Person in this family

Timothy Lynch

Dates not recorded

Timothy Lynch married Catherine Griffis, who was born in England about 1858, and three children are recorded for them. Nothing about him is documented at all — not a birth, a death, an occupation or a residence. He is one of the few people in this archive with neither a date nor a source, and the route to him is his wife's 1917 New Jersey death certificate, which would name him as the surviving husband.

Family story - not yet proved

Timothy Lynch was recorded with Catherine Griffis or Griffin as the father of daughters baptized in Bayonne from 1884 to 1891.

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Andrew John Leahey’s great-great-grandparent

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Life

Timothy Lynch was recorded with Catherine Griffis, whose surname also appears as Griffin, as the father of Mary, Margaret, and Catherine Lynch; our family tree identifies Timothy and Catherine as spouses. Mary's 1884 baptism names "Timothy" and "Catherine Griffis." Margaret's 1887 and Catherine's 1891 entries name Timothy and "Cath. Griffin."

The baptismal records place the family in the Bayonne church community but do not state Timothy's age, birthplace, occupation, or address. Our family tree also gives Edward Lynch as a son, but no original record for Edward appears in this archive.

No marriage or death record for Timothy has been identified. A 1917 entry describes a Catherine Lynch as a widow, but this archive does not prove that she was his wife and therefore does not establish that Timothy had died by then.

How we know this: Three baptismal records document Timothy's family, but his own origins, work, and vital events are unknown.

Family

Spouse

Catherine Griffis

Children

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Where they lived

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Places listed on this page

Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey

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Historical context

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Bayonne and the Industrial Waterfront, 1870–1920

The Bayonne in these family records was a new city built around water, rails and heavy industry. Bayonne Township was formed only in 1861, uniting older settlements on Bergen Neck; it became a city in 1869. The…

What we still don't know

His birth date, birthplace, and parents
His occupation and addresses
His marriage date and place
Whether Edward Lynch was his son
His death date and burial place
Everything. The most likely single document to name him is Catherine's death certificate of October 1917.