Elizabeth "Bessie" Kelly

Abt 1865 - 1951  (~ 86 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Kelly
  Nickname	Bessie
  Born	Abt 1865	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [1]
  Bessie's age was given as 35 in her marriage record in 1900.
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States   [2]
  Image Source: Year: 1920; Census Place: Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T625_180; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 865. Elizabeth Foley, 49 (widow) and her son Patrick J., 18, are recorded as living on 73 Summer Street, Bristol, Connecticut in the 1920 US Census.They said they had come to the US in 1906. Both of them were working, Elizabeth as a machine operator and Patrick as a cleaner.
  Residence	1925 -1929	Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States   [3]
  Connecticut City Directories Bristol (1925) Directory - Page 127 Foley Elizabeth wid Thomas , h 73 Summer - Patrick J, emp EIngCo, res 73 Summer Bristol, Plainville, and Terryville Directory, 1927. New Haven, Conn.: Price and Lee, 1927. Page 148 Foley Elizabeth wid Thomas , h 73 Summer - Patrick J, emp EIngCo, r 73 Summer Bristol, Plainville, Terryville Directory, 1929. New Haven, Conn.: Price and Lee, 1929. Page 157 Foley Elizabeth wid Thomas , h 73 Summer - Patrick J, emp Veeder Root Inc., r 73 Summer
  Census	1930	Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States   [4]
  Image source: Year: 1930; Census Place: Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: 261; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 902.0. Elizabeth Foley, 68 (widow) and her son Patrick J., 29, are recorded as still living on 73 Summer Street, Bristol, Connecticut in the 1930 US Census. The census stated (incorrectly) that they had come to the US in 1902. Elizabeth wasn't working by this date, but her son Patrick was employed as a machine operator in an adding machine factory.
  Residence	1932 -1939	Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States   [3]
  Connecticut City Directories Bristol, Plainville, Terryville Directory - 1932 - Page 438 - 73 Summer St. Foley, Elizabeth Mrs. Bristol, Plainville, Terryville Directory - 1933 - Page 426 - 73 Summer St. Foley, Elizabeth Mrs. Bristol, Plainville, Terryville Directory, 1939. New Haven, Conn.: Price and Lee, 1939 - Page 548 71 Summer - Foley Mrs. E.
  Died	7 Feb 1951	Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States   [5]
  Residence information says Elizabeth living was in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States at the time of her death. The 1950 US Census shows she was living there with her son, Patrick, and his family. However, her place of death is listed as Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut.
  Buried	Abt 9 Feb 1951	Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States   [1]
  I couldn't find a reference to where Elizabeth was buried but her late husband, Thomas, was buried in St. Thomas Cemetery in Bristol, CT.
  Person ID	I1119	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Michael Kelly,   b. Abt 1831, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. 29 Sep 1904, Ferryland, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Mother	Margaret Boland,   b. Aft 1835, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. 27 Apr 1885, Ferryland, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1860  [6]
  Family ID	F80	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Joseph Foley,   b. Abt 1867, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 1 Feb 1914, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Married	21 Jan 1900	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [7]
  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 1865 - Ferryland, Newfoundland Married - 21 Jan 1900 - Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland Census - 1920 - Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Residence - 1925 -1929 - Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Census - 1930 - Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Residence - 1932 -1939 - Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Buried - Abt 9 Feb 1951 - Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S90] Approximate date based on another recorded event, Reddigan, Kevin, (A date calculated by using a recorded date and a person's age, or by estimating the most likely date, based on other recorded life events). [S76] 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com, ([database on-line], Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch). Year: 1920; Census Place: Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T625_180; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 868 [S84] Connecticut City Directories, Ancestry.com, (Online publication: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005 - Provo, UT, USA - subscription database). [S94] 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com, ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002). Year: 1930; Census Place: Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: 261; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0102; Image: 902.0; FHL microfilm: 2339996 [S89] Ancestry.com - Various Event Records., (Ancestry.com. [database on-line] 360 W 4800 N, Provo, UT 84604, USA), Connecticut Department of Health. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001. Hartford, CT, USA: Connecticut Department of Health. . [S46] Holy Apostles RC Parish (Fermeuse/Renews) Marriages 1837 - 1919, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: Transcribed records of photocopied parish records held at The Rooms Archives for Fermeuse to Cape Race area, Ferryland District). [S8] Holy Trinity RC Parish (Ferryland) Marriages 1870 - 1910, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: Transcribed records of photocopied parish records held at The Rooms Archives for Brigus South to Aquaforte, Ferryland District).