▁second ▁daughter ▁of ▁Joseph ▁H inton ▁( 1 7 9 8 – 1 8 8 4 ) ▁and ▁Anna ▁M ills ▁( c 1 7 9 7 - 1 8 7 6 ). ▁ ▁Joseph ▁H inton ▁had ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁Richmond ▁settlement ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁cont ing ent ▁of ▁ret iring ▁soldiers ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁Prince ▁Reg ent ' s ▁County ▁of ▁Dublin ▁Royal ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot , ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁fortune ▁as ▁the ▁store owner . ▁He ▁had ▁ris en ▁in ▁social ▁standing ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁peace , ▁a ▁coron er , ▁and ▁coun c ill or , ▁re e ve ▁and ▁W arden ▁in ▁Car leton ▁County . ▁His ▁father , ▁William ▁H inton , ▁had ▁escaped ▁being ▁burn ed ▁alive ▁in ▁a ▁bar n ▁in ▁Ireland ▁during ▁the ▁Sc ull ab og ue ▁Mass acre ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 8 , ▁thanks ▁to ▁a ▁warning ▁by ▁a ▁faithful ▁Catholic ▁ma id ▁who ▁lost ▁her ▁own ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁fire . ▁Joseph ▁de pl ored ▁the ▁fan at ical ▁str ife ▁in ▁Ireland ▁st oked ▁in ▁part ▁by ▁the ▁Orange ▁Order . ▁He ▁supported ▁the ▁alternative ▁Protest ant ▁B ene vol ent ▁Society ▁of ▁Ireland ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁anti - C atholic ; ▁thus ▁he ▁had ▁little ▁time ▁for ▁L ett , ▁the ▁Or ang eman ▁journalist . ▁ ▁Maria ▁and ▁William ▁had ▁to ▁el ope ▁to ▁be ▁married ▁in ▁the ▁Method ist ▁chap el