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Bridget Brophy

Bridget Brophy

Born
1861-10-01 12:00:00
Died
1901-08-01 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in USA

My Great-grandmother was Bridget aka Celia (Brophy or Sullivan - Celia Brophy on tombstone but Bridget Sullivan on intestate will).

Bridget was born Oct. 1861 possibly Tipperary (per obit) Ireland, immigrated to the US 1865, per 1900 US Census town of Geddes, Solvay, NY.

Married in US about 1884 (location unknown) to John Coleman b. 1858 Ireland., Per 1900 US Census town of Geddes, Solvay, NY.

Their only child, a son, Joseph Francis Coleman, was born 27 Nov 1893 Butte, Montana.

By 1900, they settled in Solvay, Onondaga County, NY where John ran Coleman's Saloon, 319 Milton Ave., Solvay, NY.

Bridget died 1 AUG 1901 Solvay, NY and is buried at St. Agnes Cemetery, Syracuse, NY.

John died 27 JAN 1911 Solvay, Ny and is buried at St. Agnes Cemetery, Syracuse, NY.

Son, Joseph, died 30 JAN 1944 and is buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, DeWitt, NY.

It is unknown where in Ireland Bridget or John were born, no names of parents or siblings, marriage location, and which ship or port they entered the US.

Thank you, Mary DeMatteo Sangalang

Associated communities

Tipperary

County Tipperary, or Tiobraid Árann in Irish, is part of the central plain of Ireland.  We are a landlocked, rural county home to mountains, rivers and lakes.  Our county town is Clonmel and we have a population of approximately 160,441. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Castle Fogarty

    Location: Tipperary

    Ballycahill, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, E41 YP68

  • Cahir House Hotel

    Location: Tipperary

    E21H244 TIPPERARY (Ireland)

  • Spring Mount Tipperary

    Location: Tipperary

  • St. Ruadhans Abbey - Lorrha

    Location: Tipperary

Timeline events in this community

  • 1840s

    Hogan/Murphy Emigration to St Louis

    1848-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    Irish press warns against Jamaican Indentured Servitude

    <p>The theme was always the same: the pestilential climate of the island, the reduction of poor emigrants to slaves, the severity and cruelty of the planters (and planter-dominated Assembly clinging to every vestige of oppression) and, of course, the absence of priests and chapels.</p>

    1840-12-01 12:00:00

  • 1880s

    1889 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1889-10-20 12:00:00

  • 1890s

    1895 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1896-03-15 12:00:00

Tipperary (Tipperary)

Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Tipperary (Tipperary). You may live here, have visited here or maybe are tracing ancestors who left long ago. In any case, we’re sure to have lots to share and are delighted to welcome you.

Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Tipperary Workhouse

    Location: Tipperary (Tipperary)

    Railway Rd, Tipperary, Co. Tipperary

Timeline events in this community

  • 1880s

    Foundation of Arravale Rovers GAA Club

    1885-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    County Tipperary in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (The information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1910s

    Connaught Rangers sing Its a Long Way to Tipperary in Boulogne

    <p>On August 13, 1914, the Irish regiment, the Connaught Rangers, sang "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" as they marched through Boulogne. This scene, observed by Daily Mail correspondent George Curnock, was reported on 18th of August 1914. This song has been associated with the First World War ever since.</p>

    1914-08-13 12:00:00

Bridget Brophy