Born at Rome, New York on 23 February 1873, son of Michael Kelly and Elizabeth Phoebe O’Neill (1848-1936), he worked as a building contractor in partnership with his brother John J. Kelly and James McDole until he became Vice-President and Secretary-Treasurer of the National Construction Company (1911-1915). He worked as a bricklayer through the 1920s and was retired by 1935.
He and wife Margaret Helena Shaw (1979-1952) had seven children: Margaret Helena Kelly (1905-1969, wife of J. Henry Hartman), Michael Kelly (1907-1974), Kathleen Mable Kelly (1909-2002, wife of Carl Lambert Lund), Bernard James Kelly (1912-1976), Veronica Elizabeth “Betty” Kelly (1915-2002, wife of Orville Lewis Bonham), Joseph Shaw Kelly (1921-2000), and Mary Theresa Kelly (?-?, wife of R. L. Kirkhart).
He died at the St. Boniface Hospital on 19 February 1969 and was buried in the Assumption Roman Catholic Cemetery.
Some of his construction work in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
474 Hargrave Street, Winnipeg
1907-1908
297 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg
1909
405 Burrows Avenue, Winnipeg
1910-1911
Birth registrations [Michael Kelly, Kathleen Mable Kelly, Bernard James Kelly, Veronica Elizabeth Kelly, Joseph Shaw Kelly], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Activities great but memory poor,” Manitoba Free Press, 30 October 1915, page 1.
Marriage registration [Margaret Helena Kelly, Henry Hartman], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Veronica Elizabeth Kelly, Orville Lewis Bonham], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Margaret Kelly], Winnipeg Free Press, 16 June 1952, page 31.
“Birthdays,” Winnipeg Free Press, 23 February 1967, page 48.
Obituary [James Michel Kelly], Winnipeg Free Press, 21 February 1969, page 30.
Obituary [Michael Kelly], Winnipeg Free Press, 27 September 1974, page 33.
Obituary [Joseph Shaw Kelly], Winnipeg Free Press, 3 April 2000.
Obituary [Orville Lewis Bonham], Winnipeg Free Press, 5 February 2005.
Margaret Helena Shaw Kelly, FindAGrave.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 24 October 2023
Memorable Manitobans
This is a collection of noteworthy Manitobans from the past, compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. We acknowledge that the collection contains both reputable and disreputable people. All are worth remembering as a lesson to future generations.
Search the collection by word or phrase, name, place, occupation or other text:
Custom SearchBrowse surnames beginning with:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | ZBrowse deaths occurring in:
1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024
Send corrections and additions to this page
to the Memorable Manitobans Administrator at biographies@mhs.mb.caCriteria for Memorable Manitobans | Suggest a Memorable Manitoban | Firsts | Acknowledgements
Help us keep
history alive!
