William Henry O'Connell

1877 - 1955  (78 years)

• Name	William Henry O'Connell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	15 Jun 1877	Lisbealad, Drinagh, Cork, Ireland   [1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9]
  Baptism	15 Jun 1877	St. Finbarr's Church, Drimoleague, Dromdaleague, Cork, Ireland   [8]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	William Connell  [8, 9]
  Arrival	Abt. 1897	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [7]
  Immigration	Abt. 1897	USA   [7]
  Naturalization	1897-1904	USA   [7]
  Occupation	19 Apr 1908  [3, 4]
  	laborer
  Residence	19 Apr 1908	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [3, 4]
  	170 4th Street
  Census	2 Feb 1920	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [7]
  Occupation	2 Feb 1920  [7]
  	truck driver for an oil company
  Residence	2 Feb 1920	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [7]
  	66 Lincoln Street
  Death	22 Nov 1955  [1]
  Burial	New Calvary Cemetery, Mattapan, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I11	Eilish Genealogy
  Last Modified	23 May 2026

  
  

  Father	William O'Connell,   b. Abt. 12 Apr 1841, Lisbealad, Drinagh, Cork, Ireland d. 26 Apr 1914, Lisbealad, Drinagh, Cork, Ireland (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Margaret Holland,   b. Abt. 1848, Lisbealad, Drinagh, Cork, Ireland d. 20 Jun 1891, Lisbealad, Drinagh, Cork, Ireland (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	25 Mar 1873	Sacred Heart Church, Paddock, Drinagh, Cork, Ireland   [10]
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine T. O'Connell,   b. 10 Oct 1881   d. 4 Mar 1926 (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	19 Apr 1908	Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Joseph O'Connell,   b. Abt. 1909, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   2. Margaret O'Connell,   b. 2 Oct 1911, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 Aug 2002, Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 90 years)   3. Kathleen Theresa O'Connell,   b. 10 Apr 1913, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 31 Aug 2002, Newton Highlands, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 89 years)   4. William Henry O'Connell, Jr.,   b. 23 Nov 1915, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 Oct 1999, Burlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 83 years)   5. Esther Imelda O'Connell,   b. 23 Sep 1918, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 Jun 2002, Wellesley, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 83 years)   6. Eileen Lucy O'Connell,   b. 25 Jun 1920, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. Jun 1933 (Age 12 years) + 7. James Bernard O'Connell,   b. 7 May 1923, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 Oct 2014, Darien, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 91 years)   8. Paul Edmund O'Connell,   b. 15 Dec 1924, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 Nov 2015, Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  2 Feb 1920 - Owned his home at this time source: National Archives and Records Administration. 1920 United States Federal Census, Cambridge Ward 3, Enumeration District 40, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, National Archives Microfilm Roll T625_708; 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Find a Grave, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line], (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). [S7] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015). [S8] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line], (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). [S9] Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, William O'Connell and Catherine O'Connell, Marriage Register, Entry No. 1702, 19 Apr 1908, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. [S10] Ancestry.com, Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911 [database on-line], (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). [S11] Boston Archdiocese, Massachusetts, U.S., Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records, 1789-1920 [database on-line], (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017). [S14] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, Cambridge Ward 3, Enumeration District 40, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, National Archives Microfilm Roll T625_708; 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line], (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010). [S15] National Library of Ireland, Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 [database on-line], (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016). [S16] General Register Office, William Connell, Birth Certificate No. 62, 17 Jun 1877, Lisbealad, Dunmanway Registration District, County Cork, Ireland. [S17] General Register Office, William Connell and Margaret Holland, Marriage Certificate No. 182, 25 Mar 1873, Drinagh, Skibbereen Registration District, County Cork, Ireland.