Francis Dougherty (1802 - abt. 1892)

Biography

Francis Dougherty was born in Ireland.

Francis was born about 1802.

Francis Dougherty wed Catherine Clerken in Tydavnet Parish on 14th February 1828. The witnesses were Michael Dougherty and Patrick K[?].^[1]

Son Bernard was baptized on 7th February 1836 in Tydavnet Parish.^[2]

Francis Dogherty bought 75 acres of land in Lot 58, Prince Edward Island, Canada on 25 Sep 1861.^[3] He made repayments from 1860 to 1867 on 75 acres of land in Lot 58.^[4]

Francis Dogherty purchased 120 acres in Selkirk road, Lot 60, Prince Edward Island on which he made mortgage repayments from 1861 to 1879.^[5] 120 acres in Lot 60 were signed over to him on 14 May 1866.^[6]

He passed away in 1892 and is buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Elmo, Dickinson County, Kansas, USA.^[7] The inscription on his gravestone reads:

• F. Doucerty Age 93 Y. May His Sole Res in Peace. Amen

Newspaper Excerpts

• 31 May 1886 “Mr. Frances Doherty, of Belfast, left this morning to visit a son and daughter in Kansas. Although in his 82nd year, Mr. Doherty is still hale and hearty.” ^[8]

• 18 Jun 1886 “Peter Dougherty’s father arrived a few days since from Prince Edward’s Island. He is a well preserved Irish gentleman of 86 years, and traveled from his home to Abilene (five day’s journey) unaccompanied. ANON June 14, 1886” ^[9]

• 13 Jun 1891 “A Dickinsonian Aged 103.
• A few days ago the REFLECTOR asked who was the oldest person in Dickinson county. A valued subscriber in Holland township informs us that the prize long-liver resides in that township. His name is Francis Dougherty and he is 103 years of age. He was born in Ireland in 1788 and emigrated to Canada 52 years ago. Three years ago he came to Kansas where he lives with his son in Holland township. He has been hale and hearty and is apparently as young as he was 40 years ago. He has, until four weeks ago, never been sick or taken medicine in his life. During the past month he has felt somewhat under the weather but is still in fair health. He used tobacco constantly for 70 years only leaving off last fall. Whether that has had any effect on his spring's sickness or not is not known but the tobacco using certainly never produced any apparently injurious results. Since coming to Kansas he has made a trip back to Canada, traveling alone. He returned from there to Kansas last fall and to those who asked if he was not afraid to journey alone he laughed and gave them to understand that he was all right. Mr. Dougherty seems to be pretty well in the lead. If there is an older person in the county we would like to hear of it.” ^[10]

Research Notes

There is no source for middle name Owen so it has been removed. Please replace if a source is found. Middle names are unusual in Ireland at this time.

Census

• 1841 Canada Census: Farncis Dogherty; Name of Township, Town, or Royalty: 58 ; Trade or Occupation: Farmer

• Males: Under 16 years of age: 5
• Males: From 16 to 45: 1
• Females: From 16 years to 45: 1
• Total number in each family (including Servants and Apprentices): 7
• Number of Roman Catholics in earch family: 7
• Number of acres held by each family as Occupants, being neither Freeholders or Tenants: 100
• Number of persons in each family natives of Ireland: 4
• Number of persons in each family natives of this Island: 1^[11]

• 1861 Canada Census: Name: Frances O Dochardy; Event Place: Township/Lot 58, Queens, Prince Edward Island^[12]

• Land:
  • 175 acres second quality
  • 40 acres arable land
• Crops in the last year:
  • 17 bushels of wheat
  • 350 bushels of oats
  • 110 bushels of potatoes
  • 2 tons of hay
  • 50 yards of cloth
• Livestock:
  • 2 horses
  • 6 cattle
  • 5 sheep
  • 2 hogs
• Family:
  • 4 natives of Ireland in the family
  • 3 natives of Prince Edward Island in the family

• Males From 21 to 45 2
• Males From 45 to 60 1
• Females From 5 to 16 2
• Females From 16 to 21 1
• Females From 45 to 60 1

• No. Married 2
• No. Single 5
• Births during year 0
• Roman Catholic: 7
• Acres held in fee simple, rented from governor of P.E. Island: 175^[13]

• 1881 Canada Census: Name: Francis Dogherty; Sex: Male; Age: 79; Event Place: Lot 58, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; Sub-District: Lot 58; Sub-District Number: T; District Number: 2; Birth Date: 1802; Birthplace: Ireland; Marital Status: Widowed; Race: Irish; Nationality: Irish; Religion: Catholic; Head of Household Name: Francis Dogherty

• Francis Dogherty M 79 Ireland
• Ellen Dogherty F 13 Prince Edward Island^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632894#page/13/mode/1up
2. ↑ https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632895#page/5/mode/1up
3. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-V386-7JXZ?i=1156&cat=964854
4. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-J386-7X7J?cat=964854
5. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-V386-7JXZ?i=1156&cat=964854
6. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1M-7HGV?cat=966203
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212318756/francis-dougherty
8. ↑ “Examiner” 31 May 1886 Page 3
9. ↑ “The Abilene Journal” (Abilene, Kansas) 18 Jun 1886 Page 2
10. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9421717/abilene-daily-reflector/ “Abilene Daily Reflector: (Abilene, Kansas) 13 Jun 1891, Sat • Page 4
11. ↑ http://www.gov.pe.ca/archives Record from the PARO Collections Database
12. ↑ "Canada, Prince Edward Island Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQWX-TJV : 9 March 2018), Frances O Dochardy, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; citing p. 2; Library and Archives Canada film number M-898, Public Archives, Ottawa; FHL microfilm 899,941. Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: M-898
13. ↑ http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1861/jpg/4108920_00357.jpg
14. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVN4-XZY : 2 March 2021), Francis Dogherty, Lot 58, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Francis Dogherty, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

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