01-Peter Claffey b 29 June 1812, Moate,
Co. Westmeath, Ireland
02-+Mary McDonald (first wife) b @
1814, Co. Westmeath, Ireland
03-----James Claffie b 9 Oct 1844
Rochester, NY, d 05 Oct 1915
04-----+ Mary Regan b 21 June 1854
in Mendon, NY, d 14 Jan 1922
05-----------Alexander Trenton Claffee
b 11 Aug 1876 Honeoye Falls
06-----------+Lena Elizabeth Nichols
b 1883, d 1967
07------------------Arthur Trenton
Claffee b 13 July 1910 Indian Lake NY
08------------------James Nichols
Claffee b 21 Jan 1912, Old Forge, NY
09------------Alfred John Claffea
b 1880 in Honeoye Falls, NY, d 1940
10------------+Teresa Courneen Claffea
(Claffie)
11-------------------Elizabeth Bette
Claffie b 1923, d 1966
12-------------------Evelyn Claffie
13------------Arthur Morgan Claffee
b 12 June 1885 in Honeoye Falls
14------------+Julia C. Seary b 1884,
d 1968
15-------------------Robert Arthur
Claffee (twin) b 18 June 1911
16-------------------Thomas Claffee(twin)
b 18 June 1911, d 1911
17-------------------Frederick Regan
Claffee b13 Feb1914 d20Oct 1978
18-+Rosa McCune (2nd wife) b. 06 Nov
1814, Co. Westmeath, Ire.
19-----John Claffey b 27 May 1849
Honeoye Falls, NY, d 09 Sep 1867
20-----Patrick Claffey b 08 Oct 1851
Honeoye Falls d 29 June 1867
21-----Mary Ann Claffie b. 12 Sep
1853 Honeoye Falls d 05 Oct 1913
22-----Rosa Jane Claffey b 24 Jan
1859Honeoye Falls d 23 Mar 1869
NOTES:
Members of this family have used four
different spellings of the surname.
01-Peter Claffey-Arrived with wife
Mary from Liverpool at Port of NY 06 July
1835 on ship
Martha as a carpenter, filed citizenship papers in Mendon,
NY 17 Mar
1841, granted citizenship 02 May 1843 in Rochester, NY. 1840
began purchasing
property in Honeoye Falls. 1845-46 Rochester City
Directory
carriagemaker. Died 12 Jan 1867, buried St. Rose Roman
Catholic
Cemetery, Lima (Livingston Co.) NY
02-Mary McDonald Claffey-Have found
no record of death or burial.
03-James Claffie-Owned cooperage business
in Honeoye Falls. Baptised at
St. Mary's
Catholic Church in Rochester 24 Nov 1844, sponsors Jacob &
Bridget Cosgrave.
Buried St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery, Honeoye Falls, NY.
(See
obit page).
04-Mary Regan Claffie-Daughter of
John Regan of Co. Cork, Ireland and
Honora Madden Regan of Tipperary, Ireland. Buried St. Paul's
Catholic
Cemetery, Honeoye Falls, NY .
05-Alexander Trenton Claffee-School
teacher and principal, died 08 June
1957, buried
Locustwood Cemetery in Merchantsville, NJ.
06-Lena Nichols Claffee-School teacher,
daughter of Robert Burns Nichols
and Henrietta
Cornelia Brown Nichols of Indian Lake, NY. Married 01 Aug
1909.
Buried Locustwood Cemetery, Merchantsville, NJ.
(See
Bill Zullo page)
07-Arthur Morgan Claffee-School superintendent,
married Mildren E.
Shoemaker
daughter of Elias and Mabel Young Shoemaker of Haddon
Heights,
New Jersey, d 01 Feb 1989, buried Locustwood Memorial Park,
Cherry Hill,
NJ (See obit page).
08-James Nichols Claffee, Founder
of Bethel Colony of Mercy,
Christian Ministery to Alcoholics,
d 05 Mar 1996, married Eva
Frederika Larson in Blue Mt. Lake,
NY, daughter of John Otto and
Emma Saunders Larson of Ishpeming,
Michigan. They are buried in
Blue Ridge Memorial Park, Lenoir,
NC.
09-Alfred John Claffea (Claffie) Lived
in Corning, NY. Buried St.
Paul's Roman Catholic Cemetery in
Honeoye Falls, NY
10-Teresa Courneen Claffea, b 1894
NY, d 1978. Daughter of Mrs.
Mary Courneen of Mendon, NY.
Worked as saleswoman in dry
goods store in Mendon.
11-Elizabeth Bette Claffie-Used name
of Bette Borden in Radio and
TV work in Rochester, NY, buried St.
Paul's Catholic Cemetery,
Honeoye Falls, NY.
12-Evelyn Claffie-No information.
13-Arthur Morgan Claffee-Graduated
from Genesee Wesleyan
Seminary in 1905. Worked first
as clerk and stenographer for Lehigh
Valley, Erie, and Grand Truck Railroad.
In 1909 worked as
stenographer at M. D. Knowlton Co.
and in 1912 was promoted to
New England representative of that
company covering all of New
England and the Maritime Provinces
of Canada. In 1931 he became
a salesman in the Box Division of
Bird & Son and in 1932 was
promoted to Division Manager of the
Shoe Carton Division. In 1937
he was made Sales Manager of Bird
& Son. Lived in Newton Center,
MA, buried St. Paul's Cemetery, Honeoye
Falls, NY.
14-Julia C. Seary Claffee-Lived in
Newton Center, MA, buried St.
Paul's Cemetery, Honeoye Falls, NY.
15-Robert Arthur Claffee-Born Rochester,
NY, Mechanical Engineer,
Northeastern University, career Col.
in US Army, hometown Boston,
retired to Clearwater, FL, d. 1956.
16-Thomas Claffee-Lived about two
weeks.
17-Frederick Regan Claffee-He and
his wife Roberta had a daughter
named Gail Patricia Claffee b 28 Dec
1942 in Bridgeport, CT. He
died in Fairfield, CT.
18-Rosa McCune Claffey-Daughter of
Owen and Mary McCune,
occupation Nurse, died 24 Aug 1884,
buried St. Rose's Catholic
Cemetery in Lima, NY (Livingston Co.).
19-John Claffey-No data, died age
18.
20-Patrick Claffey-Died age 16, census
labels him "idiot" which
denotes severe mental retardation
with abilities below that of a
normal three year old. Buried
St. Rose Catholic Cemetery in Lima,
NY (Livingston Co.).
21-Mary Ann Claffie-Unmarried, occupation
milliner, lived in Buffalo,
NY. (See obit page)
22-Rosa Jane Claffey-Died age 10,
buried St. Rose Catholic
Cemetery in Lima, NY (Livingston Co.) |