Many thanks to Barbara in New York City for
sharing the following information.
Emigrant Savings Bank account records, New York
City, N.Y.
Acct. #48,412
in name of James Foy
opened August 7, 1865
address: 231 E. 51st St. (*New York City*)
occupation: Lamp lighter
born: 1828
where: County Cavan, Ireland
arrived: 1841
aboard ship "Cyrus Richards"
wife: Julia Cassidy
This family shown on 2nd Enumeration of 1870
Census at same address in New York City 19th Ward, Dist. 20, pg. 222;
enumerated: July 9, 1870; address: #231 E. 51st St.
Luke Foy (*believed to be son of Mary Foy shown below*); 37 y; male; Drives;
b. Ireland
Catherine Foy (*shown on death cert. to be daughter of Daniel Moran &
Margaret Moran, both born Ireland*); 31 y. ; female; b. Ireland
James Foy (*later shown as James L. Foy, born June 1, 1862 in Missouri;
married former Lizzie Hall / Elizabeth Hall in NYC appr. 1895*); 10 y.; male;
b. N.Y. (*all other records show birthplace to be Missouri*)
Ann Foy
7 y.; female; b. N.Y.
#231 E. 51st St. (rear) (*directly follows above listing*)
Mary Foy (*probable widow of Patrick Foy*) (*in 1st enum. of census, shown as
age 65 with $10,000 value of real estate; see her death cert. below*); 60 y.;
female; b. Ireland
James Foy (*believed to be son of Mary Foy, shown above; in 1st enum. of
Census, shown as "Grocery Ret. with $1500 in personal property and a U.S.
citizen"*); 40 y.; male; lamplighter (**); b. Ireland
Julia Foy (*shown above as former Julia Cassidy*)
37 y.; female; b. Ireland
Ellen Foy (*in first enum. of Census, shown as "Mary"*)
15 y.; female; b. N.Y.
John Foy
10 y.; male; b. N.Y.
Margaret Foy
8 y.; female; b. N.Y.
Ann Foy (*in 1st enum. of census shown as age 3*)
5 y.; female; b. N.Y.
Thomas Foy (* in 1st enum. of census shown as age 1*)
3 y.; male; b. N.Y.
Ann Cassidy (*probable relative of Julia Foy, former Cassidy*)
23 y.; female; b. Ireland
Eugene Joseph (*in 1st enum. of census shown as "Plumber" with $500
in personal property*); 23 y.; male; b. Ireland
Bridget Joseph
10 y.; female; b. Ireland
(*all notations for parents of above shown individuals were: "of foreign
birth"*)
At this address in 1st enumeration, the following people were also shown:
family #395
Charles E. Garret
34 y.; male; white; Machinist; b. N.J.
Margaret Garret (*a daughter of Mary Foy*??)
33 y.; female; white; Housekeeper; b. N.Y.; fa/mo: foreign born
Louisa Garret
11 y.; female; white; at school; b. N.Y.
Lizzie Garret
7 y.; female; white; at school; b. N.Y.
Edward Garret
1 y; male; white
family#396
Thomas Foy
38 y; male; white; Policeman; value of real estate $5000, value of pers.
property $1000; b. Ireland; fa/mo: foreign born; U.S. Citizen
Bridget Foy
35 y; female; white; Housekeeper; b. Ireland; fa/mo: foreign born
Mary A. Foy
17 y; female; white; at school; b. NY; fa/mo: foreign born
James Foy
15 y; male; white; b. NY; fa/mo: foreign born
Death of Mary Foy
July 22, 1881; #390356 (Manh.); 75 y; widow; b. Ireland; 40 yrs. in NY/US;
(*matches 1841 arrival for her son James in Emigrant Savings Bank record
above*); place of death: 231 E. 51st St., 19th Ward, 1 family occupies, found
on 1st floor; cause: coma; Felix (*unreadable surname*), M.D.; 155 E. 57th St.
burial: Calvary Cemetery; 7/24/1881; undertaker: William Connolly; 1483 1st
Ave.
The grave was purchased by Thomas Foy on 11/15/1869 for probable death of:
Patrick Foy
November 14, 1869; #47104 (Manh.); 1 yr., 4 mos., 14 days (*no birth cert.
found for that age*); white; b. NY; life in NY; fa/mo: born Ireland; place of
death: 435 E. 14th St., 18th Ward; cause: bronchitis; Lewis Hulot, M.D.; 107
St. Marks Place
undertaker: E. Connelly; 437 E. 51st St.; burial: Calvary Cemetery; 11/15/1869
(**)
Thomas Foy owned graves 13-16: 3 burials in #13, 6 burials in #15, and no
burials in grave #s 14 & 16
Sources: New York City Public Library, New York City Municipal Archives,
Calvary Cemetery
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