Catherine Creedon (1835-1914)



Catherine Creedon (1835-1914) Immigrant to USA in 1873-1874 (b. May 1835, Millstreet and Cullen, Cork, County Cork, Munster Province, Ireland - d. New Year's Day, January 01, 1914, 41 Hopkins Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA)

Parents
Jeremiah Creedon (c1810-?) and Johanna Noonan (c1810-?).

Birth
Catherine was born in Millstreet, Cork, Ireland in May of 1835 according to the 1900 US Census.

Sibling
Nora Creedon (1829-1904) who was born in Ireland.

Marriage
She married Daniel Finn (1818-1887). Daniel's parents were Mary and Patrick Finn (c1790-?).

Ireland to Cardiff, Wales
The family moved from Ireland to Cardiff, Wales.

Children
Daniel and Catherine had five children with three of them living to adulthood: There were two more children that died at birth and they are probably buried in Wales or Ireland.
 * Mary A. Finn (1860-1885) who was born in Ireland or Wales
 * Nora M. Finn (1866-1898) who was born in Wales and married John Joseph Burke I (1868-1939)
 * Catherine Elizabeth Finn (1873-1918) aka Kate Finn, who was born in Cardiff in Wales.

Jersey City, New Jersey
In 1880 Daniel and Catherine were living in Jersey City with their daughter, Nora, while Mary A. Finn appears to have been working as a servant or housekeeper for James B. Hance, a produce store owner. Catherine, Daniel's other daughter, was working as a servant at L.S. Williard in Jersey City. L.S. Willard was a dry goods salesman. Catherine Finn later became a private secretary at the American Lead Pencil Company in Hoboken and raised her sister's child after her sister died.

Death of husband
Daniel died in 1887 of "phthisis pulmonalis" while living at 276 1st Street in Jersey City.

Marriage of Daughter
Around 1889, Nora married John Joseph Burke I (1868-1939) and had a child, Mary Margaret Burke (1890-1949).

Jersey City, New Jersey
In 1900 she was living with her surviving daughter Katherine Finn at 16 Ellicott Place in Jersey City. Also living there was her granddaughter: Mary Margaret Burke (1890-1949). Katherine's age was listed as "65" and her birth date as "May 1835". She listed her immigration year as "1874". She had had 5 children with just one living.

Death
Catherine Creedon died on New Year's Day, January 01, 1914 at her home on 41 Hopkins Avenue where she lived with her daughter, Catherine Finn and her granddaughter Mary Margaret Burke. The cause of death was "pulmonary edema with epithelioma on face".

Funeral notice
From the Jersey Journal, January 02, 1914: Finn - On January 1, 1914, at her residence, 41 Hopkins Avenue, Jersey City, Catherine Finn (nee Creedon), beloved wife of the late Daniel Finn. Funeral Saturday, 9 a.m., requiem mass St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church.

Burial
Catherine was buried at Holy Name Cemetery in Jersey City with:
 * Mary A. Finn (1869-1885) child of Daniel Finn and Catherine Creedon
 * Daniel Finn (1818-1887) husband of Catherine Creedon
 * Nora M. Finn (1866-1898) child of Daniel Finn and Catherine Creedon
 * Nora Creedon (1829-1904) child of Daniel Finn and Catherine Creedon
 * [[Catherine Creedon (1834-1914) wife of Daniel Finn
 * Catherine Elizabeth Finn (1873-1918) child of Daniel Finn and Catherine Creedon
 * John Burke Norton (1927) child of Thomas Patrick Norton and Mary Margaret Burke
 * Catherine Norton (1930-1934) child of Thomas Patrick Norton and Mary Margaret Burke
 * [[Mary Margaret Burke (1890-1949) child of John Joseph Burke and Nora Finn
 * Thomas Patrick Norton I (1891-1968) husband of Mary Margaret Burke