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Subject: Various Brennans etc. in Dover/Rollinsford
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 22:51:14 EDT

I went to Dover/Rollinsford/S.Berwick in late October 2004 and checked for
Brennan/Brennen & other name variations from 1865 to 1885 at the city halls in
those towns and at the Dover Public Library.

Here are some listings:

Dover, Great Falls & Rochester Directory, Dean Dudley Publ. at Dover Public
Library

1867 - p.16, all Dover
Ann Brennan - widow, house Payne
Dennis Brennan - Cochecho Mills, house Waldron, n. Orchard
Elizabeth Brennan - widow, house 56 Payne

1869 - p. 16, all ditto, all Dover

1872 - sorry, forgot the page #, all Dover
Elizabeth Brennan - ditto
Dennis Brennan - ditto
Michael Brennan - printery, house Waldron
Phillip Brennan - laborer, house Young

1872 - Great Falls (Rollinsford), p.99
William Brennan - GFM Co, house, Portland St.

1874 - all Dover, p.13,
Elizabeth Brennan - ditto
Michael Brennan - laborer, h.r. Waldron, near Green
Phillip Brennan - laborer, house School near Main
John Brennen - laborer, bds, Sarah Brennan's Waldron
Michael Brennen - at the printery, h.First, n. Chestnut
Michael Brennen - at the printery, bds, S. Brennans
Sarah Brennen - widow, h. Waldron, opp. Walnut

1874 Great Falls, p. 101
William Brennan - GFM Co., house Union

1876/1877 - all Dover, p.15
Dennis Brennan - at Sawyer Woolen Mills, h. Waldron
Phillip Brennan - laborer, h. School n. Main
John Brennen - laborer, bds D. Brennan's
p.16
Michael Brennen - fitter-up, h. First n. Chestnut
Michael Brennen - at printery, bds. D. Brennen's Walnut (died)
Michael Brennen - laborer, h. Waldron

1874/6 Great Falls - p.136
William Brennan - GFM Co. house Union

1882/3 Dover, p. 31
Dennis Brennan, Mrs. - h. Waldron
Elizabeth Brennan - h. Payne
James Brennan - laborer, h. Green
John Brennan - laborer, bds. Mrs. D. Brennan's Waldron
Phillip Brennan- pentographer, h. School n. Main
Michael Brennan - bds. Cath. Printy's, h. St. Thomas
Michael Brennen - laborer, h.r. Waldron
Thomas F. Brennen - laborer, h. Green

no William Brennan in Great Falls 1882 or 1884/5

Great Falls Manufacturing Co., inc. 1823. present capital $1,500,000. has 6
mills containing 92,000 spindles & 2200 looms. Manufactures plain cotton cloth
from 28" to 50" width, yarns from 14 to 40. Sheeting, shirting, drilling
cloth, drills, flannels & bags. Employs 1800 hands, males & females; uses 10,000
bales cotton per annum from which is made 14,500,000 yards cloth. Also a
bleachery w/capacity of bleaching 3 tons goods a day. Employs about 34 hands &
pays out monthly for labor & material, more than $2000.

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Rollinsford Town Records
William Henry Brennan, b. Jul 9, 1881 in R'ford
to William H. Brennan, b. England, mule spinner and
Mary J. O'Donnell, b. Ire.
both reside R'ford

Annie Brennan, b. July 13, 1878 in R'ford
to James Brennan, b. England, mill operative and
Mary J. Brennan, b. R'ford

James Brannan, 26, laborer, b. Ire, to Phil & Ann married June 14, 1875 to
Mary Duffee, 20, b. Ire
F H Bouvier Clergy
first marriage for both

Martin Brennan, died S 26, 1883, aged 58

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There were no Brennans listed as being baptised in Rollinsford area Catholic
diocese records during the late 1860s thru early 1870s period.

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from Dover City Hall, all born Dover

Mary A. Brennin b. F 20, 1869 to Dennis & Sarah. 7th child, p.36

Mary H. Brennan b. Aug 1, 1868 to Michael & Bridget. lst child, p.37

Catherine Brennan b. D 24, 1870 to Michel & Bridget. 2nd child, p.44

Mary Ellen Brennan b. Apr 11, 1871 to Michael & Ann. 4th child, p. 49

Joseph M. Brennan b. D 1, 1872 to Martin J. & Ann. 6th child, p.51

Anna Brennan b. D 31, 1873 to Michael & Anna. 4th child, p.57. (looks odd
but that's what it read.)

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There were no Brennans listed in S. Berwick vital records at town hall for
the late 1860s & 70s.



Hope this helps someone.

I am following a Mary Jane Brennan, born 1872-74 Salmon Falls (Rollinsford)
to William & Mary Jane Brennan. She married Charles Pembun 1892 in Lynn, MA.

Margot

Margot Cahalane Hayes
researching
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Wallace - SCT>N.IRL>VA>TN>IN
Rhea - IRL>VA>IN
Cahalane, Moriarty, Wren in Co. Kerry, IRL, NH
Harrison in Co. Leitrim, IRL
Van Horn - NY>NJ>NY
Law - Lancashire>IRL>Nottinghamshire>MA

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