Wednesday, October 27, 2010

O'Connor Genealogy

G E N E A L O G Y
O' C O N N O R



Great Great Grandparents



Jeremiah O'ConnorMary Lynch
d.o.b. 12/25/1813 Kenmare,Irelandd.o.b. 1832 Kenmare,Ireland
d.o.d. 11/14/1907 Toronto, Canadad.o.d. 12/12/1900Toronto, Canada
A gameskeeper. He brought his family to North America from County Kerry, by the Black River, in Ireland. They lived for a while with Mary's relatives, the Lynchs, in New York prior to their move to Toronto where they settled on June 18, 1884.Related to Dan Lynch in New York City. Her own son Dan worked for a while at the Lynch Bar in New York.



Great Grandparents



Daniel O'ConnorJohn O'ConnorJeremiah O'ConnorCatherine (Kate) O'ConnorMary O'Connor
b Nov.15, 1876 in Direendaragh ( the "gh" is pronounced as "ck"), County Kerry, Ireland. The farm is located on the road which goes over the Blackwater Bridge. d Mar. 15,1942b ? d Oct. 22,1942b 4/3/1864 in Moulinabrien, country Kerry, Ireland. A small townland that was practically a family farm. Mouladireen was the O'Connor farm (later owned by the Doyle's). Moulinabrien was within walking distance to the church and school in Direendaragh. The Doyle family has since sold the farm to the State for Forestry and although the old homestead still exists, the area is abandoned and overgrown with trees.d ?b 1880 d 1923b 1875 d ?
married Nellie O'Connor cousin to the famous vaudeville stars, The O'Connor Sisters.Married Mary Ann Hillockmarried Bridget Doylemarried Charles Frasernever married
b 1888 d June 13,1975b 1899 d Aug.13, 1988b ? d ?b 1879 d1952Had a spinal disorder. House keeper for priest.



Children of Dan and Nellie



JohnEmmettRitaMarieMargaret
b 1913
d 1996
b 2/17/1912
d?
b 8/28/1910 d ?b 9/28/1915 d 3/12/1992b 7/11/1923
Married Catherine (Kay) Donnelly (d. 11/12/1977)married
Ruth (11/29/1918), Kay's sister.
married
Bill McCallum
married Vince Collins (1906)married
Roy Gatenby (11/23/1925)
Lived in Aylmer Quebec. Draftsman for Canadian Gov't. Had two children (Ellen b. 1947 & Sean b. 1956) & he remarried. Well known in Catholic Parish for his work for the church.had two children:
Mary
Carol
"Penny" O'Connor
Born:
June 16, 1946. Marr:
June 1967
Died:
March 16, 
1985,
Fort
McMurray, Alberta
Spouse:
Bruce
Burns
****** Terrence James O'Connor
born:
May 17, 1949
children: Catherine, Billy (d.2/10/1998) & Marychildren: Anne (born 3/13/1940, died 4/6/1998) and Bernard (2/29/1944) Bernard's son Jerry was born 1958Children:
Greg (7/2/1949)
TommyPhillip Mannix PatrickGertrudeGeorge
b12/5/1915
d12/23/2002
b 7/6/1921
d2/28/2006
b 10/3/1927b 3/24/1929
married
Patricia
Overs (3/15/1919)
never marriednever marriedmarried
Bernice,
who
died
of
cancer
1995
Veteran
of
WWII,
a
Printer
who worked
for the
City of Missis-sauga. Devoted his life to the care of his sister Gertrude.
Recently remarried



Children of John and Mary





Mary

Dominic

Joseph

Mathilde

Catherine




John
b ? d. Nov. 11,1952b? d 1953b 1893 in England d 1958 A math teacherb ? d ?b ? d 1968 ?`b ? d 1961?
Never MarriedNever marriedMarried Florence Hudson b 1895 d1965 of ParkinsonsMarried ?Nun with Sister of The Good ShepherdNever Married
RN with St. Elizabeth Hospital. Full page article on her life in Toronto Newspaper, unfortuantely we haven't been able to locate the edition.Very interested in his family's History. No lead on what happened to any records he may have kept.Mary Tierney ( wife of Leonard 7 Children: John, Michael, Mary Catherine, twins Monica and Margaret, Mark and Joanne), Catherine Josephine Henley msw (married to Gordon PhD <psych> 3 adopted children:Frances Mary (1955), Sarah (1964) Paul (1959) who died in accident 4/1998) Rev. John O'Connor, SFM (b.1927-2002 missionary in Dominican Republic)4 Children (2 died prematurely)Religious name:Mother Theresita. Was Superior General . Died in nursing home in Cincinatti, Ohio.Youngest of the family. Spoiled. Alcoholic. Last heard from in 1961.



Children of Jerimiah (Jerry) and Bridget



Gerald O'Connor b ? d ?Helena O'Connor b ? d ?
married Marcie (d.3/12/1992)married Frank Cunningham
father of Deloris and ?father of Hart Cunningham



Children of Catherine (Kate) and Charles Fraser



GeraldineWilliam (Bill)VeronicaTeresa
b3/9/01 d 3/13/01b 6/19/02 d 5/29/87b 1909 d 1/23/33b5/25/05 d 1992
Married Rosanna Shepherd on 4/18/42Married Mike O'ConnorMarried John Williams
Father of Barry, John, Malcolm and KeithMother of Francis and MarieMother of Jean, Jimmy, and John