• State of New Hampshire vs. Jermiah Hayes, May 1860

    By Published On: August 21st, 2025Categories: Surname: Hayes

    The following is a court indictment from New Hampshire dated May Term 1860 against Jeremiah Hayes of Manchester, Hillsborough County. Hayes was accused of illegally keeping and selling a large quantity of intoxicating liquors (about 100 gallons)without being authorized as an agent under state law. The law in question was the 1855 Act for the

  • Of Fire and Killarney: The Story Behind the Hayes Name

    By Published On: August 7th, 2025Categories: Surname: Hayes, Uncategorized

    My name is Philip Hayes. I was born in the United States, as was my father—but according to the deep dive I’ve taken into our genealogy, we are unmistakably, undeniably, 100% Irish up to my father.  My father is a third-generation American, yet the Hayes line remained pure up to him. Our family roots trace

  • Jeremiah Joseph Hayes Biography (September 5, 1889 – November 27, 1951)

    By Published On: July 2nd, 2025Categories: Bio's, Surname: Hayes

    Jeremiah Joseph Hayes was born on September 5, 1889, in Bedford, New Hampshire, to John J. Hayes and Jane Bridget (Kelty) Hayes. Though his father was born in England, both of Jeremiah’s parents were ethnically Irish. Like many Irish families of the era, the Hayes family had been forced to live in England temporarily before

  • The Life of Jeremiah Hayes in a Timeline

    By Published On: September 26th, 2021Categories: Bio's, Surname: Hayes

    05 SEP 1889  •  Born in Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA 01 Jun 1900 •  10 years old living with parents John and Jane at 35 Front Street 7 May 1906 •  Death of John J Hayes, Father of Jeremiah Hayes at the Paper Mill. His son Jeremiah was 16 just years old. 24 Jun 1918 •  Marriage to

  • A Timeline of The Hayes Family Of Killarney Ireland; London, England & Manchester, NH

    By Published On: July 18th, 2018Categories: In History, Surname: Hayes

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  • An Extraordinarily Detailed Obituary of John Hayes, An American Irishman

    By Published On: June 24th, 2016Categories: Obituaries, Surname: Hayes

    The following is a transcription of a front page article, published in the Manchester Daily Union on March 9, 1905 concerning the death of John Hayes. John Hayes was born November 23, 1819 and is the youngest child of John Hayes and Hanora Leahey of Killarney, Ireland. He is the brother to my great x2 grandfather, Jeremiah Hayes of Manchester, NH. There is so much to write about him, but this article provides a grand overview of things we would never have known about him. The detail is extraordinary

  • Jeremiah Hayes: From Killarney to New England, A Family Legacy

    By Published On: September 10th, 2015Categories: Obituaries, Surname: Hayes

    The other day I received a notice that my genealogybank.com subscription had expired.  GenealogyBank.com is generally a large newspaper collection, but they have other related content too.  As this is a website I use often, I decided to renew it.

  • The History of The Sheehan Branch Of My Family

    By Published On: September 19th, 2013Categories: Bio's, Surname: Hayes, Surname: Sheehan

    JEREMIAH D SHEEHAN & FAMILY Jeremiah D Sheehan was born in County Kerry, Ireland, on March 17, 1827. According to immigration records, Jeremiah arrived in Boston on June 7, 1846, and applied for naturalization on January 18, 1859, in Manchester, NH.   He was married to Mary Sullivan, born circa 1829 in Ireland. There is

  • Unconscious At His Post…John J Hayes Was Stricken With Apoplexy and Died

    By Published On: September 17th, 2013Categories: Surname: HayesTags: ,

    Abt. Tuesday, September 8th, 1906 Either, Manchester Union or The Ledger Unconscious At His Post John J Hayes Was Stricken With Apoplexy and Died John J Hayes, a night watchman in the stocking mill in Amoskeag, was found unconscious in the mill at 1 o'clock Monday morning and died at 9 o'clock. The cause of