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Maria Josephine Corcoran 1856 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Mar 1856

Birth Location: Castlegar, Galway, Ireland

Death Date: 30 Jul 1896

Death Location: Southland, Southland, New Zealand

Father: Walter Corcoran

Mother: Bridget Connelly

Spouse(s): Denis Keane

Children(s): Margaret Keane, Peter Keane, Catherine Keane, Maria Cooney, Maria KEAN, Julia Keane, Walterina Keane, Denis Keane, John Kean

Maria Josephine Corcoran was born in 1856 in Castlegar, Galway, Ireland, the child of Walter Corcoran and Bridget (Biddy) Connelly. Maria Josephine Corcoran married Denis Keane, and had children including Margaret Josephine Keane, Peter Martin Keane, Catherine Frances Keane, Maria Elizabeth Cooney, Maria Elizabeth (Doll) KEAN, Julia Mary Keane, Walterina Mary (Lily) Keane, Denis Patrick Keane, John Martin Kean. Maria Josephine Corcoran passed away in 1896 in Southland, Southland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Maria Josephine Corcoran was born in 1856 in Castlegar, Galway, Ireland, the child of Walter Corcoran and Bridget (Biddy) Connelly.
  • Maria Josephine Corcoran married Denis Keane, and had children including Margaret Josephine Keane, Peter Martin Keane, Catherine Frances Keane, Maria Elizabeth Cooney, Maria Elizabeth (Doll) KEAN, Julia Mary Keane, Walterina Mary (Lily) Keane, Denis Patrick Keane, John Martin Kean.
  • Maria Josephine Corcoran passed away in 1896 in Southland, Southland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Maria Corcoran's Ancestors

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Maria Corcoran
1856 – 1896
Birth Place: Castlegar, Galway, Ireland
Parents
Walter Corcoran
1811 – 1871
, carrabrown/castlegar, Galway, Ireland
Bridget ((Biddy)) Connelly
1831 – 1898
Carrowbrowne, Castlegar, Galway, Ireland
Grandparents
Mary Walsh
1810 – 1878
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maria Corcoran's Descendants

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Maria (Josephine) Corcoran (20 Mar 1856 – 30 Jul 1896) m. Denis Keane (2 Jul 1838 – 1 Jul 1910)
  1. 1. Margaret (Josephine) Keane (31 Jan 1880 – 1 Sept 1967)
  2. 2. Peter (Martin) Keane (30 Oct 1882 – 04 Nov 1918)
  3. 3. Catherine (Frances) Keane (6 Apr 1883 – 22 June 1912)
  4. 4. Maria (Elizabeth) Cooney (1886 – 3 Jan 1970)
  5. 5. Maria (Elizabeth (Doll)) KEAN (July 1886 – 31 Dec 1969) m. Patrick (Francis (Bob)) COONEY (July 1887 – 30 Jan 1929)
    1. 1. Baby COONEY (1915 – 1915)
    2. 2. Marie (Anne) COONEY (15 Sep 1915 – 1987)
    3. 3. Margaret (Ellen) Cooney (9 Dec 1917 – 25 Apr 2017) m. Geoffrey (Brennan) Fahey (5 June 1907 – 4 May 1974)
      1. 1. John (Joseph Patrick) Fahey (28 May 1950 – 30 Sep 2010)
      2. 2. Geraldine (Margaret) Fahey (29 Jun 1951 – ) m. Alan Walmsley (14 Sep 1947 – ) m. Timothy (Donald) Plowman (28 Sep 1949 – )
        1. 1. Jane (Margaret Dee) Walmsley m. Brian Dee
        2. 2. Sarah (Joan) Walmsley m. Giulio Coacci
        3. 3. Geoffrey (Michael) Walmsley
        4. 4. Rebecca (Claire) Joyce (10 Jun 1973 – ) m. Tony (Douglas) Milne
      3. 3. Geoffrey (Bede (Bede)) Fahey
      4. 4. Peter Fahey
      5. 5. Tessa (Mary) Fahey m. Timothy (Robert) Davidson (1949 - 1950 – )
    4. 4. Patrick (John) COONEY (1920 – 13 Mar 1942)
    5. 5. David (Lawrence) COONEY (03 Feb 1922 – 07 Aug 2001)
    6. 6. Imelda (Mary) COONEY (24 Sep 1923 – 2014)
    7. 7. Veronica (Joan) COONEY (06 Aug 1926 – 31 Oct 2015)
    8. 8. Peter (Francis) COONEY (10 Oct 1928 – 21 May 1990)
  6. 6. Julia (Mary) Keane (23 Feb 1892 – 28 Jan 1978)
  7. 7. Walterina (Mary (Lily)) Keane (5 Mar 1893 – 23 Mar 1945)
  8. 8. Denis (Patrick) Keane (15 Mar 1894 – 19 Mar 1971)
  9. 9. John (Martin) Kean (24 Jan 1896 – 24 July 1955)

Maria Corcoran's Timeline

2 Records

1856
20 Mar 1856
Birth of Maria Josephine Corcoran in Castlegar, Galway, Ireland
Castlegar, Galway, Ireland
1896
30 Jul 1896
Age 40
Death of Maria Josephine Corcoran in Southland, Southland, New Zealand
Southland, Southland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1856
    Event Place: Castlegar, Galway, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1896
    Event Place: Southland, Southland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007

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