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John Joseph Sweeney 1891–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1891

Birth Location: Bunkey, Castleconnell

Death Date: 7 Jul 1929

Death Location: Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Mathew Sweeney

Mother: Honora Ryan

Spouse(s): Margaret Mahoney

Children(s): John Sweeney, Timothy Sr, Matthew Sweeney, Margaret Sweeney

The story of John Joseph Sweeney began in 1891 in Bunkey, Castleconnell. John Joseph Sweeney married Margaret Cecila Mahoney, and had children including John Joseph Sweeney, Margaret Twin Sweeney, Matthew Francis Sweeney, Timothy Joseph Twin Sweeney Sr. John Joseph Sweeney passed away in 1929 in Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Joseph Sweeney began in 1891 in Bunkey, Castleconnell.
  • John Joseph Sweeney married Margaret Cecila Mahoney, and had children including John Joseph Sweeney, Margaret Twin Sweeney, Matthew Francis Sweeney, Timothy Joseph Twin Sweeney Sr.
  • John Joseph Sweeney passed away in 1929 in Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mathew Sweeney
1850–1919
Birth Location: Clonsingle, Newport, Co Tipperary, Ireland
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Honora Ryan
1861–1940
Birth Location: Maryglen, Killoscully, Tipperary, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Mahoney
1892–1978
Birth Location: Chicago, Illinois
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Children(s)

John Sweeney
1922–2001
Birth Location: Cook, Illinois, United States
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Timothy Sr
1925–2010
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook Co., IL
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Matthew Sweeney
1927–1996
Birth Location: Chicago, Illinois
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Margaret Sweeney
1925–2020
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
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John Sweeney's Ancestors

Self
John Sweeney
1891–1929
Birth Place: Bunkey, Castleconnell
Parents
Mathew Sweeney
1850–1919
Clonsingle, Newport, Co Tipperary, Ireland
Honora Ryan
1861–1940
Maryglen, Killoscully, Tipperary, Ireland
Grandparents
John Sweeney
1799–
Clonsingle, Newport, Co., Tipperary, Ireland
Honora ((Onny)) Kennedy
1818–
Glencroe, Toor, Newport, Co., Tipperary, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Matthias Kennedy
1794–1871
Mary Campbell
1795–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Campbell
1769–1815
Mary Mackey
1769–1833

John Sweeney's Descendants

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John (Joseph) Sweeney (7 Dec 1891–7 Jul 1929) m. Margaret (Cecila) Mahoney (12 January 1892–8 Nov 1978)
  1. 1. John (Joseph) Sweeney 1922–2001 m. Marjorie Berry 1923–2007
  2. 2. Timothy (Joseph (twin) Sweeney) Sr 1925–2010
  3. 3. Matthew (Francis) Sweeney 1927–1996
  4. 4. Margaret ((twin)) Sweeney 1925–2020

John Sweeney's Timeline

2 Records

1891
7 Dec 1891
Birth of John Joseph Sweeney in Bunkey, Castleconnell
Bunkey, Castleconnell
1929
7 Jul 1929
Age 38
Death of John Joseph Sweeney in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1891
    Event Place: Bunkey, Castleconnell
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1929
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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