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Mary Ellen "Helen" Collins 1906 – 1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1906

Birth Location: Gortnagoyne, Dunmore, Co. Galway, Ireland

Death Date: May 1977

Death Location: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Patrick Collins

Mother: Honor Prendergast

Spouse(s): James Hickey

Children(s): Maris Hickey, Rev. Hickey, Frances Hickey

Mary Ellen "Helen" Collins was born in 1906 in Gortnagoyne, Dunmore, Co. Galway, Ireland, the child of Patrick B Collins and Honor Prendergast. In 1911, Mary Ellen "Helen" Collins resided in Curraghmore, Galway, Ireland. Mary Ellen "Helen" Collins married James Vincent Hickey, and had children including Maris Stella Hickey, Rev. James Vincent Hickey, Frances E Hickey. Mary Ellen "Helen" Collins passed away in 1977 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Ellen "Helen" Collins was born in 1906 in Gortnagoyne, Dunmore, Co. Galway, Ireland, the child of Patrick B Collins and Honor Prendergast.
  • In 1911, Mary Ellen "Helen" Collins resided in Curraghmore, Galway, Ireland.
  • Mary Ellen "Helen" Collins married James Vincent Hickey, and had children including Maris Stella Hickey, Rev. James Vincent Hickey, Frances E Hickey.
  • Mary Ellen "Helen" Collins passed away in 1977 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Collins
1847 – 1932
Birth Location: Co Galway
PC
Honor Prendergast
1870 – 1929
Birth Location: Addergoole, Galway, Ireland
HP

Spouses(s)

James Hickey
1892 – 1967
Birth Location: –
JH

Children(s)

Maris Hickey
1931 – 2015
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
MH
Rev. Hickey
1939 – 2002
Birth Location: Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
RH
Frances Hickey
1942 –
Birth Location: Connecticut
FH

Mary Collins's Ancestors

Self
Mary Collins
1906 – 1977
Birth Place: Gortnagoyne, Dunmore, Co. Galway, Ireland
Parents
Patrick B Collins
1847 – 1932
Co Galway
Honor Prendergast
1870 – 1929
Addergoole, Galway, Ireland
Grandparents
James Collins
1820 –
John Prendergast
1828 – 1915
Ardcloon, Dunmore, Co. Galway, Ireland
Catherine ("Kit") Coen
1842 – 1911
Ardcloon, Galway, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Prendergast
1790 – 1863
Mary ??
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Collins's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Ellen "Helen") Collins (11 Feb 1906 – May 1977) m. James (Vincent) Hickey (1892 – 1967)
  1. 1. Maris (Stella) Hickey (10 December 1931 – 24 April 2015)
  2. 2. Rev. (James Vincent) Hickey (14 Aug 1939 – 29 Mar 2002)
  3. 3. Frances (E) Hickey (13 Jun 1942 – ) m. Milton Covaleski (abt 1938 – )

Mary Collins's Timeline

8 Records

1906
11 Feb 1906
Birth of Mary Ellen "Helen" Collins in Gortnagoyne, Dunmore, Co. Galway, Ireland
Gortnagoyne, Dunmore, Co. Galway, Ireland
1911
2 Apr 1911
Age 5
Mary Ellen "Helen" Collins resided here in Curraghmore, Galway, Ireland
Curraghmore, Galway, Ireland
1935
1935
Age 29
Mary Ellen "Helen" Collins resided here in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
1939
1939
Age 33
Mary Ellen "Helen" Collins resided here in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1940
1940
Age 34
Mary Ellen "Helen" Collins resided here in Hartford, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1950
1950
Age 44
Mary Ellen "Helen" Collins resided here in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1951
1951-1952
Age 45
Mary Ellen "Helen" Collins resided here in Connecticut
Connecticut
1977
May 1977
Age 71
Death of Mary Ellen "Helen" Collins in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1906
    Event Place: Gortnagoyne, Dunmore, Co. Galway, Ireland
    Record Source: Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, Class: RG14

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Curraghmore, Galway, Ireland
    Record Source: Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, Class: RG14

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1924
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1996, National Archives At Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records For Naturalization, 10/1911 - 9/1991; NAI Number: 615479; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: Rg 21

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: m-t0627-00536; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 10-89

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: m-t0627-00536; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 10-89

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Hartford, Hartford

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951-1952
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 94 Newbury St.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Hartford Courant; Publication Date: 17 May 1977; Publication Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA; ,0.29344127,0.38549986,0.481955&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1977
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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