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The Shanachie Volume 12 Connecticut Irish-AmeriCdn T~e Sbanacbie HistoriCdI Socieflj JanuarlJ - FebruarlJ 2 ODD! Vol. XII, No. I ,',','.','.',','.',','" ........ ......... (' .. , .. ...., SPECIAL MILLENNIUM ISSUE THE IRISH IN AMERICA AND CONNECTICUT . .. ' ", .. ·•· •• I~:.·~¢I~b.t~ti~Jl·.~ .. :t·hill·.()Il~~ilJ-~-tlt()~~~J1d-;~a .... ()l:c~sion,··.TlJe •••• ~ ·,'.'.$h~~~¢hi~:I()~ks~~¢~.~.,f~~.~¢llttlrl¢s'~.thi.begill~il1g s .~Ild·t~e,···· ,) .:J ·•• •• ,g~~~th()(.· .•II#~,.i\.~¢ri¢~.~J)d·lrish't'~l1rtecti¢llt.·~~ril1g tbe·rtiii-.·.·. ·.",lellrij#ittjlJ#~II~i~g~,.)ris~.~n~:$c~tc~-Irjsh'.JleopJe.beillnmaking •.. · ..--~:., . ~ ',~", .• ·.,tflek.Ji:l~rk.i~:t.IJe..~ar-li~st.c()lolllal·~itlles·.and •• iJl.:Spanish, ·Dotcb·.· ·.·.·.*l1.d·'~r¢l1¢h,·'~~,#¢ll··~,,~~glis~,.¢(JI~~ies<IIl~¢ed,.·lrlsh ll1 en .were··· .',.'.se.¢¢t¢d: .~s· :g~,,¢~~()rs··~ f:. $Iicli·. <f isp~ rat¢·col()uies••s.New•'York, .. •,·.,,~~th.,C~roli~a,:texas,.all~:,~oujsja#a.·¢vell·tlJ~ughthey·had·.no· •. ·:·lllrge:~ollstit ...~nCY,·t~·.gi~e.tflempQlitlcal:clout~.·The.hllmigration ·.• ·.,tlla(b¢g~~:ill,tll~.i7tl1·~I1~ •. 18tl1'c~~tu"'es,.IJ1uch.blit.notall of It ·' •. "$to#I1~)H~~1··g~~.S#~~iiY •• lJ~til.th~.F':lll1ille.\\,hen·'it exploded ., ••• \Vit~.#le.~iglJtrf()ItlIr~land()fabouta.rniUiori.people. Large-scale ·<hnmirati()o>colldilued(orde-cade.sJeavilJ··.an.lrishg g p res~nce in ¢()~~~ti~~t1l~dt~,.oughQ~tAll1erita compris~ngnotonly many ,'~ati\'(I~is~,lJlJ(hryer{or Irisll-Ainericansand Scote h-Irish- ·•••• f\-tt1eric~~s:#Il()s~·r·()~ts.stretcti.])ack·anywhere.from a'parent or .•••. ~..al1df>al'erit.t~.all.a~cestor.whQ3rrived·400.ye~r.sago. IRISH IN UNITED STATES AND CONNECTICUT, 1990 CENSUS CONNECTICUT % U.S. % Tatal Population 3,287,116 249,632,692 Born in Ireland 5,766 1.7 269,7 41 1.1 Of Irish descent 613,924 18.7 22,721,252 9.0 Of Scotch-Irish descent 45,742 1.4 4,334,197 17 ...... ....................... .. .. .:·:~tr~t.~~~#6¥(".1~~~ .. ESTIMATES BASED ON 1790 CENSUS :::: B.~(qre· I:8$b~tli~it $;: (jensus. ·dJ~iiot: ·:::4¢$j8~te::::~~~::p1~e::::~(·pi~A::.Q(· STATE POPULATION EST. 'I, EST. NO. OF IRISH OF IRISH :::: toreign;{jo:rit:weric:ans: so: that: j(is:· :.:: :iiriposSlWe t~iiei~riili~e ~Xa:ct1y ·h6;,v." Connecticut 238,000 2.6 6,188 ·::::manY::ii,~~:·:p~rSQHs:·were:::}iI·::·.: ..• Maine 97,000 5.5 5,335 :·::triilt~~f:swe~:::$ever~i·sCb9iilrs:have:·' :::: ~stimated the.· nu:mbei· bn the. basis ~f::: Maryland 320,000 12.5 40,000 ::·:~v~jl~bl~:~rt~ii~·diUA·~iith::~S.~ri~h/ Massachusetts 379,000 3.1 11,749 ·:::~~JiIdl~g··~~~:::A..(:ieft;:·~~·:·":~<· .: :~ai¢$ p'repar~: ~y: :fo.iTe~( ~n4: :el~~~· New Hampshire 142,000 5.4 7,668 .:.:Sha·.P..........iroMcI)Onald.fdf.126Nhe;:16< New Yorl< 340,000 5.5 18,700 .:.·.si~tes:·in.:i79.()::E:aily:estimai~s·v31Y: •(jQns[der~bly> j3elo\V:iiie:•~hOWJi·: ~~ .. North Carolina 394,000 13.3 52,402 :seis9fe$iim~1es;.Qne:~y.:the·c¢ii&uf Pennsylvania 434,000 10.2 44,268 ::::j3ateatl;::jt\e::::~t~¢.i:::by'.hisiCi~~. :::·WiQi~m.I'OtbeSA..daltlS;Orith~n~~: Rhode Island 69,000 3.0 2,070 :::·~er~t:Iiish·~rnv:lng·Ii{Airi~nc~:~~:· South Carolina 249,000 11.7 29,133 ··::·i~g·:G~al~:Y~~ui~ft~e::¢a~lY<i9:iJ(:. :. ~eritrit~<":::·.· ..•.•• . Vermont 85,000 4.1 3,485 .: .;.:-;.;.;.; .;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.; -:.;.:-::::::::::::: ::::::::-:. <::::: . Virginia 748,000 9.4 70,310 Total. 3,495,000 7.19 291,310 ESTIMATES OF ARRIVALS IN U.S. YEAR IRISH IMMIGRANTS 1825 4,826 4,888 1830 12,765 2,721 IRISH NATIVES IN UNITED STATES 1835 13,307 20,927 YEAR U.S. POPULATION IRISH NATIVES 1840 25,957 39,430 1850 23,191,876 961,719 1845 50,578 44,821 1860 31,443,321 1,611,304 1870 39,818,449 1,855,827 ·····································~ 1880 50,155,783 1,854,571 }#Y#r)~~. ... .. .' ...' .......................... ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• I J890: :::-.<:62M?il:1.4< <:)i~71;~9 . I 1900 65,994,575 1,615,459 1910 91,972,266 1,352,251 1920 105,710,620 1,037,234 1930 122,775,046 923,642 1940 131,669,275 678,447 1950 151,325,798 520,359 1960 179,323,175 406,884 1970 203,211,926 292,212 1980 226,504,825 217,648 1990 249,632,692 269,741 PASSENGERS ON CONS"mUTION TO NEW HAVEN IN 1821 NAME AGE WORK NAME AGE WORK ..... , ..........., . O'Brien, Daniel 30 Gentleman Keate, Hugh Jr. None , " o 12 ,:::::::::::V"~i:::iS~~::tll~::iJ.:S;::~n~Ui:l~t~::: Henderson, Jas. 30 Farmer o Keate, Susanah 30 None ::: ::::::::~i\ii:the::~ariies:of:J~ads:of::b~~:: Henderson, Patt ;.28 Farmer o Keate, Daniel 28 None ~-"":::1i01~::~i\d::4i4:ri~t:::ask:\Vh~re:ihey:: ::::w~~:~;:$iIIk.4i~r~:iirii:~aystri: Ryan, Palt 22 Farmer o Keate Martha 22 None :::~: :~~: ~Pqu~~ti~li~Qie:iioW:t~ 'i~:': Hands, Catherine 20 None o Keate, Honora 20 None ::: th¢:: ~Utnl)er::O{: Irish: :peoPle.:1n:the:: :::PO'pu13ti,Ori:::()ne:~ay:Jst1le:pas&~n~·.: Hands, Edward 10 None o Keate, Thomas 10 None :::g~r:::Jl~tfQf:~~p~:.aJTiVirig •• ~n::the.: Hands, Elisa 6 None OGorman, Thos 6 None :::Vmt~::~.~~;::At:ie~::j~:ih~·ijSt:Qf: ::. ti)e: ~~p :C<jns~n.tionwl#h Duane, Mary 26 None Gorman, Eliza 26 None :atrived.: o :.::i~::N.tW::H.a\#i:::ir{.1unef8~1:rmni: • o Keate, Hugh 52 Farmer OGorman, Ellen 52 None •:: i4liiiiiqk: Wi41: ~ 'liiilliail: cargO ~oiri ~:, :::~~*:s.~l~h~Q(~~tiv¢:~p:fIT~aM;::::::' o Keate, Johanna 37 None . .. ......... ::::::::.~f~b:::jj~~~:::p~~lft.~~~b3:::::::::: ::::Giiis~:d~~:::~~~::Wi~~~f:~~~~g:p'~~~::cif:::': :::~i~~:::r~@::~:4~~~9P.iP~~fQ(jns~~~(;~~v.~s:::::: .................... ::::Ql::q;~~4#~:~:~~~~~~;::~:~~e~~Q~::9t::::: -....,., . .... .. ... .. ::::~~re:::Ul,d::lri()ti;';,::tYPiC:lUy:::li~s~::nlUri~:Y~@~s:::::: «~~f#m:~:f)~~ce~: . ::::this;::ai1i1::!li~:~VkIt.ri~::i~::stt.6~8tt.:%e~::~~s:::::: .:: :rh~.:~: ~: a~'Vel11sing. £0l~ID:nS :tif.: . ::::f~~:~~\y:::(~H~s:W1$::~~::~~::it~Yjrig:::::: .:: :Ui~: :~~i~:~:: p~:: Qc~si(,p~ly: ~<ilTie4.'. : :::~~i::~~:~#~::bQ~:~~::\Y~~:#f:~:::~Q(::::: ::::jtelri~:~t:lri~h:p¢opl~::T:heiterosoF:, ::;:ryt:~~~W~!&;::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::;::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::itn:pt~Vi4ed:)~i:~i\lY:rilii1ies;t)iil:~~-'.: .:::qiues.to::ihesod~:aiideciiooriUcsiafus·:: ....Q#~j~.:'" .-IiiIiiIi__llliliiililiiiililiiiilli. U.S. CENSUS 1830 - NEW HAVEN CITY t.,t------------ NUMBER JOHN O'BRIEN, HEAD OF HOUSE t,1r..RCIlAST.T.,\YLOR. FAMILY FOREIGN E,SEN~.S his compliments 10 I.•• ll'~oi. In ,atll,,,hr .nd If'll' ;>\ot.I,L in Timothy McColley 3 2 ,(~a:• •nd ....vld il"d'J'''' '''''"' rhu he- ".At '"&'hI1,11 h' ''''' I.:"n imp~n.lt;on. fro:n l",,,";.c. " t,nH.l James McHarg ,Uf""",,~I'H of . 4 4 Lo//J"II SUlojinc' C:~!h ; Timothy Bohan VI r._I1:",r. "I.~k. ',ffcn. 1.11 ·111 ••1•• .,. •• ,,1 1;r. lll 4 2 "";.11\1'<': C.lrl.l... r\ 4.1( "04' "c..r"H\. Charles Maloney 5 5 ~,1Jr(ti\lcS' ~';Il'i;~ ar.J l\IuOiol't Vrfll'a:u,nI. o( ,"~ nc""ci\ ' .. Ih,on -R\'/l~ ~.". "CoC'" l pri.,... Sit" 0"",." ~tril..-.1 ~;IJ~ ()o. rl.a;n John Sliney 2 2 n:.ir-4 ,aad do"dul Uo. In1;.. tol'.nk~·If\l1 C.l'Ilh".'II: lofh L.orr.l, I.:. Af\,J. JuJl' ,troflmt'1'!;1 ..,1 T,iln. Francis Bagley ft';I"~ •• -"'ht\h Ilc " tct(lm:n:d (0 (ell 'ItUp 1.A 10 5 caa. Of Otor, CtcC'ic,. .. tr.::7"' S.id O'lh.E,,'infornl' hi. fritnd. John Bagley 5 4 hd 'I.e p\ltMic Lhu he ,holY (\;11 "c I••v" kJ tot.e,-""c ,hor;, ,ernm.",d, on Ihc lli."rA ncuiu'. I('l4 ~'\ ,I", ftr.(n .,... f'l'.O!\ "'juo'Td (.. ~loe. Th.. {.ual1cA John Donovan 5 3 'Uot'l &,.tef"JI, .ckl\o_I,.!~td. '. to:cw.I.ol'don. )'h,'IO, 0". James Cormick 11 5 Timothy Coleman 4 2 A MAdOR CONNECTICUT MINORITY ......... , . ............, .. - ...... ... ,,: :.... :-::- ,,'::-::: :.:-:: ·W90·:.(tS~ .. census:::-:· j'" -:.:-: .. , .:.:'::-: . :-:'.' >. :::::jn::i~d;:~e:celtsus:B.Uieau::as~ed:a:s~iis#caily:\iitli4:~pie.:Of:Alii~ri~ns.:to~l~t::ihe:::: :::::an~strY.:W:il)i::\VI1i~h:theY::idCinWY:::i~:C~itri~tlc~4:1q::per¢e#t::sel(#~d:either:liish:or::::. ::j::~~i9lt~I#.~~;::tli~n~:~~:~:rO?~:1Iiji¢4ti1~:~e::~rt¥:~~~~:~j~~?:~r~uP~;:::: ..... ............ - ..... ,. , ... .. ' ,' . .. ~.::-::::.:.:.: . TOP 10 • IRISH BORN ... ... ......... ..... .. Stamford 650 ...................... TOP 10 • SCOTCH·IRISH »I~r$b>:» Greenwich 303 DESCENT ... Hamden 289 Stamford 1,255 ::::::::::Commanf6ee: TOP 10 . IRISH DESCENT ........ W. Hartford 281 Manchester 1,005 :::: In: l?9(};S:~iilf:qr(f :w.a{: Hartford 239 New Haven 969 Waterbury 19,325 .. ::tb~ro~tn!ih~l)mmu~ Fairfield 207 :: :nitY::: (;oJi~e¢ti~u( Norwalk 949 Stamford 15,383 in: It::: New Haven 207 .·1e<i: :t1ie:State:- >in :;the Milford 928 Danbury 14,504 ... ::iIliPiJ>eFQ(il1~Ax)rn .. Bridgeport 196 :::::::::~~lil~~:~n(i·mo~ii~$l~.·.: DanbUry 884 Milford 13,487 Waterbury 183 deitts::~f:::s2Otc6~I:nsfi:": Bristol 856 Norwalk 13,141 .......:d~nt· ~rtd: .lii~seCOn~.· ••.•• : Norwalk 168 W. Hartford 807 Fairfield 12,992 ::.:::::oliiY.::ti:i·W~ier~~ry .• i~.: ..• :. Manchester 160 :•.• :•• :h~\ili)g: (he. ·mQst.· :re~i~·.···::: Waterbury 803 Manchester 12,872 :••• :::. 4#ts :of: lrishatic#trf:·:·. <:. Ridgefield 766 Bridgeport 12,500 ..............- . ........ ' ,., W. Hartford 12,494 New Haven 12,234 CDnn.cticul e lrish-Am.riedn TtJ Sbanacbie His/DriedlSoci.1rj March - April 2000 VDlXl,ND.2 ....' ..IIIiiiiii".....·.···,·,·__....._IIIIii_Illi·.···iiIIiIii'·'·'.··•..'•.,....•......•.........•.....•...•.:...:.•.....•........•'...•.,..,.•._1IIIIi__•·.•.,..,.•.......•.....11I.':"..' _ ... 1780-81: Connecticut's year of the French ... and the Irish ... It was an altogether unlikely manner and theology that they hussars of a French mixed cav­ Robert Guillaume Dillon.
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