Biographical information and descent lists for the forebears, parents and siblings of Bernard Joseph Newman (born 1877 at Hoosick Falls NY; died 1941 at Germantown PA). Includes families of John Newman (born about 1823 in Ireland; died 1891 in Hoosick Falls NY); Richard Newman (born 1848 near Trim, Ireland; died 1920 in Hopedale MA); Catherine King (born about 1829 near Trim, Ireland; died 1906 at Hoosick Falls NY); Elizabeth McCloskey (born 1851 in Ulster County, Ireland; died 1924 in West Newton MA); Bernard McCloskey (born 1825 in Leeke, Ireland; died 1889 in Paisley, Scotland).