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John O'BRIEN

John O'BRIEN

Born
1840-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1902-12-01 12:00:00
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in USA

John O'Brien was born in the parish of Gallbelly, County Limerick, Ireland.

He came to the USA at the age of 14 and arrived in New York, NY. Later he went to St. Louis where he worked as an apprentice learning the craft of bricklayer and plasterer. Next he went to Philadelphia where he married Miss Annie McDermott on 7 May 1865. The couple then moved to Wenona, Illinois, USA. They had eleven children, two of which died in infancy. Several of the children lived in Kansas, USA.

Information from John O'Briend's Obituary: The Scranton Gazette, Scranton, Kansas, 19 December 1902, page 1

 

 

 

Associated communities

Limerick

County Limerick, or Luimneach in Irish, is located in the med-west region of Ireland.  Limerick became Ireland’s inaugural National City of Culture in 2014 with a wide variety of events happening around the city.  We have a population of approximately 195,175.  We look forward to  helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.   

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Buildings in this community

  • Old Abbey House, Shanagolden, Co Limerick

    Location: Limerick

  • Treanmanagh TOWNLAND

    Location: Limerick

    Treanmanagh, Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick

  • Kilpeacon House in 1850

    Location: Limerick

    Kilpeacon

  • Bunratty Castle

    Location: Limerick

Timeline events in this community

  • 1860s

    St. Patrick's Graveyard

    <p>Parish Priest</p>

    1861-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1880s

    Foundation of South Liberties GAA Club

    1884-01-01 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

    1887 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1888-04-29 12:00:00