PORTAGEVILLE Old Catholic Cemetery
(Known as St. Mary's Cemetery)
This burial ground on a hill overlooking the village of Portageville is the cemetery for the pioneer
Catholics who came into that region as workers on the Genesee Valley Canal and the Erie
Railroad.  The site, donated by Col. Williams, has long been abandoned, the grounds have
become covered with bushes and trees and many of the stones have fallen.  When the following
inscriptions were recorded, April 7, 1951, the record was incomplete due to stones that have
become buried, monuments too heavy to move, and inscriptions that have weathered.  These have
been checked against the records of the Church of the Assumption, which date back only to 1875,
by Mrs. Elizabeth R. Beardsley, Genesee Falls Town Historian. Some additions have been noted
within parenthesis.  About the year 1900, the Church of the Assumption opened its present
cemetery outside the village.
These photos, above and below show the Old Catholic Cemetery,
Portageville, Wyoming County, New York.
(Taken May 1998 by Don McLane, Livonia, New York)
 
 Surname        Given Name                    Dates                         Comments
Baker Mary 1845-1891 Wife of James Baker
Baker Catherine M. 1876-1879 dau. of James & Mary
(Baker)? Catherine no data wife of P. Keyes
Barrett Anthony d. Feb. 22, 1873 age 62y 7m
Barrett Mary d. April 1, 1876 age 56y 8m, wife of Anthony
Barry Ann Enright d. June 17, 1857 age 62y
Birkery John d. March 19, 1874 age 8m, 26d; son of Thomas and Bridget Birkery
Birkery Peter d. Nov. 20, 1871 age 8m; son of Thomas and Bridget Birkery
Brick James d. Dec. 21, 1869 age 60y, 6m
Brick John d. Oct. 18, 1885 age 47y; son of James and Mary Brick
Brick Michael d. Dec. 24, 1881 age 38y; son of James and Mary Brick, native of Ireland
Brogan Ann,  d. July 1, 1876 age 76y; Mother
Brogan Bridget A. d. April 24, 1884 age 27y; wife J.E. Brogan
Burns John d. July 25, 1875 age 65y; Native of Ireland
Burns Margaret d. Nov. 19, 1871 age 55y; wife John
Cadagan Michael P. 1857-1884
Cadagan Patrick d. May 10, 1887 age 73y; Native of Ireland
Campbell Ellen 1862-1886 Native of Ireland
Canty Timothy d. Feb. 8, 1867 age 13y, 2m (?)
Carroll Thomas Nov. 11, 1809- 
Feb. 26, 1886		 Native of Ireland
Carroll Jane June 15, 1804- 
Aug. 30, 1864
Casey Patrick d. Nov. 11, 1872 (no age)  Father
Casey Margaret C. d. Aug. 25, 1873 (no age) Mother
Conaway Margaret d. April 24, 1854 age 58y, wife Patrick O'Brine (O'Brien) 
Native of County Meath, Parish of H____?, Ireland
Conley James d. Aug. 19, 1861 age 40y
Conners Mary d. June 12, 1868 age 12y, 2m, dau. of William and Ellen Conners
Conway James June 1808- 
April 3, 1889		 age 81y, born at Ballinahalle, Ireland
Cooney Mary d. Jan. 4, 1861 age 18ydau. James and Bridget Cooney 
Native of A--- (Achill?), County Mayo, Ireland
Cummings James d. Feb. 16, 1865 age 56y, Born in parish of Eallingany, 
County Tipperary, Ireland
Davis M.J. d. March 26, 1878 age 8y
Dawson Michael d. Nov. 22, 1873 age 50y
Dawson Margaret (Flaherty) 1866-1896
Donlon Mary d. Nov. 1, 1867 age 57y, wife of Patrick Donlon 
Native of County Clare, Ireland
Driscoll Mary d. April 1, 1873 age 40y, wife of Richard Driscoll, 
Native of Templebraden, County Limerick, Ireland
Driscoll Richard d. Feb. 17, 1890 ( "may be" buried here)
Enright Ann d. June 17, 1857 age 62y, wife of John Barry
Fitzgerald John d. Sept. 17, 1880 age 3m, son of ___? and M___? Fitzgerald
Fitzgibbons Thomas 1806-Dec. 21, 1894
Fitzgibbons Ellen 1807-Dec. 29, 1887 wife of Thomas Fitzgibbons
Flaherty Margaret (nee Dawson) 1866-1896 wife of Thomas
Ford James d. Mar. 20, 1877 age 79y, Father
Ford Edward d. April 27, 1861 age 24y, son of James and Margaret Ford
"Mother" Large stone buried in the earth
Gibbons Thomas d. Jan. 8, 1871 Co. E. 2nd N.Y. Mounted Rifles
Grace Ellen d. June 20, 1879 age 71y
Haney Patrick d. Feb. 1, 1866 age 65y
Hanrahan Michael d. July 30, 1858 age 40y, Native of County Limerick, Ireland
Healy/Haly Margaret d. Feb. 17, 1879 age 14y (Born in Pike)
Healy/Haly Catherine no dates
Healy/Haly Maud d. Oct. 14, 1879 age 4y
Healy/Haly Patrick 1829-1880 (Born in Ireland) "Healy/Haly names on a large 
monument, fallen and buried"
Hennessey John d. April 1, 1872 age 53y
Henrietta Charlie d. April 4, 1875 age 1y 1m
Henrietta Frank d. ---? 8, 1874 age 3m
Henrietta Margaret d. March 25, 1876 age 21y
Hodnett Edmund d. Jan. 8, 1869 age 16y 2m 1d; son John and Ann Hodnett
Hughes Catherine d. April 4, 1861 age 2y
Hughes Mary J. d. April 15, 1861 age 7y
Hughes John d. April 7, 1861 age 1y
Hughes Patrick d. April 16, 1861 age 83?y
Hughes Jennie d. April 9, 1861 age 71?y, wife Patrick
Hughes Richard no data
Keefe Michael d. 1889 age 73y; Father
Keefe Mary d. 1881 age 75y; wife Michael; Mother
Keefe Michael d. 1885 age 36y
Kelley Cornelius d. Jan. 13, 1863 age 26y 8m 18d; son Thomas and Johanna
Kelley James d. Feb. 6, 1864 age 24y 11m 22d; son Thomas and Johanna
Kemes/Kees Catherine (Baker) no data wife P. Keyes
King John d. March 15, 1895 age 35y
King Margaret d. July 8, 188? rest of stone buried
King M. d. Jan. 22, 1886 age 75y
King Michael d. May 29, 1882 age 30y 9m 25d
King Patrick d. April 1866 age 22y; Co. H. 136th Reg. N.Y. Vols
King Murty d. Aug. 17, 1851 age 40y
Kohlmann George d. May 26, 1864 age 37y
Kohlmann John d. Oct. 10, 1862 age 6y 4d; son George and Margaret Kohlmann
Kohlmann Joseph d. Oct. 17, 1862 age 1m 1d; son John and Olilia Kohlmann
Lawrence Carmel Aparilla Born 1858 
d. April 1, 1900		 wife P. Lawrence
Lenehan Bryan d. May 26, 1874 age 66y 9m
Lenehan Helen d. Oct. 12, 1863 age 58y; wife Bryan
Lenehan Patrick d. Sept. 20, 1852 age 18y; son Bryan and Helen
Lydon Thomas d. April 21, 1878 age 80y
Lydon Ann Nora d. Feb. 24, 1884 age 8y 4m
Lydon Hannah d. March 1885 age 8y
Lynch Mary d. Feb. 27, 1862 age 21y; wife Patrick D. Lynch
Maloney Ellen d. June 18, 1865 age 22y 4m
Marrin Connor d. March 16, 1859 age 52y
Masters Thomas P. 1873-1900 Husband
Mayer Juliana d. Jan 6, 1856 age 32y; wife J. Mayer
McCarty Bridget d. Sept. 16, 1868 age 35y 3m; wife John McCarty
McCormick John d. May 1886 age 85y
McEvoy Julia d. March 28, 1883 age 72y
McGuire Michael d. Nov. 16, 1864 age 22y; d. Roanoke Island, N.C. 
24th New York Independent Battery
McManimon Martin d. Oct. 30, 1869 age 11m, son Michael and Bridget McManimon
McManimon James d. July 11, 1880 age 8y, son Michael and Bridget McManimon
McManimon Mary d. Aug. 5, 1880 age 6y 2m, dau. Michael and Bridget McManimon
McManimon Conner d. Aug. 6, 1880 age 4y 2m, son Michael and Bridget McManimon
McManimon Mary (Cleary) d. Jan. 24, 1886 age 25y 1m 6d; wife John McManimon 
(large monument fallen and buried in the earth)
McManimon Mary Jane d. Dec. 23, 1879 age 1m 5d; dau. John McManimon 
(large monument fallen and buried in the earth)
McTigue Patrick 1824-1897 
Meehen Ellen (Dolan) 1840-1882 wife Patrick
Mitchell Katie d. May 14, 1862 age 2y 3m 17d; dau. Patrick and Mary Mitchell
Moneghan Alice Jane d. April 1, 1861 age 3y 6m
Moneghan Mary d. Nov. 8, 1884 age 65y; wife Edward Moneghan
Mountain Ellen d. July 10, 1864 age 35y; wife John Mountain
Moran Catherine d. Oct. 12, 1853 age 26y; wife Michael Moran
Moran John d. March 1, 1853 age 52y
Moylan Mary d. Sept. 4, 1876 age 21y
Neilan Winafred d. Feb. 14, 1873 age 59y 3m 4d; wife James Neilan
Neilan John C. d. Aug. 1, 1861 age 6y 8m 15d; son James and Winafred Neilan
Neilan Anna J. d. March 1, 1855 age 7m; dau. James and Winafred Neilan
Nugent Michael d. July 27, 1863 age 30y; Native Limerick County
O'Brine/ 
O'Brien		 Margaret (Conaway) d. April 24, 185? age 58y; wife Patrick O'Brine; Native of County Meath, 
parish of N----?, Ireland
O'Donnall Mary d. Aug. 21, 1859 age 32y; wife John O'Donnall; 
Native of County Mayo, Ireland
Riely Mary d. March 23, 1870 wife Terrence Riely (rest of monument broken)
Rochford John d. Oct. 3, 1876 age 50y; Born in Nunda
Roonay Mary d. Aug. 20, 1878 age 30y; wife John Roonay
Roonay Edward d. Sept. 1, 1878 age 5m; son John and Mary Roonay
Ryan Ann d. Nov. 9, 1879 age 42y
Ryan Patrick d. April 28, 1861 age 23y 16d; son Daniel and Honora Ryan
Ryan Honora d. June 27, 1868 age 63y; wife Daniel Ryan
Shaughnessy James 1819-1895
Shaughnessy Johanna 1825-1899 wife James
Shaughnessy Mary 1857-1875
Skey Terrance d. March 28, 1882 age 86y; Native of Mannorhamallon, County Leitrim, 
Ireland; Erected by his children
Smith Michael d. March 19, 1873 age 60y
Sutley John H. d. Aug. 13, 1886 age 42y
Sutley Willie d. Dec. 2, 1884 age 6y; son J. H. and Kate Sutley
Sutley James d. Oct. 3, 1856 age 9y 5m
Talty Margaret d. Feb. 24, 1871 age 42y; wife James Tatly; Native of England, County Clare, 
Parish of Doonbeg, Ireland
Torpey Margaret d. Jan. 5, 1869 age 22y
Walsh Richard d. March 27, 1874 age 66y
Walsh James H. d. Oct. 12, 1875 age 15y
Walsh Katharine d. Nov. 2, 1863 age 6y
Walsh Mary d. Nov. 10, 1863 age 7m
Ward Catherine 1820-1871 wife M. Ward
Ward Michael no dates son M.C.Ward (Baker & Keyes family on same 
monument
Wright Bartley d. Oct. 6, 1853 age 19y 2m
?--ough J--? d. Dec. ?, 1863 age 62y; wife Thomas ?--ough
?----? d. Oct. 5, 1851 age 57y, In Memory of my Mother
?---? Lot with "J.C." on lot markers; three large stones 
tipped over.