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Mary O'Connor

Born 11 July 1878; death not recorded

Mary Condon, daughter of Patrick Condon and Mary Ryan at Flemingstown; her later identity as Patrick O’Connor’s wife remains unproved. Mary was born at Flemingstown, and her mother personally reported the birth, making a mark rather than signing.

Proved by a record

Mary Condon was born at Flemingstown, County Cork, on 11 July 1878; her proposed later identity as Mary O’Connor is unproved.

Born at Flemingstown, County Cork, Ireland

How is this person related?

Andrew John Leahey’s great-grandparent's sibling

Worked out from the recorded parents and marriages. No sex is recorded for anyone in this archive, so the wording stays neutral.

How this person is related to Andrew:
Mary O'Connor is your great-grandparent’s sibling.

Life

Mary Condon was born at Flemingstown on 11 July 1878, the daughter of Patrick Condon and Mary Ryan. Her Irish civil birth entry names her father as “Patrick Condon Flemingstown,” her mother as “Mary Condon formerly Ryan,” and her father’s occupation as “Labourer.” It records the informant as “Mary Condon her mark Mother Flemingstown,” meaning her mother made a mark rather than signing, and says the birth was registered on 24 July 1878 in the Mitchelstown district.

Her parents’ marriage record places their wedding at the Roman Catholic Chapel of Castlelyons on 7 September 1865. It describes Patrick as a 25-year-old bachelor and labourer from Maghna, son of the deceased John Condon, and Mary Ryan as a 22-year-old spinster from Coole, resident with her parents and daughter of James Ryan.

Our family tree identifies the child Mary Condon as a later Mary O’Connor, wife of Patrick O’Connor and mother of Gerard and Mae. No marriage, census, or child’s record in this archive connects the Flemingstown child to that American family, so the later identity must remain a proposal.

How we know this: Strong for Mary Condon’s Irish birth and parentage; weak for her proposed marriage and later identity as Mary O’Connor. [1][2][3][4][5][6]

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Where they lived

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  • Flemingstown, County Cork, Ireland
  • County Cork, Ireland
  • Castlelyons, County Cork, Ireland
  • Maghna, County Cork, Ireland
  • Mitchelstown, County Cork, Ireland
  • Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
  • New Jersey
  • Ireland
  • Ireland (County Cork)
  • United States
  • 200 18th Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
  • Coole, County Cork, Ireland

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Occupation

Her Irish civil birth row reads “Eleventh July,” “Flemingstown,” “Mary,” father “Patrick Condon Flemingstown,” mother “Mary Condon formerly Ryan,” father “Labourer,” informant “Mary Condon her mark Mother Flemingstown,” and registration “Twenty fourth July 1878.” [4]

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Born

Birth: 11 July 1878, Flemingstown; registered 24 July in the Mitchelstown superintendent registrar’s district. [4]

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What the records say

5 of 6 records transcribed.

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index

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Marriage of PATRICK CONDON and MARY RYAN on 07 September 1865, | Roman Catholic Chapel of Castlelyons | 25 years, | Maghna, | John Condon deceased, | 22 years, | resident with her Parents, | Coole, | James Ryan, | Marriage of PATRICK CONDON and MARY RYAN on 07 September 1865 | James Ryan | resident with her Parents | deceased,

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Marriage of PATRICK CONDON and MARY RYAN on 07 September 1865, | Roman Catholic Chapel of Castlelyons | 25 years, | Maghna, | John Condon deceased, | 22 years, | resident with her Parents, | Coole, | James Ryan, | John Condon deceased | Mary Cashin | Maghna | Coole | 200 18th | Bachelor | Labourer, | James Ryan | Labourer | Marriage of PATRICK CONDON and MARY RYAN on 07 September 1865 | Mary Ryan, | Spinster, | resident with her Parents.
Show the full recordHide the full recordFull record, about 100 words| deceased, | PATRICK CONDON … 25 years [RECORD] “September 7th 1865” | “Patrick Condon” | “25 years” | “Bachelor” | “Labourer” | “Maghna” | “John Condon deceased” | “Mary Ryan” | “22 years” | “Spinster” | “resident with her Parents” | “Coole” | “James Ryan” | “Labourer.”

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Eleventh July, | Flemingstown, | Mary, | Patrick Condon Flemingstown, | Mary Condon formerly Ryan, | Labourer, | Mary Condon her mark Mother Flemingstown | Twenty fourth July 1878 | CONDON MARY … OCONNOR PATRICK … 1907 | Patrick Condon | Mary Condon formerly Ryan | CONDON MARY | OCONNOR PATRICK | Labourer | Mary Condon her mark Mother Flemingstown, | Twenty fourth July 1878. | Eleventh July

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Mitchelstown index entry

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Partly proved

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Eleventh July, | Flemingstown, | Mary, | Patrick Condon Flemingstown, | Mary Condon formerly Ryan, | Labourer, | Mary Condon her mark Mother Flemingstown | Twenty fourth July 1878 | Mary Condon her mark Mother Flemingstown, | Twenty fourth July 1878.

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Patrick O'Connor household, 1920 United States census, Jersey City Ward 2

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Jersey City Ward 2, ED 123, sheet 6A, household 122. Patrick O'Connor, head, 43, born Ireland, arrived 1900, father and mother born Ireland. Mary O'Connor, wife, 38, born Ireland. Mary O'Connor, daughter, 11, born New Jersey. Gerord O'Connor, son, 9, born New Jersey.

Historical context

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What we still don't know

  • Whether Mary Condon married Patrick O’Connor
  • Whether she emigrated to the United States
  • Whether Gerard and Mae O’Connor were her children
  • Her later residences and death
  • Find a Patrick O’Connor–Mary Condon marriage and the couple’s U.S. census or children’s civil records naming Mary’s birthplace/parents; until then, “Mary O’Connor” is a proposed later identity, not an established one.
  • [1920 CENSUS] Patrick O'Connor's household in Jersey City Ward 2 contains one wife, Mary, **38 and born in Ireland**, which implies a birth about 1881-2. That fits `mary-condon-1882` better than the 11 July 1878 of `mary-o-connor-1878`. It is one enumerator's age and does not by itself decide whether these two records are one woman or two, but it is the first hard evidence either way.

References

  1. [1] indexBack to citation 1
  2. [2] civil imageBack to citation 2
  3. [3] search resultBack to citation 3
  4. [4] civil imageBack to citation 4a Back to citation 4b Back to citation 4c
  5. [5] Mitchelstown index entryBack to citation 5
  6. [6] Patrick O'Connor household, 1920 United States census, Jersey City Ward 2Back to citation 6

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