St. Mary’s Cemetery Gravestone Project

Stone Erected By Edmond Carey
On June 28, 2014 a group of volunteers headed by TIGS member Barry Considine
worked righting tombstones and uncovering buried tombstones in the Old Section
of St. Mary’s Cemetery, Troy, NY

 

The project encompasses Sections A, and 1 through 8.
Not all sections had tipped stones,
and not all stones were able to be tipped by hand tools.
At least a dozen stones remain upside-down.

 

Map of St. Mary’s Cemetery
(Click here to see larger Map)

In all, there were 36 stones "discovered", one of them a fragment with no names, just dates and places of birth. From those discovered stones, 60 names were recorded. 25 stones had place of birth, though two said simply "Native of Ireland". There were 23 stones dedicated to Irish born, 1 to Scots born, and 1 from New York City.

This project was successful due to the effort of volunteers: Jim Davey, Maggie Smith, Bob Stackrow, Anne Stackrow and Chris Phillippo.

Thanks also to Kelly Grimaldi, historian at St. Agnes Cemetery in Menands for lobbying for this project with the Diocesan Cemeteries.

This database of names is especially important considering that all St. Mary’s records prior to 1900 are missing.

Tombstone Names

SURNAME	FIRST NAME	BORN	DIED	AGE	NATIVE OF	SECTION	NOTES
Berry	James					1	Husband of Margaret Clark
Boyle	Catherine		July 6, 1856	33 years	Parish of Cashill, Co. Tipperary	2	Daughter of Edmond Cary, Mother of Edmond and Michael Boyle
Boyle	Edmond		September 11, 1856	15 months		2	Son of Catherine
Boyle	Michael		July 18, 1856	9 years		2	Son of Catherine
Campion	***ard					1	Erected stone for wife
Cary	Edmond					2	Erected stone for children John Cary, Catherine Boyle
Cary	John		November 12, 1850	5 years 6 months		2	Son of Edmond Cary
Caulfield	John		January 16, 1847	24 years	Kildare	1
Clark	Margaret		December 6, 1845	27 years	Parish of Kilbride, Co. Meath	1	Wife of James Berry
Cox	Thomas		September *, ***5			4	Erected by wife, Maria? 1850s type stone
Cusack	Patrick					4	Erected stone for sisters, in 2 pcs.
Cusack	Hanora		April 3, 1855	18 years 6 months	Parish of Fedamore, Co. Limerick	4	Erected by brother, Patrick
Cusack	Ellen		Mar 15, 1853	13 years 7 months	Parish of Fedamore, Co. Limerick	4	Erected by brother, Patrick
Dunevan	Ellen		May * 1851	1 year		1	Daughter of Thomas and Sarah
Dunevan	Sarah					1	Mother of Ellen
Dunevan	Thomas					1	Father of Ellen
Dunlea	John		April 20, 1851	37 years	Parish of Carrighaline? Co. Cork	1	Fragment, info from Loretta Niall Survey of 1970, no names remain on stone.
Dunlea	Patrick					1	Erected stone for brother John. Only lower half of stone remains, no names on it.
Farrell	James		July 27, 1853	61 years	Parish of Ballinahinch, Co. Tipperary	4	Husband of Margaret
Farrell	Margaret		November 10, 1853	63 years	Parish of Ballinahinch, Co. Tipperary	4	Wife of James
Gillans	John		August 24, 1850	38 years	Co. Dublin	2
Golden	Catherine		September 6, 1861	40 years	Co. Sligo	4	Wife of Patrick
Golden	Michael					4	Erected stone for parents
Golden	Patrick		September 1, 1849	29 years	Co. Leatrim	4	Husband of Catherine
Hennessy	Mary		August 3, 1849	31 years?	Kilfinan? Co. Limerick?	1	Wife of Joseph Moloney
Hoare	Edward					4	Husband of Catherine Hogan
Hogan	Catherine		February 23, 1853	55 years		4	Wife of Edward Hoare
Kearny	James		December 3, 1852	50? Years	Parish of Bruff, Co. Limerick	1	With brother John
Kearny	John		March 15, 1853*	48? Years	Parish of Bruff, Co. Limerick	1	With brother James. Dates illegible, info taken from Loretta Niall's book.
Kelly	Stephen		June 10, 1847	35 years	Kilmacormick, Parish of Drum Co. Roscommon	1	Erected by Ellen
Little	Edward		December 18, 1866	38 years		1
Longeway	John					1	Husband of Mary Murray
McGrath	John					2	Son of Patrick
McGrath	Patrick		December 27, 1860		Finglass, Co. Dublin	2	Father of John
McLarney	James		July 19, 1870	29 years	New York City	8	Erected by his friends
Moloney	James		May 2, 1849*	2 years 3 months 18 days		1	*Illegible on stone, info taken from Loretta Niall book
Moloney	Joseph		August * 184*	3 months 6 days		1	Illegible, info taken from Loretta Niall book
Moloney	Joseph					1	Erected stone for wife Mary Hennessy
Murphy	Michael					3	Erected stone for wife Nancy
Murphy	Nancy		August 5, 1856	40th year	Parish of Dunhill, Co. Waterford	3	Wife of Michael
Murray	Eliza Jane		****, 1847	9 months		1	Daughter of John and Mary Murray
Murray	John		August 18, 1847	28 years	Ireland	1
Murray	Mary		July 2, 1859	40 years		1	Wife of John Longeway?
Murry	Martin					1	Brother of Thomas, erected stone
Murry	Thomas		April 11, 1862	22 years	Parish of Drum-Athlone, Co. Roscommon	1	Brother of Martin
Phelan	Catherine		September 17, 1868	23 years 8 months		1	Wife of William
Phelan	William					1	Erected stone for Catherine and William Jr.
Phelan	William, Jr.		April 22, 1866	4 days			Parents William and Catherine
Ryan	Bridget					4	Mother of Martin J.
Ryan	James		December 25, 1852	24? Years		3	Son of Michael
Ryan	Martin J.		September 3, 1863	14 years 10 months 11 days		4	Son of Thomas and Bridget
Ryan	Michael					3	Father of James
Ryan	Thomas		October 10, 1853	35 years	Ireland	4	Husband of Bridget
Sands	Ellen					1	Wife of John Sands
Sands	John		April 7, 1846	70 years	Clonduff? Co. Down	1	Husband of Ellen Sands
Stewart	Lovina					1	Erected stone for husband William
Stewart	William		May 28, 1847	39 years 4 months	Aberdeen, Scotland	1	Husband of Lovina, stone in two pieces
Sully	Laurence				Co. Meight (sic)	1	Erected stone for wife Mary
Sully	Mary		May 1, 18**	51st year		1	Wife of Laurence Sully
*****	Molly		June 16, 1847	44 years	Parish of Kilbride	1	Surname possibly Berry
*****	*****		August 13, 1853	30 years	Parish of Rathcline, Co. Longford	4	Fragment, cannot identify names