ANY BELLS FOR ANYONE?There are conflicting documents as to the parentage of John J Kelley; his death certificate, evidenced by his son, shows his parents as Matthew Kelley and Mary Fane of Ireland [Roscommon].
Church documents of John J.'s marriage to Bridget Powers show him as the son of Thomas. Remains to be seen whether the baptism info cited below or the death certificate provide the clincher. Anyone with any info at all on several or a few of these members, please contact me
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John J Kelley, my ggrandfather was born October 1852; below is a list of possible parents to John, son of Thomas, born in Roscommon:
Baptism records for John Kelley 1852 - 1857
date of baptismparentsR.C. Parish
25 JUL 1857Thomas Kelley and Ellen ClogherBallyforan
20 JAN 1856Thomas Kelley and Catherine GiblinFairymount
5 MAY 1856Thomas Kelley and Biddy KellyAthleague
26 NOV 1853Thomas Kelley and Bridget KellyElphin
7 JUN 1857Thomas Kelley and Mary KellyAthleague
1 APR 1855Thomas Kelley and Mary MaddenBallinlough
30 NOV 1856Thomas Kelley and Catherine Reilley Knockcroughery
9 JUN 1855Thomas Kelley and Anne TulleyKnockcroughery
In addition to my grandfather, Charles Francis Kelley, John J Kelley and Bridget Powers had 6 other children.
My great-grandparents were John J. Kelley and Bridget Powers. John was born in Roscommon in October, 1852; Bridget was born in Cambridge, her parents also immigrants from Ireland. John immigrated from Roscommon, Ireland to the US in 1870-1872 where he met Bridget in Cambridge, MA. On October 30, 1874, they were married in St. Peters in Cambridge, MA.
Bridget passed away somewhere between 1910 and 1920 leaving John a widower with 5 at home. Charles left when he married Mary Colligan November 28, 1916. The rest continued to live with their father up until 1917. In 1917, John J.and the remaining children [Richard, Catherine, Gertrude, and Emma] disappear from
Cambridge, MA. Their trail has not yet picked up again
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