Thomas Moran

1858 - 1887  (29 years)

• Name	Thomas Moran
  Born	1858	Fitzroy Township, Carleton County, Ontario
  Gender	Male
  Confirmation	14 Feb 1876	St. Michael's, Fitzroy Harbor   [1]
  	age 18, Thomas, Parents Moran Francis & Galligan Anne
  Emigration	May 1878	Canada to the US
  	To Grand Forks, North Dakota, landing at the Port of Huron.
  Religion	Roman Catholic
  Naturalization	12 Jul 1878	Grand Forks, Territory of Dakota
  	Declaration of Intention
  Census	1880	Turtle River, Grand Forks County, Dakota Territory   [2]
  	Lives alone: Moran, Thos., white, male, age 25, Farmer, born Canada, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland. Lives next to Francis Moran.
  Land Patent	01 Jun 1881	Turtle River, Grand Forks County, North Dakota   [3]
  	Thomas Moran granted a cash sale patent by the United States government to 150.39 acres in section 31, township 154 north, range 51 west (Turtle River township), Grand Forks County, North Dakota.
  Cause of Death	Asphyxiated by gas
  Died	04 Oct 1887	Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois
  	Died at the Adams House hotel, NE corner Michigan and Lake Streets, Chicago
  Buried	11 Oct 1887	St. Michael's, Corkery, Huntley township, Carleton Co., Ontario   [4]
  	Witnesses to burial were John Roach and Hugh Devine
  Person ID	I1775	Moran
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Francis Moran,   b. 1812, Co. Leitrim, Ireland ,   d. 29 Jan 1888, Fitzroy Township, Carleton County, Ontario  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Anne Galligan,   b. About 1827, Loughaconnick, Kilmore, Co. Cavan, Ireland ,   d. 21 Feb 1903, Fitzroy Harbour, Carleton Co., Ontario  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	04 Jan 1853	Fitzroy Township, Carleton County, Ontario
  Association	André Leandre Dugas (Relationship: Marriage witness)
  Association	Denis Galligan (Relationship: Marriage witness)
  Association	Andrew Devine (Relationship: Marriage witness)
  Family ID	F537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  John Moran applies to be administrator of estates of Edward Moran and Thomas Moran The Grand Forks Daily Herald, 11 November 1887

  
  

  Obituary		Obit for Edward Moran and Thomas Moran The Ottawa Journal, 15 October 1887
  		Death of Thomas and Edward Moran The Chicago Tribune, 5 October 1887

  
  

• Sources

  [S304] Register of Confirmation, Pakenham and Fitzroy Harbour, 1866-1916. [S205] 1880 US Federal Census. Dakota Territory, Grand Forks, Turtle River, District 72, Family Number 39, page 4. [S211] US Federal Land Patents. Document Nr.: 1350 [S87] Fitzroy Harbour Register.