Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....McGlinchey, William 1819 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

WILLIAM McGLINCHEY. The gentleman whose name is given above and who came into
the State in 1849, now resides at No. 419 S. Second Street, in Flint. After an
enterprising life he has retired from business of an active nature and interests
himself in such social and business projects as do not exact a great deal of
time or attention. Mr. McGlinchey was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, July 8,
1819. He came to this country in 1838 and on first landing located in New York
City, where he remained until 1849. For the first few years he was variously
employed for a gentleman in New York City. In 1849 he came to this county and
settled on an unimproved farm. He had previously married Mrs. Jane Philip, of
New York City. She was born in New York. After coming to this State our subject
was engaged in farming in Clayton Township for twenty years.

  Our subject finally secured one hundred acres of good land. In the spring of
1870 he sold out and came to Flint, where he has since lived. He employs himself
looking after his own private busi ness. He is engaged also in lending money. He
has here a fine home where it would seem that he must thoroughly enjoy life.
While in Clayton Township, dating from 1852, he was for four years Justice of
the Peace. He has never in any sense been a politician and did not seek election.

  Mr. McGlinchey has been a member of the Masonic order for many years. He now
belongs to the Flint Lodge, No. 23. In his religious connection he is a member
of the Methodist Episcopal Church that is located on Court Street. To our
subject and his wife was born only one child, who is deceased. Mrs. McGlinchey
passed away from this life April 17, 1887; she was born in 1823. She was a woman
of marked characteristics, and was much loved by all who knew her. She was a
devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

  Mr. McGlinchey later married Miss Lilly Burren, of Flint. The lady is a native
of this place and a daughter of James Burren, of Mundy Township. He divides his
time between his home in Mundy Township and this city. Mr. Burren was born in
Devonshire, England, in 1823, and when twenty-five years of age came to America
and settled in Wayne County, N. Y., where he married Miss Hannah Mercer. He was
a farmer by occupation and remained in that locality until coming to Michigan in
1858-59. His two elder children— Naomi and William—were born in the Empire
State. He purchased a farm at Mt. Morris and then in Mundy Township, where he
lived until the time of his death, which occurred in March, 1889. His widow
still lives on a farm, They had a family of six children. Mrs. McGlinchey,
Julia, Frank, Charles, Naomi and William. Mr. Barren was a member of the Baptist
Church.

  Hugh McGlinchey, our subject's brother, and the only one in this country,
followed his brother to Michigan and began farming in Flint Township, where he
still lives on one of the old farms there. While in New York City our subject
was appointed one of the first municipal police of the city by an act of the
Legislature.


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Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892

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