Person in this family
Denis Lahey
Born 6 April 1837; death not recorded
Denis Lahey was baptised at Templemore, County Tipperary, on 6 April 1837, the first child of John Lahy and Catherine Cleary, who had married in that parish the year before. **This archive deliberately keeps him as a separate person from Dennis Leahey of Bayonne**, whom he may or may not be. The two records agree on name, parish and year, and nothing else has been found to join or separate them.
Probable
Denis Lahey was baptised at Templemore, County Tipperary, on 6 April 1837, the first child of John Lahy and Catherine Cleary, who had married in that parish the year before. **This archive deliberately keeps him as a separate person from Dennis Leahey of Bayonne**, whom he may or may not be. The two records agree on name, parish and year, and nothing else has been found to join or separate them.
Born at Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland
How is this person related?
Andrew John Leahey’s no relationship found in this archive
Gina D. Cacace’s no relationship found in this archive
Abigail Ann Leahey’s no relationship found in this archive
Marie C. Fitzgerald’s no relationship found in this archive
Kevin Leahey’s no relationship found in this archive
Worked out from the recorded parents and marriages. No sex is recorded for anyone in this archive, so the wording stays neutral.
Life
A written life story has not been added for this person yet.
References for this account: [1]
Family
Parents
Siblings · birth order
- Denis Lahey (this person)
- Anne Lahy
- Honora Lahy
Where they lived
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Places listed on this page
- Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland
- Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey
- Ireland
- County Tipperary, Ireland
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What the records say
1 record transcribed.
Record exhibit
Denis Lahey baptism, Templemore, 6 April 1837
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Partly proved
Verbatim transcription currently held in this archive — reproduced in full.
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900: Denis Lahey baptized 6 April 1837, Templemore, County Tipperary; father John Lahey; mother Catherine Cleary. Another FamilySearch user attached it to this Dennis; the register image is unavailable, so the match has not been independently verified.
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…
What we still don't know
- Whether he is Dennis Leahey of Bayonne. See the reasoning on that page; the two are kept apart on purpose.