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The People of Western Kings 1785 to 1901
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O'Leary Dennis            (1808-27/12/1889)

          census 1861: married, age 50-60
          census 1871: weaver, born in Ireland
          census 1881: born in Ireland
          census 1891: Dennis O'Leary is missing, Kate is shown as a widow
          Kingston Roman Catholic Cemetery: same Tombstone:
             Dennis O'Leary d. Dec 27 1899 Aged 81 yrs   [s/b 1889 - JD]
             his wife Catherine d. May 26 1894 Aged 78 yrs
             Natives of Ireland
          from Cunningham's Ball (a poem):
            Bold Denny O'Leary the fly shuttle weaver
            Came hobbling on crutches the fun for to see
            But he took rather much of the old Irish poteen
            And soon he keeled over as drunk as could be
            Next day he came home and thrashed his wife Judy
            Til down on the floor like a log she did fall
            With a black walnut crutch he walloped her soundly
            And put a fine finish to Cunningham's Ball
 Kate                     (1801-26/5/1894)
          census 1861: married, age 30-40
          census 1871: age=50, aka Catherine
          census 1881: age=61
          census 1891: widow, born in Ireland she is living with Bat and Ann Hussey and shown as his step mother
 - Ann                (1/10/1857-12/2/1917)    married Bartholomew Hussey
          census 1861: age 3-4
          Marriage Records Kings County 1877:
             27 Nov 1877 Aylesford Roman Catholic: Bartholomew HUSSY, age 31, Bachelor of  Bishop's Mountain, son of James and Mary, married Ann O'LEARY, age 21, Spinster, dau of Denis, weaver, and Mary