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Anna E. Gorman Corcoran
about 1899 – 29 November 1965
Anna E. Gorman Corcoran was one of the five children named in the obituaries of Mary H. Leahey Gorman and Patrick Gorman.
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Anna E. Gorman Corcoran was one of the five children named in the obituaries of Mary H. Leahey Gorman and Patrick Gorman.
Born at Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey Died at Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey
How is this person related?
Andrew John Leahey’s first cousin three times removed
Gina D. Cacace’s spouse's first cousin three times removed (by marriage)
Abigail Ann Leahey’s first cousin four times removed
Marie C. Fitzgerald’s spouse's first cousin twice removed (by marriage)
Kevin Leahey’s first cousin twice removed
Worked out from the recorded parents and marriages. No sex is recorded for anyone in this archive, so the wording stays neutral.
How this person is related to Andrew:
Anna E. Gorman Corcoran is your first cousin, 3 times removed.
Life
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Family
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See this family in the family treeWhere they lived
- 1944: Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey
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Places listed on this page
- Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
- Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
- Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City Cemetery or burial place
- New Jersey
- Ireland
- North Arlington, Bergen County, New Jersey
- New York
- Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey Cemetery or burial place
- Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, Bergen County, New Jersey Cemetery or burial place
- United States
- Standard Oil / Esso refinery, Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey
- Lord Avenue, Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey
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Images of these addresses and sites
Insurance maps show a historical footprint, while recent street photographs show the site today. A recent view is not proof that the family’s building survives.
Historical insurance map, 1912 — a footprint or site plan, not a photograph.
Building survival: not established by this map.
Credit: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Sanborn Maps Collection. Cropped from sheet 21.
Licence: Public domain
Timeline
At home in Bayonne Ward 1
Entered aged 11 in Patrick and Mary Gorman's household, sheet 6A.
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Possible New Jersey marriage [INFERENCE]
A bride-index row for Anna Gorman and coded husband/place “GC 27” is compatible with Anna Corcoran, but lacks parents and the husband’s full name. [5]
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Ordered Mary H. Gorman’s funeral
The Dempsey entry places Mrs. Anna Corcoran at 87 Lord Avenue and says she ordered her mother’s funeral. [4]
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Buried at Holy Cross
The memorial supplies GPS 40.7856694, -74.1252312 and compiled plot Blk-81 Sec-B Tr-R Gr-15 1A; the photographed marker independently records Anna’s death date. [7]
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Named as predeceased sibling
John J. Gorman’s death notice names this sibling as already deceased. [3]
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What the records say
8 records transcribed.
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“Patrick Gorman Service Monday”
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Patrick Gorman, an Esso annuitant, died Wednesday night at his home, 27 East 3rd Street, after a long illness. Born in Bayonne, he attended the old St. Mary's School on Evergreen Street. He retired in 1938 from Esso Standard Oil Company [where he was employed as a …er in the Case and Can Department — text damaged and only partly legible]. [The legible fragments read: “Mr.Show the full recordHide the full recordFull record, about 150 words
Gorman was … years old … his wife … died in 1944.”] Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Anna Corcoran and Mrs. Catherine Foster; three sons, John J. and Michael A. of Bayonne, and William P. of Cranford; one brother, William; and one sister, Hannah; seven grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. Mr. Gorman was a member of St. Andrew's Holy Name Society, the Esso Federation; and the Pensioners and Quarter Century Clubs of Esso. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.
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Obituary — Mrs. Mary H. Gorman
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Mrs. Mary H. Gorman died at her residence, 87 Lord Ave., Thursday evening. She was a resident of Bayonne for the past 63 years. Survivors are her husband, Patrick Gorman; two daughters, Anna E. and Catherine; three sons, John J., William V., and Michael A., all of Bayonne; one sister, Miss Catherine Leahey; four brothers, James, Dennis, Malachy, and Peter Leahey, as well as 15 grandchildren, all of Bayonne.Show the full articleHide the full articleFull article, about 150 words
A solemn high mass of requiem will be celebrated in St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church at 9 a. m. and interment will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. Mrs. Gorman, who was a member of St. Andrew's Mount Carmel Society, was born in Syracuse, New York. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thomas F. Dempsey.
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Gorman — John J. paid death notice, 6 May 1981
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GORMAN — On Wednesday, May 6, 1981, John J., of Bayonne and Smallwood, New York; beloved husband of the late Theresa (nee Burke); devoted father of Gerard Gorman, Thomas Smith and Mrs. Audrey Blomquist; dear uncle of Anna Marie and Miriam Corcoran; brother of the late Anna Corcoran, William, Michael and Catherine; also survived by 12 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends, also Bayonne Exxon Annuitance Club are invited to attend the funeral from the KEGALMAN AND ROUTH Funeral Home, 26 Greenville Avenue, Jersey City on Saturday, May 9 at 8:30 a.m. Funeral Mass, St. Paul's Church, 9:30 a.m. Interment, Holy Name Cemetery.
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Dempsey register entry for Mary H. Gorman, ordered by Anna Corcoran
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Mary H. | Gorman | ... 08/17/1944 | 87 Lord Ave. | ... Dennis Leahey/Ire | Ann Galvan/Ire | Holy Cross, Arlington | ... Ordered by Mrs. Anna Corcoran, 87 Lord Ave.
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New Jersey bride index — possible Anna Gorman marriage, 27 June 1920
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Gorman | Anna | GC 27 | 6 27 20 | 7 | 734.
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Find a Grave memorial 184222029 — Anna Marie Gorman Corcoran
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[COMPILED] “Anna Marie Gorman Corcoran | Birth 1 Aug 1898 | Bayonne ... | Death 29 Nov 1965 ... | Burial Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum | GPS-Latitude: 40.7856694, Longitude: -74.1252312 | Plot Blk-81 Sec-B Tr-R Gr-15 1A | Memorial ID 184222029.” Family links add George Joseph Corcoran Jr., marriage 1920, and children Anna Marie and Miriam.
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Grave photograph — Anna Corcoran marker
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[RECORD] “CORCORAN / ANNA / NOV. 29, 1965.” The marker records the death date but resolves neither archive middle initial E nor memorial middle name Marie.
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Patrick Gorman household, 1910 United States census, Bayonne Ward 1
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Bayonne Ward 1, district 5, Hudson County, sheet 6A. Patrick Gorman, head, 33, born New Jersey, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland. Mary Gorman, wife, 32, born New York. Anna 11, John 9, William 7, Michael 5 (born New York), Catherine 3.
Historical context
These background articles explain the places, work, and events in this entry.
Bayonne and the Industrial Waterfront, 1870–1920
The Bayonne in these family records was a new city built around water, rails and heavy industry. Bayonne Township was formed only in 1861, uniting older settlements on Bergen Neck; it became a city in 1869. The…
What Sponsors and Witnesses Can Tell Us
Catholic registers often preserve the people standing just outside a family photograph. A baptism normally names the child, parents, date and sponsors or godparents; a marriage normally names the couple and wit…
Reading Irish Civil Registration
The year 1864 is the dividing line in this family’s Irish paper trail. Civil registration began in 1845 for non-Catholic and civil marriages, but from 1 January 1864 the law required registration of all births,…
The Irish Road to Ipswich, Queensland
Most branches on this site point toward New York or New Jersey. The Hickey–McGreevy–McGuire cluster points in the opposite direction, to Ipswich, Queensland. The Australian evidence is uneven: cemetery records …
What we still don't know
- Is the 27 June 1920 Anna Gorman bride-index row her marriage? Obtain volume 7, page 734 or the matching groom index before assigning it.
- [CONFLICT] The archive has Anna E.; the memorial says Anna Marie; the stone says only Anna and resolves neither middle name.
References
- [1] “Patrick Gorman Service Monday”Back to citation 1
- [2] Obituary — Mrs. Mary H. GormanBack to citation 2
- [3] Gorman — John J. paid death notice, 6 May 1981Back to citation 3a Back to citation 3b
- [4] Dempsey register entry for Mary H. Gorman, ordered by Anna CorcoranBack to citation 4a Back to citation 4b
- [5] New Jersey bride index — possible Anna Gorman marriage, 27 June 1920Back to citation 5a Back to citation 5b
- [6] Find a Grave memorial 184222029 — Anna Marie Gorman CorcoranBack to citation 6
- [7] Grave photograph — Anna Corcoran markerBack to citation 7a Back to citation 7b
- [8] Patrick Gorman household, 1910 United States census, Bayonne Ward 1Back to citation 8