Thomas Joseph Foley

Abt 1867 - 1914  (~ 47 years)

• Name	Thomas Joseph Foley
  Born	Abt 1867	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [1]
  Thomas' age given as 36 in his marriage record in 1900. In the 1910 US Census it is stated that he was 42, indicating he was born about 1867. His headstone says he was 47 when he died, again indicating that he was born about 1867.
  Gender	Male
  Residence	bet. 1894 and 1897	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [2, 3]
  McAlpine's 1894-97 Directory Foley, Thomas - fisherman. McAlpine's 1898 Directory - Foley, Thomas - fisherman.
  Residence	1900	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [4]
  Voter's List - Caplin Bay - 1900; Thomas Foley
  Immigration	27 Oct 1906	New York, New York, United States   [5]
  Although Thomas Foley is listed in the 1908 Voter's List for Caplin Bay, the manifest of the SS Rosalind shows that Thomas Foley, a fisherman from Caplin Bay, his wife Elizabeth, and son Patrick sailed from the port of St. John's on October 21, 1906. They entered the US at the port of New York on October 27, 1906. Both of them indicated they were 40 years old, and Patrick was 5 years old. Their final destination was given as Bristol, Connecticut. Their contact was Thomas' brother, John Foley c/o Luke Rossiter, 94 Vall[e]y Street, Bristol. Thomas is described as being 5'9'' tall, with a fair complexion, brown hair and blue eyes. Elizabeth was 5'4'' tall, with a fair complexion, brown hair and blue eyes.
  Census	1910	Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States   [6]
  Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T624_130; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 133; Image: 1276. Thomas and his family appear in the 1910 US Census living at Maple?? St., Bristol, Connecticut. Thomas and Elizabeth both gave their age as 42. The Census states they had entered the US in 1906. Thomas' occupation is given as a machine cleaner and it appears he was working in a clock factory.
  Died	1 Feb 1914	Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States   [7, 8]
  Age was given as 47 yrs.
  Buried	Abt 3 Feb 1914	Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States   [8]
  Address: St. Thomas Cemetery
  Person ID	I1118	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas Joseph Foley,   b. Abt 1830, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Bef 1890, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Mary Healey,   b. Abt 1828, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. 24 Jan 1890, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Married	Abt 1857	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [9]
  Family ID	F390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth "Bessie" Kelly,   b. Abt 1865, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. 7 Feb 1951, Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Married	21 Jan 1900	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [10]
  Children	+ 1. Patrick Joseph Foley,   b. 6 Mar 1901, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 12 Jan 1969, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2015
  Family ID	F470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1867 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Residence - bet. 1894 and 1897 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Residence - 1900 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Married - 21 Jan 1900 - Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland Immigration - 27 Oct 1906 - New York, New York, United States Census - 1910 - Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Died - 1 Feb 1914 - Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Buried - Address: St. Thomas Cemetery - Abt 3 Feb 1914 - Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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