Robert married Dorothy Ann Cunniff [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Occupation: US Army veteran and former political activist

Notes:

" Mr. and Mrs. Cunniff were active in politics during the 50s and 60s and were guests at the inauguration of John Kennedy. They are active in the Holy Ghost Church in Whitman, Mass. and volunteer through the church at the Pine Street Inn in Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Cunniff enjoy travelling and spending time with their family. "
- The Sunday Enterprise, May 1, 1994, on the occasion of their 60th wedding anniversary

Thomas married Mabel Kathleen Strang 11 Feb 1934. Mabel (daughter of Gabriel Fletcher Strang and Mabel Katherine Hennessy) was born 5 Mar 1909, Malden, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 2 Aug 2001, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; was buried 6 Aug 2001, St James Cemetery, Whitman, , Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Misc: two sons and three daughters

Notes:

!ID= ST 15165

From Colleen Houlahan's GEDCOM - Mabel's mother, Mabel (Hennessey) Strang, died giving birth to her. Mabel never knew her mother but adored her father. She moved to the States in the early 1920's with Russell and Madeline. Mabel died at the Brockton Hospital, Brockton, Mass., U.S.A. after a brief illness. Buried at St. James Cemetery, Whitman, Mass.
Address prior to death was: 5 Oakwood Avenue, Whitman, Mass. At the time of death, Mabel was the last surviving child of Fletcher Strang. She also had the lengthiest life, living to the age of 92. Her six other siblings all died between the ages of 57 and 66. Her father, Fletcher, lived to be 81.

Notes from obituary:
"Mabel attended schools in Malden, New Brunswick and Mount Carmel Academy in Saint John, N.B. before moving to Boston where she worked for many years as a secretary for Houghton Mifflin Book Co. She later moved to Hyde Park and Rockland, Mass. where she was active in both Democratic Town Committees in the '50s and '60s. She and her husband, Tom, were guests at John F. Kennedy's inauguration. A Whitman resident for many years, she was a communicant at Holy Ghost Church and belonged to the Blessed Mary Sodality. She and her husband served with the Pine Street Inn meal preparation group at the church."

Notes:

Married by Rev. Edward Crowley in Boston, Mass.

Other Events:

• Occupation: Malden, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; farmer
• Residence: Malden, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
• Census: 1871, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
• Census: 1891, Botsford Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
• Residence: 1917, Emigrant Road, , New Brunswick, Canada
• Residence: Sep 1917, Malden, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Notes:

!ID= ST 1516!ID= ST 1516

Misc:
Notes from Maureen (Strang) Barry: " In later years, when the rest of the children were grown, Fletcher lived six months in N.B. and lived with his daughter, Madeline, and husband, Charles Hoag, in Hyde Park, Mass., U.S.A. He died of a heart attack while living with Madeline. "

Census:
1 in 1871 census

Census:
21 in 1891 census

Gabriel married Mabel Katherine Hennessy 18 May 1898, , Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Mabel was born 16 Sep 1874, Malden, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 5 Mar 1909, Malden, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried , St Bartholomew Cemetery, Malden, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet]