Mary Ann Finn (1858-1885)

Finn-Mary deathcertificate — Mary Ann Finn (1858-1885) death certificate

Mary Ann Finn (1858-1885) was an migrated from Wales to the United States in 1873. She never married and worked as a housekeeper for James B. Hance. (b. June 1859; Cardiff, Wales- d. August 31, 1885, 276 1st Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, 07307, USA)

Parents[]

Wales[]

Both parents were from Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. Daniel and Catherine moved to Cardiff in Wales and their children were born there.

Birth[]

She was born in 1858 according to the England and Wales Birth Index.

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 (1864-1918) 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 United States 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 pneumonia on August 31, 1885 and was buried on September 2, 1885 in Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, New Jersey 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.

Burial[]

She is buried with:

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 (1864-1918) child of Daniel Finn and Catherine Creedon
John Burke Norton (1927) child of Thomas Patrick Norton and Mary Margaret Burke
Catherine Finn 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

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Source[]

Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on March 14, 2004. Updated on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2013 with the 1871 census of Wales which gives her middle name as "Ann".