The First American Generation

Margaret Hoy was born in Newark, NJ. She and Paddy Brennan left Easton after the Civil War

Name:	Margaret Hoye
Gender:	Female
Birth Date:	5 Oct 1835
Birth Place:	Saint John Catholic Church, Newark, Essex, New Jersey
Christening Date:	18 Oct 1835
Christening Place:	Newark, Essex, New Jersey
Father:	James Hoye
Mother:	Margaret Felan

Margaret Hoy married Patrick Brennan in Easton, Pennsylvania, on February 20, 1851, when she was 15 years old.

Patrick Brennan was born in Ireland and lived in Warren County NJ. He worked as a civilian engineer during the Civil War.

Name:	Patrick Brennan
Gender:	Male
Age:	20
Birth Year:	abt 1830
Birth Place:	Ireland
Home in 1850:	Greenwich, Warren, New Jersey, USA

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Greenwich Township, NJ is just across the Delaware River from Easton PA.

Sarah Jane Hoy

Sarah Jane Hoy was born in Newark NJ

Name:	Sarah Jane Hoye
Gender:	Female
Birth Date:	6 Jul 1841
Birth Place:	Saint John Catholic Church, Newark, Essex, New Jersey
Christening Date:	7 Nov 1841
Christening Place:	Newark, Essex, New Jersey
Father:	James Hoye
Mother:	Margaret Phelan

In 1870 Edward was an Ironsmith and her brother Thomas lived with them.

Sarah Jane Hoy died on January 30, 1889, in Easton, Pennsylvania, when she was 47 years old.

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Edward Kelly lived in Easton, Pennsylvania, in 1870 and 1880.

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When Catherine Hoy was born in 1843 in Newark, New Jersey, her father, James, was 50, and her mother, Margaret, was 35. She had two brothers and four sisters. She and her sister Rosanna purchased the family headstones in Easton. She died on May 13, 1877, in Easton, Pennsylvania, at the age of 33.

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When Mary Hoy was born in 1845 in Easton, Pennsylvania, her father, James, was 51, and her mother, Margaret, was 36. She married Cornelius J McCarty in 1883. They had two children during their marriage. Her sister Rose was also in Philadelphia and she often lived with Mary. She died on December 28, 1923, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of 78, and was buried in Yeadon, Pennsylvania.

Cornelius J McCarty was born in August 1854 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He married Mary Hoy in 1883. They had two children during their marriage. He died on March 22, 1922, in his hometown at the age of 67, and was buried in Yeadon, Pennsylvania.

When Rosanna Hoy was born in 1846 in Easton, Pennsylvania, her father, James, was 52, and her mother, Margaret, was 37. She had two brothers and four sisters. She never married and moved to Philadelphia with her sister Mary after the Civil War. She and her sister Kate purchased the family headstones in Easton. She died on December 10, 1921, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of 75.

The photograph on the right shows Rose with her nephew Joseph the son of Thomas Hoy and Elizabeth Lynch.

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Thomas Hoy

When Thomas Hoy was born on February 19, 1849, in Easton, Pennsylvania, his father, James, was 55 and his mother, Margaret, was 40. He married Elizabeth Lynch on August 12, 1875, in his hometown. They had ten children in 22 years. He died on June 14, 1912, in Easton, Pennsylvania, at the age of 63, and was buried there.

Thomas Hoy (son of James Hoy and Margaret Phelan ) was born 19 Feb 1849 in Easton, PA, and died 14 Jun 1912 in Easton, PA.

He married Elizabeth Lynch on 12 Aug 1875 in St Bernard's Church>, Easton PA. She was the daughter of Phil Lynch and Mary McInerny.

1850 census: Residence	Williams Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
1870 census: Residence	Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
Note:	Living with Sarah J working as motorman at RR.
1880 census: Residence:	South Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
Note:	Brakeman on RR.
1890 census: Residence	1002 Berwick St. South Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
Note:	Conductor on RR.
1900 census: Residence	Jersey City, New Jersey.
Note:	His sons James R, Edward and Thomas were also Brakemen while John was an Iron moulder.
1910 census: Residence	Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
Note:	His younger children Philip was a Salesman, Eleanor was a Saleslady, Francis was a Printer and Michael was a Trollyman.

His wife's mother Mary Lynch lived next door with her children Francis and Ellen.

Children of Thomas Hoy and Elizabeth Lynch are:

1. John Hoy , b. 02 Jun 1876, PA, d. date unknown, PA.
2. Thomas Joseph Hoy , b. 20 Feb 1880, d. 1950, Easton, PA.
3. Edward Hoy , b. 27 Aug 1882, PA, d. 23 Oct 1902, PA.
4. Philip Frances Hoy , b. 23 May 1886, Easton, Pennsylvania, d. date unknown, PA.
5. Mary C Hoy , b. 20 Aug 1886, PA, d. 07 Feb 1889, PA.
6. Eleanor Hoy , b. 20 Nov 1888, PA, d. Jul 1974, Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
7. Francis Hoy , b. 23 Jan 1891, PA, d. date unknown, PA.
8. Michael Hoy , b. 1893, Pennsylvania, d. date unknown, NJ.
9. Joseph Hoy , b. 16 Mar 1899, PA, d. date unknown

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When Elizabeth Lynch was born on December 14, 1852, in Easton, Pennsylvania, her father, Phillip, was 28, and her mother, Mary, was 26. She married Thomas Hoy on August 12, 1875, in her hometown. They had ten children in 22 years. She died on July 25, 1933, in Easton, Pennsylvania, at the age of 80, and was buried there.

Elizabeth Lynch (daughter of Phil Lynch and Mary McInerny ) was born 14 Dec. 1852 in Easton, PA, and died 25 July 1933 in Easton, PA. She married Thomas Hoy on 12 Aug 1875 in St Bernards Easton PA, son of James Hoy and Margaret Brennan.

1860 census: Residence	South Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania..
1870 census: Residence	South Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
1880 census: Residence:	South Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
1890 census: Residence	1002 Berwick St. South Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
1900 census: Residence	Jersey City, New Jersey.
1910 census: Residence	Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
1920 census: Residence	Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
Note:	She lived as a widow with her son Joseph E, his wife Marian F and their son Fred R.
1930 census: Residence	Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
Note:	She lived as a widow with her daughter Elenore, her husband Charles Glantz, their daughter Mary Elizabeth and their son Charles P. Her name was listed as Hoey.

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When John Hoy was born in 1851 in Easton, Pennsylvania, his father, James, was 57 and his mother, Margaret, was 42. He had one brother and five sisters. He died as a child in 1862 in his hometown.