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Mary H. Leahey Gorman

about 1875 (compiled) – 17 August 1944

Mary H. Leahey Gorman was born in Syracuse, lived in Bayonne for sixty-three years, married Patrick Gorman and died on 17 August 1944.

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Mary H. Leahey Gorman was born in Syracuse, lived in Bayonne for sixty-three years, married Patrick Gorman and died on 17 August 1944.

Born at Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York Died at Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey

Recorded as: Mary Ellen H. Leahey Gorman, Mary Leahey Gorman, Mary Ellen H. Leahey Gorman (compiled)

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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:
Mary H. Leahey Gorman is your 2× great-grandparent’s sibling.

Life

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

Family

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Where they lived

  • 1944: Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey

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Places listed on this page

  • Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
  • Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
  • Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City Cemetery or burial place
  • New Jersey
  • 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
  • Avenue C, Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey
  • Lord Avenue, 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. 3 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.

Images of these addresses and sites

Insurance maps show a historical footprint, while recent street photographs show the site today. A recent view is not proof that the family’s building survives.

Historical insurance map for 87 Lord Avenue, Bayonne

Historical insurance map, 1912 — a footprint or site plan, not a photograph.

Building survival: not established by this map.

Credit: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Sanborn Maps Collection. Cropped from sheet 21.

Licence: Public domain

Timeline

Approximate arrival in Bayonne

Her reported sixty-three-year residence at death in 1944 implies arrival about 1881. [2]

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Died at 87 Lord Avenue

The news obituary says she died Thursday evening. Its paired paid notice was published Friday, 18 August and fixes the funeral to Monday, 21 August, establishing Thursday as 17 August 1944. [2]

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Funeral and burial

The Monday funeral left 87 Lord Avenue; solemn high mass was offered at St. Andrew’s at 9 a.m., followed by burial in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, under Thomas F. Dempsey’s direction. [5]

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Buried with Patrick at Holy Cross

The compiled memorial assigns Mary Blk-51 Sec-A Tr-D Gr-30 1A, one depth below Patrick at 1B. The photographed shared marker reads MARY H. and her death date. [6]

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Maiden surname confirmed in husband’s notice

Patrick’s paid death notice explicitly calls his late wife Mary Leahey Gorman. [4]

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What the records say

7 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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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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Gorman — Patrick paid death notice, 21 November 1956

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GORMAN—Patrick of 27 East 3rd Street on Wednesday, November 21, 1956. Beloved husband of the late Mary Leahey Gorman, father of Mrs. Anna Corcoran, Mrs. Catherine Foster; John J., William P., and Michael A.; brother of William and Hannah. Funeral from THOMAS M. O'BRIEN AND SONS FUNERAL HOME, 984 Avenue C on Monday, Nov. 26th. Solemn high mass at St. Andrew's Church at 10 a. m. Interment in Holy Cress [sic — Holy Cross] Cemetery. Holy Name Society will meet at the funeral home Sunday evening at 8.
Citation: Gorman — Patrick paid death notice, 21 November 1956. Held by Family-held paid death notice; newspaper title not identified; November 1956. View source · Open document (research file not published)

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Gorman — Mary H. Leahey paid death notice, August 1944

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GORMAN—Mary H., nee Leahey, beloved wife of Patrick Gorman and devoted mother of Anna E., Catherine T., John J., William V. and Michael A. Gorman. Funeral will take place from her late residence, 87 Lord Ave., Monday, August 21st, 1944. Solemn high mass at St. Andrews R. C. Church at 9 a. m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N. J., under the direction of Thos. F. Dempsey. 8-18-2t
Citation: Gorman — Mary H. Leahey paid death notice, August 1944. Held by Family-held paid death notice; newspaper title not identified; 18 August 1944. View source · Open document (research file not published)

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Find a Grave memorial 184206852 — Mary Ellen H. Leahey Gorman

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[COMPILED] “Mary Ellen H Leahey Gorman | Birth Sep 1875 | New York, USA | Death 17 Aug 1944 (aged 68) | Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA | Burial Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum | Plot Blk-51 Sec-A Tr-D Gr-30 1A | Memorial ID 184206852.” [CONFLICT] The stone says only “MARY H.” and the linked-child panel omits Catherine Foster.

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Grave photograph — Mary H. and Patrick J. Gorman marker

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[RECORD] “GORMAN / MARY H. / AUG. 17, 1944 / PATRICK J. / NOV. 21, 1956 / GEORGE J. CORCORAN / JULY 23, 1960.” The stone proves Patrick’s middle initial J, not the memorial expansion Joseph.

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 her exact birth date from Syracuse civil or church records.
  • [CONFLICT] The memorial adds Ellen and September 1875; the photographed stone says only MARY H. and supplies no birth. The memorial’s four linked children omit Catherine Foster.

References

  1. [1] “Patrick Gorman Service Monday”Back to citation 1
  2. [2] Obituary — Mrs. Mary H. GormanBack to citation 2a Back to citation 2b Back to citation 2c
  3. [3] Find a Grave memorial 184188835 and photographed Leahey monumentBack to citation 3
  4. [4] Gorman — Patrick paid death notice, 21 November 1956Back to citation 4a Back to citation 4b
  5. [5] Gorman — Mary H. Leahey paid death notice, August 1944Back to citation 5a Back to citation 5b
  6. [6] Find a Grave memorial 184206852 — Mary Ellen H. Leahey GormanBack to citation 6a Back to citation 6b
  7. [7] Grave photograph — Mary H. and Patrick J. Gorman markerBack to citation 7

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