Michael McHail

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Husband Michael McHail ¹

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           Born:  - County Mayo, Ireland
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1 M Thomas McHail ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1803 or 1804 - County Cork, Ireland 1
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           Died: Abt 1880
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         Spouse: Annie Coulter (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - Michael McHail

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When a young man he emigrated to the United States, of course making the voyage in a sailing vessel, and landed in New York. Thence he journeyed to the foot of No. 3 slope, Blair County, Pennsylvania, and after remaining there for a few years came to Bolivar, where he worked in the brick-yards, handling bricks for the firm of Kier & Glover. During the remainder of his life he was a brickmaker. Mr. McHail was a Democrat and took an active part in local politics, serving at one time as burgess and at the time of his death filling the office of tax collector. He was a member of the Roman Catholic church of Bolivar.

1 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 536.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 17.