BYRNE, John

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 1790, Newspaper Publisher
• Occupation: 1795, Postmaster
• Public activity: 19 Apr 1802, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
• Occupation: 1807, Helped lay underground acqueduct

Notes:

From A Modern History of Windham County Connecticut:

Page 87: “In 1790 John Byrne of Norwich set up a printing press in the lower room of the courthouse, and early the next year produced the first newspaper of Windham County. It was called The Phenix, or Windham Herald. In a few years it had some twelve hundred subscribers, and made itself felt throughout the county. It was the medium for advertising of the first carding machine in the county, and was of great service during the War of 1812. “

Page 443: “Shaw also had a faculty for handling skunks. A man by the name of Byrnes kept a store at the foot of the hill going up to the machine shop. One day Byrnes was behind the postoffice boxes at the end of the counter next to the outside of the store. Shaw came in, had a bag which he opened and out came four or five half-grown skuns. Byrnes screamed, ‘Take them out.’ ‘Give me two plugs tobacco.’ ‘No,’ but Byrnes hesitated. Shaw kept going up and finally the Indian got six plugs, and the men in the store had a good laugh.”

Public activity:
“Mr. Charles Tainer, is appointed Poll Master at Windham, Connecticut, in the room of John Byrne, Esq., removed”

Buried:
Mr. John Byrne / Died Dec 31 1837 / Aged 77 Years

John married POWERS, Anne on 16 Nov 1784 in Windham, Windham, CT. Anne (daughter of POWERS, Samuel and BROWNING, Martha) was born on 22 Apr 1762 in New London, CT USA; died on 10 Jul 1819 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States; was buried in Windham Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
New London Vital Records in Barbour Collection: POWERS Anne m John Byrne, Nov 16 1784

1. BYRNE, Betsey was born on 11 Nov 1785 in New London, CT; died on 29 Sep 1828 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States; was buried in Windham Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA.
2. BYRNE, Sally was born on 28 Mar 1787 in Windham, Windham, CT.
3. BYRNE, Samuel Hazard was born on 8 Feb 1789 in Windham, Windham, CT; died on 7 Jul 1862 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Windham Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA.
4. BYRNE, John Jr was born on 26 May 1792 in Windham, Windham, CT; died in Sep 1820 in New London, CT USA.
5. BYRNE, Nancy was born on 12 Sep 1794 in Windham, Windham, CT; died on 16 Oct 1795 in Windham, Windham, CT; was buried in Windham Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA.
6. BYRNE, George was born on 7 May 1796 in Windham, Windham, CT; died on 2 Oct 1844 in Jackson, Jackson, MI, USA; was buried in 1844 in Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson, MI, USA.

John married POWERS, Abigail in Oct 1820 in Waterford, New London, CT USA. Abigail (daughter of POWERS, Samuel and BROWNING, Martha) was born on 4 Dec 1759; died on 9 Dec 1856 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Windham Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marriage date not specific, but was late October. Newspaper mentions on 10/31 in Hartford Times and Hartford Courant, and on 10/25 in New London Gazette

Married:
Notice in Hartford Times, 31 Oct 1820