Connection to O'Keeffe Family?
I have been frustrated in my search of the O'keefe/ O'Keeffe/ Keefe family for years. I have in my possession approximately thirty letters and documents from the family of Maurice O'Keeffe and his sons James Maurice O'Keeffe and Thomas O'Keefe. The dates on these documents range from 1815 and 1881.
Most are letters between Maurice and his sons during the civil war. The last document lists the marriage of my gggrandparents Mary Sweeny and Daniel Pentz, as well as the births of their two children. I know this last document came down with the others because of the letter head used.
Some other facts about this family, Maurice was an attorney in New York City with a partner named Thomas Clarke.
The children of Maurice and Mary O'Keeffe;
Margaret died 1864
Thomas, fought in civil war, died 1868
James Maurice, fought in civil war
Mary Anna
Virginia
Josephine
Several of the letters mention a sister of Maurice named Johanna, who I am trying to prove to be the Mary Sweeny listed aboves mother (the most obvious connection).
And a brother named Michael Keefe who was in the cavalry during the Civil War. The only other logical connection I can think of to this family is through the second husband of Mary Sweeney, Daniel Blair.
From the letters it seems that Maurice became quite ill during the Civil War, and the family subsequently fell upon hard times. Maurice counted on the two boys to send home most of their pay, but the family was still required to move a number of times during the war. I have several of the addresses, all of which were in lower to mid town Manhattan.
Sorry for this long post, but I hope there is someone out there that could help me, and maybe be helped through these original documents.
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Margaret Sweeney m.Jeremiah Ryan O'keefe
7/19/00
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Ed Hopkins 7/19/00
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Re: Margaret Sweeney m.Jeremiah Ryan O'keefe
Ed Hopkins 12/14/00
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