Delaney Update

Wow! Have I been a slacker! Here is some new information I found on my trip to NYC Department of Records.

Anne Loretta Delaney (1883-1907)

• Birth Certificate 378451

Anne's baptismal certificate and death records list her name as Anna

Thomas Francis Delaney (1885-1886)

• Birth Certificate 418958
• Death Certificate 566676

Thomas was one of my random people in random graves, but now I know for a fact he was William and Elizabeth's missing Delaney baby.

Elizabeth and the Delaneys

Elizabeth Blanchard was born circa 1846.  She was living with her family in Tignish, Prince Edward Island, in the 1861 Canadian Census.  Elizabeth married William Delaney, 10 December 1871, at the Church of St. Michael, Manhattan, New York.  Her marriage certificate lists her parents as Stephen Blanchard and Catharine Ferris.  After her marriage, Elizabeth lived at 444 West 37 Street.  She was listed at this address in both the 1880 and 1900 United States Censuses.  Elizabeth and William had eight children.

William Joseph Delaney (abt 1872-1908)
Thomas Delaney (abt 1874-1878)
Mary Ellen Delaney (1876-1897)
Catherine Delaney (1879- )
Joseph Delaney (1881 - )
Anne Delaney (1883-1907)
Elizabeth Delaney (1888- )

Elizabeth Blanchard Delaney died 18 January 1901, from pulmonary phthisis.  Elizabeth is buried with family members in Calvary Cemetery.

To complete my research on Elizabeth and her family I need to find, and/or follow up on quite a few things

• Elizabeth's baptismal record.
• Immigration records for Elizabeth.
• William Joseph Delaney and Thomas Delaney's birth records. The Church of St. Michael's searched their records for 1872, 73, 74 and 1874, 75, 76 respectively, but couldn't find anything. updated Tuesday, March 30, 2010
• Joseph Delaney's baptismal sponsors were George Blanchard and Mary Kennedy. The Kennedy name appears on numerous Blanchard family documents.
• Elizabeth Delaney's baptismal sponsors were William J Delaney and Ellen Ferris.
• I do not have any records on Catherine, Joseph, and Elizabeth Delaney after 1900.
• I only have records for seven Delaney children.  updated Tuesday, August 17, 2010
• William Joseph Delaney had at least two living children when he died in 1908, William Delaney (abt 1901- ) and Edward Delaney (abt 1906- ).