Our Maritime Ties
Sean Paul Bennion
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2. Stephen Rabe Bennion Stephen married Mary Kathleen Cunniff [Group Sheet]
3. Mary Kathleen Cunniff Children:
Generation: 3
6. Thomas Lawrence Cunniff Thomas married Jeannette Marie LeBlanc [Group Sheet]
7. Jeannette Marie LeBlanc Children:
Generation: 4
12. Thomas Stephen Cunniff was born 4 Dec 1906, Cambridge, , Massachusetts, United States; died 14 Dec 2001, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; was buried , ? Cemetery, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. 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 anniversaryThomas 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]
13. Mabel Kathleen Strang was born 5 Mar 1909, Malden, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada (daughter of Gabriel Fletcher Strang and Mabel Katherine Hennessy); died 2 Aug 2001, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; was buried 6 Aug 2001, St James Cemetery, Whitman, , Massachusetts, United States. Other Events:
- Misc: two sons and three daughters
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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.
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