First DNA Match to a Probable Kane Connection

In the last year, I had an ah-ha moment when I realized one of my DNA matches, GB,  might actually connect to Bridget Kane's line.  Most of our common matches could connect to Patrick McQuaid and Bridget Kane and/or the Kane surname.  I noticed his line had settled in Jersey City, New Jersey.  This was great because I can research NJ!

Still trying to make the final connection but here are some things I learned along the way. I started with GB's tree. 

Doing a little digging uncovered a transcribed marriage record for Patrick Kane and Mary Quinn that lists their parents.  What a coincidence, Bridget's father's name is Patrick also.

Here is Patrick and Mary in the 1900 census.  They are living with their 4 children.  Patrick Kane is a  freight handler. They are living at 167 8th Street in Jersey City, NJ.

Sometime between the 1900 US Federal Census and the publishing of the 1902 Jersey City Directory's the family moves to 199 Fourteenth Street. There are many Patrick Kanes but none listed for 8th Street in 1902.

1905 NJ State Census, this family has several changes.  Patrick dies, Catherine Kane and Edward Turner marry and Edward is now considered the head of household.

1905 NJ State Census

The transcription for Mary Kane's entry is:

She is listed as widowed, her address is 199 Fourteenth Street.

Based on that census record,  I was able to come to the conclusion that Patrick Kane passed in June of 1903.  Here is his death certificate:

Further investigating lead me to the cemetery records from the Archdioceses of Newark.  Patrick was buried at Holy Name Cemetery in Jersey City on July 3, 1903 which happens to align with the date at the top of his death certificate.  He died sometime in June 1903 as he was found in the water on June 30, 1903.  He is buried in the same plot that his wife and two of his sons are buried.

My recent obsession with digitized newspapers lead me to this article:

July 3, 1903 Jersey Journal

The names do not 100% align.  The daughter's name was Catherine and the wife is Mary. Easy to confuse, the address however is spot on and aligns with the 1905 Census.

Looking at my match to GB, we share 24 cm's across 3 segments.  Ancestry puts us in a range of 4th - 6th cousins.  If I plug his Patrick Kane in as Bridget's brother, he comes in at a 4th Cousin once removed.  I think this to be probable as each have shown their father's to be named Patrick Kane.  I have not found a record for Bridget with her mother listed.  Further evidence will be needed to come to that conclusion.  I will be looking for further evidence to solidify this connection.  Maybe another DNA match down the road will lead us to their hometown in Ireland.

More on Arthur E. Tutela

After reading so many articles about Arthur E. Tutela, I had to look him up.  This is what I found.

 Arthur E. Tutela was born in Newark, NJ in August 1898.  He was the 6th child born to Elezario Tutela and Rose Romano.

In the 1915 NJ Census, he is living on Bruce Street in Newark, NJ with his family.

Things apparently change for Arthur E. Tutela as he is an inmate at the NJ Eastern State Prison in the 1920 US Federal Census. He is listed as 21 years old and married.

1920 US Federal Census, NJ Reformatory, Woodbridge, NJ

 Further inspection of his timeline reveals that he was in prison in 1918 as his WWI draft card dated Sept 12, 1918 lists him as an inmate. He lists his mother as his nearest relative.

Found him in the 1930 US Federal Census as a prisoner in the NJ State Prison in Trenton.

He stays out of the newspapers for over a decade (at least the ones that are digitized at this point).  As of today, I have not been able to locate him in the 1940 census.  Further investigating is needed to see how the 30's and 40's are for Arthur.He may have been incarcerated all of the 30's. Most likely, he is an inmate in 1940 as well.


In 1942, he is in NJ State Prison when he fills out his WWII Draft Registration Card.  He lists his sister Anna as his next of kin.

1942 Transcription of  WWII Draft Registration Card

 
He died in 1955 due to complications of a bleeding ulcer. It is quite obvious that his family was not happy with him.  I could not find an obituary for him in any of the Newark, NJ newspapers available on microfilm.  I did find his death certificate and know that he is buried in the family plot with his parents and a few siblings.

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Newark, NJ - Tutela Family Plot

I was really surprised that he did not die in prison.  His brother Americus Tutela was the informant.  In the 60's and 70's the remainder of his siblings passed.  Non of which mentioned Arthur as predeceased in their obituaries.

In another article I found, it says his first arrest was in 1912.  I will be looking into prison records in the future.  You never know what you will find until you look.