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Genealogy Report of Jeremiah McSweeney researched by Aaron Sweeney

Generation No. 3

3. JAMES JERIMIAH³ MCSWEENEY (EUGENE OWEN², JEREMIAH¹)¹² was born June 1860 in England as listed on the 1900 and 1910 census ¹³, and died July 05, 1940 in State Hospital, Newberry, MI. He married ELIZABETH FISCHER Abt. 1888 in Pickford, MI ¹⁴, daughter of BERNARD FISHCER and GRACENCIE MYERS. She was born August 20, 1870 in Toronto, Canada ¹⁵, and died June 20, 1931 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI¹⁵.

Notes for JAMES JERIMIAH MCSWEENEY:
OBITUARY, THE EVENING NEWS, SAULT STE. MARIE, MICHIGAN, MONDAY, JULY 8, 1940

JAMES J. MCSWEENEY

James J. McSweeney, 83, formerly of the Sault, died Friday, July 5, 1940 at Newberry. He was born in New York state on July 6, 1856. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Dan Donnelly of Tone; four sons, John, James and Richard of Detroit, and Joseph, whose residence is unknown.

The body lies in state at the Beaumier funeral home where the rosary will be recited tonight at 8 o'clock. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic church. Burial will be in Donaldson Cemetery.

RECOLLECTIONS BY AARON V. SWEENEY 8-29-04

Aaron stated that when the family immigrated to the United State through New York, apparently James was left a while in a town northwest of New York City with some relatives for some education. He later moved up north to rejoin the family.

More About JAMES JERIMIAH MCSWEENEY:
Date born 2: July 06, 1856, In New York State as listed on his obituary and death certificate records in Luce Co.
Date born 3: 1857, As listed on a cemetery list on the internet
Burial: Unknown, Holy Family Cemetery, Donaldson, MI
Cause of Death: Chronic Myacarditis, arterial scloerotic heart disease ¹⁶
Immigration 1: 1877, As listed on the 1900 Census
Immigration 2: 1867, As listed on the 1910 census
Occupation: 1900, Census showed occupation as Farmer

Notes for ELIZABETH FISCHER:
OBITUARY TAKEN FROM THE EVENING NEWS, SAULT STE. MARIE, MI 6-22-1931, p3

MRS. JAMES MCSWEENEY

Mrs. James McSweeney, 60 died at her home, 1802 Tweed Street, Saturday, June 20, 1931 after an illness of six years with heart disease. Mrs. McSweeney has been ill in bed for six months.

Surviving are her husband, four sons, Joseph of the Sault, John of Detroit, Richard and James of the Sault, and one daughter, Mrs. Dan Donnelly of Pickford, and 14 grandchildren.

Mrs. McSweeney was born in Toronto, August 20, 1870, and came to the Sault to live fifty hears ago. The family settled six miles south of US-2. She was married to James McSweeney forty three years ago at Pickford.

Mrs McSweeney was a member of the St. Marys Church. The funeral cars will leave the house Tuesday morning at eight o'clock. Funeral services will be held at the Catholic Church at Donaldson at 9. Burial will be in the churchyard cemetery.

More About ELIZABETH FISCHER:
Burial: Unknown, Holy Family Cemetery, Donaldson, MI
Cause of Death: Cancer
Fact: 1910, Census showed 6 children, 5 living
Immigration: Abt. 1881 ¹⁷
Nickname: Lizzy ¹⁸

More About JAMES MCSWEENEY and ELIZABETH FISCHER:
Marriage: Abt. 1888, Pickford, MI ¹⁹

Children of JAMES MCSWEENEY and ELIZABETH FISCHER are:

5.	i.	GRACIE⁴ MCSWEENEY, b. 1889; d. 1968; Adopted child.
6.	ii.	JOSEPH BERNARD MCSWEENEY, b. February 06, 1891, Stirlingville, MI; d. 1949, Milwaukee, WI.
7.	iii.	JOHN BECHARD MCSWEENEY, b. Abt. 1904; d. Abt. 1983.
8.	iv.	FLOURANCE RICHARD MCSWEENEY, b. April 11, 1905, Michigan; d. May 18, 1968, Sault Ste. Marie.
9.	v.	MARY ELLEN MCSWEENEY, b. July 12, 1908, Stirlingville, MI; d. February 13, 1928, War Memorial Hospital, Sault Ste. Marie, MI.
10.	vi.	JAMES E. MCSWEENEY, b. Abt. 1909; d. Abt. 1960, V.A. Hospital, Allen Park MI.
	vii.	ELIZABETH ALICE MCSWEENEY, b. July 26, 1909; d. August 18, 1909, Pickford, MI ²⁰.

More About ELIZABETH ALICE MCSWEENEY:
Burial: Unknown, Donaldson Catholic Cemetery, Donaldson MI
Nickname: Alice

4. JOHN³ MCSWEENEY (EUGENE OWEN², JEREMIAH¹) was born December 1863 in England as listed on the 1900 and 1910 census ²¹, and died March 03, 1928 in Stirlingville, Michigan at his home ²². He married ELIZABETH LYNCH Abt. 1884 in Sault Ste. Marie ²³, daughter of WILLIAM LYNCH and MARY TOOMY. She was born October 1870 in Allendale, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada ²⁴, and died September 28, 1954 in At Nellie's home in Gaylord MI ²⁵.

Notes for JOHN MCSWEENEY:
RECOLLECTIONS BY AARON V. SWEENEY given to Aaron C. Sweeney

John used to bring himself and his brother Richard fishing in the McGinnis creek in the summer time even though everyone knew there wasn't any fish in that river in the summer time.

When Aaron was 5 years old he asked for a cup of coffee. John told the women to give him some, which he liked, and has been drinking since.

It was John who dropped the Mc off of McSweeney. Mc actually means "son of". His tombstone, however, had the Mc on it. He thought it was too long.

OBITUARY FROM THE EVENING NEWS, SAULT STE. MARIE, MI, MARCH 7, 1928 Pg. 8

MCSWEENEY FUNERAL

Funeral services for John McSweeney, prominent Pickford Township farmer who died last Saturday were held this morning at the Barbeau Catholic Church. Burial was at the Donaldson Cemetery.

Mr. McSweeney had been failing in health for two years and his death resulted from a complication of diseases. He is survived by his widow, on the farm near Stirlingville; two sons Eugene and William both of Stirlingville and one daughter Mrs. Nellie Fallon of Schenectady, New York. He also leaves a brother James McSweeney of the Sault.

Coming to this country when a youth Mr. McSweeney established a farm near Pickford. His farm was one the largest and most modern in the county and he was widely known.

RECOLLECTIONS BY VIOLET JOHNSON

Her grandmother, John's wife was making him egg nog and she thought "why are you making that for him, he is dying?" She knew he was dying before his grandmother did.

More About JOHN MCSWEENEY:
Date born 2: Abt. 1859, Canada as listed on the 1880 Census
Date born 3: 1860, As listed on a cemetery list on the internet
Burial: Unknown, Holy Family Cemetery, Donaldson, MI
Cause of Death: Cardiac dropsy ²⁶
Education: 1900, Census showed he could not read or write English, but could speak it
Fact 1: 1900, Census showed parents born in Ireland
Fact 2: He went by John Sweeney ²⁷
Immigration: 1877, As listed on the 1900 Census
Occupation: 1900, Census showed occupation as Farmer
Property: May 16, 1890, 344 N 1 E 160.66 acres 1236
Residence: Bill Lynch and Elizabeth's brother built their house²⁷

Notes for ELIZABETH LYNCH:
OBITUARY TAKEN FROM THE EVENING NEWS, SAULT STE. MARIE, MI 9-29-1954 pg. 16

Mrs. McSweeney Dies on Tuesday

Mrs. Elizabeth McSweeney, 88, died Tuesday, Sept. 28, 1954, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. F. J. Fallon in Gaylord, Mich. Born in Allendale Ont., Oct. 11, 1865, Mrs. McSweeney had been ill about two weeks. She was preceded in death by her husband in March, 1928, and was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Lynch.

Surviving are one daughter Nellie of Gaylord, two sons, Eugene of Pickford and William of the Sault, one granddaughter, and four grandsons and 12 great-grandchildren.

She was a member of St. Mary's Church in Gaylord and was a member of the Altar Society, the national Council of Society of Catholic Women, and was also a perpetual member of the Society of the Propagation of the Faith in addition to holding memberships in several mission societies.

The body was brought to the Quinnell Funeral Home in Pickford from Gaylord where friends may call beginning this evening (Wednesday). Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

MCSWEENEY FUNERAL, THE EVENING NEWS, SAULT STE. MARIE, MI 9-30-1954, pg. 7

McSweeney Funeral

Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth McSweeney will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, the Rev. Father Elmer Bares officiating. Prayers for Mrs. McSweeney will be said at 9 o'clock tonight at the Quinnell funeral home in Pickford. Burial will be in Donaldson cemetery.

RECOLLECTIONS BY VIOLET SWEENEY, March 23, 2004

Her Grandmother Elizabeth would often talk about her daughter Mary and would cry when she spoke about her. She was quite distraught about losing her first born. Mary was born in a log cabin across the road from their homestead. They lived there first. She would often go across the street and look for Mary in the log cabin after she had died. One day someone told Elizabeth that we are not suppose to know what happens to people after they die. She then got over the grief, somewhat.

More About ELIZABETH LYNCH:
Date born 2: October 11, 1865, As listed on a cemetery list on the internet and her baptism record
Baptism: November 24, 1865, Baptised in St. Mary's Church, Barrie, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada. Sponsors were James and Elizabeth Sheridan. Taken from the baptism record.
Burial: Unknown, Holy Family Cemetery, Donaldson, MI
Fact 1: 1900 census showed 4 children, 3 living
Fact 2: 1900 census showed Mother born in Canada and Father born in New York
Fact 3: 1900 census showed she could read, write and speak English
Fact 4: She always had alot of company, especially on Sundays²⁷
Immigration: 1880, As listed on the 1900 Census

More About JOHN MCSWEENEY and ELIZABETH LYNCH:
Marriage: Abt. 1884, Sault Ste. Marie ²⁸

Children of JOHN MCSWEENEY and ELIZABETH LYNCH are:

MARY A.⁴ MCSWEENEY, b. Abt. April 07, 1887; d. February 07, 1894.

More About MARY A. MCSWEENEY:
Burial: Unknown, Ashmun Hill Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, MI, next to Richard McSweeney
Cause of Death: Diptheria ²⁹
Nickname: Maymee

11.	ii.	HELENA MCSWEENEY, b. September 22, 1890, Pickford Michigan; d. May 1983, Gaylord, MI.
12.	iii.	EUGENE RICHARD SWEENEY, b. July 07, 1893, Stirlingville, MI; d. December 31, 1969, War Memorial Hospital, Sault Ste. Marie, MI.
13.	iv.	WILLIAM SWEENEY, SR., b. April 01, 1897, Stirlingville, Michigan; d. June 16, 1987, Petoskey, MI.

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