Richard Henry Savage1,2

#30108, (27 September 1835 - )
Father*Maurice Savage1 (s 1789 - )
Mother*Mary Walsh1 (c 1803 - 1884)

Family

Elizabeth Fennessey b. c 1822
Children 1.William Maurice Savage3 (1878 - )
 2.Richard J Savage3 (c 1879 - )
 3.Walter Lambert Savage3 (1880 - 1942)
 4.Mary E Savage3 (1883 - )
 5.George Fennessey Savage8 (1885 - )
 6.Regina Margaret Savage2 (1887 - )
Birth*27 September 1835He was born on 27 September 1835 at Baie Verte, Westmorland Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.1 
1837He removed with Maurice Savage and Mary Walsh to Cook Co., IllinoisG, in 1837.3,4 
1839He lived with Maurice Savage and Mary Walsh in 1839 at Michigan Street near Rush, Chicago, Illinois.5 
3 June 1870He and William Maurice Savage appeared on the census of 3 June 1870 at 19th Ward, Chicago, Cook Co., IllinoisG.6 
Marriage*25 July 1875He married Elizabeth Fennessey on 25 July 1875 at St. Columbkille Parish, Paulina Street, Chicago, Cook Co., IllinoisG.7 

Citations

  1. [S2538] A T Andreas, History of Chicago from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Vol. III From the Fire of 1871 to 1885 (Chicago: A T Andreas Co., 1886), p. 490. "Richard, son of Maurice and Marv Savage, was born at Ray Verde. New Brunswick, Canada, on September 27, 1835."
  2. [S2143] Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates 1871-1940 index, online FamilySearch.org, Regina Margaret Savage, b. Chicago, Cook Co. IL, 14 May 1887, dau. of Richard Henry Savage, age 53, b. Canada, and Elizabeth Fennessey, age 38, b. Boston MA; cert. no. 259269.
  3. [S2538] A T Andreas, History of Chicago III, p. 490.
  4. [S79] Rev. Edward Savage, The Story of Melrose, Westmorland County (copy from Université Saint Joseph Archives, Moncton), transcription online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbwestmo/history.htm, p. 8: "Three of [the Savage brothers], William, Maurice and James, made up their minds to abandon the forests and seek the prairie lands of the West. So at the earliest possible moment after the death of their mother, they left for Clark County, Illinois, on the prairies. The cross roads where Maurice died is now a street corner, occupied by the Moody Temple, one of the valuable sites in Chicago." Note: prob. Cook County rather than Clark.
  5. [S423] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online Ancestry.com, Furgus' Directory of the City of Chicago 1839 (Chicago: Fergus Printing Company), p. 29, img. 34/75. Maurice Savage, camal subcontractor, Michigan street near Rush.
  6. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. William (35), machinist, b. Canada, real estate value $10,000, personal estate $10,000; Richard (33), b. Canada, machinist, real estate value $5,000, personal estate $10,000.
  7. [S449] Illinois, Chicago, Catholic Church Records, 1833-1925, online FamilySearch.org. St Columbkille Parish (Chicago: Paulina St) > Marriages 1859-1916 > img. 24/146. Richard Savage and Elizabeth Fennessey, marr. 25 Jul 1875 by Thomas Burke; witn. William M and Mary Savage.
  8. [S2143] Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates 1871-1940 index, online FamilySearch.org, George Fennessey Savage, b. Chicago, Cook Co. IL, 3 Sep 1885, son of Richard Henry Savage, age 51, and Elizabeth Fennessey, age 36, b. Boston MA; cert. no. 276113.