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Joseph Doherty 1886 – 1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14/12/1886

Birth Location: Carndonagh, Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 23/05/1963

Death Location: Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland

Father: Michael Doherty

Mother: Eliza Gormly

Spouse(s): Rosena Curran

Children(s): Elizabeth Doherty

The story of Joseph Doherty began in 1886 in Carndonagh, Donegal, Ireland. Joseph Doherty married Rosena Curran, and had children including Elizabeth Veronica Doherty. Joseph Doherty passed away in 1963 in Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Doherty began in 1886 in Carndonagh, Donegal, Ireland.
  • Joseph Doherty married Rosena Curran, and had children including Elizabeth Veronica Doherty.
  • Joseph Doherty passed away in 1963 in Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Doherty
1855 – 1909
Birth Location: Carndonagh, Donegal, Ireland
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Eliza Gormly
1858 – 1940
Birth Location: Carndonagh, Donegal, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Rosena Curran
1892 – 1969
Birth Location: Derry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Doherty
1911 – 1988
Birth Location: Carndonagh Ireland
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Joseph Doherty's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Doherty
1886 – 1963
Birth Place: Carndonagh, Donegal, Ireland
Parents
Michael Doherty
1855 – 1909
Carndonagh, Donegal, Ireland
Eliza (Ann) Gormly
1858 – 1940
Carndonagh, Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
Denis Doherty
1809 – 1884
Carndonagh Donegal Ireland
Margaret ((Peggy)) Gillespie
1828 – 1892
Arthur Gormley
1800 – 1870
Susan Boyle
Great-Grandparents
John Gillespie
1791 – 1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Doherty's Descendants

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Joseph Doherty (14/12/1886 – 23/05/1963) m. Rosena Curran (17/08/1892 – 22 Mar 1969)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Veronica) Doherty (30/10/1911 – 10/01/1988) m. John Dempsey (04/06/1907 – 13/02/1966)
    1. 1. Hugh Dempsey (5 Jul 1931 – 18 Nov 2016) m. Catherine McGibbon (12 Sep 1929 – 10 Feb 2013)
      1. 1. Graham Dempsey
    2. 2. John Dempsey (28/09/1932 – 06/05/1969) m. Mary Booth (1936 – 14 Mar 1974)
      1. 1. John Dempsey (1955 – )
      2. 2. James Dempsey (1956 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Veronica) Dempsey (1959 – )
      4. 4. Gerald (William) Dempsey (16 Jan 1962 – 13 Feb 1962)
      5. 5. Pauline Dempsey (28 Sep 1964 – )
    3. 3. James Dempsey (07/12/1933 – 24/10/1996) m. Agnes (Devlin) Craigen (12/11/1933 – 10/01/2006)
      1. 1. Patricia Dempsey (17/10/1963 – )
      2. 2. James Dempsey (09/08/1966 – ) m. Joanne Mathie
      3. 3. Teresa (Marie) Dempsey (20/10/1967 – ) m. David (John Cockburn) Baird (08/08/1965 – )
        1. 1. David (William James) Baird (06/11/1988 – ) m. Rebecca (Luciana) Avezzano (5 march 1997 – )
        2. 2. Lisa (Marie) Baird (08/08/1991 – )
    4. 4. Arthur Dempsey (16 Mar 1935 – 24 Sep 2003) m. Ann (Elizabeth) Gillespie (2 Mar 1934 – 7 Feb 2005)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Dempsey
      2. 2. Martha Dempsey
      3. 3. Anne Dempsey
      4. 4. David Dempsey
      5. 5. John Dempsey
    5. 5. Margaret Dempsey (26 August 1936 – 1976) m. John Monaghan (27 September 1929 – 2 January 1988)
      1. 1. Brian Monaghan
      2. 2. Francis Monaghan
      3. 3. Helen Monaghan
      4. 4. John Monaghan
      5. 5. Annie Monaghan
      6. 6. Margaret Monaghan
    6. 6. Stewart Dempsey (29 Sep 1937 – 8 Mar 2017) m. Sarah Kelly (29 Aug 1941 – )
      1. 1. Linda Dempsey (13 jan 1961 – )
      2. 2. Lorraine Dempsey (17 Jun 1965 – )
      3. 3. Angela Dempsey (7 Mar 1968 – )
      4. 4. Audrey Dempsey (10 feb 1971 – 30 Oct 1995)
      5. 5. Karen Dempsey
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Veronica) Dempsey (Feb 1939 – 4 Mar 1939)
    8. 8. William Dempsey (2 Oct 1940 – ) m. Doris (Margaret) McQueen (31 Oct 1940 – 9 Mar 2015)
      1. 1. William Dempsey
      2. 2. Margaret Dempsey
      3. 3. John Dempsey
    9. 9. Thomas Dempsey (1943 – 2005)
    10. 10. Rosena Dempsey (9 Nov 1944 – 13 Feb 2018) m. Gerald (Templeton) Booth (1944 – 28 Sep 2020)
    11. 11. Joseph Dempsey (27 Oct 1947 – 3 Sep 1973)
    12. 12. Christina Dempsey (18 Aug 1949 – 1 Nov 2021) m. John Gibb (1949 – 1985)
      1. 1. John Gibb (1969 – 9 Jul 2017)
      2. 2. Paul Gibb (1969-1971 – )
      3. 3. Steven Gibb
    13. 13. Jean Dempsey (23 Feb 1951 – 7 apr 2000) m. John Meechan
      1. 1. Scott (John) Dempsey (1980 – )
    14. 14. Isabel Dempsey (18 Jun 1952 – 5 jan 2020) m. James Hamilton (8 May 1951 – 18 Feb 1982)

Joseph Doherty's Timeline

2 Records

1886
14/12/1886
Birth of Joseph Doherty in Carndonagh, Donegal, Ireland
Carndonagh, Donegal, Ireland
1963
23/05/1963
Age 77
Death of Joseph Doherty in Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland
Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14/12/1886
    Event Place: Carndonagh, Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23/05/1963
    Event Place: Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
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