O'Connell, Denis b. 10 Dec 1810 Knockainy, Limerick, Munster, Ireland d. 13 Sep 1883 Juneau, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA: 1FAMILYTREE Genealogy

1810 - 1883 (72 years) Has no ancestors but 89 descendants in this family tree.

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Name	O'Connell, Denis
Born	10 Dec 1810	Knockainy, Limerick, Munster, Ireland
Gender	Male
Immigration	Abt 1848
1848, September. Apparently emigrated to the US through Boston per son Charles' Declaration of Intent.
Immigration	22 May 1849	New York, New York, New York, USA
on the ship William D. Sewall from Liverpool
Family Search page of a passenger list showing Dennis Connell, Mary Connell, Margaret Connell, James Connell, and Charles Connell. Everything fits except Denis and Mary's ages. They are indicating about 4 yrs. too young but the kids fit perfectly. According to Mike they sailed out of Liverpool in Spring of 1849 on the William D. Sewall and arrived in New York in May, 1849. Mike feels they apparently then took a train to Chicopee Falls. Name: Dennis Connell Arrival Date: 22 May 1849 Age: 35 Gender: M (Male) Port of Arrival: New York Port of Departure: Liverpool Place of Origin: Ireland Ship: Wm. D Sewall Family Identification: 1648891 Microfilm Serial Number: M237 Microfilm Roll Number: 79 Name: Dennis Connell Birth Year: abt 1814 Age: 35 Gender: Male Embarkation: Liverpool Ship: William D. Sewall Occupation: Farmer Passengers: 212 Native Country: Ireland Destination: Boston Arrival Place: New York, New York, USA Arrival Date: 22 May 1849
1850 Census	1850	Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Page 202
Dennis Connell, 40, laborer, Mary 35, Margaret, 6, James, 5, Charles, 3. All bo rn in Ireland. possible 1850 Census Tewksbury, Middlesex, MA. Film 1254539 page 487d Denn is O'Connell age 56 Mary age 52, James 14, Katie 12, Dennis 9.
1860 Census	1860
1870 Census	1870	Oak Grove, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA
Page 23, 24
Dennis O'conner (sic) a ge 56, Mary 42, daughter Mary age 17, Ellen 13, Elizabeth 7, William 7, Ca tharine 4.
1880 Census	1880	Oak Grove, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA
Page 06
Dennis O'Connell, 71, farme r, Mary, 56, Lizzie, 20, Wm., 14. 1880 Census Oak Grove, Dodge, WI. Family History Library Film 12554 23 NA Film Number T9-1423 Page Number 328BDennis O'CONNELL Self M Male W 71 IRE Farmer IRE IRE Mary O'CONNELL Wife M Female W 56 IRE Keeping Houe IRE IR E Lizzie O'CONNELL Dau S Female W 20 WI At Home IRE IRE Wm. O'CONNELL Son S Male W 17 WI At School IRE IRE
Family History Researcher	possible marriagesDennis J Oconnell 26 Aug 1897 Marinette 02 0149 Guynne Hardwich 26 Aug 18 97 Marinette 02 0149Frances Oconnell 26 May 1904 Marinette 02 0400 Thomas McAleavy 26 May 19 04 Marinette 02 0400John J Oconnell 28 Jun 1905 Marinette 02 0430 No match foundWilliam T Oconnell 18 Jul 1888 Marinette 01 0202 Miss Mary Murray 18 Jul 1 888 Marinette 01 0202 possible Census records Denis O'Connell 1860 Norfolk County, MA in Quincy page 10.Dennis O'Connell 1860 Plymouth County, MA. in Abington page 477 Denis O'Connell 1855 Dodge County, WI in Fox Lake Dennis O'Connell 1860 Dodge County, WI. in Lomera page 666 Dennis O'Connell on 1855 Milwaukee County in Franklin page 1Dennis O'Connell in 1860 Milwaukee County in Franklin page 241 I was looking through my Salt Lake notes today and found something new f or myself (grin), and something that might be for you. I had copied off t he pages of a small book, rather really a mere typed list, of St. Mary's C emetery at Breezy Point (Fox Lake) .Title: "Vol. I Dodge Co. Wisconsin Cemetery US/Can 977.582 V3h v.1 I had highlighted all O'Connells. The list appears to be as it appea rs in the cemetery; i.e. sequential. Here's what's not mine, but I'll pass on just in case : O'Connell, John born 1852 died 1940 " Mary born 1855 died 1908 " Dennis born 1806 died 1880 " William born 1844 died 1929 " Bridget born 1810 died 1883 " Anna born 1854 died 1925 evidently in another area of the cemetery, O'Connell, Honora born 1819 died 1901 " Edward born 1819 died 1850 Lyon, Mary born 1846 died 1850 O'Connell Cecilia born 1856 died 1873 4 Mahoney's, then O'Connell, Anna born 1854 died 1924 " Sarah born 1852 died 1913 While in Salt Lake, I do remember looking at the indexes for the 18 70 census and I believe there was a Dennis O'Connell in Dodge Co. I remem ber wondering if he perhaps be an uncle. However, the name Dennis does n ot show up in any of the 13 children of Simon Peter O'Connell, so it's pro bably not one of the immediate family given names. Here's what the 1870 i ndex shows:O'Connell, Dennis age 65, married, White, B-Pl=IREL, County: Dodge, local e: Fox Lake, Roll: 1710, page: 198I also see a Dennis O'Connell in Dodge Co. in the General Land Office pate nts: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov./However, I think most of the Dennis O'Connell information above relat es to the Dennis O'Connell shown in the 1880 census at Fox LakeThe church record that you asked about was found from Kris Mathies, the ar chives researcher at the Diocese of Green Bay. If you have the locati on and date, she could probably find the Church Death record. Thanks for t he email. Jay Thank you for this very loaded one line tip! Though Catholic mysel f, I hadn't thought about the Diocese having an archivist. Muchas Gracia s! And yes, I do very much have locations and dates that would hopeful ly make any search easier.Do you know if your Dennis was from County Kerry? (as our Simon Peter O'Co nnell was---- I just haven't figured out where yet) Do you remember if t he parish records you obtained had any detail about which townland in Irel and the deceased might be from? I might imagine that it would be helpful to send a donation to t he diocese along with, or in response to a request. Likely, the above O'Connells I've listed are not yours, but I thou ght given the locale, it was better to let you decide. If you have the tim e, I wouldn't mind knowing if any of the O'Connell folks listed above in t he cemetery list are yours; if only for the process of elimination . Or if you come across another stray person seeking a Dennis O'Conne ll at Fox Lake.........It's possible that the cemetery book I quoted above might be of use to y ou if it might contain a cemetery more pertinent to Oak Grove. Thanks again, Cheryll Blevins in New Mexico Date: 9/30/2003 9:16:18 AM Pacific Standard Time From: spotblev@earthlink. net Jay--- If you might remember me, I am researching O'Connells in Dod ge Co., WI. I recently received an index page from an index of wills a nd other legal documents from Dodge Co. Some of the O'Connells I suspe ct or know for sure are mine, but I also suspect that some may be your s. I'd be glad to send along to you the index page; it is in only pho tocopy form, so it would have to be snail mail. I think it might be of he lp to you, and you could also tell me your 'folks' on it perhaps, and I 'd do the same. I was very pleased to obtain, via the help of this in dex, a will for my gggrandfather Simon O'Connell from the Register in Prob ate in Juneau.Let me know if you could be so kind,Thanks, Cheryll From Tom TuriffHi Jay, Thanks for all the info. I appreciate it.Unfortunately I know nothing of the "other" O'Connell family. My mother doesn't either.I have had some success in tracking Denis O'Connell. The biggest bre ak I got was from the obituary of one of his son's, James. I am attachi ng it for your reference. I think you'll get a kick out of it. It ga ve me the approximate time they came to the US and when they moved to Wisc onsin. Both Clyman and Juneau are in Dodge County, not Juneau County. I c ouldn't establish that they ever lived in Clyman, only their daughter Cath erine, whose wedding announcement you sent me. I don't know where or wh en they resided in Iowa, do you? Isn't the Civil War story wild?The tombstone for Mary and Denis verifies that they were born in County Li merick, Ireland. It also shows the parish for each of them, but it is ve ry hard to read. An Irish priest at the Abbey here in De Pere got me a li st of parishes in the Kilmallock Diocese. Form a chalk rubbing of the sto ne, I can get close to the parish names on the list, but not exactly...a c ouple letters are very hard to read and the parishes listed on the stone c ould be mispelled. My next step is to write to Ireland for any addition al information that might be available. This is probably a long shot. Fr om a Civil War register listing Charles, Denis' son, Denis' father is Char les. Per Mary Ryan O'Connell's death certificate, her parents are James R yan and Mary Gleason.Have you had any luck in finding these people in census records? For t he 1850 census, I have found them in Chicopee Falls, MA. They are list ed in the Town of Oak grove census in 1880. I cannot find them in eith er the 1860 or 1870 US census. The 1665 was destoyed. I sure would li ke to find them in the 1860 census. It would give me good handle on the ir children.Thanks for your help.I hope you had a good Christmas. My second round beg ins Monday when my son and his family will be here. I have copies of James O'Connell's muster records. He enlisted in 1si W is Cavalry, Co. B on Nov.11, 1864. He was later transferred to 2nd brigad e, Wilson's Cavalry. I haven't sent for the pension records because he is n't a direct ancestor. I did it for both of my Great parents on the Turr iff side. A lot of paper but not much info in them--mostly fighting wi th the gov't to get their pensions increased. The cost is $35 eac h. I do have a copy of his biographical sketch from a Civil War boo k. It is two pages long and is somewhat interesting. Let me know if y ou want a copy of it. It states that his wife's brother, John Cox also se rved in the civil war and there is a sketch available for him. I will lo ok get a copy of it at the library and send it you, if you'd like. 3/14/2004 Hi Jay,I went to the Juneau courthouse yesterday and look ed up the probate reference you gave me for Denis O'Connell. It was the t ransfer of his 12 acres after his death. I found out he had two more chil dren that I didn't know about. Now I have some more searching to do. O ne daughter was in Farley, Iowa. I also stopped in the cemetery at Fox La ke and took pictures of the graves of Cheryll Blevins' Dennis O'Connell f or her. I'm sending them to her over the next several days. 17 pictures w on't fit in one email. I'm sure she'll be happy to get them.Tom In many places his given name is Dennis, but his tombstone inscripti on is Denis. In an article on page 257 of his son Charles' biography in "Soldiers' a nd Citizens' Album of Biographical Record" it states that his father's na me is Charles.
Died	13 Sep 1883	Juneau, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA
Obituary	14 Sep 1883
Dodge County Citizen
DIED at his residence on Thursday evening September 13, 188 3, Mr. Dennis O'Connell, an old and well respected citizen of Juneau. M r. O'Connell had been ailing for some time past. The funeral takes place t omorrow forenoon at 10 o'clock at the Catholic Church in this village. 1883, Thurs. Sept. 20, 1883 Dodge County Citizen mentions; "Dennis O'Connell, an old citizen of Juneau died last Thursday evening". 1883 O'Connell, Dennis 9/14/1883, Death, NC-58V3-B, pg 221 newspaper article;
Probate	Aft 13 Sep 1883
Dodge County, WI Probate Records, V 5, P 358, file #6698. Denis O'Conne ll owned 12 acres of land in the Town of Oak Grove, Sec. 22, SE qtr. Divi ded equally among his survivg children 11 Apr, 1905: James, Marinette, W I; Margaret Hanrahan, Juneau, WI; Charles, Ashland, WI; David, Kaukauna, W I;Elezabeth Mahoney, Juneau, WI; Mary O'Connell, Farley, Iowa; Catherine O 'Meara, Juneau, WI; and William, Milwaukee, WI.
Buried	Aft 13 Sep 1883	Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Juneau, Wisconsin, USA [1]
Tombstone inscription: In memory of Denis O'Connell, born Dec. 10, 1810 in the parish of Knockary Co. Limerick, Ireland, died Sept. 13, 1883, age 72 yrs 9 mo 3 days.
	O'Connell, Denis Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Juneau, Wisconsin, USA
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Family Ryan, Mary, b. 11 Aug 1822, Bulgaden, Limerick, Munster, Ireland , d. 28 Jun 1901, Juneau, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA (Age 78 years)

Married Bef 1844 , County Limerick, Ireland

Children

	1. O'Connell, Margaret, b. Abt Apr 1844, , County Limerick, Ireland , d. 25 Jan 1917, Juneau, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA (Age ~ 72 years)
+	2. O'Connell, James J., b. 8 Nov 1845, Kilmallock, Limerick, Munster, Ireland , d. 24 Dec 1936, Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, USA (Age 91 years)
+	3. O'Connell, Charles B., b. 26 Aug 1847, , County Limerick, Ireland , d. 23 Jul 1934, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA (Age 86 years)
+	4. O'Connell, David Joseph, b. 12 Aug 1851, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA , d. 6 Jul 1940, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 88 years)
	5. O'Connell, Ellen, b. 25 Sep 1856, , Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA , d. 2 May 1881, Juneau, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA (Age 24 years)
	6. O'Connell, Elizabeth, b. Abt Aug 1860, , Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA , d. Abt 1912 (Age ~ 51 years)
+	7. O'Connell, William John, b. Abt 1862, Juneau, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA , d. 21 Oct 1928, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (Age ~ 66 years)
+	8. O'Connell, Catherine, b. 6 Feb 1866, Juneau, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA , d. 27 Sep 1941, Juneau, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA (Age 75 years)

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	Born - 10 Dec 1810 - Knockainy, Limerick, Munster, Ireland
	Married - Bef 1844 - , County Limerick, Ireland
	Immigration - on the ship William D. Sewall from Liverpool - 22 May 1849 - New York, New York, New York, USA
	1850 Census - Page 202 - 1850 - Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
	1870 Census - Page 23, 24 - 1870 - Oak Grove, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA
	1880 Census - Page 06 - 1880 - Oak Grove, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA
	Died - 13 Sep 1883 - Juneau, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA
	Buried - Aft 13 Sep 1883 - Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Juneau, Wisconsin, USA