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Frances Detta Xavier Riley 1884–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Apr 1884

Birth Location: Minooka, Grundy, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 15 Dec 1968

Death Location: Arlington Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: Hugh Riley

Mother: Francis Dempsey

Spouse(s): Hugh Gilray

Children(s): Nancy Gilray, Hugh Gilray, Frances Gilray

In 1884, Frances Detta Xavier Riley entered the world in Minooka, Grundy, Illinois, USA, born to Hugh Peter Riley And Francis Brigid Dempsey. In 1920, Frances Detta Xavier Riley resided in Chicago Ward 25, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA. Frances Detta Xavier Riley married Hugh Bain Gilray, and had children including Frances Ann Gilray, Hugh B Gilray, Nancy Ellen Gilray. Frances Detta Xavier Riley passed away in 1968 in Arlington Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1884, Frances Detta Xavier Riley entered the world in Minooka, Grundy, Illinois, USA, born to Hugh Peter Riley And Francis Brigid Dempsey.
  • In 1920, Frances Detta Xavier Riley resided in Chicago Ward 25, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA.
  • Frances Detta Xavier Riley married Hugh Bain Gilray, and had children including Frances Ann Gilray, Hugh B Gilray, Nancy Ellen Gilray.
  • Frances Detta Xavier Riley passed away in 1968 in Arlington Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Riley
1838–1915
Birth Location: Ireland
HR
Francis Dempsey
1848–1918
Birth Location: Kildare, Ireland
FD

Spouses(s)

Hugh Gilray
1877–1938
Birth Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
HG

Children(s)

Nancy Gilray
1926–2014
Birth Location: Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
NG
Hugh Gilray
1915–1979
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
HG
Frances Gilray
1922–2018
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
FG

Frances Riley's Ancestors

Self
Frances Riley
1884–1968
Birth Place: Minooka, Grundy, Illinois, USA
Parents
Hugh Peter Riley
1838–1915
Ireland
Francis (Brigid) Dempsey
1848–1918
Kildare, Ireland
Grandparents
Peter (Reilly () Riley)
1815–1885
Cootehill, Cavan, Ireland
Ann ((Nancy)) Maguire
1814–1887
Cootehill, Cavan, Ireland
John Dempsey
1803–1876
Morristown, County Kildare, Ireland
Ellen (P) Shaughnessy
1810–1864
Sligo, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Malachi Dempsey
1770–1837
Anne Gately
1770–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Frances Riley's Descendants

1.
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Frances (Detta Xavier) Riley (09 Apr 1884–15 Dec 1968) m. Hugh (Bain) Gilray (13 May 1877–12 Jan 1938)
  1. 1. Nancy (Ellen) Gilray 1926–2014 m. William (Charles) McHugh 1925–1977 m. Arthur (Sture) Ahlin 1925–2012
  2. 2. Hugh (B) Gilray 1915–1979 m. Patricia (Jane) Nahser 1919–2000
  3. 3. Frances (Ann) Gilray 1922–2018 m. Paul (V. Colianni) Jr. 1918–1984
    1. 1. Paul (V III) Colianni 1909–

Frances Riley's Timeline

11 Records

1884
09 Apr 1884
Birth of Frances Detta Xavier Riley in Minooka, Grundy, Illinois, USA
Minooka, Grundy, Illinois, USA
1913
17 Sep 1913
Age 29
Frances Detta Xavier Riley was married in Chicago
Chicago
1920
1920
Age 36
Frances Detta Xavier Riley resided here in Chicago Ward 25, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
Chicago Ward 25, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
1927
1927
Age 43
Frances Detta Xavier Riley - Naturalization in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 46
Frances Detta Xavier Riley resided here in River Forest, River Forest, Cook, Illinois, USA
River Forest, River Forest, Cook, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 51
Frances Detta Xavier Riley resided here in Oak Park, Cook, Illinois
Oak Park, Cook, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 56
Frances Detta Xavier Riley resided here in , Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA
, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA
1949
18 May 1949
Age 65
Frances Detta Xavier Riley resided here in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
1950
Abt 1950
Age 66
Frances Detta Xavier Riley resided here in 215 N. Austin Blvd
215 N. Austin Blvd
1951
Before 1951
Age 67
Frances Detta Xavier Riley resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1968
15 Dec 1968
Age 84
Death of Frances Detta Xavier Riley in Arlington Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA
Arlington Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Apr 1884
    Event Place: Minooka, Grundy, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions For the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 (M1285); Mi
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Marriages Index, 1871-1920
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 25, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_341; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 1423
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [7] Northern District, Illinois, U.S., Naturalization Index, 1926-1979
    [8] Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Petitions For Naturalization, 1906-1991; NAI Number: M1285; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: Rg 21
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 1877; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 103-3461

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1913
    Event Place: Chicago
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Petitions For Naturalization, 1906-1991; NAI Number: M1285; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: Rg 21

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 25, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 25, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_341; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 1423

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Naturalization
    Event Date: 1927
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions For the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 (M1285); Mi
    [2] Northern District, Illinois, U.S., Naturalization Index, 1926-1979

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: River Forest, River Forest, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Oak Park, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 18 May 1949
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 18 May 1949; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1950
    Event Place: 215 N. Austin Blvd
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 1877; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 103-3461

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Naturalization
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Petitions For Naturalization, 1906-1991; NAI Number: M1285; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: Rg 21

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions For the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 (M1285); Mi

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1968
    Event Place: Arlington Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
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