Ellen Whelan1

#18370, (19 February 1802 - 27 May 1829)
Father*Maurice Whelan1 (s 1780 - b 1807)
Mother*Catherine Carney1 (c 1780 - 1858)
Step-fatherWilliam Whelan2 (1784 - 1863)

Family

Charles Gillespie b. 1792, d. 1882
Children 1.Catherine Whalen Gillespie+9 (c 1826 - c 1897)
 2.Ellen A S Gillespie+9 (c 1828 - 1900)
Ellen Whelan was also known as Mary Ann.3 
See citation below.4 
Her married name was Gillespie.5 
Birth*19 February 1802She was born on 19 February 1802 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.1 
Baptism21 February 1802She was baptized on 21 February 1802 at St. Joseph's Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.1 
1810She appeared on the census of 1810 in the household of William Whelan and Catherine Carney at Middle Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, age10; (also 2 unknown Males, age 26-44; nei. Joseph Kite, six lines above Whelan.)6 
Marriage*20 April 1824She married Charles Gillespie on 20 April 1824 at St. Augustine's Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.7,8 
Death*27 May 1829She died on 27 May 1829 at Pennsylvania at age 27.3 

Citations

  1. [S2705] St. Joseph's Church (Philadelphia Pa.), Baptisms, v. 1, 1801-1809 (Philadelphia Congregations Early Records), online philadelphiacongregations.org, p. 87, img. 55/288. Eleanora Whelan, dau. of Mauritio Whelan and Catharina Carney, b. 19 Feb 1802, bapt. 21 Feb 1802 by J Rosseter; sponsors Jacobus Quin and Anna Sera.
  2. [S520] VWH.
  3. [S2700] The United States Gazette, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  4. [S1664] William Whelan (March 1863), Will and Probate of William Whelan, Philadelphia Court (1863) No. 536, online Ancestry.com. The will first provides one-eighth part (either directly or in trust) to each of six children of William (and presumably of Catherine). It then provides one eighth part "in trust for the sole and separate use of Catherine Feran, daughter of my deceased wife," revealing that Catherine had been married before her 1807 marriage with William. It goes on to provide the "remaining eighth part. . . in trust for the sole and separate use of Catharine Smith and Ellen A. Sheaff, granddaughters of my said wife in equal shares." This would appear to indicate that grand daughters Catharine and Ellen were not the daughters of Catherine Feran (who if they were would be receiving a greater share than her half-siblings) and were probably sisters, again proving for equal shares to eight offspring and their heirs.
  5. [S1664] Will and Probate of William Whelan, Philadelphia Court (1863) No. 536: The will first provides one-eighth part (either directly or in trust) to each of six children of William (and presumably of Catherine). It then provides one eighth part "in trust for the sole and separate use of Catherine Feran, daughter of my deceased wife," revealing that Catherine had been married before her 1807 marriage with William. It goes on to provide the "remaining eighth part. . . in trust for the sole and separate use of Catharine Smith and Ellen A. Sheaff, granddaughters of my said wife in equal shares." This would appear to indicate that grand daughters Catharine and Ellen were not the daughters of Catherine Feran (who if they were would be receiving a greater share than her half-siblings) and were probably sisters, again proving for equal shares to eight offspring and their heirs. It is unlikely, but possible, that the Catherine, wife of William in the1850 census, is a second Catherine, but this genealogy will presume the first case, and presume that Catherine who married William in 1807 was a widow of another Whelan.
  6. [S238] 1810 U.S. Federal Census. William (16-25); F (26-44) [Catherine]; m (<10) [William Jr]; 3 f (<10) [Elizabeth, Catherine (from Catherine's first marriage), ____ (from Catherine's first marriage); 2 M (26-44) [unknown, poss. brothers of William or Catherine].
  7. [S2708] Rev. Thomas Middleton, "Sacramental Records of Marriages and Baptisms at St. Augustine's Church, Philadelphia, PA.", Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia Vol. XIII:165-210, 334-376, 497-506 (1902): p. 195. Charles Gillespy and Mary Whelan, marr. 20 Apr 1824 by M Hurley; witn. Patrick Carney, William Whelan, Anna Ryan, Catharine Kean, Emily Anners "and very many others."
  8. [S2711] The Lancaster Intelligencer, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Tue., 4 May 1824, p. 3, Married. "At Philadelphia, on Tuesday, the 20th ult. by the Rev. Michael Hurley, Mr. Charles Gillespie, of this city, to Miss Mary Ann Whelan, of the former place."
  9. [S238] 1810 U.S. Federal Census.