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Skelly/Breen St. Columban connection - kelley - 01-02-2008
The Skelly family from St. Columban to the states:
Thanks to Bob Breen for generously sharing this information with me! ?Happy New Year!
Obituary of Elizabeth Skelly Breen (born in St. Columban to Michael Skelly and Judith O'Brien). ?Her husband, Thomas, was also from St. Columban. ?
Thomas Breen & Mary Keogh (Kehoe) are ?Thomas Breen's grandparents. Thomas' parents are Michael Breen and Ellen Shea. Thomas actually went by his middle name. He was born and baptized in St. Columban as Columban Thomas Breen, born 17 February 1868, he was baptized on 19 February 1868. Thomas died on 7 April 1954 in the Douglas County Hospital in Superior, Wisconsin. Thomas and Elizabeth (Skelly) are buried in Calvery Cemetery in Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin. Elizabeth died in her home at 1617 Hammond Avenue, Superior, Wisconsin on the 8th of May 1927. Their cemetery plot is E-2-9.