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Catherine "Kate" O'Connor 1836–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1836

Birth Location: Ballyferriter, Kerry, Ireland

Death Date: 29 December 1911

Death Location: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Edmund O'Connor

Mother: Mary Martin

Spouse(s): James Shea

Children(s): Thomas Maj., Edward Shea, Timothy Shea, Daniel Shea, Elizabeth Shea, Hellen Shea, James Shea, John Shea, Mary Shea

In 1836, Catherine "Kate" O'Connor entered the world in Ballyferriter, Kerry, Ireland, born to Edmund Edward O Connor And Mary Martin. Catherine "Kate" O'Connor married James Shea, and had children including Daniel Edward Shea, Edward Joseph Shea, Elizabeth Lizzie Shea, Hellen Teresa Shea, James Shea, John J Shea, Mary E Shea, Thomas H Shea Maj, Timothy Shea. Catherine "Kate" O'Connor passed away in 1911 in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1836, Catherine "Kate" O'Connor entered the world in Ballyferriter, Kerry, Ireland, born to Edmund Edward O Connor And Mary Martin.
  • Catherine "Kate" O'Connor married James Shea, and had children including Daniel Edward Shea, Edward Joseph Shea, Elizabeth Lizzie Shea, Hellen Teresa Shea, James Shea, John J Shea, Mary E Shea, Thomas H Shea Maj, Timothy Shea.
  • Catherine "Kate" O'Connor passed away in 1911 in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund O'Connor
1804–1861
Birth Location: Keel, Ballyferriter, Ireland
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Mary Martin
1810–1864
Birth Location: Keel, Ballyferriter, Kerry, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

James Shea
1829–1884
Birth Location: Tralee Parish, Kerry, Ireland
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Children(s)

Thomas Maj.
1856–1932
Birth Location: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Edward Shea
1875–1941
Birth Location: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
ES
Timothy Shea
1864–1865
Birth Location: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
TS
Daniel Shea
1873–1961
Birth Location: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
DS
Elizabeth Shea
1860–1941
Birth Location: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
ES
Hellen Shea
1869–
Birth Location: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
HS
James Shea
1867–
Birth Location: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
JS
John Shea
1871–1936
Birth Location: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
JS
Mary Shea
1857–1891
Birth Location: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Catherine O'Connor's Ancestors

Self
Catherine O'Connor
1836–1911
Birth Place: Ballyferriter, Kerry, Ireland
Parents
Edmund "Edward" O'Connor
1804–1861
Keel, Ballyferriter, Ireland
Mary Martin
1810–1864
Keel, Ballyferriter, Kerry, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine O'Connor's Descendants

1.
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Catherine ("Kate") O'Connor (6 Apr 1836–29 December 1911) m. James Shea (13 Apr 1829–30 Oct 1884)
  1. 1. Thomas (H Shea) Maj. 1856–1932 m. Annie (F) Spring 1864–1907
    1. 1. Katherine (M) Shea 1897–1970 m. Clarence (Joseph) Durkin 1895–1979
      1. 1. Anne (Frances) Durkin 1923–1992 m. Thomas (J.) Walsh 1919–1981
      2. 2. Rosemary (Agnes) Durkin 1925–2020 m. James (Constantine) Gelep 1925–2016
      3. 3. Robert (Joseph) Durkin 1927–2006 m. Rosella (Elizabeth) DeMarsh 1913–1991
        1. 1. William (R) Durkin 1931–2013
        2. 2. Donald (George) Durkin 1938–2014
        3. 3. Ione Durkin 1927–2005 m. Robert (Walter) Haas 1928–2010
      4. 4. Kathryn (Theresa) Durkin 1928–2001 m. Sylvio (Ray) Cormier 1921–1988
    2. 2. Elizabeth (A) Shea 1899–1974
    3. 3. Mary (E) Shea 1893–1971 m. John (Francis) Sullivan 1887–1958
    4. 4. Arthur (Paul) Shea 1898–1955 m. Eileen Margaret 1901–1982
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Agnes) Shea 1922–1993 m. Donald (George Jesmer) Sr 1919–2007
      2. 2. Arthur (Paul "Booker") Shea 1930–1993 m. Virginia (Edith) Andreasson 1930–1982
      3. 3. Thomas (Henry) Shea 1926–2014 m. Therese (Paulina) Girouard 1925–2007
    5. 5. Thomas (H Shea) Capt. 1895–1922
    6. 6. Margaret (J) Shea 1903–1985
    7. 7. Infant Shea 1902–1902
    8. 8. Annie (F.) Shea 1894–1949
  2. 2. Edward (Joseph) Shea 1875–1941
  3. 3. Timothy Shea 1864–1865
  4. 4. Daniel (Edward) Shea 1873–1961 m. Ellen ("Nellie" B) Leavitt 1875–1964
    1. 1. Margaret (Dorothy) Shea 1911–2002
    2. 2. Bernard Shea 1901–1903
    3. 3. Bernard Shea 1908–1908
    4. 4. Helen (Bernadine) Shea 1902–1996
    5. 5. James (Bernard) Shea 1899–1991
  5. 5. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Shea 1860–1941 m. Daniel (C) Desmond 1858–1919
    1. 1. James (Philip Desmond) Lt. 1893–1952 m. Ada (Vesta) McBride 1894–1989
      1. 1. Cornelia (Ann "Connie") Desmond 1932–2009
      2. 2. Vesta (Jayne) Desmond 1934–1999
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Desmond 1886–1947
    3. 3. Katheryn (Pauline) Desmond 1889–1944 m. DANIEL (EDWARD) MONAHAN 1887–1951
      1. 1. Philip (Daniel) Monahan 1919–1995
      2. 2. Alfred (Edward) Monahan 1921–2005
      3. 3. Richard (J.) Monahan 1926–
    4. 4. Helen ("Nellie" Rachel) Desmond 1891–1962 m. George (John) Gehringer 1888–1937
  6. 6. Hellen (Teresa) Shea 1869–
  7. 7. James Shea 1867–
  8. 8. John (J) Shea 1871–1936 m. Ellen ("Nellie") Harrigan 1868–1955
    1. 1. Katherine (Frances) Shea 1902–1969 m. Eugene (Francis Joseph) Moriarty 1908–1937
      1. 1. Eugene (Joseph Moriarty) Jr 1934–2016
      2. 2. Helen (Katherine) Moriarty 1925–1984
      3. 3. Theresa (Ann) Moriarty 1935–1961
      4. 4. Mary (Ruth) Moriarty 1927–1927
    2. 2. Helena (Elizabeth) Shea 1903–1994 m. George (Joseph) McNabb 1900–1989
    3. 3. James (Joseph) Shea 1905–1961
  9. 9. Mary (E) Shea 1857–1891 m. Michael (F) Kennedy 1857–1928
    1. 1. Katherine (A) Kennedy 1883–1981

Catherine O'Connor's Timeline

2 Records

1836
6 Apr 1836
Birth of Catherine "Kate" O'Connor in Ballyferriter, Kerry, Ireland
Ballyferriter, Kerry, Ireland
1911
29 December 1911
Age 75
Death of Catherine "Kate" O'Connor in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1836
    Event Place: Ballyferriter, Kerry, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 December 1911
    Event Place: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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