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Michael Cleary left Waterford, Ireland, in 1846 at age 20. He entered the United States at Boston and moved on to Lancaster in east-central Massachusetts (now about an hour from Boston). He met and married Mary (Mae) Powers there. Mae Powers Cleary left County Cork when she was eleven. The young family remained for several years in Massachusetts. Edward, the eldest, was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts, October 25, 1855.

His parents, brothers and sisters, grandmothers, and other relatives moved to central Wisconsin in 1863. Michael, Mae and immediate family set a home on a farm at Black Creek, near Appleton.

The move to Antigo, Wisconsin, was impelled by the extension of a new rail line from Antigo to Ashland on Lake Superior. The first settlers in Antigo, the Delaglieses, built the first home in Antigo, a log cabin (shown as recently rebuilt on Superior Street). The Clearys are related to the Delagliese family through the Morrisseys.

Your help is needed to update, add, or correct the folllowing account.

THE SECOND GENERATION

From Appleton area to settling in Antigo

THE CHILDREN OF MICHAEL CLEARY: Edward-Morris-Michael-Ellen(Nell)-Catherine-Mary-Margaret (Sr. Aloysius, CSA) - disperse from the farm near Appleton.

EDWARD CLEARY-MARGARET MORRISSEY

Edward married Margaret Morrissey. They moved to Antigo, WI, about 1880. It was believed they were the second family to settle in Antigo.

EDWARD CLEARY-MARGARET MORRISSEY'S CHILDREN

John-Agnes-Raymond-Emmet-Aloysius-Margaret-Eugene Full names - John Edward, Agnes Marie, Raymond Walter, Emmet Vincent, Aloysius, Margaret, Eugene Morrissey.

Birthplaces: John, Two Rivers; Agnes, Oconto; the rest: Antigo.

Jack and Emmet moved to Chicago, Ray and Gene to Milwaukee, and Mick to Waterford, Wis.

Picture Labelled by Jack Cleary "The Brothers"

Gene, Larry Hall, Emmet, Charley, Cody, Phil, and Jack

JOHN EDWARD AND PAULINE MERCEDES GIBBONS CLEARY (1883-1970) (1886-1941) Marjorie
(xxx)-Vincent (1924)- River Forest, Ill., and Alexandria, Va

MARJORIE CLEARY AND STEVE RUSINKO

VINCENT WALTER CLEARY AND HELEN WATSON Vincent-Vern (1963) (1965) - Calistoga, CA

VINCENT CLEARY, JR (1963) and CINDY Children: Aidan and Cieran - Santa Rosa, Ca

The Twins:  Aidan and Cieran

VERN CLEARY (1965) and LESLIE Child: Ciera - San Jose, Ca.



CODYS-PAYANTS-SESILS - in and around Antigo and beyond.

AGNES CLEARY (1886-1934)AND CHARLES CODY (1886-1964) Married 1915. Children:
Margaret-Virginia-Kathleen-James (1918) (1920-1980) (1921) (1924)

MARGARET CODY AND DONNELL STOTT (1918) - Married (xxx) - Cody, WY/Cloverdale, CA

Susan-David-Lynn

SUSAN STOTT AND VERN STECK

DAVID STOTT AND JOY LAFAYETTE Angela-Shana

LYNN STOTT

Dr. Charles Payant

VIRGINA CODY AND DR. CHARLES PAYANT (1923) - Married 1949
Mary-Charles-Kathleen-Anne-James-Paul-John- (1950) (1951) (1952) (1954)(1956)(1957)(1959
Michael-Patricia-Maureen (1961) (1962) (1965) - Antigo, WI

MARY PAYANT AND JUDD SMITH (1949) - Married 1984 Betsy-Judd, Jr. (1985) (1987) - Antigo, WI

CHARLES CODY PAYANT AND MARGY (1952) Christian-Charles - Wausau, WI

KATHLEEN PAYANT AND PETER DUFFEK (1949) - Married 1975 Anthony-Peter-Michael-Daniel-Anton (1976) (1977) (1979) (1980) (1983)

ANNE PAYANT AND JOSEPH MCKENNA (1940) - Married 1974 Patrick-Virginia-Charles-John-Maureen & Therese-Paul (1975) (1976) (1977) (1979) (1980) (1982)

JAMES PAYANT AND BARABARA DOUCHETTE (1962) - Married 1988

PAUL PAYANT AND SHELLY SMITH (1958) - Married 1986 - Antigo, WI

JOHN AND DOBRA KAMINSKA (1956) - Married 1987 - Antigo, WI

MICHAEL PAYANT

PATRICIA PAYANT

MAUREEN PAYANT

KATHLEEN CODY AND ALOYSIUS SESIL (1912-1962) - Married 1956 Christine-James-Daniel-Joseph (1957) (1958) (1959)(1962) - Antigo, WI

CHRISTINE SESIL AND STEPHEN SCHULTZ (1957) - Married 1979 Kathleen-Stephen-Laura (1980) (1982) (1986) - Wausau, WI

JAMES SESIL (1958) – Rutgers University, NJ

DANIEL SESIL AND TERESA SCULLY - Married 1982 (1959) (1959) Megan (1987) - Yonkers, NY

JOSEPH EDWARD SESIL (1962) – Chicago, IL

KATHLEEN SESIL AND CHARLES PAYANT - Married 1982

JAMES EDWARD CODY AND LAUREL - Married (xxx)Michael-Shelly


RAYMOND WALTER AND ANITA KATHERINE GRUSCHOW - m. 1918 (1889-1952) (1890-1970) Robert Edward - Phillip Eugene (1920) (1927-1985) - Shorewood, Wis.

DORIS LORRAINE SODERBERG AND ROBERT EDWARD CLEARY - Married 1947 (1920) John David-Robert Arthur-Susan Anita-Paul Raymond- (1948) (1949) (1950) (1953) David Frederick-Jean Mary (1955) (1958) - Beaverton, OR

"The Brothers" 1996

John, Paul, David Schwartz, Bob, Ward Johnson, David

LEE BRAYMEN WESTON AND JOHN CLEARY - Married 1983 (1949) Erin Hart (1985)- Portland, OR

ROBERT ARTHUR CLEARY - Beaverton, OR

SUSAN ANITA AND DR.DAVID ALAN SCHWARTZ - Married 1975 (1945) Daniel Robert-Jeffrey Alan (1980) (1985) - San Rafael, CA

Daniel, Dr. David, Susan, and Jeffrey Schwartz

JACQUELINE LEE McINTRYRE AND PAUL CLEARY - Married 1981 (1952) Jamie Ann McIntyre-Casey Lorraine (1978) (1983)

MELODY ANN MAINZ AND DAVID CLEARY - Married 1983 (1955) Philip Richard (1988) - Beaverton, OR

JEAN AND WARD ALLEN JOHNSON - Married 1984 (1960) - Beaverton, OR


SHIRLEY JOSEPHINE LADEWIG AND PHILLIP CLEARY - Married 1952 Michael Patrick (1953)-Colleen Ann (1954)-Dennis James (1956) Kevin Robert (1959) - Tucson, AZ (?)

MICHAEL PATRICK CLEARY - FL

COLLEEN ANN DAVIS AND JOHN MICHAEL BROOKS KUNKEL - Married 1986 Justin Charles Davis (1981)-Taylor Blaise Kunkel (1986)-Hunter Cleary Kunkel (1988) - AZ

SHARON KAY COMBS AND DENNIS JAMES CLEARY - Married 1979 Tara Lianna (1981)-Jamie Denise (1984)-Caitlyn Rae (1984) TN(?)

RUTH ANN LATCH AND KEVIN ROBERT CLEARY - Married 1981 Darren MacKenzie (1982)-Keegan James (1984) - Phillip Shea (1989) - Nashville,TN


EMMET VINCENTAND MARY VIRGINIA NOVOTNY - Married 1924 (1893-1963) (1898-1974) Edward (1929) - River Forest, IL/Santa Cruz, CA

FR. EDWARD LOUIS CLEARY, O.P. - Ordained 1957 - Providence, RI

ALOYSIUS (RUBE) CLEARY (died about 1914)



JOSEPH LAWRENCE HALL, DDS, D MARGARET (MARQUETTE; MICK) CLEARY (1901-1973)
(1899-1979) Jeanne-Constance-Lawrence - Waterford, WI

JEANNE HALL AND JOSEPH DORSCHEL Children: Joseph (Jay), Greg, Ann, Matthew, Connie, Katie, Tina - Green Bay, WI

Jeanne and Joe Dorschel at 301 Simonet

GREG DORSCHELand LORRIE - Nashville, TN

CONSTANCE DORSCHEL- Green Bay, WI

Lt. Col. MATTHEW AND

ANN - Madison, WI

KATIE - Minneapolis, MN

TINA Dorschel - Madison, WI



MARY CARLIN RYAN AND LAWRENCE HENRY HALL - Married April 1959 (1932) (1932)
Sarah-Christopher-Marguerite - Mystic, CT

SARAH JEANNE HALL (1960) - CA

CHRISTOPHER EDWARD HALL AND KAISA BOWMAN - Married Sept. 1988 (1962) (1962?) - Sewickley, PA

MARGUERITE HALL (1964) - Mystic, CT



DR. EUGENE CLEARY AND GENEVIEVE MAHONEY Mary - Shorewood, WI

MARY AND CORNELIUS KENNY - address unknown



Settling at Antigo along with Morrisseys and Delaglieses

Margaret Morrissey married Edward Cleary, remember? The two families have been closely associated for more than 100 years.

MORRISSEY-SAUNDERS FAMILY from County Waterford settled in Appleton, WI moved to Antigo, WI

PATRICK MORRISSEY, SR. AND ELLEN FENNESSEY (1788-1881) (c.1800-1880) Patrick,
Jr.-Margaret-Ellen-Catherine-John-Johanna Married in County Waterford Came to USA in 1842

PATRICK MORRISSEY, JR. AND MARGARET SAUDERS (1820-1907) (1822-1885) Patrick came to USA with parents in 1842 Married in Massachusetts. Margaret-Ellen-Catherine-John-Johanna. MARGARET MORRISSEY - Married 3 times (O'Hara O'Conner Sommers) ELLEN MORRISSEY MARRIED A McGRAW CATHERINE MORRISSEY
MARRIED PAT HAYES JOHN MORRISSEY MARRIED ALICE DALEY JOHANNA MORRISSEY MARRIED PIERRE (PERRY) WALL

FAMILY OF PATRICK MORRSISEY, JR. AND MARGARET SAUNDERS Patrick III- Catherine- Ellen-John-Margaret-Tom-Mary Ann-Johanna

REV. PATRICK MORRISSEY III (1852-1892) CATHERINE MORRISSEY (1853-1871) ELLEN MORRISSEY (SR. SARAPHIM, C.S.A.) (1855-1925)REV. JOHN MORRISSEY (1856-1920) Ordained 6/24/1883 for Milwaukee Archdiocese MARGARET MORRISSEY MARRIED EDWARD CLEARY (1858-1938) (1858?-1918)

TOM MORRISSEY MARRIED ANNA ELIZABETH DELAGLISE (Daughter of (1859-1952) founder of Antigo) MARY ANN MORRISSEY (1861)JOHANNA MORRISSEY (1863-1944) (1861 FAMILY OF TOM MORRISSEY AND ANNA DELEGLISE Virginia-John-Gerald-Mary VIRGINIA MORRISSEY (1896-1973) JOHN F.MORRISSEY MARRIED LILA STANFORD GERALD MORRISSEY MARRIED ANNE SEIS BACON (1899-1975) MARY (MAE) MORRISSEY MARRIED HORATIO B. SWEETSER

Mae Sweetser is the oldest living relative of this generation.

This version is basically from 1988 and needs to be corrected and new names added (see below). This history was compiled in beginning in the late 1950's, much of it in conversations with Jack, Margaret, and Emmet Cleary, and Mae Taylor, whom Emmet Cleary said had the best living memory of the family. A visit to the Worcester, MA central public library helped as did a conversation with Prof. Powers of Worcester State University. The Morrissey family information was sent by Mae Sweetser.

Completing your part of the family story with names of spouses, spouses's family, children, and grandchildren, would be appreciated.

Also please correct and amend, as needed, and send to: Ed Cleary; Priory; Providence College; Providence, RI 02918; email:
ecleary@providence.edu

Phone: (401) 865-2094; Fax: (401) 865-2057.

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