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           Sarah Bergin was born in 1834 at Clonaslee, Queens County, Ireland..^{9,10,11,12,13} She was baptized on 5 October 1834 at Raheen Parish (Kildare and Leighlin Diocese), Laois, Ireland. Sponsors are indecipherable.¹ She was also known as Saly. She was a servant in 1854 at Queens County, Ireland.¹⁴
     Sarah arrived at the Port of New York aboard the ship, the North America with her sister, Bridget Bergin on 2 December 1854 with Bridget Bergin, her sister.¹⁵
     Sarah Bergin married Dennis Phelan between 3 December 1854 and September 1855 at Connecticut In the ledger in Waterbury entitled Marriages in Waterbury, Oct 1851-Nov 1854 located in the Bureau of Vital Statistics, there was no marriage record of this couple. The book for the years 1855-1866 is missing, so a civil record of their marriage has not been located.^16,17,18
     Sarah Bergin resided in June 1856 at Waterbury, Connecticut.¹⁹
     Sarah Bergin, age 30, appeared as head of household, along with Dennis Phelan, age , on the 1860 Federal Census of at Waterbury, Connecticut, enumerated 6 June 1860. Their children John J. and Mary were listed as living with them.²⁰
     Sarah Bergin resided in November 1861 at Waterbury, Connecticut.²¹
     Sarah Bergin resided in January 1864 at Waterbury, Connecticut.²²
     Sarah died on 24 December 1869 at Waterbury, Connecticut, from bowel inflammation.^23,11,24 She was buried in December 1869 at Old St. Joe's Cemetery, Waterbury, Connecticut. She is buried alongside her daughter, Mary, and her sister, Bridget Bergin. Her tombstone is plopped on the ground in the middle of an aisle pathway. She may not be buried there since it looks as if the marker was just thrown on the ground from somewhere else. The inscription reads:
SARAH
wife of Dennis Phelan
Died Dec. 24, 1869
AE 36 Yrs
MARY
Their Child Died Aug.16, 1864
AE 7 Yrs
BRIDGET
Sister of Sarah Phelan
Died Aug 15, 1864
AE 26 Yrs
? of Queens County Ireland
Erected by Dennis Phelan.²⁵

     Dennis Phelan was born circa 1825 in Ireland. Several sources, including the 1850 and 1870 US Censuses, as well as a naturalization record and the birth records of several of his children, provided Dennis' age.^5,6,7,8,9,10 He was also known to have been born circa 1830 in Ireland. Other sources, including the 1860 and 1900 US Censuses, a marriage record, and a naturalization record also provided information which showed his age, indicating that he was born later than 1825. Given these discrepanices, it is likely that he was born between 1825-1830.^{11,12,13,14,15,16}
     Dennis was was described mostly as a laborer as far as his occupation went. Many immigrants were drawn to Waterbury to work in the many brass mills. The birth records of his children, Daniel, Unknown male, Patrick, and Mary Ann indicated that their father was a labourer. On his civil war record, he was indentified simply as a laborer. On the 1860 US Census, he described himself as a factory worker and on the 1870 Census, he stated that he worked in a brass mill. This was definite proof that he was working in one of the many factories in Waterbury. And finally, on the 1871 City Directory, it was noted that his employer was Scovill Manufacturing Company. He worked as a labourer until the time of his death.^{1,17,18,19,15,20,21,22,23,24}
     Dennis Phelan, age 26, appeared as Dennis Phalon on the 1850 Federal Census of at Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, enumerated 26 July 1850.¹
     Dennis Phelan married first Sarah Bergin, daughter of Daniel Bergin and Mary Daly, between 3 December 1854 and September 1855 at Connecticut. ( In the ledger in Waterbury entitled Marriages in Waterbury, Oct 1851-Nov 1854 located in the Bureau of Vital Statistics, there was no marriage record of this couple. The book for the years 1855-1866 is missing, so a civil record of their marriage has not been located.)^25,26,27
     Dennis Phelan petitioned the court to become a citizen on 28 March 1856 at U. S. District Court, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut..²⁸
     Dennis Phelan, age 30, appeared as head of household, along with Sarah Bergin, age , on the 1860 Federal Census of at Waterbury, Connecticut, enumerated 6 June 1860. Their children John J. and Mary were listed as living with them.²⁹ Dennis Phelan was also known as Denis Phalon or Phalen.^30,31,3,32
     Dennis Phelan petitioned the court to become a citizen on 27 March 1862 at Superior Court, Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut..³³
     A ledger indicated that Dennis Phalen was registered to fight in the Civil War. It was entitled: Schedule I: Consolidated List of all Persons Subject to Do Military Duty in the Second Congressional District, consisting of the Counties of New Haven and Middlesex, State of Connecticut, enumerated during the month of May 1863, under direction of Benjamin S. Pardee, Provost Marshall. He was listed as living in the 27th district, Waterbury, on Abrigador St. He was classified as a 33 year old white male who was a laborer, married, and hailed from Ireland. It also noted that he had had no prior military experience.
     He was also found in another ledger entitled: Schedule II: Consolidated List of All Persons of Class II, subject to do military duty in the Second Congressional District, consisting of the Counties of New Haven and Middlesex State of Connecticut, enumerated during the month of May, 1863, under direction of Benjamin S. Pardee, Provost Marshall. Dennis Phalen, age 36, White, a wire drawer from Ireland with no prior military experience.³²
     Sarah died on 24 December 1869 at Waterbury, Connecticut, from bowel inflammation leaving Dennis a widower.^34,35,36

     Dennis, age 45, appears as Dennis Phalen, head of household in the census of 5 July 1870 in Waterbury, Connecticut, with John J. Phelan, Daniel Phelan, Patrick Phelan, Mary Ann Phelan and Daniel J. Bergin, his children. A housekeeper and two boarders were also enumerated on the census.¹⁹
     Dennis Phelan married second Mary Costigan, daughter of Patrick Costigan and Mary Costigan, on 24 September 1870 at The Immaculate Conception Church, Waterbury, Connecticut; The couple was married by the Reverend Robert J. Sullivan (Catholic Curator). The register also has a heading called Date of Intention with the date also being 24 September 1870. Witnesses were Thomas Boylan and Julia Kiernan.
     The church record was originally written in Latin:
     Sep 24 in mat. conf. Dionysius Phelan et Mariam Costigan. test. Thomas Boylan et Julia Kiernan.
     Robt J. Sullivan.^{37,38,39,40,41,42,43}
     Dennis died on 10 April 1872 at Waterbury, Connecticut, of pneumonia.⁴

           Mary Costigan was born circa 1834 at Ireland..^5,6 She was also known to have been born in 1840 at Ireland.⁷
     Mary Costigan, age 35, appears in the household of Harriet Lee in the census of 7 July 1870 in Waterbury, Connecticut, as a domestic servant.⁸
     Mary Costigan resided in September 1870 at Waterbury, Connecticut.⁹
     Mary Costigan married Dennis Phelan on 24 September 1870 at The Immaculate Conception Church, Waterbury, Connecticut, The couple was married by the Reverend Robert J. Sullivan (Catholic Curator). The register also has a heading called Date of Intention with the date also being 24 September 1870. Witnesses were Thomas Boylan and Julia Kiernan.
     The church record was originally written in Latin:
     Sep 24 in mat. conf. Dionysius Phelan et Mariam Costigan. test. Thomas Boylan et Julia Kiernan.
     Robt J. Sullivan.^{10,11,12,13,14,2,15}
     Mary Costigan resided bt 1870-1890 at 84 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut.^{16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26}
     Dennis died on 10 April 1872 at Waterbury, Connecticut, of pneumonia leaving Mary a widow.²⁷
     Mary Costigan resided in 1872 at Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut.²⁸
     Mary Costigan resided in 1873 at Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut.²⁹
     Mary Costigan resided in 1874 at Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut.³⁰
     Mary Costigan, age 42, appears as Mary Phalen, head of household in the census of 1876 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, with John J. Phelan, Daniel Phelan, Patrick Phelan and Mary Ann Phelan, her step children.³¹
     Mary Costigan, age 45, appears as head of household in the census of 5 June 1880 in 84 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, with Daniel Phelan, Patrick Phelan and Mary Ann Phelan, her step children.¹
     Mary Costigan resided in 1882 at 84 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, with her stepson, John.¹⁴
     Mary Costigan resided in 1884 at 84 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, with her stepsons, John (and wife, Mary) and Daniel.³²
     Mary Costigan resided in 1885 at 84 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, with her stepsons, John (and wife, Mary) and Daniel.²
     Mary Costigan resided in 1887 at 84 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, with her stepsons, Daniel and John (and John's wife, Mary.)³³ She was also known as Phalen.³⁴ She was a housekeeper in 1892 at Waterbury, Connecticut.³⁵
     Mary Costigan resided in 1892 at Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut.³⁶
     Mary Costigan died on 10 December 1892 at Waterbury, Connecticut, from apoplexy and exhaustion.^37,38 She's funeral was on 12 December 1892 at St. Patrick's Church, Waterbury, Connecticut. The services were conducted by the Reverend Father Lawless. The pallbearers were Daniel Keenan, Thomas Neal, William Gleason, Martin Doolan, James Bloomfield, and John Doolan.³⁸ She was buried in December 1892 at Old St. Joe's, Waterbury, Connecticut, Section E.³⁹

           Mary Phelan was born on 20 September 1858 at Waterbury, Connecticut..^1,10,11,12 She was baptized on 27 September 1858 at The Immaculate Conception Church, Waterbury, Connecticut. Sponsors were Bridget Bergin and Finton Delaney. The original text was in Latin:
     Phelan ...27.....Bapt Mariam Natum Sep 20th Dionitio Phelan et Sera Bergan Sp Bridgida Bergan et Fenton Delaney.¹³ John J. and Mary were listed as living with Dennis Phelan and Sarah Bergin as enumerated on the 1860 Federal Census at Waterbury, Connecticut, on 6 June 1860.¹⁴
     Mary died on 16 August 1864 at Waterbury, Connecticut, at age 5.¹⁵ She was buried at Old St. Joe's Cemetery, Waterbury, Connecticut, with her mother, Sarah, and her aunt, Bridget Bergin.⁴

           Daniel Phelan was born on 5 November 1861 at Waterbury, Connecticut. In the Birth Registrar, under the column heading REMARKS, it shows Wm. Coen.^1,12,13 He was baptized on 18 November 1861 at The Immaculate Conception Church, Waterbury, Connecticut. Sponsors were Daniel Bergen and Sarah Bergen.
The record was originally written in Latin:
     Phelan Bapt Daniele natum Die (illegible) filium (illegible) Phelan et Sarah Bergen ex legitimo matrimonio. Sponsoribus Daniele Bergen et Sarah Bergen .
J. A. Couch.²
     Daniel Phelan appears as Daniel Phalen, age 9, in the census of 5 July 1870 at Waterbury, Connecticut,in the household of Dennis Phelan, his father, with John J. Phelan, Patrick Phelan, Mary Ann Phelan and Daniel J. Bergin, his siblings; A housekeeper and two boarders were also enumerated on the census.¹⁴ Daniel Phelan was also known as Phalen, Phalon.^15,4
     Daniel Phelan appears as Daniel Phalen, age 16, in the census of 1876 at Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut,in the household of Mary Costigan.⁴ Daniel Phelan was working in novelty works in 1876 at Waterbury, Connecticut.⁴
     Daniel Phelan was a sponsor at the baptism of Dennis John Phelan, his nephew, on 24 November 1878 at The Immaculate Conception Church, Waterbury, Connecticut.¹⁶
     Daniel Phelan appears as Daniel Phelan, age 19, in the census of 5 June 1880 at 84 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut,in the household of Mary Costigan as her stepson, along with Patrick Phelan and Mary Ann Phelan, his brother and sister.¹⁷
     Daniel Phelan resided in 1883 at 84 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, with his stepmother, Mary, and his brother John and his wife, Mary.¹⁸ He was employed by M & W., Co. in 1883 at Waterbury, Connecticut.¹⁸
     Daniel Phelan resided in 1884 at 84 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, with his stepmother, Mary, and his brother John and his wife, Mary.¹⁹

          Dan Phelan became a baseball player. The following is information about the 1884 Baseball Season:
     This is the first season of the Connecticut League, the first all-Connecticut professional League-also Connie Mack's first season in professional baseball (beginning a 50-year career as player, manager, and owner.) Mack played for Meriden, mostly catching and occasionally outfield. Daniel Phelon played for Waterbury, as regular first baseman- Waterbury won the League championship; Meriden was second.
     The teams in the league were: Waterbury, Meriden, Hartford, New Britain, Willimantic, and Rockville.
     The Waterbury lineup was mostly Irish, as was the entire league. For Waterbury, Burke was right fielder; Mellon, left fielder; Dailey, catcher; Magner, shortstop; Lovett, pitcher; Guest, second base; Allman, third base; and Phalon, first base. Phalon was a good hitter so in most games he hit fourth (cleanup).
     Here are some brief accounts of some Waterbury games taken from the Waterbury American which had good coverage:
     July 4 (Friday)-Doubleheader against New Britain. As was customary because of short distances, the first game was in New Britain in the morning, the second in Waterbury in the afternoon. Phalon batted cleanup in each game. He got two hits in the first game and two in the second game. In the field, he had 9 putouts in the first game and 10 in the second. The first baseman gets the credit for the putouts on ground balls that are hit around the infield. New Britain won the morning game 3-0; Waterbury won the afternoon game 6-0.
     July 6-Meriden 1, Waterbury 0-Phalon had one hit and 14 putouts. The accompanying story said" Phalon made two brillian long-run fly catches and received two bouquets of applause." The story also showed league standings with Waterbury in first place with an 18-5 record.(They must have begun the season back in May)
     July 9- Waterbury 13, Meriden 5-Phalon had 3 hits and 7 putouts. The story said "Magner played short stop without an error and Phalon at first base took all his chances finely."
     July 14, Springfield, 3; Waterbury, 0-This was a nonleague exhibition game. The story said the team played one of its worst games: "Phalon is one exception; he played first base without an error having 17 putouts with 3 safe hits in out of 5 times at the bat."
     July 15-Waterbury-18, Plainville-0 Another exhibition game. Phalon had two hits and 11 putouts.
     July 16-Waterbury 11, Rockville 6-For some reason, Phalon batted ninth in this game after batting cleanup in every other game. He still had 2 hits and 10 putouts. Everyone on the team had a hit, said The American, but two each for Phalon and C. Dailey and three for Guest".
     July 18-Waterbury-20, Hartford Foot Guards-2; another exhibition-militia units in various towns had their own amateur teams and their own league. Phalon got no hits and had 17 putouts.
     July 21-New York (Giants)-7, Waterbury-6- exhibition game with a major league team. Playing second base for the Giants was Waterbury's own Roger Connor (Baseball Hall of Famer)-Phalon had 1 hit and 6 putouts.(Connor was the home run champion until Babe Ruth hit one out of the field, the first time ever done).
     July 22-Waterbury-19, Naugatuck Blue Fronts-8, still another exhibition game. Phalon had 4 hits and 9 putouts, but he did make 3 errors which was unusual for him.
     Aug 12-Waterbury-8, Bridgeport-3- nonleague game. Phalon had three hits, 11 putouts, and 1 error. Story said "Guest, Phalon, Kennedy, and Magner did rather the best work for the Waterburys."
     Aug 15-Waterbury-13, Willimantic-3; Phalon had 2 hits and 12 putouts, no errors. Story said the "team had 3 brilliant double plays, one by solid old Punch Phalon alone".
     Aug 17-Meriden-2, Waterbury-0-Phalon-0 hits, 10 putouts, and 0 errors.
     Aug. 24-Waterbury-15, hartford-8---Phalon 0 hits, 10 putouts, 0 errors---"For a great wonder, Phalon was the only man in the home nine who failed to make a hit; his striking out was a rarity. Most of the work of Phalon, Kennedy, Allman, and Magner, in handling and doing the visiting base runners was exceptionally fine.
     Aug 24-Waterbury-8, Ansonia-2---exhibition game, no box score. Story said "Phalon making some ridiculous drops of easy balls at first." Also, this interesting item:"Second baseman Robinson of the Ansonias is a colored man, captain of the team, has a good voice and is an excellent ballplayer. He received great applause for several brilliant plays."
     Aug 31-Waterbury-8, New Britain-4---Pahlon 1 hit, 7 putouts and 2 errors. (Interesting item: in another game between two Waterbury amateur teams, the Echoes beat the Clippers 10-8. Second baseman Phalon had no hits or putouts for the Echoes. The sports column did not say what time the New Britain game was, but it was in New Britain. The Echoes and Clippers played in Waterbury in the afternoon. So, either there was another Phalon playing ball or Daniel caught on with an amateur team when there was no professional game.
     Sep 7-Meriden-3, Waterbury-0---Phalon-0 hits, 8 putouts, 0 errors.
     Sept 8-Detroit-3, Waterbury-2---exhibition game with Major League team. Phalon 1 hits, 9 putouts, and no errors. Another story in the sports column says Waterbury players Burke and Magner suspected of taking money from gamblers to throw games.
     Sep 10-Meriden-11, Waterbury, 2----Meriden seems to have Waterbury's number. Phalon had one hit, 15 putouts, 0 errors.
     Sept 11-Waterbury-6, Bridgeport-6----exhibition; tie because of necessity of making train or trolley scdedule. "The Bridgeports, led by their captain, rushed for their bag of bats and made off as soon as the ninth inning was ended. 'We must catch the train', he said." Story also said,"it was an off day for Magner, Kennedy, and even Phalon dropped a ball."
     Sep 12-No professional game, but he was in an amateur contest:Watch Shop-15, Irving Block-14. For the Watch Shop, Phalon, at shortstop, had one hit and 5 errors. All told, the Watch Shop had 18 errors.
     Sept 16-Waterbury-16, Jerseys-3---exhibition game. Jerseys were from Jersey City. Phelon had 3 hits, 12 putouts, and no errors.
     Sept 24-Waterbury-6, Hartford-0---Phalon 2 hits, 12 putouts, no errors. " Lovett, Con Dailey, Magner, Phalon, and Kennedy distinguished themselves by specially brilliant work." In the state league, Hartford lost every game against Waterbury.
     Oct 12-Meriden-9, Waterbury-1--even though this was a post season exhibition game, Waterbury was still jinxed by Meriden. Phalon had no hits, 10 putouts, and 0 errors.
     Final league standings: Waterbury-34-18; Meriden 25-22; Rockville 22-25; Hartford 20-27; New Britian 17-30. Willimantic dropped out in August.
     Overall, it appears that Phalon was one of the best players on the team. He both hit and fielded well and won praise from the sportswriter from The American. Late in the season his hitting fell off, but that happens with many players. And the mostly few errors he made were when he was playing in exhibition games. He was employed by M & W., Co. in 1884 at Waterbury, Connecticut.²⁰
     Daniel resided in 1885 at 84 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, with his stepmother, Mary, and his brother John and his wife, Mary.²¹ He was a ball player in 1885 at Waterbury, Connecticut.²¹
     Daniel Phelan resided in 1886 at 84 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, with his stepmother, Mary, and his brother John and his wife, Mary.²² He was a ball player in 1886 at Waterbury, Connecticut.^23,24 He was a ball player. He eventually stopped playing due to heavy drinking. in 1887 at Waterbury, Connecticut.^25,26
     Daniel Phelan resided in 1887 at 84 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, with his stepmother, Mary, and his brother John and his wife, Mary.²⁵

     Daniel Phelan resided between 1888 and 1898 at 84 Baldwin Street-rear, Waterbury, Connecticut.^{27,28,29,30,31} He was employed by the Matthews and Willard Company between 1888 and 1900 at Waterbury, Connecticut.^{32,29,33,31,34,35}

          Between 18 April 1890 and 11 May 1890, Dan played major league baseball and was first baseman for the Louisville Colonels of the American Association. He was a left handed batter who was 5'10" and weighed 175 lbs.
He played in 8 games, all for the Louisville Colonels, and batting in all of them. He had 32 at bats, getting 8 hits, for a .250 batting average, with 4 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times. He struck out 0 times. He hit 1 double, 1 triple, and 0 home runs.³⁶
     Daniel Phelan resided in 1899 at 312 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut.³⁷
     Daniel Phelan resided in 1900 at 5 Carman, Waterbury, Connecticut.³⁸ He was a spinner in a lamp shop on 16 June 1900 at Waterbury, Connecticut.⁶
     Daniel Phelan appears as Daniel Phelan, age 35, in the census of 16 June 1900 at Waterbury, Connecticut,in the household of Daniel J. Bergin as a boarder. (He was actually a nephew of Daniel Bergin, the head of the family.)⁶
     Daniel Phelan resided in 1910 at 318 Baldwin, Waterbury, Connecticut.³⁹ He was a laborer for the city Street Department-20 years. in 1910 at Waterbury, Connecticut.^8,39
     Daniel Phelan resided in 1912 at 332 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, with his sister-in-law, Mary, and his nephews Dennis, William and John.⁴⁰ He was a laborer in 1912 at Waterbury, Connecticut.⁴⁰
     Daniel Phelan was a pallbearer in the funeral of Bridget Harrington, his sister-in-law's brother's wife, on 14 August 1919 at Waterbury, Connecticut.⁴¹ Daniel was employed by S & J Mfg Co. in 1920 at Waterbury.⁴² He resided with John J. Phelan, Dennis John Phelan, George Vincent Phelan Sr., William F. Phelan, Sarah A. Phelan, George Christopher Reilly and William F. Rielly, in 1920 at 332 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut.⁴³ Daniel was employed by Scoville Manufacturing Company in 1924 at Waterbury.⁴⁴
     Daniel Phelan resided in 1924 at 59 South View Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, with his nephews Bill and Dennis and his niece Sadie Reilly.⁴⁴
     Daniel Phelan resided in 1927 at 434 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, with his nephew Bill Phelan.⁴⁵ He was employed by the city of Waterbury in 1927 at Waterbury, Connecticut.⁴⁵
     Daniel Phelan appears as Daniel Phelan, age 66, in the census of 4 April 1930 at Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut,in the household of Sarah A. Phelan, erroneously as her cousin instead of as her uncle.⁴⁶
     Daniel Phelan resided on 4 April 1930 at 434 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, with Sarah A. Phelan as well as with William F. Rielly, George Christopher Reilly, Dennis John Phelan, William F. Phelan and William David Hennessey.⁴⁶ Daniel Phelan was a laborer for the city of Waterbury.⁴⁶
     His nickname was Punch.²⁶
     Daniel was employed by the city of Waterbury in 1933 at Waterbury, Connecticut.⁴⁷
     Daniel Phelan resided in 1933 at 434 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut.⁴⁷
     Daniel Phelan resided in 1934 at 434 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut.^9,8 Daniel worked for the Street Department, Waterbury, Connecticut, as a street cleaner at the time of his death.^8,26
     Daniel died on 28 July 1934 at St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, Connecticut, at age 72 obstructing prostate.^8,9
     Daniel Phelan was buried on 31 July 1934 at Old St Joe's Cemetery, Waterbury, Connecticut. According to Ada Fehrs, each cild was given a cemetery books for ownership by Aunt Sal (Sarah Bergin). (Not sure is she meant her own 4 children). Each one had 4 plots. Ada had 6 and she said that Daniel Phelan was buried in one of hers. He has no headstone.^8,9

           Boy Phelan was born on 6 January 1864 at Waterbury, Connecticut. In the Birth Registrar, under the column heading REMARKS, it shows Wm. Coen. This may be the doctor who delivered the son..³

           Patrick Phelan was born on 20 July 1865 at Waterbury, Connecticut. In the Birth Registrar, under the column heading REMARKS, it shows Wm. Bowe..^{14,15,16,17,6} He was baptized on 31 August 1865 at The Immaculate Conception Church, Waterbury, Connecticut. Sponsors were Louis Corr and Julia Elliyott
The record was originally written in Latin:
     Phelan Bapt Patricius natum 22 Julius ex Dionysis Phelan et Sarah Bergen Sp Ludovicus Corr et Julia Elliyott.²
     Patrick Phelan appears as Patrick Phalen, age 5, in the census of 5 July 1870 at Waterbury, Connecticut,in the household of Dennis Phelan, his father, with John J. Phelan, Daniel Phelan, Mary Ann Phelan and Daniel J. Bergin, his siblings; A housekeeper and two boarders were also enumerated on the census.¹⁸ Patrick Phelan was also known as Phalen.^19,4
     Patrick Phelan appears as Patrick Phalen, age 11, in the census of 1876 at Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut,in the household of Mary Costigan.⁴
     Patrick Phelan appears as Patrick Phelan, age 15, in the census of 5 June 1880 at 84 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut,in the household of Mary Costigan as her stepson, along with Daniel Phelan and Mary Ann Phelan, his brother and sister.⁵
     Patrick Phelan resided in 1880 at 84 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut.⁵ He was a worker in a brass factory in 1880 at Waterbury, Connecticut.⁵ He was a laborer in 1888 at Waterbury, Connecticut.²⁰
     Patrick Phelan resided between 1888 and 1890 at 84 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut.^21,20,22
     Patrick Phelan resided in 1896 at 146 East Liberty Street, Waterbury, Connecticut.⁶ He was a laborer in 1896 at Waterbury, Connecticut.^6,23,21 He died on 13 October 1896 at 146 East Liberty Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, at age 31 from asphyxia due to an epileptic convulsion.⁶ The funeral took place at St. Francis Xavier Church, Waterbury, Connecticut, on 15 October 1896.
     The following was written in the Waterbury Democrat newspaper:
City News:
The funeral of Patrick Phelan took place at 8:30 this morning to the church of St. Francis Xavier where a mass of requiem was celebrated by the Reverend Father Curtin. The pallbearers were Lewis and James Cort, John Scully, Patrick Baldwin, Timothy Brennan and Dennis Phelan. Interment was in St. Joseph's Cemetery.
     Patrick Phelan was buried on 15 October 1896 at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Waterbury, Connecticut.^24,8

           Mary Ann Phelan was born on 26 August 1868 at Waterbury, Connecticut..^{21,22,4,23,24} She was baptized on 27 September 1868 at The Immaculate Conception Church, Waterbury, Connecticut. Sponsors were Patrick (unreadable) and Mary Downey. The record was originally in Latin:
     Phelan Bapt Maria Anna natam 16 hujus ex Dionysia Phelan et Sarah Bergen SS Patritia (Gold......unreadable) et Maria Downey. M. Tierney.¹
     Mary Ann Phelan appears as Mary Phalen, age 2, in the census of 5 July 1870 at Waterbury, Connecticut,in the household of Dennis Phelan, her father, with John J. Phelan, Daniel Phelan, Patrick Phelan and Daniel J. Bergin, her siblings; A housekeeper and two boarders were also enumerated on the census.²⁵ Many documents show her surname spelled as Phalen.^26,3,5,20
     Mary Ann Phelan appears as Mary A. Phalen, age 8, in the census of 1876 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, in the household of Mary Costigan, her stepmother.³
     Mary Ann Phelan appears as Mary A. Phelan, age 11, in the census of 5 June 1880 at 84 Baldwin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut,in the household of Mary Costigan as her stepdaughter, along with Daniel Phelan and Patrick Phelan, her brothers.⁴
     Mary Ann Phelan married Augustin Aimé Francis Sinotte, son of Augustin Sinotte and Eléonore Rodier, on 21 August 1889 at St. Patrick's Church, Waterbury, Connecticut. They were joined in marriage by Farrell Martin.^{5,27,28,29,30,31}
     Mary Ann Phelan appears as Mary A. Sinnott, age 55, in the census of 7 June 1900 at 621 North Riverside Street, Waterbury, Connecticut,in the household of Frank Sinotte as his wife.⁶ Mary and Frank resided in June 1900 at 621 North Riverside Street, Waterbury, Connecticut.⁶
     Mary Ann Phelan appears as Mary Synott, age 41 in the census of 21 April 1910 at Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut,in the household of Augustin and Eleanor Synott as their daughter-in-law; Frank's Parents, Augustin and Eleanor Synott, were enumerated on this census. Augustin was the head of the household.⁷ Mary Ann and Frank resided on 21 April 1910 at 619 North Riverside, Waterbury, Connecticut, with Frank's parents and his sister, Eleanor (26yrs old) and their children Sadie, Eleanor, Francis, Raymond, and Rose.⁷ Mary Ann Phelan was a housewife at Waterbury, Connecticut.³²
     Mary Ann died on 18 July 1913 at 619 No. Riverside Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, at age 44 from acute dilation of the heart lasting 2 days and from cirrhosis of the liver. Geo. W. Russell, M.D. Undertaker, Thomas F. Bergin.^8,9,33

     On 20 July 1913, a newspaper article in the Waterbury Democrat described her funeral:
          The funeral of Mrs. Frank Synnott was held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from her late residence to St. Anne's church at 3 o'clock, Rev. John O'Brien officiating. The honorary pallbearers, all women of St. Anne's Society, were Mrs. Louise Bernier, Mrs. Victor Bernier, Mrs. Edward Beulac, and Mrs. Philip Pilon. The active bearers were Louis Corr, Michael Carroll, John Hennesy, Michael Walsh, George Sullivan, Paul LaChance. A requiem mass was said at St. Anne's church in the morning for the repose of the soul of the deceased. The floral offerings included a pillow inscribed "Wife", from the husband of the deceased, pillow marked "Mother" from the children, wreath, Daniel Bergin and family; wreath, Louis and Daniel Corr; wreath, Daniel Phalen; standing heart, Mrs. J. Phelan and family; cross, William M. Traurig; pillow, Carpenters' union No. 260, and a standing wreath and standing cross from the Synott family.³⁴

     Mary Ann Phelan was buried on 20 July 1913 at Calvary Cemetery, Waterbury, Connecticut, in the Synott family plot.^35,36

           Loretta was born on 25 August 1896 at Waterbury, Connecticut,according to her death certificate⁶ but the Social Security Death Index shows her birth as 27 July 1892.⁷
     Loretta Leonard resided in June 1951 at 28 Taylor Street, Waterbury, Connecticut.⁸
     Loretta Leonard married Joseph Francis Phelan, son of John J. Phelan and Mary E. Hennessey, on 25 June 1951 at St. Augustine Church, Hartford, Connecticut, by the Reverend Thomas H. Dwyer, Catholic priest. (According to Winnie Fehrs (Bergin cousin), she said that Joe went with Loretta even before he met Helen Dwyer.)^{1,9,10,3,4,11,12}
     Loretta Leonard was an informant to the death of Joseph Francis Phelan, her husband, on 27 September 1958.^3,13,14
     Loretta was a saleswoman at Meussler's store at Waterbury, Connecticut.^4,15,16,17
     Loretta was a communicant of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and a member of the Ladies Guild of the parish.¹⁸
     Loretta Leonard died on 11 January 1969 at Waterbury Hospital, Waterbury, Connecticut, of metastatic carcinoma of the breast.^4,19,20 She was buried on 14 January 1969 at Calvary Cemetery, Waterbury, Connecticut, with her husband, Joe Phelan, alongside Joe's first wife, Helen, and Loretta's father and sister.^4,21

           John Dwyer was born at Ireland..¹

           John Hennessey died at Ireland.
     John Hennessey was born at Ireland..^1,2
     John Hennessey married Mary (May) Jones.

           Mary (May) Jones was born at Ireland..^2,3
     Mary (May) Jones married John Hennessey, son of ? Hennessey and ? ?.

           John Joseph Phelan was born on 10 June 1914 at St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, Connecticut..^1,11,12,13 He was baptized on 24 June 1914 at St. Francis Xavier Church, Waterbury, Connecticut. Sponsors were George Phelan, paternal uncle, and Anna Dwyer, his maternal aunt. He was baptized according to the rite of the Roman Catholic Church by the Reverend J. P. Kennedy.² John died on 8 September 1914 at 23 South Street, Waterbury, Connecticut; from exhaustion due to nephritic and marasmus. Thomas E. Parker, M.D.
P.S. Bergin, Undertaker.^14,3,4 He was buried in 1914 at Old St. Joseph's Cemetery, Waterbury, Connecticut.¹⁵

           Patricia Bartow was born on 1 March 1953 at Danbury, Connecticut..
     Patricia Bartow married Bob Phelan, son of Joseph Francis Phelan Jr. and Ann Patricia McNamara, on 28 July 1991.² Patricia Bartow was an LPN at Waterbury Hospital in 1999 at Waterbury, Connecticut.³
     Patricia Bartow died on 25 March 1999 at Waterbury, Connecticut, at age 46.¹