Mary (Dermody) Killeen (1862 - 1929)

Born 23 May 1862 in Freshford, Kilkenny, Ireland

Ancestors

Daughter of John Dermody and Eliza Dermody

Wife of Patrick Killeen — married 4 Nov 1891 in Ansonia, New Haven, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 22 Jan 1929 at age 66 in Ansonia, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Biography

Mary was the eldest of 10 children born to John and Eliza "Bessy" Dermody in Freshford, Kilkenny, Ireland. According to the Catholic Parish Records, Mary was born 22 May 1862 in Leugh. The Dermody family farms were located in the townlands of Ballyphilip, and later Boherkyle. Mary was the first of the children to emigrate to the United States. She was later joined by her brother Denis and youngest sister Elizabeth.

1900 US Census Ansonia, CT. Incorrectly listed as "Mary Richter". ^[1]

1910 US Census, Ansonia, CT. ^[2]

1920 US Census, Ansonia CT. ^[3]

Mary died on 01/22/1929 and is buried in an unmarked grave next to her husband Patrick in section B of Mount Saint Peter's Cemetery in Derby, CT.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M979-YPQ : accessed 27 December 2016), Mary Richter in household of Patrick M Killeen, Ansonia city Ward 1, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 294, sheet 11A, family 191, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,142.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK2X-6NS : 29 October 2015), Mary Killeen in household of Patrick Killeen, Ansonia Ward 1, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 319, sheet 9B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,150.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCN4-RCK : 14 December 2015), Mary Killeen in household of Patrick Killeen, Ansonia Ward 1, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing sheet 16B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,188.
4. ↑ First-hand visit to cemetery with burial confirmation from cemetery records office.