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Brady

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.  He 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, who 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 ® Served in the U. S. Army ® 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

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.

Sister M. Emilianna Gertrude, circa 1930

 

Elizabeth Tansey, circa 1880

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

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

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.

Sister M. Emilianna, circa 1890

 

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