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John Leahey

This entry is about John Leahey (about 1861 – 30 August 1887). For other family members with the same first and family name, see John Leahey (10 June 1907 – 26 December 1980 (compiled)), John Leahey (Born about 1896; death not recorded).

about 1861 – 30 August 1887

The 1880 census explicitly identifies John, 19, as Dennis and Ann’s son and records him working “On Boat,” converting the long-suspected link into documented fact.

Proved by a record

John Leahey (about 1861–1887) is now documented by the 1880 census as the son of Dennis and Ann Leahey.

Born at New York

Recorded as: John Leahy

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Life

The oldest open question in this branch is resolved. In the 1880 census of Jersey City, John Leahey was recorded in Dennis Leahey’s household as “Son.” He was 19, single, born in New York, with both parents born in Ireland. Dennis was the household head and Ann his wife. This is a direct record statement of parentage, replacing the earlier inference based only on the shared headstone and two baptism sponsors.

The same census gives John’s occupation exactly as “On Boat.” His father Dennis was a “Boatman” and was later indexed as Captain Dennis Leahey. John’s brother Matthew continued the family waterfront trade as a vessel captain, boat owner, ship carpenter and caulker associated with coal barges.

John and Margaret Mahoney are named as the parents of James D. Leahey in James’s funeral entry, and a closely matching 1886 baptism names father John and mother Marg’t Mahoney. Together those records place John in the now-documented direct line: Andrew → Kevin → John Leahey (born 1907) → James D. Leahey → John Leahey (about 1861–1887) → Dennis Leahey.

The family monument records “JOHN LEAHEY / DIED AUG. 30, 1887.” The Holy Name Cemetery card index adds a burial date of 1 September 1887, age 26, card 42138. It indexes his birthplace as Ireland, conflicting with the contemporaneous and specific 1880 census answer of New York. Both are retained; the archive does not silently choose between them.

How we know this: Documented: the 1880 census explicitly says John was Dennis’s son and Ann was Dennis’s wife. The census also documents John’s occupation and New York birth; the cemetery index documents burial while conflicting on birthplace. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Death and burial

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Find a Grave memorial 184188835

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Parents Dennis C Leahey Sr 1837–1907; Ann Galvin Leahey 1845–1919 | Spouse Margaret Mahoney Hennessey 1867–1910 | Children James Dennis Leahey 1886–1914

[COMPILED] Volunteer-typed memorial fields

These fields are leads, not civil or church records, and do not replace documented dates. Find a Grave memorial 184188835 (findagrave.com).

Name: John Leahey Birth: Oct 1861 Death: 27 Aug 1887 (aged 25) Cemetery: Holy Name Cemetery and Mausoleum, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA Plot: Blk-Y Sec-A Gr-18 1A Family links: Parents: Dennis C Leahey Sr 1837–1907; Ann Galvin Leahey 1845–1919. Spouse: Margaret Mahoney Hennessey 1867–1910 (m. 1885). Siblings: James J Leahey 1864–1947; Matthew Sylvester Leahy 1866–1934;
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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.

Photograph status: a photographed inscription is available and shown below. Find a Grave memorial 184188835 (findagrave.com).

[RECORD] Photographed inscription, transcribed verbatim

JOHN LEAHEY DIED AUG. 30, 1887 DENNIS C. LEAHEY SR. DIED APR. 26, 1907

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Cemetery photograph from Find a Grave memorial 184188835 — Photograph by Msully. Copyright remains with the photographer. From Find a Grave memorial 184188835 (findagrave.com).

Conflicts retained

Conflict: The photographed stone says 30 August 1887, while both the volunteer-typed memorial date and the New Jersey civil death index say 27 August 1887. The conflict is unresolved; the archive does not replace either record silently. Open the memorial evidence (findagrave.com).

27 Aug 1887 | JOHN LEAHEY / DIED AUG. 30, 1887

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Children

James D. Leahey

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Work and occupation

On Boat — 1880
John Leahey — Son — 19 — On Boat
Citation: 1880 United States census: Dennis Leahey household [1]

Where they lived

1880: Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey

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Places listed on this page

New York
Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey
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
New Jersey
Ireland
Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey Cemetery or burial place
United States
Port Johnston coal pier, Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey

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Timeline

1860

Parents’ marriage window precedes his birth [INFERENCE]

Dennis and Ann were together and marked married within the year in 1860; both reported 40 years married in 1900. John’s about-1861 birth therefore no longer supports an earlier-wife theory. [7]

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1861

Born

The 1880 census says New York; the later cemetery index says Ireland. Both are retained. [1]

Proved by a record

1880

Documented as Dennis and Ann’s son

John was explicitly “Son” of head Dennis, with Ann as Dennis’s wife; his occupation was “On Boat.” [1]

Proved by a record

1880

Harbor context does not identify John’s route

Period sources document coal boats and ten-boat tows between Port Johnson/Johnston and New York, but John’s person-specific census entry says only “On Boat.” Dennis’s separately proved route is not assigned to John. [9]

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30 August 1887

Died

The shared headstone records his death on 30 August 1887. [2]

Proved by a record

1 September 1887

Buried at Holy Name Cemetery

The index gives burial 1 September, age 26, card 42138, and Ireland as birthplace, conflicting with the census. [3]

Proved by a record

27 August 1887

Conflicting compiled death date

Find a Grave types 27 August 1887; the photographed monument reads 30 August 1887. [6]

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Original records

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FamilySearch Holy Name Cemetery card index, 1849–1984

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New Jersey geographic birth index, John Lahey, 10 Jun 1907, Bayonne
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en re tee oe ee me a tne ee De. Ce 8 ee 8 8 ee es et ne INDEX OF BIRTHS IN NEW JERSEY 1907 CHRISTIAN NAME OR PARENTS’ INITIALS Lazarowitz Harry Lescak Josefa Levin Belle Leibvhoff Jennette Long Eliza Lynch T. & B. Lewandoska Florancya ; Lukach Frank 5 Levein imma Lewicz Joseph Lewicz Willienm Levein Ida Looby James Lué Lam Elbert HM. Lococco Emaneula Le Mall J. & iu. Lavine Zelda A. Lehr Veronica Lowrie Rosie Lawless Margaret Logan E. & E. Lapidor Sadie List H. & Re Lee Margareth D. Leso Johanna J, Lawler Francis, Jr. Lyster Irene Lutter John E. Lazarus Herbert B. Lahey John Lascenik Mary Levien Tillie Leibowitz Tiny Lee Ellen Lioman , Antony Ludlan Harold W. Lorez Helena Lapinske Stanislava 27 Lingquist Edward H. 27 Lee Elma 2 Levers Mary si 15 Levin Michael e 23 Lautermilch Henry "29 Langmaid Ralph 5. Sept. l aes 3 een re

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Find a Grave memorial, John Leahey

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Grave photograph, John and Dennis Leahey monument

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St. 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

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John Leahey memorial with photographed joint Leahey stone

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