Our Maritime Ties
Mabel Kathleen Strang
1909 - 2001 (92 years)1. Mabel Kathleen Strang 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. 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."Mabel married Thomas Stephen Cunniff 11 Feb 1934. Thomas 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. [Group Sheet]
Children:
Generation: 2
2. Thomas Lawrence Cunniff (1.Mabel1) Thomas married Jeannette Marie LeBlanc [Group Sheet]
Children:
3. Bernard Francis Cunniff (1.Mabel1) Bernard — Patricia Richards. [Group Sheet]
Children:
Bernard married Nancy Ellen [Group Sheet]
4. Dorothy Ann Cunniff (1.Mabel1) Dorothy married Dr Robert W North [Group Sheet]
Children:
5. Carolyn Marie Cunniff (1.Mabel1) Carolyn married Joseph A Zacchini [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 19. Lisa Jean Zacchini
- 20. Lori Ann Zacchini
- 21. Janine Marie Zacchini
6. Catherine Mabel Cunniff (1.Mabel1) Catherine married Thomas Edward Bigelow [Group Sheet]
Children:
Generation: 3
7. Daniel Thomas Cunniff (2.Thomas2, 1.Mabel1) Daniel married Angela Maxime Ukleja [Group Sheet]
Children:
8. Mary Kathleen Cunniff (2.Thomas2, 1.Mabel1) Mary married Stephen Rabe Bennion [Group Sheet]
Children:
9. Michelle Anne Cunniff (2.Thomas2, 1.Mabel1) Michelle married Michael John Cunniff [Group Sheet]
Children:
10. David Melvin Cunniff (3.Bernard2, 1.Mabel1) 11. Michael Thomas Cunniff (3.Bernard2, 1.Mabel1) 12. Peter Andrew Cunniff (3.Bernard2, 1.Mabel1) 13. Robert William Cunniff (3.Bernard2, 1.Mabel1) 14. Diane Marie Cunniff (3.Bernard2, 1.Mabel1) 15. Robert William North, Jr (4.Dorothy2, 1.Mabel1) 16. Eric Matthew North (4.Dorothy2, 1.Mabel1) 17. Stephen Garrett North (4.Dorothy2, 1.Mabel1) 18. Julie Marie North (4.Dorothy2, 1.Mabel1) 19. Lisa Jean Zacchini (5.Carolyn2, 1.Mabel1) Lisa married Edward Allan Marcouillier [Group Sheet]
Children:
20. Lori Ann Zacchini (5.Carolyn2, 1.Mabel1) Lori married Robert James Driscoll [Group Sheet]
Children:
21. Janine Marie Zacchini (5.Carolyn2, 1.Mabel1) 22. Christopher Thomas Bigelow (6.Catherine2, 1.Mabel1) 23. Gregory Edward Bigelow (6.Catherine2, 1.Mabel1)