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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.
Proved by a record
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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Places listed on this page
- Cullane (county unresolved), Ireland
- Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
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Timeline
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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What the records say
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Proved by a record
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Seventeenth April 1872, | Cullane, | John Fitzgerald Cullane, | Margaret Fitzgerald formerly Fraher, | Farmer | Second May 1873, | Twenty eighth March 1875, | Eleventh January 1877, | Second December 1878,
Historical context
These background articles explain the places, work, and events in this entry.
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,…
Farmers and Labourers in North Cork
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Islandeady and Derrycriff, County Mayo
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What we still don't know
- Which Cullane locality the birth record identifies
- Her life after birth
- The place and record of her reported death in September 1970