Patrick O'Brien was a son of John Brien and Ellen Brophy.
Margaret A Sullivan was a daughter of John Sullivan and Catherine Shields.
Children:
George Washington O'Brien, (21 Feb 1880 - 27 Dec 1933)
John Brophy O'Brien, (1882-1936)
Lawrence Patrick O'Brien, (1884 - 20 Dec 1947)
William Joseph O'Brien, (1886-1953)
Kathleen Loretta O'Brien, (1 Apr 1889-1974)
Francis C. O'Brien, (1892 - 2 Mar 1929]
Margaret Charita O'Brien, (1895-1972)
Genevieve H O'Brien, (1898-1980)
Census 1880:
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Name |
Partick O Brien |
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Age |
30 |
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Birth Date |
Abt 1850 |
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Birthplace |
Ireland |
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Street |
N 5th Street |
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House Number |
194 |
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Dwelling Number |
79 |
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Race |
White |
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Gender |
Male |
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Relation to Head of House |
Self (Head) |
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Marital Status |
Married |
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Spouse's Name |
Margaret O Brien |
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Father's Birthplace |
Ireland |
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Mother's Birthplace |
Ireland |
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Occupation |
Retail Dry Goods |
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Cannot Read |
Yes |
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Cannot Write |
Yes |
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Neighbors |
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Household members |
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Name |
Age |
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Partick O Brien |
30 |
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Margaret O Brien |
22 |
Wife |
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George O Brien |
03-Dec |
Son |
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Elizabeth Sullivan |
11 |
Sister-in-law |
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Hannah O Brien |
20 |
Sister-in-law |
Census 1900:
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Name |
Patrick O Brien |
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Age |
49 |
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Birth Date |
Jan 1851 |
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Birthplace |
Ireland |
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Home in 1900 |
Brooklyn Ward 21, Kings, NY |
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Ward of City |
21st |
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Street |
Hart Street |
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House Number |
424 |
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Sheet Number |
8 |
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Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation |
104 |
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Family Number |
162 |
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Race |
White |
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Gender |
Male |
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Immigration Year |
1868 |
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Relation to Head of House |
Head |
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Marital Status |
Widowed |
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Father's Birthplace |
Ireland |
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Mother's Birthplace |
Ireland |
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Years in US |
32 |
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Naturalization |
Naturalized |
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Occupation |
Traveling Salesman |
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Months Not Employed |
0 |
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Can Read |
Yes |
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Can Write |
Yes |
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Can Speak English |
Yes |
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House Owned or Rented |
Own |
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Home Free or Mortgaged |
F |
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Farm or House |
H |
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Neighbors |
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Household members |
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Name |
Age |
Relationship |
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Patrick O Brien |
49 |
Head |
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George H O Brien |
19 |
Son |
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John B O Brien |
17 |
Son |
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William O Brien |
12 |
Son |
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Kathleen O Brien |
10 |
Daughter |
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Frank O Brien |
8 |
Son |
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Margaret O Brien |
6 |
Daughter |
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Genevive O Brien |
3 |
Daughter |
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John Sullivan |
68 |
Father-in-law |
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Mary Sullivan |
35 |
Sister-in-law |
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Catherine Sullivan |
26 |
Sister-in-law |
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Theresa Sullivan |
25 |
Sister-in-law |
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Mary Maughan |
20 |
Servant |
Census 1910:
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Name |
Patrick O'Brein |
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Age in 1910 |
56 |
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Birth Date |
1854 |
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Birthplace |
Ireland |
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Home in 1910 |
Brooklyn Ward 21, Kings, NY |
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Sheet Number |
7a |
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Street |
Hart Street |
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House Number |
424a |
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Race |
White |
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Gender |
Male |
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Immigration Year |
1870 |
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Relation to Head of House |
Head |
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Marital Status |
Widowed |
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Father's Birthplace |
Ireland |
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Mother's Birthplace |
Ireland |
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Native Tongue |
English |
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Occupation |
Traveling Salesman |
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Industry |
Dry Goods |
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Employer, Employee or Other |
Wage Earner |
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Home Owned or Rented |
Own |
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Home Free or Mortgaged |
Free |
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Farm or House |
House |
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Naturalization Status |
Naturalized |
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Able to read |
Yes |
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Able to Write |
Yes |
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Enumeration District Number |
518 |
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Out of Work |
N |
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Number of Weeks Out of Work |
0 |
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Enumerated Year |
1910 |
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Household members |
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Name |
Age |
Relationship |
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Patrick O'Brein |
56 |
Head |
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Kathleen O'Brein |
20 |
Daughter |
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Frank O'Brein |
18 |
Son |
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Margaret C O'Brein |
15 |
Daughter |
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Genevieve O'Brein |
13 |
Daughter |
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Catherine Sullivan |
35 |
Sister-in-law |
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Elizabeth Sullivan |
33 |
Sister-in-law |
Patrick O’Brien (1848–1919) was born in Dromore area a few short miles from Bantry town. He says he was forced to leave Ireland at the age of seventeen “owing to the despotic and tyrannical English laws” that prevailed in Ireland during his upbringing. He emigrated to America from Bantry Bay in 1868.
In his early days in America he was a big game hunter and had the contract to supply meat to the mining camps of the Rocky Mountains. It was here he got the nick-name “Rocky Mountain” – a name he was proud of, and by which he became known throughout his life. He was a Fenian and closely associated with the famous Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa who also emigrated to America, but whose remains were brought back to Ireland and buried in Glasnevin Cemetery Dublin in 1915.
He published a book in 1904 - Birth And Adoption: A Book of Prose and Poetry. The following is a short extract from his Preface to thie book: "England has murdered and plundered the Irish people for the past seven centuries. She has robbed them of their industries and their language; she has levelled once happy homes to the ground by her merciless crowbar brigade; she has thrown aged fathers and gray-haired, weeping, mothers out on the wayside with nothing but the blue sky of heaven to shelter them. Such acts as these have enkindled a bitter hatred in my heart against England and her accursed laws, and if ever an opportunity presents itself I will be ready to strike that longed-for blow against that “tyrant of tyrants”. I believe the Irish people are justified in resorting to every means to overthrow English misrule".
