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Martin Cunningham

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Martin Cunningham

Birth
Ireland
Death
23 Mar 1885
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.3942867, Longitude: -86.9182727
Plot
St. Patrick's Addition, Section 11, Lot 16, Grave 4
Memorial ID
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Martin was born in Ireland sometime between 1834 and 1840 (see Note 2 below). He married Ellen Winsley and they were the parents of at least eight children:
1. Edward Cunningham
2. James J. Cunningham
3. John Cunningham
4. Mary Cunningham
5. Katie Cunningham
6. "Maggie" Margaret Cecelia (Cunningham) Rickey
7. Martin Francis Cunningham
8. Paul Cunningham

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Note 1: Martin's burial is recorded as follows in the LOT BOOK (page 51) and RECORD OF INTERMENTS book (page 89):

[grave] 4:

[Name] Cunningham Martin
[Place of Birth] Ireland
[Late Residence] Lafayette Ind.
[Age] 48 years
[Sex] M
[Date of Death] Year 1885 Month 3 Day 23
[Cause of Death] Consumption

Note 2: The "Record of Interments" book for St. Mary's Cemetery lists his age as 48 years old, when he died. This places his year of birth at 1836-1837. In the 1870 Federal Census, he is enumerated as 30 years old; in the 1880 Federal Census, he is enumerated as 40 years old. So the censuses place his birth year at 1839-1840. And his gravestone gives his age as 50 years old, placing his year of birth at 1834-1835.
Martin was born in Ireland sometime between 1834 and 1840 (see Note 2 below). He married Ellen Winsley and they were the parents of at least eight children:
1. Edward Cunningham
2. James J. Cunningham
3. John Cunningham
4. Mary Cunningham
5. Katie Cunningham
6. "Maggie" Margaret Cecelia (Cunningham) Rickey
7. Martin Francis Cunningham
8. Paul Cunningham

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Note 1: Martin's burial is recorded as follows in the LOT BOOK (page 51) and RECORD OF INTERMENTS book (page 89):

[grave] 4:

[Name] Cunningham Martin
[Place of Birth] Ireland
[Late Residence] Lafayette Ind.
[Age] 48 years
[Sex] M
[Date of Death] Year 1885 Month 3 Day 23
[Cause of Death] Consumption

Note 2: The "Record of Interments" book for St. Mary's Cemetery lists his age as 48 years old, when he died. This places his year of birth at 1836-1837. In the 1870 Federal Census, he is enumerated as 30 years old; in the 1880 Federal Census, he is enumerated as 40 years old. So the censuses place his birth year at 1839-1840. And his gravestone gives his age as 50 years old, placing his year of birth at 1834-1835.


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