Michael Hastings (abt. 1800 - 1878)

Born about 1800 in Mayo Co, Ireland

Husband of Bridget (Stewart) Hastings — married 8 Sep 1826 in Westport, Mayo Co, Ireland

Descendants

Died 28 Oct 1878 at about age 78 in Lexington, Lafayette, Missouri

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Biography

Pvt Michael Hastings served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1862
Mustered out: 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 1st Regiment Missouri Calvalry

Michael was born about 1800, and married in County Mayo, Ireland in 1826.^[1]. Michael Hastings left County Mayo sometime prior to 1849, as he was living in Liverpool with his family at the time. He lost two daughters (Bridget^[2] Hestin and Honor^[3] Hestin) and had his youngest daughter, Margaret, was born there, with these three events all happening that year. He was enumerated in the 1851 census in a very unusual spelling of the surname.^[4] The family, with the exception of son Edward, who stayed behind and left English born descendants, immigrated to the USA before 1855, but they arrived separately. He and two known sons (Thomas and Peter) passage has not been identified to date. His daughter Anna Bridget Hastings, arrived in February of that year^[5] with his wife arriving in April, along with daughters Sarah and Margaret and son James (whose whereabouts past that passage has not been identified, to date, past that arrival).^[6] Michael Hastings is enumerated in the 1860 census with his wife, Bridget and their youngest daughter Margaret, who had been born in England.^[7] Also in the 1870 census.^[8] He passed away in 1878 in Lexington, Missouri^[9]. ^[10][11] _____________________________________________________________

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1. ↑ Ireland, Mayo, Oughaval, Westport 1823-1904 LDS Film: 979,697 Westport Marriages, Diocese Tuam, Parish: Aughaval (Westport) Sept 8th, 1826 Mich'l Hestin to Bridget Stuart sp: Daniel Hestn and Anne Lydon 1.0.0 - - - Based on approximate name and date fits: From South Mayo Family Research Centre, 25 June 1996 - comments: Bridget "Stuart" married 8th Sept 1826 in Westport RC parish Michael "Hestin" (witnesses: Daniel Hestin and Anne Lydon). Hestin is a variant of the surname Hastings, which is closely associated with the parish of Oughaval (Westport) and, in particular, the country around Cushlough in that parish. Other spelling versions of the surname which occur include Hestin and Histon.
2. ↑ St Anthony's Church Database Project; Liverpool, England; accessed 1-10-2010 http://stanthonys-liverpool.com/project/displayresult.php?pburial_id=13807&page_id=2 BURIALS: Pauper BURIALS Name: BRIDGET HESTIN Buried: Tuesday 12th June 1849 Age: 6y [calculated] Sex: F Abode: ORIEL ST <<<< sister Margaret was born 30 Court Oriel 27 May 1849, so would seem to be a fit Additional Information Religion: nd Minister: J H STAFFORD Burial no.: 561 - rec'd death registration of what should be her sister, Honor Hestin with same details. Died of Cholera
3. ↑ , Liverpool, England St Anthony's Church Database Project http://stanthonys-liverpool.com/project/displayresult.php?pburial_id=14025&page_id=2 1/10/2010 BURIALS: Pauper BURIALS Name: HONOR HESTIN Buried: Sunday 24th June 1849 Age: 17y [calculated] Sex: F Abode: ORIEL ST Additional Information Religion: nd Minister: J H STAFFORD Burial no.: 780
4. ↑ Brown-118194 commentary: 1851 census (Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Addison No 2 Court?). I tried a neat trick in the search engine where I didn't look for the last name, but for Margaret's name, approximate birth with parents listed as Michael and Bridget...and look what I came up with (see attached). Now if I stretch my imagination and go from the surname Esthan, as it was enumerated, to a slurred...H'eston, it sounds logical. Margaret's birth was on Oriel St. which is just a few blocks over from Addison, and Edwards marriage (as Hastings though, but that could have been about the time it was changed) was even closer at Banastre St, which is the next block to Addison. "Name and surname of each person who abodes in house on night of 30 March 1851" So here's what I have: Michael expected 51 was: 50 (good) [dock laborer] Bridget expected 41 was: 50 (well not quite as good, but considering it always[!] changed, it's OK. Using death notice she would be 49 and using 1860 census she'd be 47, so closer than my "averaging" that lead to "expected" of 41) Edward expected 20 was: 21 (good) [dock laborer] Anna expected 14 was: Ellen at 30 (seems unlikely the order would have been messed up, maybe the enumerator put 30 but 13 was said. Not sure about the name. Unless it was another daughter, but then it wouldn't fit with an 1826 marriage year, most she could be is 25.) James expected 15 was: 14 (Good) [at home] Thomas expected 13 was: 10 (given that we don't have as good a date on him maybe OK) [shop boy at 10 years old?, yet his brother James, at 15 is at home?] Sarah expected 8 was: 8 (good) [at home] Peter expected 6 was: 12 (I never even had Peter in the same household up to this point, but this was inferred so OK? est: 1839) [scholar] Margaret expected 2 was: 2 (good) [all rest Ireland except her at Liverpool, Lancas]
5. ↑ Bridget Hastings (by herself) Age 20 on the Evangeline arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on Feb 16, 1855; The passenger list had her "Country to which belong" as "England". Since they were living in Liverpool for awhile, this might make sense as a response. - Bridget Kerstings in the New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1813-1963 via ancestry.com Name: Bridget Kerstings [Bridget Hastings] Gender: Female Arrival Age: 20 Birth Date: abt 1835 Port of Departure: Liverpool, England Arrival Date: 16 Feb 1855 [no date on the original page] [other newspaper references claim December 28, 1854?] [must mean "sailed" from Liverpool 28 Dec 1854? "sld" in newspaper references] Port of Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana Ship Name: Evangeline
6. ↑ 9/26/1999 Index of New Orleans Arrivals 1853+; FHL #0543415 Sworn: April 30, 1855 [mtb: arrival was Saturday April 28th] New Orleans, Custom House Room 219, 2nd Floor Embarked at Liverpool: S/S Screamer Ships passenger list, no's 5-8 on list. Enclosed by parenthesis as a group Most everybody was Irish on board. 54 passengers listed Bridget Hastings, Age 40, born: Ireland James Hastings, Age 18, Tailor, born: Ireland Sarah Hastings, Age 9, born: Ireland Margaret Hastings, Age 7, born: Ireland
7. ↑ 1860 census, Lafayette Co, Lexington, Missouri - with notes by descendant Michael Brown - Michael Hastings, 83?, m, Ireland [should be 63 but looks like an "8"]; person over 20? years of age who cannot read or write English - (implied "ditto" for laborer? but no ditto - blank; however on a few pages they do have some listed as "coal diggers", but not as many as I'd expect, unless assumed under "laborer") Bridget, 56, f, Ireland; person over 20? years of age who cannot read or write English Margaret, 10, f, England
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch ([1]: 29 May 2021), Michal Hastings, 1870.
9. ↑ "Lexington Register, Thursday Morning, October 31, 1878 Died In this city, Monday morning, October 27th, Mr. Thos. [sic] Hastings in the 86th year of his age. Mr. Hastings was born in the county of Mayo, Ireland, and has been a citizen of this city for many years. He lived to a good old age, respected and loved by all who knew him."
10. ↑ Old Michael Hastings, the blind man, who for a number of years was almost entirely supported by the charity of our citizens, and who died last fall, upon his death-bed requested his wife to return his sincere thanks, through the papers, to those charitable persons who so long kept him from suffering. Almost with his last breath he prayed that heaven's richest blessings might follow them through life. - The Lexington Intelligencer, Lexington, Missouri, 01 Feb 1879, Sat • Page 3
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com: accessed March 3, 2024), memorial page for Michael Hastings (1800–28 Oct 1878), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24947627, citing Old Catholic Cemetery, Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Lycenius (contributor 46910364).

• Michael Hastings Side: Union Regiment State/Origin: Missouri Regiment: 1st Regiment, Missouri Cavalry Rank In: Private Rank Out: Private Film Number: M390 roll 20, National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=83846EA6-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
• 1st Regiment, Missouri Cavalry: https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UMO0001RC
• ACWRD: https://civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&2524759