Catherine Creedon (1834-1914) who emigrated from Ireland

Catherine Creedon (1834-1914) Immigrant to USA in 1873 (b. 1834, Millstreet and Cullen, Cork, County Cork, Munster Province, Ireland - d. New Year's Day, January 01, 1914, 41 Hopkins Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA)

Birth:
Catherine was born in Millstreet, Cork, Ireland to Jeremiah Creedon and Johanna Noonan.

Sibling:
Nora Creedon (1829-1904) who was born in Ireland.

Marriage:
She married Daniel Finn (1818-1897) and the family moved to Cardiff, Wales.

Children:
Daniel and Catherine had five children with three of them living to adulthood: Mary A. Finn (1860-1885) who was born in Ireland or Wales; Nora M. Finn (1866-1898) who was born in Wales and married John Joseph Burke I (1868-1939); and Catherine (Kate) Elizabeth Finn (1873-1918) who was born in Cardiff in Wales. There were two more children that died at birth and they are probably buried in Wales or Ireland.

Jersey City, New Jersey:
In 1880 Daniel and Catherine were living in Jersey City with their daughter, Nora, while Mary A. Finn appears to have been working as a servant or housekeeper for James B. Hance, a produce store owner. Catherine, Daniel's other daughter, was working as a servant at L.S. Williard in Jersey City. L.S. Willard was a dry goods salesman. Catherine Finn later became a private secretary at the American Lead Pencil Company in Hoboken and raised her sister's child after her sister died.

Death of Husband:
Daniel died in 1887 of "phthisis pulmonalis" while living at 276 1st Street in Jersey City.

Marriage of Daughter:
Around 1889, Nora married John Joseph Burke I (1868-1939) and had a child, Mary Margaret Burke (1890-1949).

Death:
Catherine Creedon died on New Year's Day, January 01, 1914 at her home on 41 Hopkins Avenue where she lived with her daughter, Catherine Finn and her granddaughter Mary (May) Margaret Burke (1890-1949). The cause of death was "pulmonary edema with epithelioma on face".

Burial:
Catherine was buried at Holy Name Cemetery in Jersey City.

Relationship:
Catherine Creedon (1834-1914) was the second, great-grandmother of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).