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Hanorah Matilda Leahey Hedley

6 May 1879 (compiled) – 4 December 1917

Hanorah Matilda Leahey Hedley is linked to Dennis Leahey and Ann Galvin by compiled memorial data and independently appears as their surviving daughter ‘Miss Nora Leahey’ in Dennis’s 1907 funeral account.

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Hanorah Matilda Leahey Hedley is linked to Dennis Leahey and Ann Galvin by compiled memorial data and independently appears as their surviving daughter ‘Miss Nora Leahey’ in Dennis’s 1907 funeral account.

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

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How is this person related?

Andrew John Leahey’s great-great-grandparent's sibling

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:
Hanorah Matilda Leahey Hedley is your 2× great-grandparent’s sibling.

Life

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References for this account: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Family

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Where they lived

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Places listed on this page

  • New Jersey
  • Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
  • Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City Cemetery or burial place
  • New York
  • Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey Cemetery or burial place
  • United States
  • Port Johnston coal pier, Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey
  • Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey

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Timeline

Compiled memorial family link

Find a Grave’s volunteer family links name Hanorah Matilda Leahey Hedley (1879–1917) among the children of Dennis and Ann. [1]

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Compiled birth date

[COMPILED] Memorial date and New Jersey place. [4]

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Named as surviving daughter Nora

Dennis’s fullest funeral account names Miss Nora Leahey among the ten children who survived him, independently supporting Hanorah’s parent links. [2]

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Buried in Ann Leahey’s plot

The official cemetery database lists Hanorah Hedley among the additional deceased in Holy Name Cemetery plot F–EA–112. [3]

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Death on photographed family monument

[RECORD] The stone spells her forename Honora and gives 4 December 1917. [7]

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Buried in F-EA-112

[COMPILED] Memorial depth 1A and GPS 40.7312291, -74.0831914; the existing cemetery source gives burial 7 December. [4]

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What the records say

10 records transcribed.

Record exhibit

Find a Grave memorial 184188835 and photographed Leahey monument

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John Leahey | Oct 1861 | 27 Aug 1887 (aged 25) | Holy Name Cemetery and Mausoleum, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA | Blk-Y Sec-A Gr-18 1A | Parents Dennis C Leahey Sr 1837–1907; Ann Galvin Leahey 1845–1919 | Spouse Margaret Mahoney Hennessey 1867–1910 | Children James Dennis Leahey 1886–1914 | Family links: Parents: Dennis C Leahey Sr 1837–1907; Ann Galvin Leahey 1845–1919. Spouse:
Show the full recordHide the full recordFull record, about 150 wordsMargaret Mahoney Hennessey 1867–1910 (m. 1885). Siblings: James J Leahey 1864–1947; Matthew Sylvester Leahy 1866–1934; Dennis Charles Leahey Sr 1867–1957; Francis John Leahey 1868–1913; Anna Bridget ‘Annie’ Leahey Collins 1870–1905; Malachy Leahy 1870–1960; Catherine Theresa Leahey 1874–1955; Mary Ellen H Leahey Gorman 1875–1944; Peter Vincent Leahey 1876–1950; Hanorah Matilda Leahey Hedley 1879–1917; Michael Joseph Leahey 1880–1938. Child: James Dennis Leahey 1886–1914. | Inscription: JOHN LEAHEY / DIED AUG. 30, 1887 / DENNIS C. LEAHEY SR. / DIED APR. 26, 1907
Citation: Find a Grave memorial 184188835 and photographed Leahey monument. Held by Find a Grave; photograph credited to Msully. View source (findagrave.com) · Open document (research file not published)

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Third and fullest account of Capt. Dennis Leahey’s funeral

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The funeral of Capt. Dennis Leahey, who died on Friday afternoon of last week, took place on Monday with requiem mass at St. Mary's church. Captain Leahey was an old and highly respected resident of Bayonne for many years. He was formerly engaged in boating between the Port Johnson docks and New York. He was the father of fourteen children, ten of whom with his widow survive him. They are Mrs. Patrick Gorman, Misses Catherine and Nora Leahey, James, Matthew, Dennis, Francis, Malachi, Peter and Michael Leahey. Six of his sons acted as pallbearers. Interment was in Hudson County Catholic cemetery.
Citation: Third and fullest account of Capt. Dennis Leahey’s funeral. Held by Family-held clipping; unidentified Bayonne-area newspaper; week after 26 April 1907. View source · Open document (research file not published)

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Archdiocese of Newark burial detail — Ann Leahey and additional deceased in plot

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Ann Leahey | Burial Date: 9/20/1919 | Section: F | Section: EA | Grave: 112 | Depth: 1C | Additional Deceased in Plot: Vincent Leahey 10/16/1918; Catherine Leahy 4/28/1955; Hanorah Hedley 12/7/1917
Citation: Archdiocese of Newark burial detail — Ann Leahey and additional deceased in plot. Held by Archdiocese of Newark. View source (behar.info)

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Find a Grave memorial 201857021 for Hanorah Matilda Leahey Hedley

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[COMPILED] Hanorah Matilda Leahey Hedley | Birth — 6 May 1879 — New Jersey, USA | Death — 4 Dec 1917 (aged 38) — Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA | Burial — Holy Name Cemetery and Mausoleum — Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey | Plot — Blk-F Sec-EA Gr-112 1A | GPS-Latitude: 40.7312291, Longitude: -74.0831914 | Spouse — John Hedley 1882–1940 (m. 1908)

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Find a Grave memorial 201857021 image — Close view of the F-EA-112 plot marking attached to Hanorah Hedley's memorial 201857021.

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[RECORD] Photographed plot marking: F-EA-112
Citation: Find a Grave memorial 201857021 image — Close view of the F-EA-112 plot marking attached to Hanorah Hedley's memorial 201857021.. Held by Find a Grave. View source (findagrave.com) · Open document (research file not published)

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Find a Grave memorial 201857021 image — Cemetery context view of the F-EA-112 family monument, memorial 201857021.

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[COMPILED] Memorial field: Photos 6
Citation: Find a Grave memorial 201857021 image — Cemetery context view of the F-EA-112 family monument, memorial 201857021.. Held by Find a Grave. View source (findagrave.com) · Open document (research file not published)

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Find a Grave memorial 201857021 image — Full view of the F-EA-112 family monument naming Honora Hedley, memorial 201857021.

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[RECORD] Photographed inscription: HONORA HEDLEY / DIED DEC. 4, 1917 / VINCENT LEAHEY / DIED OCT. 8, 1918 / ANN LEAHEY / DIED SEPT. 19, 1919 / CATHERINE LEAHEY / DIED APR. 25, 1955
Citation: Find a Grave memorial 201857021 image — Full view of the F-EA-112 family monument naming Honora Hedley, memorial 201857021.. Held by Find a Grave. View source (findagrave.com) · Open document (research file not published)

Record exhibit

Find a Grave memorial 201857021 image — Closer view of the F-EA-112 family monument naming Honora Hedley, memorial 201857021.

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[RECORD] Photographed inscription: HONORA HEDLEY / DIED DEC. 4, 1917 / VINCENT LEAHEY / DIED OCT. 8, 1918 / ANN LEAHEY / DIED SEPT. 19, 1919 / CATHERINE LEAHEY / DIED APR. 25, 1955
Citation: Find a Grave memorial 201857021 image — Closer view of the F-EA-112 family monument naming Honora Hedley, memorial 201857021.. Held by Find a Grave. View source (findagrave.com) · Open document (research file not published)

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Find a Grave memorial 201857021 image — Short obituary clipping uploaded as a grave image to Hanorah Hedley's memorial 201857021.

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[RECORD] HANORAH HEDLEY, (nee Leahey). Aged 38 years, died at her residence, 23 West 8th St., yesterday. Funeral from St. Mary's Church Friday 10 a. m. Interment Hudson County Catholic Cemetery.
Citation: Find a Grave memorial 201857021 image — Short obituary clipping uploaded as a grave image to Hanorah Hedley's memorial 201857021.. Held by Find a Grave. View source (findagrave.com) · Open document (research file not published)

Record exhibit

Find a Grave memorial 201857021 image — Long obituary clipping uploaded as a grave image to Hanorah Hedley's memorial 201857021.

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[RECORD] Mrs. Hanorah Hedley, wife of John Hedley, died yesterday afternoon at her home, 23 West Eighth street, aged 38. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Ann Leahey; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Gorman and Miss Kitty Leahey; and six brothers, James, Matthew, Dennis, Malachy, Michael and Peter.
Citation: Find a Grave memorial 201857021 image — Long obituary clipping uploaded as a grave image to Hanorah Hedley's memorial 201857021.. Held by Find a Grave. View source (findagrave.com) · Open document (research file not published)

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…

A Train Operator in Bayonne, 1914

James D. Leahey’s funeral entry records a compact working life: married, American-born, age twenty-eight, living at 83 West 12th Street in Bayonne, occupation “train operator.” He died on 1 June 1914, twelve da…

What we still don't know

  • Confirm the volunteer-compiled birth and death years in civil, church, funeral or cemetery records.
  • [COMPILED] The memorial names John Hedley (1882–1940) as spouse and marriage in 1908; no new spouse person or reciprocal edge is created without a separately integrated identity record.

References

  1. [1] Find a Grave memorial 184188835 and photographed Leahey monumentBack to citation 1a Back to citation 1b
  2. [2] Third and fullest account of Capt. Dennis Leahey’s funeralBack to citation 2a Back to citation 2b
  3. [3] Archdiocese of Newark burial detail — Ann Leahey and additional deceased in plotBack to citation 3a Back to citation 3b
  4. [4] Find a Grave memorial 201857021 for Hanorah Matilda Leahey HedleyBack to citation 4a Back to citation 4b Back to citation 4c
  5. [5] Find a Grave memorial 201857021 image — Close view of the F-EA-112 plot marking attached to Hanorah Hedley's memorial 201857021.Back to citation 5
  6. [6] Find a Grave memorial 201857021 image — Cemetery context view of the F-EA-112 family monument, memorial 201857021.Back to citation 6
  7. [7] Find a Grave memorial 201857021 image — Full view of the F-EA-112 family monument naming Honora Hedley, memorial 201857021.Back to citation 7a Back to citation 7b
  8. [8] Find a Grave memorial 201857021 image — Closer view of the F-EA-112 family monument naming Honora Hedley, memorial 201857021.Back to citation 8
  9. [9] Find a Grave memorial 201857021 image — Short obituary clipping uploaded as a grave image to Hanorah Hedley's memorial 201857021.Back to citation 9
  10. [10] Find a Grave memorial 201857021 image — Long obituary clipping uploaded as a grave image to Hanorah Hedley's memorial 201857021.Back to citation 10

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