John Francis Bradley

1827 - 1907  (79 years)

• Name	John Francis Bradley
  Birth	24 Jun 1827	Oldcastle (town), Oldcastel Parish, Meath Dioceses, Co. Meath
  Christening	27 Jun 1827	Oldcastle (town), Oldcastel Parish, Meath Dioceses, Co. Meath
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Jun 1907	Milford, Worcester, Co., Mass.
  Burial	19 Jun 1907	St.Mary's Ch., Catholic Cemeter, Milford, Ma.
  Person ID	I12140	Clan Montgomery
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2005

  
  

  Father	owen Bradley,   b. 12 May 1799, Oldcastle (town), Oldcastel Parish, Meath Dioceses, Co. Meath d. 6 May 1874, Milford, Worcester, Co., Mass. (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Sheridan,   b. 26 Dec 1803, Oldcastle (town), Oldcastle Parish, Meath Dioceses, Co. Meath d. 7 May 1875, Milford, Worcester, Co., Mass. (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	15 Jul 1824	Oldcastle, Catholic Ch., Oldcastle, Co.Meath
  Family ID	F3811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ellen Harrington,   b. Abt 1849, Frederickton, New Brunswick, Canada d. 15 Mar 1934, Milford, Ma., Worcester, Co. (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F3955	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Anna Mc Avenna*,   b. Abt 1832, Ireland d. Bef 1870, Ma. (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1850
  Children	1. Owen II Bradley,   b. 18 Jul 1851, Milford, Ma., Worecester, Co.   2. Mary Ann Bradley,   b. 25 Dec 1852, Milford, Ma., Worcester, Co. d. 19 May 1873, Milford, Ma., Worecester, Co. (Age 20 years)   3. Martha (Marthaw) Margaret (louisa) Bradley,   b. 24 Oct 1853, Medway, Ma., Norfolk, Co. d. 15 May 1874, Grafton, Worchester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 20 years)   4. James Bradley,   b. 19 Feb 1858, Milford, Ma., Worcester, Co.   5. Edward Francis Bradley,   b. 7 May 1866, Milford, Ma., Worcester, Co.
  Family ID	F3953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2015

  
  

  Family 3	Mary F. Cook,   b. 30 Nov 1836, Ireland d. 9 Jul 1884, Milford, Ma., Worcester, Co. (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	20 Feb 1870	Milford, Ma., St. Mary's Ch.
  Family ID	F3954	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2015

  
  

• Notes

  His baptismal sponsors were Pat Sheridan and Anne Bradley. John was a Carriage Maker in Ireland and in the US. He had his own business. He also worked as a bootmaker when he first arrived in Milford to get money to start his business. We think his father, Owen, also worked in the business as a wheelwright. The business was located on Central. They also lived on Central. There is no record of his marriage to Anna Mc Avenna in Milford, Town or Church records. There are records of his 2nd marriage, both church and civil. The third marriage is also a mystery. John had only 5 children, all by his first wife, Anna Mc Avenna. *On John's burial record "Ellen Bradley" (wife #3) was the last recorded owner of the cemerty plot in the Catholic Cemetery. She passed away in 1934. Cause of death on his death certificate was Congestive Asthma. The Physician's Certificate states he attended John from June 14, 1907 to June 17, 1907 a period of three days, and the cause of death was Bronchial Asthma. The Undertaker was J.B. Edwards of Milford. John and a number of his children as well as other Bradley members, who lived in Milford, died of Consumption or Asthma of some kind. We did some research because of the asthma and allergies present in the children and grand children of Louise Bradley Montgomery. This is what we found: CONSUMPTION - A wasting away of the body, especially Phthisis or pulmonary tuberculosis. - PHTHISIC- Affected with phthisis, a popular name for Asthma. - PHTHISIS -A disease marked by progressive wasting or emaciation of the body, obstinate cough, with the expectoration of opaque matter and sometimes blood, loss of strength, hectic fever, nigth sweats and diarrhea. Caused by the presence of the TUBERCULE BACILLUS in the lungs. An interesting bit of information is, in those days, the wife's name was not used on the Death Returne, even if they were married or divorced. We do not know why. This was given o us by the Town Clerk's Office. The Bradley Family Plot in The Catholic Cemetery is Lot #10, Section B, Division D. Ellen Bradley was the last recorded owner of the plot and she died 15 Mar. 1934. She lived at 19 Spring St., Milford, MA.