John
Kelly
Born in Erinville, Guysborough, Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Son of Michael Kelly
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
William Kelly and Anastasia (Kelly) Kenny
Husband of
Bridget (Kenny) Kelly
— married
1875 in St. Thomas, Salmon River, Guys. Co., N.S., Canada
Descendants 
Died
at about age 91
in Erinville, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jan 2017
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Biography
John Kelly was the father of my paternal grandmother, Kate (Kelly) McDonald; Kate had two sisters - Martha (Kelly) Sullivan, mother of Mildred ( Sullivan) Connolly and Annie (Kelly) Rogers, mother of Basil Rogers; and brother, Patrick Kelly, father of Annie and Rose Doyle and Mary Farrell; and brother Michael Kelly; 1891 Canada census for John Kelly records his father's birthplace as Ireland; however, no name for John's father; John Kelly's father's name can be deduced as Michael Kelly; 'Life with the Irish: Salmon River District, published 1991, p. 31, states "the first person buried in the cemetery at the church lot was Michael Kelly, grandfather of Patrick Kelly"; Paddy Kelly was the son of John Kelly, making Michael Kelly the father of John Kelly (not to be confused with a later Michael Kelly who was a brother of Kate Kelly McDonald, my paternal grandmother); the 1891 census records no name for John Kelly's mother but that she was born in Nova Scotia; Michael was born in Ireland but must have married John Kelly's mother in Salmon River, Guys. Co., N.S.;
the 1891 census records the John Kelly household members as: John Kelly, age 44; Bridget (Kenny) Kelly, 40; Michael, 16; Annie, 14; Francis, 13; Martha 11; Mary, 9; Magge A, 6; Patrick, 5; Catherin, 2 (correct spelling likely, Catherine; Kate (Kelly) in adulthood married Edward (Ned) McDonald, my paternal grandfather.
Sources
- obituary of son, Patrick Kelly
- community history, 'Life with the Irish: Salmon River District'
- 1881 Canada census birth date for john kelly is 1847
- N.S. Archives birth date for john kelly is 1845
- Canada census has John Kelly recorded for the following years: 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911,1921; 1881 census records John Kelly as a mason and farmer; religion, Catholic
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Joe (McDonald) Mcdonald
The St. Esprit Lighthouse bid was submitted by Thomas O'Neill in the amount of $2,234; O'Neill was also involved in the construction of St. Thomas Church in Erinville, N.S.
posted 25 Aug 2023 by Joe (McDonald) Mcdonald
[thank Joe]
- a 2nd memory found in print - further to John Kelly working at St. Esprit - John was one of nine workmen who accompanied Thomas O'Neil to build a lighthouse in 1880.
posted 12 Mar 2017 by Joe (McDonald) Mcdonald
[thank Joe]
- a memory found in print - The Lonely Hills of Bantry, author, H. Joseph MacDonald, p. 48: "John Kelly was a mason and worked with Thomas (O'Neil) at St. Esprit Island." O'Neil was the head builder of St. Thomas Church, Erinville, started in 1865; Wikipedia states St. Esprit Island is a small comunity located in Richmond Co. on the south shore of Cape Breton, situated between Louisbourg and St. Peter's.
posted 9 Mar 2017 by Joe (McDonald) Mcdonald
[thank Joe]
discrepancy - n.s. archives birth date for john kelly is 1845; 1881 Canada census birth date for john kelly is 1847
posted 11 Feb 2017 by Joe (McDonald) Mcdonald
[thank Joe]
a john kelly (spelled kelley) is recorded as born 1845, and passing at age 92 on 28 sep 1938, at East Erinville, Guys. Co. (n.s. archives);
posted 10 Feb 2017 by Joe (McDonald) Mcdonald
[thank Joe]
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Kelly-11227 and Kelly-11220 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, born same year and place, both married Bridget Kenny, both had son Patrick, both died in exact same date. These are duplicate profiles for the same person and should be merged.
Rejected matches › John Kelley (1862-) › John C. Colley (1849-) › John Kelly (1845-) › John Kelly (abt.1848-) › John Caley (1847-) › John Patrick Kelly (abt.1845-) › John E. T. Cooley (abt.1846-) › John Kyle (1846-)
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