Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Glaze
and Elizabeth (Merritt) Glaze
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Dennis Olehy Jr.
— married
31 Dec 1829 (to 1845) in Pike County, OH
Descendants 
Mother of
Rachel (Olehy) Villars, Mary Ann (Olehy) Current, Francis Marion Olehy, Isaac Newton Olehy and Commodore Perry Olehy
Died
at about age 40
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Mar 2014
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Biography
- Excerpt from, History of Vermilion County, Illinois
- There were many newcomers to Vermilion County in 1830. Among them are numbered Dennis Olehy. He was born and reared in Portsmouth, Ohio. He married and settled there.
- In 1830 he determined to go west and journeyed with a team to Vermilion County, Illinois. At that time much of the land was yet in the hands of the government. Mr. Olehy entered a claim to the land, which was later within Danville township. When he first came he put up a pole shanty for temporary shelter until he could build a log cabin.
- His wife's father, John Glaze, is suppose to have come with him. Dennis Olehy and Elizabeth (Glaze), his wife, the parents of seven children and after her death in 1845, he married Sarah Ann Jones and became the father of ten more children.
- His was an honorable place among the pioneers of the county, and he lived to an advanced age. He died March 2, 1877. [1]
Parents
- John Glaze (1787-aft 1830)
- Elizabeth Merritt Glaze (1789-1840)
Spouse
- Dennis Olehy (1801-1877)
- Marriage 31 Dec 1829 [2]
- Dennis Olehy (1801-1877)
Children
- Rachel Olehy Villars (1833-1905)
- Francis M Olehy (1837-1917)
Sources
- ↑ History of Vermilion County, Illinois. History Of Vermilion County, Illinois, by Lottie E Jones. Chicago Pioneer Publishing Company. 1911. Page 150. archive.org. (Accessed 13 Dec 2016)
- ↑ Marriage. 31 Dec 1829 with Dennis Olehy. Pike County Ohio, marriages. Volume 1. Page 150. " FamilySearch.org (Accessed 13 Dec 2016)
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