Children of Molly Quigley and William McLaughlin Sr. |
| 8.William McLaughlin Jr. (1836-1909) |
William McLaughlin Jr. married Mary McHugh (1842-1908) in County Donegal, Ireland. They moved to Skaneateles, NY after the birth of their first child.
At the bottom of the page is a newspaper description of a European trip William McLaughlin took in 1906 during which he visited the McLaughlin teasel office in Leeds, England; relatives in Ireland and his daughter, Mary, who was a nun at a convent in Belgium. She was better known as Sister Mary Antonia.
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Skaneateles Free Press, Friday, July 2, 1909
William McLaughlin, a well-known and highly respected resident of this town for the past forty years, was found dead in the barn on his premises, just north of this village, at 6 o’clock yesterday morning. His death was caused by heart disease.
He was born in County Donegal, Ireland, seventy-three years ago. He came to th United States when a young man and settled in Skaneateles in the ‘60s.
For many years he was employed as a blacksmith in the Kelley shop in the village, but retired from active work a few years since.
He was faithful in all the walks of life, and will be missed by his children and many friends. He is survived by five children – Assemblyman McLaughlin of Jordan, Miss Annie McLaughlin of Hudson, N.Y., William J. McLaughlin and Miss Elizabeth McLaughlin of this town, and one daughter, a nun, now in Belgium.
He is also survived by four brothers and one sister – James McLaughlin of Skaneateles Falls, John McLaughlin of Auburn, Hugh McLaughlin of Brooklyn, N.Y., Cornelius McLaughlin of Ireland, and Mrs. Timothy Donohue of this village.
Funeral services will be held at St. Mary’s church tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 10 o’clock. Interment in St. Mary’s cemetery. |
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Skaneateles Press, February 28, 1908
Mary McHugh, wife of William McLaughlin, died suddenly at the State Hospital, Willard, Wednesday, February 26, 1908, aged 67 years.
Deceased was a native of County Donegal, Ireland, and shortly after her marriage to William McLaughlin about forty years ago, came to Skaneateles to reside.
She was a devoted wife and mother. She is survived by her husband, three daughters, Sister M. Antonia of Willow Broek, Belgium,, Miss Anna S. McLaughlin of Hudson, NY, and Miss Elizabeth T. McLaughlin of this village, and by two sons, Assemblyman John c. McLaughlin of Jordan and William J. McLaughlin of this village, and by a brother and sister in Ireland.
Funeral services will be held at St. Mary’s Church in this village Saturday, February 29th, at 10 a.m. Interment in St. Mary’s Cemetery. |
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| Children of Mary McHugh and William McLaughlin Jr.: |
1. Mary Ann McLaughlin (1867-1946). Mary Ann was born in County Donegal, became a nun better known as Sister Mary Antonia. She wrote a book about her experience in Belgium during World War I. "From Convent to Conflict" can be downloaded online free of charge. |
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2. Anna S. McLaughlin (1870-1954). She was a retired school teacher and bookkeeper at the Newark State School, retiring in 1937. She was a communicant of St. Mary’s of the Lake Church and a member of the Altar and Rosary Society. |
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3. Elizabeth
McLaughlin (1871-1949). Born in Mottville, she was a lifelong resident of the Skaneateles area. She was a graduate of Skaneateles High School and a teacher in district schools. |
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4. William McLaughlin (1873-1945). He was an attorney and a graduate of Skaneateles High School, class of 1894. He was born in the same house on Fennell Street, Skaneateles, in which he was living at the time of his death. |
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5. John
C. McLaughlin (1875-1948) m. Helen
(Nellie) Irene O'Grady (??-1949). John C. McLaughlin was an attorney who for several years served as a New York State Assemblyman. John and Nellie McLaughlin had four children – William, Margaret, John and Thomas Francis. |
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Reunion in Ireland
What follows is a newspaper account of a European trip taken by William McLaughlin Jr. of Skaneateles, NY, three years before his death. There were several reasons for his trip, not the least of which was a reunion with relatives in Ireland, where he was born.
By this time several of his Skaneateles relatives were involved in the teasel business and had established branch offices in Europe, including a headquarters in Leeds, England.
The daughter he visited in Belgium was better known as Sister Mary Antonia. During World War I she would return to Skaneateles and write a book ("From Convent to Conflict") about her experiences during the German invasion.
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Marcellus Observer, October 5, 1906
Home from Europe
Back from his trip to Europe where he visited England, Ireland and Belgium, William McLaughlin, surrounded by members of his family and a few friends who had dropped in for a social chat, sat in cozy parlor last evening and recounted some of his adventures.
Mr. McLaughlin sailed from New York on Independence Day, accompanied by John McKenna and Joseph Kershaw Jr., and eight days later he landed in Liverpool and was met by his nephew, James McLaughlin Jr., and the latter’s son, Charles.
After a day's sightseeing in Liverpool, the party went to Leeds for a few days, thence to London, and later Mr. McLaughlin and his grand nephew Charles crossed to the continent where the elder man met his daughter Mary, who is teaching in a convent in Antwerp.
While in Belgium, the travelers visited the historic battlefield of Waterloo and climbed to the top of the monument erected to the memory of the Prince of Orange, ascending 225 steps leading up to a six-ton figure of a lion. They also visited the house in which Napoleon made his headquarters.
Mr. McLaughlin spent four weeks in Ireland, visiting his old home and meeting relatives and former neighbors. It was in June, 1867, that he left Buncranna, near Londonderry, to make his home in the new world and he had not been back since.
Mr. McLaughlin says he had a grand time, but the pleasantest part of his trip was the homecoming. He arrived in New York Sunday and spent the intervening time in the metropolis.
Accompaning him from Ireland to Skaneateles were John and James McKenna and Miss Mary Dougherty, the two latter having been in America before.
Mr. McLaughlin brought home a number of trinkets and souvenirs, which greatly interested his audience last evening He enjoyed excellent health during his trip and suffered but little inconvenience during the trip across the ocean. |
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