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William Reynolds 1852 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1852

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 22 Oct 1916

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts USA

Father: John Reynolds

Mother: Bridget Forester

Spouse(s): Mary Cassidy

Children(s): Margaret McCauley, Margaret Reynolds, William Reynolds, John Reynolds, James Reynolds, Mary Reynolds, Alice Reynolds, Lillian Reynolds, Sarah Reynolds

In 1852, William Reynolds entered the world in Ireland, born to John Reynolds and Bridget Forester. William Reynolds married Mary Jane Cassidy, and had children including Margaret McCauley, Margaret Reynolds, William Reynolds, John F Reynolds, James H Reynolds, Mary Reynolds, Alice Reynolds, Lillian Reynolds, Sarah Reynolds. William Reynolds passed away in 1916 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts USA.

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Biography

  • In 1852, William Reynolds entered the world in Ireland, born to John Reynolds and Bridget Forester.
  • William Reynolds married Mary Jane Cassidy, and had children including Margaret McCauley, Margaret Reynolds, William Reynolds, John F Reynolds, James H Reynolds, Mary Reynolds, Alice Reynolds, Lillian Reynolds, Sarah Reynolds.
  • William Reynolds passed away in 1916 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Reynolds
1830 – 1894
Birth Location: Ireland
JR
Bridget Forester
1830 –
Birth Location: Ireland, United Kingdom
BF

Spouses(s)

Mary Cassidy
1853 – 1926
Birth Location: Ireland
MC

Children(s)

Margaret McCauley
1872 – 1907
Birth Location: Boston
MM
Margaret Reynolds
1872 – 1938
Birth Location: Massachusetts
MR
William Reynolds
1876 –
Birth Location: Massachusetts
WR
John Reynolds
1880 –
Birth Location: Massachusetts
JR
James Reynolds
1883 – 1952
Birth Location: Brookline
JR
Mary Reynolds
1885 –
Birth Location: Massachusetts
MR
Alice Reynolds
1889 –
Birth Location: Massachusetts
AR
Lillian Reynolds
1892 –
Birth Location: Massachusetts
LR
Sarah Reynolds
1899 – 1933
Birth Location: Massachusetts
SR

William Reynolds's Ancestors

Self
William Reynolds
1852 – 1916
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
John Reynolds
1830 – 1894
Ireland
Bridget Forester
1830 –
Ireland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Reynolds
Ireland
Mary Sweeney
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Reynolds's Descendants

1.
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William Reynolds (Nov 1852 – 22 Oct 1916) m. Mary (Jane) Cassidy (Mar 1853 – 18 Sep 1926)
  1. 1. Margaret McCauley (abt 1872 – 6 Nov 1907)
  2. 2. Margaret Reynolds (Sep 1872 – 30 August 1938) m. Dennis (H) Mitchell (abt 1873 – ) m. Peter McCauley (abt 1877 – )
    1. 1. Francis McCauley (abt 1910 – )
    2. 2. Timothy McCauley (abt 1912 – )
    3. 3. Mary McCauley (abt 1914 – )
    4. 4. Margaret McCauley (abt 1916 – )
    5. 5. John McCauley (abt 1920 – )
  3. 3. William Reynolds (12 Oct 1876 – ) m. Agnes (J) Welch (abt 1875 – )
  4. 4. John (F) Reynolds (abt 1880 – ) m. Clara (L) Nelson (abt 1880 – )
  5. 5. James (H) Reynolds (abt 1883 – 22 May 1952) m. Ruth (Amelia) Rose (6 Mar 1883 – 11 Jul 1952)
    1. 1. Florence (M) Reynolds (24 SEP 1903 – 04 MAR 1983) m. James (Edward) Shea (15 Nov 1895 – 20 Apr 1959)
      1. 1. Jacqueline Shea (28 Sep 1924 – 12 Dec 1980) m. August Donatelli (1914 – 1990)
        1. 1. Deborah (Ann) Shea (25 MAY 1952 – ) m. John Froio (15 Nov 1945 – )
      2. 2. James (Edward) Shea (22 Jan 1926 – 1 Jun 1992) m. Genevieve Shea
      3. 3. Ruth (M.) Shea (11 May 1927 – 07/19/2009) m. Ralph (A) Jensen (24 SEP 1924 – 27 FEB 1982)
        1. 1. Dianne Jensen (Sep 1964 – )
        2. 2. Ralph Jensen
        3. 3. Karen Jensen
        4. 4. Gail Jensen
        5. 5. Stephen Jensen
      4. 4. Richard (Francis) Shea (26 Apr 1929 – 11 Oct 2016) m. Shirley Bates (About 1933 – )
        1. 1. Ellen Shea m. Scott Dupre
      5. 5. Rita Shea (02 SEP 1931 – 20 June 2021) m. Robert Jensen (25 Mar 1926 – Jul 1984)
        1. 1. Luann Jensen (abt 1958 – )
        2. 2. David Jensen (26 September 1959 – 1 March 2017)
        3. 3. Lynn Jensen
        4. 4. Robert Jensen
        5. 5. Kenneth Jensen
        6. 6. Laurie Jensen
        7. 7. Timothy (E) Jensen
        8. 8. Jeffery Jensen
        9. 9. Benjamin Jensen
        10. 10. Robert J.
        11. 11. Timothy (R.) Jensen
        12. 12. Lynne Aldrich
        13. 13. Jeffrey (P.) Jensen
        14. 14. Benjamin (J.) Jensen
      6. 6. William (J) Shea (24 Sep 1932 – 19 May 2001) m. Ernestine Beshere (abt 1937 – 15 Oct 1993) m. Do-reen Lloyd (abt 1959 – )
        1. 1. Doreen Shea (18 Jun 1958 – ) m. Timothy (Joseph) Dilts (abt 1957 – ) m. Robert (Page) Lloyd (28 Oct 1943 – 9 Dec 2013)
      7. 7. Robert (Reynolds) Shea (15 Dec 1933 – 22 Jun 1992) m. Audrie Craig (abt 1934 – )
        1. 1. Kevin Shea (1953 – )
        2. 2. Denise Shea (Sep 1956 – )
        3. 3. Craig Shea
        4. 4. Joseph Shea
        5. 5. Michael Shea
      8. 8. Donald Shea (15 Jun 1935 – 30 May 2025) m. Pauline DeCelle (29 Mar 1935 – 21 Feb 2002)
        1. 1. Linda Shea (23 Jun 1962 – )
        2. 2. Daniel Shea
        3. 3. Kathleen Shea
        4. 4. Erin Shea
        5. 5. Joyce Shea
      9. 9. Florence (Cecile) Shea (05 OCT 1936 – 16 MAY 1998)
        1. 1. Christopher (M.) Shea (15 Sep 1967 – )
        2. 2. James (Edward) Shea (1970 – 14 June 2010)
      10. 10. Irene (Helen) Shea (15 Jul 1938 – 6 Nov 1980) m. Donald (H) Cadman (1936 – 17 May 2002)
        1. 1. Lisa Cadman (24 May 1963 – 19 Jan 2013) m. Michael m. Michael Moscone (1957 – 23 Jan 2006)
        2. 2. Donald (Cadman) Jr. ( – Sept 2015)
        3. 3. James Cadman ( – 20 Aug 2016)
        4. 4. Cheryl Cadman
        5. 5. Michelle Cadman
        6. 6. Steven Cadman
      11. 11. Janice (Therese) Shea (1 Jan 1940 – 10 Feb 2022) m. Harold Birrittieri (1940 – )
        1. 1. Donna Birrittieri (24 Apr 1961 – ) m. Patrick (Charles) Hucker
        2. 2. Shiela Birrittieri (10 May 1968 – ) m. Michael (Timothy) Florio (abt 1959 – )
        3. 3. Vincent Birrittieri (9 Oct 1970 – ) m. Semantha (Perry) Wygant
        4. 4. Jennifer Birrittieri (3 Jun 1975 – ) m. Frank (Lee) Ransier
        5. 5. Angela Birrittieri (abt 1976 – )
        6. 6. Harold Birrittieri ( – 2016)
        7. 7. Therese Birrittieri m. Gregory (Earl) Brewer
      12. 12. Kevin (Thomas) Shea (22 Nov 1941 – 30 Nov 1941)
      13. 13. Karen Shea (15 FEB 1943 – ) m. Glenn (W.) Miller (25 Jun 1938 – 21 Nov 2009)
        1. 1. Wayne Miller (9 Mar 1966 – )
        2. 2. Glenn Miller
        3. 3. Tammie Miller
        4. 4. Allen Miller
        5. 5. Vickie Miller
        6. 6. Mark Miller
        7. 7. Cyndi Miller
      14. 14. Maureen (Margaret) Shea (1944 – 2001) m. Charles Downing (31 Aug 1943 – )
        1. 1. Jeanine Downing
      15. 15. Kathleen Shea (10 May 1944 – ) m. Frank Froio (20 Mar 1932 – 16 May 1993)
        1. 1. Richard Froio (12 Sep 1968 – ) m. Diane Gustafson
        2. 2. Maureen Froio (16 Jan 1970 – ) m. Paul Adamo
        3. 3. Anthony (J) Froio (27 Aug 1973 – ) m. Mellisa Fleming
    2. 2. Frank Reynolds (abt 1906 – ) m. Dorothy (Evelyn HORSMAN -) Reynolds (4 May 1904 – 18 Mar 1993)
      1. 1. Francis Reynolds (abt 1930 – 10 Sep 1995) m. Sarah (E) Reynolds (5 May 1929 – 29 May 2001)
      2. 2. Evelyn Reynolds (abt 1939 – ) m. Bobby (G) Martin (abt 1938 – )
        1. 1. Bobby (Gene) Martin (13 Jul 1960 – )
        2. 2. Curtis (Lynn) Martin (1 Jun 1964 – 6 Aug 2015)
      3. 3. William (E.) Reynolds
    3. 3. Edward (J.) Reynolds (3 March 1910 – 24 Mar 1945) m. Amelia (Alma) Johnson (5 Aug 1917 – 04 Feb 2013)
    4. 4. James (Joseph) Reynolds (17 Nov 1915 – 1 Oct 1990) m. Marie (Pauline) Bergeron (20 Dec 1917 – 22 Oct 1965)
      1. 1. Marie (A) Reynolds (abt 1944 – )
      2. 2. Robert (J) Reynolds (abt 1949 – 14 November 2018) m. Christine (Marie) Reynolds (8 November 1949 – 31 January 2000)
      3. 3. James (Edward) Reynolds (6 April 1955 – 18 February 2016) m. Barbara (A.) Reynolds
        1. 1. James (E.) Reynolds
        2. 2. Katelyn Reynolds
        3. 3. Melissa Cox
    5. 5. William Reynolds (abt 1919 – May 1974)
    6. 6. Ruth Reynolds (26 Jan 1921 – 19 Sep 2004) m. Jean (Louis) Logan (4 May 1917 – 24 August 1997) m. Jean (Louis) Logan (abt 1918 – )
      1. 1. Anne (Marie) Highstreet (2 November 1941 – 6 July 1996)
      2. 2. Baby (Boy) Logan (2 October 1943 – 2 October 1943)
      3. 3. John Logan (16 January 1946 – 26 July 1957)
      4. 4. Paul (Edward) Logan (9 November 1946 – 26 July 1957)
      5. 5. Samantha (Ruth) Logan (abt 1940 – )
      6. 6. Paul Logan (9 November 1946 – 26 July 1957)
      7. 7. John Logan
  6. 6. Mary Reynolds (Nov 1885 – )
  7. 7. Alice Reynolds (Apr 1889 – )
  8. 8. Lillian Reynolds (Jun 1892 – )
  9. 9. Sarah Reynolds (abt 1899 – 1933) m. John Sawdy (abt 1898 – 1943)
    1. 1. James Sawdy (abt 1918 – 27 Mar 1993) m. Ruth (E) Sawdy (13 January 1924 – 27 October 1998)
    2. 2. Mary Sawdy (abt 1921 – )
    3. 3. William Sawdy (abt 1923 – 26 December 1990)
    4. 4. Frances Sawdy (abt 1927 – ) m. Lawrence (Earl) Babbitt (abt 1925 – )

William Reynolds's Timeline

5 Records

1852
Nov 1852
Birth of William Reynolds in Ireland
Ireland
1880
1880
Age 28
William Reynolds resided here in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1900
1900
Age 48
William Reynolds resided here in Boston Ward 9, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 9, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1910
1910
Age 58
William Reynolds resided here in Boston Ward 9, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 9, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1916
22 Oct 1916
Age 64
Death of William Reynolds in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1852
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [3] Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 546; Family History Film: 1254546; Page: 312C; Enumeration District: 486; Image: 0626
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Boston Ward 9, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 679; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 1276; FHL microfilm: 1240679
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boston Ward 9, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_617; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 1387; FHL microfilm: 1374630

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1868
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boston Ward 9, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_617; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 1387; FHL microfilm: 1374630

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1870
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Boston Ward 9, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 679; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 1276; FHL microfilm: 1240679

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 546; Family History Film: 1254546; Page: 312C; Enumeration District: 486; Image: 0626

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Boston Ward 9, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Boston Ward 9, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 679; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 1276; FHL microfilm: 1240679

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Boston Ward 9, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boston Ward 9, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_617; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 1387; FHL microfilm: 1374630

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1916
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts USA
    Record Source: Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roslindale, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013
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