HI CUZ Blog 112 REV A
Copyright 1990 et seq, Donald Rowe
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Recall that if we can trace back to a common ancestor three
generations ago (great grandparents) we have a second cousin connection. Three
generations – second cousins, four generations - third cousins, et cetera.
The information in the next few HICUZ blogs will have data
on older Rowe generations presented first.
I wanted to identify first cousin family names associated
with my Rowe Aunts and Uncles –
John Henry and Ella (Grace) Rowe – Rowe; Collins;
Bertolucci; Wilson; Koch; Berwick;
Barnhouse;
Wilcox; Sullivan; and Hatcher
Francis Stephen and Sarah (Coyne) Rowe – Rowe;
Madore; Contois; Tomusko; and Littlejohn
Edwin Leonard and Rose (Devine) Rowe – Rowe; Redmond;
Bielecki; and Stevens
William Thomas and Marion (Littlefield) Rowe – Rowe;
Gillis; DiBiase; Pillsbury; Meyer;
Fraser;
Perkins; Wilson; Gay; Marshall; Gill; Thompson; French; and Casey
Joseph William and Teresa Tamborrel (Amador) Rowe –
Bengtsson; Tandanaset; Innocenti; and
Sofri
Looking back – My brother Dan and I went up to South
Portland, Maine about 1995 to pay our respects at our parents
resting place. We also visited the resting places of our Great Grandparents
Thomas and Mary Ellen (Meagher/Mahir) Rowe and John Shannon (Shanaghan) and
said a prayer.
We also found two family gravesites, one for the McBrady family, noting "Anne. M. Rowe, his wife." She
was a sister of Grampa William Joseph Rowe.
The second gravesite was for the Shannon and Keeble families. Recalling that Gramma Rowe's name was
Americanized from Shanaghan to Shannon we stopped. Noted as being buried there (Section M, plot
149) were John Shannon, died 1901 and Elizabeth A. Shannon, died 1929. Lena (Shanaghan)
Keeble and several other Keebles were noted on the same headstone.
Thus this plot contains Great Grampa Shanaghan and two of
his daughters (sisters of Gramma Catherine Shanaghan Rowe). The reason I mention this again is that I
found and re-read an old letter from first cousin Mary (Rowe) Redmond,
who went through some cemetery records and found there were three Keeble
children: Ellen (Helen as listed above); Elizabeth; and George.
Based on research in 2015 I believe the son noted just
above as George Keeble was the father, and the son was actually William
Clifford Keeble, born 22 August 1895.
I wrote to the Maine State Archives years ago for Great
Grampa John Shanaghan's death
certificate, in hopes of identifying his parents, cause of death and exact
address at time of death. The death
certificate gave only Great Grampa's
father's name, Dennis Shannon, and his occupation as a farmer. Years ago
I reviewed the 1851 and 1861 Canadian census reports for Quebec, Portneuf
County, and the parish of Ste Basile where our Canadian Shanaghan ancestors
lived. I've found the family of Great
Grandparents Dennis and Catherine (McCarthy) Shanaghan living next door to
Great Great Grandparents John and Ellen (Mylar) Shanaghan (and her parents).
First cousin
Eleanore (Rowe) Tomusko wrote
long ago that Gramma Catherine Shannon (really Shanaghan) had several sisters -
Anne Elizabeth Shanaghan who was called "Aunt Lizzie" and never
married, and another sister called "Lena" who married George
Keeble. I suspect that this Lena was
Suzanne Shanaghan, as Gramma's other sisters did not live beyond three years of
age. Mrs. Lena Keeble was the mother of
one son and a daughter Elizabeth Keeble who lived with Uncle George and Aunt
Alice Foley at 24 Washburn Avenue in Portland.
First cousin Eleanore (Rowe) Tomusko later stated that Gramma Catherine Shannon (real maiden name was
Shanaghan) had two sisters that she knew of - Suzanne "Lena" Keeble,
wife of George Keeble, and the mother of Elizabeth Keeble who lived with Uncle
George and Aunt Alice (Rowe) Foley, and one son. The only other sister that I positively know
of who survived past two years and who did not marry was Ann Elizabeth Shannon
(Shanaghan), known as "Aunt Lizzie."
Shanaghan
Family research - As sources of
Shanaghan research, besides the inputs from first cousins Eleanore (Rowe)
Tomusko and Mary (Rowe) Redmond, I used two microfilms of Canadian Census
reports for Quebec Province, Portneuf County, St Basile Parish - 1861 (film
#0517407) and 1871 (0493471). The Canadian censuses lag those of America by a
year, as do British censuses.
Thanks again to Cuz Scott Rowe for the
website of Calvary Cemetery in South Portland, Maine where many ancestors, are
interred: http://portlanddiocese.org/genealogy
I entered the data below with the
same errors/differences in names and date I found.
Rowe side Great Grandparents
- John and Ellen (Myler) Shanaghan –
John Shanaghan, son of Catherine
McCarthy and Denis Shanaghan, born abt 1812/1813
In Ireland,
Ellen
(Helen) Mylar (Myler/Miller), dau of Thomas Mylar and Elizabeth Larkin, b abt
1823
in Ireland.
1844 – 6
February – John Shanaghan married Ellen Mylar @ Ste Catherine Parish,
Portneuf
County, Quebec.
1872 - 11 August – Helen/Ellen died
at 49 years of age, and is buried at Ste Basile Parish
cemetery,
Portneuf County, Quebec.
1900 – Portland City Directory –
Great Grampa John Shanaghan/Shannon was living
with his daughter Catherine Ellen (Shanaghan)
Rowe at 45 Waterville Street.
1901 – 22 November – John Shannon
(ne Shanaghan) died in Portland, ME. Buried
Cavalry
Cemetery, So. Portland, ME – M OC, lot 149, grave 7. Died at age 93.
Lived
45 Waterville Street, Portland, ME with his daughter Catherine Ellen
(Shanaghan)
Rowe at time of death.
Their Children (all born Ste Basile Parish, Portneuf County, Quebec):
Mary Shanaghan, born 31 October 1847 in Ste
Basile, died 15 February
1848
Suzanne
"Lena" (Shanaghan) Keeble, born 7 January 1849 in Ste Basile.
William Shanaghan, born
14 November 1850 in Ste Basile; died 2 Dec 1853.
Catherine Ellen Shanaghan, born 25 April 1852 in
Ste Basile. MY GRANDMOTHER
Anne Elizabeth Shanaghan,
born 30 August 1854 in Ste Basile.
William John Shanaghan, born 14 September 1856 in Ste
Basile.
Linia
(or Livia) Shanaghan born abt 1859 – per 1871 census. She did not
appear in Ste
Basile
parish records I’ve reviewed and may be a visiting cousin. Inconclusive.
Thomas Shanaghan, born
24 January 1860 in Ste Basile; died 8 October 1860.
My Rowe Great Grandparents
– Thomas and Mary Ellen (Meagher/Mahir) Rowe –
Thomas Rowe (ne Wroe) b March 1830
in England, d 13 July 1892. Buried Cavalry
Cemetery, So. Portland, ME – Section Church Circle, lot 69,
grave 2. Lived
Newberry Street at
time of death.
Mary Ellen (Meagher/Mahir) Rowe – Born
abt 1832 in Ireland, died 1 January 1902.
Buried
Cavalry Cemetery, So.
Portland, ME – Section Church Circle, lot 69,
grave
3. Lived 54 Adams Street at time of death. Cause of death apoplexy.
In National Archives holdings - Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at
Boston, MA, 1820--1891. M277. 115 rolls. A search of the film numbers to match Josephus
arrival in Boston on 7 June 1853 confirmed roll 44 as the correct film. My
records show that roll 44 is at the National Archives, Washington, DC - reel
232, aisle 6, cabinet 104, drawer 4. Cuz Scott Rowe sent along a scanned
copy of the entry with Thomas and Mary (Meagher/Mahir) Wroe noted.
1853 – Boston City Directory – Thomas Rowe,
laborer, house 28 Nashua Street, Boston,
MA.
Data thanks to Cuz Eleanore (Rowe) Tomusko.
1860 – US Census – census dated 9
June 1860 – no street address identifiable. Thomas
age
30, laborer born England. Mary age 26, born Ireland. William age 7, born at
sea.
Ann age 5, born Maine. Catherine age 1, born Maine.
1870 – US Census – Thomas and Mary Rowe, plus siblings William age
17; Ann age 15;
Kate age 11; Mary age 5; Jane age 3.
Thomas’ age was 7. William was a
machinist; others were students.
1880 – US Census – Thomas and Mary Rowe, their children -Kate age
20; Thomas age
17; Mary age 15; Jane age 12, and
Lizzie age 9.
Thomas and Mary Ellen (Meagher/Mahir)
Rowe had the following family:
1 - William Joseph Wroe, b at sea on Josephus
4 June 1853 m Catherine Ellen Shanaghan.
Name
Americanized to Rowe at Customs, Boston, MA 9 June. MY GRANDFATHER
2 - Ann Rowe, b 28 Dec 1854, age 15 in 1870 US Census.
Didn’t appear in 1880 census. Ann (a)
“Annie” M.
Rowe married John E. McBrady 10 Sep 1876.
3 – Margaret Rowe, b 1856, lived Hancock Court, Portland; d
22 Nov 1858 @ 2.
4 - Catherine “Kate” Meagher Rowe, b 13 Dec 1858. She
appeared at age 11 (b abt 1858/59) in
1870 US
Census. Kate appeared at age 20 in 1880 US Census, thus b abt 1860. No
conclusive
data has been found as to her date of death or burial place.
5 – Elizabeth “Lizzie” Rowe, b 1860 - Monument St, Portland;
d 25 Sep 1863 @ 3. Birth year
based on
death record. Cemetery record says died 24 Sep 1863 at 2 yrs, 11 months.
Buried at
Cavalry Cemetery Church Circle, lot 69, and grave 5. The first Lizzie.
6 - Mary Eliza Rowe, born 8 Feb 1861. The transcribed record
in Portland, ME record of birth
says she
was dau of Wm and Catherine Rowe of Portland, ME. This is erroneous, as
Wm J. was
eight and Catherine only nine years of age then. Date of birth suggests
Thomas and
Mary were her parents.
Alternate date of birth of Mary E.
2 May 1865 per McLewin Family Tree
Link follows, thanks to first
cousin once removed Scott Rowe –
7 - Thomas Meagher Rowe, b 10 Feb 1863; d 7 May 1921, age
58. Buried Calvary Cemetery
Church Circle, lot 69, grave 1.
8 - Jane (Jennie) Rowe, b 7 Sep 1867; married Frank M. Emery
2 July 1896
9 – The second Lizzie Rowe - Elizabeth “Lizzie” Rowe, b 29
Dec 1871; d after 1910. Never
married. No
conclusive data has been found as to her date of death or burial place.
Thomas Rowe (ne Wroe) and Mary Ellen (Meagher/Mahir)
Rowe had two daughters named Elizabeth. The first was born in 1860 and died 25
Sep 1863. The second Elizabeth was born 29 Dec 1871 and was probably identified
as “Lizzie” thereafter.
Great Great Aunt Catherine (Meagher/Mahir) Murray
–
1821 – May
- Catherine Mahir born in Ireland to Jeremiah and
Johanna/Catherine
(Casey) Mahir (Maine death certificate spelling)
1852 – She
emigrated to USA per 1900 US Census of Portland, ME. As her married
name
was used in that census it suggests she was married before leaving Ireland.
All data on Michael Murray is inconclusive and
speculative, as several men of that name appear. We can be certain that
Gramma Rowe’s sister did marry a Michael Murray, they had one child, and it did
not live to adulthood.
1853 – 17
April – Mary Ann Murray born to Michael and Catherine (Meagher/Mahir)
Murray
in Portland, ME. This daughter died before 1900.
1860 –
Portland City Directory – lived Washington Street
1860 – US
Census – not found in ancestry.com database search.
1863 – Portland City Directory –
Several Michael Murrays listed – one at 98 Washington
Street,
Portland.
1866 - Portland
City Directory – Michael Murray, laborer 45 Washington Street
1869 -
Portland City Directory – Michael Murray, groceries 47 Washington Street, lives
45 Washington
Street
Separate entry –
laborer at 90 Washington Street.
Separate entry -
Mrs. Catherine – works 58 Fore Street
1871 -
Portland City Directory – Mrs. Catherine Murray – works 58 Fore Street
1873 -
Portland City Directory – Michael Murray, groceries 47 Washington Street, lives
45 Washington
Street
Separate entry –
laborer at 90 Washington Street.
1879 -
Portland City Directory – Michael Murray, laborer 47 Washington Street
1883 -
Portland City Directory – Michael Murray, mason 166 Washington Street
1884 - Portland City Directory –
worked as a mason; lived at 166 Washington Street,
Portland. He was the sole Michael Murray in that directory.
1885 -
Portland City Directory – Michael Murray 166 Washington Street
1894 – Death Certificate for a
Michael Murray, date of death 30 Oct 1894. His father
given
as Patrick Murray, his mother as Margaret Mannahan. His occupation was
given
as mason. No wife was listed. Inconclusive.
1900 - US
Census – shows Catherine Murray, sister, age 72, born May 1821 (in Ireland)
living
with her widowed sister Mary Ellen (Meagher/Mahir) Rowe at 54 Adams
Street,
Portland, ME. Census shows Mary Ellen’s
date of birth as April 1832; her
Age
shown as 68. Living there with them - Thomas H. Rowe, age 29, born Sep
1860;
and Lizzie E. Rowe, age 27, born Dec 1872. Census states Catherine
Murray
had one child, which was no longer alive.
1909 - 19
January, age 68, died. Buried Cavalry Cemetery, So. Portland, ME – Church
Circle,
lot 69, grave 6. No surviving children
from marriage to Michael Murray.
Lived
61 Adams Street at time of death.
Maine State death certificates for Catherine
(Meagher/Mahir) Murray and Mary Ellen (Meagher/Mahir) Rowe. The certificates
each state deceased lived on Adams Street. The certificates identify their
parents as:
Mary
Ellen –age 69, 1 Jan 1902, widow of Thomas Rowe. Parents - Jeremiah Mahir and
Catherine
Casey.
Catherine
- age 68, 19 Jan 1909, widow of Michael Murray. Parents - Jeremiah Mahir
and
Johanna Casey.
Cousin Scott Rowe found a
Catherine Casey among the 208 passengers on Josephus in
1853. If correct, that might identify her as the mother of both Mary Ellen
(Meagher/Mahir) Wroe/Rowe and Catherine Meagher/Mahir (later married to Michael
Murray.) It is also possible that Catherine Meagher/Mahir used her mothers’
maiden name as her identity as a passenger, or that this Catherine Casey was
just an unrelated person of similar name. Data deemed inconclusive.
Great Aunt Anna
Mary and Uncle John E. McBrady –
1854
– 28 Dec – birth of Ann Rowe to Thomas and Mary Rowe of Portland, ME.
1876
– 10 Sep marriage of Ann Rowe to John E. McBrady. Married by Rev. D. M.
Bradley.
No additional details in record of marriage.
1881
– 21 July 1881- birth of son John McBrady. Father listed as John E. McBrady,
mother
as Anna.
1884
– 24 March - birth of son John H. McBrady. Father listed as John McBrady,
mother as
Mary.
Naming suggests first son named John was deceased.
1892
– 27 February – John E. McBrady became a naturalized citizen in Portland, ME.
Witnesses
were Thomas H. Butler and Michael T. Mulhall. John immigrated
through
NYC in 1864.
Ann (Rowe) and John E. McBrady married 10 Sep 1876, and had
a large number of children. Annie
McBrady, born 13 June 1892, was their ninth child. Lizzie, born 27 Aug 1894 is
listed in Portland birth records as their eleventh child. At that time – 1894 -
the family lived at 78 Adams Street, and he was a sheet iron worker. At some
time the William J. Rowe and McBrady family became partners in a sheet metal
company in Portland, ME.
1900
– US Census – John McBrady, age 42, Annie M. age 45, plus children – Thomas H.
age
22; Mary G. age 20; John L. age 18; William age 14; Charles age 12; Edward
age
12, James A. age 10; Annie age 7; and Lizzie age 5. Annie (Rowe) McBrady’s
birth
date given as Dec 1854. His
birth date given as March 1858. His occupation
given
as sheet iron worker.
1910
– US Census – John E. McBrady age 53 was a sheet iron worker in own shop. Their
sons
John L. age 27; Charles A. age 21; and Edward E. age 19 were sheet iron
workers
in shop. Additional family were Mary G. age 29; James A. age 18; Annie
G.
age 17; and Elizabeth G. age 15.
1911
– 8 July - death of John E. McBrady. Living at 164 Congress Street. Father
given as
Patrick
McBrady, mother as Rose. Occupation given as tinsmith, place of birth as
Ireland. Parents birth place given as
Ireland. Buried Calvary Cemetery, N- OC, plot
192,
grave 2. Age 54.
Portland
City Directory – Death noted of John Edward McBrady – 8 July
1912 -
Portland City Directory – Annie E, widow of John E. h 164 Congress Street.
Separate
entry – Thomas H. (John E. McBrady & Sons), 81 Cross Street, h 114
Lancaster
Street, Portland.
Separate entry
–William H. (John E. McBrady & Sons), 81 Cross Street, h 1
Mitchell Rd, So. Portland
Separate
entry – James A., book keeper 81 Cross Street, bds 164 Congress Street
with
mother.
Separate entry –
John E. McBrady & Sons, 81sheet iron workers, 81 Cross Street
Separate entry –
John L. (McBrady & Sons), metal worker, 81 Cross Street, bds
164 Congress Street with mother.
Separate entry –
John Edward McBrady – died July 8, 1911.
1920 - US
Census – Annie M. age 66, lived with children – Mary G. age 38, Edward T.
age
31, James A. age 29, and Elizabeth B. age 25. Edward worked as tinsmith at
tin
shop at 164 Congress Street, and James worked at same shop as book keeper.
1924 – 19
July – Anne M. (Rowe) McBrady died, buried Calvary Cemetery, N- OC, plot
192,
grave 3.
Great Aunt Elizabeth “Lizzie” Rowe (the first Lizzie; there were two)
1860 – August - Birth of Elizabeth
“Lizzie” Rowe to Thomas and Mary Ellen
(Meagher/Mahir)
Rowe in Portland, ME.
1863 – 25 September – Death of
Lizzie Rowe at 2 yrs, 11 months, buried Cavalry
Cemetery,
So. Portland, ME – Section Church Circle, lot 69, grave 5. Lived
Monument
Street at time of death. Birth year based on death record. Cemetery
record
says “Lizzie” died 24 Sep 1863.
Great Aunt Margaret “Maggie” Rowe
1856 – abt November – Birth of
Margaret “Maggie” Rowe to Thomas and Mary Ellen
(Meagher/Mahir) Rowe in Portland, ME.
1858 - 21 November 1858. Death at 2
years. Buried Cavalry Cemetery, So. Portland, ME
Section Church Circle, lot 69, grave 8. Lived
Hancock Street at time of death.
Great Uncle Thomas Meagher (or H) Rowe
1863 – 10
Feb – Thomas Rowe born to Thomas and Mary Ellen (Meagher/Mahir) Rowe
in
Portland, ME.
1870 – US Census – appeared in US Census records with
parents Thomas and Mary Rowe,
plus siblings William age 17; Ann age 15;
Kate age 11; Mary age 5; and Jane age 3.
Thomas’ age was 7. William was a machinist;
others were students.
1880 – US Census - appeared in US Census records with
parents Thomas and Mary Rowe,
plus
siblings Kate age 20; Mary age 15; and Jane age 12, and Lizzie age 9.
Thomas’ age was 17.
1900 – US
Census – Thomas Rowe lived with family at 45 Waterville Street. Father
dead;
mother Mary Ellen (Meagher/Mahir) Rowe.
Portland City directory – Miss Lizzie E. Rowe
listed as a packer, boarding at 54
Adams
(with her brother)
Separate entry –
John H., driver 173 Fore St, boards 56 Adams Street
Separate entry –
Thomas H. joiner, h 54 Adams Street
Separate entry –
William J., mgr, 173 Fore Street, bds 45 Waterville Street
Separate entry –
William T., house physician 12 Arsenal Street, bds 45 Waterville
Street
Thomas H. Rowe, joiner 58 Fore Street, boards 54
Adams with his sister Lizzie.
1909 - Portland City directory – Thomas H. Rowe, joiner, boards 61 Adams with
his sister
Lizzie.
1910 – US Census – Thomas H. age
47, lived with his sister Lizzie E. age 36 in Portland,
ME
at 61 Adams Street. Thomas noted as carpenter; Lizzie E. a packer at
cannery
factory.
1920 – US Census – Thomas J. Rowe,
age 57, lived by himself with no occupation listed
Living
at Cumberland Avenue.
1921 – 7
May – Death of Thomas M. Rowe, age 58. Buried at Cavalry Cemetery, So.
Portland,
ME – Section Church Circle, lot 69, grave 1. Lived at Cumberland
Avenue
at time of death. Never married, no children.
Great Aunt Livia (or Linia) Shanaghan
1859 – Was
said to be age 12 in 1871 Canadian census (did not appear in 1861 census)
No
additional data has been found as to marriage, children, or death and burial.
She
did not appear in Ste Basile parish records I’ve reviewed and may be a cousin
who visited at
time of census.
Great Aunt Ann Elizabeth Shannon
1854 - 30 August - Ann Elizabeth
Shanaghan born to John and Ellen (Mylar) Shanaghan
in
Ste Basile, Portneuf County, Quebec.
1861 and 1871 – She was identified
in Canadian censuses of Ste Basile Parish, Portneuf
County,
Quebec.
1929 - 12 March 1929, died at 77
years, 3 months and 4 days. Buried at
Calvary
Cemetery,
section M- OC, plot 149, grave 8. Never
married, no children.
Great Uncle William John Shannon
1856 – 14 September – William John Shanaghan
born to John and Ellen (Mylar)
Shanaghan in Ste
Basile, Portneuf County, Quebec.
1861 and 1871 – He was identified
in Canadian censuses of Ste Basile Parish, Portneuf
County,
Quebec.
No additional data has been found as to marriage, children,
or death and burial.
Great Aunt Elizabeth “Lizzie” Rowe (the
second Lizzie)
1871 - 28 Dec - Elizabeth Rowe born to Thomas and May Ellen (Meagher/Mahir)
Rowe in
Portland, ME
1880 – US Census - appeared in US Census records with
parents Thomas and Mary Rowe,
Lizzie age
9.
1900 – Portland City Directory – Miss Lizzie E. listed as
a packer, boarding at 54 Adams
(with brother)
1908 - Portland City Directory – Miss Lizzie E. Rowe,
packer 252 Commercial St, res 54
Adams Street.
1909 - Portland City Directory – Miss Lizzie E. Rowe listed as a packer, 252
Commercial
Street, boarding at 63 Adams (with
her brother)
1910 – US Census –Lizzie E. age 36 lived
with her brother Thomas H. age 47
at 61 Adams Street, Portland, ME. Lizzie
E. was a packer at cannery factory.
No
conclusive data has been found as to her date of death or burial place.
Great Aunt Catherine “Kate” Meagher Rowe
1858 – 13
December - Catherine “Kate” Meagher Rowe born to Thomas and Mary
Ellen
(Meagher/Mahir) Rowe in Portland, ME.
1860 – US
Census – Catherine appeared in US Census
records with parents Thomas and
Mary Rowe, plus siblings William J. age 7;
Ann age 5. Catherine was age 1. Census
done 2 Aug and no home address was given.
1870 - US Census – Kate appeared in US Census records with parents Thomas
and Mary
Rowe, plus siblings William age
17; Ann age 15; Thomas age 7; Mary age 5; and
Jane age 3. Kate appeared at age 11.
1880 - US Census - Kate appeared in US Census records with parents Thomas
and Mary
Rowe, plus siblings Thomas age
17; Mary age 15; and Jane age 12; and Lizzie age
9. Kate was age 20. (Brother William
J. married in 1877 and sister Ann in 1876 and
are
reflected elsewhere.)
No conclusive data has been found
as to her date of death or burial place.
Great Aunt Suzanne “Lena” (Shanaghan) and Uncle George
W. Keeble
1849 – 7
January - Suzanne "Lena"
Shanaghan born in Ste Basile Parish,
Portneuf County, Quebec to John and Ellen
(Helen) (Mylar) Shanaghan.
1851 – George Washington Keeble born to William and
Catherine Keeble in Portland,
ME.
1861 – Canadian Census – The
1861 census report showed that Gramma Catherine and
her siblings lived with
their parents John and Helen Shanahan in a one story
wooden house with her grandparents
Thomas Miler (age 78) and
Elizabeth Larkan (age
78).
1861
Canadian census stated that Thomas Shanaghan died at age seven months of the
measles. For historical interest, St Basile 1861 parish's records are under
index 438, in folio 288, and the Shanaghans are on lines 13 thru 19, with the
Mylar’s just above them on lines 11 and 12.
The 1861 census shows Susana (12); Catherine (8); Elizabeth (6); William
(5); and Thomas - who died in Oct 1860.
1871
– Canadian Census – The 1871 census shows Suzane 21; Catharine 18; Liza (Elizabeth)
- 17; William 14; and Linia (or Livia) 12. Linia was not shown in the parish
records I reviewed. Both Gramma Catherine’s' father and grandfather were
"cultivateurs" or farmers.
Canadian census reports, at least in Quebec, listed each individual's religion. It was also apparent that even within St
Basile parish there were predominantly French, English, and Irish
neighborhoods. No street addresses were present in either census report.
In
1871 Gramma Catherine's mothers' name was spelled Helene (with a French
accent). By 1871 Catherine’s grandmother Elizabeth Larkin had apparently dead,
but her grandfather Thomas Mylar (apparently an Irish spelling) was alive at
87. Thomas Mylar and Elizabeth (Larkan
or Larhan) Mylar, as well as John Shanaghan and Helen (Mylar) Shanaghan were
born in Ireland. Gramma Catherine and
all her siblings were born in Ste. Basile Parish, Portneuf County of Quebec
Province, Canada.
The
promising fact was that William John Shanaghan (Gramma Catherine's brother) was
14 in 1871, suggesting he may have lived, married - providing present-day
second Shanaghan cousins.
1874 – Lena Shanaghan emigrated to Maine per 1900 US
Census.
A George W. Keeble married Ella F. Eaton 01 Jan 1876 in
Portland, ME – by Rev W.E. Gibbs. Both noted as born in Portland, ME. This was a
previous marriage.
1882 - Portland City Directory -
George W. Keeble, lived at 175 Lincoln Street,
hackman. FHL film
number of 1882 Portland City Directory is 1000781.
1889 – 20 Nov - Marriage of Lena E.
Shannon (nee Shanaghan) to George W. Keeble.
Couple
married by Rev Joshua M. Frost, a clergyman at Methodist Church on
Congress
Street, Portland, ME.
1895 – 22 August - William Clifford
born in Minneapolis. MN.
1896 – 12 August – birth of Helen
Barbara Keeble.
1899 – 30 August Ellen (Helen) B.
Keeble died. Buried Calvary Cemetery, M-OC,
section
149, grave 6, next to section U.
1900 - US Census - George W. age 44
and born Jan 1856 in Maine; Lena C. age 34 and
born
March 1866 in Canada, and daughter Lizzie born Oct 1890 age 9 and
William
C. born Sep 1891 age 8. Both children born in Minnesota. Family lived
at
66 Munjoy Street. Census states Lena emigrated in 1874. Census said his father
born
England and mother in Maine.
Portland City
Directory - George W. Keeble, hackman, rear 697 Congress, home
66 Munjoy
Street.
1912 – Portland City Directory –
Family lived at 74 St Lawrence Street
1917 – WWI Draft Registration – No
draft registration was found for George W. Keeble.
Son William
Clifford Keeble, b 22 Aug 1895 in Minneapolis, MN signed his
WWI Draft Registration 5 June 1917, at age 24.
He lived at 74 St Lawrence Street, Portland, ME. Worked Lynn, Mass as traveling
salesman for E.M. Curry Co.
1920 – US Census – George W. age
61, Lena age 56 and born in Canada, and daughter
Elizabeth
age 26, born in Minnesota. Only daughter had an occupation – fitter.
Family
lived at 74 St Lawrence Street. Census states Lena emigrated in 1889
(This
was actually the year of marriage.) His parents were both born in Canada.
1921 - Portland City Directory – George
W., Lena E., and Elizabeth R. Keeble lived at
74
St Lawrence Street. Elizabeth was a fitter at 522 Congress Street. George
worked
at 658A Congress Street.
1922 - Portland City Directory – George
W., Lena E., and Elizabeth R. Keeble lived at
74
St Lawrence Street. Elizabeth was a fitter at 522 Congress Street.
1923 – 18 May George W. Keeble
died. Buried Calvary Cemetery, section M – OC, plot
149,
grave 1, next to section U.
1926 – 5 May - Lena E. [Shanaghan]
Keeble died. Buried Calvary Cemetery, section M-
OC,
plot 149, grave 2, next to section U.
Portland
City Directory – Elizabeth R. Keeble a fitter at 522 Congress. She and
mother
lived at 74 St Lawrence Street.
1937 - Portland City Directory –
daughter Elizabeth R. Keeble, age lived with Alice
(Rowe)
and George Foley at 24 Washburn Avenue. Identified as fitter 522
Congress
Street.
1942 – WWII Draft Registration – William
Clifford Keeble, b 22 Aug 1895 in
Minneapolis,
MN signed his form 27 April, age 49. He lived and worked at
Fenner
Hotel, East Stroudsburg, PA. He was 5’ 8”, weighed 155 pounds, had light
complexion and gray hair. His closets relative
was Miss Elizabeth Keeble of 74
St Lawrence
Street, Portland, ME.
1967 – 15 July – death of William
C. Keeble in Stroudsburg, PA. No conclusive
data has been found as to William Clifford
Keeble’s burial place.
1968 – 15 Oct - Elizabeth R. Keeble
died. Buried Calvary Cemetery, section M-OC, plot
149,
grave 5, next to section U. Died at age 78.
There are no surviving Keeble
second cousins.
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