Kevin J. O'Brien in Killernan Graveyard, County Clare, Ireland June 1981

Kevin J. O'Brien in Killernan Graveyard, County Clare, Ireland June 1981
Kevin J. O'Brien in Killernan Graveyard, County Clare, Ireland June 1981

Sunday, April 3, 2016

Descendants of John O'Brien and Catherine Curtin of Miltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland

Descendants of John O'Brien and Catherine Curtin of Miltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland


The five Children of John O'Brien and Catherine Curtin were born between 1832 and 1842.  At this time the baptismal registers for Kilfarboy Parish did not list the sponsors for the child.  







Generation 1

1.      JOHN1 O'BRIEN was born about 1810 in Miltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland. He married CATHERINE CURTIN. She was born about 1810 in Miltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland.

John O'Brien and Catherine Curtin had the following children:

2.               i. THOMAS2 O'BRIEN was born on 24 Nov 1839 in Miltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland. He died on 07 May 1900 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. He married (1) MARGARET FARRELL, daughter of Michael FARRELL and Grace PATTERSON in Oct 1871 in England. She was born in May 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. She died on 31 Aug 1901 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.


ii.       MARY O'BRIEN was born on 26 Feb 1837 in Miltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland.

iii.      JOHN O'BRIEN was born on 19 Oct 1842 in Miltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland.

iv.      MARY O'BRIEN was born on 04 Jan 1835 in Miltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland. She died before 1837 in Miltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland.

v.       MARGARET O'BRIEN was born on 18 Dec 1832 in Miltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland.
Generation 2

2.      THOMAS2 O'BRIEN (John1) was born on 24 Nov 1839 in Miltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland. He died on 07 May 1900 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. He married (1) MARGARET FARRELL, daughter of Michael FARRELL and Grace PATTERSON in Oct 1871 in England. She was born in May 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. She died on 31 Aug 1901 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Thomas O'Brien and Margaret Farrell had the following children:

i.        MARY3 O'BRIEN.

ii.       THOMAS F O'BRIEN was born on 18 Nov 1879 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 17 Aug 1904 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. He married Sarah Britland, daughter of Abbie Britland on 01 Jul 1903 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. She was born on 13 May 1880 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. She died in 1978 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

iii.      JOHN O'BRIEN was born about 1877 in Massachusetts.

iv.      MICHAEL O'BRIEN was born on 28 Dec 1874 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

v.       CATHERINE O'BRIEN was born on 15 Aug 1873 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

4.               vi. JOSEPH FARRELL O'BRIEN was born on 22 Jan 1889 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 10 Apr 1968 in Manhattan, Kings, New York, United States. He married LENA PLANTE. She was born in 1892 in Massachusetts.

vii.     JAMES EDWARD O'BRIEN was born on 28 Feb 1887 in Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 31 Jul 1968 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

viii.    ELIZABETH "LIZZIE" O'BRIEN was born on 09 Sep 1893 in Fall River, Massachusetts,


USA. She died on 26 Sep 1893 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.

4.               ix. MARGARET LORETTA O'BRIEN was born on 19 Jul 1883 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 04 Aug 1937 in Medford, MA. She married Robert Fitzgerald on 26 Nov 1902 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. He was born about 1870 in Massachusetts. He died about 1943 in Medford, Massachusetts, USA.


5.               x. PATRICK HENRY O'BRIEN was born on 22 May 1885 in Massachusetts. He died on 29 Jul 1971 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA. He married ELIZABETH GIBBONS. She was born about 1892 in Scotland. She died in Queens, Queens, New York, USA.

xi.      WILLIAM STEPHEN O'BRIEN was born on 19 Sep 1881 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. He died in Jul 1970 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

xii.     GRACE O'BRIEN was born on 29 Dec 1879 in Massachusetts. She died in 1919.
Generation 3

3.      JOSEPH FARRELL3 O'BRIEN (Thomas2, John1) was born on 22 Jan 1889 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 10 Apr 1968 in Manhattan, Kings, New York, United States. He married LENA PLANTE. She was born in 1892 in Massachusetts.

Joseph Farrell O'Brien and Lena Plante had the following children:

i.        WILLIAM4 O'BRIEN was born about 1914 in Massachusetts.

ii.       MARGERETT O'BRIEN was born about 1916 in Massachusetts.

iii.      JOSEPH W O'BRIEN was born about 1913 in Massachusetts.

iv.      FLORENCE O'BRIEN was born about 1917 in Massachusetts.

v.       LAWRENCE O'BRIEN was born about 1918 in Massachusetts.

vi.      LILLIAN O'BRIEN was born about 1932 in Massachusetts.

vii.     DORIS A O'BRIEN was born about 1930 in Massachusetts.

viii.    MARION O'BRIEN was born about 1926 in Massachusetts.

ix.      EVELYN R O'BRIEN was born about 1922 in Massachusetts.

x.       ERNEST O'BRIEN was born about 1923 in Massachusetts.

xi.      LENA O'BRIEN was born about 1924 in Massachusetts.

4.      MARGARET LORETTA3 O'BRIEN (Thomas2, John1) was born on 19 Jul 1883 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 04 Aug 1937 in Medford, MA. She married Robert Fitzgerald on
26  Nov 1902 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. He was born about 1870 in Massachusetts. He died about 1943 in Medford, Massachusetts, USA.

Robert Fitzgerald and Margaret Loretta O'Brien had the following children:

i.     ROBERT VINCENT4 FITZGERALD was born on 19 May 1909 in Massachusetts.


ii.       MILDRED FRANCES FITZGERALD was born about 1908 in Massachusetts. She died in , , Alabama, USA.

iii.      MARION FITZGERALD was born about 1904 in Massachusetts. She died on 22 Mar 1977 in , Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

iv.      MARGARET G FITZGERALD was born about 1906 in Massachusetts.

v.       HENRY FITZGERALD was born about 1921 in Massachusetts.

vi.      WILLIAM FITZGERALD was born about 1915 in Massachusetts. He died on 05 Nov 1987 in Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

vii.     JAMES FRANCIS FITZGERALD was born about 1918 in Massachusetts. He died on 21 Dec 1964 in Duval, Florida, United States.

viii.    RICHARD SHERWIN FITZGERALD was born on 06 Nov 1910 in Massachusetts. He died on 14 Mar 1989.

5.      PATRICK HENRY3 O'BRIEN (Thomas2, John1) was born on 22 May 1885 in Massachusetts. He died on 29 Jul 1971 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA. He married ELIZABETH GIBBONS. She was born about 1892 in Scotland. She died in Queens, Queens, New York, USA.

Patrick Henry O'BRIEN and Elizabeth Gibbons had the following children:

i.        THOMAS4 O'BRIEN was born about 1926 in Brooklyn, New York. He died in New York.


ii.       PATRICK O'BRIEN was born on 09 Dec 1928 in Brooklyn, New York. He died on 28 Feb 2000 in Catskill, Greene, New York, United States.