Michael O'Brien

#2774, (circa 1837 - )
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Anna Margaret Donovan
Father*Lawrence O'Brien (c 1796 - 1868)
Mother*Johanna Donovan (c 1813 - 1891)

Family

Catherine Tobin b. c 1845
Children 1.Walter O'Brien6 (1866 - )
 2.Sarah O'Brien7 (1868 - 1875)
 3.John O'Brien8 (1869 - )
 4.Michael O'Brien Jr.9 (1871 - )
Birth*circa 1837He was born circa 1837. 
Baptism1 May 1837He was baptized on 1 May 1837 at La Visitation Church, Grande-Digue, Dundas Par., Kent Co., New BrunswickG; (Hennigans were neis. of Wm. and Norah Hogan 1851.)1 
1851He appeared on the census of 1851 in the household of Florence Thomas (Fleury) Donovan and Johanna Carroll at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 14, servant (poss. Florence's nephew, son of Johanna); (neis. FitsGerald, Corbit, Canady, Dillihunt, Pat'k Hennessey, Odonnel, Carrol.)2
1 May 1865He appeared on the census of 1 May 1865 in the household of Lawrence O'Brien and Johanna Donovan, age 27, b. NB, laborer.3 
Marriage*26 December 1865He married Catherine Tobin, daughter of Walter Tobin and Honora _____, on 26 December 1865 at Adams, Berkshire Co., MassachusettsG.4 
12 August 1870He and Catherine Tobin appeared on the census of 12 August 1870 at Florida, Berkshire Co., MassachusettsG.5 

Citations

  1. [S149] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: La Visitation, Grande-Digue, Cte Kent, 1800-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), yr 1837, bapt. 15 "Ce 1er Mai 1837 j'ai baptisé Michael [son of ] Michael Bryan, cultivateur... et da Johanna Donovan...". By Ant. Gagnon, sponsors James Hennigan and Margaret Ryley; img 139/694, B15.
  2. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Florence Dunivan (39), farmer (prop.), Irish, b. in Colony [wrong]; Johanah (29), Irish, b. in Colony; see Shediac p. 52 for parents of Florence.
  3. [S1984] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, Lawrence (64), b. Ireland, laborer; Johanna (51), b. Ireland, online FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S767] Massachusetts Marriage Records 1840-1915 (images of registers), online Ancestry.com, Adams, 1865, p. 37, no. 128, img. 68/1029. Michael O'Brine, age 26, laborer, b. NB, son of Laurence and Johanna; and Catherine Tobin, age 20, b. Adams MA, dau. of Walter and Honora; both res. Adams, both 1st marr., marr. 26 Dec 1865, by C. Lynch, Catholic Priest.
  5. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Michael (32), farmer, b. NY; Catherine (25), keeping house, b. NY.
  6. [S1303] Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook), compiler, Massachusetts Town and Vital Records: Florida 1781–1900 (Oxford, Massachusetts: Holbrook Research Institute, 1990), Florida Births 1861-1896, No. 2, p. 6, birth no. 13. Walter O Brien, b. Florida 23 Oct 1866, son of Michael (b. St. John, NB, farmer) and Catherine (b. Adams).
  7. [S1303] Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook), Mass. Town and Vital Records: Florida 1781–1900, Florida Births 1861-1896, No. 2, p. 11, birth no. 18, img. 55/229. Sarah O'Brine, b. Florida 4 Jun 1868, dau. of Michael (b. Ireland, farmer) and Catherine (b. Ireland); registered 29 Jan 1869.
  8. [S1303] Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook), Mass. Town and Vital Records: Florida 1781–1900, Florida Births 1861-1896, No. 2, p. 17, birth no. 18, img. 55/229. John O'Brien, b. Florida 20 Oct 1869, son of Michael (b. Ireland, farmer) and Catherine (b. North Adams); registered 26 Jan 1870.
  9. [S1303] Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook), Mass. Town and Vital Records: Florida 1781–1900, Florida Births 1861-1896, No. 2, p. 15, birth no. 16, img. 59/229. Michael O'Brien, b. Florida 8 Jun 1871, son of Michael (b. Ireland, farmer) and Catherine (b. Gt. Britain).