Name |
David Joseph McGrath [1] |
Born |
4 Mar 1887 |
Newtown, County Waterford, Ireland [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] |
Gender |
Male |
Naturalization |
1914 [3] |
Residence |
Jun 1917 |
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA [2] |
|
Census |
1920 |
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA [3] |
|
Census |
1930 |
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA [8] |
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Residence |
1935 |
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA [7] |
Census |
1940 |
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA [7] |
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Occupation |
Machinist, Repaired money registers on trolley cars. [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] |
Religion |
Roman Catholic |
Research Notes |
Marion McGrath Campell gave birthplace as “Ballykillballymull?” in Waterford. Judith Whalen similarly gives “Ballinakill Ballinamull.” [4, 10] |
Died |
1955 |
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA [4, 11] |
Notes |
- Met Ellen on boat from Ireland (her second trip to USA, his first). Was a “pol,” or a leader for a neighborhood voting district, democratic party (which J. Whalen says sounded kind of like the Irish mafia). Immigrated in 1909, naturalized 1914.
Tall, medium build, dark blue eyes, brown hair. [2, 3, 4, 10]
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Person ID |
I50 |
Mohr-Whalen | Blood relatives of Kathy Whalen |
Last Modified |
23 Jun 2016 |
Family |
Ellen A. Kiely b. Abt 1886, County Waterford, Ireland  d. Abt 1963, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA (Age ~ 77 years) |
Married |
3 Jun 1913 |
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA [5, 8] |
Notes |
- Married by John F. Spellman. Family was living at 22 Euclid Ave., Worcester, Massachusetts in 1920. Rented an apartment from Patrick J. Fallon. Also living there was a family called McNamara. Family lived at 10 Hollis Street, Worcest in 1930. [3, 5, 8]
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Children |
| 1. Marguerite Everista McGrath b. 27 Dec 1915, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA  d. 26 Nov 2011, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 95 years) |
+ | 2. Eileen Veronica Teresa McGrath b. 23 Jan 1917, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA  d. 23 Jul 1995, St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 78 years) |
+ | 3. Marion Bernadette McGrath b. 6 Apr 1919, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA  d. 29 Jan 2016, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 96 years) |
+ | 4. Madeline Barbara McGrath b. 8 Oct 1920, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA  d. 9 Jan 2016, Auburn, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 95 years) |
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Last Modified |
27 Apr 2017 21:18:11 |
Family ID |
F33 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |