Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameBarnabas O’BRIEN 6,5923
Birth10 May 1838, Chittenden County, Vermont5912,5923
Baptism23 Sep 1838, Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont6210,6213 Age: <1
MemoSt. Mary’s Church
Death4 Jul 1863, Lena, Stephenson, Illinois6,5928 Age: 25
FatherMiles O’BRIEN (1777-1854)
MotherMary CURLEY (1809-1848)
Individual Notes
• Shot in ambush during Civil War.8

• John and William went as privates...John and William came home to die.6
Research
• Could not find in 1860 census.
Census
• 1840 Census: Buffalo Grove Precinct, Ogle, Illinois. Two sons under 5, with father, Miles O'Brien.1224
• 1850 Census: Lancaster, Stephenson, Illinois. Age 11, b VT. Enumerated as Barney. Living with Joseph Hayes family, adjacent to brother George O’Brien in Robert Bell family.1223,1630
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Updated 19 May 2025
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