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Brian Francis Cuffe Pedigree

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Origin of the surname “Cuffe:”

 

 

Generation

 

4  

 

3   Thomas Joseph Cuffe

 

1. Biographical notes:

 

Born 5 April 1873 in Ireland.  Died 2 February 1956 at Buffalo, Erie County, New York.  Member of the Buffalo, New York police force.

 

1900 US Census: Thomas J. Cuffe, age 27 (b. Apr 1873 in Ireland; parents b. Ireland) and employed as a patrolman, was heading a household in the City of Buffalo, Erie County, New York.  He immigrated to the US in 1887 (subsequently naturalized).  The household also included his wife of 5 years, Julia Cuffe, age 22 (b. Oct 1877 in NYS; parents b. Ireland), who had had 2 children, 1 of whom was still alive; and son, William Cuffe, age 4 (b. Apr 1896 in NYS).

 

1910 US Census: Thomas J. Cuffe, age 37 (b. NYS) and employed as a policeman for the Buffalo Police Force, was heading a household in the City of Buffalo, Erie County, New York.  He immigrated to the US in 1899 (subsequently naturalized) and had been married once.  The household also included his wife of 15 years, Julia C. Cuffe, age 33 (b. NYS; parents b. Ireland), who had been married once and had had 6 children, 4 of whom were still alive; son, William Cuffe, age 14 [lined out] and single; Thomas Cuffe, Jr., age 8 (b. NYS); daughter, Katherine Cuffe, age 6 (b. NYS); and daughter, Francis Cuffe, age 4 (b. NYS).

 

1918 WWI Draft Registration: Thomas Joseph Cuffe, age 45 (b. 5 Apr 1873 in Ireland) and employed as a patrolman, resided with his wife, Julia C. Cuffe, at 723 McKinley Parkway, Buffalo, Erie County, New York.

 

1920 US Census: Thos J. Cuffe, age 46 (b. Ireland; parents b. Ireland) and employed as a patrolman for the City, was heading a household at 723 McKinley Parkway in the City of Buffalo, Erie County, New York.  He immigrated to the US in 1888 (naturalized in 1895).  The household also included his wife, Julia C. Cuffe, age 40 (b. NYS; parents b. Ireland); son, Thomas Cuffe, age 19 (b. NYS), single, and employed as a salesman for a magazine; daughter, Katheline, age 16 (b. NYS) and single; son, Francis J. Cuffe, age 13 (b. NYS); daughter, Julia Cuffe, age 9 (b. NYS); son, James Cuffe, age 7 (b. NYS); and daughter, Eleanor Cuffe, age 3 years and 6 months (b. NYS).

 

1930 US Census: Thomas J. Cuffe, age 53 (b. Irish Free State; parents b. Irish Free State) and employed as a City Policeman, was heading a household at 723 McKinley Parkway in the City of Buffalo, Erie County, New York.  He immigrated to the US in 1889 (subsequently naturalized) and married 1st at age 21.  The household also included his wife, Julia C. Cuffe, age 49 (b. NYS; parents b. Irish Free State), who married 1st at age 16; daughter, Kathleen P. Cuffe, age 25 (b. NYS), single, and employed as a secretary in an office; son, Francis J. Cuffe, age 23 (b. NYS), single, and employed as a stationary engineer for an electrical company; daughter, Julia C. Cuffe, age 18 (b. NYS), single, and not employed; son, James J. Cuffe, age 16 (b. NYS) and single; and daughter, Eleanor C. Cuffe, age 13 (b. NYS).

 

1940 US Census: Thomas J. Cuffe, age 61 (b. Irish Free State) and employed as a lieutenant for the Buffalo Police Department, was heading a household at 723 McKinley Parkway in the City of Buffalo, Erie County, New York.  He had completed 4 years of high school, and his residence was valued at $4,800.  The household also included his wife, Julia C. Cuffe, age 57 (b. NYS), who had completed 2 years of high school; daughter, Julia Cuffe, age 24 (b. NYS) and single, with no record of employment, who had completed 4 years of high school; daughter, Eleanor Cuffe, age 22 (b. NYS) and single, with no record of employment, who had completed 4 years of high school; son, Thomas Cuffe, age 36 (b. NYS), married (but separated), and employed as a salesman for the Quaker Oates Corporation of Boston, Massachusetts, who had completed 4 years of high school; grandson, Thomas Cuffe, age 9 (b. NYS); son-in-law, Frank Dinges, age 40 (b. PA) and employed as manager for Whitehead and Houg Company, who had completed 4 years of college; and daughter, Kathleen Dinges, age 34 (b. NYS) and married, with no record of employment, who had completed 2 years of high school.  On 1 April 1935 they resided in the same house.

 

2. Wife: Julia C. O'Brien

 

Born October 1877 in New York.  Died 1952 at Buffalo, Erie County, New York.  Married Thomas J. Cuffe about 1895.

 

3. Children:

 

a. William J. Cuffe: Born 24 April 1896 at Buffalo, Erie County, New York.  Died 4 January 1993 at Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida.

 

b. Thomas Joseph Cuffe, Jr.: Born 14 June 1901 in New York.  Died February 1977 in Alden Township, Erie County, New York.  Married (?) and had at least the following son:

 

(1. Thomas Joseph Cuffe, III: Born about 1931 in New York.

 

c. Kathleen P. Cuffe: Born 1904 at Buffalo, Erie County, New York.  Married Frank Dinges.

 

d. Francis Joseph Cuffe: See generation 2, below.

 

e. Julia C. Cuffe: Perhaps a twin.  Born 1911 in New York.

 

f. James J. Cuffe: Perhaps a twin.  Born 7 June 1911 at Buffalo, Erie County, New York.  Died 11 June 1987 at Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida.

 

g. Eleanor C. Cuffe: Born 1917 in New York.

 

2   Francis Joseph Cuffe

 

1. Biographical notes:

 

Born 6 September 1905 at Buffalo, Erie County, New York.  Died there 13 December 1967; interred Mount Olivet Cemetery, Kenmore, Erie County, New York.

 

2. Wife: Louise Josephine Frey

 

Born 7 September 1907 at Lancaster, Erie County, New York; daughter of Martin Ambrose and Leocadia (Ball) Frey.  Died June 1977.  Married Francis J. Cuffe in 1902.

 

3. Child: (perhaps others)

 

a. Brian Francis Cuffe: See generation 1, below.

 

1   Brian Francis Cuffe:

 

Born 28 October 1941 at Buffalo, Erie County, New York.  Died 7 September 2009, age 67, at Duke Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.  Married Sharon Ida Brennan, descendant # 1.1.1 of generation 7 of the Descendants of John Milton Irvine, on 22 August 1964.

 

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