Charles Devlin (abt. 1805 - 1881)

Born about 15 Mar 1805 in Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1 Feb 1881 at about age 75 in Fifty-Seventh Street, New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Charles Devlin has Irish ancestors.

Charles Devlin is Notable.

He was a bondsman, civil servant and the largest and one of the most successful city works contractors in New York City during his time.

He was part of The Rise and Fall of Tammany Hall. and The Gangs of New York.

Charles Devlin was born in 1805, and according to a findagrave entry, in Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland, the son of Irish parents.

After coming to the New York from Ireland at the age of 26, He worked his way from a journeyman baker in Frankfort Street to owning 75 blocks of New York at the time of his death.

He married Mary Macklin (1809–1885) about 1836 probably in New York City, New York, and together they had three daughters and three or four sons:

1. Charles P. Devlin (1837–1878)
2. Mary (Devlin) Tully (1839–1909)
3. James Devlin (1841–1886 )
4. Isabella M. "Belle" (Devlin) Brann (1844-1889)
5. John Bernard Devlin (1847–before 1920)
6. Joseph A. Devlin (1852–1912)
7. Frances Agnes "Fanny" (Devlin) Croft (1855–1891)

Of note, his daughter Isabella was the wife of lawyer Henry A. Brann, and Fanny was married to industrialist and real estate mogul William F. Croft.

Charles passed away at age 76 in 1881 at Manhattan, New York City, New York. ^[1] He was buried in Calvary Cemetery.^[2]

Notes

There is a death record for son James Devlin born 1856 and died 1886 but no James Devlin in the 1860 US Census at age 4, so this likely is the James Devlin born 1841 and died 1881.

Sources

1. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W3F-6K8 : 10 February 2018), Charles Devlin, 01 Feb 1881; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,595.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #191801711 Calvary Cemetery Woodside, Queens County, New York, USA

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Devlin

• Asbury, Herbert. The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the New York Underworld. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. (pg. 98–99) ISBN 1-56025-275-8

• https://www.nytimes.com/1881/02/02/archives/death-of-charles-devlin-career-of-the-contractor-and-the-bondsman.html

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCT4-7Z7 : Wed Oct 04 12:36:11 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles Devlin and Mary Devlin, 1850.

• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCWS-NVV : Thu Oct 05 04:22:44 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles Devlin and Mary Devlin, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8JG-42K : Thu Oct 05 19:17:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles Devlin and Mary Devlin, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZX9-SPC : Thu Oct 05 16:20:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Chas. Devlin and Joseph Devlin, 1880.

• "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/48060570/person/27786573761/facts?_phsrc=qTL1&_phstart=successSource : accessed 14 February 2020), profile for Charles Devlin.