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William Foley 1840–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1840

Birth Location: Fogo, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Death Date: August 10 1913

Death Location: Island Harbour , Fogo Island Newfoundland

Father: William Foley

Mother: Margaret Sexton

Spouse(s): Mary McKenna, Mary McKenna

Children(s): Catherine Foley, Jessie Foley, Mary Foley, Theresa Foley, Margaret Foley, Jessie Foley, Martin Foley, Cecilia Foley, Allice Foley, Maurice Foley, Julia Foley, Martin Foley, Jessie Foley, Mary Foley, Theresa Foley, Margaret Foley, Catherine Foley, Cecilia Foley

William Foley was born in 1840 in Fogo, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, the child of William F Foley And Margaret Sexton. In 1870, William Foley resided in New York Ward 7 District 4, New York City, New Yor. In 1880, William Foley resided in New York City, New York, New York, USA. William Foley married Mary C Mckenna, and had children including Allice Foley, Catherine Foley, Cecilia Foley, Jessie Patrick Foley, Julia Foley, Margaret Foley, Martin William Foley, Mary Ann Foley, Maurice Foley, Theresa Foley. William Foley passed away in 1913 in Island Harbour , Fogo Island Newfoundland.

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Biography

  • William Foley was born in 1840 in Fogo, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, the child of William F Foley And Margaret Sexton.
  • In 1870, William Foley resided in New York Ward 7 District 4, New York City, New Yor.
  • In 1880, William Foley resided in New York City, New York, New York, USA.
  • William Foley married Mary C Mckenna, and had children including Allice Foley, Catherine Foley, Cecilia Foley, Jessie Patrick Foley, Julia Foley, Margaret Foley, Martin William Foley, Mary Ann Foley, Maurice Foley, Theresa Foley.
  • William Foley passed away in 1913 in Island Harbour , Fogo Island Newfoundland.

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William Foley's Ancestors

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William Foley
1840–1913
Birth Place: Fogo, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Parents
William F. Foley
1790–
Tilting, Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Margaret Sexton
1799–1876
Tilting, Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Grandparents
William (P.) Foley
1762–
Tilting, Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Mary (Ann) Reilly
1770–
Tilting, Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Foley's Descendants

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William Foley (1840–August 10 1913) m. Mary (C) McKenna (1843–16 Oct 1895) m. Mary (C) McKenna (1844–October 16 1895)
  1. 1. Catherine Foley 1864–1945 m. James (Peter) Murphy 1870–1942
    1. 1. Peter Murphy 1905–1905
  2. 2. Jessie (Patrick) Foley 1883–
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Foley 1876–1929
  4. 4. Theresa Foley 1870–1960
  5. 5. Margaret Foley 1867–1904
  6. 6. Jessie (Patrick) Foley 1883–
  7. 7. Martin (William) Foley 1874–1958
  8. 8. Cecilia Foley 1874–1950
  9. 9. Allice Foley 1900–
  10. 10. Maurice Foley 1907–1980
  11. 11. Julia Foley 1901–1968
  12. 12. Martin (William) Foley 1874–1976
  13. 13. Jessie (Patrick) Foley 1883–
  14. 14. Mary (Ann) Foley 1876–1929
  15. 15. Theresa Foley 1870–1960
  16. 16. Margaret Foley 1867–1904
  17. 17. Catherine Foley 1864–1945
  18. 18. Cecilia Foley 1874–1950

William Foley's Timeline

4 Records

1840
1840
Birth of William Foley in Fogo, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Fogo, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1870
1870
Age 30
William Foley resided here in New York Ward 7 District 4, New York City, New York, New York, USA
New York Ward 7 District 4, New York City, New York, New York, USA
1880
1880
Age 40
William Foley resided here in New York City, New York, New York, USA
New York City, New York, New York, USA
1913
August 10 1913
Age 73
Death of William Foley in Island Harbour , Fogo Island Newfoundland
Island Harbour , Fogo Island Newfoundland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Fogo, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: New York City, New York, New York; Roll: 871; Page: 421a; Enumeration District: 090
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: New York Ward 7 District 4, New York, New York; Roll: M593_979; Page: 207A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: New York Ward 7 District 4, New York City, New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: New York Ward 7 District 4, New York, New York; Roll: M593_979; Page: 207A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: New York City, New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: New York City, New York, New York; Roll: 871; Page: 421a; Enumeration District: 090

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 10 1913
    Event Place: Island Harbour , Fogo Island Newfoundland

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