Nora M. Finn (1866-1898) who emigrated from Wales

Nora M. Finn (1866-1898) Housewife (b. 1866, Cardiff, South Glamorgan County, Wales, United Kingdom - d. June 24, 1898, 16 Elliot Place, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, 07307, USA)

Birth:
Nora was born in 1866 to Daniel Finn (1818-1887) and Catherine Creedon (1834-1914) of Millstreet and Cullen, Cork, Munster Province, Ireland.

Siblings:
Nora had two sisters: Mary A. Finn (1860-1885); and Catherine (Kate) Elizabeth Finn (1873-1918). Both sisters remained unmarried. Her sister, Catherine, worked as a executive secretary at the American Lead Pencil Company in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Emigration:
Nora's parents, Daniel Finn and Catherine Creedon were born in Ireland but moved to Wales around 1860 and then the United States in 1873.

Marriage:
Nora married John Joseph Burke I (1868-1939) around 1899 and had a child: Mary Margaret Burke (1891-1949).

Death:
Nora may have died in childbirth with a subsequent child on June 24, 1898 at 16 Elliot Place in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Burial:
Nora is buried with her parents, siblings, her child and two grandchildren in Holy Name Cemetery on West End Avenue in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Daughter Raised by Sister:
After her death, her child was raised by her sister, Catherine.

Image:
An unlabeled and undated photograph of Nora was found in the collection of Josephine (May) Veronica Burke (1907-1995). Thomas Patrick Norton (1920- ) identified Mary Ellen Burke in the photograph which led to the tentative identification of the others in the photograph.

Relationship:
Nora M. Finn (1866-1898) was the great-grandmother of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).