My Genealogy Hound

PETER D. DEVLIN, a native of County Tyrone, Ireland, came to America shortly after his marriage with Martha McClarning, and settled in Baldwin township, where he farmed until his death in November, 1866, when he was seventy-three years of age. His wife died later,, at about the same age. They were prominent members of the Catholic Church, and were the parents of fourteen children, viz.: Ellen (who was born in Ireland and died on the ocean), James (who was at New Orleans during the rebellion, but has never been heard from since, and is supposed to have been killed), John F. (who still survives), Isabella (who died in 1864), Mary (known in religion as Sister Philomena, was the founder of the house of the Sisters of Mercy, Buffalo, N. Y.), Therese (known in religion as Sister Regina, and still resides in Buffalo, N. Y.), Peter (who is deceased), Joseph F. (who married Selina, daughter of James Bennett; she died in May, 1872, aged twenty-seven years, and of whom five children survived, viz.: William V., Mark P., Martha M., Mary A., Mary Pauline, deceased), Peter C. (a civil engineer, who died aged about forty years, had explored in the west with geological expedition, and was very popular), Annie M., Daniel (who was educated at St. Charles College, Maryland) and Mark (who was educated at St. Michael’s Seminary, Pa.); both Daniel and Mark were ordained priests and attached to the diocese of Pittsburgh; Luke and Martha.