Joseph Edward O'Connell (1891 - 1960)

Born 26 Oct 1891 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Mary Ann (McGaffee) O'Connell — married 6 Jun 1917 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Died 7 Jul 1960 at age 68 in New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Joseph O'Connell is Notable.

American businessman and racehorse owner. Two of his horses, Cavan (1958) and Celtic Ash (1960), won the Belmont Stakes.

Joseph was born October 26, 1891 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He is the son of Edward O'Connell and Catherine Josephine McGinley.^[1]

His 1st marriage was to Mary McGaffee on June 6, 1917 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts. He was 25 years old, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, resided in Brookline, was a banker, and his parents were Edward O'Connell and Catherine J. McGlinchey. She was 26, born in Lynn, Massachusetts and resided in Boston, Her parents were William J. McGaffee and Mary Roach. The marriage was performed by W. Cardinal O'Connor.^[2]

Joseph died on July 7, 1960 in New York City, New York.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DZMV-SKT2 : 10 November 2020), Joseph O'Connell, 26 Oct 1891; citing Birth, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011247.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23B9-8LS : 1 September 2021), Joseph E O'Connell and Mary A McGaffee, 1917.
3. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W9VX-FNN2 : 23 October 2019), Joseph Edward O'Connell, 13 Dec 1918; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M228-N9N : accessed 5 November 2022), Joseph E O'Connell in household of Edward J O'Connell, Boston Ward 25, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1657, sheet 1B, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 625; FHL microfilm 1,374,638.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZNB-DJ4 : 1 January 2022), Joseph Edward O'Connell, 1917-1918.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX1L-K1B : 1 February 2021), Joseph E O'Connell, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ5P-668 : accessed 5 November 2022), Joseph L O'Connell, Boston (Districts 1-250), Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 59, sheet 17B, line 59, family 285, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 943; FHL microfilm 2,340,678.

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