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Mary Adelaine Dempsey 1880–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Feb 1880

Birth Location: Orange City, Essex, New Jersey

Death Date: 23 Feb 1951

Death Location: Highlands, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

Father: Michael Dempsey

Mother: Catherine Quinn

Spouse(s): William Cowan

Children(s): George Cowan, John Sr, Harold Cowan, Frank Cowan, Mary Cowan, Catherine Cowan, Michael Cowan

The story of Mary Adelaine Dempsey began in 1880 in Orange City, Essex, New Jersey. In 1880, Mary Adelaine Dempsey resided in Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA. In 1920, Mary Adelaine Dempsey resided in East Orange Ward 1, Essex, New Jersey, USA. Mary Adelaine Dempsey married William Claire Cowan, and had children including Catherine Elizabeth Cowan, Frank Cowan, George Anthony Cowan, Harold Cowan, John Stanley Cowan Sr, Mary Norma Cowan, Michael Francis Cowan. Mary Adelaine Dempsey passed away in 1951 in Highlands, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Adelaine Dempsey began in 1880 in Orange City, Essex, New Jersey.
  • In 1880, Mary Adelaine Dempsey resided in Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA.
  • In 1920, Mary Adelaine Dempsey resided in East Orange Ward 1, Essex, New Jersey, USA.
  • Mary Adelaine Dempsey married William Claire Cowan, and had children including Catherine Elizabeth Cowan, Frank Cowan, George Anthony Cowan, Harold Cowan, John Stanley Cowan Sr, Mary Norma Cowan, Michael Francis Cowan.
  • Mary Adelaine Dempsey passed away in 1951 in Highlands, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Mary Dempsey's Ancestors

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Mary Dempsey
1880–1951
Birth Place: Orange City, Essex, New Jersey
Parents
Michael Patrick "Red" Dempsey
1852–1915
South Orange, Essex, New Jersey
Catherine (Elizabeth) Quinn
1855–1899
Orange Twsp , Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Michael (Peter ("Peter")) Dempsey
1820–1887
County Mayo, Ireland
Mary (Elizabeth "Sarah") Hughes
1834–1903
County Mayo, Ireland
Felix (Quinn) "Quin"
1815–1889
Ireland
Elizabeth (Catherine "Betty") McCallion
1825–1902
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Dempsey's Descendants

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Mary (Adelaine) Dempsey (3 Feb 1880–23 Feb 1951) m. William (Claire) Cowan (17 Mar 1880–11 Feb 1949)
  1. 1. George (Anthony) Cowan 1923–2005
  2. 2. John (Stanley Cowan) Sr 1905–1978
  3. 3. Harold Cowan 1906–1964
  4. 4. Frank Cowan 1907–1954
  5. 5. Mary (Norma) Cowan 1916–1975
  6. 6. Catherine (Elizabeth) Cowan 1903–
  7. 7. Michael (Francis) Cowan 1906–1954

Mary Dempsey's Timeline

4 Records

1880
3 Feb 1880
Birth of Mary Adelaine Dempsey in Orange City, Essex, New Jersey
Orange City, Essex, New Jersey
1880
1880
Mary Adelaine Dempsey resided here in Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1920
1920
Age 40
Mary Adelaine Dempsey resided here in East Orange Ward 1, Essex, New Jersey, USA
East Orange Ward 1, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1951
23 Feb 1951
Age 71
Death of Mary Adelaine Dempsey in Highlands, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Highlands, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1880
    Event Place: Orange City, Essex, New Jersey
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Orange, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: 780; Page: 163A; Enumeration District: 109

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: East Orange Ward 1, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: East Orange Ward 1, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1029; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 27

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1951
    Event Place: Highlands, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

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