William Nugent (abt. 1833 - 1903)

Born about 1833 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 15 Mar 1903 at about age 70 in Berwick, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

William was born about 1833 in Ireland. ^{[1] [2]}

Apparently, William and his family were visiting relatives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania when William got lost from his parents. ^[2] According to family story he couldn't be found and ended up in an orphanage; at the age of 14 Daniel Seybert took him from the orphanage to be a "bond boy" and work at his farm near Berwick, PA until his 21st birthday. By 1850 he was working as a laborer on the Seybert farm in Salem Township, Luzerne, PA. ^[3]

He met his future wife Nancy while working at the Seybert farm. They were married in 1860 and they continued living with Daniel Seybert in Salem Township, Luzerne, PA where William was working as a farmer. ^[4]

In 1870 William and his family were still living in Beach Haven, Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. ^[1] In 1900, they owned a home in Berwick borough, Columbia County, PA. ^[5]

William passed away on March 15th, 1903. ^[6] He died of blood poisoning that developed from burns he acquired working in the pipe foundry. ^[7] He is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Berwick, Columbia, PA. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZPY-8MW : 15 June 2019), William Nugent, 1870.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Newspaper article, missing boy, (age 9), Public Ledger, Philadelphia, PA, 03 Nov 1837, Fri, Page 3; found on Newspapers.com. [1]
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HB-B5V : 12 April 2016), William Nugin in household of Daniel F Lybert, Salem, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 1726, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXTZ-GB9 : 13 December 2017), William Nugeon in entry for Daniel F Sybert, 1860.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M39Y-4C5 : accessed 11 July 2019), William Nugent, Berwick borough (east part), Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 6, sheet 13A, family 301, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,398.
6. ↑ Death Certificate of William Nugent
7. ↑ Obituary William Nugent, Morning Press, 17 Mar, 1903.
8. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 July 2019), memorial page for William Nugent (1833–1903), Find A Grave Memorial no. 18391968, citing Pine Grove Cemetery, Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Sue Herbine (contributor 46541621) .