Patrick Casey (1848/Limerick, IRE – 1910/Chicago, IL)

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! In honor of the day, and the name, I’ll focus today on my relative, Patrick Casey.

Patrick Casey is my Great Great Great Uncle. Or more clearly put, the older brother to my Great Great Grandfather, Michael Casey.

Here is what I know about Patrick Casey;

• He was born in Annagh, County Limerick, Ireland in 1848. His father, Michael Casey, was a tenant farmer on the Barrington Estate. His mother was Margaret Ryan. He was christened in the Catholic Church in Murroe.
• Patrick was the second of four known sons of Michael and Margaret. He had an older brother William, and younger brothers Michael and Timothy.
• He came to America in 1870 at age 22. I know that his brothers Michael and Timothy also came to America, but I am uncertain about William.
• He married Elizabeth ‘Bridget’ Fahey in 1877 at age 29. They remained married for 33 years.
• Patrick and Bridget had at least six children; Maggie, Lawrence, Michael, Joseph, Patrick & Timothy.
• He worked as a Porter (on trains?), and later worked as a laborer for the city of Chicago from 1885 – 1910
• He died in 1910 of stomach cancer (the same thing his father died of). He is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Chicago

That’s what I have on you so far Uncle Patrick. I’ll be visiting you at Mt. Olivet this summer in Chicago. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!