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James Leo O'Connell 1903–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1903

Birth Location: Madoc Twp, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 2 May 1997

Death Location: Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: James O'Connell

Mother: Mary Forestell

Spouse(s): Neola Wessels

Children(s): Neola O'Connell, Kathleen O'Connell

James Leo O'Connell was born in 1903 in Madoc Twp, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada, the child of James Michael O Connell And Mary Ellen Forestell. James Leo O'Connell married Neola Elizabeth Wessels, and had children including Ann O Connell, Charles Edward O Connell, Helen O Connell, Kathleen Ann O Connell, Mary O Connell Sister, Maureen Elizabeth O Connell, Neola Patricia O Connell, Robert Alan O Connell. James Leo O'Connell passed away in 1997 in Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • James Leo O'Connell was born in 1903 in Madoc Twp, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada, the child of James Michael O Connell And Mary Ellen Forestell.
  • James Leo O'Connell married Neola Elizabeth Wessels, and had children including Ann O Connell, Charles Edward O Connell, Helen O Connell, Kathleen Ann O Connell, Mary O Connell Sister, Maureen Elizabeth O Connell, Neola Patricia O Connell, Robert Alan O Connell.
  • James Leo O'Connell passed away in 1997 in Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James O'Connell
1873–1946
Birth Location: Madoc Township, Hastings County, a href="tel:1654307"1654307/a, Ontario, Canada
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Mary Forestell
1879–1955
Birth Location: Rawdon, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Neola Wessels
1898–1997
Birth Location: Shepherd, Isabella, Michigan, USA
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Children(s)

Neola O'Connell
1935–1936
Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
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Kathleen O'Connell
1929–2010
Birth Location: –
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James O'Connell's Ancestors

Self
James O'Connell
1903–1997
Birth Place: Madoc Twp, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Parents
James Michael O'Connell
1873–1946
Madoc Township, Hastings County, a href="tel:1654307"1654307/a, Ontario, Canada
Mary (Ellen) Forestell
1879–1955
Rawdon, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
James (Lewis) Forestell
1854–1932
Rawdon Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Bridget (Maude) O'Donnell
1860–1908
Atholl Township, Prince Edward District, 1654323 Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
James Forestell
1821–1877
Mary Lewis
1830–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Tobias FORESTELL
1795–1856
Therese Beland
1798–1868
John Lewis
1806–1895
Jesse Easton
1805–1880

James O'Connell's Descendants

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James (Leo) O'Connell (15 Jan 1903–2 May 1997) m. Neola (Elizabeth) Wessels (8 May 1898–3 May 1997)
  1. 1. Neola (Patricia) O'Connell 1935–1936
  2. 2. Kathleen (Ann) O'Connell 1929–2010 m. Bernard (Albert) Tessmar 1930–2016

James O'Connell's Timeline

2 Records

1903
15 Jan 1903
Birth of James Leo O'Connell in Madoc Twp, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Madoc Twp, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
1997
2 May 1997
Age 94
Death of James Leo O'Connell in Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1903
    Event Place: Madoc Twp, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1997
    Event Place: Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, USA
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