Charles J Fox (abt. 1837 - 1907)

Born about 1837 in Ireland

Husband of Mary (Barnes) Fox — married 1862 in New York

Descendants

Died 11 Nov 1907 at about age 70 in Queens, New York, USA

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Biography

When Charles J Fox was born in 1837 his mother, Margaret, was 19. He had six sons and one daughter with Mary Barnes between 1863 and 1874. He died on November 11, 1907 in Long Island City, New York at the age of 70.

Immigration: Charles was 13 when he arrived in New York from Liverpool in 1850 with his mother and siblings aboard the Issac Webb.

Charles Fox - Issac Webb Passenger list

In 1860 Charles lived with his mother and siblings in the Lower Eastside of Manhattan. He was a salesman. Presumably Charles married Mary Barnes between 1860 and 1863, when their first son was born.

In 1870 Charles and young family lived in Newtown, Queens. Charles was a cart driver.

In 1880 Charles was a trackman for the railroad. He lived with his family on Borden Avenue in Long Island City, Queens.

In 1900 Charles was a flagman. He had been unemployed for six months the previous year. Of Mary and Charles' eleven children, four were still alive in 1900; Patrick, Peter, James and, John.

Charles died on November 11, 1907 in Long Island City, New York at the age of 70.

Mary and sons, James and Peter, were the beneficiaries of Charles' estate. Charles was found to possess $15.

Sources

• Issac Webb passenger list (1850) (see above)
• New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003. Original data: Registers of Vessels Arriving at the Port of New York from Foreign Ports, 1789-1919. Microfilm Publication M237, rolls 1-95. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
• 1860 US census
• 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
• 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
• New York, New York, Death Index, 1862-1948 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Index to New York City Deaths 1862-1948. Indices prepared by the Italian Genealogical Group and the German Genealogy Group, and used with permission of the New York City Department of Records/Municipal Archives.
• New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 - Letters of Administration [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: New York County, District and Probate Courts.
• New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 - Mixed Proceedings [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: New York County, District and Probate Courts.