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Barbera Brennan

10 June 1886 – December 1961

The woman is recorded as Barbara, not Barbera: St. Mary Star of the Sea baptized Barbara Brennan, daughter of Thomas and Catherine Lavelle, in 1886. Our family tree's “Barbera /Brennan/” and 1887–1963 dates are therefore partly wrong. Barbara’s baptism says “June 10 - 1886” and names sponsor “Patrick Powers”. Her marriage index and baby Margaret’s funeral entry then carry the family into a West 12th Street household in 1914: “83 W 12th St.”. Her second husband is now named: William Murphy, whom she married in New Jersey in 1916 — found in the state bride index, which files a remarrying widow under her maiden name.

Proved by a record

Barbera Brennan, recorded as Barbara, was born in Bayonne on 10 June 1886, married James Leahey in 1904, and may be the Barbara Murphy who died in 1961.

Born at Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey Died at New Jersey

How is this person related?

Andrew John Leahey’s great-grandparent

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:
Barbera Brennan is your great-grandparent.

Life

Barbera Brennan is called Barbara Brennan in the contemporary records. St. Mary Star of the Sea recorded her birth on 10 June 1886 and baptism three days later. The register reads: "Barbara Brennan | June 10 – 1886 | June 13 – 1886 | Thomas | Cath. Lavelle | Patrick Powers." It identifies her parents as Thomas Brennan and Catherine Lavelle and names Patrick Powers as sponsor. The spelling recorded here "Barbera" and birth year 1887 are therefore contradicted by the church record.

The New Jersey marriage index (external address omitted for offline reading) records "BRENNAN BARBARA | LEAHEY JAMES | 24 | 141" in 1904. The index does not give the place or month, and the marriage return has not yet been obtained.

By May 1914, Barbara and James were living at "83 W 12th St." Their daughter Margaret's funeral entry names her parents as "James/US | Barbara Brennan/US" and says she was eleven months old when she died on 20 May 1914. James died twelve days later at age twenty-eight. His funeral entry still gave the same address and described him as married and employed as a train operator.

The 1912 Sanborn map, sheet 37 (external address omitted for offline reading) lets a relative picture their home rather than only read its address. Lot 83 held a yellow building marked "2½" and "D": using the Library of Congress key, a small two-and-a-half-storey wooden dwelling. The map documents the building in 1912; it does not by itself place the family there before their 1914 records.

A volunteer memorial identifies Barbara as Barbara Brennan Leahey Murphy, while the New Jersey death index contains the entry "MURPHY BARBARA" for December 1961. These two items suggest that she later used the surname Murphy, but this archive contains neither a second marriage record nor a death certificate proving that the indexed Barbara Murphy was James Leahey's widow. The reported second marriage, her precise death identity, and her burial therefore remain open questions.

How we know this: Documented for birth, baptism, first marriage, and the 1914 household; the later Murphy identity and December 1961 death are not yet proved. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Death and burial

Evidence distinction: [RECORD] means text read from the photographed stone. [COMPILED] means volunteer-typed memorial information and is only a lead.

Find a Grave memorial 99127677

Why this memorial is attached

Matched by exact documented birth date, marriage to James Leahey, and named children John and Margaret. Find a Grave memorial 99127677 (findagrave.com).

10 Jun 1886 | Spouse James Dennis Leahey 1886–1914 | Children John Joseph Leahey 1907–1980; Margaret Leahey 1913–1914

[COMPILED] Volunteer-typed memorial fields

These fields are leads, not civil or church records, and do not replace documented dates. Find a Grave memorial 99127677 (findagrave.com).

Name: Barbara Brennan Leahey Murphy Birth: 10 Jun 1886 Death: Dec 1961 (aged 75) Cemetery: Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum, North Arlington, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA Plot: Blk-64 Sec-A Gr-718 1A Family links: Spouse: James Dennis Leahey 1886–1914 (m. 1904). Children: Catherine C Leahey Chambers 1905–1970; John Joseph Leahey 1907–1980; George Edward Leahey 1909–1983; James Francis Leahey 1911–1983; Margaret Leahey 1913–1914; Marian Catherine Murphy 1916–1977; William Henry Murphy 1917–1997.

Photograph status: a photographed inscription is available and shown below. Find a Grave memorial 99127677 (findagrave.com).

[RECORD] Photographed inscription, transcribed verbatim

MURPHY 1886 BARBARA 1961 1916 MARIAN C. 1977 1905 CATHERINE LEAHEY CHAMBERS 1970

Citation: Find a Grave memorial 99127677 (findagrave.com); monument photograph credited below.

Cemetery photograph from Find a Grave memorial 99127677
Photograph by Msully. Copyright remains with the photographer. From Find a Grave memorial 99127677 (findagrave.com).

Family

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Where they lived

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Places listed on this page

  • Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey
  • North Arlington, Bergen County, New Jersey
  • Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, Bergen County, New Jersey Cemetery or burial place
  • St. Mary Star of the Sea, Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey
  • United States
  • New Jersey

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The pins show approximate places. The line only joins them in time order; it does not prove the route travelled. 2 of the places listed above are recorded only as a county or country, so they are not pinned. Cemetery and burial places have red pins.

Timeline

Born

St. Mary Star of the Sea's register records Barbara Brennan's birth on 10 June 1886. [1]

The record itself

St. Mary Star of the Sea baptism register, Barbara Brennan, 1886Tap to open a larger copy

St. Mary Star of the Sea baptism register, Barbara Brennan, 1886

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Baptized

The same register records Barbara's baptism on 13 June 1886. [1]

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Married

The New Jersey bride index records Barbara Brennan's marriage to James Leahey in 1904. [2]

The record itself

New Jersey bride index, Barbara Brennan and James Leahey, 1904Tap to open a larger copy

New Jersey bride index, Barbara Brennan and James Leahey, 1904

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Infant daughter's funeral entry

Margaret Leahey's funeral entry names James Leahey and Barbara Brennan as her parents and gives the household address as 83 W 12th St. [4]

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Married William Murphy — her second marriage, and his name at last

Two years a widow with four young children, she married William Murphy. Their daughter Marian followed in 1916 or 1917 and their son William in 1917 or 1918. The index gives file number 25547. She is the only Barbara Brennan in the entire 1915–1919 New Jersey bride index. This is why no Belmar deed under Leahey or Brennan was ever going to find the house — after 1916 she was Barbara Murphy. [10]

Proved by a record

Head of her own household at Bayonne, a widow twice over

Four grown children at home: John Lahey 42 and Catherine Chambers 45 from the first marriage, William Murphy 32 and Marion Murphy 33 from the second, and a lodger, Antonette Shotell. [9]

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Died

The New Jersey death index lists Barbara Murphy in December 1961. [6]

The record itself

New Jersey death index, Barbara Murphy, Dec 1961Tap to open a larger copy

New Jersey death index, Barbara Murphy, Dec 1961

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Photographed family monument

The monument names Barbara and the years 1886–1961. [8]

The record itself

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Barbara Brennan Leahey Murphy memorial with monument photograph

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Buried at Holy Cross, North Arlington

[COMPILED] Find a Grave gives the plot as Blk-64 Sec-A Gr-718 1A. Whoever else lies in that grave is the fastest route to her second husband's death date, and the cemetery office can read it off the interment card. [11]

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Original records

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Find a Grave memorial, Barbara Leahey Murphy

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St. Mary Star of the Sea baptism register, Catherine Brennan, 1888Tap to open a larger copy

St. Mary Star of the Sea baptism register, Catherine Brennan, 1888

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No.27   Name of     Date    Date of Father’s      Sponsors   Priest   Record of
        Person      and     Baptism Name                              Marriage,
        Baptized    Place                                             etc.
                    of                Mother’s
                    Birth             Maiden
                                      Name

203     Elizabeth   Sept    Sept 23   William     John       A.M.
        Trodden     19 -    - 1888                Hughes     Egan
                    1888              Mary
                                      Anna        Eliz.
                                      McNally     Hughes

204     James       Sept    Sept 23   Thomas      Patrick    "        Married
        Patk.       19 -    - 1888                Magner              Elizabeth
        Magner      1888              Cath.                           Devine
                                      Bannon      Mary                Apr 29 -
                                                  Lynch               1915 at
                                                                      St. Peter
                                                                      Brooklyn
                                                                      by John
                                                                      Devine

205     John        Sept    Sept 30   John        Anna       "
        Nicholas    26 -    - 1888                McMahon
        Duane       1888              Anastasia
                                      Pomfred     Ellen
                                                  Doyle

206     Julia       Aug     Sept 30   Andrew      John       "
        Dowd        20 -    - 1888                Inglesby
                    1888              Catherine
                                      Morton      Marg't
                                                  Fahey

207     Mary        Aug     Sept 30   Andrew      John Long "
        Dowd        20 -    - 1888
                    1888              Catherine   Marg't
                                      Morton      Norton

208     Mary        Sept    Sept 30   James       William    "
        Anna        14 -    - 1888                Lee
        Eakin       1888              Mary Lee
                                                  Marg't

                                             Carroll

209   Catherine   Oct 6 Oct 7 -    Thomas    Peter       "
      Brennan     - 1888 1888                Lavelle
                                   Cath.
                                   Lavelle   Anna
                                             McCabe

210   Herman      Aug    Oct 7 -   Joseph    Herman      "
      Ottinger    31 -   1888                Hartung
                  1888             Minnie
                                   Hartung   Julia
                                             Keating

211   Leo Brady Sept     Oct 7 -   Terence   John        "
                23 -     1888                Brady
                1888               Sara
                                   Smith     Jane
                                             Brady


212   Matilda     Sept   Oct 7 -   John      Engelbert   "
      Brandt      28 -   1888                Olt
                  1888             Marg't
                                   Heffner   Matilda
                                             Heffner
1912 Sanborn map: 83 West 12th Street, BayonneTap to open a larger copy

1912 Sanborn map: 83 West 12th Street, Bayonne

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Credit: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Sanborn Maps Collection. Cropped from sheet 37. Licence: Public domain

What the records say

13 records transcribed.

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baptism

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Barbera /Brennan/ | Barbara Brennan | June 10 - 1886 | June 13 - 1886 | Thomas | Cath. Lavelle | Patrick Powers | Barbara Brennan, | June 10 - 1886, | 24 | 141 | CHIL | 83 W 12th St. | 121 Barbara Brennan | June 10 – 1886 | June 13 – 1886 | Thomas | Cath. Lavelle | Patrick Powers. | 121 Barbara Brennan | June 10 – 1886 | June 13 – 1886 | Thomas | Cath. Lavelle | Patrick Powers.

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BRENNAN BARBARA | LEAHEY JAMES | 24 | 141 | [blank place] | [blank month] | 1904. | New Jersey Marriage Index, 1901-2016 | The searchable databases and images are all available free online. | BRENNAN BARBARA | LEAHEY JAMES | 24 | 141 | [blank place] | [blank month] | 1904 | James/US | Barbara Brennan/US | BRENNAN BARBARA | LEAHEY JAMES | 24 | 141 | [blank place] | [blank month] | 1904 | BRENNAN BARBARA | LEAHEY JAMES | 24 | 141 | [blank place] | [blank month] | 1904.
Show the full recordHide the full recordFull record, about 100 words| BRENNAN BARBARA | LEAHEY JAMES | 24 | 141 | [blank place] | [blank month] | 1904. | BRENNAN BARBARA | LEAHEY JAMES | 24 | 141 | [blank place] | [blank month] | 1904 | Barbara Brennan, | June 10 - 1886, | June 13 - 1886 | 24 | 141 | CHIL | June 10 - 1886 | Patrick Powers | 83 W 12th St. | BRENNAN BARBARA | LEAHEY JAMES | 24 | 141 | [blank place] | [blank month] | 1904 | 24 | 141

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viewer

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BRENNAN BARBARA | LEAHEY JAMES | 24 | 141 | [blank place] | [blank month] | 1904. | New Jersey Marriage Index, 1901-2016 | The searchable databases and images are all available free online. | BRENNAN BARBARA | LEAHEY JAMES | 24 | 141 | [blank place] | [blank month] | 1904

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Dempsey 1914–1918

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James | Leahey | ... | 06/01/1914 | 83 W 12th St. | ... | John/US | Margaret Mahoney/US | HCCC | Aged 28y, Born US, Married, Occupation train operator, Buried in Block N, Letter A, N. 20154. | Margaret | Leahey | ... | 05/20/1914 | 83 W 12th St. | ... | James/US | Barbara Brennan/US | HCCC | Aged 11m, Born US. | Hanorah | Hedley | ... | 12/04/1917 | 23 W 8th St. | ...
Show the full recordHide the full recordFull record, about 250 words| Dennis Leahey/Ire | Ann Galvin/Ire | HCCC | Aged 38y, Born US, Married, Ordered by John Hedley. | Block N, Letter A, N. 20154, | Blk-D Sec-A Gr-74 1B | Owen/Ire | Bridget Jones/Ire | Owen/Ire | Bridget Jones/Ire | James | Leahey | John/US | Margaret Mahoney/US | Aged 28y, Born US, Married, Occupation train operator, Buried in Block N, Letter A, N. 20154 | James/US | Barbara Brennan/US | James/US | Barbara Brennan/US | Aged 28y, Born US, Married, Occupation train operator | Aged 28y | Occupation train operator | James | Leahey | John/US | Margaret Mahoney/US | James | Leahey | ... | 06/01/1914 | 83 W 12th St. | ... | John/US | Margaret Mahoney/US | HCCC | Aged 28y, Born US, Married, Occupation train operator, Buried in Block N, Letter A, N. 20154. | Margaret | Leahey | ... | 05/20/1914 | 83 W 12th St. | ... | James/US | Barbara Brennan/US | HCCC | Aged 11m, Born US. | James | Leahey | ... | 06/01/1914 | 83 W 12th St. | ... | John/US | Margaret Mahoney/US | HCCC | Aged 28y, Born US, Married, Occupation train operator, Buried in Block N, Letter A, N. 20154. | Margaret | Leahey | ... | 05/20/1914 | 83 W 12th St. | ... | James/US | Barbara Brennan/US | HCCC | Aged 11m, Born US. | Margaret | Leahey | James/US | Barbara Brennan/US | Aged 11m, Born US | CHIL | June 10 - 1886 | Patrick Powers | Margaret | Leahey | James/US | Barbara Brennan/US

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Barbara Leahey Murphy memorial

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Barbara Brennan Leahey Murphy, | about 1963 | 10 Jun 1886 | Dec 1961, | No readable inscription | Barbara Brennan, | June 10 - 1886, | June 13 - 1886 | 24 | 141

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1961 H–M index image

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MURPHY BARBARA | 55962 | 09052 | 09052 | 12 | 61. | MURPHY BARBARA | 55962 | 09052 | 09052 | 12 | 61 | MURPHY BARBARA | 55962 | 09052 | 09052 | 12 | 61

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MURPHY BARBARA | 55962 | 09052 | 09052 | 12 | 61. | about 1963. | about 1963 | MURPHY BARBARA | 55962 | 09052 | 09052 | 12 | 61

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Find a Grave memorial 99127677 and photographed Murphy monument

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Barbara Brennan Leahey Murphy | 10 Jun 1886 | Dec 1961 (aged 75) | Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum, North Arlington, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA | Blk-64 Sec-A Gr-718 1A | 10 Jun 1886 | Spouse James Dennis Leahey 1886–1914 | Children John Joseph Leahey 1907–1980; Margaret Leahey 1913–1914 | Family links: Spouse: James Dennis Leahey 1886–1914 (m. 1904). Children: Catherine C Leahey Chambers 1905–1970; John Joseph Leahey 1907–1980; George Edward Leahey 1909–1983; James Francis Leahey 1911–1983; Margaret Leahey 1913–1914; Marian Catherine Murphy 1916–1977; William Henry Murphy 1917–1997. | Inscription: MURPHY / 1886 BARBARA 1961 / 1916 MARIAN C. 1977 / 1905 CATHERINE LEAHEY CHAMBERS 1970
Citation: Find a Grave memorial 99127677 and photographed Murphy monument. Held by Find a Grave; photograph credited to Msully. View source (findagrave.com) · Open document (research file not published)

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Barbara Murphy household, 1950 United States census, Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey

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Barbara Murphy | Head | Widowed | age 62 | born New Jersey | 10 April 1950 | Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey | Enumeration District 23-102, page 24, line 22 || Catherine Chambers, Daughter, F, 45, New Jersey | William Murphy, Son, M, 32, New Jersey | John Lahey, Son, M, 42, New Jersey | Marion Murphy, Daughter, F, 33, New Jersey || also in the household: Antonette Shotell, F, 49
Citation: Barbara Murphy household, 1950 United States census, Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey. Held by FamilySearch. View source (familysearch.org)

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New Jersey Marriage Index, Brides, 1915–1919, A–B — Brennan, Barbara

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Column headings: MAIDEN NAME OF WIFE (last, first) | NAME OF HUSBAND (last, first) | FILE NO. | YEAR OF MARRIAGE. The row reads Brennan, Barbara; Murphy, William; file number 25547; year 16 (1916).
Citation: New Jersey Marriage Index, Brides, 1915–1919, A–B — Brennan, Barbara. Held by New Jersey State Archives, via Reclaim The Records (Internet Archive). View source (archive.org)

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Find a Grave memorial 99127677 — Barbara Brennan Leahey Murphy (1886–1961), Holy Cross Cemetery

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Burial: Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum, North Arlington, Bergen County, New Jersey. Plot: Blk-64 Sec-A Gr-718 1A. Children: Catherine C Leahey Chambers 1905–1970; John Joseph Leahey 1907–1980; George Edward Leahey 1909–1983; James Francis Leahey 1911–1983; Margaret Leahey 1913–1914; Marian Catherine Murphy 1916–1977; William Henry Murphy 1917–1997.
Citation: Find a Grave memorial 99127677 — Barbara Brennan Leahey Murphy (1886–1961), Holy Cross Cemetery. Held by Find a Grave. View source (findagrave.com)

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Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington — Leahey burials, searched by cemetery

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Eleven Leahey burials. Blk-64 Sec-A Gr-718: 1A Barbara Brennan Leahey Murphy 1886–1961; 2A John Joseph Leahey 1907–1980; 2B James Francis Leahey 1911–1983. Blk-62 Sec-A Gr-1207: 1A Julia Veronica Leahey 1914–1965; 1B Infant Leahey d. 26 Oct 1933; 1C George Edward Leahey 1909–1983; 2A Baby Leahey d. Sep 1968; 2C Barbara E. Spirko 1935–2018. No William Leahey is buried at Holy Cross.

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St. Mary Star of the Sea, Bayonne — baptism of Catherine Brennan, 7 October 1888

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209 | Catherine Brennan | Oct 6 - 1888 | Oct 7 - 1888 | Thomas / Cath. Lavelle | Peter Lavelle, Anna McCabe

Historical context

These background articles explain the places, work, and events in this entry.

Bayonne and the Industrial Waterfront, 1870–1920

The Bayonne in these family records was a new city built around water, rails and heavy industry. Bayonne Township was formed only in 1861, uniting older settlements on Bergen Neck; it became a city in 1869. The…

What Sponsors and Witnesses Can Tell Us

Catholic registers often preserve the people standing just outside a family photograph. A baptism normally names the child, parents, date and sponsors or godparents; a marriage normally names the couple and wit…

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

  • What details appear on the 1904 marriage return, ledger 24, page 141?
  • Who was Barbara's reported second husband Murphy, and when did they marry?
  • Can a death certificate or obituary prove that the Barbara Murphy indexed in December 1961 was this Barbara?
  • [THE BELMAR HOUSE — THE SEARCH NAME WAS WRONG] The Monmouth County deed index was to be searched under Brennan, Leahey and Murphy, with the note that the second husband "has never been identified". He has now: William Murphy, married 1916. Search the deeds under William Murphy and Barbara Murphy first. The house was used in summers about 1947–1952, and he was dead by April 1950, so a deed could stand in either name — or pass from his estate to hers.
  • [THE BELMAR HOUSE — AND WHY NO CENSUS WILL EVER SHOW IT] Andrew Leahey recalls that his father, born 1947, stayed with this woman at a house in Belmar in the summers before he started school, so about 1947–1952. The 1950 census falls inside that window and it settles the shape of the thing: on 10 April 1950 she was living at Bayonne, head of her own household in Enumeration District 23-102. So Belmar was a summer house, not her home — and a census records usual residence, which is precisely why searching Belmar for her found nothing. Searched and confirmed empty: the 1950 census of Belmar has no Barbara of her age and no Leahey at all; the 1940 census of Belmar and South Belmar has one Barbara of the right age, Barbara Kraemer, born in New York, who is not her. So the census route is closed by evidence, not by failure, and the answer lies in property records. In order of promise: the Monmouth County Clerk's deed index, searched under Brennan, Leahey and Murphy — and note the deed may be in the name of her second husband, who has still not been identified; her 1961 death record or obituary; and Belmar's municipal tax rolls for the late 1940s.
  • Obtain the 1904 marriage return (ledger 24, page 141) for residences and parents; identify and document the reported second husband Murphy; obtain Barbara Murphy’s 1961 death certificate or obituary before accepting the state-index row as hers.
  • Identify the Catherine/Cath. Lavelle named in the Brennan baptismal material: the existing 1894 Catherine profile cannot be this person’s mother and was detached pending resolution of the date or identity conflation.
  • [RESOLVED ENOUGH TO ACT ON — JAMES FRANCIS LEAHEY IS HERE NOW] Find a Grave listed a son James Francis Leahey, 1911–1983, whom this archive did not hold. Searching Holy Cross by cemetery rather than by name settled it: he is buried in her own grave, Blk-64 Sec-A Gr-718 — she in 1A, John Joseph in 2A, James in 2B. He has been added, flagged compiled. The William Leahey this archive already held has not been touched: he came from the family tree with no sources, no William Leahey is buried at Holy Cross, and he and James may well be one man under two given names. That is recorded on both pages and left for a census to settle.

References

  1. [1] baptismBack to citation 1a Back to citation 1b Back to citation 1c
  2. [2] Index imageBack to citation 2a Back to citation 2b
  3. [3] viewerBack to citation 3
  4. [4] Dempsey 1914–1918Back to citation 4a Back to citation 4b
  5. [5] Barbara Leahey Murphy memorialBack to citation 5
  6. [6] 1961 H–M index imageBack to citation 6a Back to citation 6b
  7. [7] viewerBack to citation 7
  8. [8] Find a Grave memorial 99127677 and photographed Murphy monumentBack to citation 8a Back to citation 8b
  9. [9] Barbara Murphy household, 1950 United States census, Bayonne, Hudson County, New JerseyBack to citation 9a Back to citation 9b
  10. [10] New Jersey Marriage Index, Brides, 1915–1919, A–B — Brennan, BarbaraBack to citation 10a Back to citation 10b
  11. [11] Find a Grave memorial 99127677 — Barbara Brennan Leahey Murphy (1886–1961), Holy Cross CemeteryBack to citation 11a Back to citation 11b
  12. [12] Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington — Leahey burials, searched by cemeteryBack to citation 12
  13. [13] St. Mary Star of the Sea, Bayonne — baptism of Catherine Brennan, 7 October 1888Back to citation 13

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