John Sheinan: age 28, male, occupation: Farmer, real estate worth $500, personal estate worth $250, born in Maine, parents of foreign birth, male citizen of U. S. of 21 years of age and upwards, not infirmed
Mary A. Sheinan: age 26, female, occupation: Keeping House, born in Maine, parents of foreign birth, not infirmed
Emily Sheinan: age 6, female, no occupation, born in Maine, parents of native birth, not infirmed
Thomas W. Sheinan: age 2, male, no occupation, born in Maine, parents of native birth, not infirmed
note: Thomas Corrigan and his family live nearby.
23 June 1880
Masardis, Aroostook, Maine
John Shean: male, age 37, Head, married, occupation: Farmer, born in Canada, parents born in Ireland
Mary Ann Shean: female, age 36, Wife, married, occupation: Keeping House, born in Canada, parents born in Ireland
Emely Shean: female, age 15, Daughter, single, occupation: At school, born in Maine, father born in Canada, mother born in Maine
Thomas W. Shean: male, age 11, Son, single, occupation: At school, born in Maine, father born in Canada, mother born in Maine
John Emery Shean: male, age 9, Son, single, occupation: At school, born in Maine, father born in Canada, mother born in Maine
James F. Shean: male, age 7, Son, single, occupation: At school, born in Maine, father born in Canada, mother born in Maine
Catharine Shean: female, age 4, Daughter, single, occupation: At home, father born in Canada, mother born in Maine
Trissie W. Shean: female, age 3, Daughter, single, occupation: At home, father born in Canada, mother born in Maine
Frederick Shean: male, age 1, Son, single, occupation: At home, born in Maine, father born in Canada, mother born in Maine
19 June 1900
Littleton, Aroostook, Maine
John Shean: Head, male, born June 1843, age 56, married, married for 32 years, born in Canada-English, parents born in Ireland, immigrated 1865, naturalized citizen, occupation: Farmer, can read and write, speaks English, own mortgaged farm, No. 160 on Farm Schedule
Mary A. Shean: Wife, female, born May 1845, age 55, married, married for 32 years, had 7 children and all still living in 1900, born in Maine, parents born in Ireland, no occupation, can read and write, speaks English
Freerick Shean: Son, male, born May 1879, age 21, single, born in Maine, father born in Ireland, mother born in Maine, occupation: Farm Laborer, can read and write, speaks English
Blanch L. Shean: Daughter, female, born June 1884, age 15, single, born in Maine, father born in Canada-English, mother born in Maine, occupation: At school for 5 months
Harry Shean: Grand-son, male, born May 1893, age 7, single, born in Maine, father born in Maine, mother born in Pennsylvania, occupation: At school for 5 months
note: nearby are son John E. Shean and his family and daughter Cassie Case and her family
Obituary
The remains of Mrs. Mary Ann Shean, who died Dec. 19 (1917) at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed. Case, Caribou road, were taken to Houlton, where lnterment was made. Mrs. Shean was 75 years old and was of Irish parentage.
Sources
↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-3Q3G : 2 March 2021), John Shean in entry for Mary Ann Shean, 17 Dec 1917; citing Presque Isle, Aroostook, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
"United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6D8-CJN : Tue Mar 05 08:13:00 UTC 2024), Entry for John Sheenan and Mary A Sheenan, 1870. Event Type: Census, Event Date: 1870, Event Place: New Limerick, Aroostook, Maine, United States, Household Identifier: 5, Line Number: 39, Page Number: 1, Affiliate Publication Number: M593, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Digital Folder Number: 004269637, Microfilm Number: 000552037, Image Number: 621, Indexing Batch: N01447-2 [1]
"United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF3N-X7T : Sun Mar 10 12:18:32 UTC 2024), Entry for John Shean and Mary Ann Shean, 1880. Event Type: Census, Event Date: 1880, Event Place: Masardis, Aroostook, Maine, United States, Household Identifier: 4911319, Person Number: 3, Sheet Letter: D, Sheet Number: 291, Volume: 1, Affiliate Publication Number: T9, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Digital Folder Number: 005160737, Microfilm Number: 1254476, Image Number: 586, Indexing Batch: C56240-5 [2]
"United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MML8-9MH : Thu Apr 11 20:22:59 UTC 2024), Entry for John Shean and Mary A Shean, 1900. Event Type: Census, Event Date: 1900, Event Place: Littleton, Aroostook, Maine, United States, Household Identifier: 180, Line Number: 81, Sheet Letter: B, Sheet Number: 8, Affiliate Publication Number: T623, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Digital Folder Number: 004119816, Microfilm Number: 1240589, Image Number: 174, Indexing Batch: N00822-3 [3]
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MRSB-6DK : accessed 27 May 2021), Mary A Sheain in household of Edward M Case, Presque Isle, Aroostook, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 48, sheet 14A, family 255, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 538; FHL microfilm 1,374,551.
"Obituary for Mary Ann (Corrigan) Shean" The Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, Mon, Dec 24, 1917, Page 7 [4]
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