Michael J McSharry

Brief Life History of Michael J

When Michael J McSharry was born in 1887, in Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland, his father, Thomas McSharry, was 43 and his mother, Mary Allen, was 22. He married Mary A Sullivan on 10 October 1915, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Lissinagroagh, County Leitrim, Ireland in 1901. He died in 1976, in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 89.

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Family Time Line

Michael J McSharry
1887–1976
Mary A Sullivan
1888–1969
Marriage: 10 October 1915
Thomas Francis McSharry
1916–1982
Mary Elizabeth Mcsherry
1917–
Agnes Anna Mcsherry
1919–2003
Marjory Reta McSherry
1921–
Charles William McSherry
1923–
Anna T Mcsharri
1926–
Eleanor Frances McSharry
1928–2007
Paul Mcsherry
1931–

Sources (16)

  • Michael Mcsherry, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Michael Mcsharry, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
  • Michael McSherry in entry for Charles William McSherry, "Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924"

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Name Meaning

Irish (Leitrim and Sligo): variant of McSherry 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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