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Joseph Edward Kelley[1]
1890 - 1970 (80 years)
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Name Joseph Edward Kelley [2] Nickname Joe Birth 24 Jun 1890 North Wiltshire, Prince Edward Island, Canada 
[2] Christening 29 Jun 1890 St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church, Hope River, Prince Edward Island, Canada Gender Male Residence 1931 Malden, Massachusetts, USA Occupation 1950 West Acton, Massachusetts, USA Office clerk for a paper box company (per 1950 US Census). Death 30 Aug 1970 Stoneham, Massachusetts, USA Burial Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, Massachusetts, USA Person ID P1574 The McIver Family Tree Last Modified 5 Aug 2022
Father Francis Kelly, b. 28 Dec 1850, Kelly’s Cross, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 5 Jan 1945, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 94 years) Mother Margaret McKeever (McIver), b. 14 May 1849, Newton, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 13 Mar 1931, Borden, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 81 years) Marriage 26 Jan 1880 Prince Edward Island, Canada [3] Family ID F356 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Evelyn Susanna Kennedy, b. 13 Mar 1886, Souris, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 24 Sep 1957, Malden, Massachusetts, USA (Age 71 years) Marriage 1917 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Children 1. John Joseph Kennedy Kelley, b. 12 Jul 1920, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 Oct 2003, St. Joseph Care Centre, Spokane, Washington, USA (Age 83 years)+ 2. Margaret Jane Kelley, b. 23 May 1922, Everett, Massachusetts, USA d. 5 Oct 2013, Massachusetts, USA (Age 91 years)3. Evelyn Frances Kelley, b. 5 Oct 1924, Everett, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 Sep 2003, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, USA (Age 78 years)4. Mary Clare Kelley, b. 14 Aug 1926, Everett, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 Oct 2012, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, USA (Age 86 years)5. Living Family ID F1362 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 Aug 2020
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Photos 
Photo - Margaret McKeever Kelly with her family
Front: Francis Kelly and Margaret McKeever Kelly
Back (left to right): Annie, Emmett, Frances, Frank, Margaret, Joseph, Mary Maud
Photo - Joseph Edward and Evelyn Susanna Kelley
1956
Photo - Evelyn Susanna and Joseph Edward Kelley 
Photo - Joseph and Evelyn Kelley Photo - Joseph Edward Kelley
Documents 
Baptismal Record - Joseph Edward Kelly
Baptized on June 29, 1890 by Father J.A.E. McDonald at St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church, Hope River, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Death Record - Joseph Edward Kelley
Obituary
Census - 1891 Census of Canada - Lot 31, Queen's, Prince Edward Island, Canada
The family is split between page 26 and page 27. This is the second page, containing just the children of Margaret and Francis Kelly.
Census - 1901 Census of Canada - Lot 26, Prince, Prince Edward Island (Newton)- Page 8 At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. 
Document - Joseph Edward Kelley
US Naturalization - Petition for Naturalization
Document - Joseph Edward Kelley
US Naturalization Record
Document - Joseph Edward Kelley
WWI Registration Card
Document - Joseph Edward Kelley
WWII Registration Card
Headstones 
Headstone - Joseph and Evelyn Kelley
Located at Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, Massachusetts, USA.
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Notes - Joseph Edward Kelly was the youngest of seven children born to Margaret McIver Kelly and Francis Kelly. He was born in New Wiltshire, P.E.I. and later moved to Newton with his family. About 1900 the Kelly family moved to Carleton Corner, later called Borden, where he assisted his father and brothers on the farm. The Kelly property came to be known as Kelly’s Point. Later the farm was sold and then resold in the 1990s to become the staging ground for the building of the Confederation Bridge.
Joe attended Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown and became a school teacher. He taught school in Wiltshire, Tyne Valley, and Souris. It was in Souris where he met his future bride and wife of forty years, Evelyn Susanna Kennedy. However before settling down to married life, Joe travelled to Vancouver with his brother Frank where he worked in the coal mines and taught the miners’ children. Upon his return to the East about 1915 he went to Boston, MA. When he and Evelyn married they lived in East Boston where their first child was born. They then moved to Everett where their other four children were born. About 1930 the family moved to Stevens Street, Malden, MA where they lived for 16 years. In 1946 Joe, Evelyn and Eileen moved to West Acton, MA where they had purchased two acres of land several years earlier. Evelyn (Sister Marie Clare) named the land “Twin Acres” Upon the death of Evelyn in 1957, Joe and Eileen went to live with his oldest daughter, Jane Driscoll and her family in Stoneham, MA.
Upon arriving in Boston, Joe boarded with Joe and Maggie Butts in Somerville. His first job was with the Hood Milk Co. delivering milk. During World War I he was a radio operator on the SS Priscilla of the Fall River Line. He later worked for the Russell Box Co. in Medford as Superintendant of the plant. When the family company was sold to Container Corporation of America, Joe became buyer for the New England area until his retirement in 1955.
Joe Kelley was a man of many talents. He learned carpentry and other construction skills which he used to advantage, remodeling and improving the family home in Malden. He taught himself to play the violin and as a young man on the Island he played for many dances and celebrations. His nephew Joe Kelly recalls that when Uncle Joe used to visit on the Island , he would bring his violin and all the relatives enjoyed listening to him play “Turkey in the Straw” and other favorites. Above all, Joe Kelley was a family man – a devoted husband and loving father who shared his life, faith and talents with his family and friends.
Noticeable to all relatives was the spelling of Joe Kelley’s last name as different from the way other family members spelled theirs – Kelly. This happened inadvertently when on a document being filled out his name was recorded as Kelley rather than Kelly. Noticing this later, Joe decided to let it be rather than go through all the “red tape” to have it corrected.
Researched by Desmond McIvor
- Joseph Edward Kelly was the youngest of seven children born to Margaret McIver Kelly and Francis Kelly. He was born in New Wiltshire, P.E.I. and later moved to Newton with his family. About 1900 the Kelly family moved to Carleton Corner, later called Borden, where he assisted his father and brothers on the farm. The Kelly property came to be known as Kelly’s Point. Later the farm was sold and then resold in the 1990s to become the staging ground for the building of the Confederation Bridge.
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Sources - [S218240922] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=119634274&pid=1574 - [S218273996] Ancestry.com, 1901 Census of Canada, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1901; Census Place: Lot (township/canton) 26, Prince (east/est), Prince Edward Island; Page: 8; Family No: 69.
- [S239918102] Ancestry.com, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Marriage Registers, 1832-1888, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Prince Edward Island Provincial Archives; Prince Edward Island, Canada; Marriages 1878-1888; Series Number: 14-0307; 2015-02-26 14:44:26; dsclark; Prince Edward Island Marriage Registers, 1832-1888 - FSI; DGS: 004146270; FHL Roll: 001630095.
- [S218240922] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.