{"id":3027,"date":"2015-06-06T17:57:10","date_gmt":"2015-06-06T22:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/?p=3027"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T21:02:08","slug":"immigrants-entering-new-york-ca-1850","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/immigrants-entering-new-york-ca-1850\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigrants Entering New York, ca. 1850"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the ancestors I am researching are Patrick Fay, Patrick Cavanagh, and Mary Murray. They seem to have all come to the U.S. in the 1840&#8217;s or 1850&#8217;s. I don&#8217;t have photographs of them but I can use photos of the time to imagine what their trip and arrival must have looked like.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3027 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/immigrants-entering-new-york-ca-1850\/city-of-new-york-sketched-by-c-parsons-1856\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/City-of-New-York-sketched-by-C-Parsons-1856-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"City of New York, sketched by C Parsons, 1856\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/City-of-New-York-sketched-by-C-Parsons-1856-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/City-of-New-York-sketched-by-C-Parsons-1856-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3029'>\n\t\t\t\tCity of New York, sketched by C Parsons, 1856, from http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/90715981\/\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/immigrants-entering-new-york-ca-1850\/new-york-von-der-seeseite-aus-gesehen-des-auswanderers-sehnsucht-druck-v-j-hesse-in-berlin-1850\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/New-York-von-der-Seeseite-aus-gesehen-Des-auswanderers-Sehnsucht-druck-v-J-Hesse-in-Berlin-1850-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"New-York von der Seeseite aus gesehen--Des auswanderers Sehnsucht, druck v J Hesse in Berlin 1850\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/New-York-von-der-Seeseite-aus-gesehen-Des-auswanderers-Sehnsucht-druck-v-J-Hesse-in-Berlin-1850-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/New-York-von-der-Seeseite-aus-gesehen-Des-auswanderers-Sehnsucht-druck-v-J-Hesse-in-Berlin-1850-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3028'>\n\t\t\t\tNew-York von der Seeseite aus gesehen&#8211;Des auswanderers Sehnsucht, ca. 1850. \nPrint shows a bird&#8217;s-eye view of New York harbor and waterfront buildings, with ships in the foreground.\nBy Hesse, Johann Friederick, 1792-.\nFrom http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/93507501\/\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the ancestors I am researching are Patrick Fay, Patrick Cavanagh, and Mary Murray. They seem to have all come to the U.S. in the 1840&#8217;s or 1850&#8217;s. I don&#8217;t have photographs of them but I can use photos of the time to imagine what their trip and arrival must have looked like.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[41,122],"tags":[38,35,40],"class_list":["post-3027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history","category-immigration","tag-cavanagh","tag-fay","tag-immigration"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3viLY-MP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5693,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/migration-out-of-virginia-the-wilderness-road-and-cumberland-gap\/","url_meta":{"origin":3027,"position":0},"title":"Migration out of Virginia, the Wilderness Road and Cumberland Gap","author":"Karen","date":"June 5, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"My Smith ancestors left Virginia in the 1820s, probably traveling along the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap to Tennessee. Here are some sources I've gathered while I'm learning about their journey. Images Sources: Florida Center for Instructional Technology at http:\/\/etc.usf.edu\/clipart\/ Library of Congress at https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/ \"Cumberland Gap and Heights,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Immigration&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Immigration","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/category\/history\/immigration\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"CumberlandGap by Harry Fenn, Harry, 1838-1911, artist, 1872, LOC","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cumberland-Gap-Fenn-Harry-1838-1911-artist-1872-LOC.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cumberland-Gap-Fenn-Harry-1838-1911-artist-1872-LOC.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cumberland-Gap-Fenn-Harry-1838-1911-artist-1872-LOC.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cumberland-Gap-Fenn-Harry-1838-1911-artist-1872-LOC.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2926,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/1918-empire-car-ad-from-the-saturday-evening-post\/","url_meta":{"origin":3027,"position":1},"title":"1918 Empire Car Ad from The Saturday Evening Post","author":"Karen","date":"May 31, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;History&quot;","block_context":{"text":"History","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/category\/history\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"1918 Empire Car Ad from The Saturday Evening Post","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1918-Empire-Car-Ad-from-ebay-1918-778x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1918-Empire-Car-Ad-from-ebay-1918-778x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1918-Empire-Car-Ad-from-ebay-1918-778x1024.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1918-Empire-Car-Ad-from-ebay-1918-778x1024.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2934,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/a-pictorial-record-of-the-pittsburgh-forgings-company-and-the-greenville-steel-car-company-by-pittsburgh-forgings-company-1946\/","url_meta":{"origin":3027,"position":2},"title":"A pictorial record of the Pittsburgh Forgings Company and the Greenville Steel Car Company by Pittsburgh Forgings Company, 1946","author":"Karen","date":"May 31, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I recently found this nice booklet with some history of the Greenville Steel Car Company called, \"A pictorial record of the Pittsburgh Forgings Company and the Greenville Steel Car Company\" by Pittsburgh Forgings Company, published in 1946. You can download it here: http:\/\/www.clpdigital.org\/jspui\/handle\/10493\/844 Here is the cover shot: And some\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;History&quot;","block_context":{"text":"History","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/category\/history\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"1946, A pictorial record of Pittsburgh Forgings Company and the Greenville Steel Car Company by Pittsburgh Forgings Company, cover","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1946-A-pictorial-record-of-Pittsburgh-Forgings-Company-and-the-Greenville-Steel-Car-Company-by-Pittsburgh-Forgings-Co-1-cover.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1946-A-pictorial-record-of-Pittsburgh-Forgings-Company-and-the-Greenville-Steel-Car-Company-by-Pittsburgh-Forgings-Co-1-cover.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1946-A-pictorial-record-of-Pittsburgh-Forgings-Company-and-the-Greenville-Steel-Car-Company-by-Pittsburgh-Forgings-Co-1-cover.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1946-A-pictorial-record-of-Pittsburgh-Forgings-Company-and-the-Greenville-Steel-Car-Company-by-Pittsburgh-Forgings-Co-1-cover.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1946-A-pictorial-record-of-Pittsburgh-Forgings-Company-and-the-Greenville-Steel-Car-Company-by-Pittsburgh-Forgings-Co-1-cover.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1946-A-pictorial-record-of-Pittsburgh-Forgings-Company-and-the-Greenville-Steel-Car-Company-by-Pittsburgh-Forgings-Co-1-cover.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3013,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/telegraph-bicycle-messenger-boys\/","url_meta":{"origin":3027,"position":3},"title":"Telegraph Bicycle Messenger Boys","author":"Karen","date":"June 5, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"My husband's ancestor, Frank L. Fay, was a telegram messenger boy in Cleveland, Ohio, in the early 1880's. From Wikipedia: Telegraph boys (also referred to as district messenger boys, telegraph messenger boys, or simply as messenger boys) were uniformed young men between 10 and 18 years of age who, mounted\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;History&quot;","block_context":{"text":"History","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/category\/history\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"A typical Birmingham messenger. Birmingham, Alabama. 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