Richard Joseph Dennehy

1915 - 1984  (69 years)

• Name	Richard Joseph Dennehy  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	1915	Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2, 4, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1940	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  	Occupation: Laborer; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1950	San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA   [4]
  	Occupation: Ord Mance; Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital Status: Married to Sophie
  FSID	GQC8-NKT  [8]
  Residence	Feb 1959	San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
  Death	20 Jul 1984  [6]
  Burial	Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo, California, USA
  Person ID	I32591	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Michael Joseph Dennehey,   b. 20 Aug 1874, Cork, Ireland d. 22 May 1947 (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Ellen Moriarty,   b. 26 Oct 1882, Bear River, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 25 Feb 1959 (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	20 Oct 1903	Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [9]
  Family ID	F18597	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mildred Ann Toomey,   b. 1914   d. 7 Jan 1939 (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	1938	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Mildred Ann Dennehey,   b. 29 Nov 1938, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 2 Aug 1982, General Trippler Army General Hospital, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F18598	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Sophie Blanche 'Sunny' Balandis,   b. 1913, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA d. 18 Jan 2005 (Age 92 years)
  Children	1. Carol Francis Dennehy,   b. 11 Sep 1944, San Francisco, California, USA d. 26 Jun 2019, Colma, San Mateo, California, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mildred Ann Dennehey,   b. 29 Nov 1938, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 2 Aug 1982, General Trippler Army General Hospital, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: Stepchild]
  Family ID	F18599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1915 - Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1920 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 1938 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Census - Occupation: Laborer; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1940 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Census - Occupation: Ord Mance; Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital Status: Married to Sophie - 1950 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Residence - Feb 1959 - San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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