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William Leahy

William Leahy[1]

Male 1833 - 1886  (~ 52 years)

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  • Name William Leahy  [2] 
    Birth Sep 1833  (Gortloughra), Killorglin Parish, County Kerry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Death May 25, 1886  Whiteside Co. IL USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I392016408247  Cole Durand
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2022 

    Father Daniel Leahy,   b. 1810, Killorglin Parish, County Kerry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 09 Apr 1869, County, Kerry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Mary Gobnet Sullivan,   b. 7 Jan 1811, Killorglin Parish, County Kerry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1879, Killorglin Parish, County Kerry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 16 Oct 1828  St Mary's, Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1964  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine White,   b. Jul 1834, (Garrane West), Killorglin Parish, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. , , Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Bef 1848  Killorglin Parish, Barony of Dunkerron, County Kerry, Ireland (married by Fr. James Kearney, C.C., witnessed by Patrick Rael and Patrick Sullivan) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Michael William Leahy,   b. Oct 1848, Killorglin Parish, County Kerry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1931, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 82 years)
     2. Mary L Leahey,   b. Jun 1856, Granville, Hampden Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1916, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 59 years)
     3. William F. Leahy,   b. 1857, Granville, Hampden Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1930, Upper Hadley, Hampshire Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     4. Catherine Theresa Leahy,   b. 20 Aug 1859, Granville, Hampden Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1927, Springfield, Hampden Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     5. James Leahy,   b. 1860, Granville, Hampden Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1870 and 1880, Fulton, Whiteside Co., IL OR Granville, Hampden Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 10 years)
     6. Julia Leahy,   b. 1864, Fulton, Whiteside Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1937, Springfield, Hampden Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     7. John J. LEAHY,   b. Feb 1866, Fulton, Whiteside Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1910, Springfield, Hampden Co., MA (skull fracture after fell down stairs) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 44 years)
     8. William Leahy,   b. Abt 1869, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F4242  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • DNA matches suggest that John Cole's dad is the son of Daniel Leahy and Mary O'Sullivan. Y-dna also support a Leahy connection from Don Cole. However, which one of Daniel's son's is not clear yet.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1464016336] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.

    2. [S1464743958] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1870; Census Place: Garden Plain, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: M593_290; Page: 86B; Family History Library Film: 545789.