NOTE: The maiden surname is frequently mispelled, include all variations; O'Keeffe, O'Keefe, O'Keife, O'Caoimh, etc. in records search.
Mary Winifred (aka "Polly") O'Keeffe, wife to Sidney Howard Fowler (1876), married 03 JUL 1895 in Port Jefferson, Suffolk, New York.
Mother to name unknown son (1903 -died in early infancy), daughters Mary (1914), and Dorothy Fowler (1916).
Daughter to Daniel O'Keeffe (abt. 1816) and Mary Anne Goley (abt. 1821).
Sister to Daniel Joseph (1863), James (1865 -died in early infancy), and John O'Keeffe (abt. 1867).
Aunt to Daniel Joseph O'Keeffe, Jr. (1886), unnamed daughter (1893 -died in infancy of whooping cough), fraternal twins; John J. "Jack", and unnamed daughter (1895 -girl died in early infancy), and two (2) other young O'Keeffe siblings, (aft. 1886 -bef. 1900), -died in early infancy or childhood.
Grand Aunt to Margaret Mary (1913), Mary P. (1915), Daniel Martin (1917), twin grand-nephews John Joseph and Thomas Hugh (1919), Winifred Catherine (1921), Josephine H. (1922), James Frances Patrick (1923), Rita A. (1925), and Dorothy Elizabeth O'Keeffe (1927).
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Mary Winifred O'Keeffe, aka "Polly", was born 15 APR 1876, in Manchester, Lancashire, England, to parents of Irish heritage. Mary's parents had emigrated from County Cork, Ireland, sometime during the first wave of the Great Irish Famine Years, (1846-1852), to England, as a precursor to American emigration.
Polly, her parents, and brothers took residence at 33 Livesey Street, Collyhurst, Manchester, Lanacashire, England. There family members held occupations suited to the needs of the massive Manchester Cotton Mill industry.
Her father Daniel was a Journeyman Tailor by trade. Many of the relatives and boarders that lodge with the family hold similar occupations as cutters and seamstresses as well, (save Mary and her brothers who uniquely are in school).
We fully believe that Mary (Polly) and her older brothers received their education at the parochial school - St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church and School, which was also located on Livesey Street, Collyhurst, Manchester.
The lot of her family must have been well, as the appearance of so many boarders suggests an impromptu hotel or boarding house. Nor would such shared living conditions immediately suggest poverty for the family.
This in part because of the guild apprenticeship secured for her oldest brother Daniel Joseph Sr., that of a watchmaker. The seven year apprenticeship would have cost the family significant money to buy into, but with the worthy end result of a potable skilled trade.
By 1889, the year that her father Daniel O'Keeffe died, Polly was but 13 years old. Their home has moved to 33 Hanover Street (at Corporation Street), in NE Manchester, Lancashire.
Polly's mother; Mary Anne Goley, is presumed to have died bet. 1881-1891, (in Manchester, England). The search for her greater life details is ongoing.
As for her brothers...
Her eldest brother Daniel Joseph O'Keeffe, Sr., would emigrate with his wife Mary Anne Melia, and their first born son Daniel Joseph O'Keeffe, Jr. to America, abt. 1888.
Second brother James O'Keeffe, is reported to have died in early infancy (via St. Alban's RC Church parish records), while the family was residing in Macclesfield, Chester, England (bef. 1867).
It is not known whether her third brother John O'Keeffe also followed his older brother in emigrating to America, (current research is incomplete).
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Mary, in the year following her father's death (1890), would take passage to Port Jefferson, New York, and join her older brother and his family.
In 1895, The Port Jefferson Echo, (local news paper), reports the happy marriage of "Miss Polly O'Keeffe, sister of Daniel O'Keeffe, wedded 03 Jul 1895, to Mr. Sidney Howard Fowler", resident of Port Jefferson, and son of Hudson and Edith Fowler.
Her husband; Sidney Fowler's occupation as an Steam Engineer eventually will takes the couple away from Port Jefferson, but it is only as far as other ports located on the Long Island Sound; Kings Park, New York, Stamford, Connecticut, etc..
Sydney would later still accept a position in Providence, RI as Engineer on The [George] Washington Draw Bridge, (a two-lane. steel-truss, draw bridge structure, built in 1885). He would serve most of his working career with the City of Providence, on the Washington Bridge(s).
In Providence, Sydney and his family create a new home in the city's near east side Fox Point neighborhood, an area surrounding the Washington Bridge. Fox Point during this general time (1870-1930), is a decidedly Irish neighborhood, and while the family does relocate housing several times over the next 30+ years, they remain securely situated in Fox Point, near family, friends, church, and work. (see Fox Point map image for chronology of Providence home address locations).
In 1929, the occassion of Mary and Sidney's 34th wedding anniversary is celebrated with family and friends in Port Jefferson, New York, and reported in the local newspaper (The Port Jefferson Echo).
Polly O'Keeffe died on 23 SEP 1930 in Providence, Rhode Island. Cause of Death; Diabetic Mellitis w/ Coma, and complications of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
As was the custom at the time, her body was prepared for burial at home and set for the wake. Later, her husband Sidney Fowler would convay her body back to Port Jefferson, New York and lay her to rest in Ceder Hill Cemetery with the extended Fowler family. They had been married for 30 years.
As for her family...
Polly's husband Sydney Fowler is believed to have died on 10 AUG 1939. There is evidence that he remarried in the years following Mary death to a woman of Portuguese heritage; Frances Fernandes Fowler, who survived Sidney in death.
(As a couple, Sidney and his 2nd wife continued to reside in the Fox Point neighborhood. Research on Sidney and the 2nd wife continues.)
The confirmed identity and disposition of Polly's children is still unknown and our reserch remains ongoing. They are not forgotten.
Mary Winifred (aka "Polly") O'Keeffe, wife to Sidney Howard Fowler (1876), married 03 JUL 1895 in Port Jefferson, Suffolk, New York.
Mother to name unknown son (1903 -died in early infancy), daughters Mary (1914), and Dorothy Fowler (1916).
Daughter to Daniel O'Keeffe (abt. 1816) and Mary Anne Goley (abt. 1821).
Sister to Daniel Joseph (1863), James (1865 -died in early infancy), and John O'Keeffe (abt. 1867).
Aunt to Daniel Joseph O'Keeffe, Jr. (1886), unnamed daughter (1893 -died in infancy of whooping cough), fraternal twins; John J. "Jack", and unnamed daughter (1895 -girl died in early infancy), and two (2) other young O'Keeffe siblings, (aft. 1886 -bef. 1900), -died in early infancy or childhood.
Grand Aunt to Margaret Mary (1913), Mary P. (1915), Daniel Martin (1917), twin grand-nephews John Joseph and Thomas Hugh (1919), Winifred Catherine (1921), Josephine H. (1922), James Frances Patrick (1923), Rita A. (1925), and Dorothy Elizabeth O'Keeffe (1927).
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Mary Winifred O'Keeffe, aka "Polly", was born 15 APR 1876, in Manchester, Lancashire, England, to parents of Irish heritage. Mary's parents had emigrated from County Cork, Ireland, sometime during the first wave of the Great Irish Famine Years, (1846-1852), to England, as a precursor to American emigration.
Polly, her parents, and brothers took residence at 33 Livesey Street, Collyhurst, Manchester, Lanacashire, England. There family members held occupations suited to the needs of the massive Manchester Cotton Mill industry.
Her father Daniel was a Journeyman Tailor by trade. Many of the relatives and boarders that lodge with the family hold similar occupations as cutters and seamstresses as well, (save Mary and her brothers who uniquely are in school).
We fully believe that Mary (Polly) and her older brothers received their education at the parochial school - St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church and School, which was also located on Livesey Street, Collyhurst, Manchester.
The lot of her family must have been well, as the appearance of so many boarders suggests an impromptu hotel or boarding house. Nor would such shared living conditions immediately suggest poverty for the family.
This in part because of the guild apprenticeship secured for her oldest brother Daniel Joseph Sr., that of a watchmaker. The seven year apprenticeship would have cost the family significant money to buy into, but with the worthy end result of a potable skilled trade.
By 1889, the year that her father Daniel O'Keeffe died, Polly was but 13 years old. Their home has moved to 33 Hanover Street (at Corporation Street), in NE Manchester, Lancashire.
Polly's mother; Mary Anne Goley, is presumed to have died bet. 1881-1891, (in Manchester, England). The search for her greater life details is ongoing.
As for her brothers...
Her eldest brother Daniel Joseph O'Keeffe, Sr., would emigrate with his wife Mary Anne Melia, and their first born son Daniel Joseph O'Keeffe, Jr. to America, abt. 1888.
Second brother James O'Keeffe, is reported to have died in early infancy (via St. Alban's RC Church parish records), while the family was residing in Macclesfield, Chester, England (bef. 1867).
It is not known whether her third brother John O'Keeffe also followed his older brother in emigrating to America, (current research is incomplete).
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Mary, in the year following her father's death (1890), would take passage to Port Jefferson, New York, and join her older brother and his family.
In 1895, The Port Jefferson Echo, (local news paper), reports the happy marriage of "Miss Polly O'Keeffe, sister of Daniel O'Keeffe, wedded 03 Jul 1895, to Mr. Sidney Howard Fowler", resident of Port Jefferson, and son of Hudson and Edith Fowler.
Her husband; Sidney Fowler's occupation as an Steam Engineer eventually will takes the couple away from Port Jefferson, but it is only as far as other ports located on the Long Island Sound; Kings Park, New York, Stamford, Connecticut, etc..
Sydney would later still accept a position in Providence, RI as Engineer on The [George] Washington Draw Bridge, (a two-lane. steel-truss, draw bridge structure, built in 1885). He would serve most of his working career with the City of Providence, on the Washington Bridge(s).
In Providence, Sydney and his family create a new home in the city's near east side Fox Point neighborhood, an area surrounding the Washington Bridge. Fox Point during this general time (1870-1930), is a decidedly Irish neighborhood, and while the family does relocate housing several times over the next 30+ years, they remain securely situated in Fox Point, near family, friends, church, and work. (see Fox Point map image for chronology of Providence home address locations).
In 1929, the occassion of Mary and Sidney's 34th wedding anniversary is celebrated with family and friends in Port Jefferson, New York, and reported in the local newspaper (The Port Jefferson Echo).
Polly O'Keeffe died on 23 SEP 1930 in Providence, Rhode Island. Cause of Death; Diabetic Mellitis w/ Coma, and complications of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
As was the custom at the time, her body was prepared for burial at home and set for the wake. Later, her husband Sidney Fowler would convay her body back to Port Jefferson, New York and lay her to rest in Ceder Hill Cemetery with the extended Fowler family. They had been married for 30 years.
As for her family...
Polly's husband Sydney Fowler is believed to have died on 10 AUG 1939. There is evidence that he remarried in the years following Mary death to a woman of Portuguese heritage; Frances Fernandes Fowler, who survived Sidney in death.
(As a couple, Sidney and his 2nd wife continued to reside in the Fox Point neighborhood. Research on Sidney and the 2nd wife continues.)
The confirmed identity and disposition of Polly's children is still unknown and our reserch remains ongoing. They are not forgotten.
NOTE: The maiden surname is frequently mispelled, include all variations; O'Keeffe, O'Keefe, O'Keife, O'Caoimh, etc. in records search.
Mary Winifred (aka "Polly") O'Keeffe, wife to Sidney Howard Fowler (1876), married 03 JUL 1895 in Port Jefferson, Suffolk, New York.
Mother to name unknown son (1903 -died in early infancy), daughters Mary (1914), and Dorothy Fowler (1916).
Daughter to Daniel O'Keeffe (abt. 1816) and Mary Anne Goley (abt. 1821).
Sister to Daniel Joseph (1863), James (1865 -died in early infancy), and John O'Keeffe (abt. 1867).
Aunt to Daniel Joseph O'Keeffe, Jr. (1886), unnamed daughter (1893 -died in infancy of whooping cough), fraternal twins; John J. "Jack", and unnamed daughter (1895 -girl died in early infancy), and two (2) other young O'Keeffe siblings, (aft. 1886 -bef. 1900), -died in early infancy or childhood.
Grand Aunt to Margaret Mary (1913), Mary P. (1915), Daniel Martin (1917), twin grand-nephews John Joseph and Thomas Hugh (1919), Winifred Catherine (1921), Josephine H. (1922), James Frances Patrick (1923), Rita A. (1925), and Dorothy Elizabeth O'Keeffe (1927).
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Mary Winifred O'Keeffe, aka "Polly", was born 15 APR 1876, in Manchester, Lancashire, England, to parents of Irish heritage. Mary's parents had emigrated from County Cork, Ireland, sometime during the first wave of the Great Irish Famine Years, (1846-1852), to England, as a precursor to American emigration.
Polly, her parents, and brothers took residence at 33 Livesey Street, Collyhurst, Manchester, Lanacashire, England. There family members held occupations suited to the needs of the massive Manchester Cotton Mill industry.
Her father Daniel was a Journeyman Tailor by trade. Many of the relatives and boarders that lodge with the family hold similar occupations as cutters and seamstresses as well, (save Mary and her brothers who uniquely are in school).
We fully believe that Mary (Polly) and her older brothers received their education at the parochial school - St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church and School, which was also located on Livesey Street, Collyhurst, Manchester.
The lot of her family must have been well, as the appearance of so many boarders suggests an impromptu hotel or boarding house. Nor would such shared living conditions immediately suggest poverty for the family.
This in part because of the guild apprenticeship secured for her oldest brother Daniel Joseph Sr., that of a watchmaker. The seven year apprenticeship would have cost the family significant money to buy into, but with the worthy end result of a potable skilled trade.
By 1889, the year that her father Daniel O'Keeffe died, Polly was but 13 years old. Their home has moved to 33 Hanover Street (at Corporation Street), in NE Manchester, Lancashire.
Polly's mother; Mary Anne Goley, is presumed to have died bet. 1881-1891, (in Manchester, England). The search for her greater life details is ongoing.
As for her brothers...
Her eldest brother Daniel Joseph O'Keeffe, Sr., would emigrate with his wife Mary Anne Melia, and their first born son Daniel Joseph O'Keeffe, Jr. to America, abt. 1888.
Second brother James O'Keeffe, is reported to have died in early infancy (via St. Alban's RC Church parish records), while the family was residing in Macclesfield, Chester, England (bef. 1867).
It is not known whether her third brother John O'Keeffe also followed his older brother in emigrating to America, (current research is incomplete).
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Mary, in the year following her father's death (1890), would take passage to Port Jefferson, New York, and join her older brother and his family.
In 1895, The Port Jefferson Echo, (local news paper), reports the happy marriage of "Miss Polly O'Keeffe, sister of Daniel O'Keeffe, wedded 03 Jul 1895, to Mr. Sidney Howard Fowler", resident of Port Jefferson, and son of Hudson and Edith Fowler.
Her husband; Sidney Fowler's occupation as an Steam Engineer eventually will takes the couple away from Port Jefferson, but it is only as far as other ports located on the Long Island Sound; Kings Park, New York, Stamford, Connecticut, etc..
Sydney would later still accept a position in Providence, RI as Engineer on The [George] Washington Draw Bridge, (a two-lane. steel-truss, draw bridge structure, built in 1885). He would serve most of his working career with the City of Providence, on the Washington Bridge(s).
In Providence, Sydney and his family create a new home in the city's near east side Fox Point neighborhood, an area surrounding the Washington Bridge. Fox Point during this general time (1870-1930), is a decidedly Irish neighborhood, and while the family does relocate housing several times over the next 30+ years, they remain securely situated in Fox Point, near family, friends, church, and work. (see Fox Point map image for chronology of Providence home address locations).
In 1929, the occassion of Mary and Sidney's 34th wedding anniversary is celebrated with family and friends in Port Jefferson, New York, and reported in the local newspaper (The Port Jefferson Echo).
Polly O'Keeffe died on 23 SEP 1930 in Providence, Rhode Island. Cause of Death; Diabetic Mellitis w/ Coma, and complications of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
As was the custom at the time, her body was prepared for burial at home and set for the wake. Later, her husband Sidney Fowler would convay her body back to Port Jefferson, New York and lay her to rest in Ceder Hill Cemetery with the extended Fowler family. They had been married for 30 years.
As for her family...
Polly's husband Sydney Fowler is believed to have died on 10 AUG 1939. There is evidence that he remarried in the years following Mary death to a woman of Portuguese heritage; Frances Fernandes Fowler, who survived Sidney in death.
(As a couple, Sidney and his 2nd wife continued to reside in the Fox Point neighborhood. Research on Sidney and the 2nd wife continues.)
The confirmed identity and disposition of Polly's children is still unknown and our reserch remains ongoing. They are not forgotten.
Mary Winifred (aka "Polly") O'Keeffe, wife to Sidney Howard Fowler (1876), married 03 JUL 1895 in Port Jefferson, Suffolk, New York.
Mother to name unknown son (1903 -died in early infancy), daughters Mary (1914), and Dorothy Fowler (1916).
Daughter to Daniel O'Keeffe (abt. 1816) and Mary Anne Goley (abt. 1821).
Sister to Daniel Joseph (1863), James (1865 -died in early infancy), and John O'Keeffe (abt. 1867).
Aunt to Daniel Joseph O'Keeffe, Jr. (1886), unnamed daughter (1893 -died in infancy of whooping cough), fraternal twins; John J. "Jack", and unnamed daughter (1895 -girl died in early infancy), and two (2) other young O'Keeffe siblings, (aft. 1886 -bef. 1900), -died in early infancy or childhood.
Grand Aunt to Margaret Mary (1913), Mary P. (1915), Daniel Martin (1917), twin grand-nephews John Joseph and Thomas Hugh (1919), Winifred Catherine (1921), Josephine H. (1922), James Frances Patrick (1923), Rita A. (1925), and Dorothy Elizabeth O'Keeffe (1927).
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Mary Winifred O'Keeffe, aka "Polly", was born 15 APR 1876, in Manchester, Lancashire, England, to parents of Irish heritage. Mary's parents had emigrated from County Cork, Ireland, sometime during the first wave of the Great Irish Famine Years, (1846-1852), to England, as a precursor to American emigration.
Polly, her parents, and brothers took residence at 33 Livesey Street, Collyhurst, Manchester, Lanacashire, England. There family members held occupations suited to the needs of the massive Manchester Cotton Mill industry.
Her father Daniel was a Journeyman Tailor by trade. Many of the relatives and boarders that lodge with the family hold similar occupations as cutters and seamstresses as well, (save Mary and her brothers who uniquely are in school).
We fully believe that Mary (Polly) and her older brothers received their education at the parochial school - St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church and School, which was also located on Livesey Street, Collyhurst, Manchester.
The lot of her family must have been well, as the appearance of so many boarders suggests an impromptu hotel or boarding house. Nor would such shared living conditions immediately suggest poverty for the family.
This in part because of the guild apprenticeship secured for her oldest brother Daniel Joseph Sr., that of a watchmaker. The seven year apprenticeship would have cost the family significant money to buy into, but with the worthy end result of a potable skilled trade.
By 1889, the year that her father Daniel O'Keeffe died, Polly was but 13 years old. Their home has moved to 33 Hanover Street (at Corporation Street), in NE Manchester, Lancashire.
Polly's mother; Mary Anne Goley, is presumed to have died bet. 1881-1891, (in Manchester, England). The search for her greater life details is ongoing.
As for her brothers...
Her eldest brother Daniel Joseph O'Keeffe, Sr., would emigrate with his wife Mary Anne Melia, and their first born son Daniel Joseph O'Keeffe, Jr. to America, abt. 1888.
Second brother James O'Keeffe, is reported to have died in early infancy (via St. Alban's RC Church parish records), while the family was residing in Macclesfield, Chester, England (bef. 1867).
It is not known whether her third brother John O'Keeffe also followed his older brother in emigrating to America, (current research is incomplete).
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Mary, in the year following her father's death (1890), would take passage to Port Jefferson, New York, and join her older brother and his family.
In 1895, The Port Jefferson Echo, (local news paper), reports the happy marriage of "Miss Polly O'Keeffe, sister of Daniel O'Keeffe, wedded 03 Jul 1895, to Mr. Sidney Howard Fowler", resident of Port Jefferson, and son of Hudson and Edith Fowler.
Her husband; Sidney Fowler's occupation as an Steam Engineer eventually will takes the couple away from Port Jefferson, but it is only as far as other ports located on the Long Island Sound; Kings Park, New York, Stamford, Connecticut, etc..
Sydney would later still accept a position in Providence, RI as Engineer on The [George] Washington Draw Bridge, (a two-lane. steel-truss, draw bridge structure, built in 1885). He would serve most of his working career with the City of Providence, on the Washington Bridge(s).
In Providence, Sydney and his family create a new home in the city's near east side Fox Point neighborhood, an area surrounding the Washington Bridge. Fox Point during this general time (1870-1930), is a decidedly Irish neighborhood, and while the family does relocate housing several times over the next 30+ years, they remain securely situated in Fox Point, near family, friends, church, and work. (see Fox Point map image for chronology of Providence home address locations).
In 1929, the occassion of Mary and Sidney's 34th wedding anniversary is celebrated with family and friends in Port Jefferson, New York, and reported in the local newspaper (The Port Jefferson Echo).
Polly O'Keeffe died on 23 SEP 1930 in Providence, Rhode Island. Cause of Death; Diabetic Mellitis w/ Coma, and complications of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
As was the custom at the time, her body was prepared for burial at home and set for the wake. Later, her husband Sidney Fowler would convay her body back to Port Jefferson, New York and lay her to rest in Ceder Hill Cemetery with the extended Fowler family. They had been married for 30 years.
As for her family...
Polly's husband Sydney Fowler is believed to have died on 10 AUG 1939. There is evidence that he remarried in the years following Mary death to a woman of Portuguese heritage; Frances Fernandes Fowler, who survived Sidney in death.
(As a couple, Sidney and his 2nd wife continued to reside in the Fox Point neighborhood. Research on Sidney and the 2nd wife continues.)
The confirmed identity and disposition of Polly's children is still unknown and our reserch remains ongoing. They are not forgotten.
Inscription
UNMARKED GRAVESITE - There is no headstone/marker for Mary O'Keeffe Fowler (1876-1930), over her grave.
Cemetery records alone confirm that she is interred in same site with her mother-in-law Edith Jayne, and father-in-law Hudson Fowler.
Mary's husband Sydney Fowler, did later marry 2nd wife; Frances Fernandes, in Providence, Rhode Island. Sidney died in 1938 and is buried at Springvale Cemetary, Rumford (a former neighborhood of East Providence), Rhode Island. No other family members are buried with him.
