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Matthew James Brennan 1835–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 OCT 1835

Birth Location: Ferns, Wexford, Ireland

Death Date: 25 DEC 1915

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: Matthew Brennan

Mother: Mary Shelly

Spouse(s): Bridget Kinsella

Children(s): Martin Brennan, Louis Brennan, Leo Brother, Edward Brennan, Michael Brennan, Andrew Brennan, Louis Brennan, Martin Brennan, James Brennan, Mary Brennan

In 1835, Matthew James Brennan entered the world in Ferns, Wexford, Ireland, born to Matthew Brennan And Mary Shelly. Matthew James Brennan married Bridget Frances Kinsella, and had children including Andrew M Brennan, Edward Paul Brennan, James Thomas Brennan, Leo Marquette Brennan Brother, Louis Brennan, Louis J Brennan, Martin Adlai Brennan, Martin B Brennan, Mary E Brennan, Michael Francis Brennan. Matthew James Brennan passed away in 1915 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1835, Matthew James Brennan entered the world in Ferns, Wexford, Ireland, born to Matthew Brennan And Mary Shelly.
  • Matthew James Brennan married Bridget Frances Kinsella, and had children including Andrew M Brennan, Edward Paul Brennan, James Thomas Brennan, Leo Marquette Brennan Brother, Louis Brennan, Louis J Brennan, Martin Adlai Brennan, Martin B Brennan, Mary E Brennan, Michael Francis Brennan.
  • Matthew James Brennan passed away in 1915 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matthew Brennan's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Brennan
1835–1915
Birth Place: Ferns, Wexford, Ireland
Parents
Matthew Brennan
1807–1872
Rossdroit, Wexford, Ireland
Mary Shelly
1802–1889
Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Brennan's Descendants

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Matthew (James) Brennan (15 OCT 1835–25 DEC 1915) m. Bridget (Frances) Kinsella (15 SEP 1845–3 APR 1914)
  1. 1. Martin (B) Brennan 1877–1932
  2. 2. Louis Brennan 1873–1876
  3. 3. Leo (Marquette Brennan) Brother 1882–1950
  4. 4. Edward (Paul) Brennan 1866–1942 m. Beatrice (Angelica) Jeffers 1884–1953
    1. 1. Mary (Beatrice) Brennan 1911–2004 m. Leo (Franklin) McGraw 1903–1988
    2. 2. Agnes (Isabella) Brennan 1912–1999
    3. 3. Adelaide (F) Brennan 1914–2014
  5. 5. Michael (Francis) Brennan 1879–1881
  6. 6. Andrew (M) Brennan 1871–1948
  7. 7. Louis (J.) Brennan 1890–
  8. 8. Martin (Adlai) Brennan 1879–1941
  9. 9. James (Thomas) Brennan 1869–1953 m. Margaret (Mary) Feenan 1871–1942
    1. 1. Raymond (William) Brennan 1908–1983
    2. 2. Hildetta (Mary) Brennan 1899–1925 m. Philip (Valentine) Fabel 1895–1950
      1. 1. Philip VFabel 1922–1988 m. BarbaraBurwell 1923–1995
        1. 1. John (D.) Fabel 1947–1950
        2. 2. Carol (Lee) Fabel 1944–1945
    3. 3. Richard (Maurice) Brennan 1901–1988
    4. 4. Rev (Msgr John L.) Brennan 1906–1983
    5. 5. James (Thomas) Brennan 1897–1949 m. Clara (Louise) Hogan 1901–1995
      1. 1. William (Robert) Brennan 1935–1995
      2. 2. James (Thomas L. E.) Brennan 1926–2015 m. Miko (Wanda) Arnold 1928–2017
      3. 3. John (Edward) Brennan 1931–2010
    6. 6. Kathryn (Teresa) Brennan 1899–1958 m. Philip (Valentine) Fabel 1895–1950
      1. 1. Betty (Ann) Fabel 1928–1979
    7. 7. Roger (Edward) Brennan 1914–1979
  10. 10. Mary (E.) Brennan 1867–1921 m. William (C) Connolly 1864–1929 m. Alphonsus Brisbois 1864–1940
    1. 1. William (Gleason) Connolly 1901–1974

Matthew Brennan's Timeline

23 Records

1835
15 OCT 1835
Birth of Matthew James Brennan in Ferns, Wexford, Ireland
Ferns, Wexford, Ireland
1880
1880
Age 45
Matthew James Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 45
Matthew James Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 45
Matthew James Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 45
Matthew James Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 45
Matthew James Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 45
Matthew James Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 65
Matthew James Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 65
Matthew James Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 65
Matthew James Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 65
Matthew James Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 65
Matthew James Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 75
Matthew James Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 75
Matthew James Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 75
Matthew James Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 75
Matthew James Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 75
Matthew James Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 75
Matthew James Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1915
6 FEB 1915
Age 80
Matthew James Brennan - Probate in De Witt, Illinois, USA
De Witt, Illinois, USA
1915
25 DEC 1915
Age 80
Death of Matthew James Brennan in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1915
1915
Age 80
Matthew James Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1915
1915
Age 80
Matthew James Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1915
1915
Age 80
Matthew James Brennan resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Cook , Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] Cook , Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 OCT 1835
    Event Place: Ferns, Wexford, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] v9t2616.ftw
    [2] netbrennan.FTW
    [3] 1880 USA Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 190; Family History Film: 1254190; Page: 14C; Enumeration District: 065; Image: 0029
    [4] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0316; FHL microfilm: 1374258
    [5] 1900 USA Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 285; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0999; FHL microfilm: 1240285
    [6] Cook , Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [8] Cook , Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [10] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0316; FHL microfilm: 1374258
    [11] 1900 USA Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 285; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0999; FHL microfilm: 1240285
    [12] Ancestry Family Trees
    [13] Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, Weekly Free Press and Prairie Farmer; Publication Date: 29 Dec 1915; Publication Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; ,0.8166564,0.72520334,0.92627716&xid=3355
    [14] Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, Weekly Free Press and Prairie Farmer; Publication Date: 29 Dec 1915; Publication Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; ,0.8166564,0.72520334,0.92627716&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1849
    Record Source: 1900 USA Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 285; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0999; FHL microfilm: 1240285

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 USA Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 285; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0999; FHL microfilm: 1240285

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 6 FEB 1915
    Event Place: De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, Record of Wills, 1862-1923; Author: Illinois. Probate Court (De Witt ); Probate Place: DeWitt, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 DEC 1915
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Cook , Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, Record of Wills, 1862-1923; Author: Illinois. Probate Court (De Witt ); Probate Place: DeWitt, Illinois
    [4] Cook , Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [6] Ancestry Family Trees
    [7] Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, Weekly Free Press and Prairie Farmer; Publication Date: 29 Dec 1915; Publication Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; ,0.8166564,0.72520334,0.92627716&xid=3355
    [8] Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, Weekly Free Press and Prairie Farmer; Publication Date: 29 Dec 1915; Publication Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; ,0.8166564,0.72520334,0.92627716&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1848
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0316; FHL microfilm: 1374258
    [2] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0316; FHL microfilm: 1374258

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0316; FHL microfilm: 1374258

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 USA Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 190; Family History Film: 1254190; Page: 14C; Enumeration District: 065; Image: 0029

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 USA Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 285; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0999; FHL microfilm: 1240285

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0316; FHL microfilm: 1374258

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 USA Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 190; Family History Film: 1254190; Page: 14C; Enumeration District: 065; Image: 0029

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 USA Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 190; Family History Film: 1254190; Page: 14C; Enumeration District: 065; Image: 0029

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 USA Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 285; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0999; FHL microfilm: 1240285
    [2] 1900 USA Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 285; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0999; FHL microfilm: 1240285

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 USA Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 285; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0999; FHL microfilm: 1240285
    [2] 1900 USA Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 285; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0999; FHL microfilm: 1240285

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0316; FHL microfilm: 1374258
    [2] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0316; FHL microfilm: 1374258

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0316; FHL microfilm: 1374258
    [2] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0316; FHL microfilm: 1374258

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0316; FHL microfilm: 1374258
    [2] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0316; FHL microfilm: 1374258

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 USA Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 190; Family History Film: 1254190; Page: 14C; Enumeration District: 065; Image: 0029

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 USA Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 285; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0999; FHL microfilm: 1240285
    [2] 1900 USA Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 285; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0999; FHL microfilm: 1240285

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0316; FHL microfilm: 1374258
    [2] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0316; FHL microfilm: 1374258

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 USA Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 190; Family History Film: 1254190; Page: 14C; Enumeration District: 065; Image: 0029

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1849
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 USA Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 285; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0999; FHL microfilm: 1240285
    [2] 1900 USA Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 285; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0999; FHL microfilm: 1240285

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1848
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0316; FHL microfilm: 1374258
    [2] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0316; FHL microfilm: 1374258

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, Weekly Free Press and Prairie Farmer; Publication Date: 29 Dec 1915; Publication Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; ,0.8166564,0.72520334,0.92627716&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, Weekly Free Press and Prairie Farmer; Publication Date: 29 Dec 1915; Publication Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; ,0.8166564,0.72520334,0.92627716&xid=3355

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