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James Thomas Brennan 1869–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 SEP 1869

Birth Location: Illinois, USA

Death Date: 6 JUL 1953

Death Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Matthew Brennan

Mother: Bridget Kinsella

Spouse(s): Margaret Feenan

Children(s): Raymond Brennan, Hildetta Brennan, Richard Brennan, Rev Brennan, James Brennan, Kathryn Brennan, Roger Brennan

James Thomas Brennan was born in 1869 in Illinois, USA, the child of Matthew James Brennan And Bridget Frances Kinsella. In 1880, James Thomas Brennan resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. In 1880, James Thomas Brennan resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. James Thomas Brennan married Margaret Mary Feenan, and had children including Hildetta Mary Brennan, James Thomas Brennan, Kathryn Teresa Brennan, Raymond William Brennan, Rev Msgr John L Brennan, Richard Maurice Brennan, Roger Edward Brennan. James Thomas Brennan passed away in 1953 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • James Thomas Brennan was born in 1869 in Illinois, USA, the child of Matthew James Brennan And Bridget Frances Kinsella.
  • In 1880, James Thomas Brennan resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1880, James Thomas Brennan resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • James Thomas Brennan married Margaret Mary Feenan, and had children including Hildetta Mary Brennan, James Thomas Brennan, Kathryn Teresa Brennan, Raymond William Brennan, Rev Msgr John L Brennan, Richard Maurice Brennan, Roger Edward Brennan.
  • James Thomas Brennan passed away in 1953 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Brennan
1835–1915
Birth Location: Ferns, Wexford, Ireland
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Bridget Kinsella
1845–1914
Birth Location: Carlow, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Feenan
1871–1942
Birth Location: Collinsville, St Clair, Illinois, USA
MF

Children(s)

Raymond Brennan
1908–1983
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Hildetta Brennan
1899–1925
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
HB
Richard Brennan
1901–1988
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
RB
Rev Brennan
1906–1983
Birth Location: St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
RB
James Brennan
1897–1949
Birth Location: St Louis, Missouri, USA
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Kathryn Brennan
1899–1958
Birth Location: St Louis, Missouri, USA
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Roger Brennan
1914–1979
Birth Location: St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
RB

James Brennan's Ancestors

Self
James Brennan
1869–1953
Birth Place: Illinois, USA
Parents
Matthew James Brennan
1835–1915
Ferns, Wexford, Ireland
Bridget (Frances) Kinsella
1845–1914
Carlow, Ireland
Grandparents
Matthew Brennan
1807–1872
Rossdroit, Wexford, Ireland
Mary Shelly
1802–1889
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Brennan's Descendants

1.
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James (Thomas) Brennan (2 SEP 1869–6 JUL 1953) m. Margaret (Mary) Feenan (4 MAR 1871–15 OCT 1942)
  1. 1. Raymond (William) Brennan 1908–1983
  2. 2. Hildetta (Mary) Brennan 1899–1925 m. Philip (Valentine) Fabel 1895–1950
    1. 1. Philip VFabel 1922–1988 m. BarbaraBurwell 1923–1995
      1. 1. John (D.) Fabel 1947–1950
      2. 2. Carol (Lee) Fabel 1944–1945
  3. 3. Richard (Maurice) Brennan 1901–1988
  4. 4. Rev (Msgr John L.) Brennan 1906–1983
  5. 5. James (Thomas) Brennan 1897–1949 m. Clara (Louise) Hogan 1901–1995
    1. 1. William (Robert) Brennan 1935–1995
    2. 2. James (Thomas L. E.) Brennan 1926–2015 m. Miko (Wanda) Arnold 1928–2017
    3. 3. John (Edward) Brennan 1931–2010
  6. 6. Kathryn (Teresa) Brennan 1899–1958 m. Philip (Valentine) Fabel 1895–1950
    1. 1. Betty (Ann) Fabel 1928–1979
  7. 7. Roger (Edward) Brennan 1914–1979

James Brennan's Timeline

23 Records

1869
2 SEP 1869
Birth of James Thomas Brennan in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 11
James Thomas Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 11
James Thomas Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 11
James Thomas Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 11
James Thomas Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 31
James Thomas Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 31
James Thomas Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 31
James Thomas Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 41
James Thomas Brennan resided here in St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 41
James Thomas Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 41
James Thomas Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 41
James Thomas Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 51
James Thomas Brennan resided here in St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 66
James Thomas Brennan resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 66
James Thomas Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 66
James Thomas Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 66
James Thomas Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 71
James Thomas Brennan resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1940
1940
Age 71
James Thomas Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1940
1940
Age 71
James Thomas Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1940
1940
Age 71
James Thomas Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 81
James Thomas Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1953
6 JUL 1953
Age 84
Death of James Thomas Brennan in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 SEP 1869
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] 1880 USA Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 190; Family History Film: 1254190; Page: 14C; Enumeration District: 065; Image: 0029
    [3] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0316; FHL microfilm: 1374258
    [4] 1900 USA Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 285; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0999; FHL microfilm: 1240285
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [6] 1940 USA Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01021; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 103-3168
    [7] 1950 USA Federal Census, USA, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the USA, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chicago, Cook, Illin
    [8] Ancestry Family Trees
    [9] Ancestry Family Trees
    [10] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1822-1940

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 JUL 1953
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 USA Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 285; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0999; FHL microfilm: 1240285

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 USA Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01021; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 103-3168

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 USA Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01021; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 103-3168

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0316; FHL microfilm: 1374258

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 USA Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 190; Family History Film: 1254190; Page: 14C; Enumeration District: 065; Image: 0029

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 USA Federal Census, USA, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the USA, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chicago, Cook, Illin

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 USA Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01021; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 103-3168

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 USA Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01021; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 103-3168

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0316; FHL microfilm: 1374258

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 USA Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 285; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0999; FHL microfilm: 1240285

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 USA Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01021; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 103-3168

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 USA Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01021; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 103-3168

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0316; FHL microfilm: 1374258

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 USA Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 190; Family History Film: 1254190; Page: 14C; Enumeration District: 065; Image: 0029
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