Flynn
Miner’s First Name: Peter
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Miner’s Last Name: Flynn
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Birth Place of Miner: Ballycastle, County Mayo
Miner’s Country: Ireland
Arrived in USA: Early 1890s
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Peter Flynn, a native of Ballycastle, Co. Mayo, Ireland, was killed in a mining accident on August 22, 1907. His brother, Martin, was killed in a separate mining accident 5 months earlier. Peter was survived by his wife, Sarah Ruddy Flynn, and his son Peter (born 3 months after the accident), his parents (Ballycastle) and the following brothers and sisters. *Matthew (Ballycastle, eventually settled in Pittston) *John (Pittston, arrived from Ballycastle the day of the accident) *Mary (Scranton) *Owen (Ballycastle) *Kate (Ballycastle).
Place & Manner of Miner’s Death: No 14 mine tunnel in Port Griffith, PA / Mine Cave in.
Died: August 22, 1907
Birth Date: June 26, 1870
Married: December 5, 1906
Place Miner Was Married: St. John's, Pittston, PA
Wife’s Name: Sarah
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Wife’s Last Name: Ruddy
Birth Place of Wife: County Mayo
Wife’s Country: Ireland
Arrived in USA: 1905
Place & Manner of Wife’s Death: Hughestown, PA / Natural Causes
Died: June 4, 1929
Birth Date: Jul 31, 1869
Number of Children: 1
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Birth Date: December 4, 1907
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Author’s Name: Martin
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Author’s Last Name: Flynn
Relationship to Miner: Great-grandson