Edward Brennan (1898-ca. 1959) was one of the many Irish nationals who emigrated from Ireland to the United States in the early twentieth century. He married Anne (aka Annie) Carty (1892-1935) in Castlerea, County Roscommon, Ireland, on June 24, 1927. They arrived in New York in the late 1920s. Shortly thereafter, they traveled to Cleveland, Ohio, as Anne had a sister living in Cleveland at that time. Edward was born in Boyle, County Roscommon and Anne came from Roscommon town, County Roscommon, Ireland. Prior to coming to the United States, Edward worked as a shop assistant for D.I. Finnegan in Castlerea, County Roscommon for five years. In Cleveland, he obtained employment from the Chase, Brass and Copper Company as a shipping clerk from 1935 until 1953. The family lived on East 114th Street and St. Clair Avenue in Cleveland. Edward frequented the West Side Irish American Club in Cleveland. He and Anne had three children, (Edward) Patrick, Mary Josephine and Cyril, who were born in Ireland and are currently living in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Edward Brennan Papers, (1923-1946), consist of photocopies of a baptismal register extract, a letter of recommendation, a marriage certificate, a naturalization certificate, an obituary, pages from a passport, and a photograph.
This collection is of value to researchers studying the life and times of Irish immigrants in Cleveland, Ohio. Those interested in immigration and naturalization documents will find the collection informative. These papers contain genealogical information about the Brennan family. The documents provide information of historic and social pertinence as they trace the life of an Irish man from Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland, to Cleveland, Ohio.
The collection is arranged alphabetically by document type, and then chronologically.
Processed by Regina Costello in 2001
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[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4863 Edward Brennan Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
(Edward) Patrick Brennan, 2000
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