Winifred Gelchion (1891-1984)

Winifred Gelchion (1891-1984) Housewife (b. December 28, 1891, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA - d. December 13, 1984, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, 33328, USA) Social Security Number 140548063.

Parents
Winifred was the daughter of Martin Matthew Gelchion I (1858-1899) aka Matthew Gelchion; and Jane E. Hogan (1864-1949).

Birth
She was born on December 28, 1891.

Baptism
Winifred was baptised on January 03, 1892 at Saint Paul's Roman Catholic Church at 14 Greenville Avenue in Jersey City and her godparents were: Joanne Yore; and Margaret Hogan, her maternal aunt. Her parents were listed as "Anna Hogan" and "Matthew Gelchion".

Siblings
Her siblings include: Matthew John Gelchion I (1886-1966) who married Mary E. Sullivan (1890-1967); Mary Catherine Gelchion (1888-1889); Elizabeth Gelchion (1890-1961) who married William Henry Haney (1888-1985); Katherine Gelchion (1893-c1950) who married John Morgan; and Jane B. Gelchion (1903-1976) who married Patrick Cryan (1894-1961) aka Packy Cryan.

First marriage
Around 1918 she married Joseph T. Furey I (1895-1925). He was born in Ireland.

Siblings
They had the following children: Joseph T. Furey II (1919-2002); Winifred Furey (1921-?) who married Walter Tate; John Furey (1922-?); and Mary Furey (1924-1936) who drowned as a youth in Lake Hopatcong.

Jersey City
In 1900 Winifred was living with her widowed mother at 138 McAdoo Avenue in Jersey City. In 1910 she was living at 64 Rose Avenue in Jersey City with her mother, and she was working at a curtain factory. In 1930 she was living on Danforth Avenue in Jersey City and working in a wire factory.

Second marriage
Her second husband was Francis Parks (1902-1988). She died in 1984 in Florida and is presumed to be buried there.

Relationship
Winifred Gelchion (1891-1984) was the second cousin, twice removed of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).

Source
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on February 06, 2004.