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Ellen Broderick[1, 2]

Female 1836 - 1918  (81 years)

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  • Name Ellen Broderick  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Birth Apr 1836  Cork, Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Gender Female 
    _UID 6D5427595247184090FC306F0ECB8B11D2E7 
    Death 6 Feb 1918  Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    Cause: Senile decay 
    Burial 8 Feb 1918  Mount Olivet Cemetery, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    Notes 
    • 1850 US census, 14, p. 231, res. 420, household 688

      1880 US census - Ellen Powers, residing next door to John Broderick and wife, in Janesville, WI.
    Person ID I46  broderick
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2016 

    Father John Broderick,   b. Abt 1800, Cork, Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1850 (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth (Broderick),   b. Abt 1804, Cork, Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1880, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1824  Cork, Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F13  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anthony Powers,   b. May 1832, Waterford, Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1905, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage Between 1850 and 1854  St. Patrick's R.C. Church, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. William Powers,   b. Abt 9 Nov 1854, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1860 (Age 5 years)
     2. Anthony Powers,   b. Abt 1858, Prob Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1860 and 1870, Prob Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     3. Powers   d. Bef 1875
     4. Daniel Powers,   b. Jul 1863, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1907, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
     5. Mary Ellen Powers,   b. Jan 1864, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 1943, Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     6. Margaret A. Powers,   b. 22 Nov 1869, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1936, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     7. Powers,   b. Between 1870 and 1875, Prob Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1875 and 1880, Prob Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 5 years)
     8. Powers,   b. Between 1870 and 1875, Prob Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. Between 1875 and 1880, Prob Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 5 years)
     9. William Powers,   b. Aug 1873, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1905, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)
     10. Catherine Powers,   b. Mar 1876, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1953, Prob Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F190  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Jun 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Apr 1836 - Cork, Munster, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Between 1850 and 1854 - St. Patrick's R.C. Church, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Senile decay - 6 Feb 1918 - Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 8 Feb 1918 - Mount Olivet Cemetery, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S313] Publisher varies, Janesville City Directory, (Title and publisher varies. Included in Ancestry.com datebase on-line: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta).), See text. (Reliability: 3).
      Vol. VII, 1907, img 120, p 226.
      Powers, Ellen (wid. Anthony), h. 7 Jefferson.
      Also at same address, Daniel Powers, laborer.
      Adjacent entry: Powers, Anthony (73) died Sept. 12, '05.

    2. [S5] St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Watervliet, NY, Parish Register, St. Patrick's R.C. Church, Watervliet, NY (formerly, West Troy), (Notes made by Stanton M. Broderick from original records at parish office in 1972. St. Patrick's parish was conolidated by the Diocese of Albany, NY, along with St. Bridget's of Watervliet, St. Joseph's of Green Island, Immaculate Conception of Watervliet, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel of Watevliet and Sacred Heart of Mary of Watervliet into a new parish, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, 2416 7th Avenue, Watervliet, NY 12189. The last mass was held at St. Patrick's on 25 Sep 2011. The church, rectory and school were sold and demolished in April, 2013.), See text. (Reliability: 3).
      William Power, baptized Nov. 9, 1854, mother Ellen Broderick, father Anthony Power.

    3. [S83] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 7th, 1850, (Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), NY, Albany, West Troy, p 121, img 89, ln 34 (Reliability: 3).
      Ellen Broderick, age 14, no occ., born Ireland.
      Dwelling 422, household 688.

    4. [S75] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 8th, 1860, (Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Wisconsin > Rock > Janesville Wd 2 > img 29, p 74, ln 12 (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Ellen Powers
      Age in 1860: 26
      Birth Year: abt 1834
      Birthplace: Ireland
      Home in 1860: Janesville Ward 2, Rock, Wisconsin
      Gender: Female
      Post Office: Janesville
      Occ. (none)
      Unable to read or write.
      Dwelling 604, household 590.
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Anthony Powers 30
      Ellen Powers 26
      Anthony Powers 2

    5. [S45] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 9th, 1870, (Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Wisconsin > Rock > Janesville Wd 4 > img 18, p 18, ln 8 (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Bridget Powers
      Age in 1870: 35
      Birth Year: abt 1835
      Birthplace: Ireland
      Home in 1870: Janesville Ward 4, Rock, Wisconsin
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Post Office: Janesville
      Occ.: Keeps house
      Both parents of foreign birth
      Dwelling 129, household 188
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Anthony Powers 40
      Bridget Powers 35
      David Powers 9
      May Powers 7
      Maggie Powers 4
      John Klein 28

    6. [S80] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 10th, 1880, (Ancestry.com, 1880 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Wisconsin > Rock > Janesville Wd5> ED188 > img 10, p 10, ln 7 (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Ellen Powers
      Age: 42
      Birth Year: abt 1838
      Birthplace: Ireland
      Home in 1880: Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head of House: Wife
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Anthony Powers
      Occupation: Keeping House
      Resides 7 Jefferson st.
      Dwelling 79, household 89
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Anthony Powers 50
      Ellen Powers 42
      Daniel Powers 18
      Mary Powers 16
      Maggie Powers 13
      Willie Powers 9
      Katie Powers 4

    7. [S6] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 12th, 1900, (Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Wisconsin > Rock > Janesville Wd 5 > ED181 > img 24, sht 12B, ln 77 (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Ellen Powers
      Age: 60
      Birth Date: Apr 1840
      Birthplace: Ireland
      Home in 1900: Janesville Ward 5, Rock, Wisconsin
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Immigration Year: 1850
      Relation to Head of House: Wife
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Anthony Powers
      Marriage Year: 1860
      Years Married: 40
      Father's Birthplace: Ireland
      Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
      Mother: number of living children: 5
      Mother: How many children: 10
      Occupation: (None)
      Resides 7 Jefferson
      Dwelling 245, household 270
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Anthony Powers 64
      Ellen Powers 60
      Daniel Powers 36
      Margarett Powers 28

    8. [S315] State of Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Census, 1905, Rock, Janesville, Wd 5, img 9, sht 8b, ln 89 (Reliability: 2).
      Ellen Powers, wife, age 60, married, born Ireland, parents born Ireland, occ., Housekeeper, employed 12 months, dwelling 188.

    9. [S15] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 13th, 1910, (Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Wisconsin > Rock > Janesville Wd 5 > ED118 > img 20, sht 10B, ln 72 (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Ellen Powers
      Age in 1910: 65
      Birth Year: abt 1845
      Birthplace: Ireland
      Home in 1910: Janesville Ward 5, Rock, Wisconsin
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Immigration Year: 1860
      Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Mother of 10, 3 living.
      Father's Birthplace: Ireland
      Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
      No occ.
      Resides 319 Washington st
      Dwelling 215, household 218
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Thomas Madden 37
      Margarett Madden 40
      Harry Madden 3
      Ellen Powers 65

    10. [S8] See text., Email msg to SMB, see text for author, date and subject., Jenean Hamilton to SMB, 6/14/12, 9:26pm, subject: Re: Good news - Powers family gravesite, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Janesville, WI (Reliability: 4).
      So Stan.... I couldn't resist. I had the time today so I stopped at the Rock Co. Courthouse in Janesville.
      Here is what I found...
      Death certificate for Anthony Powers (Vol 6, pg 1)
      b. 1832, Ireland
      d. 12 Sept. 1905, Janesville; aged 73 yrs; cause of death - old age, senile debility
      White, male, wife - Ellen
      Father: --------- Powers, b. Ireland
      mother: -------- Powers, b. Ireland [sorry no first names, or maiden name]
      Residence at time of death: Janesville, WI
      Burial: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Janesville, WI
      Death Certificate for Ellen Powers (#7203)
      b. 1829, Ireland
      d. 6 Feb. 1918, Janesville, aged 89 yrs., cause of death - senile decay
      White, female, widowed
      Father: John Broderick b. Ireland
      Mother: ?????? b. Ireland [there is a name here, however I could not decipher it, it is possible the letters will mean more to you]
      Address at death: 321 S. Washington, Janesville, WI
      Informant: Mrs. Thomas Madden, Janesville, WI
      Burial: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Janesville, Rock Co., WI; 8 Feb. 1918
      Death Certificate for Daniel Powers (Vol. 6, Pg. 202)
      b. Janesville
      d. 20 July 1907; aged 45 yrs; cause of death - Tuberculosis, lungs
      White, male, single
      Father: A. Powers, b. Ireland
      Mother: Ellen Powers, b. Ireland
      Residence: No. 7 Jefferson St., Janesville, WI
      Burial: blank
      No Death Certificate found for John Broderick, d 12 June 1894
      Death Certificate for Bridget Broderick (Vol. 4, Pg. 64)
      b. 1823
      d. 23 April 1898; Janesville, Rock Co., WI; aged 75 yrs.; cause of death - Bronchial consumption
      White, female, house keeper
      Father: blank
      Mother: blank
      Husband: John Broderick
      Residence: Janesville, Rock Co., WI
      Burial: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Janesville, Rock Co., WI
      Death Certificate for Edmund F. Broderick (Vol. 5, Pg. 272)
      b. blank
      d. 16 July 1904, Janesville, aged 44 yrs.; cause of death - shock from injury by R? engine; pelvis fractured & rt. leg cut off (ouch)
      White, male, single
      Occupation: switchman
      Father: blank
      Mother: blank
      Residence: Janesville
      Burial: blank
      I also stopped at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. I located the John and Bridget Broderick plot. On the stone are:
      John Broderick; died June 12, 1894; aged 7? yrs.
      Bridget his wife; died April 24, 1898
      Margaret Broderick, d. Nov. 20, 1896; aged 3? yrs.
      Michael Broderick; d. Mar. 2, 1898; aged 31 yrs.
      Edmond Broderick; d. July 16, 1894; aged ? yrs
      Garrett Brown; d. July 28, 1873; aged ? yrs
      Ellen his wife; d. Mar. 17, 1910; aged ? yrs.
      The plot is located under a big hickory tree, so shady. I'll try to stop by at a different time of day and see if the ages are more readible.
      Fun afternoon sleuthing! I work for the schools and have my summer off. So I am happy to help.
      Jenean

    11. [S47] FindAGrave.com, (http://www.findagrave.com), Find A Grave Memorial# 91992833 (Reliability: 3).
      Ellen Broderick Powers

      Birth: 1829, Ireland
      Death: Feb. 6, 1918
      Janesville
      Rock County
      Wisconsin, USA

      Daughter of John Broderick

      Family links:
      Spouse:
      Anthony Powers (1832 - 1905)*

      Children:
      Daniel Powers (____ - 1907)*
      Margaret Powers Madden (1869 - 1936)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Note: Unmarked grave, click on photo for caption

      Burial:
      Mount Olivet Cemetery
      Janesville
      Rock County
      Wisconsin, USA
      Plot: Block 13 [Edit Plot]

      Maintained by: Stanton M. Broderick
      Originally Created by: Jenean Hamilton
      Record added: Jun 16, 2012
      Find A Grave Memorial# 91992833