Martin Crean1

#17054, (10 March 1890 - 18 May 1963)
Father*Hugh Crean1 (c 1860 - )
Mother*Honora Landers1 (1855 - )

Family

Bridget Griffin b. c 1894
Children 1.Mary Elizabeth Crean11 (1917 - 1993)
 2.Sr. Marjorie Marie Crean12 (1921 - 2014)
Birth*10 March 1890He was born on 10 March 1890 at Camp, Knockglass Civil Par., Co. Kerry, IrelandG; (Naturalization Intention has b. Tralee, last foreign res. Konochcloss.)2,3 
1901He appeared on the census of 1901 in the household of Hugh Crean and Honora Landers at House 4, Knockglass Beg Townland, Kilgobbin Civil Par., Co. Kerry, IrelandG, age 11, scholar; (neis. Patrick Dunne, house 1; Mary Fitzgerald, house 2; Patrick Crean, house 3; Daniel McCarthy, house 5; John Curran, house 6.)4 
1911He appeared on the census of 1911 in the household of Hugh Crean and Honora Landers at Kilgobbin Civil Par., Co. KerryG, age 22, farmer's son; (neis. James Fitzgerald, house 1; Joseph Dunne, house 2; Patrick Crean, house 3; Daniel Mccarthy, house 5.)5 
4 May 1911He migrated to New York, New YorkG, onboard the Caronia on 4 May 1911.3,2 
Marriage*28 May 1914He married Bridget Griffin on 28 May 1914 at Waterbury, New Haven Co., ConnecticutG.6 
15 February 1919He was naturalized on 15 February 1919 at New Haven Co., ConnecticutG; (Intention.)2 
12 January 1920He and Bridget Griffin appeared on the census of 12 January 1920 at 344 Hill Street, Waterbury, New Haven Co., ConnecticutG.7 
16 April 1940He and Bridget Griffin appeared on the census of 16 April 1940 at 13 Summer Street, Waterbury, New Haven Co., ConnecticutG.8 
Death*18 May 1963He died on 18 May 1963 at New Haven Co., ConnecticutG, at age 73.9,10 

Citations

  1. [S1524] 1901 Ireland Census, image viewed online www.nationalarchives.ie.
  2. [S2779] Naturalization Records of Non-Federal Courts in Connecticut, 1793-1975, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, online Ancestry.com. Declaration of Intention no. 4644, Waterbury CT, 15 Feb 1919. Martin Crean, b. Trallee [sic] Ireland 10 Mar 1890, last foreign res. Konochcloss Ireland; imm. from Queenstown Ireland on the Caronia [corrected from Coranoe], arr. NY 4 May 1911; millright, husb. of Bridget (b. Co. Kerry Ireland), res. 344 Hill St., Waterbury CT.
    Petition no. 3904, Waterbury CT, 11 Nov 1918, witn. Martin Crean, millworker, res. 18 Cossett St., Waterbury CT, and John Patrick Murphy, fireman, res. 4 Ayers St., Waterbury CT. Martin Crean, millright, b. Tralee Ireland 10 Mar 1890, res. 344 Hill St., Waterbury CT; husb. of Bridget, b. Port Magee, Ireland, 10 Mar 1894; father of Mary (b. 11 Apr 1916) and Marjorie (b. 2 Nov 1921).
    Oath of Allegiance and Admission 18 Jan 1926, Naturalization no. 2179374.
  3. [S1033] Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls; (Washington, D.C.: National Archives), Manifest of Alien Passengers on S. S. Caronia, dep. Queenstown Ireland 26 Apr 1911, arr. New York 26 Apr 1911, line 9. Martin Crean, age 22, laborer, b. and last res. Camp, Ireland; contact in Ireland father Hugh Crean, res. Camp, Co. Kerry; destination Waterbury CT, 21 Holmes Ave., Waterbury, to see sister Mary Crean, who paid the passage. Traveling with (Line 10) Margaret Shea, age 20, b. and last res. Camp, Ireland; contact in Ireland father John Shea, res. Camp, Ireland; destination aunt Mrs. Fitzgerald, 52 Division St., Waterbury CT; passage paid by aunt. Viewed online www.statueofliberty.org/ellis-island.
  4. [S1524] 1901 Ireland Census, image viewed online www.nationalarchives.ie, Hugh (45), farmer, able to read and write, b. Co. Kerry, R.C.; Noro (40), able to read and write, b. Co. Kerry, R.C.
  5. [S1542] 1911 Ireland Census, image viewed online www.genealogy.nationalarchives.ie, Hugh (60), farmer, b. Co. Kerry; Nora (56), b. Co. Kerry, 9 children, 8 living; marr. 30 yrs.
  6. [S2727] Connecticut State Library, online https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/az.php. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Marriages, 1897-2001. Martin Crean and Bridget Griffin, marr. Waterbury 28 May 1914.
  7. [S11] 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Martin (30), b. and parents b. Ireland, imm. 1910 [corrected from 1900], millwright (brass mill); Bridget (26), b. and parents b. Ireland, imm. 1913.
  8. [S346] 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Martin (50), b. Eire, carpenter (chemical manufacturing); Bridget (46), b. Eire; res. same place in 1935.
  9. [S1603] Connecticut Death Index 1949-2001, index, online FamilySearch.org, Marti [sic] Crean, husb. of Brid., res. Waterbury, d. Waterbury, New Haven Co. CT, d. 18 May 1963, age 73, cert. no. 10904.
  10. [S16] Social Security Death Index, (Washington, D.C.: Social Security Administration), index online Ancestry.com or FamilySearch.org, Martin Crean, b. 10 Mar 1890, d. May 1963, last res. CT.
  11. [S1411] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Washington, D.C.: Social Security Administration), index online Ancestry.com, Mary Elizabeth Crean, dau. of Martin Crean and Bertha [sic] Griffin, b. Waterbury CT 1 Aprl 1917, d. 1 Jun 1993.
  12. [S2780] NJ.com, online www.nj.com. S.J. Priola Parsippany Funeral Service, 60 North Beverwyck Rd., Lake Hiawatha, NJ:
    "Sister Marjorie Crean Wednesday Mass for the former Sister Teresa Martina, Sister of Charity of St. Elizabeth Sister Marjorie Crean (formerly Sister Teresa Martina), a Sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, died Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, at Saint Anne Villa, Convent Station, N.J., at the age of 92. The wake for Sister Marjorie Crean will be held in Saint Anne Villa, Convent Station, rom 2 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 6 p.m. Burial will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, in Holy Family Cemetery, Convent Station." Sister Marjorie was born in Waterbury, Conn., the daughter of Martin and Bridget (Griffin) Crean. She entered the Sisters of Charity on March 25, 1941, and was a member for 73 years. Sister Marjorie graduated from the College of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, with a B.S. degree in elementary education and from Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn., with an MA degree in education and administration. Sister Marjorie served in the education ministry in New Jersey, and in education and pastoral ministry in Connecticut. In New Jersey, she taught at St. Mary School, Jersey City; St. Mary Elementary School, Dumont; and St. Paul School, Clifton. In Connecticut, she taught at St. John School, New Have,n and was principal and teacher in St. Mary School, Waterbury. Sister Marjorie worked in support personal-radiation therapy and in pastoral ministry at the Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, Conn. She moved to Saint Anne Villa, Convent Station, in 2006, where she resided until her death. She is survived by the Sisters of Charity; her cousins, Richard and Gradida Teahan, and Florence (Bunny) Sullivan, wife of the late John Sullivan. She was predeceased by her sister, Mary E. Crean."
    Published by The Star-Ledger on Sep. 16, 2014.