Edward was a stone mason. In 1827, Edward and his wife Ann Little left their infant son Hugh Edward with Edward's parents to travel to Ontario, Canada, where Edward helped build the Rideau Canal.
By 1834, Edward and Ann had moved to New York City. Family lore has it that as Edward earned enough money, he would bring additional family members to join them there.
By 1840, the couple had settled in Charleston Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA. Where six of their 10 children would survived to adulthood (including Hugh Edward who emigrated with his grandparents when Hugh was about 10 years old).
Ann died in 1868.
Edward remarried that year at the age of 70 to the 22-year-old Mary Anna Hall of Brooklyn. With Mary Anna, Edward went on to father six more children.
He died in 1899 at the age of 100. It is said that he had all of his teeth and hair at the time of his death.
| Additional Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 25th Dec 1798 | |
| Date of Death | 14th Feb 1899 | |
| Father (First Name/s and Surname) | Hugh McInroy (b ca 1764, Ireland - d 17 Dec 1854, New York City, USA) | |
| Mother (First Name/s and Maiden) | Catharine Moore (b ca 1769, Ireland - d 06 Jan 1836, probably New York City) | |
| Townland born | Lurgan, Cloonclare, Leitrim, Ireland | |
| Number of Siblings | 6 | |
| Names of Siblings | Mary Mary Jane Margaret Jane Fanny Rotha Jane T (born to Edward's father and 2nd wife Mary (LNU) of Country Leitrim, Ireland | |
| Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname) | Ann Little | |
| Number of Children | 12 | |
| First Child | Hugh Edward McInroy (b 15 Mar 1825, Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland - d 18 Feb 1919, Charleston, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA) | |
| Names of Children | Hugh Edward Edward J Anna Jane Margaret James Catharine Samuel Fox Stephen Wilson Macie Edward Robert Ralph Martha James William Hall | |
| Occupation | stone mason and farmer | |
| Place of Death | Charleston, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA | |
