Person in this family
Anna Bridget Leahey Collins
about 1870 (compiled) – about 1905 (compiled)
Annie is record-backed as the eight-year-old daughter in Dennis Leahey and Ann’s 1880 household. Annie A. Collins in the 1905 Dempsey register is a strong possible continuation, while the expanded name Anna Bridget and 1870 birth year remain volunteer-compiled.
Partly proved
Annie is record-backed as the eight-year-old daughter in Dennis Leahey and Ann’s 1880 household. Annie A. Collins in the 1905 Dempsey register is a strong possible continuation, while the expanded name Anna Bridget and 1870 birth year remain volunteer-compiled.
Recorded as: Annie Leahey Collins
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How is this person related?
Andrew John Leahey’s great-great-grandparent's sibling
Gina D. Cacace’s spouse's great-great-grandparent's sibling (by marriage)
Abigail Ann Leahey’s great-great-great-grandparent's sibling
Marie C. Fitzgerald’s spouse's great-grandparent's sibling (by marriage)
Kevin Leahey’s great-grandparent's sibling
Worked out from the recorded parents and marriages. No sex is recorded for anyone in this archive, so the wording stays neutral.
How this person is related to Andrew:
Anna Bridget Leahey Collins is your 2× great-grandparent’s sibling.
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Family
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- housewife (possible 1905 Annie A. Collins match) — 1905
Annie A. | Collins ... Housewife
Citation: Dempsey register entry for Annie A. Collins, 9 May 1905 [2]
Where they lived
- 1880: New Jersey
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Places listed on this page
- Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey
- Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
- Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City Cemetery or burial place
- New Jersey
- Ireland
- New York
- Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey Cemetery or burial place
- United States
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Find a Grave’s volunteer family links name Anna Bridget Leahey Collins (1870–1905) among the children of Dennis and Ann. [1]
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Recorded as Dennis and Ann Leahey’s daughter
The 1880 Soundex household continuation card records Annie as daughter, age eight, born in New Jersey. This upgrades her place in the Leahey sibling set from a volunteer memorial lead to record-backed household evidence. [4]
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Possible Dempsey-register match [INFERENCE]
Annie A. Collins, 33, West 10th Street, housewife, had Irish-born parents Dennis and Ann and was assigned HCCC grave Y–A–18. The parent names and exact family grave make this strong, but the row does not explicitly identify her as this Anna Bridget. [2]
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Original records
Tap to open a larger copySt. Mary Star of the Sea baptism register, Denis Leahey, 1886
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No. 55 Name of Date Date of Father’s Sponsors Priest Marriage, etc.
Person and Baptism Name
Baptized Place of Mother’s
Birth Maiden
Name
73 Edward Apr 3 Apr 4 - James Edw. A. Egan
Watson 1886 1886 Mary Egan Martin
Anna Egan
74 Johanna Mar 13 Apr 4 - George Edw. " Married to Paul
Schafer - 1886 1886 Bridget Sullivan Kail - Jan 30 -
Connolly Mary 1909
Fitzgerald in St. Patrick's
- Elizabethport,
N.J. Rev.
Gessner
75 Herbert Ernst Mar 21 Apr 11 - Francis Richard "
- 1886 1886 Ellen Welsh
Walsh M. Ernst
76 James Apr 1 - Apr 11 - Henry James " Married to Jas.
Reickert 1886 1886 Bridget Casey Rickert - Oct
Monahan Bridget 13 1909 in St.
Boyle Mary's A.M.
Egan
77 Denis Leahey Apr 3 - Apr 11 - John Denis "
1886 1886 Marg't Leahey
Mahoney Anna
Leahey
78 Henry Apr 2 - Apr 11 - Thomas John Jones "
McInnierney 1886 1886 Matilda Lizzie
Caldwell Caldwell
79 Margaret Mar 27 Apr 11 - Timothy Henry "
Cronin - 1886 1886 Marg't Dillon
Mitchell Mary
Thomas
80 Anna Lynch Mar 29 Apr 11 - Jeremiah Jas. "
- 1886 1886 Mary Callahan
Callahan Mary
Sullivan
81 James Apr 6 - Apr 11 - Patrick John Boyle "
Sweeney 1886 1886 Marg't Mary
Mulligan Sweeney
82 James Calden Mar 26 Apr 11 - Patrick John Trolan "
- 1886 1886 Sarah Lee Mary
Callanan
Tap to open a larger copySt. Mary Star of the Sea baptism register, George Denis Taylor, 1885
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No. 25 Name of Date and Date of Father’s Sponsors Priest Marriage,
Person Place of Baptism Name etc.
Baptized Birth Mother’s
Maiden
Name
55 Mary Feb 20 – Mar 1 – James John A.M.
Anastasia 1885 1885 Mary Egan Shannon Egan
Watson Margaret
Muck
56 William Mar 5 – Mar 8 – James William “
Reed 1885 1885 Margaret Lynch
Qualey Johanna
Qualey
57 George Feb 22 – Mar 8 – Frederick Denis “
Denis 1885 1885 Barbara Leahey
Taylor Weis Anna
Leahey
58 Bertha Feb 8 – Mar 8 – Gustave Ernest “
Sophie 1885 1885 Sophie Holder
Brown Hurber Bertha
Holder
59 Thomas Feb 26 – Mar 8 – Thomas John “
Francis 1885 1885 Helen Higgins
Higgins Driscoll Mary
Driscoll
60 Mary Feb 11 – Mar 12 – Patrick John Wood “
Kavanagh 1885 1885 Mary Julia Wood
Nolan
61 Elizabeth Jan 9 – Mar 12 – Benjamin Thomas “
Herford 1885 1885 Anna Killeen
Cassidy
62 Daniel Mar 6 – Mar 15 – Daniel Michael “
Daley 1885 1885 Helen Healey
Healey Elizabeth
Healey
63 Bridget Mar 6 – Mar 15 – Thomas David “
Hickey 1885 1885 Mary Shay Hickey
Julia Reilly
64 John Mar 9 - Mar 22 - John Daniel “
Francis St. 1885 1885 Elizabeth Hurley
John Macy Helen
Naughton
Tap to open a larger copyBayonne city directory page with Matthew S. Leahey and relatives, 1918
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1918 Bayonne directory, Leahey entries
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What the records say
4 records transcribed.
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Find a Grave memorial 184188835 and photographed Leahey monument
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John Leahey | Oct 1861 | 27 Aug 1887 (aged 25) | Holy Name Cemetery and Mausoleum, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA | Blk-Y Sec-A Gr-18 1A | Parents Dennis C Leahey Sr 1837–1907; Ann Galvin Leahey 1845–1919 | Spouse Margaret Mahoney Hennessey 1867–1910 | Children James Dennis Leahey 1886–1914 | Family links: Parents: Dennis C Leahey Sr 1837–1907; Ann Galvin Leahey 1845–1919. Spouse:Show the full recordHide the full recordFull record, about 150 words
Margaret Mahoney Hennessey 1867–1910 (m. 1885). Siblings: James J Leahey 1864–1947; Matthew Sylvester Leahy 1866–1934; Dennis Charles Leahey Sr 1867–1957; Francis John Leahey 1868–1913; Anna Bridget ‘Annie’ Leahey Collins 1870–1905; Malachy Leahy 1870–1960; Catherine Theresa Leahey 1874–1955; Mary Ellen H Leahey Gorman 1875–1944; Peter Vincent Leahey 1876–1950; Hanorah Matilda Leahey Hedley 1879–1917; Michael Joseph Leahey 1880–1938. Child: James Dennis Leahey 1886–1914. | Inscription: JOHN LEAHEY / DIED AUG. 30, 1887 / DENNIS C. LEAHEY SR. / DIED APR. 26, 1907
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Dempsey register entry for Annie A. Collins, 9 May 1905
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Annie A. | Collins | ... 05/09/1905 | 33y | West 10th St | ... Housewife | ... Dennis/Ire | Ann/Ire | HCCC | block Y, letter A, grave 18.
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1880 United States census Soundex cards — Dennis Leahey household
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Dennis Leahey | 42 | Ireland | Head; Ann | Wife | 42 | Ireland; John | Son | 19 | New York; James | Son | 16 | New York; Matthew | Son | 14 | New Jersey; Dennis | Son | 12 | New York [RECORD] “Leahey Dennis [head of family]” and “Ann | W | 42 | Ireland.”
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1880 United States census Soundex continuation — Malachy and siblings
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Francis | Son | 11 | New York; Annie | Daughter | 8 | New Jersey; Malachy | Son | 10 | New York; Catherine | Daughter | 6 | New York [RECORD] “Leahey, Annie | D | 8 | New Jersey.” The continuation card belongs to Dennis Leahey’s household.
Historical context
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What Sponsors and Witnesses Can Tell Us
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Reading Irish Civil Registration
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The Irish Road to Ipswich, Queensland
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A Train Operator in Bayonne, 1914
James D. Leahey’s funeral entry records a compact working life: married, American-born, age twenty-eight, living at 83 West 12th Street in Bayonne, occupation “train operator.” He died on 1 June 1914, twelve da…
What we still don't know
- Confirm the volunteer-compiled birth and death years in civil, church, funeral or cemetery records.
- [CONFLICT] The possible register match’s age 33 implies birth in 1871–72, against the compiled 1870; it also calls her “Annie A.” rather than Anna Bridget. Preserve all readings until identity and date are proved.
- [CONFLICT] Three birth-year readings remain: age eight in 1880 implies about 1871–1872; age 33 in the 9 May 1905 Dempsey row also implies about 1871–1872; the volunteer memorial says 1870. No reading is selected over the others.
- [CONFLICT] Contemporary-derived records say Annie and Annie A.; the volunteer memorial expands the name to Anna Bridget. The middle name remains unproved.
- [CAUTION] The Dempsey site warns that in a small number of entries the listed date may be burial rather than death. Treat 9 May 1905 as a funeral-register transaction/burial-shaped date, not a proved exact death date.
References
- [1] Find a Grave memorial 184188835 and photographed Leahey monumentBack to citation 1a Back to citation 1b
- [2] Dempsey register entry for Annie A. Collins, 9 May 1905Back to citation 2a Back to citation 2b Back to citation 2c
- [3] 1880 United States census Soundex cards — Dennis Leahey householdBack to citation 3
- [4] 1880 United States census Soundex continuation — Malachy and siblingsBack to citation 4a Back to citation 4b