Welcome to the Kelley family genealogy. Family units are arranged alphabetically by the first name of the father (or single-parent mother). Links are provided to enable you to move up and down each lineage. To follow a line back in time (ancestors), click on the underlined portion of “(son of …)” or “(dau. of …)” beneath the name of the person you want to trace back. To follow a line forward in time (descendants), click on the name of the person whose offspring you want to see. A plus sign (+) following a name means that that person had one or more children, but that family group has not been added to this web page. To view documentation, including census data, click on the link “documentation and notes” below a family.
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In the census records and on gravestones, this surname is variously spelled Kelley, Kelly, and Kellay. Until a distinction is made in spelling for a particular lineage, the spelling “Kelley” is used here.
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first Kelley household on Mount Desert Island 1810 census of the town of Mount Desert |
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| Under 10 | 10–16 | 16–26 | 26–45 | 45 and over | Under 10 | 10–16 | 16–26 | 26–45 | 45 and over | |
| James Kelley | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
Subsequent censuses reported the following families:
1820 Mount Desert: James (7 persons)
1830 Mount Desert: James (7)
1837 Mount Desert: James (5)
1840 Mount Desert: James (7), John Jr. (2)
Alden A. Kelley
(son of Edward D. Kelley and Clara B. [...])
b. October 1895 Maine
m. 10 May 1919
Luella C. (née Butler) Farrell
b. age 80 y. at death
d. 4 February 1979 Bar Harbor, Maine
child:
Milton E. "Tom" Kelley m. 29 September 1952 Valorie M. Merchant - d. 9 February 2014
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Alfred H. Kelley
(son of [...])
m. Barbara [...]
children:
Randolph M. Kelley b. 3 September 1958 Bar Harbor, Maine - d. 13 February 2013 Bangor, Maine
Alfred Kelley m. Betty [...]
David B. Kelley m. Cookie [...]
James S. Kelley
Ronette Kelley m. [...] Hesseltine
Penny Kelley m. [...] Curtis
Patty Kelley m. [...] Smith
Tammy Kelley m. George Hoche
Irene Kelley m. David Schlaefer
Barbara Kelley
Laura Kelley m. Gerry McKenna
documentation and notes
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Edward D. Kelley
(son of Joseph M. Kelley and Mary D. [...])
b. February 1870 Maine
m. 10 y. as of 1900 census
Clara B. [...]
b. July 1874 Maine
children:
Harry L. Kelley b. April 1891 Maine
Alden A. Kelley b. October 1895 Maine - m. 10 May 1919 Luella C. (née Butler) Farrell
child d. before 1910 census
Ralph Kelley b. age 9 y. as of 1910 census Maine
Beatrice Kelley b. age 6 y. as of 1910 census Maine
Heslyn L. Kelley b. 18 August 1905 Maine - d. 13 February 1977 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Grafton Linwood Kelley b. 9 August 1907 Maine - m. 3 July 1930 Blanche Cirard - d. 24 July 1955 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Francis G. Kelley b. age 11 m. as of 1910 census Maine
documentation and notes
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George H. Kelley
(son of James K. Kelley and Mary L. Hodgdon)
b. 29 June 1884 Maine
m. Maude Deviney
b. 17 August 1892
d. 16 May 1936
bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
d. 9 February 1949
bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
child:
James H. Kelley b. 13 December 1919 - d. 8 November 1936 - bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
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George M. Kelley
(son of [...])
b. age 31 y. as of 1850 census Maine
m. (1) Mehitable N. [...]
b. age 30 y., 2 m., 26 d. at death
d. 13 May 1850
bur. Kelley Cemetery Tremont, Maine
(2) Abigail [...]
b. age 32 y. as of 1870 census Maine
d. before 1880 census
children by Mehitable N. [...]:
Mary R. Kelley b. age 8 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Ann R. Kelley b. age 6 y. as of 1850 census Maine
James R. Kelley b. age 4 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Elizabeth N. Kelley b. age 2 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Mehitable Kelley b. age 3 m. as of 1850 census Maine
adopted child:
Ada K. Kelley b. age 7 y. as of 1880 census Maine
children?:
George R. Kelley b. January 1881 Maine
Hattie L. Kelley b. J[...] 1883 Maine
documentation and notes
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Grafton Linwood Kelley
(son of Edward D. Kelley and Clara B. [...])
b. 9 August 1907 Maine
m. 3 July 1930
Blanche Cirard
b. 1910
d. 24 January 1999 Bar Harbor, Maine
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
d. 24 July 1955
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
children:
Grafton Linwood Kelley Jr. b. 8 March 1933 Somesville, Mount Desert, Maine - m. Kathryn Hervieux - d. 24 January 2002 Bangor, Maine - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Albert Kelley
Paul Kelley
Dorothy Kelley m. [...] Sargent
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Grafton Linwood Kelley Jr.
(son of Grafton Linwood Kelley and Blanche Cirard)
b. 8 March 1933 Somesville, Mount Desert, Maine
m. Kathryn Hervieux
d. 24 January 2002 Bangor, Maine
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
children:
Grafton Linwood Kelley III
Stephen Kelley
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Harvey Raymond Kelley
(son of Shirley R. Kelley and Cora Mae Berry)
b. 1 June 1916 Tremont, Maine
m. 27 July 1940 Farmington, Maine
Louise Hattie Thurston
(dau. of Herbert Thurston and Ruth Hazel Corey)
b. 15 September 1915 Boothbay Harbor, Maine
d. 25 December 2009 Tremont, Maine
bur. Benson Cemetery Tremont, Maine
children:
Harvey R. Kelley Jr. m. Dianne [...]
Carolyn Kelley m. [...] Gothard
Margaret Kelley m. [...] Jones
documentation and notes
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Hudson O. Kelley
(son of [...])
b. February 1867 Maine
m. Albertena Pierce
(dau. of John M. Pierce and Hannah Elizabeth Campbell)
b. September 1867 Maine
d. 1950
bur. Hillside Cemetery Bar Harbor, Maine
d. 1950
bur. Hillside Cemetery Bar Harbor, Maine
children:
Beatrice L. Kelley b. June 1888 Maine - d. 14 November 1960 Bangor, Maine - bur. Hillside Cemetery Bar Harbor, Maine
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Jacob M. Kelley
(son of Joseph M. Kelley and Mary D. [...])
b. 1865 Maine
m. 16 y. as of 1900 census
Lizzie M. Norwood
b. 1867 Maine
d. 1957
bur. Head of the Harbor Cemetery Tremont, Maine
d. 1951
bur. Head of the Harbor Cemetery Tremont, Maine
children:
Howard N. Kelley b. J[...] 1885 Maine - m. 21 June 1909 Edith Moore
Ida M. Kelley b. J[...] 1887 Maine - m. 25 June 1911 Leroy E. Sweeney
Shirley R. Kelley b. August 1889 Maine - m. 30 June 1915 Cora Mae Berry - d. 24 October 1964 Tremont, Maine - bur. Head of the Harbor Cemetery Tremont, Maine
child d. before 1910 census
Edward Kelley b. age 1 y., 4 m., 11 d. at death Maine - d. 31 August 1895
Edward J. Kelley b. [...] 1896 Maine - d. 29 December 1980 Bar Harbor, Maine
Joseph W. Kelley b. August 1898 Maine - m. Rose B. [...] - d. 20 October 1992 Bar Harbor, Maine - bur. Head of the Harbor Cemetery Tremont, Maine
[A. or H.?] Bernice Kelley b. age 9 y. as of 1910 census Maine
Aubrey S. Kelley b. age 7 y. as of 1910 census Maine
Vernon M. Kelley b. 1908 Maine - m. 23 October 1928 Alice N. Wakefield - d. 1974 - bur. Head of the Harbor Cemetery Tremont, Maine
documentation and notes
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James Kelley
(son of [...])
b. 1815 Maine
m. 1838
Dorcas F. Atherton
b. 1819 Maine
d. 1898
bur. Kelley Cemetery Tremont, Maine
d. 1894
bur. Kelley Cemetery Tremont, Maine
children:
George W. Kelley b. 1843 Maine - d. 1866 - bur. Kelley Cemetery Tremont, Maine
Orville C. Kelley b. age 5 m. as of 1850 census Maine - d. 1878 - bur. Kelley Cemetery Tremont, Maine
Thomas A. Kelley b. 1853 Maine - d. 1879 - bur. Kelley Cemetery Tremont, Maine
Charlotte [M. or B.?] Kelley b. age 4 y. as of 1860 census Maine
James K. Kelley b. June 1859 Maine - m. intentions 14 February 1881, certificate issued 23 February 1881 Mary L. Hodgdon - d. 1939 - bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
documentation and notes
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James K. Kelley
(son of James Kelley and Dorcas F. Atherton)
b. June 1859 Maine
m. intentions 14 February 1881
certificate issued 23 February 1881
Mary L. Hodgdon
b. February 1863 Maine
d. 1954
bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
d. 1939
bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
children:
Thomas A. Kelley b. November 1882 Maine - d. 16 January 1964 Tremont, Maine - bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
George H. Kelley b. 29 June 1884 Maine - m. Maude Deviney - d. 9 February 1949 - bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
Alberta M. Kelley b. July 1886 Maine - d. 19 July 1963 Tremont, Maine - bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
Charlotte Kelley b. September 1888 Maine
Helen E. Kelley b. 13 September 1890 Maine - d. 11 December 1959 - bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
Elizabeth H. Kelley b. September 1893 Maine
documentation and notes
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James R. Kelley
(son of Joseph M. Kelley and Mary D. [...])
b. July 1867 Maine
m. intentions 14 February 1887
certificate issued 20 February 1887
Eva L. Latty
b. February 1871 Maine
children:
Gertrude E. Kelley b. July 1888 Maine
Blanche L. Kelley b. May 1893 Maine
Vernon R. Kelley b. November 1896 Maine
Winnie B. Kelley b. October 1899 Maine
documentation and notes
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John W. Kelley
(son of Joseph M. Kelley and Mary D. [...])
b. age 34 y., 4 m., 10 d. when lost at sea Maine
m. Mary L. [...]
b. age 25 y. as of 1870 census Maine
d. "lost at sea" 17 December 1874
memorial stone in Kelley Cemetery Tremont, Maine
children:
Amelia E. Kelley b. age 9 y. as of 1870 census Maine
John [H. or W.?] Kelley b. age 4 y. as of 1870 census Maine
Ellen M. Kelley b. age 3 y. as of 1870 census Maine
Raymond C. Kelley b. age 6 y., 8 m., 27 d. at death Maine - d. 7 August 1876 - bur. Kelley Cemetery Tremont, Maine
Bradford D. C. Kelley b. age 8 y. as of 1880 census Maine
Lola Kelley b. age 5 y. as of 1880 census Maine
documentation and notes
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Joseph M. Kelley
(son of [...])
b. age 38 y. as of 1860 census Maine
m. Mary D. [...]
b. age 26 y. as of 1850 census Maine
children:
John W. Kelley b. age 34 y., 4 m., 10 d. when lost at sea Maine - m. Mary L. [...] - "lost at sea" 17 December 1874 - memorial stone in Kelley Cemetery Tremont, Maine
Nahum B. Kelley b. September 1843 Maine - m. Phebe M. [...]
Francis [E. or A.?] Kelley b. age 3 y. as of 1880 census Maine
Joseph W. Kelley b. age 6 m. as of 1850 census Maine
Hannah A. Kelley b. age 8 y. as of 1860 census Maine
Rebecca H. Kelley b. 1854 Maine - m. Thomas Farley - d. 1930 - bur. Head of the Harbor Cemetery Tremont, Maine
Mary [N. or A.?] Kelley b. age 3 y. as of 1860 census Maine
Samuel L. Kelley b. age 1 y. as of 1860 census Maine
Jessie B. Kelley b. age 9 y. as of 1870 census Maine
Amanda L. Kelley b. age 7 y. as of 1870 census Maine
Jacob M. Kelley b. 1865 Maine - m. 16 y. as of 1900 census Lizzie M. [...] - d. 1951 - bur. Head of the Harbor Cemetery Tremont, Maine
James R. Kelley b. July 1867 Maine - m. 13 y. as of 1900 census Eva L. [...]
Edward D. Kelley b. February 1870 Maine - m. 10 y. as of 1900 census Clara B. [...]
documentation and notes
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Joseph W. Kelley
(son of Jacob M. Kelley and Lizzie M. Norwood)
b. August 1898 Maine
m. 8 y. as of 1930 census
Rose B. [...]
b. 1900 Canada
d. 22 December 1961 Tremont, Maine
bur. Head of the Harbor Cemetery Tremont, Maine
d. 20 October 1992 Bar Harbor, Maine
bur. Head of the Harbor Cemetery Tremont, Maine
children:
Walter J. Kelley b. age 7 y. as of 1930 census [Massachusetts?]
Helen N. Kelley b. age 4 y. as of 1930 census Maine
Rose M. Kelley b. age 2 y., [?] m. as of 1930 census Maine
Shirley R. Kelley b. age [?] y. as of 1930 census Maine'
documentation and notes
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Martin Leo Kelley
(son of Terence J. Kelley and Ellen M. [...])
b. 5 December 1912 Canada
m. 3 October 1953
Kathleen Williams Stanley
(dau. of Bertrand C. Stanley and Alice E. Williams)
b. 14 January 1925 Bar Harbor, Maine
d. 29 June 2009 Bar Harbor, Maine
bur. Holy Redeemer Cemetery Bar Harbor, Maine
d. 8 December 1966 Augusta, Maine
bur. Holy Redeemer Cemetery Bar Harbor, Maine
children:
William Kelley d. before 29 June 2009
Michael L. Kelley b. 10 December 1953 - d. 28 June 1975 Mount Desert, Maine - bur. Holy Redeemer Cemetery Bar Harbor, Maine
Alice Kelley m. [...] Ryan
Helen Kelley m. [...] Miller
Terrance Kelley
Margaret Ann Kelley m. 24 September 1983 Timothy L. Porter
documentation and notes
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Milton E. "Tom" Kelley
(son of Alden A. Kelley and Luella C. (née Butler) Farrell)
m. Valorie M. Merchant
d. 9 February 2014
children:
Milton E. "Tom" Kelley Jr. m. Mary Jane [...] - d. 2012
Beth Kelley m. [...] Renault
Debra Kelley
Brenda Kelley
documentation and notes
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Nahum B. Kelley
(son of Joseph M. Kelley and Mary D. [...])
b. September 1843 Maine
m. Phebe M. [...]
b. age 38 y., 8 m. at death Maine
d. 30 January 1892
bur. Kelley Cemetery Tremont, Maine
children:
Ella May Kelley b. May 1870 Maine - m. Austin D. Varnum - d. 1941 - bur. Kenison Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Cora B. Kelley b. age 8 y. as of 1880 census Maine - m. 23 July 1902 James H. Thompson
Hattie M. Kelley b. age 5 y. as of 1880 census Maine
Wilbert W. Kelley b. J[...] 1877 Maine
Linda M. Kelley b. December 1878 Maine - m. Thomas Ash
Frank Kelley b. October 1880 Maine
Edith Kelley b. September 1884 Maine
Vesta Kelley b. May 1888 Maine
documentation and notes
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Shirley R. Kelley
(son of Jacob M. Kelley and Lizzie M. [...])
b. August 1889 Maine
m. 30 June 1915
Cora Mae Berry
(dau. of [...] Berry and Caroline E. [...])
b. September 1889 Massachusetts
d. 8 July 1962 Tremont, Maine
bur. Head of the Harbor Cemetery Tremont, Maine
d. 24 October 1964 Tremont, Maine
bur. Head of the Harbor Cemetery Tremont, Maine
children:
Harvey Raymond Kelley b. 1 June 1916 Tremont, Maine - m. 27 July 1940 Farmington, Maine Louise Hattie Thurston - d. 25 December 2009 Tremont, Maine - bur. Benson Cemetery Tremont, Maine
Barbara Kelley m. [...] Kenney
documentation and notes
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Terence J. Kelley
(son of [...])
b. 1877 Canada
m. Ellen M. [...]
b. 1891 Canada
d. 7 February 1963 Bar Harbor, Maine
bur. Holy Redeemer Cemetery Bar Harbor, Maine
d. 1945
bur. Holy Redeemer Cemetery Bar Harbor, Maine
children:
Josephine Kelley b. age 8 y. as of 1920 census Canada
Martin Leo Kelley b. 5 December 1912 Canada - m. 3 October 1953 Kathleen Williams Stanley - d. 8 December 1966 Augusta, Maine - bur. Holy Redeemer Cemetery Bar Harbor, Maine
Margaret P. Kelley b. 1915 Maine - m. 19 July 1946 Allan R. Kimball - d. 14 October 1989 Bar Harbor, Maine - bur. Holy Redeemer Cemetery Bar Harbor, Maine
Terence J. Kelley Jr. b. age 1 y., 11 m. as of 1920 census Maine
documentation and notes
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Thomas H. Kelley
(son of [?])
b. age 26 y. as of 1860 census Massachusetts
m. Frances E. […]
b. age 20 y. as of 1860 census Maine
child:
Henry A. Kelley b. age 2 y. as of 1860 census Maine
documentation and notes
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