Joseph Andrew Whalen

Birth Name Joseph Andrew Whalen
Gender male
Age at Death 68 years, 5 months, 29 days

Narrative

The marriage record of Joseph's son John T Whalen in 1910 said that Joseph was born in Stratford, Ontario.
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1880; Census Place: Lockport, Niagara, New York; Roll: 901;

Joseph Whalon 30, works in saw mill, born in Canada, parents born in Ireland,
Catharine Whalon 26, born in NY, parents born in Ireland
Jennie Whalon 3, all three children born in NY
Mary Whalon 2
Catharine Whalon "10m, born in March" [but the census was taken Jun 1, 1880]

 

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Lockport City Directory
1892 Whalen, Joseph (McDonough & Whalen), h 200 Jackson

1897 Whalen, Joseph, doors, sash and blinds, South & Elm, h 200 Jackson
1897 Whalen, Jennie Miss, res 200 Jackson
1897 Whalen, Mary M. Miss, bookkeeper, res 200 Jackson

 

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1900; Census Place: Lockport Ward 1, Niagara, New York; Roll: 1128; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 53;
at 200 Jackson St

Joseph Whalen 50, July 1849, Widowed, but number of years married was 25, born in Canada, parents born in Ireland, arrived in US in 1850, sash and blind maker, owns the house
Jennie J Whalen 23, daughter, Sep 1876, no occupation
Mary M Whalen 22, daughter, Feb 1878, bookkeeper
John T Whalen 17, son, Oct 1882,
Alice Whalen 15, daughter Sep 1884,
Marie Whalen 13, daughter, Jul 1886,
Fenton Whalen 10, son, Jan 1890,
Ralph Whalen 7, son Aug 1892,

all children born in New York, father in Canada, mother in New York

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1910 Census, Lockport, NY, ward 1, ED 77, sheet 12A
at 200 Jackson St

Joseph Whalen, 60, widowed, born in Canada, parents in Ireland, arrived 1853, naturalized, sash maker, own shop
Jane, 33, daughter, single, no occupation
John T, 27, son, single, sash maker, shop

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1915 NY State Census, Lockport, Ward 1, ED 2
Whalen, Joseph, 65, born in Canada, sash and blind mfg
Jane, 38, daughter, all children born in US, housework
Maria, 28, daughter, helper, paper mill
Fenton, 25, son, baseball player
Ralph, 22, son, helper, sash factory
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from findagrave.com:
Joseph Whalen
Birth: 1849, Canada
Death: 1918
Family links:
Spouse:
Katharine Delaney Whalen (1853 - 1898)*

Children:
Katharine Whalen (1879 - 1881)*
John T Whalen (1883 - 1935)*
Julia Whalen (1888 - 1888)*
M Fenton Whalen (1890 - 1973)*

Side view of headstone is shown online. The transcription says:
children of J&K Whalen
for Katharine and Julia

John T Whalen has a separate stone, but no spouse's name

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth July 3, 1849 Canada   1a 2
Immigration between 1850 and 1853     1a 3
Census February 16, 1892 Lockport, Niagara County, New York, United States 1892 Joseph Whalen household 4a
Event Note

1892 New York State Census, Lockport, Niagara County, Ward 2, Election District 2, page 5

Joseph Whalen, 42, citizen, carpenter, born in US
Cathrine Whalen, 37, born in US
Jennie Whalen, 15, born in US
Mamie Whalen, 14, born in US
Joseph Whalen, 11, born in US
John Whalen, 9, born in US
Alice Whalen, 7, born in US
Marie Whalen, 6, born in US
Fenton Whalen, 2, born in US
Catherine Delaney, 65, born in Ireland, a citizen

[note: Catherine Delaney, 65, is the mother of Cathrine Whalen]

"New York, State Census, 1892," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ37-L2H : accessed 1 April 2015), Joseph Whalen, 1892; citing , county offices, New York; FHL microfilm .

Death 1918 Lockport, Niagara County, New York, United States   5 2
Burial   St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Lockport, Niagara County, New York, United States   5

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Fenton Whalenabout 1810about 1872
Mother Jane Hughesabout 1814October 3, 1896
    Brother     Martin Whalen September 1845
    Brother     John Whalen about 1848
         Joseph Andrew Whalen July 3, 1849 1918
    Sister     Ann Whalen about 1853
    Sister     Jane Whalen about 1858
    Sister     Maria Whalen about 1862
    Brother     Fenton Whalen September 1865

Families

Family of Joseph Andrew Whalen and Catherine Delaney

Married Wife Catherine Delaney ( b. December 4, 1853 d. May 26, 1898 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage January 3, 1876 Lockport, Niagara County, New York, United States   6 1a 2
General

Married at St. John's Catholic Church, according to the Thomas S Morehouse Family Tree at: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/12338691/person/243339691?ssrc=

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Jane WhalenSeptember 22, 1876November 28, 1941
Mary Ann WhalenFebruary 1, 1878June 17, 1946
Catherine WhalenJuly 12, 18791881
Joseph George WhalenMarch 4, 1881February 3, 1968
John T WhalenOctober 26, 18821935
Alice WhalenSeptember 3, 1884June 22, 1952
Maria WhalenJuly 13, 1886August 1954
Julia WhalenJuly 24, 1888September 26, 1888
Martin Fenton “Finn” WhalenJanuary 1, 1890November 14, 1973
James Ralph WhalenAugust 23, 18921956

Source References

  1. 1900 United States Federal Census
      • Page: Cleveland, Ward 18, ED 70, sheet 6, family 133
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMZM-R5N : accessed 17 Feb 2014), Jas Mcaney in household of Lizzie Welch, Precinct D Cleveland City Ward 18, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing sheet , family 133, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241254.

  2. Tracy Family Tree
  3. 1910 United States Federal Census
  4. 1892 Census of New York
      • Page: Joseph Whalen, Lockport, Niagara County, Ward 2, Election District 2, page 5
  5. findagrave.com
  6. National Archives and Records Administration: 1880 United States Census