1. | William Alexander Cunnea was born on 1 Jun 1868 in Bangor, Down, Ireland; died on 13 Mar 1937 in Lake Worth, Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Other Events:
- Baptism: 23 Sep 1868, Newtonards, Down, Northern Ireland
- Arrival: 1881
- Residence: Abt Feb 1881, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland; his Netwonards baptismal record shows a certificate issued 28 Jan 1881, which was probably when the family moved to Belfast
- Arrival: 1884
- Arrival: 1884
- Departure: Bef 16 May 1884, Larne, Ireland
- _ORIG: Bef 16 May 1884, Ireland
- Arrival: 16 May 1884, New York, New York, USA; Arrival in New York from Larne, Ireland aboard "State of Pennsylvania" with mother Margaret and sisters Isabel and ?Lence?
- Naturalization: 3 Jun 1889, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; On his return to the US 30 Sep 1922, he stated he had been naturalized in the Circuit Court in Chicago 3 Jun 1889.
- Residence: 1892, 5620 Drexel Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; lawyer at 79 Clark Street - Margaret, Francis D, Isabel, William A in 1892 Lakeside Chicago City Directory, p 381
- Residence: 8 Jun 1900, 5541 Drexel Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; age 30, born Sep 1869 Ireland to Ireland parents, married 4 years, arrived US 1884, Lawyer - William & Mary with Joseph and Isabel, renting in same house from William's mother Margaret
- Residence: 1910, Chicago Ward 7, Cook, Illinois, USA
- Newspaper Article: 5 Nov 1916, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; Chicago Tribune, page 1 - endorses William A. Cunnea for Cook County State's Attorney
- Election Candidate: 7 Nov 1916, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; Socialist Party Candidate for Cook County State's Attorney
- Residence: 1920, Chicago Ward 29, Cook, Illinois, USA
- Residence: 22 Apr 1922, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; Passport Application
- Departure: 21 Sep 1922, Liverpool, England
- Arrival: 30 Sep 1922, New York, New York, USA
- Election Candidate: 3 Apr 1923, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; Candidate for Mayor of Chicago: 390,413-William Emmett Dever (Dem.) ; 285,094-Arthur C. Leuder (Rep.); 41,186-William A. Cunnea (Socialist) [This was almost double what any Socialist candidate for mayor had ever received.]
- Residence: 1930, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Notes:
Birth:
On his 1922 passport application, he gives his birthdate as 1 Jun 1868. Other trees have his birth as 22 Sep 1868, but I do not know the source for that date.
Baptism:
as Alexander William COONEY, son of Francis COONEY & Margaret HAGERTY
William married Mary E McElherne on 25 Dec 1895 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Mary (daughter of Patrick T. McElherne and Mary Elizabeth Byrnes) was born on 7 Nov 1872 in Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA; died on 31 Oct 1933 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Joseph Patrick Cunnea
was born about 1898 in Illinois, USA; died on 9 Jul 1972 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
- 3. Isabel Cunnea
was born on 23 Nov 1898 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 17 Mar 1941 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
- 4. Isabel Cunnea
was born about 1900 in Illinois.
- 5. Francis Russell Cunnea
was born on 2 Nov 1900 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died in Jun 1969 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
- 6. James Cunnea
was born on 26 Sep 1902 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 29 Jun 1945 in Cook County, Illinois, USA.
- 7. William A Cunnea
was born on 8 Nov 1905 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 22 Apr 1963 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
- 8. Margaret M Cunnea
was born about 1907 in Illinois, USA; died on 15 Feb 2004 in Oak Lawn, Cook, Illinois, USA.
- 9. John Michael Cunnea
was born on 20 Jul 1910 in Illinois, USA; died on 11 Mar 2004 in Oak Lawn, Cook, Illinois, USA.
- 10. Thomas Cunnea
was born on 7 Mar 1913 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 27 May 1984 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
- 11. Mark Cunnea
was born on 23 Feb 1915 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 23 Feb 1915 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 24 Feb 1915 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
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