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Thomas Joseph Cleary 1884–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Sep 1884

Birth Location: New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 1955

Death Location: Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: Michael Cleary

Mother: Hannah Cooke

Spouse(s): Margaret Butler

Children(s): Richard Cleary, Catherine M, Thomas Cleary, William Cleary, John Cleary, James Cleary, Margaret Cleary, Robert Cleary, Eleanor Cleary, Josephine Cleary, Edward Cleary

In 1884, Thomas Joseph Cleary entered the world in New Jersey, United States, born to Michael Cleary And Hannah Cooke. Thomas Joseph Cleary married Margaret Butler, and had children including Catherine M Cleary M, Edward Cleary, Eleanor Cleary, James Cleary, John J Cleary, Josephine Cleary, Margaret M Cleary, Richard Cleary, Robert Emmett Cleary, Thomas J Cleary, William James Cleary. Thomas Joseph Cleary passed away in 1955 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1884, Thomas Joseph Cleary entered the world in New Jersey, United States, born to Michael Cleary And Hannah Cooke.
  • Thomas Joseph Cleary married Margaret Butler, and had children including Catherine M Cleary M, Edward Cleary, Eleanor Cleary, James Cleary, John J Cleary, Josephine Cleary, Margaret M Cleary, Richard Cleary, Robert Emmett Cleary, Thomas J Cleary, William James Cleary.
  • Thomas Joseph Cleary passed away in 1955 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Cleary
1859–1928
Birth Location: Ireland
MC
Hannah Cooke
1858–
Birth Location: Nehan co Tipperary, Ireland
HC

Spouses(s)

Margaret Butler
1891–1969
Birth Location: Ireland
MB

Children(s)

Richard Cleary
1917–1984
Birth Location: New Jersey
RC
Catherine M
1911–
Birth Location: Ireland
CM
Thomas Cleary
1914–
Birth Location: New Jersey
TC
William Cleary
1919–2004
Birth Location: New Jersey
WC
John Cleary
1920–2003
Birth Location: Jersey City, New Jersey
JC
James Cleary
1922–
Birth Location: New Jersey
JC
Margaret Cleary
1925–1992
Birth Location: New Jersey
MC
Robert Cleary
1927–2017
Birth Location: New Jersey
RC
Eleanor Cleary
1915–1994
Birth Location: New Jersey
EC
Josephine Cleary
1910–
Birth Location: Ireland
JC
Edward Cleary
1912–1996
Birth Location: Ireland
EC

Thomas Cleary's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Cleary
1884–1955
Birth Place: New Jersey, United States
Parents
Michael Cleary
1859–1928
Ireland
Hannah Cooke
1858–
Nehan co Tipperary, Ireland
Grandparents
Andrew Cleary
1822–1895
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Cleary's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Joseph) Cleary (13 Sep 1884–1955) m. Margaret Butler (Abt. 1891–28 Mar 1969)
  1. 1. Richard Cleary 1917–1984 m. Florence Chesney 1924–1995
    1. 1. Kathleen Cleary 1949–2006
  2. 2. Catherine (M Cleary) M 1911–
  3. 3. Thomas (J) Cleary 1914–
  4. 4. William (James) Cleary 1919–2004
  5. 5. John (J) Cleary 1920–2003
  6. 6. James Cleary 1922–
  7. 7. Margaret (M) Cleary 1925–1992
  8. 8. Robert (Emmett) Cleary 1927–2017
  9. 9. Eleanor Cleary 1915–1994
  10. 10. Josephine Cleary 1910–
  11. 11. Edward Cleary 1912–1996

Thomas Cleary's Timeline

10 Records

1884
13 Sep 1884
Birth of Thomas Joseph Cleary in Saint Michael-Catholic, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
Saint Michael-Catholic, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
1884
13 Sep 1884
Birth of Thomas Joseph Cleary in New Jersey, United States
New Jersey, United States
1884
14 Sep 1884
Thomas Joseph Cleary was baptized in Saint Michael-Catholic, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
Saint Michael-Catholic, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
1900
1900
Age 16
Thomas Joseph Cleary resided here in Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
1911
2 Apr 1911
Age 27
Thomas Joseph Cleary resided here in Ahenure South, Callan Rural, Kilkenny, Ireland
Ahenure South, Callan Rural, Kilkenny, Ireland
1920
1920
Age 36
Thomas Joseph Cleary resided here in Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
1935
1935
Age 51
Thomas Joseph Cleary resided here in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
1940
1940
Age 56
Thomas Joseph Cleary resided here in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
1950
1950
Age 66
Thomas Joseph Cleary resided here in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
1955
1955
Age 71
Death of Thomas Joseph Cleary in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States
Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1884
    Event Place: Saint Michael-Catholic, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02405; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 24-173
    [2] New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1045; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 168
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: 978; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0129
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: 2159; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 29-209
    [7] Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, The National Archives of Ireland; Year: 1911; Census Place: Callan Rural, Kilkenny, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1884
    Event Place: New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1884
    Event Place: Saint Michael-Catholic, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: 978; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0129

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Ahenure South, Callan Rural, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source: Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, The National Archives of Ireland; Year: 1911; Census Place: Callan Rural, Kilkenny, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1045; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 168

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02405; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 24-173

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02405; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 24-173

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, 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: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: 2159; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 29-209

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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