Fenton Whalen
Birth Name | Fenton Whalen |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | about 62 years |
Narrative
The Whalen/Whelan family might have come from Co Laois, formerly known as Co. Leix and Queens County, Ireland. The emphasis is on might. This is assuming that the given name, Fenton, was a family name passed on from one generation to another. There were only two Fenton Whelans in Ireland in Griffith's Valuation of Ireland, and both of them were in Ballyadams Civil Parish, Co. Laois. Also, I have seen references online to two other families, Knowles and Wilde, from Laois who spent some time in Lockport NY. This is where our Fenton Whalen eventually settled, and where there were other Whalen families.
More research is needed to say for sure that Laois was their county of origin. Obituaries of Fenton and his wife Jane would help, as well as burial records, naturalization records, or possibly local histories from Lockport.
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Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928 Record for Fenton Whelan, at ancestry.com
Bridegroom: Whelan, Fenton
Bride: Hughes, Jane
residence of both: The Gore
Witnesses: Patrick Cearney and John McMonacle
Married at Gore Church in the county of Peel on 2nd day of Sept 1844, by Eugene O'Reilly, denomination: R.C.
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1860; Census Place: Lockport, Niagara, New York; Roll: M653_823; Page: 881;
Fenton Wheelen 40, laborer, born in Ireland
Jane Wheelen 35, born in Ireland
Martin Wheelen 14, all children born in New York
John Wheelen 12
Joseph Wheelen 9
Ann Wheelen 7
Jane Wheelen 2
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1866-7 Lockport City Directory, at heritageQuestOnline.com
Whalen, Fenton, laborer, h Clinton nr Jackson
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1870; Census Place: Lockport Ward 2, Niagara, New York; Roll: M593_1054; Page: 222A
Finton Whalen 60, laborer, Real Estate: $3500, Personal estate: $500, born in Ireland
Jane Whalen 56, born in Ireland, cannot read or write
John Whalen 22, works in sash factory, born in Canada
Joseph Whalen 20, works in sash factory, born in Canada
Jane Whalen 12, born in New York
Maria Whalen 8, born in New York
Finton Whalen 6, born in New York
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The 1880 Lockport Census says his wife Jane was widowed.
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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Birth | about 1810 | Ireland | 1 | |
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Death | about 1872 | 1 2 | ||
Event Note
In August 2012, the Reference Department of the Lockport, NY, Library said: "A Finton Whalen was found in the 1871 city directory with no death date listed. The name was not found in the 1872-1880 directories." A guardianship case regarding his wife and children Maria and Fenton was heard 18 Aug 1873 in Lockport Surrogate Court. Guardianship was granted to John Whalen, possibly the older brother of the two minor children. So Fenton most likely had died by then. See his wife's notes for details. |
Families
Family of Fenton Whalen and Jane Hughes |
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Married | Wife | Jane Hughes ( b. about 1814 d. October 3, 1896 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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Martin Whalen | September 1845 | |
John Whalen | about 1848 | |
Joseph Andrew Whalen | July 3, 1849 | 1918 |
Ann Whalen | about 1853 | |
Jane Whalen | about 1858 | |
Maria Whalen | about 1862 | |
Fenton Whalen | September 1865 |