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Johanna Fitzgerald
This entry is about Johanna Fitzgerald (2 December 1878 – September 1970). For other family members with the same first and family name, see Johanna Fitzgerald (Born 28 December 1872; death not recorded).
2 December 1878 – September 1970
Child of John Fitzgerald and Margaret Fraher, recorded at birth in Cullane on 2 December 1878.
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Johanna Fitzgerald was born at Cullane on 2 December 1878; It is recorded here, without supporting documentation, that she died in September 1970.
Born at Cullane (county unresolved), IrelandOpen place question: County unresolved: Griffith's places Cullane South in Ballylanders, Co. Limerick; the marriage was at Kildorrery, Co. Cork. Died at Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
Recorded as: Jersey City, NJ, United States
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How is this person related?
Andrew John Leahey’s great-grandparent's sibling
Gina D. Cacace’s spouse's great-grandparent's sibling (by marriage)
Abigail Ann Leahey’s great-great-grandparent's sibling
Marie C. Fitzgerald’s grandparent's sibling
Kevin Leahey’s spouse's grandparent's sibling (by marriage)
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:
Johanna Fitzgerald is your great-grandparent’s sibling.
Life
Johanna Fitzgerald was born at Cullane on 2 December 1878. Her civil birth entry names her parents as John Fitzgerald of Cullane and Margaret Fitzgerald, formerly Fraher, and records her father's occupation as farmer. The original entry gives "Second December 1878."
It is recorded here, without supporting documentation, that Johanna died in September 1970, but no place or independent death record is provided. The exact Cullane locality in her birth record is also unresolved.
How we know this: Her birth and parentage are documented; her reported 1970 death is only a claim recorded here. [1]
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- Cullane (county unresolved), Ireland
- Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
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Died
Sep 1970
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Original records
Tap to open a larger copyCivil birth register, Johanna Fitzgerald, 2 Dec 1878, Cullane
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