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| ROACH, Thomas
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ROACH, Thomas 1 2 3 4
Thomas married Kathrine UNKNOWN about 1887 in Roscommon County, Michigan. (Kathrine UNKNOWN was born in Mar 1851 in Michigan.) |
1 1880 US Census (District 287, Higgins, Roscommon County, Michigan). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Catherine Roach (age 59, b. Canada [erroneous]), widow, and children Thomas (age 37, b. Canada), James (age 35, b. Canada), Patrick (age 29, b. Canada) and John (age 20, b. Canada), living in Higgins, Michigan. Catherine indicates that both her parents were born in Ireland. Thomas, Patrick and John are all listed as "laborers." James is listed as a "sheriff."
2 1870 US Census (Bangor, Bay County, Michigan). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Catherine Roach (age 50, b. Ireland), widow, and children Helena (age 29, b. Canada), Thomas (age 26, b. Canada), James (age 25, b. Canada), Patrick (age 23, b. Canada), Margaret (age 20, b. Canada), Julia (age 18, b. Canada), Elijah (age 16, b. Canada), Sarah (age 14, b. Canada) and John (age 13, b. Canada), living in Bangor, Michigan. Also in the household are two married daughters and their families: Mary [Roach] Campbell (age 22, b. Canada), husband Charlie Campbell (age 35, b. Canada) and son Alexander (age 9 mos, b. Sep 1880, MI); and Ellen [Roach] Nolan (age 27, b. Canada), husband John Nolan (age 35, b. Ireland) and children Mary Ann (age 6, b. Canada), Caroline (age 4, b. MI) and Evaline (age 1, b. MI). Catherine is listed as "keeping house," and indicates that she cannot read or write. Helena is listed as a "laborer." Thomas, James and Patrick are all listed as "worker in RR." Charlie Campbell and John Nolan are both listed as "worker in sawmill."
3 1900 US Census (District 159, Higgins, Roscommon County, Michigan). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Thomas Roach (age 57, b. Jan 1843, Eng. Canada) and wife Katherine (age 49, b. Mar 1851, MI), living in Higgins, Michigan. Also in the household is Thomas' brother, Patrick Roach (age 54, b. Jun 1846, Eng. Canada). Thomas is listed as "no occupation," and indicates that both his parents were born in Ireland. Thomas indicates that he came to the U.S. in 1866, has lived there for 36 years and is naturalized. Patrick indicates the he came to the U.S. in 1864, has lived there for 36 years and is naturalized. Katherine indicates that her father was born in Ireland and her mother in English Canada. The couple indicates that they have been married for 12 years and have had one child, still living. Patrick is listed as a "woodsman."
4 1851 Census of Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (Ontabee, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Patrick Roach (age 44, b. Ireland), wife Mrs. [Catherine] Roach (age 32, b. Ireland) and children [prob. from Patrick's first marriage] Michael (age 25, b. Canada), Catherine (age 19, b. Canada) and [prob. from current marriage] Ellen (age 11, b. Canada), Thomas (age 10, b. Canada), James (age 8, b. Canada), Mary (age 5, b. Canada), Patrick (age 6, b. Canada), Margaret (age 2, b. Canada) and Julia (age 1, b. Canada), living in Ontabee, Ontario. Patrick Sr. is listed as a "toll keeper."
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