1870 Census:
Name: Daniel Danaher
Age in 1870: 41
Birth Year: 1829
Birthplace: Ireland
Home in 1870: New York Ward 18 District 14, New York, New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: New York City
Household Members
Name Age
Daniel Danaher 41
Mary Danaher 26
New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.............
Name: Daniel Danaher
Arrival Date: 20 Aug 1850
Birth Date: 1828
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Dublin, Ireland
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Coronet
Found on Ancestry.com ........................
Daniel Danaher
Birth 1830 in BalingaRry, Ireland
Death 2 September 1888 in Baltimore, Maryland
Wife:
Mary Quinn
1840 – 1925
Children:
Brigid Danaher
1860 –
Ellen Danaher
1862 –
Mary Danaher
1864 –
Thomas Danaher
1864 –
Johanna Danaher
1866 –
John Danaher
1868 –
Daniel Danaher
1870 –
Jeremiah Danaher
1871 – 1910
Thomas Danaher
1874 –
Julia Danaher
1876 –
Joseph Edward Danaher
1879 – 1928
Timeline:.............
Birth
1830
BalingaRry, Ireland
Residence
1880 Age: 50
Baltimore, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland, USA
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
Death
1888 2 Sep Age: 58
Baltimore, Maryland
Burial
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Mary Quinn
Birth 09 Jan 1840 in Drumcoughliherr, Ireland
Death 13 Dec 1925 in Baltimore, Maryland
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