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William Joseph Dillon 1859–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 DEC 1859

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 19 JUN 1903

Death Location: Braddock Catholic Cementery, Braddock, Pa

Father: William (Dillane)

Mother: Mary Sullivan

Spouse(s): Mary McKeag

Children(s): Rebecca Dillon, Magdalene Dillon, Helen Dillon, Isaac Dillon, Catherine Dillon, Margaret Dillon, Bernard Dillon, Barbara Dillon, Joseph Dillon, William Dillon, John Dillon

In 1859, William Joseph Dillon entered the world in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, born to William Dillon Dillane And Mary Sullivan. In 1870, William Joseph Dillon resided in Little Falls, Passaic, New Jersey. William Joseph Dillon married Mary Ellen Mckeag, and had children including Barbara Mary Dillon, Bernard Aloysius Dillon, Catherine Marie Dillon, Helen Ganyon Dillon, Isaac Mckeag Dillon, John Henry Dillon, Joseph Patrick Dillon, Magdalene Gruber Dillon, Margaret Otilla Dillon, Rebecca Agatha Dillon, William Cletus Dillon. William Joseph Dillon passed away in 1903 in Braddock Catholic Cementery, Braddock, Pa.

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Biography

  • In 1859, William Joseph Dillon entered the world in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, born to William Dillon Dillane And Mary Sullivan.
  • In 1870, William Joseph Dillon resided in Little Falls, Passaic, New Jersey.
  • William Joseph Dillon married Mary Ellen Mckeag, and had children including Barbara Mary Dillon, Bernard Aloysius Dillon, Catherine Marie Dillon, Helen Ganyon Dillon, Isaac Mckeag Dillon, John Henry Dillon, Joseph Patrick Dillon, Magdalene Gruber Dillon, Margaret Otilla Dillon, Rebecca Agatha Dillon, William Cletus Dillon.
  • William Joseph Dillon passed away in 1903 in Braddock Catholic Cementery, Braddock, Pa.

Immediate Family

Parents

William (Dillane)
1831–1878
Birth Location: Newcastle West, County Limerick, Ireland
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Mary Sullivan
1835–1901
Birth Location: County Limerick, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Mary McKeag
1869–1945
Birth Location: Oak Hill, Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Rebecca Dillon
1895–1974
Birth Location: Turtle Creek, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
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Magdalene Dillon
1904–1999
Birth Location: Brownsville, Pennsylvania
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Helen Dillon
1902–1979
Birth Location: Newell, Pennsylvania
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Isaac Dillon
1900–1976
Birth Location: Harrison, New Jersey (Hudson County), USA
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Catherine Dillon
1898–1985
Birth Location: Wilmore, Pennsylvania (Cambria County)
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Margaret Dillon
1891–
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
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Bernard Dillon
1889–1954
Birth Location: Turtle Creek, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
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Barbara Dillon
1887–1972
Birth Location: Turtle Creek, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
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Joseph Dillon
1886–1942
Birth Location: Reading, Pennsylvania (Berks County)
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William Dillon
1885–1959
Birth Location: Clearfield, Pennsylvania (Clearfield County)
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John Dillon
1893–1968
Birth Location: Walker's Mills, PA (Allegheny County)
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William Dillon's Ancestors

Self
William Dillon
1859–1903
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Parents
William Dillon (Dillane)
1831–1878
Newcastle West, County Limerick, Ireland
Mary Sullivan
1835–1901
County Limerick, Ireland
Grandparents
John Dillane
1801–1871
Ireland
Johanna Guinane
1802–1887
Ireland
Daniel Sullivan
1815–
County Limerick, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Dillane
1765–
Mary Quitter
1778–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Padraig dillane
1745–

William Dillon's Descendants

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William (Joseph) Dillon (24 DEC 1859–19 JUN 1903) m. Mary (Ellen) McKeag (26 JUL 1869–3 NOV 1945)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Agatha) Dillon 1895–1974 m. Joseph (Michael) Hearn 1889–1951
    1. 1. Dorothy (M) Hearn 1925–1991 m. William Suvak 1923–1953
      1. 1. Dorothy (A) Suvak 1948–2010
    2. 2. John (Henry) Hearn 1919–2001 m. Mildred (Beatrice) Allic 1920–1982
      1. 1. John (H Hearn) Jr 1941–1941
    3. 3. Leo (Joseph) Hearn 1923–1997 m. Margaret (Noreen) Desmond 1930–2000
    4. 4. William (John Joseph) Hearn 1918–1989
    5. 5. Thomas (Alfred Hearn) Sr 1927–1999
    6. 6. Patricia (Ann) Hearn 1932–2013 m. James (Gilbert) Derdock 1931–1989 m. James (Ira (Bucky)) Cramer 1927–2000
    7. 7. Regis (James) Hearn 1921–1986 m. Anna (Margaret (Honey)) Matthews 1923–2014
    8. 8. Mary (Magdaline) Hearn 1916–1988 m. Alfred (Frank) Schwoeble 1912–2007
    9. 9. Dennis (Francis) Hearn 1915–1992 m. Hildeguard (Catherine) Guthrie 1920–2001
      1. 1. William (Joseph) Hearn 1941–2015 m. Michelle (M.) Kuchinka 1945–2000
  2. 2. Magdalene (Gruber) Dillon 1904–1999 m. Leo (Francis) Bollens 1899–1985
    1. 1. Alfred (Paul) Bollens 1926–1988 m. Lorraine (Pearl) LaFlamme 1925–2008
    2. 2. Julia (Claire) Bollens 1934–1985 m. Lawrence (Francis) Summerill 1932–2001
    3. 3. Regis (Raymond) Bollens 1938–1997
    4. 4. William (Joseph) Bollens 1927–1999 m. Joan Bruce 1929–2013
    5. 5. Leo (Francis Bollens) Jr 1928–2007
  3. 3. Helen (Ganyon) Dillon 1902–1979 m. John (Joseph Monroe) Sr 1896–1979
    1. 1. Patricia Monroe 1930–2015 m. Jackot 1926–1983
    2. 2. John (Joseph Monroe) JR 1928–1997
    3. 3. Maureen (Cecelia) Monroe 1926–2018 m. Edward (F) Harbison 1908–
    4. 4. William (Dillon) Monroe 1933–2010
  4. 4. Isaac (McKeag) Dillon 1900–1976 m. Carrie Bowers 1901–1991
    1. 1. Robert (L) Dillon 1924–1924
    2. 2. Donald (Isaac) Dillon 1936–2006
    3. 3. Norma (Jean) Dillon 1927–2017 m. Richard (Patrick McGough) Jr 1927–1989
  5. 5. Catherine (Marie) Dillon 1898–1985 m. Russell (Wright) Perrine 1899–1960
  6. 6. Margaret (Otilla) Dillon 1891– m. Charles (William) Kuenzig 1888–1973
    1. 1. Charles (Clement) Kuenzig 1916–1916
    2. 2. Mary (Philameno) Kuenzig 1923–1966
    3. 3. Margaret (Corrine) Kuenzig 1920–2002
    4. 4. Dolores (M) Kuenzig 1926– m. Robert (Anthony) Woolley 1916–2010
    5. 5. William (Clemens) Kuenzig 1918–2005 m. Margaret (Cecelia) Griffin 1922–1992
    6. 6. George (Edward) Kuenzig 1921–2006 m. Reda (Mae) Jones 1924–2004
    7. 7. Mildred (M) Kuenzig 1917–2013 m. William (Francis) Mooney 1908–1972
      1. 1. Maureen Mooney 1942–2000 m. Michael (Joseph McDonough) Jr 1937–2004
  7. 7. Bernard (Aloysius) Dillon 1889–1954 m. Mary (Cecelia) Rodgers 1892–1951
    1. 1. Stillborn Dillon 1924–1924
    2. 2. Marilyn (Louise) Dillon 1927–2000 m. Charles (William) Hoyman 1926–2000
    3. 3. Kathleen (Cecilia) Dillon 1922–2009 m. James (Hunter Gelder) Sr 1925–2001
    4. 4. Bernadine (Agnes) Dillon 1921–1990 m. Meryl (Clifford) Baker 1919–1981
  8. 8. Barbara (Mary) Dillon 1887–1972 m. Arthur (Gordon) Moore 1883–1939
    1. 1. Richard (Lyle) Moore 1922–1989 m. Mary (C.) Fonnemann 1921–2011
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Moore 1943–1953
      2. 2. Richard (Lyle) Moore 1948–1948
    2. 2. Arthur (William) Moore 1920–2011 m. Geraldine (Marie) O'Brien 1917–2005
    3. 3. Bernard (Lee) Moore 1917–1994
    4. 4. William Moore 1920–
    5. 5. Charles (Arthur) Moore 1916–1988 m. Jean (Marie) Riblet 1918–2012
  9. 9. Joseph (Patrick) Dillon 1886–1942 m. Viola (Mary) Vliet 1889–1948
    1. 1. Barbara (Mary) Dillon 1924–1999
    2. 2. Joseph (Patrick) Dillon 1907–1974 m. Helen (Marie) Whitesall 1920–1995 m. Katherine Shannahan 1920– m. Etta (Marie) Olson 1912–1959 m. Eva (Fox) Longstreth 1909–1978
      1. 1. Myrtle (Margaret) Dillon 1933–1999 m. James (Lawrence) Oliver 1932–2011
      2. 2. Joseph (Michael) Dillon 1941–2025 m. Helen (Patricia) Goss 1945–2017
      3. 3. Eva (Dolores) Dillon 1930–1930
      4. 4. Edwin (Richard) Longstreth 1928–2002
  10. 10. William (Cletus) Dillon 1885–1959 m. Ida (Mary) Good 1892–1965
    1. 1. Virginia (Louise) Dillon 1933–2017 m. Leroy (Dallas) Phillabaum 1932–2009
    2. 2. Thomas (Bernard) Dillon 1927–1991 m. Ann (Margaret) Knoll 1931–2023
    3. 3. Ida Dillon 1924–2008
    4. 4. William (Cletus Dillon) Jr 1925–1945
    5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Dillon 1921–2000
  11. 11. John (Henry) Dillon 1893–1968 m. June (Nellie) Barr 1921–2003 m. Mary (Ellen) O'Donnell 1897–1939
    1. 1. Thomas (McDonald) Dillon 1928–2008
    2. 2. Eleanor (Margaret) Dillon 1916–2008 m. John (Phillip) Karavlan 1922–1999
    3. 3. Jean (Barbara) Dillon 1923–2010 m. Michael (Francis) McHugh 1916–2003
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Margaret) Dillon 1919–2009 m. Glenn (M) Austin 1911–1997
      1. 1. Glenn (M.) Austin 1942–1944
    5. 5. Marilyn Dillon 1934–2018 m. Joseph (Anthony Bacco) Jr 1932–2003
    6. 6. Mary (Viola) Dillon 1921–2007 m. Stanley (Anthony) Patalsky 1922–1993
    7. 7. John (William) Dillon 1915–1956 m. Margaret Chamberlain 1915–1999
      1. 1. Robert (L.) Dillon 1943–2024
    8. 8. Robert (Paul) Dillon 1917–2007 m. Lois (Jane) Soles 1922–2006
    9. 9. Edward (Charles) Dillon 1932–2018 m. Frances (P) Carmen 1933–2015
    10. 10. Bernard (Aloysius) Dillon 1926–2016 m. Lorraine (Marion) Tuma 1928–2023
    11. 11. William (Joseph) Dillon 1924– m. Janet (L) Kugel 1927–2018
    12. 12. James (McDonald) Dillon 1930–2025

William Dillon's Timeline

7 Records

1859
24 DEC 1859
Birth of William Joseph Dillon in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
1859
31 Dec 1859
William Joseph Dillon was baptized in Old St Patrick, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Old St Patrick, Cook County, Illinois, United States
1870
1870
Age 11
William Joseph Dillon resided here in Little Falls, Passaic, New Jersey
Little Falls, Passaic, New Jersey
1880
1880
Age 21
William Joseph Dillon resided here in Paint, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Paint, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1900
1900
Age 41
William Joseph Dillon resided here in Harrison Town, Hudson, New Jersey
Harrison Town, Hudson, New Jersey
1903
19 JUN 1903
Age 44
Death of William Joseph Dillon in West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
1903
19 JUN 1903
Age 44
Burial of William Joseph Dillon in Braddock Catholic Cementery, Braddock, Pa
Braddock Catholic Cementery, Braddock, Pa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 DEC 1859
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Paint, Somerset, Pennsylvania; Roll: T9_1195; Family History Film: 1255195; Page: 411.3000; Enumeration District: 0; Image: 0430.
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Harrison Ward 4, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .
    [4] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1681-2012
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Harrison Ward 4, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: T623 972; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 20.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1859
    Event Place: Old St Patrick, Cook County, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Little Falls, Passaic, New Jersey
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Paint, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Paint, Somerset, Pennsylvania; Roll: T9_1195; Family History Film: 1255195; Page: 411.3000; Enumeration District: 0; Image: 0430.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Harrison Town, Hudson, New Jersey
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Harrison Ward 4, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: RailRoad Construction Supervisor

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 JUN 1903
    Event Place: West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
    Record Source: Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1681-2012

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 JUN 1903
    Event Place: Braddock Catholic Cementery, Braddock, Pa
    Record Source: Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1681-2012
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