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Barbara E. Leahey

16 July 1935 – 31 October 2018

Barbara E. Leahey was born at Bayonne on 16 July 1935 to George Edward Leahey and Julia Veronica Leahey, and was named for her grandmother Barbara Brennan, who was then still living a few streets away. She married William J. Spirko Jr in 1957 and died at Bayonne on 31 October 2018, aged 83. She was ten weeks short of eighty-four and had outlived both her parents by decades. Until 11 August 2026 this archive held her as a name with no dates at all.

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Barbara E. Leahey was born at Bayonne on 16 July 1935 to George Edward Leahey and Julia Veronica Leahey, and was named for her grandmother Barbara Brennan, who was then still living a few streets away. She married William J. Spirko Jr in 1957 and died at Bayonne on 31 October 2018, aged 83. She was ten weeks short of eighty-four and had outlived both her parents by decades. Until 11 August 2026 this archive held her as a name with no dates at all.

Born at Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey Died at Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey

Recorded as: Barbara E. Spirko (married name)

How is this person related?

Andrew John Leahey’s first cousin once 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:
Barbara E. Leahey is your first cousin, 1 time removed.

Life

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References for this account: [1][2]

Family

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Where they lived

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Places listed on this page

  • North Arlington, Bergen County, New Jersey
  • Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, Bergen County, New Jersey Cemetery or burial place
  • Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey

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Timeline

Born at Bayonne

No further detail recorded. [1]

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Married William J. Spirko Jr

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Died at Bayonne, aged 83

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Buried at Holy Cross with her parents

No further detail recorded. [2]

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What the records say

2 records transcribed.

Record exhibit

Find a Grave memorial 195790546 — Barbara E. Leahey Spirko (1935–2018), Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington

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Barbara E. Spirko | Birth 16 Jul 1935, Bayonne | Death 31 Oct 2018, Bayonne | Plot: Blk-62 Sec-A Gr-1207 2C | Parents: George Edward Leahey, Julia Veronica Leahey | Spouse: William J. Spirko Jr 1929–2013 (m. 1957)
Citation: Find a Grave memorial 195790546 — Barbara E. Leahey Spirko (1935–2018), Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. Held by Find a Grave. View source (findagrave.com)

Record exhibit

Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington — Leahey burials, searched by cemetery

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Partly proved

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Eleven Leahey burials. Blk-64 Sec-A Gr-718: 1A Barbara Brennan Leahey Murphy 1886–1961; 2A John Joseph Leahey 1907–1980; 2B James Francis Leahey 1911–1983. Blk-62 Sec-A Gr-1207: 1A Julia Veronica Leahey 1914–1965; 1B Infant Leahey d. 26 Oct 1933; 1C George Edward Leahey 1909–1983; 2A Baby Leahey d. Sep 1968; 2C Barbara E. Spirko 1935–2018. No William Leahey is buried at Holy Cross.

Historical context

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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 we still don't know

  • [COMPILED] Dates, parents, spouse and plot all come from one Find a Grave memorial. A 2018 death would have an obituary, which would name her children and confirm the rest.
  • [WHY SHE IS NO LONGER SUPPRESSED] She was held as possibly living, name and relations only. A death of 31 October 2018 is now documented, [COMPILED].

References

  1. [1] Find a Grave memorial 195790546 — Barbara E. Leahey Spirko (1935–2018), Holy Cross Cemetery, North ArlingtonBack to citation 1a Back to citation 1b Back to citation 1c Back to citation 1d
  2. [2] Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington — Leahey burials, searched by cemeteryBack to citation 2a Back to citation 2b

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