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PATRICK TANSEY was born circa April 1823 in Co. Roscommon, Ireland and died July 8, 1899, in
Lynn, Massachusetts. He was the son of MICHAEL TANSEY and BRIDGIT McNULTY. He
married SARAH BRADY February 16, 1854, in Boyle, Co. Roscommon, Ireland She was
the daughter of DENIS BRADY and CATHERINE MURREN. She was born circa 1829, Co.
Roscommon, Ireland and died August 25, 1887, in Salem, Massachusetts. They
immigrated June 2, 1879, aboard the S.S. City of Richmond to New York, New York.
They were accompanied by some of their children: Frank, Sarah, Lizzie, and
Patrick. Patrick became a naturalized U. S. citizen December 11, 1885, at the
Superior Court Essex County, Salem, Massachusetts. He worked in a shoe shop.
Patrick and Sarah had nine children (see below).

S.S. City of Richmond, 1873 |

Boyle, County Roscommon, 1900 |
MARY ANNE TANSEY (SISTER MARY ANSELMO) was born April 1, 1855, in Boyle, Co. Roscommon, Ireland and died January 19,
1939, in New York, New York. She immigrated to the United States circa 1877.
She was a nun with the Sisters of Charity and had teaching assignments at St.
Mary’s Orphan Asylum in Jersey City, New Jersey, and Sacred Heart School in West
New Brighton, Staten Island, New York, where she taught 3rd grade boys and girls
from 1908 until 1929. She was later assigned to St. Joseph’s Asylum in
Brooklyn, New York.
DENIS TANSEY was born June 1, 1856, in Boyle, Co. Roscommon, Ireland and apparently died before
1887. Reportedly, Denis studied for the priesthood and died shortly before being ordained.
MICHAEL TANSEY was born in 1858 in Boyle, Co. Roscommon, Ireland and apparently died after 1939.
His last known residence was Newark, New Jersey.
JOSEPH TANSEY was born January 29, 1860, in Boyle, Co. Roscommon, Ireland. His last known
residence was Texas.
BRIDGET (BEA) TANSEY was born circa August 1861 in Boyle, Co. Roscommon, Ireland and died September 17, 1924,
in Salem, Massachusetts. She married JOSEPH McKEEVER, son of alderman, William McKeever, on September 10, 1890. He was a blacksmith. Surviving children of Bridget Tansey and Joseph
McKeever were as follows:
SARAH FRANCES (SALLY) McKEEVER (1891-1984)
® Born in Salem, Massachusetts
® Married PETER J. KILHOULEY
® Their children were Margaret and Peter F.
® Remarried GASTONGUAY
® Last known residence Salem, Massachusetts
GERTRUDE McKEEVER (1897-unknown)
® Born in Salem, Massachusetts
® Married EUGENE F. McCARTHY
® Their children were Frances J. and Robert J.
® Last known residence Salem, Massachusetts
WILLIAM PATRICK (MICKEY) McKEEVER (1899-1975)
® Born in Salem, Massachusetts
® World War II veteran serving in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theatre
® Worked in the Dietary Department of Salem Hospital
® Did not marry
® Died in Salem, Massachusetts
FRANCIS (FRANK) H. TANSEY was born June 19, 1863, in Boyle, Co. Roscommon, Ireland and died May 19, 1925, in
Salem, Massachusetts. He became a naturalized U. S. citizen October 22, 1888, at
the U.S. Circuit Court, Boston, Massachusetts. He was a shoeworker. He married
ANNIE M. MORAN July 28, 1890. Surviving children of Francis Tansey and Annie Moran
were as follows:
MARY A. TANSEY (1890-1972)
® Born in Salem, Massachusetts
® Married PHILIP DRISCOLL LANE
® Their child was James Philip
® Died in Melrose, Massachusetts
ALBERT FRANCIS TANSEY (1892-1944)
® Born in Salem Massachusetts
® Married MARY (UNKNOWN)
® Their child was Francis
® Remarried JENNIE DRUCE BLISS
® Died in auto accident in Salem, Massachusetts
HAROLD FREDERICK TANSEY (1895-1968)
® Born in Salem, Massachusetts
® Only surviving triplet (FLORENCE CATHERINE TANSEY and JAMES PATRICK TANSEY died shortly after birth)
® World War I veteran, U. S. Navy
® Secretary at Ford Motor Company in Somerville, Massachusetts
® Died in Reading, Massachusetts
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SARAH KATE TANSEY was born April 28, 1866, in Boyle, Co. Roscommon, Ireland, and died September
1, 1953, in Brooklyn, New York.
She immigrated to the United States in 1880.
She was a nun with the Monastery of the Visitation of Holy Mary in Brooklyn, New
York for 58 years. She taught elocution and religion.
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Sister M. Emilianna Gertrude, circa 1930
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Elizabeth Tansey, circa 1880
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ELIZABETH J. TANSEY was born February 6, 1868, in Boyle, Co. Roscommon, Ireland and died July 19, 1947, in Lynn,
Massachusetts. She married JOHN H. HANLEY.  See John H. Hanley
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PATRICK IGNATIUS TANSEY was born December 15, 1869, in Boyle, Co.
Roscommon, Ireland, and died August 30, 1948, in Middleton, Massachusetts. He was
a Spanish-American War veteran, serving with Company H of the 8th Massachusetts
Infantry. He married MARGARET B. MORAN June 3, 1903, in Salem, Massachusetts.
He worked at the General Electric Company.
The child of Patrick Tansey and Margaret Moran was as follows:
EDWARD G. TANSEY (1908-unknown)
® Born in Massachusetts
® Married MARY MOONEY
® Their son was Robert
® Last known residence Lynn, Massachusetts
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CATHERINE TANSEY (SISTER MARY EMILIANNA) , a sister of Patrick Tansey, was born in 1829 in Co. Roscommon, Ireland,
and died October 14, 1894, in Brooklyn, New York. She was a nun with the Sisters of Charity and founder of St. Mary’s Female Hospital in Brooklyn,
New York. Later, she was co-founder and first Sister-in-Charge (Superior and Administrator) of St. Mary’s Hospital, Brooklyn, New York.
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Sister M. Emilianna, circa 1890
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Articles, Obituaries, and Other Items
Dennis Brady Passes Away, Salem Evening News, circa August 16, 1918
A Fifty Year History of Saint Mary’s Hospital, November 25, 1932
Albert Tansey Killed By Auto on Bridge St., Salem Evening News, January 1, 1944
Patrick I. Tansey obituary, Daily Evening Item, August 31, 1948
From Visitation Monastery historical records, circa 1953
From the Archivist of Sisters of Charity, January 26, 1998
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