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Descendants of Daniel (Or Hugh) Boyle


Generation No. 2


2. HUGH (DANIEL/JULIA)2 BOYLE (DANIEL (OR HUGH)1) was born Abt. 1829 in Arranmore Island, Co. Donegal, Ireland, and died March 07, 1882 in Peaine Township, Beaver Island, Manitou Co., Michigan. He married ELLEN O'DONNELL, daughter of DANIEL O'DONNELL. She was born Abt. 1830 in Ireland, and died March 13, 1900 in Escanaba, Delta Co., Michigan.

Notes for HUGH (DANIEL/JULIA) BOYLE:
Author's Notes: Hugh's civil death record shows a death date of February 20, 1882; Irene Reidsma's cemetery recording shows a date of Feb. 20, 1881. The Beaver Island, Michigan, "Holy Cross Parish Register of Deaths," Page 5, shows the following.

"Hugh Boyle a native of Arrenmore Island County of Donegal Ireland, departed this life March 7th 1882 aged 52 years. Was buried according to the rites of the Church. Peter Gallagher"

1864 Holy Cross Parish Register, Beaver Island, Michigan
Family (Status Animarum in Parochia Sanctae Crucis)
Recorded by Father Patrick B. Murray

31) Hugh Boyle
Mrs Boyle
Daniel Boyle
Grace Boyle
Patrick Boyle
Bridget Boyle
Ellen Boyle
William Boyle
Manus Boyle - Infant

The following entries were made by Father Peter Gallagher regarding fence making and cemetery work in 1871, in the Holy Cross Parish register. Holy Cross Church and Cemetery are located in Beaver Island, Michigan. Author's question marks where unreadable.

"Recorded on Cemetery as follows
Paid John Gray for ??? and lumber 55.00
Paid Andrew Roddy for hauling lumber 4.00
Paid John Corbert for posts 8.00
Paid Hugh Boyle and James Dunlevy for Posts 2.50
Paid James Kennelly for work on cemetery 49.00
105 ?? of Nails from W. Wright 10.50
Spikes from R. C. Wright 12.00
To Thomas Norton for ??? and shovel 3.00"

Circuit Court for the County of Manitou [Michigan]; Court Log
May 02, 1876

"Declaration of Intention
State of Michigan
County of Manitou SS\

The Circuit Court for said County to wit:

I Hugh Boyle do solemnly swear that it is bonifide my intention to become a citizen of the United States, and to Renounce Forever all Allegiance and Fidelity to each and every Foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatsoever and Particularly the Queen of the United Kingdom of Canada of whom I have been a subject.

Subscribed and sworn before me
at St. James this 2nd day of
May A. D. 1876

Augustus Sendenburgh, Clerk

State of Michigan
County of Manitou SS\

I Augustus Sendenburgh, Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County do certify that the above is a true copy of the Original Declaration of Intention of Hugh Boyle to become a citizen of the United States, and remaining of Record in my Office.
In testimony thereof I have hereunto subscribed my Name and the Seal of the said court the 2nd day of May A. D. 1876.

Augustus Sendenburgh, Clerk"

More About HUGH (DANIEL/JULIA) BOYLE:
Burial: 1882, Holy Cross Cemetery, North Section, Beaver Island, Michigan, on same stone as Patrick H. and William. Grave marker reads "In Memory of Hugh Boyle, died Feb 20, 1881 aged 52 years"
Census 1: 1860, Hugh, wife Ellen, & children Dan, Grace, Patrick, Bridget & Helen living in the Township of Beaver Island, Manitou Co., Michigan
Census 2: 1860, Also living with Hugh Boyle & family is Bridget Boyle, age 19, b. Ireland
Census 3: 1870, Hugh, wife Ellen, & children Daniel, Grace, Patric, Bridget, Ellen, William, Manus, Francis & Julia residing in Peaine Twp., Beaver Island, Michigan
Census 4: 1880, Hugh, wife Ellen, children Ella, Willie, Morris, Frank, Julia, & Ann, son Daniel & wife Bridget & their daughter Ellen, living in Beaver Isand, Manitou Co., Michigan
Immigration 1: June 05, 1851, Co. Donegal to Canada aboard the "Countess of Arran" or "Ann", arriving at Gross (Or Groais) Island, Quebec, Canada, in July 05, 1851.
Immigration 2: July 1859, First to Pennsylvania via Canada in abt. 1851, then to Canada abt. 1853-1854, then to Beaver Island, Michigan, July 1859
Occupation 1: 1860, Day Laborer
Occupation 2: 1870, Farmer
Occupation 3: Bet. 1871 - 1877, In partnership with James Dunlevy in general merchandising and lumbering for steamships
Occupation 4: 1880, Retail Grocer
Occupation 5: 1882, Merchant
Residence 1: June 02, 1854, York District, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on the date of daughter Grace's baptism
Residence 2: January 24, 1858, York District, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on the date of daughter Bridget's baptism

Notes for ELLEN O'DONNELL:
"The Iron Post," Escanaba, Michigan, Saturday, March 17, 1900

"Mrs. Ellen Boyle of 305 South Jennie street died suddenly Tuesday, March 13 from an attack of rheumatism of the heart, and was buried Thursday , the funeral being held from St. Joseph's church. The deceased was born in Ireland and at the time of her death was in her seventy-first year. She was the mother of ten children, six of whom are still living. They are Mrs. Connolly, Mrs. Grisdale, and Mr. Mannie [Boyle] of Minneapolis, Dennis, Francis and Miss Annie Boyle of this city."

More About ELLEN O'DONNELL:
Probate: 1900, Boyle, Ellen 1900 Deceased File No. 514
     
Children of HUGH BOYLE and ELLEN O'DONNELL are:
5. i.   DANIEL (DENNIS)3 BOYLE, b. Abt. 1853, Pennsylvania; d. Unknown.
6. ii.   GRACE (HUGH/ELLEN) BOYLE, b. May 31, 1854, York District, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; d. May 17, 1882, Beaver Island, Manitou Co., Michigan.
7. iii.   PATRICK HUGH BOYLE, b. March 15, 1856, York District, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; d. September 14, 1881, Beaver Island, Manitou Co., Michigan.
8. iv.   BRIDGET (HUGH/ELLEN) BOYLE, b. Abt. January 10, 1858, York District, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; d. Unknown.
  v.   ELLEN (ELLY) BOYLE, b. Abt. May 1860, Beaver Island, Manitou Co., Michigan; d. Unknown; m. BERNARD (BRIAN) MCNAMARA, January 19, 1881, Holy Cross Church, Beaver Island, Manitou Co., Michigan; b. Abt. 1852, Ireland; d. Unknown.
  More About BERNARD (BRIAN) MCNAMARA:
Census: 1880, Bernard living with his mother Mary & stepfather Luke Lambert in Peaine Twp., Beaver Island, Michigan
Occupation: 1880, Fisherman
Residence: April 29, 1887, Escanaba, Delta Co., Michigan

  Marriage Notes for ELLEN BOYLE and BERNARD MCNAMARA:
Civil Marriage Record Information:
January 19, 1881
Bernard McNamara, age 29, b. Ireland, occupation - fisherman
Ellen Boyle, age 21, b. Michigan
Residence: Both, Beaver Island, Michigan
m. in Beaver Island, Michigan
by Peter Gallagher, Catholic Priest
Witnesses: William Boyle and Mary Boyle, both of Beaver Island, Michigan

Holy Cross Parish, Beaver Island, Michigan. Register of Marriages 1862 - 1908, Page 43.

"Groom Bernard McNamara. Residence at time of Marriage, Beaver Island, Michigan, aged 29 years, birthplace Ireland, occupation - Fisherman
Brides Name Ellen Boyle, age 21 years, birthplace Beaver Island
The parties above named were joined in Matrimony by me this 19th day of January A. D. one thousand eight hundred and eighty one, at the Church of the Holy Cross, in presence of William Boyle and May Boyle.
[signed] Peter Gallagher, Priest"

  vi.   WILLIAM (HUGH/ELLEN) BOYLE, b. Abt. 1862, Beaver Island, Manitou Co., Michigan; d. May 18, 1883, Beaver Island, Manitou Co., Michigan.
  Notes for WILLIAM (HUGH/ELLEN) BOYLE:
Holy Cross Parish Death Register 1866 - 1898, Beaver Island, Michigan Page 6

"William Boyle, a native of Beaver Island State of Michigan aged 21 years, departed this life on the 18th day of May 1883. Was buried according to the rites of the Catholic Church. F. P. Gallagher"

  More About WILLIAM (HUGH/ELLEN) BOYLE:
Burial: 1883, Holy Cross Cemetery, North Section, Beaver Island, Michigan
9. vii.   MANUS (MANNIE) BOYLE, b. December 05, 1863, Beaver Island, Manitou Co., Michigan; d. Unknown.
10. viii.   FRANCIS PATRICK (FRANK) BOYLE, b. January 28, 1867, St. James, Beaver Island, Manitou Co., Michigan; d. 1940.
  ix.   JULIA CECELIA D. (HUGH) BOYLE, b. March 07, 1869, St. James, Beaver Island, Manitou Co., Michigan; d. February 23, 1944, Hennepin Co., Minnesota; m. DR. BERNARD F. CONNOLLY, January 31, 1893, Escanaba, Delta Co., Michigan; b. Abt. 1861, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota; d. June 07, 1940, Hennepin Co., Minnesota.
  More About JULIA CECELIA D. (HUGH) BOYLE:
Baptism: March 08, 1869, Baptized by Father Peter Gallagher of Holy Cross Parish, Beaver Island, Michigan; sponsors - Edward Boyle & Mrs. Boyle

  More About DR. BERNARD F. CONNOLLY:
Residence 1: March 13, 1903, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Date of obituary for Julia's mother Ellen)
Residence 2: June 09, 1920, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Date of obituary for Julia's uncle, John S. Boyle)

  Marriage Notes for JULIA BOYLE and BERNARD CONNOLLY:
Certified Record of Marriage of Bernard F. Conolly and Julia D. Boyle
Record Number 5; Date of License, Jan. 27, 1893; Date of Marriage, Jan. 31, 1893
Bridegroom: Bernard F. Conolly; age, 32; Residence, Watertown, Minnesota; Birthplace, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Occupation, Foreman; Father - Lorenz Conolly; Mother - Catherine Cunningham
Bride: Julia D. Boyle; age, 23; Residence, Escanaba, Michigan; Birthplace, St. James, Beaver Island, Michigan; Occupation, Clerk; Father - Hugh Boyle; Mother - Ellen O'Donnell
Place of Marriage: Escanaba, Michigan
Name and Official Station of Person by whom Married: Rev. Lawrence Long, Catholic Priest
Witnesses to Marriage and Residence of Each:
Richard Welch, Escanaba, Michigan
Anna Boyle, Escanaba, Michigan

11. x.   ANNA (ANNIE) BOYLE, b. October 15, 1871, Beaver Island, Manitou Co., Michigan; d. Unknown.

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