, parents of Ireland, widowed

Brother Cornelis H Kane M 65 New Jersey, parents of Ireland, widowed, Plumbing Contractor

Niece Margaret A Kane F 42 New York.

Niece Helen Kane F 35 New York, Trained Nurse: Hospital

Niece Loreita Kane F 30 New York , Bookeeper: Plumbing Contractor

Census 1940 Piermont, Orangetown Town, Rockland, New York (Bay St.)

Head Cornelius Kane M 76 New Jersey, widowed, Plumber: Plumbing, 48 hrs/wk

Dau Helen Kane F 45 New York, Nurse: Hospital, income (1939) $880

Dau Loretta Kane F 42 New York, Clerk: Plumbing, income (1939) $655, 44 hrs/wk

Niece Margaret Kane F 54 New York, Housewife, single

Note: same residence in 1935

Note: real estate $8500

A SURPRISE AT PIERMONT.

Miss Maggie Kane Visited by Many Friends. A goodly number of boys and girls of Piermont gave a surprise party for Tuesday night in honor of Miss Maggie Kane, They met an the home of Miss Maggie Murphy, and from there went to Mr. William Currie's home, where Miss Kane was stopping, Mrs. Currie being her aunt. The party had a very enjoyable time. Music was furnished by violin and piano, games were played and the hours were happily spent until 10 o'clock, when the children went home. The older persons present remained and enjoyed themseIves until one o'clock in the morning. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs Louis Knieriem. Miss Katie Murphy, Miss Annie Knieriem, Miss Minnie Murphy, Miss Maggie Murphy, Willie, Eddie and Jerry Murphy. Josie, Rachel and Katie Sullivan, Katie, Mamie, Josie and Daniel Coneys. Letitia McKernan, Eddie, Mattie, Richard, Etta and Ella Sarvent, E Coneys, James E. Sarvent. Etta and Kittie Welsch, Maggie and Lizzie Clougher, Jennie, Mary and Ellen Boyan, Nellie Brady, Thomas Quinlan, James McDonald, Nellie Blauvelt, Florence McDonald, John and Frederick Wagner, James Boyan, George Hoffer, Mrs McKernan, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Kane, Miss Aggi Kenelly, Jerry Hanglon, Mr. and Mrs. Currie, Mr. and Mrs. Halloran, Mr. Kane and baby, Della McDonald, Elsa and Albert Knieriem, Hugh Donnelly, John Boyan. Rockland County Journal, Volume 00000000, April 11 1896, Page 8

Date: Monday, September 12, 1910 Location: Jersey City, New Jersey Paper: Jersey Journal guest of honor being Rev. Daniel Walsh, who is here on a pleasure trip from Dublin, Ireland, where he is president of Dublin University. Those present were: Rev. Daniel Walsh, Mr. William Curry, Mrs. Margaret Curry, Miss Margaret Kane of Nyack, N.Y., Mr. Cornelius Kane, Mrs. Helen Kane, Miss Loretta Kane of Piermont, Hudson, N.Y., Mrs. Anna Botts, Mr. Michael Lyons,...

Note: "Mrs. Ellen Kane, aunt of patrolman John Murphy of the First Precinct, ..." (Ellen died 17 Nov 1907 in Piermont.)

Census 1892 NY, Rockland, Orangetown, E.D. 01

Hanglon, Bridget 70 Ireland

Hanglon, Jeremiah 34 US Hotel Prop.

Murphy, Bridget 39 US Servant

Murphy, Minnie 17 US

Murphy, Jermiah, 15 US Clerk

Murphy, Wm, 12 US

Murphy, Edward 10 US

Murphy, Maggie 8 US

Note: same page: Ellen Kane 58, Wm. 35 and Maggie 32 Curry, and Maggie Kane 4; also John and Johanna Boyan, with children.

Census 1900 ED 71 Orangetown Township Piermont village, Rockland, New York

Head Jeremiah Hanglon M Nov 1857 New York

Nephew Jeremiah F Murphy M Apr 1878 New York

Nephew William A Murphy M Jun 1879 New York

Nephew Edward J Murphy M Apr 1881 New York

Niece Margaret B Murphy F May 1883 New York

Note: same page with John J. Boyan, Cornelius Kane, James A. Sarvent with dau. Ella F. Sarvent and McDonald family.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSL1-P6V : accessed 18 January 2018), Margaret Curry in household of William Curry, Orangetown Township South Nyack vill., Rockland, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 72, sheet 6B, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,155.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178845705/william-curry (64 years old.)