In 1861 he and his parents and six siblings lived on a farm in the Tecumseh (now New Tecumseh) area in Simcoe County in what was then called Canada West, now Ontario.
In 1871 he and his mother and five siblings--all but John and Thomas--lived on a farm in Egremont Township (since 2000 part of Southgate Township), Grey County, ON. He married Eliza Henry in Egremont, Ontario, in 1873. (She was a single Mom with daughter Eliza.) Moved to Dakota Territory with wife and four daughters in 1878. One more daughter and three sons were born in Dakota Territory, with the youngest of his nine children being born after North Dakota became a state.
In 1880 he, his wife, their four children, and his brother William lived on a farm in Grand Forks County, Dakota Territory.
In 1900 he and Eliza and six of their children--all but Eliza, Henrietta, and Isabelle--lived in a house they owned, with a mortgage, in Minto, ND. He worked as a carpenter and Lydia as a public school teacher. His brother Richard lived next door. (He and sons Robert and Thomas were also counted in the census with his brother William and his family.)
In 1910 he and his wife and four of their children lived in a house they were renting at 501 North Fourth Street in Grand Forks, ND. He worked as a carpenter for a building contractor, Lydia as a stenographer at a department store, Thomas as a general clerk at a department store, William as a manager at a real estate company, and James as a laborer at a printing company.
In 1920 he and his second wife Jane M, born about 1852, lived in a house they owned, mortgage free, at 620 1/2 East Boulevard Street in Lewistown, MT. He worked as a house carpenter for a contractor.
In 1930 the two of them lived in a house they owned at 119 Euclid Avenue South in Grand Forks, ND. Their home was valued at $1500.
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November 10, 2015--I didn't think I would ever be able to find out the details of his trip from Ireland to North America with his parents, but just today (thanks to information provided by a distant cousin) I found the following information on the Smithsonian's Website:
"The British bark Ayrshire ran aground off Squan Beach, New Jersey, in January 1850. But the passengers and crew had reason for hope: Congress had begun funding the construction of life-saving stations along the coast of New York and New Jersey two years before. The sea was too rough to launch a surfboat, and the local wreckmaster decided to use his station’s life-car instead. Hauled between the shore and the wreck on ropes, the enclosed boat made 60 trips to the wreck over two days and rescued all but one of Ayrshire’s 166 passengers and 36 crew.
Many of the passengers on the Ayrshire’s final voyage were likely Irish laborers, farmers, and families fleeing famine in Ireland. Almost one million people between 1846 and 1851 died because of the failures of the potato crop and poor distribution of what remained. Hundreds of thousands more sailed for the United States, Canada, Britain, and Australia.
The Irish immigrants aboard the Ayrshire included 50-year-old John Woods, some of his siblings, his 30-year-old wife Lydia, and their three sons—a 2-year-old and infant twins. The family came ashore in the Francis Life-Car. Some settled in New York, while John, Lydia, and their children continued on to Canada, where they established a farm north of Toronto."
In 1871 he and his mother and five siblings--all but John and Thomas--lived on a farm in Egremont Township (since 2000 part of Southgate Township), Grey County, ON. He married Eliza Henry in Egremont, Ontario, in 1873. (She was a single Mom with daughter Eliza.) Moved to Dakota Territory with wife and four daughters in 1878. One more daughter and three sons were born in Dakota Territory, with the youngest of his nine children being born after North Dakota became a state.
In 1880 he, his wife, their four children, and his brother William lived on a farm in Grand Forks County, Dakota Territory.
In 1900 he and Eliza and six of their children--all but Eliza, Henrietta, and Isabelle--lived in a house they owned, with a mortgage, in Minto, ND. He worked as a carpenter and Lydia as a public school teacher. His brother Richard lived next door. (He and sons Robert and Thomas were also counted in the census with his brother William and his family.)
In 1910 he and his wife and four of their children lived in a house they were renting at 501 North Fourth Street in Grand Forks, ND. He worked as a carpenter for a building contractor, Lydia as a stenographer at a department store, Thomas as a general clerk at a department store, William as a manager at a real estate company, and James as a laborer at a printing company.
In 1920 he and his second wife Jane M, born about 1852, lived in a house they owned, mortgage free, at 620 1/2 East Boulevard Street in Lewistown, MT. He worked as a house carpenter for a contractor.
In 1930 the two of them lived in a house they owned at 119 Euclid Avenue South in Grand Forks, ND. Their home was valued at $1500.
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November 10, 2015--I didn't think I would ever be able to find out the details of his trip from Ireland to North America with his parents, but just today (thanks to information provided by a distant cousin) I found the following information on the Smithsonian's Website:
"The British bark Ayrshire ran aground off Squan Beach, New Jersey, in January 1850. But the passengers and crew had reason for hope: Congress had begun funding the construction of life-saving stations along the coast of New York and New Jersey two years before. The sea was too rough to launch a surfboat, and the local wreckmaster decided to use his station’s life-car instead. Hauled between the shore and the wreck on ropes, the enclosed boat made 60 trips to the wreck over two days and rescued all but one of Ayrshire’s 166 passengers and 36 crew.
Many of the passengers on the Ayrshire’s final voyage were likely Irish laborers, farmers, and families fleeing famine in Ireland. Almost one million people between 1846 and 1851 died because of the failures of the potato crop and poor distribution of what remained. Hundreds of thousands more sailed for the United States, Canada, Britain, and Australia.
The Irish immigrants aboard the Ayrshire included 50-year-old John Woods, some of his siblings, his 30-year-old wife Lydia, and their three sons—a 2-year-old and infant twins. The family came ashore in the Francis Life-Car. Some settled in New York, while John, Lydia, and their children continued on to Canada, where they established a farm north of Toronto."
In 1861 he and his parents and six siblings lived on a farm in the Tecumseh (now New Tecumseh) area in Simcoe County in what was then called Canada West, now Ontario.
In 1871 he and his mother and five siblings--all but John and Thomas--lived on a farm in Egremont Township (since 2000 part of Southgate Township), Grey County, ON. He married Eliza Henry in Egremont, Ontario, in 1873. (She was a single Mom with daughter Eliza.) Moved to Dakota Territory with wife and four daughters in 1878. One more daughter and three sons were born in Dakota Territory, with the youngest of his nine children being born after North Dakota became a state.
In 1880 he, his wife, their four children, and his brother William lived on a farm in Grand Forks County, Dakota Territory.
In 1900 he and Eliza and six of their children--all but Eliza, Henrietta, and Isabelle--lived in a house they owned, with a mortgage, in Minto, ND. He worked as a carpenter and Lydia as a public school teacher. His brother Richard lived next door. (He and sons Robert and Thomas were also counted in the census with his brother William and his family.)
In 1910 he and his wife and four of their children lived in a house they were renting at 501 North Fourth Street in Grand Forks, ND. He worked as a carpenter for a building contractor, Lydia as a stenographer at a department store, Thomas as a general clerk at a department store, William as a manager at a real estate company, and James as a laborer at a printing company.
In 1920 he and his second wife Jane M, born about 1852, lived in a house they owned, mortgage free, at 620 1/2 East Boulevard Street in Lewistown, MT. He worked as a house carpenter for a contractor.
In 1930 the two of them lived in a house they owned at 119 Euclid Avenue South in Grand Forks, ND. Their home was valued at $1500.
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November 10, 2015--I didn't think I would ever be able to find out the details of his trip from Ireland to North America with his parents, but just today (thanks to information provided by a distant cousin) I found the following information on the Smithsonian's Website:
"The British bark Ayrshire ran aground off Squan Beach, New Jersey, in January 1850. But the passengers and crew had reason for hope: Congress had begun funding the construction of life-saving stations along the coast of New York and New Jersey two years before. The sea was too rough to launch a surfboat, and the local wreckmaster decided to use his station’s life-car instead. Hauled between the shore and the wreck on ropes, the enclosed boat made 60 trips to the wreck over two days and rescued all but one of Ayrshire’s 166 passengers and 36 crew.
Many of the passengers on the Ayrshire’s final voyage were likely Irish laborers, farmers, and families fleeing famine in Ireland. Almost one million people between 1846 and 1851 died because of the failures of the potato crop and poor distribution of what remained. Hundreds of thousands more sailed for the United States, Canada, Britain, and Australia.
The Irish immigrants aboard the Ayrshire included 50-year-old John Woods, some of his siblings, his 30-year-old wife Lydia, and their three sons—a 2-year-old and infant twins. The family came ashore in the Francis Life-Car. Some settled in New York, while John, Lydia, and their children continued on to Canada, where they established a farm north of Toronto."
In 1871 he and his mother and five siblings--all but John and Thomas--lived on a farm in Egremont Township (since 2000 part of Southgate Township), Grey County, ON. He married Eliza Henry in Egremont, Ontario, in 1873. (She was a single Mom with daughter Eliza.) Moved to Dakota Territory with wife and four daughters in 1878. One more daughter and three sons were born in Dakota Territory, with the youngest of his nine children being born after North Dakota became a state.
In 1880 he, his wife, their four children, and his brother William lived on a farm in Grand Forks County, Dakota Territory.
In 1900 he and Eliza and six of their children--all but Eliza, Henrietta, and Isabelle--lived in a house they owned, with a mortgage, in Minto, ND. He worked as a carpenter and Lydia as a public school teacher. His brother Richard lived next door. (He and sons Robert and Thomas were also counted in the census with his brother William and his family.)
In 1910 he and his wife and four of their children lived in a house they were renting at 501 North Fourth Street in Grand Forks, ND. He worked as a carpenter for a building contractor, Lydia as a stenographer at a department store, Thomas as a general clerk at a department store, William as a manager at a real estate company, and James as a laborer at a printing company.
In 1920 he and his second wife Jane M, born about 1852, lived in a house they owned, mortgage free, at 620 1/2 East Boulevard Street in Lewistown, MT. He worked as a house carpenter for a contractor.
In 1930 the two of them lived in a house they owned at 119 Euclid Avenue South in Grand Forks, ND. Their home was valued at $1500.
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November 10, 2015--I didn't think I would ever be able to find out the details of his trip from Ireland to North America with his parents, but just today (thanks to information provided by a distant cousin) I found the following information on the Smithsonian's Website:
"The British bark Ayrshire ran aground off Squan Beach, New Jersey, in January 1850. But the passengers and crew had reason for hope: Congress had begun funding the construction of life-saving stations along the coast of New York and New Jersey two years before. The sea was too rough to launch a surfboat, and the local wreckmaster decided to use his station’s life-car instead. Hauled between the shore and the wreck on ropes, the enclosed boat made 60 trips to the wreck over two days and rescued all but one of Ayrshire’s 166 passengers and 36 crew.
Many of the passengers on the Ayrshire’s final voyage were likely Irish laborers, farmers, and families fleeing famine in Ireland. Almost one million people between 1846 and 1851 died because of the failures of the potato crop and poor distribution of what remained. Hundreds of thousands more sailed for the United States, Canada, Britain, and Australia.
The Irish immigrants aboard the Ayrshire included 50-year-old John Woods, some of his siblings, his 30-year-old wife Lydia, and their three sons—a 2-year-old and infant twins. The family came ashore in the Francis Life-Car. Some settled in New York, while John, Lydia, and their children continued on to Canada, where they established a farm north of Toronto."
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