William Berrigan

1824 - 1893  (69 years)

• Name	William Berrigan  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	1824	, , , , Ireland   [1, 4, 5, 6]
  Immigration	Between 1824 and 1853
  Census: Federal	19 Jul 1860	, Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA   [7]
  	1) William Berigan, male age 38, mine labor, born in Ireland 2) Mary Berigan, female age 45, born in Ireland 3) Nicholas Berigan, male age 8, born in NJ, attended school 4) Ellen Berigan, female age 6, born in NJ, attended school 5) Mary A. Berigan, female age 2, born in NJ
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  Military: Civil War	4 Oct 1861-24 Jul 1865  [2, 3, 8, 9, 10]
  	Private, 1st Cavalry Regiment of New Jersey, Company M
  	He enlisted as a Private on 04 October 1861 in Company M, 1st Cavalry Regiment New Jersey, Unit 1219.  He re-enlisted in Company M, 1st Cavalry Regiment New Jersey on 01 January 1864, and mustered out Company M, 1st Cavalry Regiment New Jersey on 24 July 1865.  5 Indpt. Battery, N. Y. L. Art'y He sustained a head injury during his tenure.
  Naturalization	3 Nov 1865	, Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA   [11]
  	State of New Jersey     Sussex County A.A.[?] At a Court of Common Pleas holden at Newton in and for the said County of Sussex of the Term of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.  Be it Remembered That on the third day of Nov in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty five.  William Berigan an alien personally appealed in open Court. and prayed to be admitted to become a Citizen of the United States pursuant to the direction of the several Acts of the Congress of the United States of America and the Supplements there to. in such case made and provided; and the said applicant haveing[sic] thereupon produced to the Court such evidence made such declaration and renunciation, and taken such oaths as one[?] by the said Act required: It is Thereupon Ordered by the court. That the said applicant be admitted to all the rights and privilages and immunities of a Free Citizen of the United States of America.
  Census: Federal	12 Sep 1870	, Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA   [12]
  	1) Wm Berrigan, white male age 45, miner above, born in Ireland, parents of foreign birth 2) Mary Berrigan, white female age 50, housewife, born in Ireland, parents of foreign birth, cannot read or write 3) Mary A. Berrigan, white female age 12, born in NJ, attended school 4) Nicholas Berigan, white male age 17, app. brick layer, born in NJ 5) Patrick Conley, white male age 45, miner above, born in Ireland, parents of foreign birth
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  Directory Listing	1872	, Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA   [13]
  	"Berrigan, William, Franklin."  He was listed in the section for Hardyston Township.
  Census: Federal	11 Jun 1880	, Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA   [14]
  	1) William Berrigan, head, white male age 54, miner, born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland 2) Mary Berrigan, wife, white female age 60, keeping house, born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland, cannot read or write
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  Census: State	1885	, Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
  	1) William Berrigan, white male aged 20-60 2) Mary Berrigan, white female aged 20-60
  Census: Federal	1890	, Franklin (was Hardyston), Sussex County, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	This is a schedule of civil war veterans from New Jersey.  It lists WILLIAM BERRIGAN as being in Hardyston in 1890.
  Death	27 Feb 1893	, Franklin (was Hardyston), Sussex County, New Jersey, USA   [4, 5, 6]
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  Death Notice	3 Mar 1893	The Sussex Independent (newspaper), Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	"DIED: BERRIGAN-Feb. 27, at Franklin Furnace, Wm. Berrigan, aged 68 years."
  News Article	"During the Civil War, Franklin supplied more than her quota of the boys who went to the Front and offered to make the supreme sacrifice.  Many of them made it, and I have it from a buddy of Mr. Berrigan's (who was the grandfather of Mr. Nestor) and also from Mr. Helms who was his friend, that Berrigan was one of the best soldiers that ever went on a battle field, so you see Bill comes from pretty good stock as far as patriotism is concerned."
  Obituary	3 Mar 1893	The Sussex Independent (newspaper), Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
  	"The illness of William Berrigan, which we reported last week, proved fatal, and resulted in death, early Monday morning.  Mr. Berrigan's death takes from us one of our oldest and most respected citizens and ends the life of one of our country's bravest defenders.  He was born in Ireland about seventy years ago but came to this country when quite a young man.  When the Rebellion broke out he was one of the first to offer his services to preserve the Union, and his record during the long service, from the beginning to the close of that civil strife, is without blemish.  He was an honored member of the G. A. R. and his funeral was under their auspices.  He was buried from the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Wednesday morning, when a Requiem Mass was celebrated by Rev. J. J. Cuneely.  The church was not large enough to accommodate the many friends who were there to pay the last tribute of respect to this brave old soldier."
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  Obituary	8 Mar 1893	The Sussex Register (newspaper), Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA   [16]
  	William Berrigan, who died at Franklin Furnace on Monday of last week, was a genial old gentleman and a highly esteemed citizen.  He was a veteran of the late war and a member of Captain Walker Post G. A. R. having served in Company M, 1st N. J. Cavalry of which Thomas R. Haines was Captain.  Comrade Berrigan enlisted October 4, 1861, re-enlisted Jan. 1, 1864 and was honorably discharged July 24, 1865, making a total service of three years nine months and twenty days.  He died at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. Flood.  The funeral services on Thursday were attended by a delegation from Captain Walker Post, and were held at the church of the Immaculate Conception.  He is survived by a son, Nicholas Berrigan. At a regular meeting of Edgar Sherman Post, No. 115, G. A. R., Dept. of New Jersey, the following minutes was adopted this 14rg day of March, 1893: WHEREAS, this Post has been called upon to mourn the loss of one of its most highly respected members, William Berrigan, who after a short illness died Feb. 27th inst., 1893, aged 71 years. RESOLVED, That in the death of William Berrigan this Post has lost one whose sterling qualities as a man endeared not only to all comrades, but to the community at large, that having accepted this country as his home, he accepted its flag for protection, and as such enlisted with the New Jersey Cavalry, Vol., in the early outbreak of the late rebellion, and continued his services to the government as a soldier until June, 1865, experiencing a term of service, the hardships of which can only be related by the few surviving members of the regiment.  We commemorate on this record his honor and courtesy as a comrade, his benevolent impulses, and his steadfast christian example illustrated by a conscientious regard for whatever is honest and pure and of good repute in his relations to all. RESOLVED, That we tender to his afflicted family our heartfelt sympathies. RESOLVED, That these resolutions be entered on the Minutes of the Post, and a duly authenticated copy of the same be sent to the county papers and to the family of the deceased. B. J. Smith, S. V. C. T. H. Andress, Surgeon J. Timbrell, Adjutant
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  Occupation	miner
  Burial	Old Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA   [17]
  Person ID	I1073	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2023

  
  

  Family	Mary Maher,   b. Abt 1813, , Parish Killenaule, County Tipperary, Province of Munster, Ireland d. 8 Feb 1887, , Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA (Age ~ 74 years)
  Marriage	Sussex County marriage records for 1848-1867 were searched on 29 Mar 2006, but no record was found for William Berrigan and Mary Maher.
  Children	+ 1. Nicholas Francis Berrigan, Sr.,   b. Apr 1853, , , , New Jersey, USA d. 1907, , , Sussex County, New Jersey, USA (Age ~ 53 years)  [Father: natural] + 2. Ellen Berrigan,   b. Abt Jul 1854, , , , New Jersey, USA d. Between 1920 and 1930, , , Sussex County, New Jersey, USA (Age ~ 65 years) + 3. Mary Anna Berrigan,   b. 22 Apr 1858, , Franklin (was Hardyston), Sussex County, New Jersey, USA d. 14 Oct 1901, , Franklin (was Hardyston), Sussex County, New Jersey, USA (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1824 - , , , , Ireland Census: Federal - 19 Jul 1860 - , Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA Naturalization - 3 Nov 1865 - , Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA Census: Federal - 12 Sep 1870 - , Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA Directory Listing - 1872 - , Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA Census: Federal - 11 Jun 1880 - , Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA Census: State - 1885 - , Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA Census: Federal - 1890 - , Franklin (was Hardyston), Sussex County, New Jersey, USA Death - 27 Feb 1893 - , Franklin (was Hardyston), Sussex County, New Jersey, USA Death Notice - 3 Mar 1893 - The Sussex Independent (newspaper), Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA Obituary - 3 Mar 1893 - The Sussex Independent (newspaper), Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA Obituary - 8 Mar 1893 - The Sussex Register (newspaper), Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA Burial - - Old Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Gail Rich Nestor. "William Berrigan". A Family Tree from Roots to Buds. https://roots2buds.net/getperson.php?personID=I1073&tree=nestortree (accessed October 3, 2023).