Bridget (Wall) Fogarty (1832 - 1915)

Born May 1832 in Ireland

Wife of James Fogarty — married 1849 in Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Feb 1915 at age 82 in Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Bridget Wall was born in Ireland in May 1832, the daughter of Jane Dormer and Robert Wall. In 1837 she arrived in New York City with her mother on a ship named Henri IV. The Wall Family settled in the East Norwegian section of Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA. Her siblings included Mary Wall Comerford (who married Martin Comerford), Rev. Lawrence Wall; (a Catholic Priest), Catherine (who married Daniel Lawler); John, Robert, Joseph Frank Wall and James.

Bridget married James Fogarty on Sept. 15, 1849 at St. Patrick's Church in Pottsville. James Fogarty was born in Castlecomer, Kilkenny, Ireland. Their 11 children were: James Paul Fogarty (who married Rose Gallagher); Hester; Jane; Thomas (who married Ellen Connell); Catherine (who married John Hughes ); Rev. Patrick Fogarty (a Catholic Priest); Ellen (who married John Mahoney); Julia (who married Robert Tray); Mary (who married Charles Hirl); Robert(married Mary McCormick) and Michael. Bridget's father and husband both died in Schuylkill County.

The Wall and Fogarty Families eventually moved to Philadelphia. Bridget's brother, Lawrence, was the rector of St. Dominic's Church in Philadelphia from 1876 to 1926. Her son, Rev. Patrick Fogarty, had several assignments in Philadelphia Churches. Bridget lived at 1409 W. Ontario in Philadelphia, PA at the time of her death on Feb 22, 1915^[1]

Immigration

New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1850^[2]

Name: Bridget Wall

Arrival Date: 31 Aug 1837

Age: 4

Gender: F (Female)

Port of Arrival: New York

Port of Departure: Liverpool

Place of Origin: Ireland

Destination: United States of America

Ship: Ship Henri Iv

Microfilm Serial Number: M237

Microfilm Roll Number: 35

List Number: 756

Death

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current^[3]

Name Bridget Fogarty

Birth Date 05/1832

Death Date 22/02/1915

Cemetery Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place Cheltenham Montgomery County Pennsylvania United States of America

Has Bio? Y

Spouse James Fogarty

Children Julia Tray; James Paul Fogarty; Jane T Fogarty; Michael J. Fogarty; Catherine Hughes; Hester "Hettie" Fogarty; Mary Hirl; Robert J Fogarty; Patrick F Fogarty; Thomas Fogarty

Burial 26 Feb 1915 • Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915^[4]

Name: Bridget Fogarty

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 22 Feb 1915

Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Gender: Female

Age 80

Marital Status: Widowed

Race: W

Occupation: Housework

Birth Year (Estimated): 1835

Birthplace: Ireland

Burial Date: 26 Feb 1915

Cemetery: Holy Sepulchre Cem.

Father's Name: Robert Wall

Father's Birthplace: Ireland

Mother's Name: Jane Dormer

Mother's Birthplace: Ireland

Digital Folder Number: 004009408

Record Number: 13

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25375785/bridget-fogarty
2. ↑ Source Information Ancestry.com. 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.
3. ↑ Citation Information Source Information Title U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Author Ancestry.com
4. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDRT-VNB