Edward Foley : Short Biography

Edward Foley 1808

Mayo Doonane (Laois)

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Edward Foley was a miner born circa 1808 and died on February 13, 1882 at Clonbrock. His wife was Margaret Anne Franey (daughter of Andrew Franey and Mary Elliott) and they had six children: James, Patrick, Timothy, Bridget, Mary, and Margaret. James, Patrick, and Timothy emigrated to Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania in the 1860s-1870s. Bridget married Thomas Nash and remained at Clonbrock, while Margaret married Daniel Kilroy and moved to Dublin.

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Date of Birth	1st Jan 1808 (circa)
Date of Death	13th Feb 1882

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I'm not sure when this was posted but I hope whoever did, will receive notice there is a comment.

My gggrandfather was Edward Foley, born probably 1822-1830. His parents were listed at the parish marriage registry in LaSalle, IL (1857) as John Foley and Ellen Cavanagh. The connection here is Edward emigrated originally to Schuylkill County, PA. He was listed in the 1850 census as a miner. He applied for citizenship in 1854 in PA. He became a citizen in 1860 in LaSalle. We believe he died in 1863 in LaSalle.

Emigrants were known to follow relatives and friends. I've been told Edward was not a common name and I'm hoping your Edward could be a brother or cousin of my John Foley. My assumption has always been John was probably born 1790-1810.

I will spend some time looking through County Laois parish registers looking for connections.

Pat Foley

Pjkfoley

Wednesday 12th July 2023 11:58PM

Hello Pat,

This is Jen Foley - I'm the one who posted. I'd love see if we can figure out if there is a connection between our two Edward Foleys. You can email me at jefoley8@gmail.com

Jen

Jen Foley

Thursday 13th July 2023 07:24PM

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