Caroline (Bishop) Brink (1828 - 1890)

Born 1828 in Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Reuben Brink — married [date unknown] in Tyre, Seneca, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 1 May 1890 at about age 62 in Fenton, Genesee, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Caroline (Bishop) Brink was Born in New York.

Caroline (Bishop) Brink was a Michigander.

Birth

Caroline was born 1828 in Ontario, New York to Stephen Bishop and Charlotte Smith Bishop.

In the 1850 Census, Caroline was 26 years old and living with her Father, Stephen Bishop(65) , mother, Charlotte Bishop(61), and siblings Eliza(33), Sarah (30), Charlotte (27), John (25), William (23).^[1] Her siblings were:

1. Ann Bishopb.1815
2. Eliza Bishopb. 1817
3. Banister Bishop b. 1818
4. Sarah Bishop b. 1820
5. Charlotte L. Bishop b.1823
6. John Bishop b. 1825
7. William B. Bishopb. 1826
8. Baby Bishop b. 1827
9. Caroline Bishop b. 1829

Her father Stephen Bishop died December 1853.

And by the 1855 New York Census, her brother John Bishop was listed as head of the house and a farmer. He was 30 years old with 4 sisters and 1 brother and 67 year old mother. They still lived in Canandiagua, Onterio, New York. ^[2]

Caroline married Reuben Brink in New York sometime between 1855 census and the 1860 census. They had 5 children born to them.

1. Nancy
2. Amina 'minnie'
3. Andrew
4. Anna

By 1860, Caroline(34) and Rubin Brink (35) were living in Fenton, Genesee, Michigan as Farmers with Nancy (10), Minnie (4) and Andrew (2). ^[3]

Also in 1860 Caroline (31) is listed in town of Canandaigua, Ontario, New York with John Bishop (35), her mother Charlotte Bishop (71), Charlotte (37) and Eliza (41). ^[4]

In 1865, Caroline Brink (36) was living in Canandaigua, Ontario, New York with her mother, Charlotte (76), and sisters Eliza (47) and Charlotte (41) during the civil war. ^[5]

In 1870, Caroline Brink (39) and Rueben Brink (45) were living in Holly, Oakland, Michigan as farmers with children Nancy (20), Armina (14), Andrew (12) and Anna Brink (5)^[6]

Her husband, Rueben Brink Died on 1 Aug 1875. ^[7] Sadly, Her mother, Charlotte Bishop died 22 January 1879.^[8]

By 1880, Caroline(56) was living as a widow, in Fenton, Genesee, Michigan with her daughter's Minnie (24) and Anna (15) and grandson Frank Brink (2).^[9]

Death

Caroline died 1 May 1890 in Fenton, Michigan, USA.^[10] Caroline is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Fenton, Genesee, Michigan. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCBB-97X : 23 December 2020), Caroline Bishop in household of Stephen Bishop, Town of Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K63X-2Y2 : 3 March 2021), Caroline Bishop in household of John Bishop, E.D. 1, Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, United States; citing p. 54, line #10, family #472, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 590,802.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDG-PNK : 18 February 2021), Caroline Brink in entry for Rubin Brink, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7K-8YS : Sun Mar 10 01:14:30 UTC 2024), Entry for John Bishop and Charlotte Bishop, 1860.
5. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNN-8847 : 8 March 2021), Caroline M Bishop in household of Mrs. S Bishop, District 01, Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 2, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHCC-JKZ : 29 May 2021), Caroline Brink in entry for R W Brink, 1870.
7. ↑ Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHXP-R2Q : 23 February 2021), Reuben W. Brink, 1875.
8. ↑ "Find a Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKW-7LL7 : 7 March 2024), Charlotte Smith Bishop, ; Burial, Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, United States of America, West Avenue Cemetery; citing record ID 37619855, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWS7-ZQD : 19 February 2021), Caroline Brink, Fenton, Genesee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 70, sheet 118C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm
10. ↑ The Library of Michigan; Michigan Death Records Project; Rolls: 1-302; Archive Barcode/Item Number: 30000008530754; Roll Number: 103; Certificate Number: 47, Ancestry.com. Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1929 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50602641/caroline-brink: accessed April 12, 2024), memorial page for Caroline Brink (1828–1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50602641, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Fenton, Genesee County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Carl Davis (contributor 46921856)..

• "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DMW2-CQMM : 28 October 2020), Caroline M Bishop, 1856.