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James Edward Shea 1866 – 1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1866

Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Death Date: 1927

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Daniel Shea

Mother: Julia Shea

Spouse(s): Catharine Devine, Mary Connolly

Children(s): William Shea, James Shea

James Edward Shea was born in 1866 in Boston, Massachusetts, the child of Daniel Shea and Julia Shea. In 1865, James Edward Shea resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. James Edward Shea married Catharine Ann Devine, Mary J Connolly, and had children including William H. Shea, James Edward Shea. James Edward Shea passed away in 1927 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • James Edward Shea was born in 1866 in Boston, Massachusetts, the child of Daniel Shea and Julia Shea.
  • In 1865, James Edward Shea resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • James Edward Shea married Catharine Ann Devine, Mary J Connolly, and had children including William H. Shea, James Edward Shea.
  • James Edward Shea passed away in 1927 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Shea
1836 – 1902
Birth Location: Ireland
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Julia Shea
1831 –
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Catharine Devine
1876 – 1901
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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Mary Connolly
1867 –
Birth Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Children(s)

William Shea
1891 – 1955
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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James Shea
1895 – 1959
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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James Shea's Ancestors

Self
James Shea
1866 – 1927
Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Parents
Daniel Shea
1836 – 1902
Ireland
Julia Shea
1831 –
Ireland
Grandparents
John Shea
Ireland
Nora Sullivan
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Shea's Descendants

1.
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James (Edward) Shea (20 Nov 1866 – 1927) m. Catharine (Ann) Devine (2 Feb 1876 – 2 Jan 1901) m. Mary (J) Connolly (abt 1867 – )
  1. 1. William (H.) Shea (1891 – Abt 1955) m. Phoebe (A) Shea (abt 1891 – 16 Nov 1980)
    1. 1. Phoebe (D) Shea (abt 1918 – 12 Jun 2008) m. Francis (Oscar) Hallquist (abt 1918 – )
    2. 2. Evelyn (I) Shea (abt 1919 – )
    3. 3. Barbara Shea (abt 1928 – ) m. Dennis Boertje (abt 1928 – )
    4. 4. Kinnard
  2. 2. James (Edward) Shea (15 Nov 1895 – 20 Apr 1959) m. Florence (M) Reynolds (24 SEP 1903 – 04 MAR 1983)
    1. 1. Jacqueline Shea (28 Sep 1924 – 12 Dec 1980) m. August Donatelli (1914 – 1990)
      1. 1. Deborah (Ann) Shea (25 MAY 1952 – ) m. John Froio (15 Nov 1945 – )
        1. 1. Jason (J) Froio (11 MAY 1973 – ) m. Terri (L) Bell (13 Apr 1976 – ) m. Kelley
        2. 2. Jonathan (E) Froio (20 Apr 1975 – ) m. Cheralyn Hallahan (30 DEC 1974 – )
        3. 3. Jacqueline (Mary) Froio (29 Mar 1976 – ) m. Jason Newman
        4. 4. Jill (A) Froio (13 Nov 1979 – ) m. Christopher Garvey
    2. 2. James (Edward) Shea (22 Jan 1926 – 1 Jun 1992) m. Genevieve Shea
    3. 3. Ruth (M.) Shea (11 May 1927 – 07/19/2009) m. Ralph (A) Jensen (24 SEP 1924 – 27 FEB 1982)
      1. 1. Dianne Jensen (Sep 1964 – )
      2. 2. Ralph Jensen
      3. 3. Karen Jensen
      4. 4. Gail Jensen
        1. 1. Mellisa Stanley
      5. 5. Stephen Jensen
    4. 4. Richard (Francis) Shea (26 Apr 1929 – 11 Oct 2016) m. Shirley Bates (About 1933 – )
      1. 1. Ellen Shea m. Scott Dupre
        1. 1. Rebecca Dupre
    5. 5. Rita Shea (02 SEP 1931 – 20 June 2021) m. Robert Jensen (25 Mar 1926 – Jul 1984)
      1. 1. Luann Jensen (abt 1958 – )
      2. 2. David Jensen (26 September 1959 – 1 March 2017)
      3. 3. Lynn Jensen
      4. 4. Robert Jensen
      5. 5. Kenneth Jensen
      6. 6. Laurie Jensen
      7. 7. Timothy (E) Jensen
      8. 8. Jeffery Jensen
      9. 9. Benjamin Jensen
      10. 10. Robert J.
      11. 11. Timothy (R.) Jensen
      12. 12. Lynne Aldrich
      13. 13. Jeffrey (P.) Jensen
      14. 14. Benjamin (J.) Jensen
    6. 6. William (J) Shea (24 Sep 1932 – 19 May 2001) m. Ernestine Beshere (abt 1937 – 15 Oct 1993) m. Do-reen Lloyd (abt 1959 – )
      1. 1. Doreen Shea (18 Jun 1958 – ) m. Timothy (Joseph) Dilts (abt 1957 – ) m. Robert (Page) Lloyd (28 Oct 1943 – 9 Dec 2013)
        1. 1. Cortni Lloyd (30 Apr 1982 – )
        2. 2. Whitni Lloyd
        3. 3. Joshua Lloyd
    7. 7. Robert (Reynolds) Shea (15 Dec 1933 – 22 Jun 1992) m. Audrie Craig (abt 1934 – )
      1. 1. Kevin Shea (1953 – )
      2. 2. Denise Shea (Sep 1956 – )
      3. 3. Craig Shea
      4. 4. Joseph Shea
      5. 5. Michael Shea
    8. 8. Donald Shea (15 Jun 1935 – 30 May 2025) m. Pauline DeCelle (29 Mar 1935 – 21 Feb 2002)
      1. 1. Linda Shea (23 Jun 1962 – )
      2. 2. Daniel Shea
      3. 3. Kathleen Shea
      4. 4. Erin Shea
      5. 5. Joyce Shea
    9. 9. Florence (Cecile) Shea (05 OCT 1936 – 16 MAY 1998)
      1. 1. Christopher (M.) Shea (15 Sep 1967 – )
      2. 2. James (Edward) Shea (1970 – 14 June 2010)
    10. 10. Irene (Helen) Shea (15 Jul 1938 – 6 Nov 1980) m. Donald (H) Cadman (1936 – 17 May 2002)
      1. 1. Lisa Cadman (24 May 1963 – 19 Jan 2013) m. Michael m. Michael Moscone (1957 – 23 Jan 2006)
        1. 1. Paige Barnes
        2. 2. Ashley Moscone
        3. 3. Michelle Moscone
      2. 2. Donald (Cadman) Jr. ( – Sept 2015)
      3. 3. James Cadman ( – 20 Aug 2016)
      4. 4. Cheryl Cadman
      5. 5. Michelle Cadman
      6. 6. Steven Cadman
    11. 11. Janice (Therese) Shea (1 Jan 1940 – 10 Feb 2022) m. Harold Birrittieri (1940 – )
      1. 1. Donna Birrittieri (24 Apr 1961 – ) m. Patrick (Charles) Hucker
      2. 2. Shiela Birrittieri (10 May 1968 – ) m. Michael (Timothy) Florio (abt 1959 – )
      3. 3. Vincent Birrittieri (9 Oct 1970 – ) m. Semantha (Perry) Wygant
      4. 4. Jennifer Birrittieri (3 Jun 1975 – ) m. Frank (Lee) Ransier
      5. 5. Angela Birrittieri (abt 1976 – )
      6. 6. Harold Birrittieri ( – 2016)
      7. 7. Therese Birrittieri m. Gregory (Earl) Brewer
    12. 12. Kevin (Thomas) Shea (22 Nov 1941 – 30 Nov 1941)
    13. 13. Karen Shea (15 FEB 1943 – ) m. Glenn (W.) Miller (25 Jun 1938 – 21 Nov 2009)
      1. 1. Wayne Miller (9 Mar 1966 – )
      2. 2. Glenn Miller
      3. 3. Tammie Miller
      4. 4. Allen Miller
      5. 5. Vickie Miller
      6. 6. Mark Miller
      7. 7. Cyndi Miller
    14. 14. Maureen (Margaret) Shea (1944 – 2001) m. Charles Downing (31 Aug 1943 – )
      1. 1. Jeanine Downing
    15. 15. Kathleen Shea (10 May 1944 – ) m. Frank Froio (20 Mar 1932 – 16 May 1993)
      1. 1. Richard Froio (12 Sep 1968 – ) m. Diane Gustafson
        1. 1. Richard Froio
        2. 2. John (Alden) Froio
        3. 3. Kerry Froio
        4. 4. Elle Froio
        5. 5. Maria Froio
        6. 6. Frank Froio
      2. 2. Maureen Froio (16 Jan 1970 – ) m. Paul Adamo
        1. 1. Ashley Adamo
        2. 2. Brittney Adamo m. Jeremy McAualey
        3. 3. Francis Adamo
        4. 4. Anthony Adamo
        5. 5. Mackenzie Adamo
        6. 6. Sophia Adamo
      3. 3. Anthony (J) Froio (27 Aug 1973 – ) m. Mellisa Fleming
        1. 1. Nina Froio
        2. 2. Emma Froio
        3. 3. Rose Froio

James Shea's Timeline

14 Records

1865
1865
James Edward Shea resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1866
20 Nov 1866
Birth of James Edward Shea in Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts
1866
20 Nov 1866
James Edward Shea was baptized in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1870
1870
Age 4
James Edward Shea resided here in Boston Ward 7, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 7, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1880
1880
Age 14
James Edward Shea resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1894
1894
Age 28
James Edward Shea resided here in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1895
1895
Age 29
James Edward Shea resided here in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1898
1898
Age 32
James Edward Shea resided here in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1899
1899
Age 33
James Edward Shea resided here in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1900
1900
Age 34
James Edward Shea resided here in Boston Ward 11, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 11, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1901
1901
Age 35
James Edward Shea resided here in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1903
1903
Age 37
James Edward Shea resided here in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1910
1910
Age 44
James Edward Shea resided here in Boston Ward 4, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 4, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1927
1927
Age 61
Death of James Edward Shea in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1866
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915
    [3] Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 558; Family History Film: 1254558; Page: 483A; Enumeration District: 708; Image: 0160
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Boston Ward 7, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_644; Page: 515A; Image: 286251; Family History Library Film: 552143
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Boston Ward 11, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 680; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 1315; FHL microfilm: 1240680
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boston Ward 4, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_615; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 1303; FHL microfilm: 1374628
    [8] Massachusetts, State Census, 1865
    [9] Massachusetts, Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records, 1789-1900, Boston Archdiocese; Boston, MA, USA; Holy Cross (Boston) Baptisms V.11, 1858-1868; Volume: 48417; Page: 501
    [10] Massachusetts, U.S., Delayed and Corrected Vital Records, 1753-1900

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1866
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records, 1789-1900, Boston Archdiocese; Boston, MA, USA; Holy Cross (Boston) Baptisms V.11, 1858-1868; Volume: 48417; Page: 501

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, State Census, 1865

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Boston Ward 7, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Boston Ward 7, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_644; Page: 515A; Image: 286251; Family History Library Film: 552143

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 558; Family History Film: 1254558; Page: 483A; Enumeration District: 708; Image: 0160

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1894
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1898
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1899
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    [2] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Boston Ward 11, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Boston Ward 11, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 680; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 1315; FHL microfilm: 1240680

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    [2] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Boston Ward 4, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boston Ward 4, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_615; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 1303; FHL microfilm: 1374628

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1927
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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