Michael McCABEAge: 48 years1847–1895
- Name
- Michael McCABE
 Birth | February 1847 |
 Baptism | February 20, 1847 |
 Census | 1861 (Age 13 years) |
 Death of a mother | Jane MULDOON October 13, 1875 (Age 28 years) |
| Burial of a mother | Jane MULDOON 1875 (Age 27 years) Cemetery: St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Lindsay ONT |
 Event | Institutionalized into Insane Hospital January 31, 1884 (Age 36 years) Note: It is certain that Michael McCabe who died in the Mimico Asylum is the son of Michael McCabe of Ops.… MichaelMcCabeAsylumBook.pdf Note: Michael's entry in the Asylum book is the last entry on each of the two pages. His patient number is 5721 (not seen.)
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| Death of a father | Michael McCABE December 30, 1888 (Age 41 years) |
| Burial of a father | Michael McCABE January 1, 1889 (Age 41 years) Cemetery: Catholic Cemetery Note: Burial record is recorded in latin in the records of St. Mary's in Lindsay. Remains were moved to St Mary's Cemetery in Lindsay.
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 Death | September 21, 1895 (Age 48 years) Note: Death was published in the Lindsay Papers. In addition an entry in the Ontario Death Records indicated that Michael died in the Mimico Hospital (For the Insane) outside of Toronto.
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| Family with parents |
| father |
Birth: about 1809 — Ireland Death: December 30, 1888 — Ops Township, Victoria County, Ontario |
| mother |
Birth: about 1821 — Fermanagh Co, Ireland Death: October 13, 1875 — Lindsay, Ops Twp, Ontario, Canada |
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Marriage: November 16, 1842 — St. Mary's Church, Lindsay, Ontario |
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13 months elder sister |
Birth: December 2, 1843 — Lindsay, Ops Twp, Ontario, Canada Death: November 15, 1897 — Hegton Township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota |
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3 years himself |
Birth: February 1847 — OPS Township, Victoria County, Ontario Death: September 21, 1895 — Mimico Hospital, Toronto, Ontario |
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2 years younger sister |
Birth: March 28, 1849 — Lindsay, Ontario Death: December 13, 1926 — Lindsay, Ontario, Canada |
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3 years younger brother |
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3 years younger brother |
Birth: July 13, 1853 — OPS Township, Victoria County, Ontario Death: February 21, 1930 — Graceville MN |
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2 years younger sister |
Elizabeth McCABE Birth: July 28, 1855 — OPS Township, Victoria County, Ontario Death: June 14, 1913 — OPs Township, Victoria County, Ontario |
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21 months younger brother |
Birth: April 20, 1857 — OPS Township, Victoria County, Ontario Death: March 17, 1930 — OPS Township, Victoria County, Ontario |
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2 years younger brother |
Birth: August 18, 1859 — OPS Township, Victoria County, Ontario Death: October 4, 1934 — OPS Township, Victoria County, Ontario |
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4 years younger sister |
Birth: February 2, 1863 — Lindsay, Ontario Death: 1919 — Grand Forks Co, North Dakota |
| Father’s family with Mary Daly |
| father |
Birth: about 1809 — Ireland Death: December 30, 1888 — Ops Township, Victoria County, Ontario |
| step-mother |
Mary Daly Death: about 1840 — OPS Township, Victoria County, Ontario |
| half-brother |
Birth: August 1, 1840 — Lindsay, Ontario Death: September 13, 1896 — Arlington, Brookings, SD |
| Event | It is certain that Michael McCabe who died in the Mimico Asylum is the son of Michael McCabe of Ops. According to the Lindsay Police Court (July 1854 to April 1887, microfilm located in Lindsay Library), on Jan 8, 1884 Michael McCabe Sr appeared and filed a complaint against his son Michael McCabe Jr., declaring that he was insane and "dangerous to be at large." The Magisrate committed Michael Jr. to the Queen Street Asylum in Toronto. In the Archives of Toronto were found records (MCS 640 RG10 20-B-3 Reel 2) that summarized Michael's stay at the Queen's Street Asylum. He was assigned inmate number 5721 for his incarceration. He remained in that institution for seven years when he was sent to the related Mimico Asylum in July 1891. Michael's entry in the Patient Book was found in the asylum but it contained little information except that he suffered from Epilepsy since his childhood, suffered seizures almost daily and could be dangerous. The doctor also stated that Michael was getting "stupider" , indicating that the seizures were deteriorating his cognitive abilities. He suffered a severe burn during one of his seizures in 1894 and died a few months later during a seizure. |
| Death | Death was published in the Lindsay Papers. In addition an entry in the Ontario Death Records indicated that Michael died in the Mimico Hospital (For the Insane) outside of Toronto. |
| Note | Newspaper article in Lindsay paper in 1888 stated that Michael and James McCabe were visiting from the Dakotas, after 12 years absence, to visit their father Michael McCabe of South Ops. It is not clear that the article was correct about the identity of Michael since he was present in Ops in the 1881 census. Perhaps the report confused Michael with one his brothers Patrick or Arthur, who certainly had moved to the Dakotas some years earlier. |
| Event | MichaelMcCabeAsylumBook.pdf Format: application/pdf File size: 4,034 KB Type: Document Highlighted image: no Note: Michael's entry in the Asylum book is the last entry on each of the two pages. His patient number is 5721 (not seen.)
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