Mary Farrell of Philadelphia?

[*Sandra*]

Hello Bullfrog.

Standby to be amazed.

US Passport Appication:- 28 April 1924

I Lawrence E Farrell being a Native and Loyal Citizen of the United States apply for a passport to go to Ireland. I was born in Philadelphia on 31 August 1868 and my father was Patrick Farrell  who was born in Ireland and is now dead. That he emigrated from a Port in Ireland  on or about 1848. Resided in the USA for 46 years from 1848 - 1894 and that he was a naturalized citizen on or before 1868 in Philadelphia. My permanent residence is 714 North Broad Street. Pennsylvania where I follow the occupation of Clergyman. never had passport before. I am about to go abroad temporarily for a period of 4 months - Ireland - Vacation. I intend to leave Philadelphia on board the Haverford on May 31st 1924.
Contains a photograph.

New York Passenger List - 22 Sept 1924.

Lawrence Farrell born 31 August 1868 travelling from Liverpool to New York  (Home:- 714 North Broad Street. Philadelphia. PA on the SS Adriatic

 

[*Sandra*]

So from the above information it may be that Patrick Farrell travelled to the USA as a single person if the 1848 date is correct. (He would only be 18 years old) The death date for father Patrick looks like 1894 which I have found.
27 Oct 1894 Burial 31 Oct 1894. Parents were Patrick Farrell and Ellen Farrell (same names again) Buried Old cathedral Cemetery. His address at the time:- 2507 Federal Ward 36.  The date of birth however would be out - 1839 and age 55 years




http://www.rootschat.com/links/089n/


www.castlegarden.org do show a couple of Patrick Farrell in 1848 but not the correct age but I suppose we have to take the 1848 date as a rough guide and not an exact one.

Could'nt find Lawrence on the Haverford but found this one:-

UK Incoming Passenger List.

Laurence Farrell. Born 1869. New York to Liverpool. Ports of voyage - Cobh, Queenstown. On the SS Celtic. (White Star Line) Proposed Address :- St Mary's College. Rathmines. Dublin. Clergyman.

[*Sandra*]

A death record for a child of Patrick and Ellen Farrell born 1861 Died 16 Sept 1865 aged 4 years and 6 months.


http://www.rootschat.com/links/089o/

[bullfrog1995]

Blimey! 

So much information to process!

I wonder why you can't find a census with them on it before 1880.

Wow! I think you definitly have the right family. Lawrence was priest and part of the Congregation of the Holy Ghost Noviate.

Standby to be amazed.

I AM AMAZED! So much information and this helps so much! Wait a minute! When you say there is a photograph, do you mean a photograph of Lawrence?! If there is an image of him could you please send it to me?

My grandfather remember's seeing a picture of him in his house when he was little & while he was growing up. I was over their house yesterday night and he was saying that he can see this picture in a mental image. I wonder if that is Lawrence and if I show him, because he may be able to tell me if it's him or not!!! This is fantastic!!!

Even though it says his parents were listed as Patrick and Ellen and that he was a couple years off, do you still think that this is the death and burial for the Patrick who was father of Lawrence & Mary?

Thank you for that other death record. I always find it heartbreaking to find a child who died young

[bullfrog1995]

I'd also like to thank you ever so much! Without your help there would be that other big gap in my tree You really took the time to look for everything there may be.

This really is a big help and I hope you know that you've really helped me.

Isn't it strange that we really had no progress & had hit a dead end, but just from the information of one brother, it can change everything! It's amazing!

I hope that you may be able to find some more things, or even able to send me that picture, but if you can't, thats still okay

[*Sandra*]

Found this and can't find what date it is referring to:-    Think it is 25 years before 1959 would be = 1934 

Twenty-Five Years Ago

ON March 8th Rev. Francis McGlynn, John P. Stanton, Anthony Lechner and Stanislaus
Zaborowski celebrated the 10th anniversary of their Ordination
. . . the fire at St. Joachim's, De- troit, in Feb. caused $150,000 damage . . .-the sacristy was the only part of the church not com- pletely destroyed . . . On March 15th, Mr. Joseph B Hackett, Mr. Martin J. Hayden and Mr. Jo- seph E. Landy pronounced their
Perpetual Vows at Ferndale . . . Father F. X. Williams was to con- duct the Holy Week ceremonies at St. Anne's Church, Wildwood. Father Diamond reported receiv- ing an encouraging letter from ex-champion lightheavyweight Tommy Loughran . . . Father
Lawrence E. Farrell, pastor emer- itus of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Philadel- phia, died March 14
Father Hehir read the committal service at Cornwells March 20 . . . Fath- er Kingston has established a Five Year Plan as a means of raising funds for his mission in Puerto Rico ... he is endeavor- ing to have 1,000 persons con- tribute one dollar a year for five
years, at the end of which time he hopes to have sufficient money to build a chapel.

This is the link:-



http://www.rootschat.com/links/089c/

[*Sandra*]

Please send me a pm with your e-mail address to send passport application. 

[*Sandra*]

It would seem there is another Patrick and Ellen in Philadelphia who also have a son Lawrence born in 10 Sept 1873 Died 19 April 1910 but that family seem to have gone AWOL as well. 

I think you have to believe most of the detail in the passport appication because that was given by Lawrence - pity he did'nt tell us about Mum as well !!

Another for the filing cabinet - the age is slightly out again - A death for Ellen Farrell 29 Dec 1897. Buried at Holy Cross. Age 61 years. Widowed. Housekeeper.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/089d/

[*Sandra*]

Not having alot of luck tracing the male members of The Farrells BUT would this seem possible 

1910 Census La Salle Ward 2, La Salle, Illinois

St Vincent De Paul Sisters Of Charity (on the sheet from row 88 - 95)



Annie born Pennsylvania 1865. Age 45. Single. Companion. Teacher. Father and Mother born Ireland.