Mary Catherine (Flanagan) Forden (abt. 1846 - 1874)

Born about 1846 in Ireland

Died 26 Jul 1874 at about age 28 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

It appears that James & Mary Catherine came to America just after their first child was born, 1867. They settled in Allegheny Pennsylvania.

Spouse: James Forden 1848 – July 26, 1874

1870 P.O. Dixmont, McClure Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Enumerated June 4 1870

The original handwritten page we can see that it is an "F" not J.................

James Jorden M 22 England

Occupation: works in Rail Mill

Catharine Jorden F 24 Ireland

Mary Jorden F 3 England

Harry Jorden M 1/12 Pennsylvania

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Children

1. Mary Forden b: 1867 England
2. Harry Forden b: May 1870 Pennsylvania
3. Unknown Forden 10 month old son born abt. Sept 1873 (1 newspaper says 10 months)

Death

Dreadful Disaster. PITTSBURGH ENGULFED IN A FLOOD 219 Lives Lost

Burial: Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA^[2]

Research Notes

NO census records found for the family by this spelling.

Sources

1. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZLW-LXL : 19 March 2020), Harry Jorden in entry for James Jorden, 1870.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206532254/mary-forden : accessed 26 November 2021), memorial page for Mary Forden (unknown–26 Jul 1874), Find A Grave: Memorial #206532254, citing Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by TT (contributor 48010365) .

See Also:

• Free Space Pittsburgh, PA flood of 1874
• The Pittsburgh Daily Commercial, 30 July 1874, page 4
• Virginia Chronicle 3 column article