RYAN, Michael Maurice
(1851-1932)

 

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Spouses/Children:
HARCOURT, Ellen Rose

RYAN, Michael Maurice 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 1851, Waterford, Cork County, Ireland
  • Marriage: HARCOURT, Ellen Rose about 1883 in Michigan
  • Died: 1932, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan at age 81
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bullet  General Notes:

Census records appear to indicate that Michael immigrated from Ireland to Canada in 1851, and he then immigrated to Michigan in 1865.


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Michael married Ellen Rose HARCOURT, daughter of James HARCOURT and Ellen Maria FARRELL, about 1883 in Michigan. (Ellen Rose HARCOURT was born on 24 Jul 1856 in Arthur, Wellington North County, Ontario, Canada and died on 1 May 1940 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.)


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Sources


1 1910 US Census (District 243, Seney, Schoolcraft County, Michigan). Surety: 4. Lists Michael M. Ryan (age 59, b. Ireland), wife Ellen [Harcourt] (age 52, b. Canada) and child James M. (age 14, b. MI), living in Seney, Michigan. Michael is listed as an "engineer" for the "railroad," and indicates that he immigrated to the U.S. in 1851. The couple indicates that they have been married for 26 years, and have had 6 children, 2 of whom are still living. Michael indicates that both his parents were born in Ireland. Ellen indicates that her father was born in Ireland and her mother in Canada, and that she came to the U.S. in 1881. Living nearby is Ellen's brother, James Harcourt, and his family.

2 1880 US Census (District 122, Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Michael Ryan (age 28, b. Ireland), living as a "boarder" with numerous railroad employees in Jackson, Michigan. Michael is listed as a "machinist," and indicates that both his parents were born in Ireland.

3 1930 US Census, District 103, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Surety: 4. Lists Michael Ryan (age 79, b. Ireland), wife Ellen [Harcourt] (age 72, b. Canada), son James (age 34, b. MI) and his wife Flora (age 36, b. MI). Also in the household are James and Flora's children, Ellen (age 3, b. MI), Margaret (age 1, b. MI) and James (age 6 mos, b. MI), living in Detroit, Michigan. Michael is listed as "[illegible] for years," and indicates that he came to the U.S. in 1865 and was naturalized. Ellen indicates that she came to the U.S. in 1882 and was naturalized. Flora indicates that her father was born in Scotland and her mother in Canada (English). James is listed as a "steelworker."

4 1920 US Census (District 140, Detroit Ward-4, Wayne County, Michigan). Surety: 4. Lists Michael M. Ryan (age 68, b. Ireland), wife Ellen [Harcourt] (age 62, b. Ontario) and son James (age 24, b. MI), living in Detroit, Michigan. Michael is listed as a "steelworker," and indicates that he came to the U.S. in 1868 and was naturalized in 1880. Ellen indicates that she came to the U.S. in 1884 and was naturalized.

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