b. 23 June 1854 St Thomas Parish, Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
d. 12 Feb 12 1924 Lead, Lawrence County, South Dakota
m. Catherine Connolly 1883 Central City, So. Dakota
b. 1860 Carrick-on-Suir, Waterford Co., Ireland
d. 16 Sep 1906 Lawrence Co., So. Dakota
her father: James Connolly
her mother: Kate ?
Father: Edouard
Rochefort
Mother: Emile Couillard-Lislois
1875 John Baptiste Rochford immigrated from Canada to the United States. Family historians say that he came into the Black Hills of South Dakota on a bull train of freight at the age of 21. When he arrived he could only speak French. In 1883 he married Catherine Connolly in Central City, South Dakota. In 1884 he moves his family to Lead. He worked in the gold mines of Homestake Mining Company until he retired. He is a naturalized citizen in the 1910 census.
1882 - Catherine (sometimes Katherine) Connally emigrates to the United States about age 22. She is not naturalized in the 1900 census. She apparently was born on the Waterford side of Carrick-on-Suir. At this particular place in Ireland the city was divided by the river Suir but also three counties come together. The Waterford side is the poor side of town and could have been one of the reasons for her immigration.
Carrick-on-suir, County Waterford, Ireland
Famine Plaque at the church in Carrick-on-suir
1910 - US Census, Lead, Lawrence Co., South Dakota. p. 189, enumeration dist. 47,
1920 - US Census, Casper, Wyoming
Edward Rochford, 18 single , working as a clerk for an oil company.
Source:
US Census,
Mother: Emile Couillard-Lislois
| Children with Catherine
Connally |
|||
| Emelie Theresa Rochford |
b. 18 Mar 1885 Lead, So. Dakota | d. 9 Nov 1975
Oakland, Alameda Co., CA |
m. Thomas Manion 30 June
1908 (d. 4 Feb 1915 buried Lead, So. Dakota) |
| Angela Catherine Rochford | b. 21 Jan 1887 Lead, So. Dakota | d. 1978 |
m. Frank Noonan 3 July
1912 St Patricks Church, Lead, Lawrence Co., So. Dakotoa |
| Kathleen Rochford | b. Mar 13, 1889 Lead, Lawrence Co. So. Dakota | d. 18 June 1982
Seattle, King Co., WA |
m. Emile Joseph Gadbois -May 3, 1916 Lead S. Dakota |
| John Edward Rochford |
b. 20 July 1892
probably in Lead, So. Dakota |
d. 6 Feb 1967
Oakland, Alamda Co., CA buried 11 Feb 1967 |
m. Margaret Dougherty 12
May 1934 Santa Barbara, CA (b. 9 Dec 1891 olean,
Cattarugus Co., NY d. Oakland, CA) |
| Josephine Rochford | b. 5 Dec 1894 Lead, So. Dakota | d. Jan 1982 Lead,
So. Dakota |
1m. John J.
Angelin Sr - Lead, So. Dakota( di. 12 Au 1927 Duluth,
Minn) 2m. Norman H. Landguth 26 Dec 1928 (d. 22 Nov 1960 Lead, So. Dakota) 3m. John Daly Freyder 20 July 1964 (d. 20 June 1965) |
| Francis (son) Rochford | b. Mar 1898 probably in Lead, So. Dakota | d. Jan 1982 Lead, So.
Dakota |
|
| Agnes Anastasia Rochford | b. 29 July 1901 probably in Lead, So. Dakota | d. 7 Sept 1954 Lead, So.,
Dakota buried: St Onge, Butte Co., So. Dakota |
m. Isadore Henry King (b.
4 Apr 1998 d. 4 Jan 1935 in mining accident,
Homestake Mine, So Dakota) |
| Helen Frances Rochford | b. 1 Feb 1905 probably in Lead, So. Dakota | d. 15 Mar 1970
Walnut Creek, CA |
m. Karl Buse |
1875 John Baptiste Rochford immigrated from Canada to the United States. Family historians say that he came into the Black Hills of South Dakota on a bull train of freight at the age of 21. When he arrived he could only speak French. In 1883 he married Catherine Connolly in Central City, South Dakota. In 1884 he moves his family to Lead. He worked in the gold mines of Homestake Mining Company until he retired. He is a naturalized citizen in the 1910 census.
1882 - Catherine (sometimes Katherine) Connally emigrates to the United States about age 22. She is not naturalized in the 1900 census. She apparently was born on the Waterford side of Carrick-on-Suir. At this particular place in Ireland the city was divided by the river Suir but also three counties come together. The Waterford side is the poor side of town and could have been one of the reasons for her immigration.
Carrick-on-suir, County Waterford, Ireland
Famine Plaque at the church in Carrick-on-suir
1900 - US Census, Lead, Lawrence Co., South
Dakota,. John is listed as laborer in a mine.
| Rochford, John |
head |
w |
m |
June |
1864 |
35 |
mar. 16 |
Canada |
Canada |
Canada |
1878 |
na |
| "
,
Katherine |
wife |
w |
f |
May |
1860 |
40 |
mar. 16 children 6/6 living |
Ireland |
Ireland |
Ireland |
1892 |
|
| "
,
Amelia |
daughter |
w |
f |
Mar. |
1885 |
15 |
s |
So. Dakota |
Canada |
Ireland |
||
| "
,
Angela |
daughter |
w |
f |
Jan |
1887 |
13 |
s |
So. Dakota |
Canada |
Ireland |
||
| "
,
Kathleen |
daughter |
w |
f |
Mar |
1889 |
11 |
s |
So. Dakota |
Canada |
Ireland |
||
| "
,
John |
son |
w |
m |
July |
1892 |
7 |
s |
So. Dakota |
Canada |
Ireland |
||
| "
,
Josephine |
daughtr |
w |
f |
Dec |
1894 |
5 |
s |
So. Dakota |
Canada |
Ireland |
||
| "
,
Francis |
son |
w |
m |
Mar |
1898 |
2 |
s |
So. Dakota |
Canada |
Ireland |
||
| Connally, Anna |
sis in law |
w |
f |
May |
1854 |
45 |
s |
Ireland |
Ireland |
Ireland |
1892 |
|
| Griffen, Ella |
sis in law |
w |
f |
Mar |
1864 |
36 |
mar. 19 children 3 / 0 living |
Ireland |
Ireland |
Ireland |
1882 |
1910 - US Census, Lead, Lawrence Co., South Dakota. p. 189, enumeration dist. 47,
He is working as a goldminer
for a large firm in the city of Lead, Lawrence Co., South
Dakota, He is widow but having been married 26
years. He has several of his children still living
with him is said to have had eight surviving children with
only six in the household.
| Rochford, John B. |
Head |
M |
W |
56 |
Wd. |
Canada |
Canada |
Scotland |
miner - goldmine |
|
"
Angela C. |
daughter |
F |
W |
23 |
s |
S. Dakota |
Canada | Ireland |
none |
|
"
Kathleen |
daughter | F |
W |
21 |
s |
S. Dakota | Canada | Ireland | clerk - post office |
|
"
Edward |
son |
m |
W |
18 |
s |
S. Dakota | Canada | Ireland | laborer - stamp mill |
|
"
Josephine |
daughter | F |
W |
15 |
s |
S. Dakota | Canada | Ireland | none |
|
"
Agnes |
daughter | F |
W |
8 |
s |
S. Dakota | Canada | Ireland | none |
|
"
Helen |
daughter | F |
W |
5 |
s |
S. Dakota | Canada | Ireland | none |
Edward Rochford, 18 single , working as a clerk for an oil company.
Source:
US Census,
