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John (Jack) Leahy 1797 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: Castle Island, Schull, Co. Cork, Ireland

Death Date: 28 Dec 1870

Death Location: Gortnamoma, Ballydehob, Schull, Co Cork Ireland

Father: James Kerryman)

Mother: Mary Sullivan

Spouse(s): Hanora Sullivan, Margaret Jefford

Children(s): Catherine Leahy, Mary Driscoll, Julia Moynihane, Patrick Leahy, John Leahy, Margaret Leahy, Ellen Leahy, Denis Leahy, James Leahy

In 1797, John (Jack) Leahy entered the world in Castle Island, Schull, Co. Cork, Ireland, born to James Timothy Leahy (The Kerryman) and Mary Connors Sullivan. John (Jack) Leahy married Hanora 'Nora' Sullivan, Margaret Jefford, and had children including Catherine 'Cath' Leahy, Mary Leahy Driscoll, Julia Leahy Moynihane, Patrick (John) Leahy, John Leahy, Margaret 'Mags' Leahy, Ellen Leahy, Denis (John) Leahy, James Leahy. John (Jack) Leahy passed away in 1870 in Gortnamoma, Ballydehob, Schull, Co Cork Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1797, John (Jack) Leahy entered the world in Castle Island, Schull, Co. Cork, Ireland, born to James Timothy Leahy (The Kerryman) and Mary Connors Sullivan.
  • John (Jack) Leahy married Hanora 'Nora' Sullivan, Margaret Jefford, and had children including Catherine 'Cath' Leahy, Mary Leahy Driscoll, Julia Leahy Moynihane, Patrick (John) Leahy, John Leahy, Margaret 'Mags' Leahy, Ellen Leahy, Denis (John) Leahy, James Leahy.
  • John (Jack) Leahy passed away in 1870 in Gortnamoma, Ballydehob, Schull, Co Cork Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Kerryman)
1760 – 1840
Birth Location: Kilmorna, Co Kerry, Eire
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Mary Sullivan
1755 –
Birth Location: Monagea, Limerick, Munster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Hanora Sullivan
1801 – 1886
Birth Location: Ballydehob, Cork, Munster, Ireland
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Margaret Jefford
– 1875
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Catherine Leahy
1816 – 1870
Birth Location: Schull, Cork, Ireland
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Mary Driscoll
1818 – 1892
Birth Location: Castle Island, Ballydehob, Cork, Ireland
MD
Julia Moynihane
1819 – 1907
Birth Location: Castle Island, Ballydehob, Cork, Ireland
JM
Patrick Leahy
1821 – 1908
Birth Location: Castle Island, Ballydehob, Cork, Ireland
PL
John Leahy
1826 – 1903
Birth Location: Castle Island, Ballydehob, Cork, Ireland
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Margaret Leahy
1826 – 1880
Birth Location: Castle Island, Ballydehob, Cork, Ireland
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Ellen Leahy
1829 –
Birth Location: Castle Island, Ballydehob, Cork, Ireland
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Denis Leahy
1835 –
Birth Location: Castle Island, Ballydehob, Cork, Ireland
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James Leahy
1835 – 1902
Birth Location: Gortnamona, Ballydehob, Schull, Cork, Ireland
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John Leahy's Ancestors

Self
John Leahy
1797 – 1870
Birth Place: Castle Island, Schull, Co. Cork, Ireland
Parents
James Timothy Leahy (The Kerryman)
1760 – 1840
Kilmorna, Co Kerry, Eire
Mary (Connors) Sullivan
1755 –
Monagea, Limerick, Munster, Ireland
Grandparents
John ((Jacobum)) Leahy
1740 – 1790
County Cork, Munster, Ireland
Hanora (Mahony) Brooklodge
1740 – 1775
Brooklodge, County Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Joannis Leahy
1710 – 1770
Eleonorae Bossidy
1710 – 1796
Johannis Mahon
1720 – 1795
Johana Baldin
1735 – 1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Leahy
1680 –
Elizabeth Powell
1679 – 1740
Robert Mahony
1695 –
Joan ?)
1695 –

John Leahy's Descendants

1.
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John ((Jack)) Leahy (1797 – 28 Dec 1870) m. Hanora ('Nora') Sullivan (1801 – 9 Dec 1886) m. Margaret Jefford ( – 1875)
  1. 1. Catherine ('Cath') Leahy (June 1816 – 1870)
  2. 2. Mary (Leahy) Driscoll (18 Dec 1818 – 10 Jan 1892)
  3. 3. Julia (Leahy) Moynihane (about 1819 – 8 Aug 1907)
  4. 4. Patrick ((John)) Leahy (1821 – Sep 1908) m. Margaret ('Peggy') Kelly (6 July 1823 – Sep 1889)
    1. 1. John Leahy (Jul 1847 – )
    2. 2. Mary (A) Leahy (1849 – 21 Mar 1940) m. James (P) Crowley (1845 – 21 Jul 1929)
      1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Crowley (04 Aug 1877 – 05 Jan 1928)
      2. 2. Daniel Crowley (05 Oct 1879 – 1 May 1882)
      3. 3. Marcella (Kathrine) Crowley (9 Jun 1882 – 26 May1945) m. John (Joseph) Lang (24 Jul 1884 – 16 Jan 1950)
        1. 1. James (Edward) Lang (14 Aug 1911 – 15 Oct 2002) m. Ruth (Agnes) Scoville (6 Jul 1911 – 30 Jul 1991)
        2. 2. Mary (Agnes) Lang (8 Jun 1915 – 13 Mar 1979)
        3. 3. John (Joseph) Lang (17 May 1917 – 30 Jun 2014) m. Eleanor (M) Maguire (10 Mar 1919 – 14 Dec 2006)
        4. 4. Marcella (Kathrine) Lang (24 Jan 1924 – 28 Apr 2013) m. John (F.) Carroll
      4. 4. William (Joseph) Crowley (10 Mar 1884 – 1964) m. Etta (May) Muirhead (24 Apr 1893 – 14 Mar 1991)
        1. 1. Etta (May) Crowley (29 Oct 1924 – 20 Mar 2017)
        2. 2. Marjorie (M) Crowley (22 Jan 1926 – 21 Oct 1990)
        3. 3. William (Joseph Crowley) Jr (22 Feb 1929 – 6 Oct 2014)
        4. 4. Alice (Elizabeth) Crowley (10 Mar 1943 – 6 Aug 1975)
      5. 5. James (Patrick) Crowley (19 Mar 1886 – 30 Jan 1937) m. Bertha MacFarlane (19 Feb 1898 – 29 Jul 1989)
      6. 6. Elizabeth (M) Crowley (31 Jul 1888 – 20 Feb 1935)
      7. 7. Charles (Edward) Crowley (19 Nov 1891 – 21 May 1946) m. Marie (Lina) Loranger (5 Apr 1895 – 21 Sep 1988)
        1. 1. Charles (E) Crowley (25 Oct 1928 – 13 Oct 2019)
        2. 2. Helena (Mary) Crowley (29 Jan 1931 – 9 Dec 2012) m. William (Anthony) Delaney (8 Sep 1926 – 30 Jan 2002)
    3. 3. Denis Leahy (Apr 1851 – )
    4. 4. James Leahy (Jul 1853 – 30 Jan 1891) m. Mary (O') Hare (1858 – 20 Sep 1926) m. Catherine
      1. 1. John (James) Leahy (09 Nov 1885 – 28 Dec 1962)
      2. 2. Dennis (Joseph) Leahy (24 Mar 1887 – 9 Apr 1947) m. Della (E) Anderson (abt 1896 – )
      3. 3. Daniel Leahy (05 Aug 1888 – 29 Dec 1899)
      4. 4. Patrick Leahy (17 Mar 1889 – Abt. 1905)
      5. 5. Joanna (M) Leahy (5 Oct 1874 – 15 Oct 1875)
    5. 5. Daniel (J) Leahy (Sep 1854 – Mar 1925) m. Margaret McGrath (Jun 1865 – )
      1. 1. Mary (F) Leahy (1 Apr 1895 – 28 Feb 1954)
      2. 2. Hannah Leahey (Jun 1896 – )
      3. 3. Daniel (Joseph) Leahy (29 Jun 1897 – 2 Dec 1977) m. Edith (Elise) Leak (18 May 1897 – 18 Mar 1977)
      4. 4. Katherine (Florence) Leahy (Oct 1898 – ) m. Raymond Miller (abt 1891 – )
      5. 5. John (David) Leahy (27 Mar 1907 – 7 Feb 1981) m. Martha (Marie) Hassing (5 Jun 1913 – 2 Mar 1996)
        1. 1. John (Garrett "Gary") Leahy (16 Jul 1939 – 16 Sep 2004)
    6. 6. Richard Leahy (4 May 1861 – 25 Apr 1935)
    7. 7. Catherine ('Katie' Leahy) Cotter (2 Oct 1865 – 1 Feb 1943)
    8. 8. Ellen Leahy (3 Oct 1868 – )
  5. 5. John Leahy (1826 – 23 Dec 1903) m. Catherine Flynn (1 Oct 1826 – )
    1. 1. Margaret Leahy (Abt 1856 – 19 May 1884)
    2. 2. Mary (Agnes) Leahy (abt 1859 – 18 April 1942)
    3. 3. Edward (J.) Leahy (20 Sep 1863 – Bef. 1930)
    4. 4. Nora Leahy (18 Sep 1865 – 1950)
  6. 6. Margaret ('Mags') Leahy (11 Feb 1826 – Jun 1880)
  7. 7. Ellen Leahy (21 Dec 1829 – )
  8. 8. Denis ((John)) Leahy (Abt 1835 – )
  9. 9. James Leahy (16 Jul 1835 – 14 Apr 1902)

John Leahy's Timeline

4 Records

1797
1797
Birth of John (Jack) Leahy in Castle Island, Cork, Ireland
Castle Island, Cork, Ireland
1797
1797
Birth of John (Jack) Leahy in Castle Island, Schull, Co. Cork, Ireland
Castle Island, Schull, Co. Cork, Ireland
1834
1834
Age 37
John (Jack) Leahy resided here in Ballintubbert, Mogeesha, Cork, Ireland
Ballintubbert, Mogeesha, Cork, Ireland
1870
28 Dec 1870
Age 73
Death of John (Jack) Leahy in Gortnamoma, Ballydehob, Schull, Co Cork Ireland
Gortnamoma, Ballydehob, Schull, Co Cork Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Castle Island, Cork, Ireland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Castle Island, Schull, Co. Cork, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911
    [2] Irish Emigrants in North America, 1775-1825, Irish Emigrants in North America; Author: David Dobson; Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.; Publishing Location: Baltimore, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1823
    Event Place: Cove
    Record Source: Irish Emigrants in North America, 1775-1825, Irish Emigrants in North America; Author: David Dobson; Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.; Publishing Location: Baltimore, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: Ballintubbert, Mogeesha, Cork, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Tithe Applotment Books, 1805-1837

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Ramsay Township, Ontario
    Record Source: Irish Emigrants in North America, 1775-1825, Irish Emigrants in North America; Author: David Dobson; Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.; Publishing Location: Baltimore, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mitchelstown, County Cork
    Record Source: Irish Emigrants in North America, 1775-1825, Irish Emigrants in North America; Author: David Dobson; Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.; Publishing Location: Baltimore, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1870
    Event Place: Gortnamoma, Ballydehob, Schull, Co Cork Ireland
    Record Source: Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
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