Michael O'Brien, acct. 5340

Additional Information on Michael O'Brien:

Mother emigrated from NYC to Australia (24036) 

Brother Bury J. O'Brien had accts 24036, 6274; he was also a printer

1855--Michael and Bury w/ mother and 4 sisters in Brooklyn.  According to family researchers: the brothers were printers/compositors at the New York Tribune or New York Times; the mother and 3 sisters w/ spouses emigrated to Australia before CW (appears to be by 1860); bro Bury moved to DC and worked as printer for gov't.

Michael married briefly to Julia Sullivan (acct 22912 not living w/ her); later married Margaret Johanna Malone. 

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New York Marriages, 1686-1980 (familysearch.org)

Name: Michael O'Brien

Spouse's Name: Margaret Johanna Malone

Event Date: 27 May 1872

Event Place: Manhattan, New York, New York

Father's Name: Michael

Mother's Name: Margaret Flannigan

Spouse's Father's Name: Michael

Spouse's Mother's Name: Ellen

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New York GAR Records, 1866-1931 (ancestry.com)

C. D. McKenzie Post 399 (undated)

O'Brien, Michael J., age 68, b. Ireland, res. Brooklyn, occ printer, enlisted Aug 20, 1862, pvt Co K 82nd NY Inf, discharged Feb 14, 1863