Ellen (O'Brien) Fahey (abt. 1850 - 1909)

Born about 1850 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 4 Aug 1909 at about age 59 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

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Biography

Ellen (O'Brien) Fahey migrated from Ireland to the United States.

Ellen O'Brien was born about 1850 in Ireland to Stephen O'Brien and Sarah Hasty.^[1]

In 1846, Ellen and her mother emigrated from County Clare to New Brunswick. They traveled on the Galway ship Chieftain which arrived in St. John, New Brunswick, on August 1.^[2] It is unconfirmed if Stephen also made this trip or what happened to him, but it is believed he died on the journey over.^[3] The two eventually came to Maine, where Ellen's mother remarried to Michael Cook.

Around 1865, Ellen married Patrick Fahey. They had 12 children and lived in Lewiston, Maine.^[1][4]

1. Bridget "Delia" Fahey, born about 1865
2. William Fahey, born about 1867
3. Stephen Fahey, born about 1869
4. Sarah Fahey, born about 1872
5. Peter Fahey, born about 1874 (died before 1900)
6. Michael Fahey, born about 1876
7. Patrick Francis Fahey, born about 1879
8. John Fahey, born about 1880
9. Catherine Fahey, born about 1886
10. George Fahey, born about 1887
11. Helen "Nellie" M. Fahey, born about 1890 (twin)
12. Mary C. Fahey, born about 1890 (twin)

In 1880, Ellen worked in a cotton mill.^[4]

She died on August 4, 1909, and is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Lewiston, Maine.^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMLH-MKK : accessed 26 May 2019), Ella C Fahey in household of Patrick Fahey, Lewiston city Ward 2, Androscoggin, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 15, sheet 5B, family 102, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,587.
2. ↑ Johnson, Daniel F. Irish Emigration to New England Through the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, 1841 to 1849. https://books.google.com/books?id=rVu6d-G9yQQC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA83#v=onepage&q&f=false , pages 83, 198. This source estimates Sarah's birth year as being closer to 1819. It also gives conflicting information re: Chieftain's port of departure and date or arrival, Derry and August 2 respectively.
3. ↑ Family recollection.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF3X-S1D : 14 August 2017), Ellen Fahey in entry for Patrick Fahey, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 9, sheet 192A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0475; FHL microfilm 1,254,475.
5. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24F-P8FQ : 13 March 2018), Ellen Fahey, 04 Aug 1907; citing Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 May 2019), memorial page for Ellen Fahey (1849–4 Aug 1909), Find A Grave: Memorial #128136908, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Stone Finders (contributor 47130320).