John Leavy

1843 - 1928  (84 years)

• Name	John Leavy
  Born	17 Jun 1843	Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada
  Christened	1 Nov 1843	St. Michael's, Corkery, Huntley township, Carleton Co., Ontario   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Godparents	Michael Curry and Margaret Walton
  Confirmation	5 Aug 1880	St. Peter Celestine, Pakenham   [2]
  	age 42, Levey John, Parents Levey John & Byrne Jane
  Emigration	1883	Canada to the US
  	To North Dakota
  Naturalization	12 Jun 1883	Grand Forks, North Dakota   [3]
  	Declaration of intent
  Occupation	1910	Grand Forks, North Dakota
  	Janitor, Public School
  Religion	Roman Catholic
  Died	18 Feb 1928	Grand Forks, North Dakota
  Buried	Calvary Cemetery, Grand Forks, North Dakota
  Person ID	I721	Moran
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	John Leavy,   b. 1801, Co. Longford, Ireland ,   d. 08 Apr 1881, Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Jane Byrne,   b. 1811, Co. Longford, Ireland ,   d. About 1891, Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Farry,   b. 1 Jan 1837, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland ,   d. 14 Dec 1913, Saint Paul, Minnesota  (Age 76 years)
  Married	08 Apr 1860	Fitzroy Harbour Mission   [4]
  Witnesses	Daniel Smith, C. Grady and Mary Mantle
  Census	1861	Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Head of household is John Levre [mistranscription], age 23, born Ontario, RC, Labourer. With wife Mary, age 23, born Ireland, and son Thomas, age 1.
  Census	1881	Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Head of household is John Levi, age 41, born Ontario, Catholic, Irish, Farmer. With wife Mary, age 40, born Ireland, Catholic, Irish; and children (all born Ontario) Thomas (20), Peter (18), James (16), Michael F. (14), Albert E. (12), John Hy (9), Ellen (6), and Elizabeth (4).
  Census	1900	Grand Forks, North Dakota   [7]
  	Head of household is John Levi, age 63, born Canada, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland, emigrated 1883, occupation: Janitor. With wife Mary, age 63, born Ireland; son Albert, born Canada Feb 1864, occupation Laborer R Road; son John, born Canada May 1870, occupation Janitor; and daughter Lizzie, born Canada September 1877, occupation Music Teacher.
  Census	1910	Grand Forks, North Dakota   [8]
  	Head of household is John Levi, age 72, born Can. English, father born Ire. English, mother born Ire. English, occupation: Janitor at a public school. With wife Mary, age 72, born Ireland (Ire. English), father and mother born Ire. English; son Albert, age 38, born Can. English, occupation Drayman; daughter Elizabeth, age 27, born Can. English, occupation Music Teacher; and brother-in-law John Ferry [Farry], age 64, born Can. English, occupation Farmer.
  Census	1920	Grand Forks, North Dakota   [9]
  	Head of household is John Levi, age 81, widowed, emigrated 1883, naturalized 1889, born Canada, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland, occuption: none. Lives alone, but apparently very near (next door to?) son Thomas Levi (Family 19, John Levi listed as Family 20).
  Children	1. Thomas Leavy,   b. Oct 1860, Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1944, Grand Forks, North Dakota  (Age ~ 83 years)   2. Peter Leavy,   b. Apr 1862, Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada   3. James Leavy,   b. 1864, Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada   4. Michael Francis Leavy,   b. 28 Dec 1865, Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Sep 1939, Grand Forks, North Dakota  (Age 73 years)   5. Albert Edward Leavy,   b. 01 Feb 1869, Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1955, Manvel, Grand Forks, North Dakota  (Age 85 years)   6. John Henry Leavy,   b. 02 May 1871, Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada   7. William Alexander Leavy,   b. Jun 1874, Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Aug 1877, Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 3 years)   8. Ellen Leavy,   b. 1875, Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada   9. Elizabeth Leavy,   b. Sep 1877, Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada   10. Bridget Mary Leavy,   b. 15 May 1878, Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jul 1880, Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 2 years)
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Jane (Byrne) Leavy visiting son John in Grand Forks, ND Grand Forks Daily Herald, 10 May 1886 Arrived "from Wisconsin," where her son Patrick had died on 15 March 1886.

  
  

• Sources

  [S71] Register of St. Michael's, Corkery, Huntley. [S304] Register of Confirmation, Pakenham and Fitzroy Harbour, 1866-1916. [S469] North Dakota, U.S., Naturalizations, 1873-1952. Arrival date: March 1883 [S87] Fitzroy Harbour Register. [S200] 1861 Census Returns, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Robert E. Sargeant and J.R. Ernest Miller, (Kingston Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society), 22. [S72] 1881 Census of Canada. [S118] 1900 United States Federal Census. 1900 United States Federal Census, North Dakota, Grand Forks, Grand Forks Ward 5, District 70, Family Number 291. [S106] 1910 United States Federal Census. 1910 United States Federal Census, North Dakota, Grand Forks, Grand Forks Ward 6, District 102, Family Number 322. [S105] 1920 United States Federal Census. 1920 United States Federal Census, North Dakota, Grand Forks, Ferry, District 52, Family Number 20.