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From: "Stringer" <>
Subject: Re: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] James WHELAN/WHALEN/PHELAN Missing in 1900Census
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 19:12:16 -0500
In-Reply-To: <SRV1yAlzIXhGJPohZC400000d78@stringer.com>

Hi,

Here's the little I have about my grandmother's family.
We had her parents' names (really helped to have her mother named!). Obviously she was here, and we know her father was too.

All paperwork on her says WHALEN (marriage, births, deaths); early documents said b Cambridge vs Ireland; per documents, she was
born 1873, 1875, 1878, 1879, 1880; per censuses, immigrated 1885, 1887, 1890, 1895 [year she married].

I was able to have some research done in Waterford. Also went there, to a civil registration office, but found no obvious deaths of
anyone in the immediate family up to 1890.

Have searched ship indexes, but can't spot the family, certainly not as a unit that traveled together.



Sep 1, 1866, Trinity Without, Ballybricken, Waterford, Ireland
James PHELAN, full age, bachelor, baker, Yellow Road, s/o John PHELAN, Miller
Mary Anne DALY, full age, spinster, dressmaker, Barrack St, d/o John DALY, Salter

Children of Maryanne/James [of Barrack Street, Waterford; James Occ: Baker]:
NameBirth RegistrationBaptism
Mary Margaret WHELANb. Aug 17, 1867bap Aug 18, 1867* (aka Margaret/Maggie; my grandmother)
Catherine WHELANNov 1, 1869bap Oct 31, 1869
Anastasia PHELANApr 10, 1871bap Mar 12, 1871
Brigit PHELANAug 8, 1872bap Jul 26, 1872
Julianot foundbap Dec 14, 1873
John PHELANApr 27, 1875bap May 2, 1875


Found at Catholic Archives, Sept 09
1905, Cambridge: A group baptism (my father's 4 older siblings). The sponsors named were:
Anna WHALEN, Catherine E. WHALEN, Jane T. PITTS

Could Anna be Anastasia? No ideas for Jane PITTS (checked censuses).


Exploring Catherine/s (not concerned she said b Mass as my grandmother said the same thing. A clue ? :)
1906 May 2
Harold R West 363rd div39 Cambridge StreetSalesmanMoncton, NBHenry West/Janet McBain
Catherine Whelan 30First22 Appleton StreetWaitressCambridgeJames Whelan/Mary Daly

Think this is her in censuses

1930, BostonBornBirthplace/Fa/MoRel/Stat/agemToUS/StatOcc
Harry West62/abt 1868Canada/Can/SctldHead/M/191889/NaSalesman, soap
Katherine West54/abt 1876Irl/Irl/Irl Wife/M/301886/NaPripriator, Lodging House

1920, BostonBornBirthplace/Fa/MoRel/Stat/agemToUS/StatOcc
Harry R Wests49/abt 1871Canada/Can/SctldHead/M 1888/Na/1890Machinist
Catherine Wests38/abt 1882Ireland/Irl/IrlWife/M 1890/NaLodging Keeper

1910, BostonBornBirthplace/Fa/MoRel/Stat/yrsmCldnToUS/StatOcc
Harold R West40/abt 1870Can/Can/SctldBoarder/M2/61896/NaSalesman, Liquor
Catherine C West35/abt 1875Mass/MA/MABoarder/M1/6 0/0Waitress




Stella WHALEN (just because of parents' names)
1898 Marriage, Camb
Frederick T. DAVIDSON (196 Broadway, Camb; 23; Cook; b NBrunswick; Alexander DAVIDSON/Mary HUDSON Stella WHALEN (45 Webster Ave,
Camb; 22; Rubber worker, b Camb; James WHALEN/Mary DALY; JP

1902 Death
Davidson Stella (Whalen) Boston 1902 531 184 Death
1902 May 28 Stella Davidson, mn WHALEN fem/M/24 347 Charles St, Malden
(Holy Cross); housewife b Ireland James WHALEN / Mary DALEY; Pul Tuberculosis, 2 yrs

Frederick remarried in 1905; died in 1909 (parents named in all events).






Marsha Stringer (nee MEERE)

USA
www.bittonfamilies.com

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