Bridget Toote

1824 - 1912  (88 years)

• Name	Bridget Toote  [1]
  Birth	1824	Ireland   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	26 Sep 1912	Grand Rapids, Kent, MI   [2]
  Burial	Grand Rapids (St. Andrew's Cemeteryl), Kent, MI   [2]
  Person ID	I13785	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family	Austin Joyce,   b. Abt 1825, Ireland d. 1872, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI (Age 47 years)
  Children	1. Edward James Joyce,   b. 3 Jan 1866, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI d. 3 Dec 1942, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F5999	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1044] Genealogy information submitted to WMGS by Bobbi Schirado, "Tree: Schirado," members database, Western Michigan Genealogical Society, (http://trees.wmgs.org/index.php: accessed ), ., Accessed; 22 October 2011; http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I3927&tree=Schirado. 1870 Census indicates Bridget could not read nor write. She kept house for the family. She was 40 years old. 1880 Federal Census, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.  Address: 37 Goodrich St., Grand Rapids. S.D. 2, E.D. 134, page 216C, Dwelling 65, Family 76, Sheet 7, Roll TG_588. Bridgett Joyce, head of household, age 45, b. Ireland, washerwoman. Edward Joyce, son, 14, b. MI, shop boy. Austin Joyce, son, 11, b. MI, shop boy. 1900 Census Grand Rapids Township, 1st Ward, Kent County, Michigan: Roll T623_721, S.D. 5, E. D. 46 sheet 4, page 171, Dwelling 57, Family 74. Address: 18 Ney Street, Grand Rapids Bridget Joyce is head of the household. Austin is her son and Cora is her daughter-in-law. Bridget is 71 years old and indicates she (or whoever was giving the information to the census taker) does not know the date of her birth. Austin is 34 and was born in Octobber of 1864, and Cora is 34 and born in July, 1865. Austin and Cora have been married for two years and have no children. Bridget has had five children, and only two are still living. Bridget was born in Ireland, Austin in Michigan and Cora in New York. Both of Bridget’s and both of Austin’s parents were born in Irelend. Cora’s father was born in New York and her mother in Canada/English. Bridget is a washer woman and Austin a furniture packer. Bridget indicates she immigrated to the United States in 1835 and has lived here 65 years.  Record number1224 book 8 page 317 Kent County Death Records states that Bridget Joyce died on 26 Sep 1912 in Grand Rapids of senile gangrene. She was 89, a widow and was born in Ireland. Her father was named ? Toot. Mrs. Edward Joyce of 1467 Kalamazoo was the informant. She was buried in St. Andrews Cemetery on 30 september 1912. Bridget was buried at St. Andrew's Cemetery on the same lot with Austin, Gaylord, Harold E., and Madlyn Joyce Sullivan. Obituary for Bridget Joyce, 27 Sep 1912, in the Grand Rapids Herald. [S1044] Genealogy information submitted to WMGS by Bobbi Schirado, "Tree: Schirado," members database, Western Michigan Genealogical Society, (http://trees.wmgs.org/index.php: accessed ), ., Accessed; 22 October 2011; http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I3927&tree=Schirado.