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William Joseph Cronin 1858 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 May 1858

Birth Location: Westchester, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 12 August 1944

Death Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Father: Michael Cronin

Mother: Ellen Buckley

Spouse(s): Sarah Gill

Children(s): Maria Cronin, Joseph Cronin, Isabella Cronin, William Cronin, Helen Cronin, Helen Cronin, Gertrude Cronin

William Joseph Cronin Sr was born in 1858 in Westchester, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Michael Cronin and Ellen CRONIN Buckley. In 1860, William Joseph Cronin Sr resided in Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1870, William Joseph Cronin Sr resided in Thornbury, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA. William Joseph Cronin Sr married Sarah CRONIN Gill, and had children including Maria Cronin, Joseph I Cronin, Isabella J Cronin, William Joseph Cronin, Helen M Cronin, Helen M Cronin, Gertrude T Cronin. William Joseph Cronin Sr passed away in 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • William Joseph Cronin Sr was born in 1858 in Westchester, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Michael Cronin and Ellen CRONIN Buckley.
  • In 1860, William Joseph Cronin Sr resided in Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1870, William Joseph Cronin Sr resided in Thornbury, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William Joseph Cronin Sr married Sarah CRONIN Gill, and had children including Maria Cronin, Joseph I Cronin, Isabella J Cronin, William Joseph Cronin, Helen M Cronin, Helen M Cronin, Gertrude T Cronin.
  • William Joseph Cronin Sr passed away in 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Cronin
1830 – 1908
Birth Location: South Kerry, Cloon, Donegal, Ireland
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Ellen Buckley
1831 – 1911
Birth Location: Ireland
EB

Spouses(s)

Sarah Gill
1857 – 1926
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
SG

Children(s)

Maria Cronin
1884 – 1885
Birth Location: Phila, PA
MC
Joseph Cronin
1885 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
JC
Isabella Cronin
1886 – 1961
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
IC
William Cronin
1889 – 1964
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Helen Cronin
1892 – 1980
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
HC
Helen Cronin
1894 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
HC
Gertrude Cronin
1894 – 1973
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
GC

William Cronin's Ancestors

Self
William Cronin
1858 – 1944
Birth Place: Westchester, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Michael Cronin
1830 – 1908
South Kerry, Cloon, Donegal, Ireland
Ellen (CRONIN) Buckley
1831 – 1911
Ireland
Grandparents
Michael Cronin
1811 – 1887
Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
Johanna (CRONIN) Fitzgerald
1815 – 1901
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Cronin
1794 – 1870
Elizabeth Walsh
1782 – 1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cronin
1775 –
Walsh
1765 –

William Cronin's Descendants

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William (Joseph) Cronin (30 May 1858 – 12 August 1944) m. Sarah (CRONIN) Gill (13 January 1857 – 28 October 1926)
  1. 1. Maria Cronin (Apr 1884 – 12 June 1885)
  2. 2. Joseph (I) Cronin (abt 1885 – )
  3. 3. Isabella (J) Cronin (Oct 1886 – 17 September 1961)
  4. 4. William (Joseph) Cronin (7 Jan 1889 – 31 Jan 1964) m. Anna (CRONIN Milligan) Griffin (20 Apr 1886 – 19 SEP 1965)
    1. 1. Louise (Griffen) Cronin (abt 1902 – )
    2. 2. Robert (Griffen) Cronin (abt 1904 – )
    3. 3. Michael (Griffen) Cronin (abt 1910 – )
    4. 4. Anne Cronin (abt 1915 – March 1996)
    5. 5. William (Joseph) Cronin (5 May 1923 – 28 May 2003) m. Mildred (Lucille CRONIN) Johnson (13 Feb 1924 – 31 Oct 1977)
      1. 1. Baby (Boy) Cronin (1 Aug 1949 – 1 Aug 1949)
    6. 6. Sarah (Gill) Cronin (10 Jun 1925 – 4 Mar 1996)
  5. 5. Helen (M) Cronin (Oct 1892 – May 1980)
  6. 6. Helen (M) Cronin (abt 1894 – )
  7. 7. Gertrude (T) Cronin (30 November 1894 – January 1973)

William Cronin's Timeline

8 Records

1858
30 May 1858
Birth of William Joseph Cronin Sr in Westchester, Pennsylvania, USA
Westchester, Pennsylvania, USA
1860
1860
Age 2
William Joseph Cronin Sr resided here in Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 12
William Joseph Cronin Sr resided here in Thornbury, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Thornbury, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
1889
1889
Age 31
William Joseph Cronin Sr resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 42
William Joseph Cronin Sr resided here in Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 52
William Joseph Cronin Sr resided here in Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 62
William Joseph Cronin Sr resided here in Philadelphia Ward 27, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia Ward 27, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1944
12 August 1944
Age 86
Death of William Joseph Cronin Sr in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1858
    Event Place: Westchester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1966; Certificate Number Range: 073401-075800
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 27, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1631; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 871
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Thornbury, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1337; Page: 445A; Family History Library Film: 552836
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0273; FHL microfilm: 1241458
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1091; Page: 5; Family History Library Film: 805091
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1391; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0227; FHL microfilm: 1375404
    [7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1091; Page: 5; Family History Library Film: 805091

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Thornbury, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Thornbury, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1337; Page: 445A; Family History Library Film: 552836

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1889
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories (Beta)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0273; FHL microfilm: 1241458

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1391; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0227; FHL microfilm: 1375404

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Philadelphia Ward 27, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 27, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1631; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 871

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 August 1944
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1966; Certificate Number Range: 073401-075800
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Havertown, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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