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<\/a><\/p>\nEllen and Some Children in 1880<\/h3>\n
Here they are at #26 in Boston:<\/p>\n
In 1880 Ellen was widowed a second time. The one in the third column is for widowed\/divorced. The #26 is Joiner Street in Charlestown. My wife’s niece Tina had figured this out. I had found Joiner Street in a previous Blog:<\/p>\n My wife’s 2nd great-grandfather, Edward Butler, who was a Mariner lived at 35 Joiner Street in 1883.<\/p>\n I could not find Edward in the Directory for 1881 and 1882. Perhaps he was living in the house of his mother-in-law Ellen at 26 Joiner Street?<\/p>\n Mary E Crowley marries Edward Butler in St. John, New Brunswick in 1855. In the next few years, Mary has 2 children in St. John, but then the family moves to Cininnati for over 10 years. Sometime between 1870 and 1880, it is believed the family moves to the Chicago area where the two sons are believed to have been born: George and Edward Henry Butler. That means that Ellen Crowley has not seen her oldest child Mary for about 18 years and gets to meet her two grandsons.<\/p>\n Also Mary lives on Friend Street in 1880 which is close to her other brother Timothy (see last Blog). Then she moves to Charlestown where I assume her mother, brother and two sisters are living. Family reunion time!<\/p>\n Son Michael is listed as a machinist. This is interestng as he has the same profession in 1920 working for a razor manufacturer.<\/p>\n Let’s see how long Ellen Sullivan was living at Joiner Street. Unfortunately, I am sure there were a lot of Ellen Sullivans in Boston. Here are the widows Ellen Sullivan in the 1883 Directory:<\/p>\n I looked up Chan. in the Directory under abbreviations and this means Charlestown. 157 Chelsea is a possibility as Joiner intersetcts with Chelsea. Putnam Street was close also. I do not know where Everett Court was. Or, perhaps Ellen was living with the Butlers this year at 33 Joiner Street?<\/p>\n I will take a look at William. I am looking at his Naturalization papers:<\/p>\n The Census records gave different times for his immigration, but this gives a more specific date. This also gives a date for his birth.<\/p>\n Ancestry gives some easy hints. Here is one for 1883:<\/p>\n Here we see Timothy and William on the same page. Here is 43 Warren Street on Google Maps:<\/p>\n Look how close 15 Putnam Street is:<\/p>\n This appears to be William’s Obituary from 22 August 1937:<\/p>\n I don’t think that I had this daughter before. Perhaps as a nun, she had a different name? Interesting that William had at least 6 children but only the nun is mentioned and the wife that had died 40 years previous.<\/p>\n Here is a child who died young:<\/p>\n I think this is the right 294 Fourth Street:<\/p>\n Here are some Crowleys listed in the Boston Directory in 1911:<\/p>\n Here is some specific information on William’s son who died in Texas in 1963:<\/p>\n Perhaps a chronology of St. John events would be helpful. There is a lot of imissing information, but much can be implied where records are missing:<\/p>\n 17 April 1838<\/strong>, Mary Crowley is baptized at St. John, New Brunswick<\/p>\n Notice that Timothy is crossed out before Elen Donovan. Could this be a hint that she is the daughter of Timothy Donovan (or that Florence is the son of TImothy Crowley)?<\/p>\n In that same Register, I see this marriage:<\/p>\n I wonder if Mary Donovan was the sister of Ellen Donovan Crowley as Ellen Crowley is a witness at this wedding.<\/p>\n 1 Nov 1840<\/strong> – Julia Ann Crowley is baptized in St. John:<\/p>\n About Nov 1846<\/strong> – Timothy Crowley is born in St. John<\/p>\n 2 Feb 1850<\/strong> – James F Crowley born in St. John<\/p>\n About 17 Nov 1851<\/strong> – Margaret Crowley born in St. John<\/p>\n About 29 Nov 1854<\/strong> – William F. Crowley born in St. John<\/p>\n 31 May 1855<\/strong> – A young Mary E Crowley marries Edward Butler in St. John<\/p>\n 14 Apr 1857<\/strong> – Julia Ann Butler born to Edward and Mary Butler in St. John<\/p>\n About 1859<\/strong> – Ellen Butler born to Edward and Mary Butler in St. John. The family moves to Cincinnati from St. John shortly after this time.<\/p>\n 1863<\/strong> – This is the latest day given on the Census for Timothy Crowley’s arrival to the US. Other dates are 1855 and 1861. Timothy was 9 in 1855, so that is a more unlikely date.<\/p>\n 1871 Census<\/strong> – I was not able to find any of this Crowley family so far in the 1871 Census.<\/p>\n About 1871<\/strong> – Anna Eliza Butler Smith, sister of Edward Butler has a child Henry Smith so of George Smith born in St. John.<\/p>\n Here is a George Smith and Mary Smith in St. John in 1871:<\/p>\n I know that George is supposed to be married to Anne Eliza. However, there was a George and Mary Smith who had a Henry Smith in the 1880 Census of Watertown, MA:<\/p>\n It seems too coincidental that an English George Smith would be married to an Irish born woman with a son named Henry born in New Brunswick in 1871. My assumption is that they could have married in St. John, New Brunswick.<\/p>\n 7 Nov 1878<\/strong> – Marurpy Ann Butler marries Thomas Murphy in St. John. Mary A is the daughter of George Butler. George moved from Ireland to Cincinnati and is the oldest brother of Anna Eliza and Henry Butler:<\/p>\n It is unclear whether Mary Ann and Anna Eliza’s time in St. John overlapped.<\/p>\n 1881<\/strong> – Mary Elizabeth born to Mary Ann Butler Murphy in St. John<\/p>\n 1885<\/strong> – George Edward Murphy born to Mary Ann Butler Murphy in St. John<\/p>\n 1886<\/strong> – Mary Ann Murphy born to Mary Ann Butler Murphy in St. John<\/p>\n 1888<\/strong> – Joseph Bernard Murphy born to Mary Ann Butler Murphy in St. John<\/p>\n 1890<\/strong> – Katherine Isobel Murphy born to Mary Ann Butler Murphy in St. John<\/p>\n 1891<\/strong> – Irish Immigrant ancestor Edward Butler dies in Boston. The obituary says to copy St. John.<\/p>\n 1895<\/strong> – Thomas John Murphy born to Mary Ann Butler Murphy in St. John<\/p>\n 28 Aug 1917<\/strong> – Anna E Smth Wharton (nee Butler) dies. Obituary says to copy St. John, Newspapers.<\/p>\n This was my attempt to put together some events in St. John, Nova Scotia. It is unclear why Mary Ann moved from Cincinnati to St. John. It was her father’s brother’s Aunt Mary Crowley Butler who was from there. Perhaps there were also other Butlers living there? However, at her wedding, I see no Butler names. There was a Minnie O’Brien. However, I do not see any easy connection between Minnie and the Butler family.<\/p>\n When I look for people with Crowley ancestry who match my wife’s Aunt Lorraine, I find this interesting match. Kara has Butler and Crowley ancestry:<\/p>\n Some of these ancestors were also in St. John, New Brunswick.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMore About 1880<\/h4>\n
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