Catherine Whelan1

#35045, (circa 1808 - 29 December 1894)

Family

Bartholomew McGrath b. c 1802, d. 1867
Children 1.Daniel McGrath+8 (1835 - 1899)
 2.Bartholomew McGrath Jr.+9 (c 1836 - 1914)
 3.Dennis McGrath+10 (c 1839 - 1909)
 4.Richard S McGrath11 (c 1850 - )
Catherine Whelan was also known as Phelan (variant.)2 
Her married name was McGrath. 
Birth*circa 1808She was born circa 1808 at St. Johns, Newfoundland.1 
Marriage*27 April 1831She married Bartholomew McGrath, son of Daniel McGrath, on 27 April 1831 at Newfoundland.3 
3 July 1860She and Bartholomew McGrath appeared on the census of 3 July 1860 at Beverly, Essex Co., NewfoundlandG.4 
1865She and Bartholomew McGrath appeared on the census of 1865 at Beverly, Essex Co., MassachusettsG.5 
3 June 1870She appeared on the census of 3 June 1870 in the household of Daniel McGrath and Olivia Lillie at Beverly, Essex Co., MassachusettsG, as Kate, age 55, b. NF, nurse.6 
7 June 1880She appeared on the census of 7 June 1880 at Beverly, Essex Co., MassachusettsG; (neis. Dennis and Mary McGrath with six children, fam. 222; Daniel and Olivia McGrath with five children but not Elizabeth, family 275.)7 
Burial*December 1894She was buried in December 1894 at Salem, Essex Co., MassachusettsG.1 
Death*29 December 1894She died on 29 December 1894 at 63 Water Street, Beverly, Essex Co., NewfoundlandG.1 

Citations

  1. [S1731] Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1638/1841–1920/1927, index and images, online FamilySearch.com, Deaths Registered in Beverly 1894, sh. 385, no. 179, img. 339/695. Catherine (Whalen) McGrath, wife of Bartholomew McGrath, b. St. Johns NF, res. 63 Water St., d. at res. 29 Dec 1894, age 86, cerebral henorrhage; bur. at Salem.
  2. [S2137] Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, online FamilySearch.org, Death Cert. of son Bartholomew McGrath, 1914, q.v. Hereinafter cited as Mass. Town Records 1626-2001.
  3. [S2899] Parish registers of the Catholic Basilica of Saint John the Baptist, St. John's, Newfoundland, 1793-1899, online FamilySearch.org, Marriage Register 1821-1855, p. 127, img. 190/886. Bartholemy McGrath of St. Johns and Catherine Whelan, marr. 27 Apr 1831 by ND; witn. Thomas Hennessey and Mary McGrath. Hereinafter cited as Basilica of Saint John the Baptist, St. John's NF.
  4. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. J C [sic] (55), b. NF, fisherman, personal estate $100; Catherine (45), b. NF.
  5. [S1984] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, Bartholomew (55), b. NF, fisherman; Kate (50), b. NF, online FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Daniel (39), b. NF, mariner, real estate value $900, personal estate $200; Olivia (38), b. NF, keeping house.
  7. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Katharine (71), wid., b. and parents b. NF, keeping house

    The enumeration appears in this order for Family 225, without any named Head:
    Lizzie McGrath (7) / Daughter / b. MA / at school
    Katharine McGrath (71) / Mother / widowed / b. and parents b. Newfoundland / keeping house
    Fred T. McGrath (17) /Grandson / at home / pleuresy
    Annie McGrath (11) / Granddaughter / b. MA / at school
    Richard McGrath (9) / Grandson / b. MA / at school
    Bartholomew McGrath (45) / Son / widowed / b. and parents b. Newfoundland / (no occupation recorded)
    This genealogy records Katharine as Head of Household.
  8. [S773] Massachusetts Death Records 1841-1915, images, Death cert. of Daniel McGrath, sea captain, son of Bartholomew McGrath and Catherine Green, 1899, q.v, online Ancestry.com.
  9. [S767] Massachusetts Marriage Records 1840-1915 (images of registers), online Ancestry.com, Marriages Registered in Beverly 1860, no. 34, img. 132/830. Bartholomew McGrath, age 25, cooper, b. St. Johns NF, son of Bartholomew McGrath and Catherine Wayland, and Bridget Tracy, age 24, b. Limerick, Ireland, dau. of James Tracy and Mary _____, marr. Jun [no day] 1861, officiator not named.
  10. [S773] Massachusetts Death Records 1841-1915, Beverly, 1909, img. 37/311. Cert. No. 59. Dennis McGrath, b. NF, son of Bartholomew McGrath and Catherine Wayland, birthplaces unk.; wid., retired, res. 129 Water St., Beverly; d. at res. 21 Feb 1909, age 69, pneumonia; inf. John McGrath, son; bur. St. Mary's Cemetery, Salem.
  11. [S1984] 1865 Massachusetts State Census.