Manus
McCloskey
Born about in Dungiven, County Londonderry, Ireland
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Connelly) McCloskey
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Catherine McCloskey, Stephen McCloskey, Margaret McCloskey, James Edward McCloskey, Mary McCloskey and Josephine McCloskey
Died
at about age 65
in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 May 2017
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Biography
Manus MacCloskey immigrated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from Dungiven, Ireland, sometime in the 1840's. He worked on the river as a riverboat man, delivering coal from Pittsburgh to New Orleans prior to the Civil War. His grandson, James Edward MacCloskey, Jr., married Helen Irwin and they had two daughters. One of their daughters, Helen MacCloskey Rough, was an aviatrix. [1]
Manus McClosky 50 yrs, Mary 45 yrs, Catherine 19 yrs, Stephen 16 yrs, Margaret 14 yrs, James 11 yrs, Mary 6 yrs, Rosanna 4 yrs, Peter 2 yrs resided in 1860 in Pitt township, Allegheny, PA. [2]
Manus McCloskey 63 yrs, Mary 55 yrs, Stephen 23 yrs, James 21 yrs,Mary D. 16 yrs, Rosanne 14 yrs, Peter C. 12 yrs, Joseph 8 yrs [should this be Josephine ?] resided in 1870 in ward 14, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. [3]
Manus McCloskey died 12 Apr 1871, 65 yrs, married, merchant, resided 23 yrs at Second Ave, 14th ward, buried St Marys Cemetery on 14 Apr 1871 [4][5]
Sources
- ↑ MacCloskey Family papers and photographs 1843-c. 1960 manuscript https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/collection/data/900665794
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BS6-PCL?cc=1473181&wc=7QCB-K7Y%3A1589434177%2C1589434204%2C1589434355 : 24 March 2017), Pennsylvania > Allegheny > Pitt Township > image 14 of 78; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DCD3-4S5?cc=1438024&wc=92KK-KX7%3A518666601%2C519584101%2C519669801 : 14 June 2019), Pennsylvania > Allegheny > Pittsburgh, ward 14 > image 8 of 120; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh City Deaths, 1870-1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-8QW9-3?cc=1810412&wc=MFVZ-8ZS%3A1029487501 : 21 May 2014), 0505816 (004672693) > image 471 of 849; Allegheny County Courthouse, Pittsburgh.
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122765181/manus-mccloskey
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