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John Bradley

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John Bradley

Birth
Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Death
24 Jul 1896 (aged 71–72)
Lilly, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Lilly, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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John Bradley was born in 1824 in County Derry, Ireland to parents Michael Bradley (1783-1872), and Bridget Murray (1800-1883), both born in Ireland.

John was the oldest child in a family of eight known children. His brothers and sisters were: Patrick J. Bradley (ca 1826-1910), Mary E. Bradley-Kearney (ca 1832-1911), Michael C. Bradley (1833-1900), Dennis Bradley (ca 1834-1898), Annie Bradley-Henry (1838-1904), Bridget Bradley-O'Riell (??-??), and James H. Bradley (1843-1906), all born in Ireland.

John is reported to have immigrated to the America first, settling in Maryland, and then his parents and the rest of the family arrived in 1850.

On May 1, 1852, in Harford County, Maryland, John married Bridget Elizabeth Gromley, born in Ireland (1825-1919). Bridget was a daughter of Hugh Gromley and Katie Harry. Various spellings of their last name include Gromley, Grumley, Gormley and Ghormley.

John and "Elizabeth" settled in Harford County, Maryland, where John worked as a laborer. Elizabeth listed in the 1910 census she had 8 children, 4 living in 1910. The five known children for this couple are: Mary Bradley (1853-1926), Catherine Bradley-Carroll (1855-1920), John Bradley, Jr. (1859-bef.1870), Michael Henry Bradley (1862-1939), and Elizabeth Bradley (1869-1939), all born in Maryland.

After the Civil War, John and Elizabeth, along with John's parents and most of his brothers and sisters resettled in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, where John worked as a coal miner.

John died in Lilly, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, on July 24, 1896. Both he and his wife and some of their children are buried in the St. Brigid Cemetery.

John Bradley was born in 1824 in County Derry, Ireland to parents Michael Bradley (1783-1872), and Bridget Murray (1800-1883), both born in Ireland.

John was the oldest child in a family of eight known children. His brothers and sisters were: Patrick J. Bradley (ca 1826-1910), Mary E. Bradley-Kearney (ca 1832-1911), Michael C. Bradley (1833-1900), Dennis Bradley (ca 1834-1898), Annie Bradley-Henry (1838-1904), Bridget Bradley-O'Riell (??-??), and James H. Bradley (1843-1906), all born in Ireland.

John is reported to have immigrated to the America first, settling in Maryland, and then his parents and the rest of the family arrived in 1850.

On May 1, 1852, in Harford County, Maryland, John married Bridget Elizabeth Gromley, born in Ireland (1825-1919). Bridget was a daughter of Hugh Gromley and Katie Harry. Various spellings of their last name include Gromley, Grumley, Gormley and Ghormley.

John and "Elizabeth" settled in Harford County, Maryland, where John worked as a laborer. Elizabeth listed in the 1910 census she had 8 children, 4 living in 1910. The five known children for this couple are: Mary Bradley (1853-1926), Catherine Bradley-Carroll (1855-1920), John Bradley, Jr. (1859-bef.1870), Michael Henry Bradley (1862-1939), and Elizabeth Bradley (1869-1939), all born in Maryland.

After the Civil War, John and Elizabeth, along with John's parents and most of his brothers and sisters resettled in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, where John worked as a coal miner.

John died in Lilly, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, on July 24, 1896. Both he and his wife and some of their children are buried in the St. Brigid Cemetery.



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