Mary (Ratcliffe) Searight (1820 - 1892)

Born 1 Mar 1820 in Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland

Wife of William Beath Searight Sr. — married before 1842 (to 1883) in Ireland

Descendants

Died 16 Mar 1892 at age 72 in Vincennes Township, Knox, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Mary (Ratcliffe) Searight migrated from Ireland to New York.

Mary was born on March 1,1820 in Ireland. She married William B Searight and the couple with three of their children sailed for New York city from Liverpool on the ship, the Enterprise. They moved first to Ohio, then Kentucky and then Livingston County Illinois finally settling in Vincennes, Indiana. Along the way they had 7 or possibly 8 more children.

Mary was the wife of a successful merchant who also became the mayor of Vincennes. Because of depression caused by losing the election for his fourth term as mayor, her husband shot and killed himself.

The family moved to 911 Buntin Street in Vincennes as shown by the Vincennes Indiana City Directory, 1888. She remained a widow until her death March 16, 1892 at age 72 years and 16 days. She was buried at Greenlawn Cemetery in Vincennes, Indiana.

Sources

• The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at and Departing from Ogdensburg, New York, 5/27/1948 - 11/28/1972; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237, 1820-1897

• Ireland, Indexes to Wills, Probate Administration, Marriage Bonds and Licences, 1591-1866 ancestry.com

• The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 2, Boone, Kentucky; Roll: 192; Page: 206a

• The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Pike, Livingston, Illinois; Roll: M653_199; Page: 874; Family History Library Film: 803199

• United States Census: Year: 1870; Census Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana; Roll: M593_331; Page: 203A

• United States Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana; Roll: 289; Page: 435A; Enumeration District: 130

• New York, U.S., Irish Immigrant Arrival Records, 1846-1851 ancestry.com

• https://knoxcounty.advantage-preservation.com/search?k=searight&st=2511&i=f&bdd=1890&d=01/01/1840-12/31/2012&bcn=1&m=between&ord=k1 Vincennes newspapers -various dates 1860-1883 re William B Searight

• THE VINCENNES WEEKLY WESTERN SUN - MARCH 18, 1892 Obituary for Mary Searight