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James Brennan 1845 – 1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1845

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 1905

Death Location: Connecticut

Father: Patrick Brennan

Mother: Ellen Connors

Spouse(s): Margaret Sullivan

Children(s): Patrick Brennan2, Mary Brennan, Julia Brennan, Honora Brennan, Margaret Brennan, Katherine Brennan, John Brennan, James Brennan, Charles Brennan, William Brennan

In 1845, James Brennan entered the world in Ireland, born to Patrick Brennan and Ellen Connors. James Brennan married Margaret Sullivan, and had children including Patrick Brennan2, Mary Elizabeth (Mame) Brennan, Julia E Brennan, Honora Brennan, Margaret Brennan, Katherine Brennan, John (Jay) Francis Brennan, James H Brennan, Charles E Brennan, William Raymond Brennan. James Brennan passed away in 1905 in Connecticut.

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Biography

  • In 1845, James Brennan entered the world in Ireland, born to Patrick Brennan and Ellen Connors.
  • James Brennan married Margaret Sullivan, and had children including Patrick Brennan2, Mary Elizabeth (Mame) Brennan, Julia E Brennan, Honora Brennan, Margaret Brennan, Katherine Brennan, John (Jay) Francis Brennan, James H Brennan, Charles E Brennan, William Raymond Brennan.
  • James Brennan passed away in 1905 in Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Brennan
– 1887
Birth Location: –
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Ellen Connors
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Sullivan
1850 – 1929
Birth Location: Ireland
MS

Children(s)

Patrick Brennan2
1873 –
Birth Location: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Brennan
1875 – 1968
Birth Location: Connecticut
MB
Julia Brennan
1879 – 1972
Birth Location: Connecticut
JB
Honora Brennan
1878 – 1880
Birth Location: Connecticut
HB
Margaret Brennan
1880 – 1963
Birth Location: Connecticut
MB
Katherine Brennan
1881 – 1972
Birth Location: Connecticut
KB
John Brennan
1883 – 1943
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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James Brennan
1889 –
Birth Location: Connecticut
JB
Charles Brennan
1892 – 1959
Birth Location: Connecticut
CB
William Brennan
1893 – 1945
Birth Location: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
WB

James Brennan's Ancestors

Self
James Brennan
1845 – 1905
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
Patrick Brennan
– 1887
Ellen Connors
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Brennan's Descendants

1.
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James Brennan (5 May 1845 – 1905) m. Margaret Sullivan (Abt 1850 – 08/1929)
  1. 1. Patrick Brennan2 (9 Jun 1873 – 18 Jul 3)
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth (Mame)) Brennan (Abt 1875 – 1968) m. Bernard (L) Mcgurk (1860 – 1952)
    1. 1. Edward (B) Mcgurk (abt 1901 – )
    2. 2. Francis (J) McGurk (abt 1905 – Mar 1974)
    3. 3. Peggy McGurk (abt 1907 – 26 August 1987) m. John (L) Coughlin (abt 1904 – )
      1. 1. Robert (J) Coughlin (abt 1932 – 1 Mar 1953)
      2. 2. Mary (Lou) Coughlin (abt 1934 – ) m. James (E.) White
      3. 3. John (Bernard) Coughlin (16 May 1936 – 15 Jan 1992) m. Cheryl Coughlin
        1. 1. Robert
        2. 2. Patricia Coughlin
        3. 3. Mary Coughlin
      4. 4. Donald Coughlin (abt 1939 – )
      5. 5. Thomas (C.) Coughlin m. Mary-Joyce Williams
    4. 4. Robert McGurk (abt 1908 – )
    5. 5. Bernard (L) Mcgurk (abt 1914 – )
    6. 6. Mary (M) Mcgurk (abt 1916 – )
    7. 7. Helen (A) Mcgurk (abt 1918 – )
  3. 3. Julia (E) Brennan (Jan 1879 – 19 May 1972)
  4. 4. Honora Brennan (Abt 1878 – 1880)
  5. 5. Margaret Brennan (abt 1880 – 19 February 1963)
  6. 6. Katherine Brennan (Oct 1881 – 1972)
  7. 7. John ((Jay) Francis) Brennan (Jul 1883 – 10 October 1943)
  8. 8. James (H) Brennan (abt 1889 – )
  9. 9. Charles (E) Brennan (abt 1892 – 20 Jun 1959) m. Mary (("Mazie")) Bogle (6 Jan 1896 – 14 May 1990)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (J ("Betty")) Brennan (3 April 1926 – 5 June 1988)
  10. 10. William (Raymond) Brennan (31 Aug 1893 – 18 May 1945) m. Helen (T.) Sheridan (18 Jun 1896 – 18 Jan 1981)
    1. 1. Marion (B) Brennan (20 Jul 1922 – 31 Jan 1988) m. John (A.) Skdglund (1 Nov 1921 – 30 Jul 1997)
      1. 1. John Skoglund (03/09/1943 – ) m. Marjorie (: V.) Nichols
      2. 2. Pamela Macdonald (9 October 1945 – 8 February 2019) m. Randall (A) MacDonald
      3. 3. William Skoglund (1948 – )
      4. 4. Carol Skoglund (1949 – )
    2. 2. Jean (Carolyn) Brennan (7 Oct 1923 – 5 February 2018) m. Bernard (C) Fisher (12/23/1925 – 6 Dec 2014)
      1. 1. Bernard (C) Fisher (3 Nov 1951 – ) m. MaryLou Callahan (6-4-1952 – )
        1. 1. Heather (Fisher) Stoll (9-19-1974 – ) m. Alec Stoll
        2. 2. Bernard (Clifford (Ben) Fisher) III (5-3-1977 – ) m. Maria Argyriadis (abt 1983 – )
        3. 3. James (Austin) Fisher. (12-16-1981 – ) m. Wanda Riley
        4. 4. Juliana Fisher. (7-23-1985 – )
      2. 2. Mark (R.) Fisher (abt 1955 – ) m. Kathleen McKenna (abt 1958 – )
        1. 1. Tara (McKenna) Oh (5-17-1984 – ) m. John Oh
        2. 2. Tug (( Mark R. Fisher Jr.)) Fisher (7-23-1986 – ) m. Caroline Fisher
        3. 3. Caroline (Brennan) Fisher (4-20-1989 – )
        4. 4. Mallory (J.) Fisher (3-3-1994 – )
      3. 3. Diane (Kimberly) Fisher (01/21/1958 – ) m. Courtenay Selby (21 Apr 1965 – )
    3. 3. Helen (JoAnne) Brennan (5 October 1924 – 28 September 2015) m. James (Henry) O'Brien (1920 – 1955)
    4. 4. William (R.) Brennan (3 Feb 1926 – 9 May 1982) m. Joyce Brennan
      1. 1. William Brennan (abt 1956 – 17 Jan 2011)
      2. 2. Timothy (L.) Brennan (10/03/1957 – )
    5. 5. Edward (J) Brennan (28 FEB 1932 – 1986) m. Joanne Walsh (9 December 1933 – 10 July 1996)
      1. 1. Colleen Brennan (13 feb 1959 – ) m. Steven (J) Hawrylik (abt 1960 – )
        1. 1. Christopher Hawrylik
        2. 2. Thomas Hawrylik
      2. 2. Edward Brennan (21/01/1962 – )
      3. 3. Mary (T.) Brennan (03/05/1965 – )
      4. 4. Shawn Brennan (10/04/1968 – )

James Brennan's Timeline

9 Records

1845
abt 1845
Birth of James Brennan in Finuge, Kerry, Ireland
Finuge, Kerry, Ireland
1845
5 May 1845
Birth of James Brennan in Ireland
Ireland
1845
6 May 1845
James Brennan was baptized in Kildare, Ireland
Kildare, Ireland
1880
1880
Age 35
James Brennan resided here in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1892
17 Nov 1892
Age 47
James Brennan resided here in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA
1900
1900
Age 55
James Brennan resided here in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1905
31 Jul 1905
Age 60
Death of James Brennan in No. 89 Falrmount street
No. 89 Falrmount street
1905
1905
Age 60
Death of James Brennan in Connecticut
Connecticut
1905
1905
Age 60
Death of James Brennan
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1845
    Event Place: Finuge, Kerry, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [3] Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915
    [4] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [5] Ireland, Select Catholic Birth and Baptism Registers, 1763-1917, Digital images provided by E-Celtic Ltd; Dublin, Ireland; Irish Catholic Registers
    [6] Ireland, Select Catholic Birth and Baptism Registers, 1763-1917, E-Celtic; Dublin, Ireland
    [7] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: 98; Page: 293A; Enumeration District: 014
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1240137
    [9] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1845
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915
    [2] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 04208 / 03
    [3] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Hartford Courant; Publication Date: 1 Aug 1905; Publication Place: Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America; ,0.3023337,0.7024383,0.37655687

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 May 1845
    Event Place: Kildare, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ireland, Select Catholic Birth and Baptism Registers, 1763-1917, Digital images provided by E-Celtic Ltd; Dublin, Ireland; Irish Catholic Registers
    [2] Ireland, Select Catholic Birth and Baptism Registers, 1763-1917, E-Celtic; Dublin, Ireland
    [3] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 04208 / 03

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1870
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1240137

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: 98; Page: 293A; Enumeration District: 014

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1892
    Event Place: Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, Fitchburg Sentinel; Publication Date: 17 Nov 1892; Publication Place: Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA; &terms=James_Brennan

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1240137

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1905
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1960
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1905
    Event Place: No. 89 Falrmount street
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Hartford Courant; Publication Date: 1 Aug 1905; Publication Place: Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America; ,0.3023337,0.7024383,0.37655687
    [5] WEB: Connecticut Death Records, 1897-1968, State Vital Records Office; Hartford, Connecticut; Connecticut Vital Records — Index of Deaths, 1897-1968

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1905

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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