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Emma Mayer
Dates not recorded
Emma was born in Germany and was the mother of Michael Mayer. She is named on her son's 1902 death certificate, in the column headed Mother's Name, as Emma — a given name and nothing more. Her family name is not recorded, and the hand is looped enough that even the given name is a reading rather than a certainty. She is Gina Cacace's 4x-great-grandmother.
Probable
Emma was born in Germany and was the mother of Michael Mayer. She is named on her son's 1902 death certificate, in the column headed Mother's Name, as Emma — a given name and nothing more. Her family name is not recorded, and the hand is looped enough that even the given name is a reading rather than a certainty. She is Gina Cacace's 4x-great-grandmother.
Born at Germany
How is this person related?
Andrew John Leahey’s spouse's great-great-great-great-grandparent (by marriage)
Gina D. Cacace’s great-great-great-great-grandparent
Abigail Ann Leahey’s great-great-great-great-great-grandparent
Marie C. Fitzgerald’s no single word covers it — connected through Andrew John Leahey, who is a child
Kevin Leahey’s no single word covers it — connected through Andrew John Leahey, who is a child
Worked out from the recorded parents and marriages. No sex is recorded for anyone in this archive, so the wording stays neutral.
Life
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References for this account: [1]
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- Germany
- New York City, New York
- New York
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Timeline
Named on their son's death certificate
New York City certificate 3156, Bronx, 30 July 1902. The form has separate columns for each parent's name and birthplace, and both are given as Germany. [1]
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What the records say
1 record transcribed.
Record exhibit
New York City death certificate 3156, Bronx, 1902 — Michael Mayer
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Proved by a record
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Read from the certificate image on 12 August 2026. The mother's given name is written in a looped hand and reads Emma; no other reading fits well, but it is not certain. The two 'how long' columns both appear to read 27 years.
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What we still don't know
- [ONE RECORD, ONE LINE OF IT] Everything here comes from a single column on a son's death certificate, filled in by an informant at a hospital in 1902. No dates, no German place, no marriage. The person recorded as `probable` rather than documented for that reason.
- [NO DEATH IS RECORDED — TREATED AS DECEASED ON AGE ALONE] A parent of a man born about 1855 would be born in the 1820s or 1830s. No record says they died; they are treated as deceased on age alone.
- [WHERE TO LOOK NEXT] Michael's marriage record of 9 June 1875 at Essex County, New Jersey may name his parents, which would confirm this reading independently and might give Emma's family name. His arrival — about 1875 if the certificate's 27 years is right — would be in the New York passenger lists.