<span class=prefix>Dr</span> Robert Fennelly

Dr Robert Fennelly

Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
22 Sep 1828 (aged 53)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.3745514, Longitude: -71.1480709
Plot
ELM AVENUE, Lot 814
Memorial ID
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A Genealogical and Biographical History of the Descendants of Griffin and Alice Craft, of Roxbury, Mass., compiled by James M. Crafts and William F. Crafts, pg 107, print, Northampton, MA . 1893 (Google Books): IV. Sarah Bell. b. in Boston, 14 Nov., 1854; m. [13 Jan 1775] to [Valentine] Fennelly and d. 27 May, 1790. Had 2 ch.: 1. Robert Fennelly, b. in Boston, 22 Mch., 1775; m. Elizabeth F. Hilt. She was b. in Waldoboro, Me., 1 Oct., 1779. He d. 22 Sept., 1828. She d. in Boston, 26 Jan., [1857]. 2. Katherine Fennelly, b. in Boston 28 Nov., 1780.

The history of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, Biographies, Second Edition, by Zachariah Gardner Whitman, pg 171; print, Boston, MA . 1842 (Google Books): Lieut. Robert Fennelly, Boston, Apothecary, highly respected. He aquired a handsome estate but had no children. Lieut. of the Ar Co. 1815. Alderman. Representative. He died Sept. 22, 1828, aged 53.

Columbian Centinel dated 24 Sep 1828, Boston, MA: Fennelly, Robert, a member of the board of Aldermen, died in Boston, Monday, aged 58 [53] yrs., 6 mos.

Note: His death age comes to March 1770 because of a transcribing error, and he is recorded by as being born 22 March 1775 in a book above. His parents m. two months before his birth? Was he b. 22 Mar 1776 (52y, 6m)? Are there any recs without error for this family?
A Genealogical and Biographical History of the Descendants of Griffin and Alice Craft, of Roxbury, Mass., compiled by James M. Crafts and William F. Crafts, pg 107, print, Northampton, MA . 1893 (Google Books): IV. Sarah Bell. b. in Boston, 14 Nov., 1854; m. [13 Jan 1775] to [Valentine] Fennelly and d. 27 May, 1790. Had 2 ch.: 1. Robert Fennelly, b. in Boston, 22 Mch., 1775; m. Elizabeth F. Hilt. She was b. in Waldoboro, Me., 1 Oct., 1779. He d. 22 Sept., 1828. She d. in Boston, 26 Jan., [1857]. 2. Katherine Fennelly, b. in Boston 28 Nov., 1780.

The history of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, Biographies, Second Edition, by Zachariah Gardner Whitman, pg 171; print, Boston, MA . 1842 (Google Books): Lieut. Robert Fennelly, Boston, Apothecary, highly respected. He aquired a handsome estate but had no children. Lieut. of the Ar Co. 1815. Alderman. Representative. He died Sept. 22, 1828, aged 53.

Columbian Centinel dated 24 Sep 1828, Boston, MA: Fennelly, Robert, a member of the board of Aldermen, died in Boston, Monday, aged 58 [53] yrs., 6 mos.

Note: His death age comes to March 1770 because of a transcribing error, and he is recorded by as being born 22 March 1775 in a book above. His parents m. two months before his birth? Was he b. 22 Mar 1776 (52y, 6m)? Are there any recs without error for this family?

Gravesite Details

Re-interred 30 Oct 1853 from tomb 9, North Church, Boston; in the lot of Oliver Carter.