Which Generation are you?

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BEGIN IN IRELAND:

THE FIRST GENERATION IN AMERICA:

From Ireland to Worcester, Massachusetts to Black Creek, Wisconsin

Michael Cleary and Mae Powers

Michael Cleary came from Waterford in 1846 and settled for a time at Worcester, MA. He met Mae Powers at Worcester. She probably left County Cork when she was 11. Life for the Irish in Massachusetts at that time was not easy. Two of Mae's uncles may have been killed in the Worcester area. Mae and Michael left Worchester for Wisconsin. They settled on a farm at Black Creek near Appleton. Michael probably went to work at the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. Some of the seven children were born in Worchester. Edward, the person who established the family in Antigo, was born about 1856. The move to Antigo came when the Chicago Northwestern opened a new line from Antigo to Ashland, on Lake Superior. The pioneering family of the Delagliese built Antigo's first house, a log cabin, now rebuilt as an historical site on Suprior Street in Antigo. The Clearys are related to the Delagliese through the Morrisseys. (The gravesites of the two prioneering families adjoin one
another.)

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.

THE THIRD GENERATION (about 1883-1978)

Five brothers and two sisters raised in Antigo. Five move to Milwaukee or Chicago in the 1920s.

THE FOURTH GENERATION (1918-present)

Thirteen cousins: Margaret Cody Stott; Virgina Cody Payant (+1980); Kathleen Cody (Sesil) Payant; James Edward Cody; Robert Edward Cleary; Phillip Eugene Cleary (+1985); Marjorie Cleary Rusinko (+); Vincent Walter Cleary, Sr., Edward Louis Cleary; Jeanne Hall Dorschel; Constance Hall (+); Lawrence Henry Hall; and Mary Cleary Kenny.

Born and raised in Wisconsin or Illinois. Nine living cousins, now grandparents and great-grandparents are living in Antigo and Green Bay, WI; Beaverton, OR; Santa Rosa and Calistoga, CA; FL; Providence, RI; Mystic, CT; and one unknown location.

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Lawrence H. Hall

Larry Hall holds several graduate degrees including a Ph.D. in History from New York University. He taught in the Department of Foreign Languages (Portuguese and Brazilian studies) at the United States Military Academy for five years and, after retirement at West Point, was on the faculty at Connecticut College for several years. Earlier he lived for two years in Brazil, visiting almost all of its regions. He returned repeatedly, especially to the Amazon region. He now spends his winters working on a biography of a 19th century New London sea captain and lecturing, especially on South America and the Caribbean on cruise ships.

Before retiring, Larry served as a Politico-Mi1itary analyst on the Army Genera1 Staff and also worked with the State Department on several projects. He and his wife Mary, who was working in Germany, met and married in the 1ate 1955. Since then they have lived and traveled extensive1y in Europe, South America the United States, and Canada. Professor Hall has lectured on nearly sixty cruises and Mary, who shares his love for travel and the sea, has accompanied him.

The Halls live in the Historic District of Mystic, Connecticut, where they restored a house built in 1840. Both enjoy sailing, lobstering, and the quality of life in that small New England seaport town. They are active members of the Mystic Seaport Museum where Mary serves as a volunteer and Larry participates in the annua1 Maritime History Symposium.

Larry’s professional affiliations include the American Historica1 Association, the New England Conference on Latin American Studies, and several other academic groups. He is also a member of the Advisory Council of the Center for Defense Information in Washington, D.C.

THE FIFTH GENERATION (1949-present)

The oldest, John Cleary, turned 50 in 1998. Others crossed the forties threshold. Is the youngest already 30?

THE SIXTH GENERATION (about 1975-present)

Is the oldest Patrick McKenna (1975)? Youngest are new babies born in 1998 in Wisconsin. Does any of this generation have children?

IS

THERE A

SEVENTH GENERATION?