This is the seventh post in my continuing series about the Lacey family of Rossadillisk, Ireland. Thus far, I have written about our earliest known Lacey ancestors, Bartholomew "Bartley" Lacey and Judith Corbett. I've also shared information about their three eldest children, Mary Lacey, Mark Lacey, Valentine Lacey, and their descendants.
This post is devoted to Bartley and Judy's fifth child, Michael Lacey, and his descendants. However, first a word about the fourth child. It isn't much more than a word, because there doesn't seem to be any readily available information about Pat/ Patsy Lacey.Pat/ Patsy Lacey
Catholic Parish Records indicate that Pat/ Patsy was baptised on August 22, 1852. John Mulloy and Bridget Holleran were the child's sponsors. After this, I can find no record of him or her. It's not clear to me whether this child was male or female, what their full name was, or what became of them. I'll keep researching.
Michael Lacey
Michael's line has been challenging to trace because there is a lot of conflicting information proliferating on the internet. In researching the Laceys, I think it's really helpful to have actually been to the Rossadillisk area. Having been there, visited the surrounding townlands, and spoken with locals, I understand that our Laceys were never born or married on Inishbofin (an island community with a separate set of Laceys not immediately connected to ours). They were typically baptised at Claddaghduff and those records were later recorded in Clifden, a 25-minute drive east. Records originating in Clifden without an event location closer to Rossadillisk are probably not our family. A lot of online trees feature these locations interchangeably for one individual, and that's a red flag. I had to spend a lot of time deconstructing all the conflicting information that is out there to understand Michael Lacey's life.
Michael was born about 1856, according to the 1901 and 1911 Irish Census. According to those same census records, Michael's wife, Mary King, was born between 1861-1863. Mary was the daughter of John King and his wife Bridget (surname unknown), which we know because Michael, Mary, and their children are found in the same household with John and Bridget King in the 1901 Irish Census. Michael is listed as John King's son-in-law.
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| The beach at Aughrus More [source: www.awalkandalark.com; more great beach photos from the area can be found here on her blog] |
Ten years later, Michael, Mary, and many of their children can be found on the 1911 Irish Census living in Aughrus More (or Aughrusmore), a small townland just west of Rossadillisk. This tells us two important things:
1. As of 1911, Michael and Mary Lacey lived in Ireland and had not emigrated.
2. All of Michael and Mary's children were born in Ireland.
Part of the confusion about this family is that there was a Michael and Mary Lacey who immigrated to Homestead, Pennsylvania from County Galway, and they had children of similar ages (and sometimes identical names) to our Michael and Mary Lacey. They are not the same families, though. This is clear from reviewing census records, the names of all the children, and the birthplaces of the children. Unfortunately, many online trees are now just a jumble of records attached to incorrect Laceys.
According to the 1911 Irish Census, Michael Lacey and Mary King had nine children together, eight of whom survived infancy:
- John (b. 1881)
- Michael (b. 1884; d. 1967; m. (1) Johanna T. Sullivan (2) Hannah Murphy)
- Patrick (b. 1888)
- Andrew (b. 1891; d. 1922)
- Martin (b. 1895; d. 1953; m. Mary Anna Cloherty)
- Valentine (b. 1896; d. 1939; m. Annie Nee)
- James (b. 1898; m. Anna Gavin)
- Mary (b. 1901; d. 1973; m. Patrick Ward)
All of Michael and Mary's children, with the possible exception of John, emigrated to America.
I do not know for certain when Michael Lacey died, but it seems certain that he died in Ireland. I've seen a record for a Michael Lacey who died in August 1916 in Aughrus More, and it certainly looks like it could be this Michael, but I don't have solid proof.
Sometime after 1924, the widowed Mary King Lacey emigrated to Brooklyn, New York, where she lived with her youngest daughter, Mary Lacey Ward, until her death.
The children of Michael Lacey and Mary King Lacey
John Lacey
John was his parents' first child. Parish baptismal records in Claddaghduff indicate that he was born in 1881. However, in the 1901 and 1911 Irish Census, where he can be found living with his parents and siblings in Aughrus More, John's date of birth is indicated as being around 1883. In the 1911 Irish Census, he is noted as being a farmer's son and single. His younger brother, Michael, was out of the household by this point, and John was likely helping his aging father with the hard work of farming and fishing.
I do not know what happened to John after 1911 because no further records can be found for him. As the oldest son, it is possible that he stayed in Aughrus More to work the farm and inherit the family's home.
Michael Lacey
Michael was born on September 15, 1884. He can be found on the 1901 Irish Census, at the age of sixteen, living with his parents and siblings in Aughrus More. In 1907, at the age of 22, Michael left Ireland for America. He arrived in Boston on May 23, 1907 on the ship Ivarnia and from there made his way to Anaconda, Montana. Immigration records note that Michael was six feet and two inches tall and had black hair and blue eyes. In naturalization paperwork filed in August 1910, Michael stated that he was living in Anaconda and working as a laborer.
Anaconda was founded by Marcus Daly, one of the Copper Kings, who financed the construction of the Anaconda smelter on nearby Warm Springs Creek to process copper ore from the Butte mines. In June 1883, Daly filed for a town plat for "Copperopolis", but that name was already used by another mining town in Meagher County. Instead, Daly accepted the name "Anaconda"... because of the important mine already existing in the area.
The Anaconda Company expanded smelting capacity over time; by 1919 the Washoe Reduction Works could boast that its 585-foot (178 m) smokestack (Anaconda Smelter Stack) was the tallest masonry structure in the world and that the smelter-refining complex constituted the world's largest non-ferrous processing plant.1
It seems likely that Michael Lacey would have worked in this large smelting plant in some capacity. Workers here would have been extracting copper from raw ore. Anaconda has lovely natural scenery, but the smelting process releases pollutants that likely made the air in town noxious.
On April 18, 1912, Michael married Johanna T. Sullivan, the daughter of Timothy Sullivan and Margaret Shea. Johanna was also an Irish immigrant, having arrived in America about 1904. Prior to her marriage, Johanna worked as a servant in private homes around Butte, Montana. Michael and Johanna had two children, Thomas Lacey, who died soon after his birth in 1913, and Mary Agnes Lacey, born in 1914. Sadly, Johanna died in 1914, possibly of complications related to childbirth. Her daughter, Mary Agnes, only lived until the age of two, dying in 1916.
Having lost two children and his wife within just a few years, these must have been very difficult times for Michael. Four years after Mary Agnes' death, on February 21, 1922, 37-year old Michael got married for a second time, to 34-year old Hannah Murphy. She was the daughter of Michael Murphy and Ellen Sullivan of County Cork, Ireland. Hannah arrived in America in 1911, and prior to her marriage, had lived with her brother and his family in Butte. Michael and Hannah had three children together:
- Michael J. Lacey (b. 1923; d. 1996; m. (1) Elizabeth Ann Pierce (2) Mary Lorenz)
- Catherine E. Lacey (b. 1924; d. 1988; m. John Roger Cole)
- John P. Lacey (b. 1929; d. 2013; m. Patricia Kunde)
Michael died on October 23, 1967 in Anaconda. Hannah Murphy Lacey died on January 3, 1979 in Anaconda.
The children of Michael Lacey and Hannah Murphy
Michael J. Lacey lived his entire life in Anaconda. At least some of that time, he worked as a store clerk and cashier. He married Elizabeth Ann Pierce, the daughter of John Pierce and Margaret Rodgers, on April 23, 1946 in Anaconda. They had three children together, two of whom are still living. Michael and Elizabeth divorced in 1957, and Michael married Mary J. Lorenz, the widow of Frank Charles Duffy, in 1961. Mary had two grown children at the time of her marriage to Michael, Patricia A. Duffy and Edna M. Duffy. Michael died in Anaconda on July 22, 1996. His second wife, Mary, died in 2007.
Catherine E. Lacey, who was known as Kay, also lived her entire life in Anaconda. Born on April 24, 1924, she was just a year younger than her brother Michael. In July 1948, at the age of 24, Catherine married John Roger Cole, the son of Frank Cole and Kathleen Munn. They had four children together, two of whom are still living. She worked as a bookkeeper and receptionist for her brother, Dr. John Lacey for many years.
Catherine's husband, John Cole, enlisted in the United States Army in 1940 and served in World War II through the end of the war, in 1945. He was assigned to the 1145th Engineer Combat Group and served as an expert carbine and sharpshooter. Despite being injured in battle in April 1945, he survived the war and returned home to Anaconda, where he married Catherine Lacey and started a family.
John P. Lacey was born in Anaconda on January 28, 1929. He received his undergraduate degree from Carroll College in Helena, Montana, and his medical degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1954. While in Milwaukee, he met Patricia Kunde, a nursing student at Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing. They married on June 12, 1954, right after John's graduation. John did his residency and surgical training in Stockton, California, where his first three children were born. He then spent two years in the Air Force, stationed in Texas. In 1961, John, Patricia and their young family returned to Montana, where John began his career as a surgeon in Helena. In 1970, he was named acting director of Galen State Hospital. John and Patricia had eight children together. John died in Anaconda on June 13, 2013.
Patrick Lacey
Patrick was born on March 20, 1888 in Aughrus More. He is found on the 1901 and 1911 Irish Census living with his parents and siblings in Aughrus More. In 1912, Patrick sailed to America, arriving in New York on December 16, 1912 on the USS Mauretania. On his arrival paperwork, he stated that he was going to see his brother Michael in Anaconda, Montana. On September 18, 1919, Patrick filed a petition for naturalization in Butte, Montana. On this document, he stated that he was a laborer living at 409 1/2 Park Street in Butte. The paperwork also indicates that Patrick served in the U.S. Army from October 1917 to May 1919. Military records show that Patrick served in the Army's 168th Infantry Division during World War I. He and his unit left Hoboken, New Jersey, on December 15, 1917 on the USS Leviathan to engage in the war in Europe. He returned to Hoboken on July 13, 1919. The naturalization documents indicate that Patrick then returned to Montana. Prior to the war, he had been working as a laborer at the Anaconda Copper Mining Company, like his brother, Michael.
On August 13, 1923, Patrick applied for a U.S. passport in Brooklyn, New York. The paperwork indicates that he was a naturalized citizen at that time, living at 113 Court Street in Brooklyn. In the application, Michael stated that he intended to return to Ireland for three months to visit his mother, departing America on August 22, 1923. The application was witnessed by a Patrick McLoughlin, also of Brooklyn, who had known Patrick for about two years at that time. There is also a photo of Patrick Lacey attached to the application, and I see a resemblance to my grandfather. Those Lacey ears!
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| Patrick Lacey's passport photo |
On August 27, 1923, Patrick arrived in Liverpool, England, aboard the ship Baltic. He was 35 years old. After this, I am not completely certain what happened to Patrick. There is a Patrick Lacey on the voter registration rolls in Brooklyn in 1924, but I can't prove it's the correct Patrick. I have also seen a death record for a Patrick Lacey in New York from 1938, but cannot be positive this is the right Patrick. It seems likely Patrick returned to New York after his visit to Ireland, but I just haven't found concrete evidence.
Andrew Lacey
Andrew was born on July 15, 1891 in Aughrus More. He is found on the 1901 and 1911 Irish Census living with his parents and siblings in Aughrus More. In 1914, Patrick sailed to America, arriving in Boston on October 7, 1914 on the SS Laconia. From there, he made his way to Anaconda, Montana, where his brothers Michael and Patrick were living and working. I would guess that, like his brothers, Andrew also took work at Anaconda Copper Mining Company, but I don't have records to prove it. On May 28, 1917, Andrew filed a Declaration of Intention, a step toward becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen. That document states that Andrew was 5'9" tall, with black hair and blue eyes, and living at 509 Chestnut Street in Anaconda. At that time, Andrew was 25 years old and employed as a laborer.
Sometime after July 15, 1917, 26-year old Andrew Lacey registered for military service. His draft card states that he was single and a laborer. On June 4, 1918, Andrew filed a petition for naturalization. This paperwork lists Andrew as a solider stationed at Camp Lewis, Washington. Camp Lewis was a U.S. Army training center located just outside Tacoma, Washington. I cannot find records showing whether Andrew was sent overseas to fight, but most soldiers stationed at Camp Lewis did ship out to Europe in 1918.
Sometime between 1918 and 1920, Andrew relocated to Jersey City, New Jersey. His older brother, Patrick, had possibly also settled in nearby Brooklyn after the war, so there's some possibility they moved in tandem. In December 1920, Andrew's younger brother Martin immigrated to America, and on his immigration records he stated that he was going to see his brother Andrew at 208 6th Street in Jersey City. There is a residency listing for Andrew Lacey in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1922, followed shortly thereafter by a death notice in the newspaper. Andrew Lacey drowned in the Morris Canal in Jersey City in August 1922, aged 32. The circumstances are unclear.
Martin Lacey
Martin's records are often confused with those of his cousin Martin Francis Lacey, who was born in 1899 and was the son of Valentine Lacey and Anne Toole. When researching both of these cousins, I had to be careful to double check dates and locations to make sure I had the right person.
Martin was born in August 1895 in Aughrus More. He is found on the 1901 and 1911 Irish Census living with his parents and siblings in Aughrus More. In 1920, Martin sailed to America, arriving in New York on December 4, 1920 on the ship SS Victoria. This was just three months after his brother Valentine had also left Ireland for New York. Like Valentine, Martin's destination was Jersey City, New Jersey, and the immigration record specifies that Martin was headed to meet his brother Andrew. Martin was traveling with his cousin, Michael Cannon, aged 21, who was also planning to stay with Andrew Lacey in Jersey City. I do not know how exactly Michael Cannon is connected to the Laceys.
The next record I can find related to Martin is the 1930 U.S. Census. As recorded in this document, Martin was living at 11 Margaret Court in Brooklyn in the household of his sister, Mary Lacey, her husband, Patrick Ward, and their two children. Also in the home were Martin and Mary's brother James and their mother, Mary King Lacey. Martin is listed as a laborer on a grain boat.
On July 9, 1942, at the age of 45, Martin married Mary Anna Cloherty in New York City. Mary was the daughter of Festus Cloherty and Anne Burke of Knock, Inishbofin. Inishbofin is an island just northwest of Cleggan. Born in Knock in 1902, Mary emigrated to New York in 1921 at the age of eighteen. She worked as a domestic servant before marrying Martin Lacey at the age of forty. Martin and Mary did not have any children.
Martin died on May 14, 1953, at the age of 56. He had been married to Mary for eleven years. Mary lived another 33 years, dying in Flushing, Queens in February 1986.
Valentine Lacey
Valentine was born around 1896 in Aughrus More. He is found on the 1901 and 1911 Irish Census living with his parents and siblings in Aughrus More. In 1920, Patrick sailed to America, arriving in New York on September 22, 1920 on the ship Carmania, three months before his brother Martin's arrival. The Carmania's passenger list states that Valentine's destination was Jersey City, New Jersey. This was the residence of Valentine's brother Andrew in 1920, so this was likely where Valentine was headed. In December, Martin and their cousin Michael Cannon would also arrive in Jersey City, so it may have been tight quarters in Andrew's home for a while.
On August 4, 1925, Valentine applied for a marriage license in Manhattan. On August 16, 1925, he married Anne (or Anna) "Annie" Nee in New York City. Annie Nee's maiden name may have been Lyden, but I can't find concrete proof of this. Born around 1890, she was from the Clifden, Ireland area, and had been married previously, to William Nee of Glencoaghan, near Roundstone. William was the son of Martin and Bridget Nee. Annie and William had a son, Martin Nee, on October 7, 1915. The following year, William died in a hospital in Clifden. Five years later, Annie left her young son with family in Ireland and emigrated to America.
In the 1800s, wheat was still grown around the New York region. Originally processed by small community mills, with production eventually moving towards large-scale commercial facilities. Community milling was a regular part of life before the advent and popularization of the roller mill, which could process wheat to flour at a much higher rate and also stripped the bran from the white flour making it more delicate but less healthy. As production changed, manufacturing moved into the urban centers of New York City. (source)
Valentine died on August 27, 1939, aged just 43. His son, James Valentine, was thirteen at the time of his father's death. I have not found a death date for Annie Lacey. James Valentine Lacey registered for the World War II draft in April 1944, likely upon his 18th birthday. In the draft paperwork, he states that he is living at 1473 3rd Street in Manhattan and is employed by Cushman & Wakefield, one of the world's largest commercial real estate services firms. After that, I can find no further record of James Valentine until his death in January 1980, at the age of 53.
James Lacey
James was born in June 1898 in Aughrus More. He is found on the 1901 and 1911 Irish Census living with his parents and siblings in Aughrus More. In 1928, Martin sailed to America with his mother, Mary King Lacey. They arrived in New York on February 10, 1928 on the ship Karlsruhe. James was 29 years old and his mother was 67. With the possible exception of John, who may still have been keeping the farm running in Aughrus More, James was the last of the Lacey children to leave Ireland. The money for the journey had been supplied by Mary King Lacey's sister, Pat Conroy of Gannoughs, near Claddaghduff. James and Mary were headed to stay with Mary Lacey Ward, the youngest of the Lacey siblings, in Brooklyn.
In the 1930 U.S. Census, James can be found in the household of Mary Lacey Ward and her husband Patrick Ward. James was employed as a trainman at that time, working on trains.
On April 9, 1931, James married Anna Gavin in New York City. Anna was the daughter of Michael Gavin and Barbara King. She was born in Goulane, just outside Clifden, in 1904 and arrived in New York in 1924. She was traveling with her sister, Norah Gavin, and both were listed as domestic servants. Like her future husband James, Anna first went to Jersey City, where her cousin Thomas Conroy lived. Her sister Norah went to Boston, where her uncle Martin Gavin lived.
James and Anna had five children together:
- Mary Lillian Lacey (b. 1932; d. 1982)
- Nancy Lacey (b. 1935; d. 2018, m. John Skudalski)
- Joseph C. Lacey (b. 1936; d. 1985)
- Renee Lacey (b. 1940; d. 2014)
- (possibly still living)
It is possible that none of James and Anna's five children had children of their own. I have not found any further descendants.
James died sometime before 1987. We know this because his wife, Anna Gavin Lacey, died on March 28, 1987, and her obituary in the New York Daily News mentioned that James predeceased her.
Mary Lacey
Mary Lacey, the youngest child of Michael and Mary Lacey, was born in 1901 (likely October) in Aughrus More. She is found on the 1911 Irish Census living with her parents and siblings in Aughrus More. In 1924, at the age of 23, Mary sailed to America, arriving in New York on November 18, 1924 on the ship America. On her immigration paperwork, she mentions that her mother, Mary Lacey of Aughrus More, paid for her journey. She lists herself as a domestic worker and says she is headed to Jersey City, New Jersey. This is where her brother Martin had been living as of 1920, so perhaps he was still there and she was planning to stay with him.
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| Mary Lacey and Patrick Ward on their wedding day |
In 1925, Mary married Patrick Ward in New York City. Patrick was the son of Patrick Ward, Sr. and Honor Coyne of the townland of Cloon, just outside Cleggan, Ireland. While we can't know for sure, it's possible Mary and Michael knew each other in Ireland before coming to America. Aughrus More and Cloon are just a 10 minute drive from each other, and residents of both townlands would have attended the Catholic church in Claddaghduff.
[Since writing this post, I've had communication from a granddaughter of Mary and Patrick who confirmed that the Lacey and Ward families did know each other in both Ireland and the Homestead, Pennsylvania area.]
In the 1930 U.S. Census, Patrick and Mary were living at 11 Margaret Court in Brooklyn. Located in Sheepshead Bay, Margaret Court is a short street of brick townhouses built in 1920. Living in the home with them were Mary's mother, Mary King Lacey, and two of her brothers, Martin and James. By 1930, Patrick and Mary had two of their eventual seven children, so young Gerald and Brendan are both listed on the census record. Patrick Ward was working as a carpenter in 1930. Martin Lacey is listed as a laborer and James Lacey as a trainman. By the time of the 1940 U.S. Census, James and Martin Lacey had left the household, but Mary King Lacey remained. At that time, Patrick was a carpenter at the Navy Yard.
Patrick Ward and Mary Lacey had seven children together:
- Gerald Ward (b. 1927; m. Rita Goettishiem)
- Brendan A. Ward (b. 1929; d. 2001; m. (1) Margaret Vaughan (2) Kay Philhower)
- Walter Ward (b. 1931; d. 2005; m. Claire Wickett)
- Eileen Teresa Ward (b. 1932; d. 2000; m. William J. Dougherty)
- Henry John Ward (b. 1933; d. 1976; m. Rosemary McDonald)
- Mary "Mae" Ward (b. 1935; d. 1998; m. Edward Milton)
- Noreen Ward (b. 1939)
In 1967, a local newspaper commemorated Mary's reunion with her brother Michael, whom she had not seen since she was four years old. Michael and his wife, Hannah Murphy Lacey, lived in Anaconda, Montana, but came to Brooklyn for a visit with Mary Lacey Ward and Patrick Ward.
Mary Lacey died on August 6, 1973 in Brooklyn.
In 1976, Patrick Ward married Madeline Margaret Corr. She was the daughter of Thomas Corr, born in New York, and Catherine J. Fitzmaurice, born in County Mayo, Ireland. Madeline was 70 at the time of the marriage and Patrick was 77. Madeline had been widowed twice. Her first husband was William McTiernan and her second was Robert Veritch. She had two grown sons. Patrick and Madeline were married for about four years. Patrick died in June 1980 in Brooklyn. Per his obituary, Patrick was survived by four of his children and nineteen grandchildren.
The children of Patrick Ward and Mary Lacey
Gerald Ward
Gerald was born on August 10, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York. In 1944, at the age of 18, he enlisted in the New York Guard, where he served during World War II, in Company K, 23rd Regiment. On November 9, 1949, at the age of 22, he married Rita Goettishiem of Brooklyn. She was one of ten children of Lawrence and Ellen Goettishiem. This is all that I've been able to definitively learn about Gerald thus far. I believe Gerald and Rita moved to New Jersey and raised children there, but the documentation is lacking.
Brendan Ward
Brendan was born on March 21, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York. On September 18, 1951, at the age of 22, he married Margaret Vaughan, of Clifden, Ireland. She was the daughter of Daniel Vaughan and Ellen Barry. Margaret immigrated from Ireland to Brooklyn in 1949. Brendan and Margaret moved to New Jersey, where they lived in South Plainfield, Hazlet, and Morristown. During the Korean War, Brendan enlisted and served as a corporal in the U.S. Navy. He graduated from Seton Hall University with an undergraduate degree in 1959, and then received a law degree from the same university in 1965. He became a patent attorney and worked for AT&T for 29 years. According to his obituary, Brendan also served as the Assistant Borough Attorney for the Borough of South Plainfield from 1965 to 1971, the Board of Adjustments, the Planning Board, the Sewage Authority, Redevelopment Agency, the Board of Health and Building Department, and served as Municipal Court prosecutor.
Brendan and Margaret had five children together, four of whom are still living. They eventually divorced. Brendan spent his later years with partner Kay Philhower. He died on November 15, 2001 in Morristown, New Jersey. Margaret died October 16, 2018 in Keyport, New Jersey.
Walter Ward
Walter was born on January 14, 1931 in Brooklyn, New York. On November 16, 1950, he married Claire Wickett in New York. She was the daughter of William Wickett and Margaret Meagher of Brooklyn. Walter and Claire moved to New Jersey, where they lived in South Plainfield, Morris Plains, and East Brunswick. They had two sons together. Walter was employed for ten years as a plant manager at Teledyne Powder Alloys, and prior to that he worked for 28 years with Otis Elevator.
Walter died on March 28, 2005 in East Brunswick, New Jersey. Claire died on June 10, 2014.
Eileen Ward
Eileen was born on September 18, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York. On October 18, 1952, at the age of twenty, she married William J. Dougherty. The son of William J. Dougherty, Sr. and Alice Duffy, William was literally the boy next door. He grew up at 16 Margaret Court while Eileen was living at 11 Margaret Court.
William served in the US Navy in World War II. After Eileen and William married, they moved to New Jersey. William worked for a newspaper and Eileen raised their two children. William died on June 13, 1981 at the age of 53. Eileen lived another 21 years, dying on August 25, 2000 in Red Bank, New Jersey.
Henry Ward
Henry was born on November 19, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York. Like his brother Brendan and brother-in-law William Dougherty, Henry served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. On November 22, 1958, he married Rosemary McDonald, the daughter of Martin McDonald and Theresa Meehan. They had two sons, Henry John Ward, Jr. (1960-2002) and Patrick J. Ward (1962-2009). Henry died on November 26, 1976, at the young age of 43. Rosemary lived another 44 years, dying in April 2020.
Mary "Mae" Ward
Mae was born on October 31, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York. In 1955, at the age of twenty, she married Edward Milton. He was the son of Frank Milusauckas, a Russian immigrant, and Vera Kulbok, a Lithuanian immigrant, and like Mae, was raised in Brooklyn. Mae and Edward moved to West Hartford, Connecticut, and later to Hazlet, New Jersey. Mae worked a variety of jobs, including film secretary at the Connecticut Library and ticket seller for Hit Shows Company in New York.
Mae and Edward had five children together. Mae died on March 28, 1998 in Hazlet. Edward died on June 9, 2010.
Noreen Ward
Noreen was born in 1939 in Brooklyn, New York. Sadly, she died young. I believe she may have died in 1941, at the age of two, although I haven't located documentation for this yet.
Most of Michael Lacey and Mary King Lacey's descendants ended up in the Brooklyn, New York area, and later migrated to New Jersey. One branch of the family went to Anaconda, Montana, and the descendants of that family still live largely in Montana and scattered through the Pacific Northwest. It is fascinating to see how far the descendants of Bartley Lacey and Judith Corbett of tiny Rossadillisk, Ireland, have traveled.
The next post will be devoted to Bartley and Judy's youngest son, William J. Lacey. Thanks for reading!
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