Patrick Neison Lynch (1817 - 1882)

Born 10 Mar 1817 in Tibberedoge Glebe, County Fermanagh, Ireland

Ancestors

Died 26 Feb 1882 at age 64 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Biography

Patrick Lynch was born in Ireland.

Bishop Patrick Neeson Lynch.^[1]

Patrick Lynch born in 1817, son of Conlaw Peter Lynch of Tibberedoge Glebe, and Eleanor Neison of Magheraveely. The family emigrated in late 1818 or early 1819 to Georgetown, South Carolina. ^[2]

Patrick Lynch was consecrated as the 3rd Bishop of Charlestown on 14 Mar 1858.

Bishop Patrick Lynch was appointed special commissioner of the Confederate States of America to the Papal States on 4 Apr 1864.

Sources

1. ↑ Speculated Truth: A Genealogical Journey of Truth and Speculation; Author Brent Cassidy; Publisher Author Solutions Incorporated, 2004; ISBN. 1412024196, 9781412024198, p114.
2. ↑ "Bishop Patrick Lynch of Charleston and his visit to Roslea in 1864" by Seán Corr in Clogher Record Vol. 20, No. 2 (2010), pp. 359-372 (14 pages) https://www.jstor.org/stable/41224139

See also:

• Lynch Family letters 1858-1866 [1]

• Letter from Madame Baptiste to Bishop Patrick Lynch with news from the Ursuline Convent and Academy. She writes that the Bishop's former slave, Daniel, is in a "half-starved condition" and has been visiting the convent for handouts. She mentions that she has read about former Union prisoners who praised Bishop Lynch for his kindness during the war and writes of her fears of a cholera epidemic that "will no doubt decimate the whole country this summer." April 29, 1866. 8p. https://lcdl.library.cofc.edu/lcdl/catalog/lcdl:41941

• "Bishop Lynch's Civil War Pamphlet on Slavery" by David C. R. Heisser in The Catholic Historical Review Vol. 84, No. 4 (Oct., 1998), pp. 681-696 (16 pages) https://www.jstor.org/stable/25025333

• " Patrick N. Lynch, 1817-1882: Third Catholic Bishop of Charleston" by David C. R. Heisser and Stephen J. White Copyright Date: 2015