| Name |
James Reilly [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] |
| Birth |
Abt 1844 |
, , , , Ireland  [2, 3, 4] |
| Immigration |
Between 1866 and 1869 |
, , , New York, USA [3, 4, 7] |
| from Ireland |
| Census: Federal |
6 Aug 1870 |
, Chester, Orange County, New York, USA [8] |
- 1) Edward Caden, white male age 28, farm laborer, born in Ireland, parents of foreign birth, cannot write
2) Bridget Caden, white female age 30, keeps house, born in Ireland, parents of foreign birth, cannot read or write
3) Daniel Caden, white male age 1, born in NY
4) James Riley, white male age 28, farm laborer, $500 real estate, born in Ireland, parents of foreign birth, married July 1870, cannot read or write
5) Maria Riley, white female age 24, at home, born in Ireland, parents of foreign birth, cannot read or write
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| Directory Listing |
1878-1879 |
, Chester, Orange County, New York, USA [9] |
| "Riley James, lab, res Greycourt." |
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| Census: Federal |
11 Jun 1880 |
Greycourt Avenue, Chester, Orange County, New York, USA [10] |
- 1) James Riley, head, white male age 36, farm lab., born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland
2) Maria Riley, wife, white female age 30, born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland, cannot read or write
3) Michael Riley, son, white male age 9, born in NY, attended school
4) Mary Riley, daughter, white female age 7, born in NY, attended school
5) John Riley, son, white male age 3, born in NY
6) Margaret Riley, daughter, white female age 1, born in NY
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| Occupation |
Bef 1888 |
, Greycourt, Orange County, New York, USA [11] |
| railroad "track hand" |
- According to the 1888 and 1899 issues of the LEHIGH & HUDSON RIVER RAILWAY Directory both times James Riley of Greycourt is listed as a "railroad track hand" with no reference given to the name of the employing railroad. Many railroad employees listed showed ERIE or L&HR as their employer. A complete 1890 L&HR payroll with names, titles, etc. does not show James as an employee for the L&HR.
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| Census: Federal |
8 Jun 1900 |
, Chester, Orange County, New York, USA [12] |
- 1) James Riley, head, white male age 55, married 28 years, born on unknown date in Ireland, parents born in Ireland, immigrated in 1869, in US 31 years, naturalized, RR laborer, cannot write, owns a home
2) Maria Riley, wife, white female age & birthdate unknown, mother of 7, 6 living, born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland, immigrated in 1870, in US 30 years, cannot read or write
3) Michael Riley, son, single white male age 28, born Dec 1871 in NY, RR telegraph op
4) Mary Riley, daughter, single white female age 25, born Sep 1874 in NY, school teacher
5) John Riley, son, single white male age 23, born Sep 1876 in NY, RR telegraph op
6) James Riley, son, single white male age 19, born Feb 1881 in NY, day laborer
7) Daniel Riley, son, single white male age 15, born Feb 1885 in NY, at school 9 months
8) Bridget Hadin, sister-in-law, widowed white female age 65, birth date unknown, not a mother, born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland, immigrated in 1867, in US 33 years
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1900-06-08 12-06-54.jpg
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| Census: Federal |
18 Apr 1910 |
Chester Road, Chester, Orange County, New York, USA [13] |
- 1) James Reilly, head, white male age 65, married 41 years, born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland, immigrated in 1866, naturalized, cannot read or write, owns a home
2) Maria Reilly, wife, white female age 59, mother of 6, 6 living, born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland, immigrated in 1868, cannot read or write
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| Death |
26 Nov 1916 |
, Chester, Orange County, New York, USA [2, 3, 4] |
| Obituary |
27 Nov 1916 |
The Middletown Times-Press (newspaper), Middletown, Orange County, New York, USA [14] |
- James Reilly.
Goshen, Nov. 27 - James Reilly died at his home in Greycourt Sunday morning. Mr. Reilly was born in Ireland, 72 years ago, coming to this country when about 20 years of age, and settling in Greycourt, where he has since resided.
Deceased was married 47 years ago, his wife preceding him in death by about seven months.
Surviving are six children, Mrs. John Welsh, of Corona, Long Island; Michael, of Paterson, N. J.; John, of Warwick, Daniel, of Elizabeth, N. J.;
Mrs. Kane and James, at home.
The funeral will be held Tuesday morning at St. Columba's Church, Chester, where requiem mass will be celebrated by Rev. James A. Maloney. Interment in St. Columba's Cemetery.
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| Obituary |
28 Nov 1916 |
The Orange County Times-Press (newspaper), Middletown, Orange County, New York, USA [3] |
- James Reilly. Goshen, Nov. 27 - James Reilly died at his home in Greycourt Sunday morning. Mr. Reilly was born in Ireland, 72 years ago, coming to this country when about 20 years of age, and settling in Greycourt, where he has since resided.
Deceased was married 47 years ago, his wife preceding him in death by about seven months.
Surviving are six children, Mrs. John Welsh, of Corona, Long Island; Michael, of Paterson, N. J.; John, of Warwick, Daniel, of Elizabeth, N. J.;
Mrs. Kane and James, at home.
The funeral will be held Tuesday morning at St. Columba's Church, Chester, where requiem mass will be celebrated by Rev. James A. Maloney. Interment in St. Columba's Cemetery.
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| Burial |
28 Nov 1916 |
St. Columba Cemetery, Chester, Orange County, New York, USA [2, 3, 4] |
| Obituary |
1 Dec 1916 |
The Independent Republican (newspaper), Goshen, Orange County, New York, USA [4] |
- James Reilly, Sr.
James Reilly, Sr. died at his home at Greycourt Sunday morning, November 26. Mr. Reilly was born in Ireland 72 years ago and came to the United States when 20 years of age. He soon found employment at Greycourt and resided at that place ever since. He was married 47 years ago, the death of his wife occuring seven months ago. Surviving are six
children, Mrs. John E. Welch, of Corona, L. I.; M. Walter, of Paterson, N. J.; John E., L. & H. train dispatcher at Warwick; Daniel, of Elizabeth, N. J.; Mrs. Margaret Kane and James J., of Greycourt.
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at St. Columba Church, Chester, of which Mr. Reilly was a consistent member. Requiem mass
was celebrated by Rev. James A. Maloney; interment in church cemetery.
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| Occupation |
farm laborer |
| Religion |
St. Columba's Roman Catholic Church-29 High Street, Chester, Orange County, New York, USA [3] |
| Person ID |
I112 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
24 Aug 2023 |
| Family |
Maria Cady, b. Abt 1850, , Galway, County Galway, Province of Connacht, Ireland d. 26 Apr 1916, , Chester, Orange County, New York, USA (Age ~ 66 years) |
| Marriage |
Jul 1870 |
, Chester, Orange County, New York, USA [2, 3, 4, 15] |
- There was a fire in 1876 that destroyed almost all of the records for the town of Chester.
The response from The Church of St. John the Evangelist to a letter of request on 25 Feb 2006 states that there was "no record" for the marriage of James Reilly and Maria Cady in 1870.
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| Children |
| | 1. Michael Walter Reilly, b. Dec 1871, , Chester, Orange County, New York, USA d. 1941 (Age ~ 69 years) |
| + | 2. Mary A. Reilly, b. Sep 1874, , Chester, Orange County, New York, USA d. Aft 1930 (Age ~ 56 years) [Father: natural] |
| + | 3. John Edward Reilly, b. 13 Sep 1876, , Greycourt, Orange County, New York, USA d. 4 May 1956, St. Anthony Community Hospital-15 Maple Avenue, Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA (Age 79 years) |
| + | 4. Margaret E. Reilly, b. Apr 1879, , Chester, Orange County, New York, USA d. Between 1920 and 1930 (Age ~ 40 years) [Father: natural] |
| | 5. James Joseph Reilly, b. 15 Feb 1881, , Chester, Orange County, New York, USA d. Aft 1956 (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] |
| | 6. Daniel Reilly, b. Feb 1885, , Chester, Orange County, New York, USA d. Aft 4 May 1956 (Age ~ 71 years) [Father: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F61 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
13 Feb 2011 |
Abt 1844 - 1916 (~ 72 years)
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