Catherine Elizabeth (King) Corcoran (1899 - 1973)

Born 18 Jun 1899 in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Edward Corcoran — married 2 Sep 1926 in Brockton, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 15 Sep 1973 at age 74 in Duxbury, Massachusetts

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Biography

Catherine was born in 1899 in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA. Early records give the spelling of her name as Catherine, but by the time she married, In September 1926, the newspaper wedding announcement^[1] used the less common spelling of Kathryn. When she had her oldest daughter in 1933, she named her Kathryn as well, so we are using this as her preferred spelling.

Kathryn was born and went to school in Brockton, Massachusetts. She attained a high school education at Brockton High School, which is also the alma mater of the man she would later marry, Charles Corcoran. We do not have any direct information about whether they knew one another in high school. Kathryn studied piano, and was listed as a piano teacher in her wedding announcement. According to her daughter, Kay, Kathryn regularly played piano to accompany silent movies at a local theater before she married.

Following her marriage to Charles “Charlie” Corcoran, the couple established a home in Brockton in a triple-decker house on Winifred Road, where they raised their two daughters, Kay and Carol. According to family stories, Kathryn suffered from some chronic health issues and had several miscarriages before carrying her first child to term in 1932. The family rented the bottom floor of the home to other families, a common practice in the time and area, and lived in the top two floors. Charlie Corcoran supported his family as a real estate investor and salesman, and bought several properties in the Brockton area. The couple spent time in several beachside communities during summers as the girls were growing up, including Brant Rock and Duxbury. According to daughter Kay, the couple also traveled regularly to Florida in the winter, where Charlie Corcoran enjoyed attending dog races.

The Corcorans had a comfortable lifestyle. Their girls took lessons in music, dance, elocution, and languages in addition to attending Brockton public schools. Both girls attended college before they married, a testament to the family’s emphasis on making sure their daughters had opportunities they did not.

Charlie Corcoran died at age 55 of cancer in 1955, leaving Kathryn a widow at age 56. She continued to live in the Winifred Road home, and maintained a beach cottage in Duxbury. The author (Carroll-7948) clearly recalls visiting “Nana” in Brockton at the triple decker, and climbing the steep stairs that were just inside the formal first floor landing to access the living quarters on the second floor. The home was decorated in a formal style, and included a front parlor with a baby grand piano, a larger main parlor, dining room and several bedrooms. In my childhood, the third floor was an attic used for storage, but in my mother’s childhood, the family had a live-in maid who lived in an attic bedroom.

In her later years, Kathryn lived with her younger daughter, Carol, and her husband Anthony Markella. She suffered a stroke that impaired her speech in the late 1960s and passed away in 1973.

Kathryn Elizabeth King. ^{[2][3][4] [5][6][7][8][9]}

Born 18 Jun 1899. Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. ^{[10][11][12][13][14][15]}

Died 15 Sep 1973. Duxbury, Massachusetts. ^[16]

Residence Age: 9 mos.Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter. 1900 Brockton Ward 5, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. ^[17]

1920 Brockton Ward 5, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. ^[18]

1930 Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. ^[19]

1935 Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. ^[20] Age: 39Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife. 1 Apr 1940. Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. ^[21] 1955 Brockton, Massachusetts, USA. ^[22]

Marriage Marriage Wedding announcement in Boston Globe. 02SEP1926 Brockton Ward 4, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. File Format: jpg. KathrynKing-CCorcoranWedding

5 Oct 1898. Brockton, Massachusetts, USA. ^[23][24]

Sources

1. ↑ Wedding announcement in Boston Globe, 02SEP1926
2. ↑ Source: #S-185814269
3. ↑ Source: #S-185814203 Year: 1940; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1635; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 12-23
4. ↑ Source: #S-185815551
5. ↑ Source: #S-185787740 Year: 1900; Census Place: Brockton Ward 5, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 673; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 1108; FHL microfilm: 1240673
6. ↑ Source: #S-185787627 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 938; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 778.0; FHL microfilm: 2340673 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1930usfedcen&h=15550580&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Name: Kathryn Elizabeth King residence date: 1930 residence place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA birth date: Jun 1899 birth place: Massachusetts
7. ↑ Source: #S-144927277
8. ↑ Source: #S-185814837 Year: 1920; Census Place: Brockton Ward 5, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_725; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 76
9. ↑ Source: #S-185798777
10. ↑ Source: #S-185814203 Year: 1940; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1635; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 12-23
11. ↑ Source: #S-185815551
12. ↑ Source: #S-185787740 Year: 1900; Census Place: Brockton Ward 5, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 673; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 1108; FHL microfilm: 1240673
13. ↑ Source: #S-185787627 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 938; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 778.0; FHL microfilm: 2340673 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1930usfedcen&h=15550580&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Name: Kathryn Elizabeth King residence date: 1930 residence place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA birth date: Jun 1899 birth place: Massachusetts
14. ↑ Source: #S-185814837 Year: 1920; Census Place: Brockton Ward 5, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_725; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 76
15. ↑ Source: #S-185798777
16. ↑ Source: #S-185815551
17. ↑ Source: #S-185787740 Year: 1900; Census Place: Brockton Ward 5, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 673; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 1108; FHL microfilm: 1240673
18. ↑ Source: #S-185814837 Year: 1920; Census Place: Brockton Ward 5, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_725; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 76
19. ↑ Source: #S-185787627 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 938; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 778.0; FHL microfilm: 2340673 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1930usfedcen&h=15550580&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Name: Kathryn Elizabeth King residence date: 1930 residence place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA birth date: Jun 1899 birth place: Massachusetts
20. ↑ Source: #S-185814203 Year: 1940; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1635; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 12-23
21. ↑ Source: #S-185814203 Year: 1940; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1635; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 12-23
22. ↑ Source: #S-185814269
23. ↑ Source: #S-185786361
24. ↑ Source: #S-185787740 Year: 1900; Census Place: Brockton Ward 5, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 673; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 1108; FHL microfilm: 1240673

• Record of births, City of Brockton

Massachusetts Death Records

• Source: S-144927277 Repository: #R-798374890 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
• Repository: R-798374890 Ancestry.com
• Source: S-185787627 Repository: #R-798374890 1930 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• Source: S-185787740 Repository: #R-798374890 1900 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• Source: S-185798777 Repository: #R-798306255 Return of Births in the City of Philadelphia Office of statistics and research Publication: Dept. of public Health Note: Certificate # 269265 Appl No. 30704-02
• Repository: R-798306255 Carroll Family Records Note: Records from Walter and Julia (McLaughlin) Carroll's home, removed after The home was sold following the death of Walter and the move of Julia to nursing home in Plymouth, MA
• Source: S-185814203 Repository: #R-798374890 1940 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
• Source: S-185814269 Repository: #R-798374890 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
• Source: S-185814837 Repository: #R-798374890 1920 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• Source: S-185815551 Repository: #R-798374890 Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc