Patrick Henry Sheridan

1828 - 1851  (22 years)

• Name	Patrick Henry Sheridan
  Birth	10 Apr 1828	Beagh,Cavan,Killinkere,Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Death	Apr 10, 1851	Somerset,,Perry,OH,USA   [1]
  Person ID	91229324	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	John Philip Sheridan,   b. 17 Nov 1801, Beagh,Cavan,Killinkere,Ireland d. May 6 1875, Somerset,Perry,OH, (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Mary Manah (Meenagh),   b. Apr 10 1801, ,Cavan,Killinkere,Ireland d. Jun 12 1888, Sumerset,Perry,OH, (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Bridget
  Children	1. Catherine Sheridan   2. Ellen Sheridan   3. James Patrick Sheridan   4. Martin Sheridan   5. Thomas Sheridan   6. Bridget Sheridan,   b. 25 Mar 1845, Ireland,,, d. 06 Nov 1919, St. Joseph,,Buchanan Co.,MO (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	52493918	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 May 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth
  Family ID	78903292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Older brother of Civil War hero Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, 23-year-old Patrick Sheridan was the first of the six children of John and Mary Minah (Meenagh) Sheridan, and had been born on their second wedding anniversary and Mary's 27th birthday. He was not yet three years old in early 1831 when he emigrated from Ireland with his parents and younger sister Rosa, a baby who died on ship during the voyage. After debarking in Boston, the Sheridans lived for a brief time in Albany, New York, before settling in Somerset, Ohio, later in the year. In addition to Patrick, the family by that time included the newborn Philip, and in the years ahead, three more children: Mary, John, and Michael. Patrick and his siblings attended the local public school, and as their father's construction jobs often kept him away from home for long periods, the youngsters were responsible for much of the work on the family farm. Patrick died a few weeks after his brother Philip's suspension from West Point for a parade ground altercation, and more than a decade before his meteoric rise to fame. Unmarried at the time of his death, he was survived by his parents and four younger siblings. All have since been united here in Holy Trinity Cemetery with the exception of the infant Rosa, who was buried at sea, and Generals Philip and Michael Sheridan, who were interred in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

  
  

• Sources

  [30242532] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23998613/patrick-h-sheridan: accessed 11 October 2023), memorial page for Patrick H. Sheridan (10 Apr 1828–7 Oct 1851), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23998613, citing Holy Trinity Cemetery, Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Nikita Barlow (contributor 46508077).