Simon, Hurd, Dolan, and Related Families

The Genealogy of the Following Families:

  • The Simon Family of Willebadessen, Germany, and its Descendants in America

  • The Barcant, Krogh, d'Abadie, and Related Families of Trinidad and Tobago

  • The Hurd and Clark Families of Kent County, Delaware and Caroline County, Maryland

  • The Dolan and Carr Families of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; County Donegal, Ireland; and America

  • The McGillin Families of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Patrick Dolan

Patrick Dolan

Male 1859 - 1933  (~ 73 years)


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  • Name Patrick Dolan 
    Birth May 1859  Seegronan Townland, Killeter, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 9 Jan 1933  Belleville, Essex County, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 13 Jan 1933  Yeadon, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1856  Simon and Related Families | All Dolans from Seegronan Townland, Descendants of Patrick Dolan (1859-1933)
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2025 

    Father John Dolan,   b. Abt 1805, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1883, Seegronan Townland, Killeter, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Mother Margaret McKane,   b. Abt 1828, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1893, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Marriage 22 Feb 1846  Pettigo, County Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Photos
    Seegronan Townland - 1859    		Seegronan Townland - 1859
    1859 map of Seegronan Townland with lots and structures referenced in Griffith's Valuation of Tenements. Lot 3 runs across the top. Lots 11 and 12 are in the central part of the map and extend from the northeast to the southwest.
    Seegronan Townland - 1859 - Detail of Lots 11 and 12    		Seegronan Townland - 1859 - Detail of Lots 11 and 12
    Detail from the 1859 map of Seegronan Townland showing the structures on Lots 11 and 12. Lot 11 is the portion at the top, with structures marked "a" and "c". One of the structures marked as Lot 11a is shown in the accompanying pictures. The other structure no longer exists. Lot 12 is below it, with a single structures marked "a" on the right and "b" on the left. The remnants of this conjoined structure are in the accompanying pictures.
    Dolan Seegronan Homesteads - Lot 11a - 01    		Dolan Seegronan Homesteads - Lot 11a - 01
    Building marked as Lot 11a in 1859 Griffith's Valuation of Seegronan Townland as belonging to John Dolan (1805-1883). Building as seen from Seegronan Road.
    Dolan Seegronan Homesteads - Lot 11a - 02    		Dolan Seegronan Homesteads - Lot 11a - 02
    Building marked as Lot 11a in 1859 Griffith's Valuation of Seegronan Townland as belonging to John Dolan (1805-1883). Building front view, as seen from buildings marked as Lot 12a and 12b. The galvanized roof was likely originally a thatched roof with sleeping space under it for this large family.
    Dolan Seegronan Homesteads - Lot 11a - 03    		Dolan Seegronan Homesteads - Lot 11a - 03
    Building marked as Lot 11a in 1859 Griffith's Valuation of Seegronan Townland as belonging to John Dolan (1805-1883). View of front and side.
    Dolan Seegronan Homesteads - Lot 11a - 04    		Dolan Seegronan Homesteads - Lot 11a - 04
    Building marked as Lot 11a in 1859 Griffith's Valuation of Seegronan Townland as belonging to John Dolan (1805-1883). Close-up view of front and side.
    Dolan Seegronan Homesteads - Lot 11a - 05    		Dolan Seegronan Homesteads - Lot 11a - 05
    Building marked as Lot 11a in 1859 Griffith's Valuation of Seegronan Townland as belonging to John Dolan (1805-1883). Side view. The back portion was likely a later addition.
    Dolan Seegronan Homesteads - Lot 11a - 06    		Dolan Seegronan Homesteads - Lot 11a - 06
    Watercourse close to the houses on Lots 11a, 12a, and 12b. It likely served as their water supply.
    Dolan Seegronan Homesteads - Lot 11 - Watercourse Boundary    		Dolan Seegronan Homesteads - Lot 11 - Watercourse Boundary
    Watercourse on the west side of Seegronan Road that marked the boundary of Lot 11 - for which the tenant was John Dolan (1805-1883) - on the map accompanying the 1859 Griffith's Valuation of Seegronan Townland.
    Family ID F583  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Lynch,   b. Jan 1860, County Cavan, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1905, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 45 years) 
    Marriage 3 Feb 1881  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    >1. Mary Ann Dolan,   b. 23 Jan 1882, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1937, Belleville, Essex County, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     2. John Patrick Joseph Dolan,   b. 13 May 1884, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1943, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     3. Philip Michael Dolan,   b. 18 Nov 1886, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1914, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)
     4. William James Dolan,   b. 19 Sep 1889, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1890, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    >5. William James Dolan,   b. 25 Feb 1891, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1940, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
     6. Owen Thomas Dolan,   b. 12 Dec 1892, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1893, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     7. Margaret M. Dolan,   b. 9 Nov 1894, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1975, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     8. Francis Owen Dolan,   b. 17 Sep 1896, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1898, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    +9. Leonard Raymond Dolan,   b. 11 Oct 1897, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1987, Union, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     10. Francis Sylvester Dolan,   b. 26 Nov 1898, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1900, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    Documents
    Dolan, Patrick | Lynch, Anna - Marriage    		Dolan, Patrick | Lynch, Anna - Marriage
    1881 marriage record from the church records of St. James the Greater RC Church, West Philadelphia, available on findmypast.com.
    Family ID F591  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2015 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - May 1859 - Seegronan Townland, Killeter, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Jan 1933 - Belleville, Essex County, New Jersey, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 13 Jan 1933 - Yeadon, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • BIRTH:
      - Identified as a brother of Peter Dolan by his nephew, John J. Dolan, in handwritten notes.
      - Relationship of this Patrick Dolan as the brother of Peter Dolan in John J. Dolan's notes is based on the close proximity of residence in the 1880s-1890s in Philadelphia, as detailed below under Addresses, and the consistency of Annie Lynch being Patrick Dolan's wife and the identification of her surname as Lynch in John J. Dolan's notes.
      - Relationship also confirmed by DNA match of a descendant of Patrick Dolan (Leonard R. Dolan III) to that of Catherine Dolan Simon and Robert Simon on Ancestry DNA.
      - Year of birth would be 1856-1857, according to age (23 years) in 1880 U.S. Census for Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, E.D. 573, page 86A, line 21. Place of birth given as Ireland. Enumerated as a boarder with his brother, John Dolan.
      - Year of birth would be 1851-1852, according to age (29 years) in marriage record in Philadelphia Marriage Register for 1881, page 146, line 5, on microfilm in the Philadelphia City Archives (Cabinet 7, Drawer 1, Reel 6). Place of birth given as Ireland.
      - Month and year of birth given as May 1859 in 1900 U.S. Census for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, E.D. 660, Sheet 2A, Line 51. Place of birth given as Ireland, with both parents born in Ireland.
      - Year of birth would be 1853-1854, according to age (56 years) in the 1910 U.S. Census for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, E.D. 1110, Sheet 9A, Line 43. Place of birth given as Ireland - English. Enumerated as a head of household containing 4 children who were also enumerated with him in the 1900 U.S. Census -- John P., Philip M., Margaret, and Leonard R. Dolan -- thus establishing that this is the same Patrick Dolan.
      - Year of birth would be 1852, according to age (67 years) in 1920 U.S. Census for New Jersey, Essex County, E.D. 230, Sheet 22A, Line 49. Location of birth given as Ireland. Enumerated as Patrick Dolan, boarder in the house of Maria Ferris. This census record is assigned to this particular Patrick Dolan on the basis of (1) similarity of birth year to other census records (although his census ages vary), (2) being listed as a widower, (3) having 1877 as his year of immigration, consistent with the 1900 census, and (4) living in Newark, about 5 miles from his daughter and sons.
      - Year of birth would be 1857-1858, according to age (72 years) in 1930 U.S. Census for New Jersey, Essex County, E.D. 556, Sheet 9B, Line 76. Location of birth given as Ireland. Enumerated as Patrick Dolan, father-in-law in the household of Frank J. McDonough and his wife Mary McDonough (née Dolan).
      - Year of birth would be 1857, according to the age (75 years) at death, as found in the records of Holy Cross Cemetery and listed on the "Lot Inquiry List" for his gravesite provided to Robert M. Simon on 9 August 2011.

      MARRIAGE:
      - Wife's maiden surname identified as Lynch in handwritten notes by nephew, John J. Dolan.
      - Full date of 3 February 1881 and location given in St. James RC Church Marriage Register, Volume 1, page 148, as abstracted for Robert M. Simon in December 2010 by Maria McKeon, Parish Archivist. Maiden name given as Anna Lynch. Witnesses were Patrick McMenamin and Bridget Lynch.
      - Full date of 3 February 1881 also given in Philadelphia Marriage Register for 1881, page 146, line 5, on microfilm in the Philadelphia City Archives (Cabinet 7, Drawer 1, Reel 6). Couple described as Patrick Dolan, resident of Philadelphia, born Ireland, age 29; and Ann Lynch, resident Philadelphia, born U.S., age 23, both Roman Catholic.
      - Wife named as Annie in 1900 U.S. Census for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, E.D. 660, Sheet 2A, Line 52. Record states that they were married for 20 years, translated to a marriage in 1880. This is consistent with the above record in the St. James RC parish registers. In this census record, a 28-year old boarder named Charles T. Lynch is living with the family, which would be consistent with a maiden name of Lynch for the wife.
      - Listed as a widower in the 1910 and 1920 U.S. Censuses.
      - Wife named as Annie Lynch Dolan in his 1933 obituary.
      - Buried next to Annie Dolan in Holy Cross Cemetery, according to the Lot Inquiry List.

      IMMIGRATION:
      - Served as a witness to the August 1877 marriage of his sister, Ellen, in Philadelphia.
      - Year of immigration given as 1877 in 1900 U.S. Census. Enumerated as a naturalized citizen.
      - Year of immigration given as 1873 in 1910 U.S. Census. Enumerated as a naturalized citizen.
      - Year of immigration given as 1877 in 1920 U.S. Census. Naturalized in 1885.

      OCCUPATIONS:
      - Laborer (1880 U.S. Census)
      - Hostler (1880 Philadelphia City Directory)
      - Driver (1881, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894 Philadelphia City Directories; 1886 and 1889 birth records of sons)
      - Blacksmith (1882 record of daughter's birth)
      - Employee, Traction Co. (1897 and 1898 records of sons' births)
      - Motorman (1900, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1905 Philadelphia City Directories)
      - Motorman (1900 U.S. Census)
      - Driver, Livery Stable (1910 U.S. Census)
      - Laborer, foundry (1920 U.S. Census)

      ADDRESSES:
      In the following, the reference to the Philadelphia City Directory for a given year is a reference to the relevant annual volume of "Gospill's Philadelphia City Directory," published in the year mentioned by James Gospill or James Gospill's Sons, both of Philadelphia. Microfilm copies of the directories were viewed in the Philadelphia City Archives, Cabinet Number 0, by Robert M. Simon on 15 October 2010.
      - 4135 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1880 Philadelphia City Directory, page 474; 1880 U.S. Census; 1881 Philadelphia City Directory, page 453).
      - 4043 Ludlow Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1882 Philadelphia City Directory, page 433; 1884 Philadelphia City Directory, page 441).
      - 4041 Ludlow Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1886 Philadelphia City Directory, page 464; 1886 record of son's birth; 1887 Philadelphia City Directory, page 461; 1889 birth record of son; 1890 Philadelphia City Directory, page 503; 1891 Philadelphia City Directory, page 485; 1892 Philadelphia City Directory, page 499; 1893 Philadelphia City Directory, page 501).
      - 4055 Ludlow Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1889 Philadelphia City Directory, page 487).
      - 4045 Ludlow Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1894 Philadelphia City Directory, page 514; 1897 and 1898 birth records of sons; 1900 Philadelphia City Directory, page 583; 1900 U.S. Census (listed as renting, and only family residing at that address); 1901 Philadelphia City Directory, page 650).
      - 755 North 45th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1902 Philadelphia City Directory, page 621; 1904 Philadelphia City Directory, page 659; 1905 Philadelphia City Directory, page 679; 1910 U.S. Census -- record states that he owned this home; Boyd's Philadelphia City Directory, 1911, page 516).
      - 3114 Wallace Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1914 death certificate of his son, Philip Dolan).
      - 178 Fleming Avenue, Newark, New Jersey (1920 U.S. Census)
      - 197 Adelaide Street, Belleville, New Jersey (1933 obituary)

      DEATH:
      - Full date given as 9 January 1933 in obituary published in the Newark (NJ) Star-Eagle, 10 January 1933, page 21.
      - Consistent with date of interment (12 January 1933) in the records of Holy Cross Cemetery and listed on the "Lot Inquiry List" for his gravesite provided to Robert M. Simon on 9 August 2011.

      BURIAL:
      Full date for funeral in Nutley, New Jersey, given as 12 January 1933 in obituary published in the Newark (NJ) Star-Eagle, 10 January 1933, page 21.
      Full date of burial of 12 January 1933 and location in the records of Holy Cross Cemetery and listed on the "Lot Inquiry List" for his gravesite provided to Robert M. Simon on 9 August 2011. Buried in Section 4, Range 7, Lot 53, Grave 3 at 8 feet depth.

      ADDITIONAL FAMILY HISTORY INFORMATION: According to oral family history from John Joseph Dolan, one of his sons became a lawyer based in Chicago, Illinois. This information was roughly correct -- one of Patrick's sons became a lawyer in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

      OBITUARY: The following obituary was published in the Newark (NJ) Star-Eagle, 10 January 1933, page 21.
      "DOLAN -- At Belleville, N.J., on Monday, January 9, 1933. Patrick, beloved husband of Annie Lynch Dolan. Funeral from 197 Adelaide street, Belleville, on Thursday, January 12, at 8:15 A.M., to St. Mary's Church, Nutley, where at 9 o'clock a solemn high mass of requiem will be offered for the repose of his soul."

      POTENTIAL RECORDS:
      - A potential passenger list record for Patrick Dolan is on the S.S. Victoria, arriving in New York on 19 April 1877 from Glasgow and Moville. The issue here is that Patrick's age is given as 36, which would imply a birth in 1841. On the other hand, he is traveling with John McMenamin, age 27, which is certainly a surname from the Killeter area. An arrival in April 1877 would precede the birth of an illegitimate son in Ireland by two months.


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