Background
Devereux was born in Wexford, Ireland.
Devereux was born in Wexford, Ireland.
He landed at New York about 1797, and in 1802 opened a store in Utica. He was elected the first mayor of Utica in 1840. He was an active Catholic.
In 1813 he was a trustee of Saint Mary"s, in Albany.
Missionary priests would stay at Devereux"s home, where Mass was celebrated.
