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Michael Lynch left his family's 80 acre farm, Ballyrehan, Lixnaw, Kerry and arrived in Canada June 1864. He then traveling to Rhinecliff, NY. This was his destination with the plan to work on the Railroad which he did.
After marrage and eight children later, in 1899 he would be killed by a train on the very railroad he worked for.
His wife Margaret Mahony from Listowel, Kerry remained in Rhinecliff with their five living children (ages 5 to 19). Michael had a predecesed infant brother also named Michael and another brother Timothy who remained on the family farm in Lixnaw.
During a recent vist to Ireland some of Michael's decendants visited the farm and it remains intact, however not in the Lynch name.
| Additional Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 21st Jun 1849 | VIEW SOURCE |
| Date of Death | 3rd Dec 1899 | |
| Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname) | Margaret Mahony from Listowel, Kerry | |
