Patrick Troy
Patrick Troy From Mary Jo Egoville |
Nickname: Pat
Born: August 20, 1867, Stradbelly, Laoighis, Ireland (or June 1869)2
Died: March 27, 1931, in Philadelphia)
Residences: Ireland, Philadelphia
Religion: Roman Catholic
Education:
Career: Worked as a gardener for the Archbishop of Philadelphia
Father: James Troy (b. Ireland)
Mother: Bridget Fitzgerald (b. Ireland)
Siblings:
Wife: (Never married)
Children: (None)
Other Details: Immigrated in 1899 on the Waesland from Queensland.
Sources:
There were no records for John, Ellen, nor Bridget. That the birthdays do not match any US records raised concerns. Mary Jo later told me she knew of Sarah Troy, who had married a man whose last name was Martin and who had a large family of boys who formed a sports team in Ireland. The fact that Mary Jo independently confirmed that Robert was born in January fits with these parents. Stradbelly is right on the border with Kildare. Parents were confirmed by obtaining Robert Troy's Social Security Application which lists James Troy and "Brigid Fitzgerald" as the parents. I am not sure why the application lists March 17, 1887 as the birth date since that is more than a decade off from what clearly seems to be his birthday. It could be a mistake or perhaps there was some reason he wanted to be below the 65 retirement age when applying.