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John Joseph"Sam" Leahy 1904 – 1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Aug 1904

Birth Location: Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 6 Mar 1986

Death Location: Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Leahy

Mother: Ellen Keating

Spouse(s): Grace Sweeney

Children(s): John Leahy, Ann Leahy

The story of John Joseph"Sam" Leahy Jr began in 1904 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA. In 1910, John Joseph"Sam" Leahy Jr resided in Boston Ward 3, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. In 1930, John Joseph"Sam" Leahy Jr resided in Boston (Districts 1-250), Boston, Suffolk, Massach. John Joseph"Sam" Leahy Jr married Grace K Sweeney, and had children including John Joseph Leahy, Ann Marie Leahy. John Joseph"Sam" Leahy Jr passed away in 1986 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Joseph"Sam" Leahy Jr began in 1904 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1910, John Joseph"Sam" Leahy Jr resided in Boston Ward 3, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1930, John Joseph"Sam" Leahy Jr resided in Boston (Districts 1-250), Boston, Suffolk, Massach.
  • John Joseph"Sam" Leahy Jr married Grace K Sweeney, and had children including John Joseph Leahy, Ann Marie Leahy.
  • John Joseph"Sam" Leahy Jr passed away in 1986 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Leahy
1875 – 1932
Birth Location: Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Ellen Keating
1879 – 1964
Birth Location: "Sunday Wells", Cork City, Cork, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Grace Sweeney
1908 – 2007
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

John Leahy
1935 – 2004
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Ann Leahy
1941 –
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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John Leahy's Ancestors

Self
John Leahy
1904 – 1986
Birth Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Joseph Leahy
1875 – 1932
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Ellen Keating
1879 – 1964
"Sunday Wells", Cork City, Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
Denis Leahy
1839 – 1905
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Hannah (Margret) Lane
1839 – 1898
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Timothy Leahy
1803 – 1882
Helena Gavin
1795 – 1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Kerryman)
1760 – 1840
Mary Sullivan
1755 –

John Leahy's Descendants

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John (Joseph"Sam") Leahy (3 Aug 1904 – 6 Mar 1986) m. Grace (K) Sweeney (6 Dec 1908 – 24 Mar 2007)
  1. 1. John (Joseph) Leahy (10 Jun 1935 – 7 Dec 2004) m. Ann (E) Wall (11 Sep 1936 – 25 Jan 2016)
    1. 1. John (Joseph) Leahy (22 Jul 1961 – 16 Dec 2015) m. Polly Guyott (17 Dec 1956 – )
      1. 1. Samantha (G) Leahy (Jul 1990 – )
      2. 2. James (Louis) Leahy (Nov 1993 – )
    2. 2. Kathleen (A) Leahy (18 Jun 1964 – )
    3. 3. David (James) Leahy (16 Jun 1966 – ) m. Alison (Marie) Doyle (24 Nov 1969 – )
  2. 2. Ann (Marie) Leahy (1941 – ) m. Albert (Louis) Hyland (Jul 1938 – )

John Leahy's Timeline

8 Records

1904
3 Aug 1904
Birth of John Joseph"Sam" Leahy Jr in Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
1910
1910
Age 6
John Joseph"Sam" Leahy Jr resided here in Boston Ward 3, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 3, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1930
1930
Age 26
John Joseph"Sam" Leahy Jr resided here in Boston (Districts 1-250), Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston (Districts 1-250), Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1942
1942
Age 38
John Joseph"Sam" Leahy Jr resided here in West Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
West Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1950
1950
Age 46
John Joseph"Sam" Leahy Jr resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 47
John Joseph"Sam" Leahy Jr resided here in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1964
Abt 1964
Age 60
John Joseph"Sam" Leahy Jr resided here in Medford
Medford
1986
6 Mar 1986
Age 82
Death of John Joseph"Sam" Leahy Jr in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1904
    Event Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Massachusetts, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 548
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1970-2003
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 1583; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 15-1134

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Boston Ward 3, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Boston (Districts 1-250), Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: West Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Massachusetts, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 548

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 1583; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 15-1134

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1964
    Event Place: Medford
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 23/ Aug/ 1964; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA; ,0.038671337,0.9880283,0.2081712&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wayland, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1986
    Event Place: Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1970-2003
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