Riley line

Eagan Reilly

b. about 1826, d. 1897

First recorded in the 2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 1

The record

Born
about 1826 , Kerry County, Ireland
Died
09 Sep 1897 , Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Buried
Monson, Massachusetts
Occupation
Mill worker / Laborer / Gigger at Wool Mill

What the pages say

Each line below is one statement the research records about this person, with the page it was read from. These are summaries of what a page asserts, not quotations from it.

  • A sibling of John Joseph Riley who spelled his name Egan, though his death record had Eagan. Had a son named John Moris Riley; his mother Elizabeth Gilson's family Bible was in the possession of his sister, Delia Riley Callahan (per the passport excerpt, described as sister of John Moris Riley).

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 7

  • Age 25 in 1855, head of household member #336 per Massachusetts State Census, 1855.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 117

  • Age 30; dwelling 1249, family 1082; personal estate value 180; married within the year; household has 1 person who married within year and 4 who attended school (per row totals).

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 31

  • Age 39 in the 1860 census; personal estate valued at 102; marked as married within the year.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 122

  • Age 40 in 1865, married; unable to read or write; listed as a ratable poll and legal voter.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 125

  • Age 42 at 1870 census, head of family, dwelling 276.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 127

  • Age 42 in 1870; father and mother of foreign birth; cannot read; cannot write; male citizen over 21.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 126

  • Age 50 in 1880 census; head of household; married to Ellen Riley; cannot read, cannot write.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 128

  • Ancestry record: born Ireland, spouse Ellen Durney, child William E O Reilly; page notes to search Massachusetts Wills & Probates for him.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 133

  • Appears in Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915; spouse Ellen Riley; child John M Riley listed.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 130

  • Birth year ranged from 1825 to 1831; 1826 was on his death record. Came to US about 1840 per 1923 passport application of his son John Moris Riley.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 114

  • Brother living close to Daniel Riley per the 1855 census; also referenced as a sibling in the 1860 census with Patrick Riley (surname spelled Hegan).

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 21

  • Brother of Daniel Riley, listed with him on the 1 July 1863 Civil War draft registration; spelled 'Agin' on the record.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 22

  • Brother of Daniel Riley; died 9 Sep 1897 in Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 23

  • Brother of Daniel Riley.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 20

  • Brother of Daniel; lived close by in 1855 and 1860 with family.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 15

  • Brother of John Joseph Riley; per the 1855 Massachusetts State Census, both lived together in Monson and worked as Pickers at the Wool Mill (his name is spelled 'Egon' in that census).

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 3

  • Brother of Mary Riley; died 9 Sep 1897.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 69

  • Brother of Mary Riley.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 66

  • Death registered in Monson, Massachusetts, 9 Sep 1897; cause of death Cancer, Inanition of Obstruction; entry No. 46 in the 1897 death register.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 132

  • Descendant of John Riley and Elizabeth Gilson; sibling of John Joseph Riley; 1855 census shows younger brother John Riley (identified as John Joseph Riley) living with him in Monson, Massachusetts.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 1

  • Died age 71 of cancer/intestinal obstruction; birth date/place per index abt 1826, Ireland.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 131

  • Died of cancer; last name spellings include Reily, O'Reilly; first name spellings include Hegan, Hogan, Reagan, Aegan, Ayan, Eagan, Egon, Agin; birth year ranged 1825-1831.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 111

  • Family at times used the name O'Riley or O'Reilly; died of cancer, intestinal blockage.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 97

  • Father of Delia Bridget Riley.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 108

  • Father of Ellen Elizabeth Riley and Mary Minnie Riley.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 105

  • Father of John Moris Riley, Patrick F Riley, and Mary Minnie D Riley; his name appears as Egan O'Reilly on Patrick F Riley's 1896 marriage record.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 112

  • Father of John Moris Riley; per 1923 passport info, came to US about 1840 and was naturalized in the Superior Court of Hampden County, Springfield, Massachusetts.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 101

  • Father of Patrick F Riley; Patrick identified him as Egan O'Reilly.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 102

  • Head of household in the 1860 census, age 30, personal estate value 100, could not read or write.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 121

  • Head of household, dwelling 110/100, age 50; the relation and occupation fields on the page are transcribed uncertainly ('Wife(?)... Weaver in Wool Mill(?)').

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 129

  • Listed age 25 in the 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Monson, Hampden County, born in Ireland, occupation Fisher, marked with a 'v' notation.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 118

  • Listed as father of Ellen Riley (entry 25) in the 1860 Monson, Massachusetts birth register.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 158

  • Listed as father of William "Willie" L Riley.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 100

  • Married Ellen Dorney 11 Aug 1855 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, at age 24; residence Monson, Ms; occupation laborer; first marriage.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 119

  • Married in Chicopee, Massachusetts in 1855, per the Massachusetts Town and Vital Records index.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 120

  • Married, age 40 in the 1865 Massachusetts State Census, household number 217.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 124

  • Named on Ellen's death record as her husband, under the name Eagan O'Reilly; the page's summary line refers to him as Egan Riley.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 98

  • Occupation Gigger at Wool Mill in Monson, 1880; died of cancer, buried in Monson, Massachusetts.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 116

  • Registered for the Civil War draft in Monson, Massachusetts, 10th Congressional District, age 36 on 1 July 1863, Class 2, row 11 of Schedule II.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 123

  • Riley is most common spelling for last name (others Reilly, Reily and O'Reilly); birth year ranged from 1825 to 1831, 1826 was on his death record; died of cancer.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 99

  • Sibling of John Joseph Riley, settled in Massachusetts; his name had many different spellings in records found.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 6

  • Sibling of Mary Riley who lived in the area; no longer present by 1904.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 70

  • Sibling of Mary who settled in the Monson area; had passed away by the time of the 1900 census period described.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 51

  • Sibling of Patrick Riley.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 142

  • Son of John Riley and Elizabeth Gilson; many spelling variants of his first name were found on records; came to US about 1840 per 1923 passport application of his son.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 96

  • The form describes him as John M. Riley's '[father / husband]', born in Ireland, resided 60 years uninterruptedly in the United States from 1840 at Monson, Mass., and naturalized before the Superior Court of Hampden County at Springfield, Mass.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 135

  • Worked in the Wool/Cotton Mill; registered for the Civil War draft in 1863; residence post office Palmer in 1860.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 115

The family

Married

  • Ellen E Dorney 11 Aug 1855 2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 96
  • Ellen Reily 2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 126
  • Ellen Riley 2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 97

Parent

Child

Sibling

Related

A life in dates

  1. about 1821 to 1835

    The known children of John Riley and Elizabeth Gilson were born between about 1821 and 1835; John Joseph is thought to be the youngest. The siblings settled in Massachusetts after coming to the US, except John Joseph who came to Texas.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 6

  2. ABT 1826 · Kerry County, Ireland

    Birth of Egan Riley

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 114

  3. Abt. 1826 · Kerry County, Ireland

    Birth of Egan Riley

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 99

  4. about 1826 · Kerry County, Ireland

    Egan Riley was born to John Riley and Elizabeth Gilson in Kerry County, Ireland in about 1826.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 96

  5. abt 1826 · Kerry County, Ireland

    Birth of brother Eagan Riley.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 20

  6. abt 1826 · Kerry County, Ireland

    Birth of brother Eagan Riley

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 66

  7. about 1826 · Kerry County

    Birth of Egan Riley, descendant of John Riley and Elizabeth Gilson.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 1

  8. about 1826 · Kerry County, Ireland

    Birth year ranged 1825-1831; 1826 on death record.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 111

  9. abt 1826 · Ireland

    Birth of Eagan Reilly.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 132

  10. abt 1827 · Ireland

    Born in Ireland.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 123

  11. abt 1830 · Ireland

    Birth year and place recorded in 1855 Massachusetts State Census entry.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 117

  12. 1840

    Egan Riley came to the US, per a 1923 passport application by his son John Moris Riley

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 114

  13. 1840 to 19__ · Monson, Mass.

    Egan Riley resided 60 years, uninterruptedly, in the United States, from 1840 to 19__, at Monson, Mass.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 135

  14. about 1840

    Egan Riley came to the US, per the 1923 passport information.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 101

  15. about 1840

    A 1923 passport application by his son John Moris Riley says that Egan Riley came to the US in about 1840.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 96

  16. between 1840 and 1851

    The siblings of John Joseph Riley came to the US one at a time, arriving between 1840 and 1851 according to records found.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 7

  17. between 1851 and 1855 · Massachusetts

    All the siblings except John Joseph got married in Massachusetts between 1851 and 1855.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 7

  18. 1855-08-03 · Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts

    1855 Massachusetts State Census taken for the town of Monson, Hampden County, listing Egon Riley as a fisherman born in Ireland, age 25, in the enumeration alongside John Riley and neighboring households.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 118

  19. 11 Aug 1855 · Chicopee, Massachusetts

    Egan Riley married Ellen E Dorney.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 111

  20. 1855 · Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

    Enumerated in Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts in the 1855 Massachusetts State Census, household number 336, age 25.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 117

  21. 1855

    Brothers Egan and John Riley live close by.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 15

  22. 1855 · Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts

    An 1855 census record shows Egan Riley had a younger brother, John Riley, living with him; this John Riley is identified as John Joseph Riley who later went to Texas.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 1

  23. 3 Aug 1855 · Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts

    1855 Massachusetts State Census records him living with his brother Egan (spelled Egon in the census) Riley; both worked as Pickers at the Wool Mill in Monson.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 3

  24. 11 Aug 1855 · Chicopee, Massachusetts

    Agin Riley of Monson, Ms, age 24, laborer, born Ireland, son of John Riley, married Ellen Dorney of Monson, Ms, age 18, born Ireland, daughter of John Dorney; first marriage for both; performed by A. J. Champney, Catholic Priest; register entry no. 1735.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 119

  25. 11 Aug 1855 · Chicopee, Massachusetts

    Marriage of Egan Riley (age 29) and Ellen E Dorney

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 115

  26. 11 Aug 1855 · Chicopee, Massachusetts

    Marriage record (Egan spelled Agin) shows Egan Riley married Ellen Dorney in Chicopee, Massachusetts.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 96

  27. 11 Aug 1855 · Chicopee, Massachusetts

    Marriage of Egan Riley and Ellen E Dorney

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 99

  28. 1855 · Chicopee, Massachusetts

    Marriage of Agin Riley, per Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 and the Index to Marriages in Massachusetts 1851-1855 (Vol. 6), which lists Riley, Agin, Chicopee, 1855, Vol. 87, page 284.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 120

  29. 3 Aug 1855 · Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts

    1855 State Census shows Egan (spelled Egon) living in a boarding house run by a family named Foley, with his younger brother John (thought to be John Joseph Riley); both listed as Picker - Wool Mill, ages marked with a question mark.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 96

  30. 3 Aug 1855 · Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

    Egan (Eagan/Egon) Riley living in a boarding house with his younger brother John (thought to be John Joseph Riley); both worked as Picker - Wool Mill

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 114

  31. 1858

    Egan and Ellen began their family in 1858 and had a total of 6 children.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 96

  32. 1 June 1860 · Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts

    Persons whose usual place of abode on 1 June 1860 was in this family, per the 1860 census schedule of Monson.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 31

  33. 1860 · Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts

    Enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 121

  34. 1860

    Daniel is still working in the Wool Mill, and the families of his brothers Egan and Patrick live nearby.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 15

  35. 1860 · Monson, MA

    Egan and Ellen Riley living in Monson, MA with sons John and Patrick; Egan works in the Mill (Cotton or Wool).

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 97

  36. the first day of June 1860 · Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts

    Listed as usual place of abode in the household of Hegan Riley in the 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 122

  37. 1860 · Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

    Residence record (age 34): Residence Post Office Palmer. Eagan (spelled Hegan) is working in the Wool/Cotton Mill. Sons John and Daniel are living with their parents in Monson. Eagan's brothers Daniel and Patrick both live with their families in the neighborhood.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 115

  38. 1863 · Monson, MA

    Egan (spelled Agin) registered for the Civil War draft on the same page as his brother Daniel; both listed as from Ireland and living in Monson; occupation not readable. Neither is known to have served.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 97

  39. 1 July 1863 · Monson, Massachusetts, United States

    Civil War draft registration record (age 37) for Egan (sp. Agin) Riley; his brother Daniel is on the same page. As far as known, neither served in the military for the Civil War.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 115

  40. 1863 · Monson, Massachusetts

    Registered for the Civil War draft (Class 2), Schedule II, Tenth Congressional District of Massachusetts.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 123

  41. 1 July 1863 · Monson, Massachusetts, United States

    Daniel Riley, age 42, registered for possible Civil War military service; the record lists his age as 40 (born about 1823) and also lists his brother Eagan (spelled Agin) on the same registration list.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 22

  42. 1865 · Monson

    Egan and Ellen Riley still living in Monson with two more children, Ellen and Mary; Egan's occupation identified as Laborer.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 97

  43. 1865-08-15 · Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts

    Enumerated in the Massachusetts State Census for the Town of Monson, Hampden County, in the household of Agin Riley, age 40, a laborer born in County Kerry, Ireland.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 125

  44. 1865 · Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

    Enumerated in the Massachusetts State Census

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 124

  45. 1865 · Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

    Residence record (age 39): Marital Status Married.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 115

  46. 1867 or 1868 · Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts

    Delia Bridget Riley, fifth child of Egan and Ellen Riley, was born in Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 108

  47. 1870 · Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts

    Reagan Reily and household enumerated in the 1870 United States Federal Census

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 126

  48. 1 June 1870 · Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

    Recorded as resident in the 1870 United States Federal Census, Schedule 1 (page 67), enumerated 28 July 1870.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 127

  49. 1870 · Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

    Family living in Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, about 13 miles NNW of Monson. Egan (spelled Reagan Reily) and children John, Patrick, and Ellen work in the Cotton Mill; Mary attends school; Bridget is 2. Parents cannot read or write but children can. Family lives near Patrick Riley's wife and children, though Patrick's whereabouts are unknown.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 97

  50. 1870 · Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

    Age 44. Residence Post Office: Enfield. In the census, Eagan (spelled Reagan Reily) and three of his children (John, Patrick, and Ellen) are all working in the Cotton Mill. Mary is attending school and Bridget is 2. Parents cannot read or write but children can.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 116

  51. 1880 · Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts

    By the 1880 Federal Census record, the family is in Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts; Willie is 8 years old and the census does not say he is attending school.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 110

  52. 1880 · Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

    Age 54. Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self. Eagan (spelled Aegan) is still working at the Wool Mill and occupation is defined as Gigger. Several children also work at the Wool Mill, and all children still live with their parents.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 116

  53. 1880

    Egan (spelled Aegan) still working at the Wool Mill as a Gigger; several children also work at the Wool Mill and all still live with parents. John Moris Riley is noted as unemployed for 4 months.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 97

  54. 1880 · Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts

    1880 U.S. Federal Census enumeration of dwelling 110/100 in Monson, taken 9 June 1880; household headed by Aegan Riley.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 129

  55. 1880 · Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

    Aegan Riley enumerated in 1880 United States Federal Census, age 50, born Abt 1830 in Ireland

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 128

  56. 09 Sep 1897 · Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

    Death of Egan Riley of cancer, buried in Monson, Massachusetts

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 99

  57. 09 Sep 1897 · Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

    Died of cancer; buried in Monson, Massachusetts.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 111

  58. 9 Sep 1897 · Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

    Age 71. Eagan Riley died of cancer and is buried in Monson, Massachusetts.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 116

  59. 9 SEP 1897 · Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

    Death of Egan Riley

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 114

  60. 9 Sep 1897 · Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

    Death of Eagan Riley, brother of Daniel Riley; Daniel was age 76 at the time.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 23

  61. 9 Sep 1897 · Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

    Death of brother Eagan Riley, age 75 for Mary Riley

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 69

  62. 1897 · Monson

    Egan Riley died of cancer, intestinal blockage, in Monson, where he is buried (gravesite could not be found). Name spelled Eagan Reilly on the city death record, which identifies his parents as John Riley (sp Rielly) and Elizabeth Gilson.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 97

  63. 9 Sep 1897 · Monson, Massachusetts, USA

    Death of Eagan Reilly, age 71, cause: Cancer, Inanition of Obstruction.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 132

  64. 1897

    Egan Riley (father) passed away.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 105

  65. 9 Sep 1897 · Monson, Massachusetts, USA

    Death of Eagan Reilly at Monson, Massachusetts, USA; age 71, cause cancer/intestinal obstruction, occupation laborer.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 131

  66. 28 Dec 1915 · Monson, MA

    Ellen Riley died in Monson, MA. Her death record gives her husband's name as Eagan O'Reilly and her maiden name as Ellen E Durney; the information was supplied by her daughter, Delia (Riley) Callahan.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 98

  67. 1923

    John and Catherine apparently made a trip to Europe for a vacation; acquired a passport including information on John's background and his father Egan Riley (stating Egan came to the US in about 1840 and was naturalized in the Superior Court of Hampden County in Springfield, Massachusetts).

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 101

  68. Undated · Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts

    Death records show that all the siblings died in Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 7

  69. Undated · Superior Court of Hampden County, Springfield, Massachusetts

    Egan Riley was naturalized, per the 1923 passport information.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 101

  70. Undated · Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts

    Recorded occupation 'Work in Mill' in the 1860 census.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 122

  71. Undated

    Death record for Egan Riley lists his name as Eagan Reilly.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 96

  72. Undated

    Marriage recorded in Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 130

  73. Sept 1 · Monson

    Birth entry in Monson, Massachusetts birth register: Ellen Riley, female, born to Egan Riley and Ellen (maiden name not given); father's occupation Pic Operative, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 158

  74. Undated · Springfield, Mass.

    Egan Riley was naturalized as a citizen of the United States before the Superior Court of Hampden County, at Springfield, Mass. (date left blank on the form).

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 135

  75. Undated · Ireland

    Egan Riley was born in Ireland, per John M. Riley's sworn statement.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 135

  76. Undated · Monson area

    Mary's three siblings who settled in the Monson area, Daniel Riley, Egan Riley, and Patrick Riley, have passed away.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 51

  77. July 6 (recorded Aug 24) · Hull

    Death of William E. O. Reilly, age 27, single, D.D.S., cause overdose of morphine, born Ware Mass, residence/burial Monson Mass, place of death Hull; parents Egan O Reilly (born Ireland) and Ellen Durney (born Ireland).

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 133

The documents

  • census · 1870

    1870 United States Federal Census

    Ancestry.com index record for Reagan Reily and household, listing household members Reagan Reily, Ellen Reily, John Reily, Patrick Reily, Ellen Reily, Mary Reily, and Bridget Reily, with source citation Roll M593_621, Page 515A, Family History Library Film 552120

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 126

  • census · 3 Aug 1855

    1855 State Census

    Shows Egan (as Egon) and his brother John living in a boarding house run by the Foley family in Monson, Hampden County, MA; both Picker - Wool Mill.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 96

  • census · 1855

    1855 census

    1855 census record for Egan Riley showing a younger brother named John Riley (identified as John Joseph Riley) living with him.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 1

  • census · 1880

    1880 Federal Census

    Egan (spelled Aegan) working at Wool Mill as a Gigger; several children also work there; John Moris Riley noted unemployed for 4 months.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 97

  • census

    3 Aug 1855 record showing Eagan (sp Egon) living in a boarding house in Monson with his younger brother John (thought to be John Joseph Riley); both listed as Picker - Wool Mill; ages have a question mark, probably a guess.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 114

  • census · 3 Aug 1855

    1855 Massachusetts State Census

    Records John Riley living with his brother Egan (Egon) Riley, both employed as Pickers at the Wool Mill in Monson.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 3

  • census · 1855

    Massachusetts, State Census, 1855

    Ancestry.com database entry for Egon Riley in the 1855 Massachusetts State Census, household number 336, Reel Number 11, Volume Number 15, listing his age, birth year, birth place, and full household member list; original data from the 1855-1865 Massachusetts State Census microform held by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 117

  • census · 1860

    1860 census showing Daniel still working in the Wool Mill and the families of brothers Egan and Patrick living nearby; Daniel and Hannah's children all living at home.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 15

  • census · 1860

    Hegan Riley in the 1860 United States Federal Census

    1860 United States Federal Census record for Hegan Riley and household

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 121

  • census · 1870

    1870 United States Federal Census

    1870 United States Federal Census

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 115

  • census · 1855-08-03

    Massachusetts, State Census, 1855 for Egon Riley

    1855 Massachusetts State Census schedule for the town of Monson, Hampden County, taken 3 August 1855, listing usual residents as of 1 June 1855 with name, age, sex, color, occupation, birthplace, and infirmity columns; includes Egon Riley and John Riley among 42 enumerated individuals across multiple households.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 118

  • census · 1865

    Massachusetts, State Census, 1865

    Ancestry.com transcription summary card for Agin Riley in the 1865 Massachusetts State Census, listing personal details and household members.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 124

  • census · 1865

    Massachusetts, State Census, 1865

    Massachusetts, State Census, 1865

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 115

  • census · 1880

    1880 Federal Census record showing the family in Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 110

  • census · 1880

    1880 United States Federal Census

    1880 United States Federal Census

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 115

  • census · 25th day of July 1860

    1860 United States Federal Census for Hegan Riley

    Schedule 1 (Free Inhabitants), 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts, page 209 (post office Palmer), enumerated by S. C. Shaw, Ass't Marshal, on the 25th day of July 1860, as of the first day of June 1860. Lists the households of Hegan Riley (lines 7-10) and Patrick Riley (lines 21-24), among neighboring households.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 122

  • census

    Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

    Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 — census page (second cited instance)

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 116

  • census · 1880-06-09

    1880 United States Federal Census for Aegan Riley

    1880 U.S. Federal Census, Schedule 1 (Population), for Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts, Supervisor's District 6, Enumeration District 290, page 18, enumerated 9 June 1880; lists the Riley household alongside neighboring households (Sweeney/Bartholmew, Halligan, McLeale, Lemoine, King, Nardy).

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 129

  • census · 1860

    1860 United States Federal Census

    1860 United States Federal Census

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 115

  • census · 1865-08-15

    Massachusetts, State Census, 1865

    State census schedule for the Town of Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts, enumerated by Jos. P. Foster on 15 August 1865, listing the households of Robert Murphy, James Kenyon, Jerry Moratt, Michael Simon, Agin Riley, Philip Doyle, Timothy/Margaret/Mary Sullivan, and Hiram Blep.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 125

  • census · 1855

    Massachusetts, State Census, 1855

    Massachusetts, State Census, 1855

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 115

  • census · 1870

    1870 Federal Census

    Family living in Ware, Hampshire County, MA; Egan (spelled Reagan Reily) and children John, Patrick, Ellen working in Cotton Mill; Mary in school; Bridget age 2; parents illiterate, children literate.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 97

  • census · 1865

    1865 State Census

    Egan and Ellen Riley in Monson with two more children, Ellen and Mary; Egan's occupation listed as Laborer.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 97

  • census · 1860-07-25

    SCHEDULE 1.—Free Inhabitants in Monson in the County of Hampden State of Mass

    1860 U.S. Federal Census, Schedule 1 (Free Inhabitants), Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts, page 209, enumerated by C. C. Shaw, Ass't Marshal, on 25 July 1860, Post Office Palmer. Lists dwelling/family numbers, names, ages, sex, color, occupation, real and personal estate value, place of birth, and marked columns for married/attended school/cannot read-write/other status.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 31

  • census · 1870-07-28

    1870 United States Federal Census, Schedule 1 – Inhabitants

    Schedule 1 – Inhabitants, Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, page 67, enumerated by Ass't Marshal Almoody on 28 July 1870, listing multiple households including the Reagan Reily family (highlighted in yellow/green).

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 127

  • census · 1880

    1880 United States Federal Census

    Ancestry.com 1880 United States Federal Census record for Aegan Riley and household, Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts. Census Place: Monson, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 534; Page: 323B; Enumeration District: 290

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 128

  • census · 1855

    1855 census listing Daniel working in the Wool Mill in Monson, with brothers Egan and John Riley living close by.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 15

  • census · 1860

    1860 Federal Census

    Shows Egan and Ellen living in Monson, MA with sons John and Patrick; Egan works in the Mill.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 97

  • census · 1865

    Scanned handwritten page from the original 1865 Massachusetts State Census schedule showing the Riley household entries (household number 217), with ages, sex, birthplace, and residence columns.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 124

  • certificate · 1899

    Deaths Registered in the Town of Hull for the Year 1899

    Massachusetts town death register page, pre-1903, for Hull, 1899, listing 15 death entries (page marked 187, image 1464 of 2415), including William E. O. Reilly (entry 7).

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 133

  • certificate · 1923-03-30

    U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 for Egan Riley

    1923 U.S. Passport Application form for John M. Riley of Monson, Massachusetts, sworn regarding his father Egan Riley born in Ireland, accompanied by wife Kate Riley (born June 13, 1868), stamped by the Department of State Passport Division March 30, 1923, Washington. Includes Oath of Allegiance and signature of John Marys Riley.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 135

  • certificate · 1915-12-28

    Standard Certificate of Death, Registered No. 137

    Standard Certificate of Death for Ellen O'Reilly (maiden name Ellen E Durney, husband Eagan O'Reilly), Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Monson, recording death on 28 Dec 1915, birth June 9, 1836 in Ireland, parents James Durney and Delia Keaton (both born Ireland), cause of death apoplexy, informant Mrs. Chas. Callahan, filed by registrar Freelon Z Ball, physician C. W. Jackson, M.D., burial at Pearl street cemetery by undertaker R. F. Broadway.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 98

  • certificate

    U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925

    U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 116

  • certificate

    Death record

    Death record for Egan Riley listing his name as Eagan Reilly.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 96

  • certificate

    Death records of each of the siblings identified John Riley and Elizabeth Gilson as parents.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 7

  • certificate · 11 Aug 1855

    Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 for Agin Riley

    Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 index entry for Agin Riley, marriage to Ellen Dorney, Chicopee.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 119

  • certificate · 1855

    Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 for Agin Riley

    Ancestry.com marriage record entry: Name: Agin Riley, Event Type: Marriage, Marriage Date: 1855, Marriage Place: Chicopee, Massachusetts.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 120

  • certificate · 9 Sep 1897

    Scanned line from a Massachusetts death register showing entry for Reilly Eagan, age 71, cause of death cancer/intestinal obstruction, residence Monson, occupation laborer, born Ireland, parents John Rielly and Elisabeth Gilson, both born Ireland

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 131

  • certificate · 6 July 1899

    Death record for William L O'Reilly, died 6 July 1899 in Hull, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, age 37, cause overdose of morphine; parents listed as Egan O'Reilly and Ellen Durney; residence listed as Monson, MA; occupation D.D.S.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 110

  • certificate · 1890-08-11

    Cropped detail of row 14 from the marriage register above, showing the marriage entry for John W. Riley and Kate Davany, son of Egan and Ellen.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 130

  • certificate

    excerpt from passport

    A passport for John Moris Riley provided family information, said to come from a family Bible belonging to Egan Riley's mother, Elizabeth Gilson.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 7

  • certificate · 1890-1891

    Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915

    Scanned page from a Massachusetts marriage register (town clerk's return), a handwritten ledger listing marriages with columns for date, groom and bride names and ages, occupation, residence, birthplace, parents' names, marriage number, and officiant. A red box highlights entry 14 (John W. Riley / Kate Davany) and an orange box highlights entry 18 (Robert D. Ryan / Minnie L. Riley).

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 130

  • certificate · 30 March 1923

    1923 Passport

    Passport for John and Catherine Riley's 1923 trip to Europe, with background information including on Egan Riley's immigration and naturalization.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 101

  • certificate · 9 Sep 1897

    Eagan Reilly in the Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915

    Ancestry.com database summary record for Eagan Reilly from Massachusetts Death Records, 1841-1915

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 131

  • certificate · 1897

    City death record

    Records Egan Riley's death (spelled Eagan Reilly) in Monson of cancer, intestinal blockage; identifies parents as John Riley (sp Rielly) and Elizabeth Gilson.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 97

  • certificate · 1923

    1923 passport application

    Passport application by John Moris Riley stating Egan Riley came to the US in about 1840.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 96

  • church

    Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

    Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (first cited instance)

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 116

  • church · 11 Aug 1855

    Scanned Massachusetts marriage register page from Chicopee, Hampden County, listing marriages including that of Agin Riley and Ellen Dorney (entry no. 1735), with a red box highlighting their row and parents' names.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 119

  • military · 1 July 1863

    U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865

    Draft registration record listing Daniel Riley (age 40, born about 1823) and his brother Eagan, spelled Agin.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 22

  • military · 1863

    Zoomed-in inset of the Schedule II document showing only rows 10 and 11 (Daniel Riley and Agin Riley entries).

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 123

  • military

    U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865

    U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 116

  • military · 1863

    U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 for Agin Riley

    Ancestry.com summary data card for Agin Riley's Civil War Draft Registration record; birth year abt 1827, place of birth Ireland, age 36 on 1 July 1863, race White, residence Monson Massachusetts, 10th Congressional District, Class 2.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 123

  • military · 1863-06-30

    U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 — Massachusetts, 10th, Vol 3 of 4

    Scanned Schedule II consolidated list of persons of Class II subject to military duty in the 10th Congressional District (Hampden and Berkshire Counties), Massachusetts, enumerated June 1863 under Provost Marshal James H. Morton; No. 234, 235 of 306; includes rows for Daniel Riley (no. 10) and Agin Riley (no. 11).

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 123

  • military · 1863

    Civil War draft registration

    Egan (spelled Agin) registered for the draft on the same page as his brother Daniel; both from Ireland, living in Monson; occupation not readable.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 97

  • other · 29 Sep 1896

    Marriage record of Patrick F Riley naming him Patrick F O'Reilly and his father as Egan O'Reilly

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 99

  • other

    Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915

    Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 115

  • other · 11 Aug 1855

    Marriage record

    Marriage record spelling Egan as Agin, marrying Ellen Dorney in Chicopee, Massachusetts.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 96

  • other

    Riley is the most common spelling for the last name (others Reilly, Reily and O'Reilly); first name spellings include Hegan, Hogan, Reagan, Aegan, Ayan, Eagan, Egan, Egon and Agin; birth year ranged from 1825 to 1831, with 1826 on his death record.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 114

  • other · 09 Sep 1897

    Death record of Egan Riley

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 99

  • other · 9 Sep 1897

    Eagan Reilly in the Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915

    Ancestry.com summary record card for Eagan Reilly from the Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 database, listing name, gender, age, birth date/place, death date/place, and parents' names.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 132

  • other · 1897

    Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 for Eagan Reilly

    Scanned handwritten ledger page of Monson, Massachusetts death registrations for 1897; entry No. 46 for Eagan Reilly (Reilly, Eagan) highlighted, listing decedents' names, ages, causes of death, residence, occupation, birthplace, and parents' names/birthplaces.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 132

  • other

    Family Group Sheet for Egan Riley & Ellen Dorney

    Family Group Sheet for Egan Riley & Ellen Dorney

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 99

  • other

    Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915

    Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 115

  • other

    Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 for Egan O Reilly

    Ancestry.com summary record for Egan O Reilly: male, born Ireland, spouse Ellen Durney, child William E O Reilly; note to search Wills and Probates collection.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 133

  • other · 1851-1855

    Index to Marriages in Massachusetts 1851-1855, Vol. 6, McLaughlin - Zyroth

    Statewide index page listing marriage entries by surname (Riely through Riley) with name, town, year, volume, and page; entry for Riley, Agin, Chicopee, 1855, Vol. 87, page 284 is marked.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 120

  • photograph · 1899

    Cropped close-up detail image of the death register row for William E. O. Reilly, entry 7, showing his cause of death and parents' names.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 133

  • photograph · 11 Aug 1855

    Close-up crop of the register row for Agin Riley and Ellen Dorney's marriage entry.

    2019 Riley Family History, Addendum B, p. 119

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