Patrick John Slattery 1839 : Short Biography

My Great Great Grandfather, Patrick John Slattery was born to James Slattery and Mary Burke on 27 June 1839 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Lisronagh, County Tipperary, Ireland. 

The parish of Powerstown and Lisronagh is situated just outside Clonmel, County Tipperary.  There are two churches in this Roman Catholic Parish with one at Powerstown and one at Lisronagh. The Powerstown Church was built in 1810 and the Lisronagh Church was built in approximately 1831.  The origins of the Lisronagh Roman Catholic Church are not recorded anywhere and as such the early history is surrounded with doubt.

James Slattery and Mary Burke were the parents of six children and all of the children were baptized at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Lisronagh, County Tipperary, Ireland. 

(1) William Slattery was born on 28 February 1833 at Lisronagh.  His baptismal sponsors were Peter Hanly and Brigid Slattery. 

• William Slattery died approximately 1845 at the age of 12 while living at Lisronagh, County Tipperary, Ireland.

(2) Catherine Slattery was born on 28 January 1835 at Lisronagh.  Her baptismal sponsors were Michael Burke and Margaret Dwyer. 

• Catherine Slattery died approximately 1852 at the age of 18 while living at Lisronagh, County Tipperary, Ireland.

(3) Margaret Therese Slattery was born on 14 September 1837 at Lisronagh.  Her baptismal sponsors were Simon Kelly and Ellen Slattery. 

• Margaret Slattery was an assisted emigrant from Ireland to New South Wales, Australia on a ship called the Wanata.  The Wanata left Liverpool, England on 5 May 1864 and arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 3 September 1864.  The voyage was 121 days in length.

• Margaret Therese Slattery married William Bede Foster on 24 March 1873 at St. Francis Roman Catholic Church, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

• William Bede Foster was born about 1843.

• Margaret Slattery Foster died on 18 September 1902 in Australia at the age of 65.

• William Bede Foster died 16 January 1907 in Australia at the age of 64.

(4) Patrick John Slattery was born 27 June 1839 at Lisronagh.  His baptismal sponsors were Michael Slattery and Brigid Burke. 

• On 20 September 1868 Patrick John Slattery married Mary Ann Spaight at St. John’s Catholic Church in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. 

• Mary Ann Spaight was born on 10 May 1841 in Derryfadda, County Clare, Ireland.

• Patrick John Slattery came to Ford County, Kansas in March 1878. 

• Mary Ann Slattery and family consisting of four children, Cornelius Slattery, William Slattery, Mary Catherine Slattery and John Joseph Slattery came to Ford County, Kansas from Akron, Ohio in June 1878.

• Mary Ann Spaight Slattery died on 8 May 1928 in Spearville, Ford County, Kansas at the age of 86.

• Patrick John Slattery died on 11 January 1930 in Spearville, Ford County, Kansas at the age of 90.

 (5) Johanna Slattery was born on 31 August 1842 at Lisronagh.  Her baptismal sponsors were Thomas Looby and Catherine Slattery. 

• Johanna Slattery was an assisted emigrant from Ireland to New South Wales, Australia on a ship called the Montrose. The Montrose left Liverpool, England on 15 December 1863 and arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 27 March 1864.  The voyage was 103 days in length.

• Johanna Slattery married James Jackson in 1870 at Balmain, New South Wales, Australia.

• James Jackson was born about 1848.

• James Jackson died on 18 May 1922at Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, at the age of 74. 

• Johanna Slattery Jackson died on 8 May 1927 in Australia at the age of 85.

(6) James Slattery was born on 2 August 1846 at Lisronagh.  His baptismal sponsors were Thomas Dwyer and Honor Looby. 

• James Slattery, Patrick John Slattery’s younger brother, emigrated from Ireland on a ship called the SS Minnesota and arrived at the Port of New York on 9 March 1871.  Port of Departure was Liverpool, England via Queenstown, Ireland.

• James Slattery married Margaret Gorman on 21 June 1874 at Flatbush, Kings County, New York.

• Margaret Gorman was born in County Clare, Ireland around October 1851.

• James Slattery died on 15 March 1920 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York at the age of 73.

• Margaret Gorman Slattery died on 17 October 1934 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York at the age of 83.