Mary (UNKNOWN) Hickey (abt. 1846 - 1934)

Born about 11 Nov 1846 in Montreal, Haut-Canada [uncertain]

Died 10 Feb 1934 at about age 87 in Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, United States

Biography

Nothing is yet known about Mary's birth or her marriage to Joseph, except that the marriage must have taken place between 1870 and 1875 (based on the census entries from those years).

The following obituaries appeared in the local newspapers:

“Deaths and Funerals: Mrs. Mary Hickey - Mrs. Mary Hickey, 87, resident of North Utica, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Forbie Mosher, Little Falls, Saturday. Mary Dorn Hickey was born in Montreal, Nov. 11, 1846. She had resided in Utica and vicinity since she was 14. Mrs. Hickey was a member of St. Peter’s Church. She leaves three daughters, Mrs. Josephine Flood, Utica; Mrs. Mosher, Little Falls; Miss Emma Hickey, Utica; a son, William Hickey, Utica; several nieces and nephews, Utica. The body was brought to John J. Langdon’s Funeral Home, Utica, where the funeral will be held.”^[1]

“Obituary: Mrs. Mary Hickey – Oswego friends of Mrs. Mary Hickey, formerly of this city will regret to learn of her death, which occurred Saturday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. Moshier, in Little Falls, N.Y.. Mrs. Hickey is survived by one son, William, and three daughters, Mrs. Josie Flood, Miss Emma Hickey of Utica, and Mrs. F. Moshier, of Little Falls; also several grandchildren among who is Mrs. E. Neil Woods of Oswego. Funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock Tuesday morning from the home and 9:30 at St. Peter’s church, North Utica.” ^[2]

It is possible that Dorn was an anglicization of her maiden name. There are 41 entries for Marie with a date of 11 November 1846, and 35 for the day before, but none seem to fit with the name Dorn.

Children

No records have been found for the birth of any of the children of Joseph and Mary. Their existence is known through various US and NY censuses:

For Emma, Frederick and William the birth dates are taken from the 1900 census, however these cannot be taken as reliable as the date for Josephine is Jan 1771 when she was alive for the 1870 census. Minnie was one month old at the 1870 census.

Daughter Mary/Minnie died on 26 March 1876^[3].

At the 1910 census Mary reported that she had given birth to five children and all were still alive. This could be understood if Josephine was adopted, as noted in the 1900 census, and if the death of Minnie/Mary was forgotten.

The name Josephine Doren, as given in the 1900 census, could be a clue as to Mary's maiden name - Doren, not Dorn as stated in one of the obituaries. Perhaps Josephine was the daughter of a brother or an unmarried sister. However, this has not led to any potential records. At some stage Josephine must have married Louis Flood, and they are living with Mary at the 1905 census. One possibility for the name is Dorion - Joseph's step-brother, Felix, married Zoe Dorion about 1860.

Sources

1. ↑ The Utica Observer-Dispatch, February 12, 1934, p33.
2. ↑ The Oswego Palladium- Times, February 12, 1934, p5
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #162204648