Maurice Whelan1

#18368, (say 1780 - before October 1807)

Family

Catherine Carney b. c 1780, d. 1858
Children 1.Ellen Whelan+4 (1802 - 1829)
 2.Catherine Whelan2 (1804 - 1864)
Birth*say 1780He was born say 1780.2 
Marriage*say 1802He married Catherine Carney, daughter of ____ Carney, say 1802; (poss. in Ireland.)2 
circa 1805He and Catherine Carney were members of St. Augustine Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.3 
Death*before October 1807He died before October 1807.2 

Citations

  1. [S2703] St. Joseph's Church (Philadelphia Pa.), Baptisms, v. 2, 1809-1823 (Philadelphia Congregations Early Records), online philadelphiacongregations.org, Bapt. rec. of Catharina Whelan, dau. of Mauritio Whelan and Catharina Carney, 1804, q.v.
  2. [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. 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.
  3. [S2048] Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, 1887-c2000), I:335, "Registers of St. Augustine's Church," pew holders 1801-1808. Maurice Whelan, Mrs. [Mauice] Whelan, year not specified.
  4. [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.