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Moylan, Jasper John

Birth

12 Sep 1786 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, US

Baptized St Joseph's Catholic Church. Sponsor Anna Williams, Catholic. Baptism Record

ID 612

Death

6 Apr 1871 Black Bird, Kent, DE, US

Lafayette Cemetery, Philadelphia PA

Transported to Philadelphia. Certificate 1, Certificate 2

Other Facts
Lifelong seaman. Listed on 1870 census as Retired Navy. Admitted to the Phila. Alms House eye ward on 7 Nov 1830, age 43, blistered and suffering near total blindness from sleeping on deck of a vessel facing the sun. Discharged 8 Apr 1831. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1831.
Parents

Father: Moylan, Jasper Alexander Esq b. 1757 d. 11 Feb 1812

Mother: Moylan, Eleanor (Barry) b. 1759 d. 1787

Spouse(s)

1. Moylan, Elizabeth Ann (Giffin) b. 1 Apr 1791 d. 17 Oct 1829

Married 21 May 1808 St Pauls PE Church Philadelhpa, Philadelphia, PA, US

St Pauls PE Church, Philadelphia. Marriage Record

Children with Elizabeth Ann (Giffin) Moylan
Moylan, Jasper Henry b. 29 Jan 1809 d. 18 Aug 1854
White, Elizabeth Catherine (Moylan) b. 3 Jul 1811 d. 26 Apr 1887
Moylan, Edmond b. 7 Apr 1813
Hess, Amanda (Moylan) b. 22 Nov 1819 d. 7 Jul 1878
Miller, Maria Eleanor (Moylan) b. 2 Feb 1826 d. 2 Jun 1912
Military Service
1814 Sep 17 - 1814 Dec 12War of 1812Boatswain, Battalion Sea Fencibles (Wooster's), NY Regiment

Notes: May have been POW in Tripoli on USS Philadelphia

References: 1812 Military Pay Record pg 1-4
Census Records
1790, PA, Philadelphia Co, Philadelphia, Water St, East Side, line 5. (Jan 1 1790)
1870, DE, New Castle Co, Appoquinimink Hundred, Townsend, page 105, line 21. (Jul 22 1870)