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Dominick E Rafferty

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Descent: Meghan Jane Leineweber ← Gregory James Leineweber ← John James Leineweber ← Mary Alice Farrell ← Anna Hughes Rafferty ← Dominick E Rafferty

Born
Balla, County Mayo, Ireland
Died
January 14, 1902, in Syracuse, New York, USA
Married
Abt. 1864
Also known as
Dominica Rafferty
Migration
1860 to USA

Photos

Rafferty St Agnes Cemetery Plot.
Rafferty St Agnes Cemetery Plot.

Family

Child in this line
Anna Hughes Rafferty

Children

In brief

Born January9 1832, 40/345/354/379/402/431 in Balla, County Mayo, Ireland. 1860 to USA. He married Abt and worked as laborer. He died January 14, 1902, in Syracuse, New York, USA.

Life story

From Balla to Syracuse

Dominick E. Rafferty was born around 1832–1840 in Balla, County Mayo, Ireland, and emigrated to the United States in 1860, spending a year in Syracuse before some years in Canada and a return to settle in Syracuse for good. Unable to read or write for much of his adult life, he learned by 1900, late in life. Working steadily as a laborer, he built up a substantial portfolio of Syracuse rental properties on Harrison, Almond, and Cedar Streets over four decades. In his detailed 1900 will he provided for his wife for her lifetime and directed that any child who contested the will forfeit their inheritance. Dominick died in Syracuse on January 14, 1902, and was buried at St. Agnes Cemetery, where he had purchased the family plot three years earlier.

At a glance

Work
Laborer, Stone Mason
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