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Mildred was the daughter of George Burrell and Susan Jones.[1] Her paternal and maternal ancestry have been confirmed with DNA.
Her first child was fathered by an unknown man. During her pregnancy, the man's friend, Joseph St. Onge, offered to marry her.[2] The first son, though not Joseph's, was named after him.
Mildred then had 2 daughters (Mary and Gertrude) and 2 sons (William and Frank) by Joseph. He abandoned the family with her first 5 children around 1925.
She was briefly involved with a Feola (probably Pasquale based upon DNA evidence and their location/proximity). This involvement resulted in her sixth pregnancy.
She then became involved with Herbert Haley and named her son after him. However, DNA has disproven him as Herbert Haley, Jr.'s father and proven his father was a Feola.
Mildred had a seventh child, possibly by Herbert Haley, Sr., born in 1927. She eventually married Herbert in 1929.
Most of Mildred's children were raised by other people, not her.
Mildred is buried at Colebrook Cemetery, Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.[3]
Notes
She resided in Abington most of her life (found in 1916 and 1930 directories).
Sources
- ↑ [1] FamilySearch, database with images. Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915, Mildred M. Burrell, 12 Jun 1897, Randolph, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #p 597 e 36a, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,843,699.
- ↑ [2] FamilySearch, database with images. New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947, Joseph St.Onge and Mildred M. Burrell, 17 Apr 1920; citing Dover, , New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 2,070,425.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/130816281/mildred-marian-haley : accessed 02 May 2021), memorial page for Mildred Marian Burrell Haley (12 Jun 1897–9 Oct 1972), Find A Grave: Memorial #130816281, citing Colebrook Cemetery, Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by My Tree Journey (contributor 47016333).
- US Census, 1900.[3] FamilySearch, database with images. Randolph, Massachusetts, United States; sheet 19A, family 42, line 2; National Archives publication T623, image number 00539.
- US Census, 1910.[4] FamilySearch, database with images. Abington, Massachusetts, United States; sheet 9B, family 225, line 68; National Archives publication T624, film 610, image number 00974.
- US Census, 1930.[5] FamilySearch, database with images. Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; sheet 40A, household 1017, line 14; National Archives publication T626, film 940, image number 00668.
- US Census, 1940.[6] FamilySearch, database with images. Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; sheet 10B, family 215, line 66; National Archives publication T627, film 1635, image number 00112.
