McIntyre Farm, Lislea

McIntyre Farm, Lislea
Farm vacant in 1998

About Lawrence McIntyre and Mary Ginty

About Lawrence McIntyre and Mary Ginty

Lawrence McIntyre was baptized (and possibly born) on August 12, 1854 in Lislea, Kilmacteige Parish, County Sligo, Ireland. His parents are listed as Michael McIntyre and Mary McIntyre on his baptismal record. No other information about his parents is known with the exception of a probable cousin, Patrick McIntyre, who came to the U.S in 1863.

Lawrence's wife, Mary Ginty, was born September 3, 1850 in Carrowbeg, Killasser, County Mayo, Ireland. Her parents are John Ginty and Margaret Convey(Conway). In addition to their daughter Mary, they had three other children: Margaret (Bridget), Catherine and Patrick.

Lawrence and Mary were married in Killasser on March 1, 1877 and resided in Lislea where they raised their family. They had six known children, all born in Ireland. Thomas Joseph (1878-1939); Catherine (1879-c1915); Mary (1881-1927); Bridget (1881-c1945); Lawrence J. (1890-1943); and John (c1892-?). Lawrence and Mary died in Ireland in the early 1930s.

The descendents of Patrick McIntyre (c1831-1901), mentioned above, and his wife Bridget Stevens (c1833-1908) are also represented on this McIntyre-Ginty Blog. Patrick's farm in Lislea, County Sligo, was to the right of the house in the photo at the top of this page. A separate blog has also been created for Patrick and Bridget and may be viewed at www.mcintyrestevens.blogspot.com

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Lawrence McIntyre, Declaraton of Intention, 1909

Lawrence (Laurence) McIntyre, son of Lawrence and Mary (Ginty) McIntyre, applied for US citizenship at the age of 18.  He states on his Declaration of Intention that he arrived in the United States on April 29, 1909 at the port of New York on the vessel Majestic. As you can see from the date of the document, within two weeks of arriving in America, he has filed his intention to become a citizen. The document provides the following description: He is five feet, nine inches tall, weighs 150 pounds, has a dark completion, dark brown hair and greyish-blue eyes. He is residing at 35 Flournoy Street in Chicago, where his brother Thomas J. McIntyre also is living as noted elsewhere on Lawrence's passenger list.
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