Ahern Family Tree
Ellen Ahern (Swanton) was born in 1861 or 1862 (based on US census information and her marriage record) in the parish of Kilbeheny, in the County of Limerick. Her parents were William Ahern and Alice Corbett. She married James Swanton, the brother of my great grandfather, Robert Swanton
The following baptismal records are from the Kilbeheny parish records:
| Date | Child | Parents | Sponsors |
| August 27, 1859 | Thomas Ahern | William Ahern, Alice Corbett | Edmond Corbett, Margaret Corbett |
| July 1861 or 1862 ? | Ellen Ahern | William Ahern, Alice Corbett | Unknown |
| March 2, 1862 | Patrick Ahern | William Ahern, Alice Corbett | Patrick Cleary, Mary Corbett |
| January 27, 1864 | Margaret Ahern | William Ahern, Alice Corbett | Patrick Ahern, Margaret Sheehan |
| December 26, 1865 | Thomas Ahern | William Ahern, Alice Corbett | Thomas Ahern, John Sheehan |
| March 15, 1868 | John Ahern | William Ahern, Alice Corbett | Thomas O'Brien, Ellen Tobin |
| August 29, 1870 | William Ahern | William Ahern, Alice Corbett | William Noonan, Anne Maher |
| December 18, 1872 | Johanna Ahern | William Ahern, Alice Corbett | William O'Brien, Ellen Cleary |
Ellen Ahern married James Swanton, son of Michael and Elizabeth Bradfield, on August 18, 1885 in Boston, MA. James Swanton was my great grand-uncle. Ellen and James were both Roman Catholics, and were married by the Reverend William J. Corcoran.
Ellen and James Swanton had the following children:
| Name | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Cause of Death |
| Michael J. Swanton | February 1888 | January 28, 1960 | Intracerebral hemorrhage, hypertension |
| William J. Swanton | January 1890 | 1918 | Unknown |
| James Swanton | February 1892 | April 18, 1898 | Mitral insufficiency, 8 months |
| Robert Swanton | February 1892 | August 1, 1892 | Cholera infantum, 4 days |
| Elizabeth Swanton | November 1895 | January 13, 1900 | Diptheria, 6 days, Taxaemia, 3 days |
| George Swanton | October 1896 | January 11, 1900 | Diptheria, 4 days, Taxaemia, 2 days |
| John Swanton | July 1898 | November 1960 | Unknown |
| Patrick Swanton | January 1900 | Unknown | Unknown |
In 1900, Ellen and James Swanton lived at 185 Bowen Street, South Boston, MA. James died on June 21, 1901 of pleuro pneumonia (8 days) and oedema of the lungs (3 days). He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetary in Malden, MA. There is no marker for his grave.
There's extensive Ahern information at Dennis Ahern's Web Site