Samuel Mahaffy

Samuel Mahaffy

Male 1804 - 1887  (83 years)


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  • Name Samuel Mahaffy  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 7 May 1804  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 18 Oct 1887  [2
    Burial Oswego County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I33974  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Family Esther Cropsey,   b. 1812, New york Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1891 (Age 79 years) 
    Children 
     1. Jennie Mahaffy  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Helen G Mahaffy,   b. 20 Nov 1835   d. 18 Dec 1921 (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Samuel Mahaffy, Jr.,   b. 1836   d. 1862 (Age 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Mary J. Mahaffy,   b. 1842  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Francis Henry Mahaffy,   b. 10 Jan 1845   d. 20 Jan 1897 (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. David Cropsy Mahaffy,   b. 29 Oct 1847   d. 5 May 1939 (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. John Yates Mahaffy,   b. 24 Feb 1850   d. 9 Oct 1928 (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Kate Jonatt Mahaffy,   b. 20 Aug 1852, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jun 1935 (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F10844  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • October 18, 1887 ~ Samuel Mahaffy, age 83, Married, Mechanic, born in Ireland, resident of Richland Township for 50 years, died in Pulaski of a feeble heart and old age.

      Newspaper Obituary - Thursday, October 20, 1887 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Died - In Pulaski October 18, 1887, Samuel Mahaffy, aged 83 years. Mr. Mahaffy moved to this village about 50 years since. Mr. Mahaffy was a quiet, peaceable citizen, highly respected by all who knew him. His wife and six children survive him. One son, Samuel Jr., died in the Army. The funeral will be held to-day, Wednesday, at three o’clock p.m., from the residence of his son, David C. Mahaffy. Rev. William Watson of Ilion will conduct the services.

  • Sources 
    1. [S358] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Richland, Oswego, New York; Roll: M593_1074; Page: 402B; Image: 346242; Family History Library Film: 552573.

    2. [S79] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    3. [S30] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Pulaski, Oswego, New York; Roll: 915; Family History Film: 1254915; Page: 64B; Enumeration District: 262; Image: 0130.