Catherine GRIFFIN b. 17 Mar 1886 Ireland d. 21 Jun 1955 272 Orange Street, Waterbury, New Haven, CT: Boombridge Genealogy

1886 - 1955 (69 years)

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Name	Catherine GRIFFIN
Born	17 Mar 1886	Ireland [1]
Gender	Female
Birth	[1881] [2]
Birth	[1882]	Ireland [3, 4]
Birth	[1883]	Ireland [5]
	Aged 26 at time of marriage.
Birth	[1885]	Ireland [6]
Birth	Kerry, Ireland [7]
Burial	Calvary Cemetery, Waterbury, New Haven, CT [1]
Death	Waterbury, New Haven, CT [8]
	Aged 69 years.
Meeting	Step-Sister, Mrs T Griffin, 54 Fuller Street, Waterbury, New Haven, CT [2]
Immigration	1903?/1905? [4]
Immigration	1904?/1914? [3]
Immigration	1905	[Naturalized] [6]
Immigration	From 25 Jun 1905 to 2 Jul 1905	Umbria: Queenstown to New York [2]
	With sister Margaret.
Residence	25 Jun 1905	Killorglin, Kerry, Ireland [2]
Residence	22 Apr 1909	324 Scovill Street, Waterbury, New Haven, CT [5]
Residence	28 Apr 1910	103 Clarke Street, 4 Ward, Waterbury, New Haven, CT [3]
Occupation	14 Jan 1920 [4]
	Housewife
Residence	14 Jan 1920	12 First Street, 4 Ward, Waterbury, New Haven, CT [4]
Residence	10 Feb 1925	Waterbury, New Haven, CT [9]
Residence	17 Apr 1930	272 Orange Street, 1 Ward, Waterbury, New Haven, CT [6]
Occupation	21 Jun 1955 [1]
	Housewife
Residence	21 Jun 1955	272 Orange Street, Waterbury, New Haven, CT [1, 7]
Died	21 Jun 1955	272 Orange Street, Waterbury, New Haven, CT [1, 7]
	Cause: Coronary occlusion
	Husband is informant.
Buried	24 Jun 1955	Calvary Cemetery, Waterbury, New Haven, CT [7]
Person ID	I10413	4 February 2018
Last Modified	18 Jun 2006

Father	James GRIFFIN, b. [1841], Kerry, Ireland , d. 25 May 1928, Knocknaboola, Killorglin, Kerry, Ireland
Mother	Ellen MURPHY, b. [1853], d. 8 Dec 1922, Knocknaboola, Killorglin, Kerry, Ireland
Married	24 Jan 1874	Roman Catholic Chapel, Killorglin, Killorglin, Kerry [10]
	By George O'Sullivan, RCR
Married	[1874] [11]
Family ID	F3075	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Nicholas George DOWNS, b. 20 Apr 1877, Martramane, Killiney, Kerry, Ireland , d. 22 Aug 1961, 272 Orange Street, Waterbury, New Haven, CT (Age 84 years)

Married 22 Apr 1909 Church of the Immaculate Conception, Waterbury, New Haven, CT [5]

By James E O'Brien, assistant.

Married [1909] [3]

Children

	1. Eileen M DOWNS, b. 10 Apr 1911, Waterbury, New Haven, CT , d. 10 Dec 1994, St Joseph's Manor, Trumball, Fairfield, CT (Age 83 years)
	2. Bernard N DOWNS, b. 7 Jul 1914, CT , d. 5 Mar 1983, St Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, New Haven, CT (Age 68 years)

Family ID F3011 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Census 1910: 1 child, 1 living. (No child is enumerated though.)
Obituary: Parents called James and Ellen (Murphy) Griffin.
Death certificate: parents called James Griffin and Ellen Murphy.
Marriage record: parents called James Griffin and Ellen Cassidy.
Birth records searched for years 1882, 1883, 1884. No dice.

Sources

[S658] Death Certificate of Catherine Griffin Downs, Connecticut Deaprtment of Health.
[S52] New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com).
[S60] Census, US Federal, 1910, Department of Commerce, (1910).
[S62] Census, US Federal, 1920, Department of Commerce, (1920).
[S659] Marriage Certificate of Nicholas Downs and Catherine Griffin, City of Waterbury.
[S197] Census, US Federal, 1930, Department of Commerce, (1930).
[S649] Obituary of Mrs Nicholas Downes, Waterbury Republican, (22 June 1955, Wednesday).
[S57] Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, Ancestry.com.
[S651] Obituary of Mrs Thomas Griffin, Waterbury American, (11 February 1925).
[S725] Marriage Record of James Griffin and Ellen Murphy, Civil Registration Ireland, (24 January 1874).
[S697] Census of Ireland, 1911, Republic of Ireland, (2 April 1911).