Descendants of Patrick Dargan/Dorgan and Johanna/Ann/Nancy/Anstice Flynn - Person Sheet
Descendants of Patrick Dargan/Dorgan and Johanna/Ann/Nancy/Anstice Flynn - Person Sheet
NameMichael John SHINNICK , 1C2R, M
Birth Date18 Dec 1873
Birth PlaceBallycatoo, Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland
Death Date25 Jan 1948 Age: 74
Death PlaceLynn, Massachusetts
Bapt Date20 Dec 1873 Age: <1
Bapt PlaceSt. Colman’s Church, Cloyne, East County Cork, Ireland
MemoSponsors: Patrick and Nancy Dorgan. Priest: E. Twohig.
Bapt Date20 Dec 1873 Age: <1
Bapt PlaceRev. Lynch, Parish Priest of St. Colman's, Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland. Sponsors: Patrick Dorgan and Nancy Dorgan (Flynn), the parents of Elizabeth Dorgan.
FatherJohn SHINNICK , M (~1852-1888)
MotherElizabeth DORGAN , F (1842-1894)
Spouses
Birth Date6 Jul 1877
Birth PlaceRockport, Massachusetts
Death Date13 Dec 1951 Age: 74
Death PlaceLynn, Massachusetts
Marr Date7 Jun 1900
Marr PlaceSacred Heart Church, Lynn, Massachusetts
ChildrenJohanna Lillian , F (1901-1956)
 Mary Esther , F (1902-1988)
 John Leo , M (1903-1943)
 Elizabeth (Betty) Louise , F (1904-1994)
 Redmond Michael , M (1906-1975)
 Helen Frances , F (1908-1988)
 Thomas Joseph , M (1910-1973)
Notes for Michael John SHINNICK
Michael John Shinnick died at 50 Phillips Avenue, Lynn, Massachusetts.

I looked up the baptizing priest and he is none other than "Patrick M. Lynch, Parish Priest of Cloyne from 1920-1935.

Here is what the Book of Cloyne, by Leabhar Chluain Uamha, says about him:

"He died 2 September 1935 and is buried in the adjoining cemetery, which grounds he had purchased a few years previously. A member of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, he wrote a booklet Life of an Irish Sagart, a life of Fr. Bob Riordan, a remarkable priest of the early 19th century, which was published by the Irish Catholic Truth Society."

Tom Shinnick provided this information:

Excerpts from "The Shinnick Families 1830-1970"
By Helen Frances Shinnick

Michael John Shinnick was born December 18, 1873, in Ballycatoo, Midleton, Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland. His parents were John and Elizabeth (Dorgan) Shinnick. Michael was baptized in St. Colman's Church, Cloyne on December 20, 1873. Sponsors at the ceremony were Patrick and Nancy Dorgan.

Michael came to America on April 2, 1895, aboard the "Pavonia", a ship sailing from Liverpool, England on March 22, 1895. His occupation was listed as, a farmer. He was sponsored by John Keefe, a man who brought many young men to America around that time.

Michael married Mary Olive Bansfield in Lynn, Massachusetts on June 7, 1900. Mary was born on July 6, 1877, in Rockport, Massachusetts. Her parents were Thomas and Johanna (Fitzgerald) Bansfield.

Michael worked in the Gloucester, Massachusetts quarries with Mary's relatives. Later he worked for the Boston and Maine Railroad. They moved to Lynn, Massachusetts sometime before April 1901 when their first child was born. After retiring from the B&M Michael worked as a gardener for estates on the Annisquam peninsular in Gloucester.

Michael died in January 1948 in Lynn and Mary passed away in 1951. They are interred at St Joseph's Cemetery, Lynn, Massachusetts. Two daughters Helen and Mary and one son John are also buried in this family plot.
Notes for Mary Olive (Spouse 1)
Mary Olive Bansfield died at 50 Phillips Avenue, Lynn, Massachusetts.
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