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family of Arthur Keeffe & Margaret Harrington, of Ballyhooly

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Arthur (O')Keeffe m. Margaret Harrington on New Year's Day 1850 at Castletownroche.  Margaret, born ca. 1828, died a widow near Boston in the US in 1903.  I believe Arthur died in Ireland.

I have the following children for the couple, born in Ballyhooly & baptized at Castletownroche:

  • Ellen (b. 1851)
  • Mary (b. 1853)
  • Johanna (b. 1855)
  • Timothy (b. 1857)
  • Edmond (b. 1859)
  • John (b. est. 1860), m. Anna Campbell in Boston, d. there in 1917
  • Arthur (b. 1863), m. Mary Roche in Boston, d. in Chicago, probably in 1948
  • Elizabeth (b. 1866)
  • Michael (b. 1869), m. Nora Magner in Boston, d. near Boston in 1957
  • Andrew (b. 1871)

Other than the 3 I found in the US, I don't know what happened to the children (or their father Arthur for that matter).

The elder Arthur's parents may have been Timothy & Ellen.  Margaret's parents were Edmond & Mary, so the couple may have followed the traditional Irish naming pattern for their children.

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Found Arthur's obituary for you but unfortunately it does not mention his siblings.

Chicago Tribune (IL) - May 15, 1948
KEEFE
Deceased Name: Arthur J. Keefe
Arthur J. Keefe, late of 915 W. 86th street, beloved husband of Mary, nee Roche, fond father of Mrs. Marie Corbett, Dr. Frank, of Antioch, Ill., Mrs. Margaret K. Dalton, the late Arthur, and Mrs. Josephine Lyons. Funeral Monday, 9 a.m., from funeral home, 1136 W. 87th street near Racine, to St. Kilian's church, Mass 9:30 a.m. Interment Mount Olivet. Radcliffe 1100.

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Still, that's helpful.  Thank you.  You did confirm for me that it was he who died in 1948.  I knew an Arthur Keefe died in 1948, but I wasn't sure it was the correct one.

I have obituaries for Arthur's brothers John & Michael, & neither of those mention siblings either.  I haven't found an obituary for their mother.

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