William Henry Killeen (1857-1904) was a son of Denis Benjamin Killeen and Ellen O’Brien, and a grandson of Denis Killeen and Mary Ahearn. In November 1885, he married Lucy Armstrong (1863-1956), a daughter of James Armstrong and Bridget Kelly, and…
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Catherine Frances McGlade, age 2
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Or probably not quite 2 years old. My mother was born 10 October 1939, and I’m guessing this photo was taken in the summer of 1941. So she would have been about 21 or 22 months old here. This photograph…
John Alexander Moran, age 15
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John Alexander Moran, 6 September 1934 — 14 March 2013 My father at age 15. I believe this photo was taken in the Gatineaus. My grandfather worked for the Gatineau Power Company; and for at least a couple of years,…
School Photo from…St. Malachy’s? St. Patrick’s?
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This is a wonderful group photo, taken, I presume, on the steps of a school. I only wish I knew which school. My dad is in the second row, third from the left (here indicated with a blue arrow —…
John Vallely (1861-1935)
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John Vallely was a son of Michael Vallely and Mary Ryan. He was born in Lanark Co., Ontario in 1861, and emigrated to Grand Forks, North Dakota about 1882. In 1889 he married another Canadian emigrant to North Dakota: Anna…
Johnny Moran sings ‘The Jolly Tinker’
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My dad loved life; and family; and food; and drink; and song: he loved life, he loved it all. He had a big heart. And he loved life: he loved it all. As a younger man, when he was hale…
John Alexander Moran (1934-2013)
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John Alexander Moran, 6 September 1934 – 14 March 2013. My wonderful father: They broke the mold. Obituary here and here.
Catherine Frances McGlade (1939-2012)
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Catherine Frances (McGlade) Moran, 10 October 1939 – 22 December 2012. My beautiful mother: Obituary here and here.
John Joseph McCarthy, James McCarthy, and two unidentified
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Courtesy of Ryan McCarthy (a descendant of Eugene McCarthy and his first wife Catherine Traynor), here’s a really nice studio portrait from about 1915 (taken at Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario): Only two of the four subjects (the two in the…
John and Rosemary, in old Ottawa
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My dad with his sister Rosemary (right) and a Lahey cousin (left), in some part of old Ottawa (Sandy Hill? the Glebe? Ottawa South?). Early-to-mid 1950s here, and my dad and his sister in their late teens to early twenties.…