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Dennis Leahey
This entry is about Dennis Leahey (about 6 April 1837 – 26 April 1907). For other family members with the same first and family name, see Dennis C. Leahey (about 1867 (compiled) – 22 September 1957), Dennis C. Leahey (10 May 1890 – about 1968 (compiled)), Dennis Leahey (Born about 1908; death not recorded).
about 6 April 1837 – 26 April 1907
Dennis Leahey was a Syracuse day laborer in 1860 and later worked Bayonne and New York harbor as a boatman, captain and boat caulker (written “Corker” in the undertaker register). His funeral account places his boating route between the Port Johnson docks and New York; his boat, employer, cargo and berth remain unidentified.
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Captain Dennis Leahey was a Syracuse and Hudson County boatman whose 1880 household now documents John Leahey as his son.
Born at Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland Died at Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Recorded as: Dennis Leahy, Dennis Lahey, Dennis Leehy
How is this person related?
Andrew John Leahey’s great-great-great-grandparent
Gina D. Cacace’s spouse's great-great-great-grandparent (by marriage)
Abigail Ann Leahey’s great-great-great-great-grandparent
Marie C. Fitzgerald’s spouse's great-great-grandparent (by marriage)
Kevin Leahey’s great-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:
Dennis Leahey is your 3× great-grandparent.
Life
Dennis Leahey—also recorded as Dennis Leahy, Lahey, and Leehy—was born in Ireland in the late 1830s. An indexed Catholic baptism at Templemore, County Tipperary, records Denis Lahey on 6 April 1837, son of John Lahey and Catherine Cleary. This is now the strongly indicated baptism for our Dennis, but the attachment was made by another FamilySearch user and the register image is unavailable; the match therefore has not been independently verified.
This Tipperary finding explains the archive’s earlier clean negative. The Cloyne, County Cork register covers 1 July 1833 through 29 December 1878, yet a complete sweep of its 1835–1840 images found no matching Leahy, Leahey, Lahey, or Leehy baptism. Dennis was not found there because the evidence now points to Templemore rather than Cloyne. The compiled claim that he was born in Cloyne in March 1838 to Mick John Leahy and Johanna Catherine Buckly is preserved as a rejected lead, superseded by the different indexed baptism naming John Lahey and Catherine Cleary.
The 1860 census confirms Dennis Lahey, 23, and Ann Lahey, 26, both Irish-born, together in Syracuse’s 1st Ward. In 1880, the family was in Jersey City. Dennis, 42, was a “Boatman,” Ann was his wife, and John, 19, was explicitly his “Son.” John’s occupation was “On Boat.” The household also included James, Matthew, Dennis, Francis, Malachy, Annie, Catherine, Mary Ellen, Peter, and Honora M. This direct relationship statement upgrades John’s parentage from the old shared-headstone-and-sponsors inference to documented fact.
The waterfront work was a genuine family trade. Dennis was a boatman; the Jersey Journal obituary index styled him “Capt Dennis Leahey” and indexed his occupation as “Capt.” His sons John and Matthew also worked on the water: John was “On Boat” in 1880, while Matthew later appeared as a vessel captain and was described under oath as a boat owner, ship carpenter and caulker who owned coal barges. These are three documented members of the same family, with Matthew and John both sons of Dennis.
The 1900 Bayonne census says Dennis and Ann had been married forty years. Dennis reported arriving in 1840, while Ann reported 1862. Those self-reported answers conflict with an approximately 1860 marriage and, decisively, with both spouses already together in Syracuse in the 1860 census; the archive retains the conflict rather than choosing one answer. Ann reported eighteen children born and eleven living.
Dennis died on 26 April 1907 at 11 Cottage Street. His funeral line reads “Aged 70y, born Ireland, Corker,” and the shared monument reads “DENNIS LEAHEY / DIED APR. 26, 1907.” With Tipperary now indicated, “Corker” is unlikely to mean “from Cork.” A reading connected to cooper or bottling work is another candidate, but the word remains unresolved and neither interpretation is asserted.
A separate exhaustive newspaper search now records an honest negative. All 5,319 available issues of The Jersey City News—23,234 OCR page files dated 27 February 1889 through 22 December 1906—were searched for Dennis name variants near boat, barge, tow, vessel, canal, harbor, wharf, dock, ship, yacht, collision, salvage and captain terms. No item tied Dennis to both the Bayonne family and maritime work. The Dennis articles that surfaced describe a Hoboken school-wood contractor and a Hoboken patrolman; both are retained in the archive’s separate same-name section and are not this Dennis. The result does not negate his maritime work, already documented by census and obituary index. It prevents the same newspaper ground from being covered again. The Jersey Journal obituary of 29 April 1907 remains the outstanding lead.
How we know this: Documented for Syracuse residence, marriage household, boatman and captain occupations, John’s son relationship, Bayonne household, death and grave. A complete search of all 5,319 available Jersey City News issues (23,234 page files), 27 February 1889–22 December 1906, found no notice tying Dennis both to this Bayonne family and to maritime work. The surfaced Dennis articles are a Hoboken school-wood contractor and patrolman—not this family. This documented negative does not weaken Dennis’s already proved maritime occupation. Templemore and the parents John Lahey and Catherine Cleary are strongly indicated from an indexed baptism but not independently verified from the unavailable image. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62]
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 184119458
Why this memorial is attached
Matched by spouse Ann Galvin, named children John, Matthew and Michael, exact death date, and the photographed joint monument. Find a Grave memorial 184119458 (findagrave.com).
Spouse Ann Galvin Leahey 1845–1919 | Children John Leahey 1861–1887; Matthew Sylvester Leahy 1866–1934; Michael Joseph Leahey 1880–1938
[COMPILED] Volunteer-typed memorial fields
These fields are leads, not civil or church records, and do not replace documented dates. Find a Grave memorial 184119458 (findagrave.com).
Name: Dennis C Leahey Sr. Birth: 6 Mar 1837 Death: 26 Apr 1907 (aged 70) Cemetery: Holy Name Cemetery and Mausoleum, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA Plot: Blk-Y Sec-A Gr-18 1C Family links: Spouse: Ann Galvin Leahey 1845–1919 (m. 1860). Children: John Leahey 1861–1887; 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.
Photograph status: a photographed inscription is available and shown below. Find a Grave memorial 184119458 (findagrave.com).
[RECORD] Photographed inscription, transcribed verbatim
JOHN LEAHEY DIED AUG. 30, 1887 DENNIS C. LEAHEY SR. DIED APR. 26, 1907
Citation: Find a Grave memorial 184119458 (findagrave.com); monument photograph credited below.
Conflicts retained
Conflict: The memorial’s volunteer-typed birth is 6 March 1837; the archive’s indexed Templemore baptism lead is 6 April 1837. Neither date is carved on the photographed stone. Open the memorial evidence (findagrave.com).
6 Mar 1837
Family
Spouse
Children
See this family in the family treeWork and occupation
- Boatman — 1880
Dennis Leahey — Self — 42 — Boatman
Citation: 1880 United States census: Dennis Leahey household [10]
- Captain — 1907
Capt Dennis Leahey
Citation: Captain Dennis Leahey obituary index [11]
- formerly engaged in boating between the Port Johnson docks and New York — 1907
He was formerly engaged in boating between the Port Johnson docks and New York.
Citation: Third and fullest account of Capt. Dennis Leahey’s funeral [20]
- day laborer — 1860
Dennis Lahy/Lehy | 23 | Day Laborer | Ireland | [married within the year]
Citation: 1860 United States census — Dennis and Ann Lahy/Lehy in Syracuse First Ward [21]
- boat caulker (recorded as 'Corker') — 1907
Aged 70y, born Ireland, Corker,
Citation: Dempsey register entry for Dennis Leahey, 26 April 1907, with same-page column controls [23]
Where they lived
- 1860: Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
- 1880: Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
- 1907: 11 Cottage Street, Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey
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Places listed on this page
- Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland
- Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland
- Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
- Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey
- Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
- New York City, New York
- Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City Cemetery or burial place
- County Cork, Ireland
- Ireland
- New York
- Ireland (County Cork)
- Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey Cemetery or burial place
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The pins show approximate places. The line only joins them in time order; it does not prove the route travelled. 4 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.
Images of these addresses and sites
Insurance maps show a historical footprint, while recent street photographs show the site today. A recent view is not proof that the family’s building survives.
Historical insurance map, 1912 — a footprint or site plan, not a photograph.
Building survival: not established by this map.
Credit: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Sanborn Maps Collection. Cropped from sheet 27.
Licence: Public domain
Timeline
Baptism strongly indicated
An indexed Templemore baptism names Denis Lahey, father John Lahey and mother Catherine Cleary. Another user attached it; the unavailable image prevents independent verification. [12]
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Birth estimate from stated age
The register records age 70 at death on 26 April 1907, implying birth about 1836–1837; this is retained separately from the Templemore baptism leads. [16]
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Conflicting compiled Find a Grave birth date
[COMPILED] The memorial says 6 March 1837, conflicting with the archive's 6 April 1837 Templemore index lead and a reported 6 March 1839 transcription. No reading is overwritten. [44]
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Earlier compiled birth estimate (rejected lead)
A public family-tree entry gives about March 1838 at Cloyne. The funeral age supported only a late-1830s Irish birth; the clean Cloyne register search and the newly indicated Templemore baptism reject Cloyne as the working origin. [3]
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1860 census in Syracuse
Dennis Lahey, 23, and Ann Lahey, 26, both born in Ireland, were enumerated in Syracuse’s 1st Ward. [13]
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Newly married household in Syracuse
Dennis, 23, a day laborer born in Ireland, and Ann, 26, born in Ireland, both had the “married within the year” box checked. [21]
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Port Johnston–New York coal-boat context
A period trade journal recorded company-boat freight from Port Johnston to New York City and vicinity at 50 cents per ton. This explains the route named in Dennis’s funeral account but is not a record of his personal wage, employer, boat or cargo. [34]
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Documented hazard on the Port Johnson route
An admiralty decision records coal barges bound from Port Johnson to New York in a ten-boat tow and describes barges sinking. It documents a hazard on Dennis’s later-reported route, not a voyage involving Dennis. [35]
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Boatman; John documented as son
Dennis was a 42-year-old boatman. The census explicitly called 19-year-old John his son; Ann and ten other named children were present. [10]
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Possible first use of grave [INFERENCE]
The card’s unexplained remark may mark the grave’s first use. Dennis’s son John died in 1887, but no record yet identifies him as the 1 September interment. [18]
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The walk to the coal wharves
Bayonne council heard in March 1889 that "the Bergen Point workingmen are compelled to daily travel to and from their work via Centreville" to reach the Port Johnston coal wharves, and a raised walk across the salt meadows was proposed. Dennis lived at Bergen Point and worked those wharves. This is not a record of him — it is a record of the road he walked.
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1900 census in Bayonne
Dennis and Ann reported 40 years married. His 1840 arrival and her 1862 arrival conflict with their joint 1860 Syracuse enumeration. Ann reported 18 children born, 11 living. [14]
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Forty-year marriage reported
Dennis and Ann each reported 40 years married, independently supporting a marriage about 1859–60 and opposing the earlier-wife hypothesis. [22]
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Died
The funeral record gives age 70, Ireland, and the occupation “Corker,” a period boat/ship caulking term. [1]
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Captain Dennis Leahey obituary
The Jersey Journal index styles him “Capt Dennis Leahey” and occupation “Capt.” [11]
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Grave inscription
A photographed shared monument reads “DENNIS LEAHEY / DIED APR. 26, 1907.” [9]
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Undertaker-register death entry
The register gives the exact death date, 11 Cottage Street, birthplace Ireland, and occupation “Corker” (boat/ship caulker). [16]
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Buried
Cemetery of the Holy Name, Jersey City, Grave Block Y, Letter A, No. 18. [18]
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Cause of death recorded
The cemetery card records the cause verbatim as “Cystitis Senility.” [18]
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Family at his death
Seven sons, three daughters and thirty-eight grandchildren survived him; six sons acted as pallbearers. [19]
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Funeral reported as Saturday morning
One Saturday paper says the funeral took place “this morning,” matching the interment card’s 27 April date; another paper reports Monday instead. [19]
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Funeral also reported as Monday
A third account says the funeral took place on Monday, matching the Jersey Journal index date but conflicting with the interment card and Saturday report. [20]
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HCCC cemetery abbreviation clarified
The fuller account’s Hudson County Catholic Cemetery wording makes HCCC very likely that period name for Cemetery of the Holy Name, matching the interment card and removing the earlier Holy Cross reading. The register key should still be checked. [20]
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Parent fields checked and empty
The Cemetery of the Holy Name card was checked directly: its Father and Mother fields are blank and supply no parent names. [18]
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Plot-owner initial conflict
The card types the owner as Dennis E. Leahy, while the newspapers identify the son as Dennis C. Leahey; neither initial has been silently harmonised. [18]
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“Corker” identified as boat-building occupation
The Dempsey Notes field follows age, birthplace, occupation; the federal occupational index lists “Corker, boat or ship” under ship and boat building. It is not a County Cork birthplace. [24]
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Port Johnson–New York route stated directly
Dennis’s funeral account directly identifies his route, while leaving his employer, vessel, cargo and exact berth unknown. [42]
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What boat caulking involved
A federal occupational manual describes the period wood-caulker’s work of filling hull seams to make them watertight. It supplies trade context for Dennis’s “Corker” entry, not proof of his exact materials, workplace or pay. [38]
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11 Cottage Street mapped after Dennis’s death
Sanborn sheet 27 maps his former address as a three-storey brick store adjoining no. 9. This 1912 building evidence postdates Dennis’s 1907 death and does not prove whether the same structure stood there during his residence. [27]
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Original records
Tap to open a larger copy1880 U.S. census, Hoboken, ED 45, sheet 48
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Tap to open a larger copy1880 U.S. census, Hoboken, ED 45, sheet 49
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Jersey City and Hoboken directory, 1887–1890, Dennis Leahy entries
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Jersey City and Hoboken directory, 1898, Dennis Leahy entry
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Tap to open a larger copyJersey City and Hoboken directory, 1880–1881, Dennis Lahey entry
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Ancestry family-tree profiles, Dennis Leahy
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FamilySearch 1880 United States census collection
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FamilySearch Holy Name Cemetery card index, 1849–1984
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Grave photograph, John and Dennis Leahey monument
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John Leahey memorial with photographed joint Leahey stone
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Hudson County Court of Common Pleas naturalization search
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What the records say
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1907 Dempsey transcription
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Dennis Leahey ... 04/26/1907 ... 11 Cottage St. ... Aged 70y, born Ireland, Corker | John/US Margaret Mahoney/US
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NLI Cloyne register catalogue
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Baptisms 01 Jul. 1833 to 29 Dec. 1878 | register begins after 1838 | John/US Margaret Mahoney/US | Cloyne | Microfilm 04989 / 08, | Diocese of Cloyne | County of Cork, | 223 images, | Churchtown Parish; Churchtown and Kilteskin Parish. | March 1835, | March 1838, | June 1840.
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public entry
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Johanna Catherine Buckly | Mick John Leahy | with user-submitted family trees | Children (13) | 1880 United States Federal Census | 1900 United States Federal Census | John/US Margaret Mahoney/US | Birth March 1838 - Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland, | Mother Johanna Catherine Buckly, | Father Mick John Leahy, | Dennis Leahy had 13 children. | We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees ... examine these records to determine their accuracy. | March 1838 - Cloyne | Aged 70y | March 1838. | Dennis Leahy had 13 children | John Leahey 1861 - 1887 | Dennis Leahy found in 1900 United States Federal Census.
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March 1835 image 17
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Cloyne | Microfilm 04989 / 08, | Diocese of Cloyne | County of Cork, | 223 images, | Baptisms 01 Jul. 1833 to 29 Dec. 1878 | Churchtown Parish; Churchtown and Kilteskin Parish. | March 1835, | March 1838, | June 1840.
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March 1838 image 34
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Cloyne | Microfilm 04989 / 08, | Diocese of Cloyne | County of Cork, | 223 images, | Baptisms 01 Jul. 1833 to 29 Dec. 1878 | Churchtown Parish; Churchtown and Kilteskin Parish. | March 1835, | March 1838, | June 1840. | March 1838 - Cloyne
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June 1840 image 47
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Cloyne | Microfilm 04989 / 08, | Diocese of Cloyne | County of Cork, | 223 images, | Baptisms 01 Jul. 1833 to 29 Dec. 1878 | Churchtown Parish; Churchtown and Kilteskin Parish. | March 1835, | March 1838, | June 1840.
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Archive.org reel 786
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10th census, 1880, New Jersey, | Reel 0786, | Hudson County (excluding Jersey City) (cont'd: ED 41, sheet I-ED 52, sheet 25). | First district first ward Hoboken | Enumeration Dist. No. 45. | 28 Adams, H'n | language not currently OCRable. | State or territory; volume, ED, sheet, and line numbers; county, city, and MCD. | Hudson County (excluding Jersey City) ... ED 41 ... ED 52. | Aged 70y. | JOHN LEAHEY / DIED AUG. 30, 1887 / DENNIS LEAHEY / DIED APR. 26, 1907.
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Dempsey 1906–1907
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Dennis | Leahey ... 04/26/1907 | 11 Cottage St. ... HCCC | Aged 70y, born Ireland, Corker. | Ann | Leahey ... 09/19/1919 | 319 Ave. C ... John Galvin/Ire | Ellen Long/Ire ... Aged 70y, Born Ire, Widow of Dennis Leahey. | James | Leahey ... 04/10/1947 ... Dennis/Ire | Anna Galvin/Ire ... Aged 83y,1m,11d, Born US (Syracuse, NY). | Aged 70y | March 1838. | State or territory; volume, ED, sheet, and line numbers; county, city, and MCD. | Hudson County (excluding Jersey City) ... ED 41 ... ED 52. | Aged 70y. | JOHN LEAHEY / DIED AUG. 30, 1887 / DENNIS LEAHEY / DIED APR. 26, 1907. | Dennis | Leahey | ... | 04/26/1907 | 11 Cottage St. | ... | HCCC | Aged 70y, born Ireland, Corker. | Corker
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Memorial and grave photographs
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JOHN LEAHEY / DIED AUG. 30, 1887 / DENNIS LEAHEY / DIED APR. 26, 1907. | State or territory; volume, ED, sheet, and line numbers; county, city, and MCD. | Hudson County (excluding Jersey City) ... ED 41 ... ED 52. | Aged 70y. | Y-A-18, | Y-A-18 | 27 Aug 1887 | DIED AUG. 30, 1887. | DIED AUG. 30, 1887, | 27 Aug 1887.
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1880 United States census: Dennis Leahey household
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Jersey City, Precinct 3, District 2, sheet 287A, household 9289048, NARA T9: Dennis Leahey, self, 42, Ireland, married, Boatman; Ann Leahey, wife, 42, Ireland; John Leahey, son, 19, New York, single, On Boat, both parents born Ireland; James 16 (NY), Matthew 14 (NJ), Dennis 12 (NY), Francis 11 (NY), Malachy 10 (NY), Annie 8 (NJ), Catherine 6 (NY), Mary Ellen 5 (NY), Peter 4 (NJ), Honora M. 2 (NJ). Citation: “United States, Census, 1880,” FamilySearch, Entry for Dennis Leahey and Ann Leahey, 1880.
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Captain Dennis Leahey obituary index
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United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2013: Capt Dennis Leahey; occupation Capt; obituary event date 29 April 1907; Jersey Journal, Jersey City.
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Denis Lahey baptism, Templemore, 6 April 1837
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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.
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1860 United States census: Dennis and Ann Lahey in Syracuse
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1st Ward, City of Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, page 72: Dennis Lahey, 23, born about 1837 Ireland; Ann Lahey, 26, Ireland.
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1900 United States census: Dennis and Ann Leahy household
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Bayonne Ward 4, ED 10, sheet 9B, household 187: Dennis Leahy, head, 62, born March 1838 Ireland, married 40 years, arrival 1840; Ann Leahy, wife, 55, born April 1845 Ireland, married 40 years, arrival 1862, 18 children born and 11 living; Peter Vincent 24, Hanora M. 21 and Michael Joseph 20 also in household.
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Complete Jersey City News search for Dennis Leahey, 1889–1906
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All 5,319 available issues (23,234 OCR page files), 27 February 1889–22 December 1906, were searched for Dennis variants with boat, barge, tow, vessel, canal, harbor, wharf, dock, ship, yacht, collision, salvage and captain terms. No item tied Dennis Leahey to both the Bayonne family and maritime work. The surfaced Dennis items concern a Hoboken school-wood contractor and a Hoboken patrolman and are not this family.
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Burial / undertaker register index row for Dennis Leahey
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| Dennis | Leahey | L000 | 04/26/1907 | 11 Cottage St. | | y (Bayonne) | | | HCCC | Aged 70y, born Ireland, Corker, |
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Find a Grave memorial 184119458 and photographed Leahey monument
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Dennis C Leahey Sr. | 6 Mar 1837 | 26 Apr 1907 (aged 70) | Holy Name Cemetery and Mausoleum, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA | Blk-Y Sec-A Gr-18 1C | Spouse Ann Galvin Leahey 1845–1919 | Children John Leahey 1861–1887; Matthew Sylvester Leahy 1866–1934; Michael Joseph Leahey 1880–1938 | Family links: Spouse: Ann Galvin Leahey 1845–1919 (m. 1860). Children: John Leahey 1861–1887;Show the full recordHide the full recordFull record, about 150 words
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. | Inscription: JOHN LEAHEY / DIED AUG. 30, 1887 / DENNIS C. LEAHEY SR. / DIED APR. 26, 1907
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Cemetery of the Holy Name interment card No. 103921 — Dennis Leahy
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CEMETERY OF THE HOLY NAME — No. 103921 | Name: Dennis Leahy | Age: 70 yrs. | Father: [blank] | Mother: [blank] | Place of Birth: Ireland | Remarks: Sept. 1/87 | Date Interment: Apl. 27, 1907 | Lot Block / No. / Letter: [blank] | Grave Block Y Letter A No. 18 | Cause of Death: Cystitis Senility | Undertaker: Dempsey | Owner: Dennis E. Leahy
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“Six Sons Were His Pallbearers” — funeral of Capt. Dennis Leahey
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The funeral of Capt. Dennis Leahey, who died at his home, 11 Cottage Street, Friday, at the age of 71 years, took place this morning from St. Mary's R. C. Church and was largely attended. Mr. Leahey is survived by seven sons, three daughters and thirty-eight grandchildren, and six of his sons acted as pallbearers. The remains were interred in Hudson County Cemetery under direction of Undertaker Dempsey.
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Third and fullest account of Capt. Dennis Leahey’s funeral
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The funeral of Capt. Dennis Leahey, who died on Friday afternoon of last week, took place on Monday with requiem mass at St. Mary's church. Captain Leahey was an old and highly respected resident of Bayonne for many years. He was formerly engaged in boating between the Port Johnson docks and New York. He was the father of fourteen children, ten of whom with his widow survive him. They are Mrs. Patrick Gorman, Misses Catherine and Nora Leahey, James, Matthew, Dennis, Francis, Malachi, Peter and Michael Leahey. Six of his sons acted as pallbearers. Interment was in Hudson County Catholic cemetery.
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1860 United States census — Dennis and Ann Lahy/Lehy in Syracuse First Ward
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Dennis Lahy/Lehy | 23 | Day Laborer | Ireland | [married within the year]; Ann | 26 | Ireland | [married within the year]
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1900 United States census — Dennis and Ann Leahy in Bayonne
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Dennis Leahy | Mar 1838 | 62 | Married 40 years; Ann Leahy | Apr 1845 | 55 | Married 40 years | Mother of 18 children, 11 living
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Dempsey register entry for Dennis Leahey, 26 April 1907, with same-page column controls
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Aged 70y, born Ireland, Corker; Aged 42y, born US, Laborer; Aged 32y, born Ireland, Saloon Keeper; Aged 43y, born Norway, ship builder.
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U.S. Census Bureau Classified Index to Occupations — ship and boat building
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Ship and boat building ... Calker, boat ... Corker, boat or ship.
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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.
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Sanborn fire-insurance map — Cottage Street, Bayonne, sheet 27 (1912)
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Cottage Street nos. 9 and 11: adjoining reddish/pink footprints; each marked “3” and “S.”; depths approximately 30' and 32', respectively.
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Library of Congress guide to interpreting Sanborn maps
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brick and tile are represented with a reddish/pink color | S means a store | numerals were used to indicate the number of stories
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Bayonne 2021 tax list — 9 and 11 Cottage Street
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9 COTTAGE ST ... 2S-B-D-2U-H | 11 COTTAGE ST ... 3S-B-A-6U-H
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Public property record — 11 Cottage Street, Bayonne
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11 Cottage St ... multi-family home
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Sanborn fire-insurance map — Port Johnston coal pier, Bayonne, sheet 62 (1912)
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PORT JOHNSTON COAL PIER | OLD PIER (FILLED) | OLD PIER (COAL PILED) | Kill von Kull [RECORD] Existing file “port-johnston-coal-pier-sanborn-1912.jpg” retained without duplication. Address: “Port Johnston coal pier and docks, Bayonne”; date: “1912”; depiction: “map footprint”; licence: “Public domain”; attribution: “Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Sanborn Maps Collection, sheet 62.”. [INFERENCE] It is place context, not evidence for a person or individual burial plot.
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Whitcomb, First History of Bayonne — Port Johnston and waterfront (1904)
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The first coal dock at Port Johnston (on the Kill) was completed and in operation in July, 1866. This place became one of the principal coal depots in the country. | Large steamship and sailing vessels load daily at Constable's Hook, Port Johnston and Bergen Point, carrying petroleum, oil, copper, ore, sulphur, coal and various other products to all parts of the globe.
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Jersey City News — Port Johnston coal handlers (13 June 1889)
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The large force of coal handlers employed at the Port Johnston coal docks has been increased by sixty men.
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Engineering and Mining Journal — harbor coal-freight rate (28 July 1877)
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Freight by the boats of the companies from Hoboken, Rondout, Port Johnston, Weehawken, South Amboy and Perth Amboy to New York City and vicinity 50c. per ton.
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The Young America, 17 F. 253 — Port Johnson coal-barge tow (1879)
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on their way from Port Johnson to New York | The two barges were part of a tow of 10 boats which left the “Stakes” near Port Johnson at about 2 o'clock P. M.
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U.S. Navy Department coaling survey — Port Johnson (1909)
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Port Johnson, N.J. ... Large supply. Anthracite coal. $1.50 to $5.06 f. o. b. in vessels or lighters at company's wharf.
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New Jersey Adjutant-General report — Port Johnston coal wheelers (1877)
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putting to work certain men at Port Johnston, in place of the coal wheelers who had struck at that point
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U.S. Department of Labor — duties of a wood caulker
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The duties of the wood calker are to fill in the seams in the planking in the hull, with cotton, oakum, rosin, white lead, putty or pitch, as circumstances require, to make them water-tight. A wood calker may also calk wooden decks.
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — New York Harbor shipyard wage benchmark (1918)
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the repair yards of New York Harbor | Calkers ... $0.80 | Calkers' helpers ... .54
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Jersey City News — Pat McGlellan boatyard (5 June 1889)
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the veteran boat builder of Pamrapo | undergoing repairs in his shipyard on the New York Bay shore
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Jersey City News — Bohnan & Brown shipyard accident (3 May 1889)
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shipyard of Bohnan & Brown, at the foot of Morris street
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Funeral account — Capt. Dennis Leahey’s Port Johnson route (1907)
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Captain Leahey was an old and highly respected resident of Bayonne for many years. He was formerly engaged in boating between the Port Johnson docks and New York.
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Find a Grave memorial 207676823 for Catherine Agnes Tobin Leahey
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[COMPILED] Catherine Agnes Tobin Leahey | BIRTH 25 Oct 1873 — Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA | DEATH Feb 1901 (aged 27) — Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA | BURIAL Holy Name Cemetery and Mausoleum, Jersey City | PLOT Blk-F Sec-E Gr-33 1A | Spouse — Malachy Leahy 1870–1960 (m. 1898) | Children — Helen Bridget Veronica Leahy 1899–1903
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Find a Grave memorial 184119458 for Dennis C. Leahey Sr.
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[COMPILED] Dennis C Leahey Sr. | Birth — 6 Mar 1837 — Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland | Death — 26 Apr 1907 (aged 70) — Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA | Burial — Holy Name Cemetery and Mausoleum — Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey | Plot — Blk-Y Sec-A Gr-18 1C
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Find a Grave memorial 184119458 image — Earlier view of the shared John and Dennis Leahey monument, memorial 184119458.
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[RECORD] Photographed inscription: JOHN LEAHEY / DIED AUG. 30, 1887 / DENNIS C. LEAHEY SR. / DIED APR. 26, 1907
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Find a Grave memorial 184119458 image — Clear view of the shared John and Dennis Leahey monument, memorial 184119458.
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[RECORD] Photographed inscription: JOHN LEAHEY / DIED AUG. 30, 1887 / DENNIS C. LEAHEY SR. / DIED APR. 26, 1907
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Bayonne Library item p15335coll4/340 — Port Johnston, Bayonne, New Jersey
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[RECORD] Collection: “Photographs - Bridges and Waterways of Bayonne, NJ” (p15335coll4); CONTENTdm number “340”; Digital ID “BDL002.002.049”; Creator: “Walsh, Andrew A.”; Date: “1938”; Subject: “Topic: Docks; Ships; Waterfronts; | AAT/form: black-and-white photographs;”; Location: “Kill Van Kull (N.J. and N.Y.);”. Full descriptive note:Show the full recordHide the full recordFull record, about 100 words
“View south towards Staten Island of the remains of the Port Johnston Coal dock wharfs, and ships from the Kill Van Kull.” Rights: “U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.” [RIGHTS] restrictionCode: 1; cite/link only; do not download or host.
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Bayonne Library item p15335coll4/348 — Remains of Port Johnston Coal Docks, Bayonne, New Jersey
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[RECORD] Collection: “Photographs - Bridges and Waterways of Bayonne, NJ” (p15335coll4); CONTENTdm number “348”; Digital ID “BDL002.002.040”; Creator: “Walsh, Andrew A.”; Date: “1938”; Subject: “Topic: Ships; Docks; Waterfronts; | AAT/form: black-and-white photographs;”; Location: “Kill Van Kull (N.J. and N.Y.);”. Full descriptive note: “"View southeast towards S.I.Show the full recordHide the full recordFull record, about 250 words
across the Kill Van Kull river of the remains of Port Johnston, now occupied by out of commissioned Steamers and Barges. Port Johnston was a spur of the C.R.R. of N.J. and one of the largest coal exporting ports those days. Ships of all nations and canal boats from inland came here for coal. It was named after Johnston, president of the C.R.R. of N.J. The coal docks as it was known boomed from the 4th ward as a business center of the town and Cottage Street was the main business street. I have water color in 1907 showing the docks, boats, coal trains, company houses, ship chandler, and plank walk that crossed the meadow to what would be Brighton and East Ave, as the meadows flooded at high tide. The meadows are now filled in and the old slips can be reached by going down Oak St. or Linnet Street" Andrew Walsh” Rights: “U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.” [RIGHTS] restrictionCode: 1; cite/link only; do not download or host.
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Bayonne Library item p16095coll3/60 — Assessment map final for the opening of Cottage Street from Ave. D to Fifth Street
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[RECORD] Collection: “Maps from the Archives at the Free Public Library and Cultural Center of Bayonne” (p16095coll3); CONTENTdm number “60”; Digital ID “map064”; Creator: “Smith and Eddy”; Date: “1870-08-30”; Subject: “Topic: City planning; | AAT/form: plats (maps);”; Location: “Bayonne (N.J.);”. Full descriptive note: “Metadata field blank.” Rights: “U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this image. Commercial use or distribution of this image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.” [RIGHTS] restrictionCode: 1; cite/link only; do not download or host.
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Bayonne Library item p16095coll3/110 — Final assessment map for macadamizing Avenues S, and D from First Street extending northerly to Cottage Street
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[RECORD] Collection: “Maps from the Archives at the Free Public Library and Cultural Center of Bayonne” (p16095coll3); CONTENTdm number “110”; Digital ID “map116”; Creator: “Smith and Eddy;”; Date: “1872-11-11”; Subject: “Topic: City planning; | AAT/form: plats (maps);”; Location: “Bayonne (N.J.)”. Full descriptive note: “Metadata field blank.” Rights: “U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this image. Commercial use or distribution of this image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.” [RIGHTS] restrictionCode: 1; cite/link only; do not download or host.
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Bayonne Library item p15335coll1/576 — Fire Truck Bayonne, New Jersey, number 1
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[RECORD] Collection: “Postcard Collection of Bayonne, NJ” (p15335coll1); CONTENTdm number “576”; Digital ID “BDL001.001.038”; Creator: “Not supplied”; Date: “1910?”; Subject: “Topic: Fire engines; | AAT/form: picture postcards”; Location: “Bayonne (N.J.);”. Full descriptive note: “Metadata field blank.” Rights: “U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. - [RECORD] **Compound object:** Document; Side 1 pointer 574; Side 2 pointer 575.” [RIGHTS] restrictionCode: 1; cite/link only; do not download or host.
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Bayonne Library item p15335coll1/615 — Police Headquarters, Bayonne, New Jersey, number 1
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[RECORD] Collection: “Postcard Collection of Bayonne, NJ” (p15335coll1); CONTENTdm number “615”; Digital ID “BDL001.001.051”; Creator: “Not supplied”; Date: “1910?”; Subject: “Topic: Police stations; | AAT/form: picture postcards”; Location: “Bayonne (N.J.);”. Full descriptive note: “Building located on 26th Street” Rights: “U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. - [RECORD] **Compound object:** Document; Side 1 pointer 613; Side 2 pointer 614.” [RIGHTS] restrictionCode: 1; cite/link only; do not download or host.
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Bayonne Library item p15335coll1/618 — Police Headquarters, Bayonne, New Jersey number 2
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[RECORD] Collection: “Postcard Collection of Bayonne, NJ” (p15335coll1); CONTENTdm number “618”; Digital ID “BDL001.001.052”; Creator: “Not supplied”; Date: “1907?”; Subject: “Topic: Police stations; | AAT/form: picture postcards”; Location: “Not supplied”. Full descriptive note: “Metadata field blank.” Rights: “U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. - [RECORD] **Compound object:** Document; Side 1 pointer 616; Side 2 pointer 617.” [RIGHTS] restrictionCode: 1; cite/link only; do not download or host.
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Bayonne Library item p15335coll1/621 — Police Headquarters, Bayonne, New Jersey, number 3
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[RECORD] Collection: “Postcard Collection of Bayonne, NJ” (p15335coll1); CONTENTdm number “621”; Digital ID “BDL001.001.053”; Creator: “Not supplied”; Date: “1910?”; Subject: “Topic: Police stations; | AAT/form: picture postcards”; Location: “Bayonne (N.J.);”. Full descriptive note: “Metadata field blank.” Rights: “U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. - [RECORD] **Compound object:** Document; Side 1 pointer 619; Side 2 pointer 620.” [RIGHTS] restrictionCode: 1; cite/link only; do not download or host.
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Bayonne Library item p15335coll2/161 — Police headquarters, Bayonne, New Jersey, number 4
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[RECORD] Collection: “Photographs - Buildings and Architecture of Bayonne, NJ” (p15335coll2); CONTENTdm number “161”; Digital ID “BDL002.003.208”; Creator: “Not supplied”; Date: “1914?”; Subject: “Topic: Police stations; | AAT/form: black-and-white photographs;”; Location: “Bayonne (N.J.);”. Full descriptive note: “Metadata field blank.” Rights: “U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this image. Commercial use or distribution of this image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.” [RIGHTS] restrictionCode: 1; cite/link only; do not download or host.
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Bayonne Library item p15335coll2/191 — Interior of police garage on Newman Avenue, Bayonne, New Jersey
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[RECORD] Collection: “Photographs - Buildings and Architecture of Bayonne, NJ” (p15335coll2); CONTENTdm number “191”; Digital ID “BDL002.003.181”; Creator: “Not supplied”; Date: “1970”; Subject: “Topic: Police stations; | AAT/form: black-and-white photographs; news photographs;”; Location: “Bayonne (N.J.);”. Full descriptive note:Show the full recordHide the full recordFull record, about 150 words
“This photograph was published in the September 16, 1970 issue of the Bayonne Times for an article titled "Completion of City Hall, Garage to Phase Out Old Buildings." The caption reads: "Police Garage - This photo shows the interior of the police garage on Newman Avenue, near 7th Street. Most police vehicles will be housed in the centralized garage after it is opened. The Newman Avenue garage is expected to be sold by the city."” Rights: “U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this image. Commercial use or distribution of this image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.” [RIGHTS] restrictionCode: 1; cite/link only; do not download or host.
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Bayonne Library item p15335coll2/192 — Exterior of police garage on Newman Avenue, Bayonne, New Jersey
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[RECORD] Collection: “Photographs - Buildings and Architecture of Bayonne, NJ” (p15335coll2); CONTENTdm number “192”; Digital ID “BDL002.003.185”; Creator: “Not supplied”; Date: “1970”; Subject: “Topic: Police stations; | AAT/form: black-and-white photographs; news photographs;”; Location: “Bayonne (N.J.);”. Full descriptive note: “The back side of the photograph reads:Show the full recordHide the full recordFull record, about 100 words
"Garage near 7th Avenue, phased out after occupancy of centralized garage on Hook Road."” Rights: “U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this image. Commercial use or distribution of this image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.” [RIGHTS] restrictionCode: 1; cite/link only; do not download or host.
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Bayonne Library item p15335coll6/230 — Scene of police patrol car accident, Bayonne, New Jersey
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[RECORD] Collection: “Photographs - Industry, Commerce, and Transportation in Bayonne, NJ” (p15335coll6); CONTENTdm number “230”; Digital ID “ICT002.006.021”; Creator: “Not supplied”; Date: “1970”; Subject: “Topic: Traffic accidents; Streets; | AAT/form: black-and-white photographs; news photographs;”; Location: “Bayonne (N.J.);”. Full descriptive note:Show the full recordHide the full recordFull record, about 150 words
“This photograph appeared on the front page of the June 23,1970 issue of The Bayonne Times for an article titled "Department to Honor Dead Cop." Caption reads "Accident Scene -This is the area on the Hook Road where Patrolman Joseph Brameyer lost his life in an accident Sunday."” Rights: “U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.” [RIGHTS] restrictionCode: 1; cite/link only; do not download or host.
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New Jersey Marriages index — three sons of Dennis Leahey and Anna Galvin
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Mathew Leahey, marriage 10 June 1889, Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey, Parents Dennis Leahey, Anna Galvin, Spouses Catherine Meaney | James Leahey, marriage 7 April 1890, Bayonne, Parents Dennis Leahey, Anna Galvin, Spouses Mariam Mullin | Dennis Leahey, marriage 7 June 1891, Bayonne, Parents Dennis Leahey, Anna Galvin, Spouses Anna Meaney
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US Social Security NUMIDENT — James Leahey, born 27 February 1864, Syracuse
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James Leahey, Birth 27 February 1864, Syracuse, New York, United States, Parents Dennis Leahey, Anna Galvin
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"A raised walk across the salt meadows" — Bayonne council, Jersey City News, 6 March 1889
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Councilman Carroll introduced a resolution empowering the appointment of a special committee to examine into the matter of building a raised walk across the salt meadows between Constable Hook and the Port Johnston coal wharves. Councilman Carroll said that at present the Bergen Point workingmen are compelled to daily travel to and from their work via Centreville.
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Port Johnston coal wharves and the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company, Sunday Morning News, 13 March 1887
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Superintendent Joshua H. Martin, of the coal wharves at Port Johnston, which are operated by the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company, purposes to resign his position, in order to engage in other business.
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What we still don't know
- Can the unavailable Templemore register image be obtained and independently verified?
- What did the funeral entry’s word “Corker” mean?
- How can the conflicting 1900 immigration answers be reconciled with the 1860 Syracuse census?
- Search the offline Hudson County Court of Common Pleas Naturalization Records, 1834–1920, control CHDCP003—especially the loose papers—for Dennis Leahy.
- Obtain the outstanding Jersey Journal obituary of 29 April 1907. Do not repeat the complete 1889–1906 Jersey City News search for Dennis with boat, barge, tow, vessel, canal, harbor, wharf, dock, ship, yacht, collision, salvage and captain terms without new identifying evidence.
- Can the unavailable Templemore register image be obtained and independently compared with this Dennis?
- [RESOLVED] “Corker” is the occupation boat/ship caulker: it follows “born Ireland” in the register’s age–birthplace–occupation sequence, and the U.S. Census Bureau occupational index lists “Corker, boat or ship.”
- How should the conflicting 1900 immigration answers be reconciled with Dennis and Ann’s 1860 Syracuse enumeration and marriage about 1860?
- Obtain the outstanding Jersey Journal obituary of 29 April 1907; the complete 1889–1906 Jersey City News search found no family-linked maritime notice for Dennis.
- Dennis’s birth evidence now has three incompatible transcriptions or estimates: the register age implies about 1836–1837; the current indexed Templemore lead says 6 April 1837; the clipping findings describe a 6 March 1839 Templemore baptism. Obtain the image and death certificate rather than choosing among them.
- [RESOLVED] The supposed Cork-versus-Tipperary conflict was a column-reading error. “Corker” is an occupation, not a birthplace; the register supplies Ireland only, so the Templemore, County Tipperary baptism lead stands unchallenged.
- The register abbreviation HCCC is now very likely Hudson County Catholic Cemetery, a period name for Cemetery of the Holy Name: the fuller funeral account prints that wording, and the interment card names Holy Name. Confirm against the register key, but do not restore the earlier Holy Cross expansion.
- [RESOLVED-NEGATIVE] The earlier-wife hypothesis was tested and found unsupported. Dennis and Ann were together in 1860 with both marked married within the year; both reported a 40-year marriage in 1900; John’s circa-1861 birth follows that marriage window. The 1907 fourteen-child count remains a conflict with Ann’s documented eighteen, not evidence of another wife.
- [CONFLICT] Funeral day remains unresolved: the Cemetery of the Holy Name card records interment Saturday 27 April 1907 and one Saturday paper says the funeral took place ‘this morning’; a third paper says it ‘took place on Monday,’ matching the Jersey Journal index date of 29 April. Record both and choose neither.
- [INFERENCE] Does ‘Remarks: Sept. 1/87’ on the cemetery card mark this grave’s first use, possibly for son John Leahey, who died in 1887? Request the cemetery record for the 1 September 1887 interment; do not treat the identification as fact.
- [CONFLICT] The cemetery card types the plot owner as ‘Dennis E. Leahy,’ while every newspaper identifies the son as Dennis C. Leahey. Preserve both initials until another cemetery or civil record resolves the discrepancy.
- [CONFLICT] Period sources alternate between “Port Johnson” and “Port Johnston.” Dennis’s funeral account and the admiralty decision use Johnson; the trade journal, state report, newspaper and local history use Johnston. Retain both spellings.
- Dennis’s boat, employer, cargo on any particular trip, exact berth, caulking yard and personal wage remain unknown. The named McGlellan and Bohnan & Brown yards and the 1918 harbor wage table are context only and are not assigned to him.
- Does the present building at 11 Cottage Street incorporate the three-storey brick store mapped in 1912? The current tax row and property page establish an address and building, not structural identity.
- [RESOLVED-NEGATIVE] Malachy Leahy's documented 1898 first marriage does not reopen the earlier-wife hypothesis for Dennis. Dennis and Ann were newly married together in the 1860 census and both reported forty years married in 1900; a first marriage in one generation is not evidence of one in another.
- [CONTEXT ONLY] Restricted Bayonne Library Port Johnston items document the coal docks, ships, canal boats, barges, C.R.R. of N.J. spur and Cottage Street. They do not depict or name Dennis; his boating route rests on independent family records.
- [CONTEXT ONLY] Restricted Bayonne Library police/fire images illustrate institutional setting; no requested family surname appears in their metadata and no family member is asserted to appear.
- A candidate Syracuse household has been found and deliberately NOT attached. The 1865 New York State Census, Ward 04 Syracuse, household 262, holds Dennis [Lehy] 38, Anna 28, Catharine 9, John 3 and James 1. Three forenames match children of this family, and James's 1947 obituary says he was born in Syracuse. But Dennis's age is ten years out against the 1860 census, the older/younger relationship between the couple inverts, and Catharine at 9 would have been born about 1856 — three years before the 1859-60 marriage. Checking the original image against the indexed ages would settle it. See research/findings/90-syracuse-1865-household.md
- [RESOLVED-NEGATIVE] The New Jersey marriage route to the six unidentified children has been run to exhaustion. It is real but finite: it produced the Bayonne marriages of Matthew (1889), James (1890) and Dennis (1891) and James's exact birth of 27 February 1864 at Syracuse, and then it stopped. Across the entire United States only eleven indexed records name both a Leahy/Leahey father and a Galvin mother, and four of them are ours; the rest belong to unrelated Minnesota and Boston families. Spelling variants, a Bayonne-wide marriage sweep of 34,488 records, and a father-given-name search were all tried and returned nothing further. Do not re-run this search. The 1870 census, which would catch children who died before 1880, is also unreachable: no matching household appears in the index and the fuzzy matcher reduces 'Malachy' to a middle initial. See research/findings/91-eighteen-children-search-exhausted.md
- The six unidentified children are most likely infants who died between censuses, since the twelve known births leave gaps at about 1862, 1865, 1869, 1871, 1873, 1877 and 1881. The routes that remain all require off-index work: the Holy Name Cemetery plot's full interment list, Bayonne and Jersey City Catholic baptism registers, and an image-level walk of New York and Syracuse infant death records.
- [INFERENCE] The 1880 census birthplace column brackets the family's move from New York to New Jersey to 1875 or 1876: the children are entered New York through Mary Ellen (b. about 1875) and New Jersey from Peter (b. about 1876). Two entries break the run — Matthew (1866) and Annie (1872) are indexed New Jersey between siblings marked New York — and are more likely enumerator slips than a move and return. The bracket rests on the run of the column, not on any single entry.
- [CORRECTED] Vincent Leahey, buried in this family's Holy Name plot in October 1918, has been removed from the children. His compiled birth of March 1912 is five years after Dennis's death, so he cannot be a son; he is most likely a grandchild. He should not be counted among the six unidentified children of the eighteen.
- [HYPOTHESIS, NOT ATTACHED] The Templemore family behind his supposed baptism is now established as a real family: **John Lahy married Cathrine Cleary at Templemore in 1836**, and three children were baptised there — Denis on 6 April 1837, Anne on 11 March 1838, Honora on 30 July 1839. Denis is their first child, born the year after the marriage, which fits. They are entered in this archive as separate people and are NOT attached to Dennis of Bayonne. **The reason is circularity**: this archive's Templemore birthplace and its 6 April 1837 date both come from src-340, which is another FamilySearch user's attachment of that baptism to this Dennis, and whose register image is unavailable. The Find a Grave memorial's 'Templemore, 6 March 1837' is compiled and may descend from the same attachment. One claim repeated in three places is still one claim.
- [NEGATIVES CONTROLLED, 7 August 2026] Two independent routes to his parentage were tried and failed. (1) A New York marriage record for Dennis and Ann Galvin about 1860 does not exist to be found: New York State did not require civil marriage registration until 1880, so a Syracuse marriage of 1860 survives only in a Catholic parish register. (2) No New Jersey death certificate for him is in the free index; the 1907 records are the Holy Name interment card, the Find a Grave memorial and the GenealogyBank obituary, all already held, and none names his parents. What would settle it: the Templemore register image itself, the Syracuse parish marriage register, or any American record naming his father.
- [CANDIDATE EXCLUDED] A Michael Lahy baptised at Templemore on 7 September 1836 to a John Lahy and *Mary* Cleary is not a brother. John Lahy and Catherine Cleary married in 1836, so a child baptised that September belongs to a different couple whose names happen to be close.
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