Daniel's Life Before the War

There's a gap in Daniel's life prior to his Civil War service. At the time his service began, he lived in the Cambridge NY area. After the war, he returned and lived out the remaining 54 years of his life here. Unfortunately, his mother and (supposed) sister do not appear in the local cemetery records. There's 2 possibilities:

- Margaret and any other family members moved away from Cambridge during their lives (possibly during his service?)
- The Harrington emigrants settled elsewhere upon arriving in the US, and Daniel made his own way to Cambridge.

Before the advent of modern transportation, it wasn't feasible to travel very far from home on a regular basis. I think it's more likely that a guy looking for work would have left to go find it, rather than his sister and mother hitting the road, with a child in tow. However, being new arrivals, anything is possible.

So far nothing has turned up on anyone who made the trip across the pond with him. Cross referencing the cemetery records in the county for another child of William and Margaret H. turned up nothing. It's believed they arrived at a port in New England (not NYC), and captains were required to provide passenger lists upon arrival. Many of these still exist, and are slowly becoming available. So we may find out more details soon.