Person in this family
Mary Veronica Brennan
9 October 1884 – 25 December 1926
Our family tree records “Mary Veronica /Brennan/,” gives “9 OCT 1884” and “25 DEC 1926,” and places her in the Thomas Brennan–Catherine Lavelle family; these are leads only, not verified facts.
Partly proved
Mary Veronica Brennan is a partly documented member of the Brennan family, reportedly born in Philadelphia in 1884 and deceased in 1926.
Born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Recorded as: Philadelphia, PA, United States
Birth: From our family tree - no record found yet
Death: From our family tree - no record found yet
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 spouse's grandparent's sibling (by marriage)
Kevin Leahey’s 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 Veronica Brennan is your great-grandparent’s sibling.
Life
Mary Veronica Brennan appears in our family tree as a daughter of Thomas Brennan and Catherine Lavelle. The entry reads "Mary Veronica /Brennan/" and gives "9 OCT 1884" with the city "Philadelphia." No birth or baptism record in this archive confirms that date or place.
The same family-tree entry gives her death as "25 DEC 1926" and again names Philadelphia. That is a claim recorded here rather than a verified death record. Searches represented in this archive did not establish a matching New Jersey death under Brennan, and the evidence does not show whether Mary married and used another surname.
At present, even the basic outline of Mary's adult life remains unknown. No residence, occupation, marriage, children, or burial has been documented in this archive.
How we know this: Partial: our family tree supplies exact dates and a Philadelphia place lead, but no contemporary record confirms them. [1][2][3][4][5][6]
Family
Parents
Siblings · birth order
- Mary Veronica Brennan (this person)
- Barbera Brennan
- Catherine Brennan
Where they lived
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Places listed on this page
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Castlelyons, County Cork, Ireland
- Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey
- New Jersey
- Germany
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Timeline
Life event
Our family tree records “Mary Veronica /Brennan/,” gives “9 OCT 1884” and “25 DEC 1926,” and places her in the Thomas Brennan–Catherine Lavelle family; these are leads only, not verified facts.
From our family tree - no record found yet
Died
25 Dec 1926
From our family tree - no record found yet
Original records
Tap to open a larger copyNew Jersey death index, Bayonne, 1925–1929, image 665
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a~vVS INDEX OF DEATHS IN NEW JERSEY 1925-29 Bayonne SURNAME CHRISTIAN NAME | SURNAME CHRISTIAN NAME Barnes Annie 8 Briggs Jennie 9 |Jan,. Boyle John Barash Barnet Berg Israel Barra Frederick Bokla Michael Bandurska Genowefa Brady Thomas . Bell Eugene 9 Bonner Patrick 8 Boice Mildred Bidgood Albert Breaks tone Aaron Birtwistle Elizabeth Ball Robert Burger George Buckley Catherine Bronikowski August Brennan Thomas Behnken Charles Bush goseph Boyd | Agnes Brand ertrude 9 Boyle Cornelius Buckley Anna Bowing Nina 8° Billings May Bauer . John Browne Batholomew Borrelli Anthony Brown George Banks Robert Brown Bruce 9 Barb Andrew Bonner Bridget Bowden Richard Baresch Elizabeth Bridgeman Sarah Boyle Teague 9 Bestel Henrietta Byrne John Byrne William Burton Cornelia Berkowitz Jacob Boorman Anna - Brooks George Brown William Bo jarski Nellie Barlito John Boyle Bridget Bredehoft Edward 9 June Boyle Cornelius 8 June|]| Bernacki Alexander Bandur — Elizabeth Bolesky Philip Borgfrede Maria Baran Andrew _Bochis Mat thew , Bauer Gustav Bartolone Salvatore Borus Frank Brancatella Vito Barnes George 9 | July Battaglia Josephine 8 July] ._Bauman Benjamin Bobinsky Bruno Boniecka Mary Boyle Cornelius Brygier Miron Bonner Eugene Boyle Anna Brown ‘Walter Byczkewicz Julia Bogdzul Konstanty Bentley Rufus Burns Michael Bevan Thomas 9 | Aug. Beardsley Ellen Bayor Wladyslaw Black Hazel Bucholtz Charles Brown Sophie 8 Aug.|| Bauso Phyllis Bogdzul Adam Bonner Owen Berry T.& Ze Beels Annie Browne Norman Book Harry Bondar Nicholas Burns John Brown Louise Best Amelia Berkins Bessie Brown Eawin 9 |Sept Brzozowski Walter Birdsal Frank Buonomo Anna Brown Laura Baril Rosanna Bonaldi Blanche Bentley John : Buonagura Catherine 9 Oct. Baran Joseph 8 ept.|| Brown Frederick Braig Otto Blyler Walter Battleson George Booker Henry Baress William 8 Oct.|| Bortniak Michael _ Basiaga Sophie Butala Elizabeth Bodine ‘| Victor Bieryla Feliksa Bohn Mary 8 Nov.|| Bowden John 9 Nov. Bentley Rebecca Bickmnan Samuel Brand Elizabeth Busk Stanislaw Burns Elizabeth Bolger Thomas 9 Dec. Buckley Nellie Brazuh Mike Brady Edward Boyle Francis Burke Mary Bicica Helen Baran Andrew 8 Dec,|| Bobinski Richard Bibko Joseph Boswell John Branch Lucy Brown Walter Carragan George 5 Jan. Bych Jakim Coughlin Helen _ Benson Henry Cordaro Guiseppe Connell Andrew Chase Doris 5 Feb. Bibko Henry @g Jan,|j Ciszewski Joseph Buchta Joseph Corbet Bridget Barnes John Clancy Catherine Burk Augusta Cassidy Mark Bamberger Caroline Clark Jane Bednarski Joseph Cullinane aaies
Tap to open a larger copySt. Mary Star of the Sea baptism register, Barbara Brennan, 1886
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Original source (hudsoncountynjgenealogy.org)
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No. 59 Name of Date and Date of Father’s Sponsors Priest Marriage,
Person Place of Baptism Name etc.
Baptized Birth Mother’s
Maiden
Name
113 Mary Eliz. May 19 - June 5 - Francis Hugo A. Egan
Russell 1886 1886 Marg't Fitzpatrick
Turner Mary Turner
114 Mary Theresa May 26 - June 6 - Thomas Jos. Rickley "
Schinemens 1886 1886 Theresa Julia
Kigler Blaubuliel
115 George May 29 - June 6 - George Daniel "
Somers 1886 1886 Mary Scanlon
Whelan Elizabeth
Bull
116 Mary May 31 - June 6 - Edward John Welsh "
McGuire 1886 1886 Julia Cath.
Whelehan Herrick
117 Daniel Lehan May 28 - June 6 - John Patrick "
1886 1886 Honora Lehan
Connell Mary
Connell
118 James Kenny June 9 - June 13 - James William "
1886 1886 Rose Lynch
O'Donnell Mary Lynch
119 Thomas Lauth May 29 - June 13 - Adam Thomas "
1886 1886 Mary Hausein
Hausein Johanna
Lauth
120 Henry Reilly June 10 - June 13 - James Patk. "
1886 1886 Cath. Donahue
Donahue Alice Reilly
121 Barbara June 10 - June 13 - Thomas Patrick "
Brennan 1886 1886 Cath. Powers
Lavelle
122 William May 28 - June 13 - Michael Hugo "
Sweeney 1886 1886 Susan Savage
Brady Mary
O'BrienWhat the records say
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INDEX OF DEATHS IN NEW JERSEY, | 1925-29, | Bayonne,
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index volume
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INDEX OF DEATHS IN NEW JERSEY / 1925-29 / Bayonne. | Harmer | Rowland | 9 | Nov. | Hoffman | Rose | Hancock | Kate | 9 | Dec. | INDEX OF DEATHS IN NEW JERSEY, | 1925-29, | Bayonne,
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1926 index
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Engel | Adam | Gass | Rose | Adam/Germany | Rosa Gass/Germany | Hoffman | Rose | 1880 | Pa | Naturalization Records, 1834-1920 / Control #: CHDCP003 | 07/23/1920 | 347 Ave. E … Michael Aufredner/Germany | Certification of Birth | Weckesser Geo clnr h 347 Av E | Otto lab h 349 Av E | 36 West 23rd Street | Engel | Adam | Gass | Rose | Adam/Germany | Rosa Gass/Germany | resident of state 40y | Bayonne Times Death Notices - 1926,
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register
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Dempsey Funeral Home Burials - 1924 - 1937, [NEGATIVE] Controls include “Mary Condon ... 01/11/1929 ... 501 Boulevard ... Aged 60y, Born Ire, Widow” and “Patrick Condon ... 05/04/1928 ... 501 Boulevard ... Timothy/Ire | Bridget McNeil/Ire.” No row supplied John Condon with wife Mary Cashin or the Castlelyons parent pair. The site cautions that “some of the entries are faded and hard to read.”
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baptism
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Barbera /Brennan/ | Barbara Brennan | June 10 - 1886 | June 13 - 1886 | Thomas | Cath. Lavelle | Patrick Powers | Barbara Brennan, | June 10 - 1886, | 24 | 141 | CHIL | 83 W 12th St. | 121 Barbara Brennan | June 10 – 1886 | June 13 – 1886 | Thomas | Cath. Lavelle | Patrick Powers. | 121 Barbara Brennan | June 10 – 1886 | June 13 – 1886 | Thomas | Cath. Lavelle | Patrick Powers.
Historical context
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Bayonne and the Industrial Waterfront, 1870–1920
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What Sponsors and Witnesses Can Tell Us
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What we still don't know
- Can a Philadelphia birth or baptism record around 9 October 1884 confirm her identity and parents?
- Did Mary marry and take another surname?
- Can a death or burial record confirm the reported death on 25 December 1926?
- Locate a Philadelphia birth/baptism around 9 October 1884 and determine whether Mary married, which could explain the absence of a 1926 New Jersey death under Brennan. Search Philadelphia rather than assuming Bayonne, because “CITY Philadelphia” is the only place lead in our family tree.
- Identify the Catherine/Cath. Lavelle named in the Brennan baptismal material: the existing 1894 Catherine profile cannot be this person’s mother and was detached pending resolution of the date or identity conflation.