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Catherine Gorman Foster

about 1907 – before 6 May 1981

Catherine Gorman Foster was one of the five children named in the obituaries of Mary H. Leahey Gorman and Patrick Gorman.

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Catherine Gorman Foster 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

How is this person related?

Andrew John Leahey’s first cousin three times 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:
Catherine Gorman Foster is your first cousin, 3 times removed.

Life

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References for this account: [1][2][3][4][5][6]

Family

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Where they lived

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Places listed on this page

  • Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey
  • 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

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The pins show approximate places. The line only joins them in time order; it does not prove the route travelled. 4 of the places listed above are recorded only as a county or country, so they are not pinned. Cemetery and burial places have red pins.

Timeline

At home in Bayonne Ward 1

Entered aged 3 in Patrick and Mary Gorman's household, sheet 6A.

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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

6 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 wordsGorman 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.
Citation: “Patrick Gorman Service Monday”. Held by Family-held clipping; unidentified Bayonne newspaper; issue date not printed. View source · Open document (research file not published)

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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 wordsA 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.
Citation: Obituary — Mrs. Mary H. Gorman. Held by Family-held clipping; unidentified Bayonne newspaper; 1944. View source · Open document (research file not published)

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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.
Citation: Gorman — John J. paid death notice, 6 May 1981. Held by Family-held paid death notice; newspaper title not identified; 6 May 1981. View source · Open document (research file not published)

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Bayonne Times death-notice index, 1915–1945 — controlled Gorman searches

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over 13,000 death notices ... from 1915 to 1945 ... name-only

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Find a Grave memorial 201412707 — John Joseph Gorman

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[COMPILED] “John Joseph Gorman | Birth 2 Jul 1900 | Bayonne ... | Death 6 May 1981 ... | Burial Holy Name Cemetery and Mausoleum | Plot Blk-14 Sec-K Gr-64 1B | Memorial ID 201412707.” The memorial bio says he was a longtime Standard Oil/Esso employee and “brother of the late Anna Corcoran, William, Michael, and Catherine”; it names three children while the link panel lists only Gerard.

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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

  • [NEGATIVE] No exact attributable entry was found in the controlled 1915–1945 Bayonne Times name-only death-notice index. This does not exclude a death outside that index or date span.
  • [NEGATIVE] A focused Holy Cross search returned one Catherine Foster, unknown–December 1941, but no maiden name or family link; surname plus cemetery is insufficient, so it was not assigned. Patrick’s and Mary’s memorial panels omit Catherine while John’s memorial bio names her.

References

  1. [1] “Patrick Gorman Service Monday”Back to citation 1
  2. [2] Obituary — Mrs. Mary H. GormanBack to citation 2
  3. [3] Gorman — John J. paid death notice, 6 May 1981Back to citation 3a Back to citation 3b
  4. [4] Bayonne Times death-notice index, 1915–1945 — controlled Gorman searchesBack to citation 4
  5. [5] Find a Grave memorial 201412707 — John Joseph GormanBack to citation 5
  6. [6] Patrick Gorman household, 1910 United States census, Bayonne Ward 1Back to citation 6

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