Joseph Kernochan (1789-1864)

Dry Goods Merchant & President of the Fulton Bank, New York

He came from a poor Irish family who worked in the coal mines in New York. He made his money in the southern trade as a partner in Parish & Co. In 1846, his personal fortune was estimated at $800,000.

Parents (2)

William Kernochan

Emigrated from Ireland (1790) to Little Britain, Orange County, New York

1758-1825

Esther (Grover) Kernochan

Mrs Esther (Grover) Kernochan

1762-1826

Spouse (1)

Margaret (Seymour) Kernochan

Mrs Margaret Eliza (Seymour) Kernochan

1804-1845

Children (9)

William Seymour Kernochan

William Seymour Kernochan, of Paris

1824-1904

Elizabeth (Kernochan) Garr

Elizabeth Powell (Kernochan) Garr

1826-1894

Mary (Kernochan) Livingston

Mrs Mary Josephine (Kernochan) Livingston

1828-1908

James Powell Kernochan

James P. Kernochan, of New York City

1831-1897

Margaret (Kernochan) Montgomery

Mrs Margaret (Kernochan) Montgomery

1832-1909

John Adams Kernochan

Iron Importer, of 182 Madison Avenue, New York City

1833-1886

Henry Parish Kernochan

President of Taylor Brewing; Collector of Customs for the Port of New Orleans

1835-1903

Francis Edward Kernochan

"Frank" Kernochan, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts

1840-1884

Joseph Frederic Kernochan

J. Frederic Kernochan, of 907 Fifth Avenue, New York City

1842-1929