Edward Henry Foley

Other Events:

• Immigration: 23 May 1892, Boston, Massacheutts, United States
• Census: 1900, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
• Census: 1910, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
• Census: 1920, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
• Census: 1930, Plainville, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Notes:

Birth:
His headstone says he was born in 1862.

Immigration:
An immigration record shows that Edward Foley sailed from St. John's on the ship Carthaginian and arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 23 May 1892. On the same day, another immigration record shows that Edward Foley, born in 1858 in Newfoundland, entered Boston, Massachusetts, United States, sailing from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, on the ship Worcester.

Census:
In the 1900 US Census, it appears that Edward, his wife Mary, and his sisters Flora and Katheren (sic) were all living in the same household in Bristol, Connecticut. It was recorded that Edward moved to the US in 1892, Mary in 1893, and both Flora and Katheren arrived there in 1895.

Census:
In the 1910 US Census, Edward and Mary lived at Jacob St. in Bristol, Connecticut with an adopted daughter named Lillian. Contrary to the 1900 US Census, this census states that Edward entered the US in 1896.

Census:
In the 1920 US Census, the surname was recorded as Fouley or Fowley, likely due to its phonetic rendering in the Irish Newfoundland dialect. Their adopted daughter, Lillian, was still living with them. Some of the given information was incorrect, possibly given by Lillian. It states that Edward was born in Newfoundland but Mary was born in Nova Scotia. It gives their immigration years as 1885 and 1886 respectively. The family was still living on Jacob St.

Census:
Edward, Mary and Lillian were recorded as living together on Maple St. in Plainsville in 1930. Lillian, recorded as being single, gave her age as 27 years. She was a nurse at a hospital (unspecified). However, it appears that Lillian M. Foley, a registered nurse, was recorded again in the same census, at the New Britain Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut.

Buried:
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160083429/edward-foley: accessed 06 August 2023), memorial page for Edward Foley (1862?1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 160083429, citing Saint Joseph Cemetery, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by C Greer (contributor 47180683).

Edward married Mary A. Power 24 Nov 1897, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Mary was born Aug 1861, Newfoundland; died 17 Dec 1933, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was buried Abt 19 Dec 1933, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1929, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Notes:

Birth:
We have no earlier information for this child but the 1910 US Census indicated she was born about 1899. However, later census information states she was born in Massachusetts, United States in 1903.

Residence:
In the 1930 US Census, Lillian appears to be living with her adoptive parents. However, in the 1929 Directory for the City of Bristol, Lillian M. Foley, under a listing "Nurses - Graduate and Practical" was recorded as living at 74 Forestville Ave. Again, in 1930, under this same category, she was listed as living at 25 Canal St. in the Plainville City Directory.