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 (1818-1897). 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: 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); and Catherine Elizabeth Finn (1873-1918) aka Kate Finn, who was born in Cardiff in Wales. There were two more children that died at birth and they are probably buried in Wales or Ireland.

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".

Burial: Catherine was buried at Holy Name Cemetery in Jersey City.