Mary Ann Finn (1858-1885)

Mary A. Finn (1860-1885) Immigrant from Wales in 1873; Housekeeper for James B. Hance; Spinster (b. 1860, Wales or Ireland - d. August 31, 1885, 276 1st Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, 07307, USA)

Birth
Mary was the daughter of Daniel Finn (1818-1887) and Catherine Creedon (1834-1914) of Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. Daniel and Catherine moved to Cardiff in Wales and the children were born there.

Siblings

 * Nora M. Finn (1866-1898) who was born in Wales and married John Joseph Burke I (1868-1939) in the US
 * Catherine Elizabeth Finn (1873-1918) aka Kate Finn, who was born in Wales and worked as a housekeeper and later a secretary at a pencil company and she never married.

United States
In 1873 Daniel Finn and Mary Creedon moved the family to the United States.

Housekeeper
Mary appears on the 1880 US Census working as a housekeeper for James B. Hance, who was a produce store owner in Jersey City, New Jersey. James Hance lived at 323 Varick Street.

Death
Mary died from tuberculosis on August 31, 1885 and was buried on September 02, 1885 in Holy Name Cemetery in a plot bought for her death. Later her parents and siblings would be buried in the same plot. Mary Finn died without a will and the Surrogate Court awarded the estate to her mother on November 14, 1885.