Joseph McVay (1829 - 1890)

Born 1829 in Derry, County Londonderry, Ireland

Husband of Mary McClarren — married 1863 in Wilmore, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA

Descendants

Died 20 Jan 1890 at about age 61 in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

DEC True.

Naturalization as a Citizen: Note: #N283. 5 JUL 1852. Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Property: Note: #N284. 3 JAN 1857. Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA. Note: #N287. 13 MAR 1869. Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immigration: Note: #N285. 18 OCT 1851. New York City, New York, USA.

Census: Note: #N286. 13 JUN 1860. Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA. Note: #N288. 5 JUN 1870. Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA. Note: #N289. 5 JUN 1880. Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA.

Residence Note: #N290. APR 1889. Conemaugh, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA. Note: #N293. NOV 1889. Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA. Note: #N295. DEC 1866. Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA.

Event: Note: #N291. Other Event. 31 MAY 1889. Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA. Note: #N294. Other Event. 27 AUG 1863. Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA.

Buried Note: #N292. 1890 Geistown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA.

Marriage Marriage Note: #N281. 1863 Wilmore, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA. Husband Joseph McVay. Wife Mary McClarren. Child: William Henry McVay. Child: Elizabeth 'Lizzy' McVay. Child: John J McVay. Child: Peter Paul McVay. Child: Bernard 'Barney' McVay. Child: Joseph F. McVay. Child: Edward McVay. Child: Ellen 'Ella' McVay. Child: Mary Jane 'Marie' McVay.

Notes

Note N282This birth year is based on two possible church baptism records for a Joseph McVay/McVey from the parishdistrict of Ballinderry that extends between counties Tyrone to the south and Derry to the north. Both addresses arelocated in Derry county.One record is 19 Oct 1833; the other is 18 May 1828. See copy of each record.

Note N283Declaration of Intention to become a US citizen: Joseph McVayMcVey, age about 22 years, swears that he was born in Derry County, Ireland and migrated from Londonderry, Ireland. He is illiterate because he makes his mark athis name made by R.L.Johnston, Prothonotary of Cambria County, Pennsylvania.

Note N284A Deed granting Lot 21 in the Borough of Johnstown, Cambria County, state of Pennsylvania from George S. King, et, al., to Joseph McVay for the price of 0.

Note N285Based on the Famine Irish Passenger Record Data File (FIPAS): Either a Joseph Mckay (spelling error?), age 19 of Ireland, arrived on August 9, 1848 from Liverpool on the ship, New York, or a Joseph McVey, age 18 of Ireland,arrived on October 18,1851 on the ship, Montezuma. The earlier record would have had his birth date sometime in 1829; the later record would have had a birth date in 1833.

Note N2861860 Census: Joseph McVey, age 28 from Ireland, is recorded as living in a 2nd Ward boarding house of Thomas and Rose Quinn and claims a real estate valuation of 0. A Miles Moran, age 26, is also recorded as living in thesame boarding house.

Note N287A Deed between Miles Moran and Therese, His wife, of Altoona and Joseph and Mary McVay of : In consideration of ,000 McVay buys one-half of lot 21 in Johnstown from the Moran that was conveyed to Miles Moran on Feb 5, 1964as recorded in Deedbook, Vol 22, page 643.

Note N2881870 Census: A Joseph McWay, age 40 from Ireland, his wife Mary, son William, daughter Lizzie, and infant Francis are recorded as living in the 1st Ward. He is a coal miner with a real estate valuation of 00.

Note N2891880 census: A Joseph McVey, age 45 from Ireland, is living the first ward near Walnut Street along with his wife, Mary, son William, daughter Lizzy, son John, son Peter, son Joseph Jr., and son Edward, He works in a coal mine.

Note N290According to the Johnstown Directory and Citizens' Register as originally created between 5 April and 6 May 1889, the 9-member McVay family were living at 397 Locust Street, Conemaugh Borough under Joseph McVay, with nooccupation listed.

Note N291The Great Johnstown Flood occurs in the afternoon on this date. Except for one member, Elizabeth (Lizzie) McVay, all McVay family members survive since the house that they rented is just above the flood pathway with thegreatest destruction.

Note N292Joseph McVay (1829? -1890) is buried at the old St. John's Cemetery, section L4 next to his wife's grave and his daughter, Elizabeth, and is son, John J. This cemetery is now known as St. John Gaulbert Catholic cemetery inGeistown, RichlandTownship, Cambria County, PA.

Note N293According to Mary (McClarren) McVay's obituary, the Mcvay family moved to 117 Franklin St., where he died in 1890.

Note N294'The Alleghanian' Newspaper Article. The Draft: "On our opposite page we print the names of the persons in this county who were so "Fortunate" as to draw prizes in the late draft....The Draft for Cambria County – List ofNames Drawn.

33d Sub-District.

Johnstown Borough, 1st, 2d, 3d and 4th Wards and Cambria Borough.

417 names in the wheel and 144 drawn:...".

In the list of names is a Joseph McVey. However, no military or document has been found to indicate that Joseph McVay from Cambria County ever served in the military during the Civil War.

Note N295Joseph and Mary McVay's first born, William Henry, is born in the borough of Johnstown.

Sources

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