Beatrice (McGovern) Killoran (abt. 1890 - abt. 1983)

Born about 9 Apr 1890 in Jacquet River, Belledune, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada

Wife of Francis Bernard Killoran — married 27 Sep 1915 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Died about 30 Dec 1983 at about age 93 in Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Beatrice was born about 1900 in Belledune, New Brunswick, Canada. She was the daughter of John and Mary McGovern of New Brunswick.

In 1915, Beatrice McGovern married Frank Killoran in Newton City, Massachusetts, USA. Beatrice and Frank were both born in New Brunswick. At the time, Frank was working as a chauffeur and living in Boston, Massachusetts. ^[1]

In the 1921 Census of Canada for Durham, New Brunswick, Frank and Beatrice were listed with three small children who were all born in the U.S. and who moved to Canada in 1919: Frances, Margaret and Cyrille/Orville(?). ^[2] Frank and Beatrice were farming and were living only a couple of households from John and Mary McGovern, of an age to be Beatrice's parents.

In the 1921 Census of Canada for Durham, New Brunswick, Frank and Beatrice were listed with three small children who were all born in the U.S. and who moved to Canada in 1919: Frances, Margaret and Cyrille/Orville(?). ^[3] Frank and Beatrice were farming and were living only a couple of households from John and Mary McGovern, of an age to be Beatrice's parents.

In September of 1926, Beatrice and her three children crossed the U.S. border at Rouses Point, New York to join her husband Frank Killoran in New Jersey. In that record, the children were listed as Ursilla, Bernard and Justin. (ages 5?, 4 and 2) ^[4]

Beatrice M. Killoran died in Massachusetts in 1983 and is buried in the Mayflower Cemetery at Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. ^{[5] [6]} Frank B. Killoran is buried in the same cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4XD-2MH : 25 May 2018), John Killoran in entry for Francis Bernard Killoran and Beatrice Mcgovern, 27 Sep 1915; citing Newton City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,411,236.
2. ↑ 1921 Census of Canada, Durham, New Brunswick. (http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=pdf&id=e002896335)
3. ↑ 1921 Census of Canada, Durham, New Brunswick. (http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=pdf&id=e002896335)
4. ↑ "Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK3R-KJ7K : 23 February 2021), Beatrice Killoran, 1924-1952; citing M1463, Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans, Vermont, District, 1895-1924, 47, NARA microfilm publications M1461, M1463, M1464, and M1465 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, publication year); FHL microfilm 1,570,760.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZTT-DDG : 13 June 2019), Beatrice M Killoran, 1983.
6. ↑ Find A Grave memorial for Beatrice M. Killoran

• "Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK3R-KJ7K : 23 February 2021), Beatrice Killoran, 1924-1952; citing M1463, Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans, Vermont, District, 1895-1924, 47, NARA microfilm publications M1461, M1463, M1464, and M1465 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, publication year); FHL microfilm 1,570,760.