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Honora (Russell) Sheehan (abt. 1863 - 1942)

Honora (Nora) Sheehan formerly Russell
Born about in Sneem, Kenmare, County Kerry, Irelandmap
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 5 May 1886 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 79 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USAmap
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Biography

Honora Russell emigrated to Boston from Sneem, Ireland in about 1885. She married Daniel Sheehan on 5 May, 1886 in Boston. Honora and Daniel owned a farm and large fruit orchard on Mass Ave (Rte 111) in Harvard, Massachusetts. They had 7 sons and 2 daughters- including 1 set of twins. They grew mostly apples but also had pears and peaches. The old farmhouse was sold in the 1950's or 60's and a smaller, more modern house was built across the street where their daughter Eva lived with her brothers Ed and John. The orchard is now Westward Orchard and has a "country store" and a restaurant. They also sell wholesale fruit from the orchard.

Honora Russell was born in May 1863 in Sneem, Kenmare, County Kerry, Ireland. Her parents were Patrick Russell and Mary Sullivan. She married Daniel Sheehan on May 05, 1886 Together they had 10 children:

  1. Edward Sheehan
  2. Daniel Sheehan
  3. Christopher Sheehan
  4. Dennis Sheehan
  5. Robert Sheehan
  6. Paul Sheehan
  7. Eva Sheehan
  8. Mary Ellen Sheehan
  9. Sarah Sheehan
  10. John Sheehan

She died on May 09, 1942 in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources


  • "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N4W6-6KD : 17 February 2016), Daniel W. Sheehan and Honora Russell, 05 May 1886; citing , Boston, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,415,222.
  • "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9BS-R1S : accessed 10 June 2017), Nora R Sheehan in household of Daniel Sheehan, Havard town, Precinct 2, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1636, sheet 1A, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,692.
  • "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M22V-DZL : accessed 26 May 2018), Nora R Sheehan in household of Daniel W Sheehan, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1760, sheet 10B, family 157, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 628; FHL microfilm 1,374,641.
  • "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF92-6FB : accessed 26 May 2018), Nora Sheehan in household of Daniel J Sheehan Sr., Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 86, sheet 6A, line 18, family 97, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 746; FHL microfilm 1,820,746.
  • "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQT9-KB8 : accessed 26 May 2018), Nora R Sheehan in household of Daniel W Sheehan, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 205, sheet 6B, line 92, family 167, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 963; FHL microfilm 2,340,698.
  • "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FL67-69D : 12 December 2014), Nora Russell in entry for Dennis C. Sheehan and Helen C. Plaisted, 28 Apr 1934; citing Lancaster, Coos, New Manpshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 2,070,085.
  • "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K4JQ-8PV : accessed 26 May 2018), Nora Sheehan in household of Daniel Sheehan, Harvard Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14-140, sheet 11A, line 17, family 176, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1650.
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170767403/honora-russell-sheehan: accessed 30 August 2022), memorial page for Mrs Honora Russell “Nora” Russell Sheehan (May 1863–9 May 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 170767403, citing Saint Mary's Cemetery, Ayer, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Joan Gould (contributor 49106150) .




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