Patrick John Clancy

1865 - 1943  (78 years)

• Name	Patrick John Clancy
  Born	2 Oct 1865	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [1]
  Death record gives his birth date as the 2 Oct 1865 and says he was born at Calvert, Newfoundland (which was still Caplin Bay when Patrick was born).
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Dec 1943	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States   [1]
  Buried	31 Dec 1943	Des Plaines, Cook, Illinois, United States   [1]
  Address: All Saint's Cemetery
  Notes	No official record has been found to indicate exactly where Patrick was born. However, an article in the Boston Weekly, August 29, 1925 stated that Patrick was born in Fermeuse and had moved to Chicago 35 years ago (about 1895). Research of the first part of the statement failed to find a baptism record for him in the Fermeuse/Renews parish records. As a matter of fact, only one baptism record, that of his brother John (b. 1860) is found in those records. It seems more likely that Patrick was born at Caplin Bay, since James, his brother, stated in the 1921 Census that he was born at Caplin Bay in 1858. We know that Patrick was living at Caplin Bay in 1883, since his name is mentioned in a land sale recorded in the deeds of the Southern District 1825 - 1888, Volume 6 - Page 180. A search of the 1900 US Census shows a "Frederick" and Mary Clancy from Newfoundland living at 118 Washburn Avenue, Chicago, IL (Cook County - Ward 8 - Enumeration District 200, sheet B6). I believe that the first name is an error, and that this was actually Patrick. This census shows that Patrick and Mary had been married for 2 years and had an infant daughter, Mary F., who was born in Nov. 1899. It also states that Patrick came to the US in 1888 and Mary in 1892. Patrick had become an American citizen and was working as a telephone repairer. According to the 1920 US Census, Patrick Clancy and his family lived at 2221 Lamon Ave, Chicago, IL (Cook County - Ward 33 - Enumeration District 2087 - sheet 42B). It states that Patrick and Mary had entered the US in 1892 and became citizens in 1897. According to the 1930 US Census, Patrick and Mary were married about 30/31 years. Patrick and his son, Joseph, both worked for a telephone company. In 1931, Patrick returned to Newfoundland for a visit. He is listed in the manifest of the SS Nova Scotia sailing from St. John's on September 9 and arriving in Boston on September 14. His address is still the same as it was in the 1920 Census, but he indicated that he became an American citizen in 1902. It appears he was accompanied on his visit by his daughter, Ellen and her husband, Edward Farrell. Patrick visited again in the summer of 1936. Again the manifest of the SS Nova Scotia recorded the presence of Patrick and his wife Mary on the voyage departing from St. John's on July 19 and docking in Boston on July 27. Two years later, the SS Nova Scotia manifest again shows that Patrick visited, but it appears he was alone on this trip. The trip in 1938 appears to be Patrick's last trip back home since travel was likely curtailed during WWII due to the danger from enemy U-boats, etc. The following information is gleaned from the book: Eighty-four Years A Newfoundlander - Volume 1, 1897 - 1949 by William Joseph Browne, P.C. Q.C. LL.D. Pages 259 -260. In reference to a visit to Chicago in 1939: Mr. Browne writes about meeting some of his wife's relatives including Ellen Farrell, wife of his wife's cousin, Ned Farrell. He refers to meeting Ellen's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clancy, and mentions that Ellen had a sister who was married to Tom Cooke and a brother who had married a Polish girl. He spent some time with Mr. Clancy touring various places in Chicago and relates how Mr. Clancy even offered to loan him some cash, just in case he should run short before he arrived back in Newfoundland. Although Mr. Browne declined his kind offer, he estimates that Mr. Clancy could have easily given him a $1000 loan, out of his pocket, if he had needed it. Mr. Browne does not give Mr. Clancy's first name. However he stated: "Ellen's father had gone from Newfoundland to Chicago many years before. He was a native of Calvert in the District of Ferryland"
  Person ID	I308	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	Michael Clancy,   b. Abt 1812, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 1 Jul 1888, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Mother	Bridget Brennan,   b. Abt 1824, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. 29 Aug 1905, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Married	Bef 1858	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [2]
  In 1860, Holy Apostles RC Parish baptisms recorded the birth of a son, John Joseph, to Michael Clancy and Bridget Brennan. This is the only baptism record found in the Fermeuse/Renews parish records for children of Michael's second marriage, so it appears that Michael had moved out of that area in the 1850s, possibly living with his, or his second wife's, relatives at Caplin Bay or Ferryland respectively. No marriage for this couple was found in surviving parish records at Holy Apostles Parish (Fermeuse/Renews) or St. John's, so it is likely they were married in Holy Trinity Parish at Ferryland. In his book "A Place to Belong" Dr. Gerald Pocius shows a picture of the old Clancy family house on the north side of Calvert and states that "Tom Clancy's house ...... was built by his father around 1866". This reference likely should read "was built by his grandfather around 1866", since Tom's father, James, would have been only a boy (about eight years old) at that time.
  Family ID	F243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ellen Hartery,   b. Abt Jul 1866, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland ,   d. 23 Jul 1949, United States  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Married	8 Feb 1899	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States   [3]
  Children	1. Mary Clancy,   b. Abt Nov 1899, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Monica Aulousius Clancy,   b. 22 Jun 1902, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States ,   d. 19 Mar 1980, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age 77 years)   3. Clancy,   b. 3 Feb 1904, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Joseph Clancy,   b. 20 May 1905, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States ,   d. 21 Dec 1956, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age 51 years)   5. Ellen Veronica Clancy,   b. 22 Aug 1907, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States ,   d. 11 Jan 1979, Elk Groove Village, Illinois, United States  (Age 71 years)   6. Thomas Clancy,   b. Abt 1914, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2015
  Family ID	F1302	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Oct 1865 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Married - 8 Feb 1899 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Died - 29 Dec 1943 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Buried - Address: All Saint's Cemetery - 31 Dec 1943 - Des Plaines, Cook, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S29] FamilySearch™ - LDS, ([online database] copyright (c) 2008, Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3WR-WK7 : accessed 11 June 2015), Patrick J. Clancy, 29 Dec 1943; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,953,893. [S90] Approximate date based on another recorded event, Reddigan, Kevin, (A date calculated by using a recorded date and a person's age, or by estimating the most likely date, based on other recorded life events). [S29] FamilySearch™ - LDS, ([online database] copyright (c) 2008, Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7WG-8YH : accessed 11 June 2015), Patrick Clency Or Clancy and Mary Hartary, 08 Feb 1899; citing Cook County, Illinois, Usa, cn 287919, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,030,294.