The Halloran Family Archive
The Halloran Family Archive

Timeline

The family through time

From Thomas Hallaran, born in 1749, to today: 40 lives across 9 generations, each drawn as a line through the years.

  • 9 generations
  • 1749 to 2026
  • 15 marriages
  • 8 arrivals in a new country
  • a life, birth to death
  • living today
  • year of death not known
  • married
  • arrived in a new country
  • date known only roughly

A lifeline starts at a birth, so one person without a known year of birth isn’t drawn: Priya Raman.

Decade by decade

What each decade held

From the 1740s to the 2020s: the photographs, and who was born, married, arrived and passed away.

  1. 1740s

    1 birth

    Born

  2. Nothing in the archive from 1750 to 1779

  3. 1780s

    1 birth

    Born

  4. 1790s

    1 birth

    Born

  5. Nothing in the archive from 1800 to 1809

  6. 1810s

    1 death

    Died

  7. 1820s

    1 birth

    Born

  8. 1830s

    1 birth

    Born

  9. Nothing in the archive from 1840 to 1849

  10. 1850s

    1 birth1 marriage

    Born

    Married

  11. 1860s

    2 births1 death

    Born

    Died

  12. 1870s

    1 death

    Died

  13. 1880s

    1 photograph1 birth2 marriages4 arrivals1 death

    Born

    Married

    Arrived in a new country

    Died

    Patrick and Bridget Halloran, Boston, about 1885 — with Patrick Halloran and Bridget Halloran

  14. 1890s

    2 photographs6 births

    Born

    Great-grandpa Patrick (2nd from left) with his gang on Commercial Wharf, about 1895 — with Patrick Halloran
    Patrick, Bridget, Jack & Mary, about 1896 — with Patrick Halloran, Bridget Halloran, John Patrick Halloran and Mary Halloran

  15. 1900s

    3 photographs1 birth

    Born

    Heinrich and the brewery crew — with Heinrich Weber
    The Weber brewery, Milwaukee, about 1900. Grandma Anna is the little girl in the white dress — with Heinrich Weber, Margarethe Weber and Anna Halloran
    The Webers, Milwaukee 1905 — with Heinrich Weber, Margarethe Weber and Anna Halloran

  16. 1910s

    4 photographs1 marriage1 arrival1 death

    Married

    Arrived in a new country

    Died

    Grandpa Jack on the Dorchester line, 1912. He loved that job — with John Patrick Halloran
    Jack & Anna in Lake Park, Milwaukee, summer 1914, the summer they met — with John Patrick Halloran and Anna Halloran
    Wedding of John 'Jack' Halloran and Anna Weber, Milwaukee, 14 June 1915 — with John Patrick Halloran and Anna Halloran
    John Patrick Halloran and Anna Halloran, 1915

  17. 1920s

    2 photographs7 births2 marriages1 arrival1 death

    Born

    Married

    Arrived in a new country

    Died

    Vovô and Vovó on their wedding day, 1921 — with Manuel Costa
    Great-grandpa & Great-grandma Halloran with Dad and Aunt Peggy, Savin Hill, 1926 — with Patrick Halloran, Bridget Halloran, Joseph Halloran and Margaret Brennan

  18. 1930s

    4 photographs1 birth1 marriage1 death

    Born

    Married

    Died

    Mom's First Communion, St. Anne's, 1932 — with Eleanor Halloran
    Joseph Halloran and Margaret Brennan, 1932
    Manuel Costa and Eleanor Halloran, 1932
    Revere Beach, summer 1932 — with John Patrick Halloran, Anna Halloran, Joseph Halloran and Margaret Brennan

  19. 1940s

    11 photographs2 births1 marriage2 deaths

    Born

    Married

    Died

    Uncle Fritz & Aunt Rose with Dorothy and little Karl, Milwaukee 1940 — with Rose Weber, Dorothy Weber and Karl Weber
    Dad's Navy portrait, 1942. He gave one to Mom before he shipped out — with Joseph Halloran
    Dad aboard the USS Hammond, 1943 — with Joseph Halloran
    Joe & Ellie — with Joseph Halloran and Eleanor Halloran

  20. 1950s

    14 photographs5 births2 marriages2 arrivals

    Born

    Married

    Arrived in a new country

    Aunt Peggy & Uncle Walter's wedding, Quincy, June 1950 — with Walter Brennan, Margaret Brennan, Joseph Halloran, Eleanor Halloran, John Patrick Halloran and Anna Halloran
    Tom's christening, St. Margaret's, March 1952 — with Joseph Halloran, Eleanor Halloran, Thomas Joseph Halloran and Catherine Delgado
    Cousin Karl's graduation, Milwaukee 1953 — with Karl Weber
    Vovó's kitchen. Sweet bread every Saturday — with Eleanor Halloran and Catherine Delgado

  21. 1960s

    13 photographs3 deaths

    Died

    Tom's First Communion, May 1960 — with Thomas Joseph Halloran
    Christmas at Grandma Anna's, Dorchester — with John Patrick Halloran, Anna Halloran, Joseph Halloran, Eleanor Halloran, Catherine Delgado, Thomas Joseph Halloran and Michael Halloran
    Fenway with Dad, summer of '67. The Impossible Dream year — with Joseph Halloran, Thomas Joseph Halloran and Michael Halloran
    The day Dad bought the cottage! August 1968 — with Joseph Halloran, Eleanor Halloran, Catherine Delgado, Thomas Joseph Halloran and Michael Halloran

  22. 1970s

    11 photographs1 birth2 marriages1 death

    Born

    Married

    Died

    Tom's high school graduation — with Thomas Joseph Halloran
    Raking leaves on Sydney St., October 1971 — with Thomas Joseph Halloran and Michael Halloran
    Santa Monica, the day after I proposed. Summer 1977 — with Thomas Joseph Halloran and Susan Halloran
    Thomas Joseph Halloran and Susan Halloran, 1978

  23. 1980s

    21 photographs4 births1 marriage2 deaths

    Born

    Married

    Died

    Cathy & Bob's wedding, June 1980. Marco was the ring bearer — with Marco Delgado, Robert Delgado, Catherine Delgado, Joseph Halloran and Eleanor Halloran
    Emily's christening, May 1981 — with Thomas Joseph Halloran, Susan Halloran, Emily Grace Okafor, Joseph Halloran and Eleanor Halloran
    Welcome home, Nina! November 1982 — with Robert Delgado, Catherine Delgado, Nina Delgado and Marco Delgado
    Thanksgiving at Mom & Dad's, 1983 — with Joseph Halloran, Eleanor Halloran, Thomas Joseph Halloran, Susan Halloran, Emily Grace Okafor, Catherine Delgado, Robert Delgado and Michael Halloran

  24. 1990s

    9 photographs2 deaths

    Died

    Our visit to San Antonio — with Thomas Joseph Halloran, Susan Halloran, Emily Grace Okafor, Daniel Halloran, Catherine Delgado, Robert Delgado, Marco Delgado and Nina Delgado
    Marco's high school graduation — with Marco Delgado
    Danny's Little League season, 1994 — with Daniel Halloran
    Emily's graduation. First pictures with the new digital camera! — with Emily Grace Okafor

  25. 2000s

    24 photographs1 birth2 deaths

    Born

    Died

    Mom & Dad — with Joseph Halloran and Eleanor Halloran
    Everyone together for Mom's 80th — with Eleanor Halloran, Thomas Joseph Halloran, Susan Halloran, Catherine Delgado, Robert Delgado, Michael Halloran, David Chen, Emily Grace Okafor, Daniel Halloran, Nina Delgado, Marco Delgado, Karl Weber, Margaret Brennan and Bill Sullivan
    Welcome home, Sophie! December 2008 — with Michael Halloran, Sophie Chen-Halloran and David Chen
    Emily & James, the day they got engaged — with Emily Grace Okafor and James Okafor

  26. 2010s

    36 photographs2 births2 marriages4 deaths

    Born

    Married

    Died

    Emily Grace Okafor and James Okafor, 2010
    Ava Okafor, 2013
    Mike and David finally married! — with Michael Halloran, David Chen and Sophie Chen-Halloran
    Leo Okafor, 2016

  27. 2020s

    24 photographs1 death

    Died

    Fourth of July at the cottage — with Thomas Joseph Halloran, Susan Halloran, Ava Okafor, Leo Okafor, Sophie Chen-Halloran, Daniel Halloran and Priya Raman
    Sophie Chen-Halloran, 2022
    The whole gang at the cottage, July 2023 — with Thomas Joseph Halloran, Susan Halloran, Daniel Halloran, Priya Raman, Emily Grace Okafor, James Okafor, Ava Okafor, Leo Okafor and Karl Weber
    Christmas 2023 — the whole crew — with Thomas Joseph Halloran, Susan Halloran, Emily Grace Okafor, James Okafor, Ava Okafor, Leo Okafor, Daniel Halloran, Priya Raman, Sophie Chen-Halloran and David Chen