BYRNE, John^{[1, 2, 3]}

1760 - 1837  (77 years)

• Name	BYRNE, John
  Birth	6 Dec 1760	New London, CT USA   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1790	Newspaper Publisher   [6, 7]
  Occupation	1795	Postmaster   [8]
  Public activity	19 Apr 1802	Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA   [9]
  	“Mr. Charles Tainer, is appointed Poll Master at Windham, Connecticut, in the room of John Byrne, Esq., removed”
  Occupation	1807	Helped lay underground acqueduct
  Death	31 Dec 1837	Windham, Connecticut, USA   [10]
  Burial	Windham Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA   [10]
  	Mr. John Byrne / Died Dec 31 1837 / Aged 77 Years
  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.” [4]
  Person ID	I343	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2024

  
  

  Family 1	POWERS, Anne,   b. 22 Apr 1762, New London, CT USA d. 10 Jul 1819, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	16 Nov 1784	Windham, Windham, CT   [11]
  	New London Vital Records in Barbour Collection: POWERS Anne m John Byrne, Nov 16 1784
  Children	1. BYRNE, Betsey,   b. 11 Nov 1785, New London, CT d. 29 Sep 1828, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States (Age 42 years)   2. BYRNE, Sally,   b. 28 Mar 1787, Windham, Windham, CT   3. BYRNE, Samuel Hazard,   b. 8 Feb 1789, Windham, Windham, CT d. 7 Jul 1862, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Age 73 years)   4. BYRNE, John Jr,   b. 26 May 1792, Windham, Windham, CT d. Sep 1820, New London, CT USA (Age 28 years)   5. BYRNE, Nancy,   b. 12 Sep 1794, Windham, Windham, CT d. 16 Oct 1795, Windham, Windham, CT (Age 1 year)   6. BYRNE, George,   b. 7 May 1796, Windham, Windham, CT d. 2 Oct 1844, Jackson, Jackson, MI, USA (Age 48 years)
  Albums		John Byrne Descendants (59) Descendants of John Byrne of Windham Connecticut (1760-1830)
  Family ID	F136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2024

  
  

  Family 2	POWERS, Abigail,   b. 4 Dec 1759   d. 9 Dec 1856, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	Oct 1820	Waterford, New London, CT USA   [12, 13, 14]
  	Notice in Hartford Times, 31 Oct 1820
  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
  Family ID	F3843	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Dec 1760 - New London, CT USA Marriage - 16 Nov 1784 - Windham, Windham, CT Public activity - 19 Apr 1802 - Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA Marriage - Oct 1820 - Waterford, New London, CT USA Death - 31 Dec 1837 - Windham, Connecticut, USA Burial - - Windham Cemetery, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents		John-Byrne-Windham-CT-1837-Will-Pg-1 Page one of John Byrne will, Windham CT Aug 1836
  		John-Byrne-Windham-CT-1837-Will-Pg-2 Page two of John Byrne will, Windham CT Aug 1836

  
  

  Headstones

  John and Elizabeth Byrne John Byrne Died Dec 31 1837 Aged 77 years Miss Elizabeth Byrne Died Sep 29 1828 In the 48th year of her age

  
  

  Histories

  The Phenix The town of Windham takes the lead in being the first in the county to send out that great modern educator, the newspaper. The first effort of this kind was made in 1790. During that year John Byrne, of Norwich, set up a printing press in the lower room of the court house in Windham Green, and early in the following year began the publication of The Phenix or Wind-ham Herald. His office was now removed to a location just north of the court house. The first issue was dated Saturday, March 12th, 1791. It was a modest little sheet, printed on coarse, bluish-gray paper, but in most respects, if not all, fully equal to the average newspaper of its day. General and foreign news was furnished with customary promptness-foreign news three months after date, congressional reports in ten or twelve days, and full reports of Connecticut elections three weeks after they took place. These, with advertisements, short moral essays, humorous anecdotes and occasional casualties, made up the table of contents. But few items of local events were printed. Meager as was the paper, it satisfied the public. It was accepted as the organ of Windham county, and in a few years was supported by some twelve hundred subscribers, being distributed in all directions by post riders.

  
  

  Albums

  John Byrne Descendants (59) Descendants of John Byrne of Windham Connecticut (1760-1830)

  
  

• Sources

  [S43] Ancestry.com, Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006), Online publication - Ancestry.com. Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006.Original data - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. [S44] Ancestry.com, Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006), Online publication - Ancestry.com. Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006.Original data - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. [S1387] John Byrne (1760-1837) Will. [S1354] Allen B. Lincoln, (S J Clarke Publishing, Chicago, IL, 1920). [S1386] Powers in Conneciticut Births & Christenings 1649-1906, John Byrne was born at New London December 6 1760-. [S62] Bayles, Richard M, History of Windham County, Connecticut, (New York: WW Preston, 1889), The town of Windham takes the lead in being the first in the county to send out that great modern educator, the newspaper. The first effort of this kind was made in 1790. During that year John Byrne, of Norwich, set up a printing press in the lower room of the court house in Windham Green, and early in the following year began the publication of The Phenix or Wind-ham Herald. His office was now removed to a location just north of the court house. The first issue was dated Saturday, Mar. [S151] Ellen Larned, History of Windham County, Connecticut - Volume II, (Pequot Press, Chester, CT, 1976), Business enerprises were stimulated by new facilities for advertising. In 1790, John Byrne of Norwich, set up a printing-press in the lower room of the Court-house, and early in the following year began the publication of Windham County's first newspaper. [S62] Bayles, Richard M, History of Windham County, Connecticut, (New York: WW Preston, 1889), "Manufactures were also progressing. u p to January 1st, 1795, the people were supplied with mail from Norwich, but on the date mentioned a post office was opened at Windham Green, John Byrne being postmaster.", History of Industry. [S1359] John Byrne removed as pollmaller, “Mr. Charles Tainer, is appointed Poll Master at Windham, Connecticut, in the room of John Byrne, Esq., removed”. [S1348] John Byrne & Elizabeth Byrne. [S44] Ancestry.com, Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006), POWERS Anne m John Byrne, Nov 16 1784 . [S1356] John Byrne / Abigail Rogers, Byrne, John Windham / Rogers, Abigail Waterford. [S1388] John Byrne - Abigail (Powers) Rogers Marriage, At Waterford, Mr. John Byrne of Windham to Mrs. Abigail Rogers . [S1389] Marriage Notice Byrne-Rogers, Rogers, Abigail / Byrne, John - page 277 - Marriage Notice / New London Gazette, Issue 25 Oct 1829 .