Bridget Gear Callaghan

[ballydw]

Looking for any records in relation to Bridget. I know she was born c.1840 Midleton Co Cork Irl parents Thomas Gear Johanna Quinn.
Here is what I have so far.
Death of Bridget Gare Callahan 2 Jan 1913 Lawrence MA widowed age 71 Spouse William Callahan gives her parents as above.
Bridget is also mentioned in a Marriage record of her son John Callaghan 20 sept 1911 Lawrence MA to a Margaret M Murphy .
John Callaghan died 8th May 1913 Lawrence MA states born Ireland 30 July 1862 also mentions Father name William Callaghan & mother Bridget Gear.

Bridget gave her immigration year as 1865
Thank you for any assistance.

[shellyesq]

She also had a daughter Julia, whose marriage record is here - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4DL-42Z 

Bridget was living with Julia, her family, and daughter Ann Callahan in 1910 - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2J8-CPB

[shellyesq]

Obituary index for Julia's daughter Alvina - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKGC-54V9

Birth record for Julia's daughter Grace - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXVP-PTC
Social Security application has info for Grace Clark Dion, daughter of Gilbert J. Clark & Julia Callahan, born 15 Aug. 1914 in Lawrence, died 21 Apr. 1996.

Julia & family in 1920 - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXYN-JJV

And 1930 - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQL2-RRK

[ballydw]

Thank you shellyesq for all the information. I have since got William Callaghan & Bridget gears marriage from NLI parish records in Midleton Co Cork 7th August 1859. Also birth of daughter Maria 8th June 1862. I cannot locate any records for William Callaghan in MA or any immigration records for the family as I presume they would have travelled together.

[Stoneoman]

I have Callaghan's in Cork around 1800 on wards and part of the family left in 1846 for australia but some members of the family stayed. Michael Callaghan born 1780 to 1800 Cork, married a Mary Maher who was born 1795 in Cork.

[oldohiohome]

I cannot locate ... any immigration records for the family as I presume they would have travelled together.

Not always. Sometimes the husband came first.

[oldohiohome]

It looks like Michael died before daughter Julia was born, which raises the question, whose daughter is Ann Callahan, living with Bridget and Julia in 1910.

Julia's marriage record said she was born in Roxbury, which is a neighborhood and post office in Boston.

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Births registered in the city of Boston, 1871
January 27, 1871
Julia Callahan, at 53 Vale Street, parents William and Bridget, both born in Ireland, residing in Boston. no occupation listed for William

[this is the city's copy, you can see by looking at image 1 in the set. also the book only includes records from Boston]

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH9T-BJP

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH9T-BJP : 10 February 2018), Julia Callahan, 27 Jan 1871; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 592,872.

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Births registered in the city of Boston, 1871
January 27, 1871
Julia Callahan, at 53 Vale Street, parents William, deceased, and Bridget, both born in Ireland, residing in Boston.


[this might be the state's copy, since the record set includes other cities besides Boston]

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXZP-MSD

"Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXZP-MSD : 11 March 2018), Julia Callahan, 27 Jan 1871, Boston, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #7677, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,428,074.

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Some city directories. I need to go back and look for William
1872 Boston City Directory
  Callahan Bridget, widow, house 53 Vale
 
[Vale St is in Roxbury]
 
https://bcd.lib.tufts.edu/view_text.jsp?urn=tufts:central:dca:UA069:UA069.005.DO.00019&chapter=d.1872.su.Callahan 
   
1873 only found a business directory
1874 only found a business directory

1875 Boston City Directory
  no Bridget
 
1876 Boston City Directory
  Callahan, Mrs Bridget house 930 Harrison Avenue
 
1885 Boston City Directory
  Callahan Bridget, widow, h. Taylor Nep.
  [in the 1876 book Nep. = Neponset, a section in Dorchester, which is a neighborhood in Boston. Taylor St is near Neponset Circle, on Google Maps]

1885 also came from the Tufts.edu site.

[oldohiohome]

Births registered in the city of Boston, 1871
January 27, 1871
Julia Callahan, at 53 Vale Street, parents William, deceased, and Bridget, both born in Ireland, residing in Boston.


[this might be the state's copy, since the record set includes other cities besides Boston]

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXZP-MSD

This entry had a note in the left margin that said "corrected". it is in the same writing as the word "deceased" in the occupation column.

[oldohiohome]

A couple city directory listings for William Callahans:


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1869 Boston City Directory
Callahan William
  laborer 17 Oneida
  coachman 3 Kenna place
  laborer 105 Fourth
  clerk, 50 Pitts, boards 5 S Margin
   
1870 Boston City Directory
Callahan William
  laborer 17 Oneida
  laborer 168 Third (with a Timothy at same address)
  laborer 109 Fourth
  clerk, 50 Pitts, boards 5 S Margin

[The closest one to Roxbury, where Julia was born, is Oneida Street. It was off Albany Street in the South End and was demolished in 1956. Third and Fourth St are in South Boston, South Margin looks like it was in the North End. I don't know where Kenna Place is or was.]