Individual Details

John Leahey

(1834 or 1835 - 26 Sep 1897)

Death notice says John was a member of Court Marquette No. 53, I. O. F., and Lake Council No. 14, Royal League. [Notice asks: "New Brunswick (N. J.) and Washington (D. C.) papers please copy.]

Events

Birth	1834 or 1835	Tipperary, Ireland
Marriage		Bridget Daly
Census	1870	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Living	1871	292 W. Tyler, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Census	1880	Hyde Park Township, Cook, Illinois, United States
Living	1880	Vincennes Ave. corner 48th, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Living	1890	4719 State St., Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Living	1895	4725 State Street, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Living	1897	4725 State Street, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death	26 Sep 1897	of cirrhosis of liver compicated by gastroenteritis - 4725 State Street, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Burial		Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States

Families

Spouse	Bridget Daly (1835 - 1903)
Child	John S. Leahey Jr. (1864 - 1942)
Child	Stephen A. D. Leahey (1865 - 1939)
Child	Catherine E. "Kate" Leahey (1869 - 1944)
Child	Robert Daniel Leahey (1873 - 1947)

Notes

Census

His occupation is given as saloon keeper, his real estate is valued at $2,500 and his personal estate at $800.

Living

His occupation is given as saloon.

Census

His occupation is given as policeman.

Living

His occupation is given as police.

Living

His occupation is given as police.

Living

His occupation is given as police.

Living

His occupation is given as police.

Death

His death record gives his occupation as police officer. He had lived in Illinois about 35 years. He had suffered from cirrhosis of the liver for about 1 year and gastroenteritis for about 3 years.

Burial

Obituary says: "Funeral Tuesday, Sept. 28, from his late residence 4725 State-st., to St. Cecilia's Church, where high requiem mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thence by carriages to Calvary.

Endnotes

1. 1870 census, Cook Co., Illinois, population schedule, Ward 9 Chicago, p. 676 [written] 338B [Ancestry], dwelling 4349, family 5596, John Lahy household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 Jun 2012); National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 204.

2. 1880 census, Cook Co., Illlinois, population schedule, Hyde Park Twp. & Village, enumeration district (ED) 191, p. 44 [written], dwelling 312, family 352, John Leahey household; digital images, archive.org (http://archive.org/stream/10thcensus0199unit#page/n529/mode/2up : accessed 17 June 2012); National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 199.

3. Cook County, Illinois, Clerk, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1922," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N72V-F53 : accessed 12 June 2012), Jno Leahy death; from FHL microfilm 1,033,044, certificate 10817.

4. Illinois Public Board of Health, "Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3CJ-RFR : accessed 19 June 2012), Stephen A. D. Leahey; FHL microfilm #1,991,702.

5. Illinois Public Board of Health, "Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQ5R-MF5 : accessed 19 June 2012), Robert Daniel Leahey death; FHL microfilm #1,991,702, certificate #5216.

6. 1870 census, Cook Co., Illinois, population schedule, Ward 9 Chicago, p. 676 [written] 338B [Ancestry], dwelling 4349, family 5596, John Lahy household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 Jun 2012); National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 204.

7. 1880 census, Cook Co., Illlinois, population schedule, Hyde Park Twp. & Village, enumeration district (ED) 191, p. 44 [written], dwelling 312, family 352, John Leahey household; digital images, archive.org (http://archive.org/stream/10thcensus0199unit#page/n529/mode/2up : accessed 17 June 2012); National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 199.

8. "Deaths," death notice, The Chicago (Illinois) Tribune, 9 January 1903, death of Bridget Leahey; online archives (http://www.fold3.com/image/#85532338 : accessed 12 June 2012).

9. "Deaths," The Chicago (Illinois) Tribune, 28 September 1897, death notice of John Leahy; online archives (http://www.fold3.com/image/#84458121 : accessed 19 June 2012).

10. 1870 census, Cook Co., Illinois, population schedule, Ward 9 Chicago, p. 676 [written] 338B [Ancestry], dwelling 4349, family 5596, John Lahy household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 Jun 2012); National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 204.

11. Fire Edition. Edwards' Chicago Directory (Chicago: Richard Edwards, 1871), 103, John Leahey; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 June 2012).

12. 1880 census, Cook Co., Illlinois, population schedule, Hyde Park Twp. & Village, enumeration district (ED) 191, p. 44 [written], dwelling 312, family 352, John Leahey household; digital images, archive.org (http://archive.org/stream/10thcensus0199unit#page/n529/mode/2up : accessed 17 June 2012); National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 199.

13. The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago (Chicago: Chicago Directory Co., 1880), 678, John Leahey; digital image, Fold3 (http://www.fold3.com : accessed 17 June 2012).

14. The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago (Chicago: Chicago Directory Co., 1900), 1316, John Leahy; digital image, Fold3 (http://www.fold3.com : accessed 16 June 2012).

15. fold3.com, "City Directories," images, Fold3 (http://www.fold3.com : accessed 16 June 2012), John Leahey; The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago 1895 (Chicago: Chicago Directory Co., 1895).

16. fold3.com, "City Directories," images, Fold3 (http://www.fold3.com : accessed 12 June 2012), John Leahey; The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago 1897 (Chicago: Chicago Directory Co., 1897).

17. Cook County, Illinois, Clerk, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1922," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N72V-F53 : accessed 12 June 2012), Jno Leahy death; from FHL microfilm 1,033,044, certificate 10817.

18. "Deaths," The Chicago (Illinois) Tribune, 28 September 1897, death notice of John Leahy; online archives (http://www.fold3.com/image/#84458121 : accessed 19 June 2012).

19. Cook County, Illinois, Clerk, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1922," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N72V-F53 : accessed 12 June 2012), Jno Leahy death; from FHL microfilm 1,033,044, certificate 10817.

20. "Deaths," The Chicago (Illinois) Tribune, 28 September 1897, death notice of John Leahy; online archives (http://www.fold3.com/image/#84458121 : accessed 19 June 2012).