The Tracy Line

Helen Agnes Weber and Thomas Francis Tracy

Sacred Heart Church, Lexington, MA - October 12, 1929.

Tracy - this line has been traced back to county Carlow, Ireland. Michael Tracy married Annie Maher. Michael and Annie had at least two children, Michael (b. September 1845) and Jeremiah. Michael (jr) immigrated to the US in 1873 and married Hannah Quinlan, they did not have any children. Jeremiah married Mary Hanlon. Jeremiah and Mary had at least 4 children, John H. (b. 1/6/1865), Annie H. (b. 2/26/1867), Thomas (b. 12/24/1868) and Mary (b. 12/03/1874).

John, Annie and Thomas were born in Borris, Carlow, Ireland. John immigrated to the US abt. 1885 (An interesting fact about John Tracy is that John Tracy is listed in the 1900 US census as John Hanlon. It seems as though he was occasionally using his mother’s maiden name). He married Elizabeth Gainey (b. 2/24/1863) who immigrated to the US abt. 1884. John and Elizabeth had five children; Mary J (b. 9/16/1894), John X (b. 12/19/1896), Elizabeth A (b. 01/08/1899), Esther A (b. 4/15/1900) and Thomas Francis (b. 8/31/1901). All of John and Elizabeth’s children were born in Somerville, MA.

Mary never married, John died as a child, Elizabeth married John Quirk, Esther married John Landrigan and Thomas married Helen Weber in Lexington MA on October 12, 1929. (Picture to the left)

Family Records

Family Pictures

Family Records

Thomas Francis Tracy and Helen (Weber) on their wedding day (October, 1929)

Thomas Francis Tracy and Helen (Weber) on their 5oth anniversary (October, 1979)

The Brett Family

The Tracy Family Christening Dress (cir. 1972)

The Tracy Family Grave

Birth/Baptism Records

Marriage Records

Arthur Weber & Marion Brett

Thomas Tracy & Helen Weber

Death Records

Helen (Webber) Tracy

Michael Tracy

Mary Tracy

History of the Tracy Family Christening Gown

Tracy Family Christening Dress

The Tracy Family Christening Dress was made for the Tracy Family in Ireland in the late 1800’s. It was sent to John and Elizabeth Tracy. All of John and Elizabeth Tracy’s children and many of their descendants (about 40 people to date) have been christened in this dress. The listing that follows includes the names, birth dates and places of christening for all of the first generation descendants. The dress was made of the finest cotton. The fact that the dress has survived, at this writing after some 108 years of use, is proof of that quality.

Due to privacy reasons the 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th generation descendants are not listed.

First Generation:

Name	Birth Date	Christening Location
Mary J. Tracy	Sept 16^th 1894	St. Joseph’s – Somerville, MA
John X. Tracy	1895	St. Joseph’s – Somerville, MA
Elizabeth A. Tracy	1898	St. Joseph’s – Somerville, MA
Esther A. Tracy	April 15^th 1900	St. Joseph’s – Somerville, MA
Thomas F. Tracy	August 30^th 1901	St. Joseph’s – Somerville, MA

The Tracy Family Grave

The Tracy Family Grave is located in St. Patrick’s Cemetary, Watertown, MA. The following people are buried in this plot:

Michael Tracy

Hannah (Quinlan) Tracy

Thomas Tracy

Annie H. Tracy

John L. Landrigan

Esther A. (Tracy) Landrigan

Additionally, there are two infants buried there whose names are not on the stone, Terrance John Tracy & Todd Jeffery Tracy.

Inscription:

Side One

Side Two

MICHEAL TRACY

DIED JULY 14, 1907

AGED 62 YEARS

HANNAH TRACY

DIED APRIL 26, 1930

AGED 84 YEARS

RESQUESCANT IN PACE

THOMAS TRACY

DIED AUGUST 20, 1893

AGED 25 YEARS

ANNIE H. TRACY

DIED MAY 31, 1952

AGED 84 YEARS

JOHN L. LANDRIGAN b. 3/2/07 d. 4/1983

ESTHER A. LANDRIGAN b.4/15/1900 d.3/6/1998

Surnames

Brett	Darcy	Dore	Gainey	Hanlon	Kemper	Maher	McCarthy
Quinlan	Tracy	Weber

Brett

This Brett Line has been traced back to county Kilkenny in Ireland. The earliest ancestor found to date is William Brett. His son, Thomas Brett married Mary Darcy in St. Mary’s Church, Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland on February 2^nd 1879.

One of their children, Marion was living in Newark, NJ in 1907. Marion married Arthur Charles Weber in the Second German Presbyterian Church in Newark, NJ on February 10, 1907.

Descendants of William Brett

1 William Brett Unknown

+ Uknown

........ 2 Thomas Brett 1860 - Unknown

............ +Mary Darcy 1855 - Unknown

................... 3 William Brett 1880 - Unknown

................... 3 Edward Brett 1881 - Unknown

................... 3 Thomas Brett 1883 - Unknown

................... 3 Marion Theresa Brett 1886 - 1959

....................... +Arthur Charles Weber 1880 - Unknown

.............................. 4 Arthur Weber 1908 - Unknown

.................................. +Katherine Creamer

.............................. 4 Helen Agnes Weber 1909 - 1985

.................................. +Thomas Francis Tracy Sr. 1901 - 1990

.............................. 4 Ellsworth Weber 1912 - 1978

.................................. +Joan Cirella

.............................. 4 Elizabeth Weber 1918 - 2000

.................................. +Arthur Chick 1917 - 1995

.............................. 4 Louis Weber 1922 - 2000

.................................. +Sophie Misloski Private -

................... 3 Ann Brett 1889 – Unknown

Darcy

There has been no research done on this line to date. All that is known is that Mary Darcy married Thomas Brett in St. Mary’s Church, Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland on February 2^nd 1879.

Descendants of Edward Darcy

1 Edward Darcy

........ 2 Mary Darcy 1855 - Unknown

............ +Thomas Brett 1860 - Unknown

................... 3 William Brett 1880 - Unknown

................... 3 Edward Brett 1881 - Unknown

................... 3 Thomas Brett 1883 - Unknown

................... 3 Marion Theresa Brett 1886 - 1959

....................... +Arthur Charles Weber 1880 - Unknown

.............................. 4 Arthur Weber 1908 -

.................................. +Katherine Creamer

.............................. 4 Helen Agnes Weber 1909 - 1985

.................................. +Thomas Francis Tracy Sr. 1901 - 1990

.............................. 4 Ellsworth Weber 1912 - 1978

.................................. +Joan Cirella

.............................. 4 Elizabeth Weber 1918 - 2000

.................................. +Arthur Chick 1917 - 1995

.............................. 4 Louis Weber 1922 - 2000

.................................. +Sophie Misloski Private -

................... 3 Ann Brett 1889 – Unknown

Dore

There has been very little research done on this line to date. Please see Quinlan for information on this line.

Descendants of Mary Dore

1 Mary Dore - Unknown

. +Bartholomew Quinlan - Unknown

........ 2 Hannah Quinlan 1846 - 1930

............ +Michael Tracy 1845 - 1907

Gainey

Most of what is known about the Gainey’s comes from research on the Tracy line. It is believed that this family originated from county Cork in Ireland. Elizabeth Gainey (b. 2/24/1863) married John Tracy. She was born in county Cork. Her parents were William Gainey and Mary McCarthy.

Descendants of William Gainey

1 William Gainey - Unknown

. +Mary McCarthy - Unknown

........ 2 Elizabeth Gainey 1863 - 1953

............ +John H. Tracy 1865 - 1952

................... 3 Mary J. Tracy 1894 - 1970

................... 3 John X. Tracy 1895 - 1910

................... 3 Elizabeth A. Tracy 1898 - Unknown

....................... +John Quirk - Unknown

................... 3 Esther Ann Tracy 1900 - 1998

....................... +John L. Landrigan 1907 - 1983

................... 3 Thomas Francis Tracy Sr. 1901 - 1990

....................... +Helen Agnes Weber 1909 - 1985

Hanlon

This line has been traced to County Carlow, Ireland. Mary Hanlon married Jeremiah Tracy (some research has indicated Darby as a first name for Jeremiah). Mary and Jeremiah were married on February 9, 1864 in Borris, Carlow, Ireland and had at least 3 children, John(b. 1/6/1865), Annie(b. 2/26/1867) and Thomas (b. 12/24/1868). An interesting fact about John Tracy is that he is listed in the 1900 US census as John Hanlon. It seems as though he was occasionally using his mother’s maiden name.

Recent research shows in the 1893 Town Directory for the town of Waltham MA indicates that one, Mary H. Hanlon., widow of Darby, boards Newton, cor. River. I believe this is the same Mary Tracy (nee Hanlon) mentioned above. It is unclear if Jeremiah (Darby) ever came to the U.S.

Descendants of James Hanlon

1 James Hanlon

........ 2 Mary Hanlon - Unknown

............ +Jeremiah Tracy 1846 - Unknown

................... 3 John H. Tracy 1865 - 1952

....................... +Elizabeth Gainey 1863 - 1953

.............................. 4 Mary J. Tracy 1894 - 1970

.............................. 4 John X. Tracy 1895 - 1910

.............................. 4 Elizabeth A. Tracy 1898 - Unknown

.................................. +John J. Quirk - Unknown

.............................. 4 Esther A. Tracy 1900 - 1998

.................................. +John L. Landrigan 1907 - 1983

.............................. 4 Thomas Francis Tracy Sr. 1901 - 1990

.................................. +Helen Agnes Webber 1909 - 1985

................... 3 Annie H. Tracy 1867 – 1952

................... 3 Thomas Tracy 1868 – 1893

Kemper

This is a line of German descent. There is still little known about this line. Margaretha Kemper was apparently from Bremen, Germany. She married Louis Weber abt. 1879 in the U.S. They had 6 children: Arthur Charles (b. 11/8/1880), Clara Gertrude (b. 2/1882), Louis (b. 7/1883), Freda (b. 8/1886), Helmuth (b. 8/1891) and Henrietta (b. 11/1896). Arthur married Marion Brett (b. 12/25/1886) in the Second German Presbyterian Church in Newark, NJ on February 10, 1907. Arthur and Marion had 5 children, Arthur, Helen (b. 3/27/1909), Ellsworth (b. 9/12/1912), Elizabeth (b. 11/1/1918) and Louis (b.11/8/1922). Helen married Thomas Tracy in Lexington MA on October 12, 1929.

Descendants of Margaretha Kemper

1 Margaretha Kemper 1855 - Unknown

. +Louis Weber 1855 - Unknown

........ 2 Arthur Charles Weber 1880 - Unknown

............ +Marion Theresa Brett 1886 - 1959

................... 3 Arthur Weber Private -

....................... +Katherine Creamer Private -

................... 3 Helen Agnes Weber 1909 - 1985

....................... +Thomas Francis Tracy Sr. 1901 - 1990

................... 3 Ellsworth Weber 1912 - 1978

....................... +Joan Cirella

................... 3 Elizabeth Weber 1918 - 2000

....................... +Arthur Chick 1917 - 1995

................... 3 Louis Weber 1922 - 2000

....................... +Sophie Misloski Private -

........ 2 Clara Gertrude Weber 1882 - Unknown

........ 2 Louis Weber 1883 - Unknown

............ +Mary 1878 -

........ 2 Freda Weber 1886 - Unknown

........ 2 Helmuth Weber 1891 - Unknown

........ 2 Henrietta Weber 1896 - Unknown

Maher

There has been very little research done on this line to date. Most of what is known came from research on the Tracy line. It is known that it can be traced to Ireland. Annie Maher married Michael Tracy. They had at least two children, Michael (b. September 1845) and Jeremiah.

Descendants of Annie Maher

1 Annie Maher Unknown - Unknown

. +Michael Tracy Unknown - Unknown

........ 2 Michael Tracy 1845 - 1907

............ +Hannah Quinlan 1846 - 1930

........ 2 Jeremiah Tracy 1846 - Unknown

............ +Mary Hanlon - Unknown