Our Maritime Ties
Mary Helena (Mamie) Hennessey
1892 - 1975 (83 years)
Generation: 1
1. Mary Helena (Mamie) Hennessey was born 2 Jul 1892, Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 18 Dec 1975; was buried , Ragged Reef Cemetery, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Other Events:
- Occupation: Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; helping to raise her siblings after her mother died in 1904 and her father died in 1917
- Residence: Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; lived in the house that was one down from the St Thomas Aquinas Church
- Census: 1901, polling sub-division of Joggins Mines Village, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Notes:
Birth:
Affidavit was made by Nora Hennessey, Mary's aunt for date of July 2nd 1893. Her headstone gives her birth year as 1891. A.Owen believes that she must have been born in July 1892 because her parents married in September 1891 and another sister was born in January 1894.
Census:
In family #115, she appears with her parents, twin brother and two other siblings. Their surname is spelled 'Henney' on the 1901 census.
Buried:
Her headstone has dates 1891-1975 on it. See note with birth regarding her birth year.