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Catherine Condon

19 April 1874 – 5 February 1961

Documented daughter of Patrick Condon and Mary Ryan and the direct-line wife candidate of David Fitzgerald. Catherine’s birth is the first preserved Condon record at Flemingstown. Nearly ninety years later, a Catherine Fitzgerald appears in New Jersey’s February 1961 death index.

Partly proved

Catherine Condon was born at Flemingstown, County Cork, on 19 April 1874; her proposed later identity as Catherine Fitzgerald remains unproved.

Born at Flemingstown, County Cork, Ireland Died at Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey

Recorded as: 5 FEB 1961

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Life

Catherine Condon was born at Flemingstown on 19 April 1874. Her civil birth entry names Patrick Condon of Flemingstown and Mary Condon, formerly Ryan, as her parents. Patrick was a labourer and reported the birth himself: "Patrick Condon Father Flemingstown." This is the first preserved Condon record placing the household at Flemingstown.

Our family tree identifies Catherine as the wife of David Fitzgerald and assigns four children to them: Margaret, Mary, David, and John Joseph. A later city directory lists "Fitzgerald David (Cath) lab h200 18th," meaning a labourer named David Fitzgerald and a Catherine shared a home at 200 18th Street. The terse entry does not state Catherine's maiden name, so it does not by itself prove the marriage.

A New Jersey death index contains "FITZGERALD CATHERINE" with codes ending "02 61," indicating an entry in February 1961. The index does not give a day or identify her parents or husband. A marriage certificate, censuses, immigration record, and death certificate are needed before the Cork child and the New Jersey woman can be treated as the same person.

How we know this: Strong for her Irish birth; only circumstantial and family-tree information connects her to David Fitzgerald and the 1961 death entry. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Family

Parents

Siblings · birth order

Spouse

David Fitzgerald

Children

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Where they lived

1925–1926: 200 18th Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
1925–1926: 200 18th Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey

Others recorded at the same address

200 18th Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey — also recorded here: David Fitzgerald

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Places listed on this page

Flemingstown, County Cork, Ireland
County Cork, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland (County Cork)
Cullane (county unresolved), Ireland
Maghna, County Cork, Ireland
Mitchelstown, County Cork, Ireland
New Jersey
North Arlington, Bergen County, New Jersey
Ballylanders, County Limerick, Ireland
Galbally, County Cork, Ireland
Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, Bergen County, New Jersey Cemetery or burial place

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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 for 200 18th Street, Jersey City — **Historical insurance map, 1906 — 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 Hudson County volume 2, sheet 21.
**Licence:** Public domain

Recent street photograph near 200 18th Street, Jersey City — **Recent street photograph, 2019-12-12 — a view of the site today, which may or may not show the same building.**
This documents the present site/streetscape, not a verified surviving historic dwelling.
Building survival: not established unless the note below says otherwise.
**Credit:** © nykera96 / Mapillary, CC BY-SA 4.0, image 368977897873143. Unmodified.
**Licence:** Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Timeline

April 1874

Born

Birth entry: “Nineteenth April 1874,” “Flemingstown,” “Catherine,” father “Patrick Condon Flemingstown,” mother “Mary Condon formerly Ryan,” father “Labourer,” informant “Patrick Condon Father Flemingstown”. [2]

Proved by a record

19 April 1874

Born

The 1961 New Jersey index has “FITZGERALD CATHERINE” with “07392 09301 09301 02 61”. Born 19 April 1874 at Flemingstown, Mitchelstown district; death indexed in February 1961 in New Jersey. The index does not print a day. Father a labourer. The directory places a David and “Cath” Fitzgerald at 200 18th Street, with David a labourer. Catherine’s birth is the first preserved Condon record at Flemingstown. Nearly ninety years later, a Catherine Fitzgerald appears in New Jersey’s February 1961 death index. [4]

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19 April 1874

Born at Flemingstown

The civil register records Catherine, child of labourer Patrick Condon and Mary Condon formerly Ryan. Patrick Condon personally registered the birth from Flemingstown. [6]

Proved by a record

19 April 1874

Born at Flemingstown

Born at Flemingstown and registered in the Mitchelstown district on 6 May 1874. Her father Patrick Condon, a labourer of Flemingstown, registered the birth himself by mark. Her mother is entered as “Mary Condon formerly Ryan”. [8]

Proved by a record

1908

Catherine Condon–David Fitzgerald marriage index [identity unproved]

New Jersey state file 9 563 pairs Catherine Condon with David Fitzgerald. The index lacks parents, age, birthplace, day and municipality, so it does not by itself prove that the bride was the Flemingstown child. [7]

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1920

In the 1920 census

United States census, 1920, Jersey City Ward 10, enumeration district 223, sheet 13B, household 296. David Fitzgerald, 42, head, born Ireland, arrived 1897; Catherine, 42, wife, born Ireland; and three children born in New Jersey — Margaret 9, Mary 7 and John 6. Her age of 42 implies a birth about 1878, against her documented Flemingstown birth of 19 April 1874; stated ages in American censuses run loose and the register is the better record.

Proved by a record

1925–1926

Cath named with David at 200 18th Street [INFERENCE]

The directory reads “Fitzgerald David (Cath) lab h200 18th.” It associates Cath with David but does not print her surname, age or birthplace; it proves neither her 1961 death date nor a death place. [5]

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10 April 1950

Living with her daughter Margaret at 542, Jersey City

Entered as Catherine Fitegerald, 76, born Ireland, in the household of her son-in-law John J. Finn. An age of 76 in April 1950 points to a birth in 1873 or 1874, which agrees with her Flemingstown birth register. She was still at 542 Bergen Avenue when she died eleven years later.

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February 1961

Died

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1961

Died

Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey

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5 February 1961

Died; buried with David at Holy Cross

Her memorial calls her "wife of the late David" and records a **Mass at St Patrick's Church** — the Jersey City parish. She was buried in Block 4, Section A, Grave 81, the grave her husband had lain in for twenty-two years.

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Original records

Civil birth register, Catherine Condon, 19 Apr 1874, Flemingstown
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Original source (irishgenealogy.ie)

New Jersey bride index, Catherine Condon entries, 1910–1914
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Original source (archive.org)
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FamilySearch 1920 United States census collection

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What the records say

11 of 13 records transcribed.

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