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Thomas Eagar Sr.

Birth
Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Death
9 Jun 1840 (aged 48)
Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York, USA
Burial
Ossining, Westchester County, New York, USA Add to Map
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After coming to America, Thomas became a stone mason; he worked on the building of two prisons: one at Auburn, New York, and the Sing Sing prison in the town of Sing Sing (which was later named Ossining), New York.

Thomas married Lucy Buell about 1822 in Auburn,Cayuga County, New York. They had eight children together:

John Eagar (1823 - 1864)
Elizabeth Eagar (1824 - 1906)
Lucy Eagar (1826 - )
Mary Eagar (1827 - 1902)
Thomas Eagar (1830 - 1900)
Arabella Eagar (1832 - )
Walter Eagar (1835 - 1835)
William Eagar (1835 - 1873)

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June 16, 1840 (Tuesday) - Hudson River Chronicle (Ossining, NY); Volume: 3; Issue: 35; Page: 3

DIED

Sing Sing - In this village, on Tuesday last, Mr. Thomas Eagar, aged about 54 years.

[Thomas was not 54 years old when he died; the newspaper was wrong. The records for St. Paul's church in Sing Sing give his age as 49 when he died, with burial in the Sing Sing cemetery, which was different than the Sing Sing prison cemetery.]
After coming to America, Thomas became a stone mason; he worked on the building of two prisons: one at Auburn, New York, and the Sing Sing prison in the town of Sing Sing (which was later named Ossining), New York.

Thomas married Lucy Buell about 1822 in Auburn,Cayuga County, New York. They had eight children together:

John Eagar (1823 - 1864)
Elizabeth Eagar (1824 - 1906)
Lucy Eagar (1826 - )
Mary Eagar (1827 - 1902)
Thomas Eagar (1830 - 1900)
Arabella Eagar (1832 - )
Walter Eagar (1835 - 1835)
William Eagar (1835 - 1873)

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June 16, 1840 (Tuesday) - Hudson River Chronicle (Ossining, NY); Volume: 3; Issue: 35; Page: 3

DIED

Sing Sing - In this village, on Tuesday last, Mr. Thomas Eagar, aged about 54 years.

[Thomas was not 54 years old when he died; the newspaper was wrong. The records for St. Paul's church in Sing Sing give his age as 49 when he died, with burial in the Sing Sing cemetery, which was different than the Sing Sing prison cemetery.]


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  • Added: Jun 15, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131470190/thomas-eagar: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Eagar Sr. (1 Jan 1792–9 Jun 1840), Find a Grave Memorial ID 131470190, citing Sing-Sing Cemetery, Ossining, Westchester County, New York, USA; Maintained by For Emma (contributor 47059582).